Ive just logged on for the first time and looked at 3 threads today.
Harry Jones
Jayden Davey
Lewis Hayes
Literally all 3 threads have at least a few people talking about them being on shaky ground and potential delisting.
Are we seriously talking about delisting a 2nd year key defender who routinely racks up 20 odd touches in the vfl?
Wtf blitz.
Hayes isnāt going anywhere. Heās developing very well. Only reason he leaves is if a competitor prizes him out with a much bigger contract.
and most importantly isnāt perennially injured like Reid and Baldwin
Yeah but LJ would tackle like a ā ā ā ā . 4 times as often and JD.
Playing a completely different position, you would hope so
Itās not like heās doing terribly in the defensive aspects either. This just seems crazy talk.
I think heās developing beautifully behind the scenes. Iāve been impressed with his development and craft. Heās now starting to get some size about him too. I think heāll be a player no doubt.
I like Hayes and think heāll develop into a very capable AFL tall defender but this is still truly mind boggling on every level.
Hes been able to survive our high performance program, which is impressive.
Last year he was very light, and had put on good size this year. I reckon heās tracking well for a big bloke. Learning his craft.
I can see him on the list next year for sure.
Yep strange comparison, I guess you would hope for a Charlie Comben type, been toiling away at VFL building strength to go with size. I doubt he will debut this year unless we have dire injuries.
That said with another pre season he should be knocking on the door along with Baldwin and Reid. Reid probably good likeness to Comben as well given injuries and frame.
Would be a good time for opposition club to swoop like Hawks with Massimo if they ahve been impressed with his work at VFL level and can see a spot for him in their AFL side.
If he was at North he likely plays ahead of someone like Pink etc.
Rumour mill has Hawks eyeing him off.
As they would.
Heās going to be a jet. We just need to figure out where to put him in the side before he decides to leave.
Heās not going to take McKay or Rids spot.
So probably Lavs spot??? when heās ready.
Arenāt Hawks eyeing off everyone? Whoās the rumour source?
Iād be extremely surprised if he wasnāt at Essendon next year. Thereās no available evidence thereās angst between each party.
The idea of looking at other clubsā one and two yr players coming out of contract is a good way to go actually. You get to have a look at how they are developing for a couple of years after their draft age, and in a club where they are back in the queue and maybe just being offered a minimum contract, they can be quite gettable. Massimo is a good example.
straight swap for Watson
Was in reasonable form when all of Reid, Ridley & Baldwin were out injured and still couldnāt get a run.
Hard to see him staying.
This is his second year. He wasnāt ready.
Reid was drafted one year later than Comben as well.
my memory as that it was the same year. We traded pass North to get Harry and they took Comben. I may be wrong though
Comben was taken pick 31 in 2019 right after we took Jones.
Reid was taken 2020 pick 10 right after Cox and Perkins.