What does kissed more gimme goals mean?
missed or kicked?
Missed.
It means they got more kissed-on-the-β β β β goals. As usual.
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ta
my gut feel is they kicked more of their snaps
anyway we won, but we need to improve our goal kicking
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J
LAV
Still a mystery as to why after finishing the season so well last year he was only given a 20 minute run in pre season and then took so long to get picked this year.
Great to see him show some promise.
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Ummmmmmm because he was injured?
As usualβ¦
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Not the whole time though, and not in the pre season when they just left him on the bench or didnβt pick him when we should have been getting game time into him. Anyway, heβs in the side for the time being and thatβs good.
Trying to piece together the VFL and injury history for this guy. Dunlopβs injury thread is awesome, but Iβve tried to get the dates to tell the story.
Basically this guy has been playing decent blocks in the senior team whenever his injury curse relented and gave him a few weeks respite. He does seem to need 2-3 weeks in the VFL after an injury to regain form. Everything I see in his history tells me the coaches donβt drop him once his vfl form warrants a senior gig, itβs just injury that sends him back to the vfl.
2019
Round 1 ??? (From memory held out due to βstructureβ)
Round 2 ???
Round 3 ankle
Round 4 ankle
Round 5 VFL
Round 6 VFL - injured hamstring
Round 7 Injured
Round 8 Injured
Round 9 VFL
Round 10 AFL Senior upgrade
Round 11 AFL
Round 12 AFL
Previous history:
2018 β hamstring (played AFL Rounds 6-11 & 23)
2017 β ankle surgery (played AFL Rounds 19-23)
2016 β AC joint (played AFL Rounds 10-18)
2015 pre-season β groin
2014 β quad
https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jayden_Laverde.html
So excited to see what this guy can do if he gets a decent run at it.
Ummm. You might want to recheck some of that.
2014 β¦ quad Drafted,
2015, VFL until he forced his debut, played Rd 15 - 23.
2016,β¦ AC joint (played AFL Rounds 10-18) after pre season niggle, came in Rd 4 got a contact injury going too hard & dumb. (Hip Flexor or AC ? 
) Played Rnds 16 -23 after recovering.
(NB: You must have someone else in mindβ¦ heβs never played Rnds 10 to 18 any year)
etc,β¦
If he kicks 3.0 instead of 0.3, heβd be in the best. 18 disposals and 5 marks. Provided a very good mobile target down there. Heβs starting to hit his stride, and that only comes with playing every week.
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Got his confidence in his body back which is showing.
He used to be such a good kick for goal though, wonder if he had to change his action due to his hamstring issues?
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Yep pretty good game from LAV
Got to get that goal kicking right through, missing way too many that should be kicked
Gets too close to man on the mark IMO
Also had a few instances could have lowered the eyes to hit up others inside 50 but got goal hungry and blazed away and missed
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Probably one who will thrive with Stringer out
Agree, always gets to close to the mark. I think the straight kicking of his first year was the anomaly.
Love that he hits a pack hard. Breaks contest open with physicality. We have been missing that in the forward half for soooo long. Found his role in my opinion and weβre better for it.
But it could be career limiting ala Mark Harvey as a HF.
I really like Laverde but when he lines up to have a set shot for goal I walk out of the room !!
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Is this the most consecutive games weβve had from him?
Iβm still worried heβs gonna get injured.
I wonder if he does too?
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Maybe, 2019 is when he will. Heβs got to improve his goal-kicking, as must a few others.