Jayden Post [merged]

[Judge Roughneck]

This article from the local Hobson Bay rag is a month old but some interesting comments from Postie on Jade, Terry and Cuz....

“Because I wasn’t in the (senior) team when Terry was around, I would only speak to him once every two weeks or month or so.

oh my goodness

[Tigermonk]

This article from the local Hobson Bay rag is a month old but some interesting comments from Postie on Jade, Terry and Cuz....

“Because I wasn’t in the (senior) team when Terry was around, I would only speak to him once every two weeks or month or so.

oh my goodness

That says it all dont it, Wallace destroyed the playing list & the club. it was his unfinished buisness.

[WilliamPowell]

I better start this thread off but putting it on the table that I have been very critical of the defensive side of Post's game for some time. More to the point it is actually it is the lack of the defensive side to his game that for mine is the issue.

As I posted a couple of weeks back I for one was not surprised at all that he wasn't playing seniors for a number of the practice games as I just dont think he works hard enough when he hasn't got the ball 

Can I also say I have been thinking about this for a while now and have been wondering if it is just me and am I being to hard on the kid? I think he has enormous upside but he he has to tighten up defensively IMHO

I am interested to know what others think because today I was bitterly disappointed with his efforts.

I thought he was lucky to remain in the team this week and was probably only saved by the suspension of a couple of others. With that in mind I just thought today was the day to make a statement and he didn't

It appears he is unwilling to chase or more to the point and to borrow from the Hardwick "mantra" he seems unwilling to go in hard when it is his turn to go. At times he almost seems disinterested. When he was moved forward today Melbourne deliberately cleared out of the D50 through him - well that's how it seemed

So what do we do?

Do we set him certain defensive goals every week to get him to improve his defensive mindset?

I am really interested to know how we go about turning this around because as I said there is a lot of upside in the long term but for now defensively it is major worry

[TigerTimeII]

play him in defence all game and tell him he has a job !!!! defend at all cost!!!! do the 1%ers

and play mguane up forward

just try it

[Danog]

He seems very slow.  Not sure if that's to do with a lack of fitness or whether he's just not trying.

[Penelope]

lack of confidence i think. Probably time to go back to Coburg where hopefully he can get hold of the pill a bit and get some confidence back

[TigerTimeII]

He seems very slow.  Not sure if that's to do with a lack of fitness or whether he's just not trying.

maybe both

[yellowandback]

Slow, tentative and a little lost.

[Ramps]

sometimes jayden doesnt look like a footballer, Astbury - 1st game, he looks like a footballer and seems to know how to play, I cant say that I see that in Posty but maybe Im wrong.

[bojangles17]

i though he actually looks more comfortable in the back hald, admittedly wasn't looking closely at his 1%ers, who was he on?  he really looks lost up forward and if that's his bag then Im sorry folks he wont make it...he hasn't taken a mark I50 all year, perhaps 1 but no more

[Infamy]

2nd year blues perhaps

[Chuck17]

Coburg until he shows he can play at AFL level

[mightytiges]

Post isn't going 100% at the ball everytime or at very least is too reactive. In the couple of games he's played so far this season he's too often looked hesistant expecting someone else to get their first. Hardwick's rule wasn't it that when it's your time to go you go.

I don't blame Postie 100% btw. Club tried to manufacture and pigeon hole him over summer into a KP backman rather than developing his whole game both forward, back and say on a wing. When he finally gets called up a couple of weeks back he's picked as a forward despite spending the previous 4 months solely with the backline group learning their new structures. His confidence looks knocked around. Needs a spell at Coburg to get his hands on the footy.

[jackstar is back again]

Struts around like he is a "'movie star"' outside football,
Got way to ahead of himself,.
A month down in the two,s at Coburg will do the trick !

[TigerLand]

WP,

I know you've picked up on teh lack of most youngsters defensive side to their games.

Its all education. No-one picks up a footy at the age of 10 and wants to play AFL by minding another players backside. Everyone wants the ball and to be involved. Post and many others wil learn that their role in the side is to not only get your hands on the footy and keep possession but stop the opposistion getting it at all costs and get it back off them when they have it.

It's just footy education. 2nd year he's a baby, needs to be taught the right lessons.