Jason Akermanis

[BulldogBelle]

OK BB, I'm finally on the Aker bandwagon after today. Yes, yes it's taken a while, but he's certainly something special and I'm glad our club picked him up. He just knows exactly where to kick or pass the ball. As Lantern posted in another thread Hudson, Cooney, Griffen, Aker as a centre square combo is excellent, and scarily capable of improvement.

Go Aker

Well done MsBulldog - Aker wanted to be part of our team and publicly declared that before he made his way over to us. In my book, that said it all. As I have mentioned I have always been a fan of his and to see him in our side is great.

[LostDoggy]

This might sound a bit over the top, but Aker could be a Brownlow smokey based on last few weeks performances- apologies to cooney of course, but Aker's obvious visibility and finishing prowess would stand out I imagine to the ever-so slightly myopic men in orange, yellow, white,etc.

[Mofra]

Ignoring his on-field improvement, he has helped up in a couple of other ways.

This morning he was on channel 7 and reveled he is also our tackle coach. When he leads the way with 7 tackles, Gia has 7 and Cooney 6, it shows he is influential amongst the group.

He also gets plenty of media time which helps our profile. Definately a successful pairing.

[BulldogBelle]

This morning he was on channel 7 and reveled he is also our tackle coach. When he leads the way with 7 tackles, Gia has 7 and Cooney 6, it shows he is influential amongst the group.

He is comfortable now with the group and his surroundings, he is back to his playing weight and in his words has got 'his power back'. He with his knowledge of premiership success and what is required to attain that will help our guys especially the younger ones. Instil that hunger into them and push them to the maximum.

[Sedat]

From a perception point of view, Aker choosing the Dogs over all other clubs was a massive statement of confidence in the club. It was not so long ago that journeymen of limited ability like Ben Holland and Jade Rawlings were openly hostile towards the thought of coming to our club. Those days are over.

[Go_Dogs]

His form has been outstanding, and he has been one of our most consistent contributors this season. Thankfully he is spending more time in the midfield, where he is showing it is still his most effective spot. His ball use, especially by foot, combined with his vision is first class. In combination with guys like Gilbee, Murphy, Griffen, Gia and Cooney we have some of the best ball movers in the AFL.

[dog town]

Amazingly talented player. Seems to be a leader amongst the group as well. You just know that he is going to fire in September which is a bonus.

[Mantis]

His kicking to position is amazing. He kicks the ball to where his team-mate should be not to where they want to be. He demands the leading player to bust his gut to get to this spot which gives the opposition player no chance to effect a spoil.

He can do this off one-step, walking backwards or at full pace.

[LostDoggy]

His kicking to position is amazing. He kicks the ball to where his team-mate should be not to where they want to be. He demands the leading player to bust his gut to get to this spot which gives the opposition player no chance to effect a spoil.

He can do this off one-step, walking backwards or at full pace.

Absolutely amazing vision and kicking ability. Just amazing. If he can be the one delivering into our forward 50 most of the time Big Will will score 50 goals.

[BulldogBelle]

Amazingly talented player. Seems to be a leader amongst the group as well. You just know that he is going to fire in September which is a bonus.

Yes and that is the exciting bit he has been there and done that numerous occasions - this is where his knowlege of the big stage will inspire the others.

[Topdog]

His field kicking is 2nd to none. I never actually thought of it too much before but what Mantis said about kicking it to where there should be is spot on.

Others are learning from it too. Johnno seems to do it at times, which is a bonus.

Hopefully when this guy retires he stays on as a coach of some description.

[Mofra]

Hopefully when this guy retires he stays on as a coach of some description.

They've already started to stitch him up for the gig - he is currently our tackling coach according to his comments on Seven's Sunday morning footy program