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    Quote Originally Posted by Axe Man View Post


    Hahahahahaha
    So he’s...not flying?
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    Re: Essendon

    Jakey 'No Definition' Stringer.
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    The obligatory “Jakes flying “ story
    God, heard this story a few times

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    Quote Originally Posted by Axe Man View Post


    Hahahahahaha
    This will age superbly.

    I love the touch of humility too.

    "borderline"
    Last edited by Rocket Science; 31-01-2020 at 06:48 PM.
    BORDERLINE FLYING

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    He'd be close to leading the B&F this year, and really should be in the All Australian conversation.
    Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.

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    Please world never give him a pilots licence, with a vocabulary like his...

    "Passengers, this is your captain speaking. I'm borderline flying at the minute".
    Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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    A small part me, buried deep always believes it too.... in comparison his career is an underperformance compared to Macrae (except 2015) but his potential is immense....

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    Quote Originally Posted by bulldogtragic View Post
    Please world never give him a pilots licence, with a vocabulary like his...

    "Passengers, this is your captain speaking. I'm borderline flying at the minute".
    Is "borderline flying" a euphemism for "Completely off my guts most of the time?"


    The lack of definition in his arms are stunning for a league footballer.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Quote Originally Posted by AshMac View Post
    A small part me, buried deep always believes it too.... in comparison his career is an underperformance compared to Macrae (except 2015) but his potential is immense....
    Will be 26 in April, and basically he has turned out to be an average player.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    Is "borderline flying" a euphemism for "Completely off my guts most of the time?"


    The lack of definition in his arms are stunning for a league footballer.
    He screams "no attention to detail", where just getting through every session is enough. Players of his ability who become extremely good players aren't spoken of in terms of just doing all the main sessions to get the most out of themselves, they're spoken of as players who do the extras to get even more out of themselves.

    Jake won't ever be spoken of that way.
    Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.

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    Harsh on Stringer - he is one of the most naturally talented players in the competition.
    He'll never be more than a bit-part mid though, he's a much better burst player than an endurance mid.

    I'm a big fan of playing players to their strengths (it's the reason Bevo is the complete opposite of B-Mac), so I hope Essendon who are bereft of dangerous consistent forwards keep the 'Stringer to the midfield' experiment. He's probably a flashy mid who has an excellent highlights reel but average production, or an possible AA forward. Daniher is out and Orazio is excellent but can't get on the paddock much either. Who kicks their goals. Hooker? Robs their backline, especially if Hurley keeps his niggles.
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    Harsh on Stringer - he is one of the most naturally talented players in the competition..
    He is another Coodabeen. His stats are ordinary, except for his 56 goals in 2015.

    Career Season Totals
    Year Team GM K H D M G B T HO FF FA GA I50 CL CG R50 BL
    2019 Bombers 19 178 55 233 57 33 27 63 0 17 28 9 56 39 53 10 2
    2018 Bombers 20 191 100 291 74 30 23 53 12 16 17 16 63 45 58 15 1
    2017 Bulldogs 16 124 74 198 48 24 26 29 0 10 15 9 45 26 36 5 3
    2016 Bulldogs 23 182 141 323 77 42 23 48 4 19 21 12 48 34 51 14 4
    2015 Bulldogs 22 236 78 314 77 56 32 59 6 11 24 19 69 35 62 9 3
    2014 Bulldogs 18 133 87 220 55 26 15 43 0 13 13 9 34 10 29 21
    2013 Bulldogs 10 47 37 84 31 12 7 20 0 1 9 5 12 3 14 0
    Career 128 1091 572 1663 419 223 153 315 22 87 127 79 327 192 303 74 13
    Career Season Averages
    Year Team GM K H D M G B T HO FF FA GA I50 CL CG R50 BL
    2019 Bombers 19 9.4 2.9 12.3 3.0 1.7 1.4 3.3 0 0.9 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.0 2.8 0.5 0.11
    2018 Bombers 20 9.6 5.0 14.6 3.7 1.5 1.1 2.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 3.1 2.2 2.9 0.8 0.05
    2017 Bulldogs 16 7.8 4.6 12.4 3.0 1.5 1.6 1.8 0 0.6 0.9 0.6 2.8 1.6 2.2 0.3 0.19
    2016 Bulldogs 23 7.9 6.1 14.0 3.4 1.8 1.0 2.1 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.5 2.1 1.5 2.2 0.6 0.21
    2015 Bulldogs 22 10.7 3.5 14.3 3.5 2.5 1.4 2.7 0.3 0.5 1.1 0.9 3.1 1.6 2.8 0.4 0.14
    2014 Bulldogs 18 7.4 4.8 12.2 3.1 1.4 0.8 2.4 0 0.7 0.7 0.5 1.9 0.6 1.6 1.2
    2013 Bulldogs 10 4.7 3.7 8.4 3.1 1.2 0.7 2.0 0 0.1 0.9 0.5 1.2 0.3 1.4 0
    Career 128 8.5 4.5 13.0 3.3 1.7 1.2 2.5 0.2 0.7 1.0 0.6 2.6 1.5 2.4 0.6 0.11

    Averaging 13 Disposals per game. I know stats aren't everything - but his are very ordinary to say the least
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    You know who else is flying? Connor McKenna. Literally. To Ireland. So he doesn’t have to play for Essendon anymore.

    This club is a trash fire.
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    I hope they fall off the cliff, have a massive list exodus, the coach thing implode and truly achieve everything they deserve.
    Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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    Re: Essendon

    This is borderline my favourite thread on WOOF.



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