Just needs to tackle. Every quarter, every game. That’s where it all starts from.
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Is Jye in the mould of Durham but a small forward?
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Is it pronounced English style or Scots?
Its pronounced ‘Jye’
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Yep. Offers more without the ball than Cahill and more X factor. One of the better smalls in the SANFL this year - played for the SA state side.
Whether he makes it or not will come down to maintaining discipline and staying in games longer.
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D’Ambrosio, Menzie become Dons
Two mid-season draftees to don the sash.
The Bombers have added to their defensive and attacking stocks with the selection of Massimo D’Ambrosio and Jye Menzie in tonight’s NAB Mid-Season Rookie Draft.
With pick No.3, Essendon selected D’Ambrosio from the Western Jets and with pick No.18, South Adelaide’s Menzie joined the club.
Starring as the Western Jets’ co-captain, D’Ambrosio is a robust defender known for his pace across half-back, with the 19-year-old averaging 27.7 disposals across his four NAB League matches this year.
The 178cm defender has also shown he is ready for senior football, playing the last three games for Richmond’s VFL side, including a stand-out performance against Essendon where he collected 25 disposals.
Playing as a midfielder during his junior days, D’Ambrosio made the switch to half-back using his elite kicking and decision making combined with his strength in the air to become a tough opponent for any forward.
Joining D’Ambrosio is Menzie, a high pressure forward who can hit the scoreboard while using his football smarts to set up his teammates.
Throughout his eight SANFL games for South Adelaide this year, the 19-year-old has kicked 20 goals with an average of 10.9 disposals.
Hailing from Tasmania, Menzie represented his home state at junior level before moving to South Adelaide to pursue an AFL career.
Essendon national recruiting manager Rob Forster-Knight said the Bombers were pleased with their two selections.
“We are really happy with our selections tonight, both Massimo and Jye will bring different aspects to our line-up,” Forster-Knight said.
“Massimo is a really exciting player who plays off the halfback line and is a really good ball user and has shown he can set up lots of play through his time at the VFL and Western Jets.
“Jye is a pressure forward who creates a lot of havoc in the forward line but also hits the scoreboard too, so he has the right balance between attack and defence, which we really value.”
The pair will hopefully be able to follow in the success of Essendon’s previous mid-season draftees and regular best-22 players Will Snelling (2019) and Sam Durham (2021).
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IT’S A MENZIE FRENZY
OH BABY
DONS CLOSE TO WITHIN 8 GOALS
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An actual small forward who knows what a goal is.
I’m in love.
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Likes a goal celebration kid has swagger about him
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I thought Saucey offed this dude during the trade period.
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Can score
If he plays well he can wear a Boston Bun on his head for all I care.
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Ed pascoe wa rating his goal sense as better than any of our current small fwds on the lunchtime catchup podcast. I know it’s not exactly a high bar but can only be a good thing.
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Definitely looks agile in that clip. The quick steps gave me Davey vibes.
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I think Menzies was politically a good decision to recruit.
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I’m glad we didn’t Amiss out on this Jye.
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I’ve never met a jye yet there’s two on our list.
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