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The promising young Demon midfielder again showed glimpses of his ball getting ability and was showing definite signs of improvement until a scaphoid injury put an early end to his 2011 campaign.

We are yet to see his best.

Games MFC 2011 15 MFC Total 18 Goals MFC 2011 3 MFC Total 3

Games CSFC 2011 1 Goals CSFC 2011 0

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The Gys getting season ending injuries in his first two seasons has been concerning, but otherwise I reckon he's a young gun who's very under rated and rarely gets mentioned as much as Watts, Trengove and a former $cully did.

For such a skinny kid I reckon his clearance work is first class and reckon once he's put on some muscle could become one of the best clearance players in the AFL.

If Jack Watts is a Nick Riewoldt clone, then I'd have to say Jordan Gysberts is a Scott Pendlebury clone.

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Needs to build up - has all the right skills and instincts to be a real gem.

Hopefully Craig and Missen will get his body right ... then....wham!!

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I really like what I've seen of Gys in 2010 /2011, but unfortunately we have only seen glimpses. He has a great deal of upside if he can get his body right and keep it that way. Build his body and endurance, and improve his disposal a tad, and we have a potential gun midfielder who wins a mountain of ball, and is extremely difficult to match up on. We now have some of the best fitness and conditioning staff in the AFL, and I reckon they will be spending a lot of one-on-one time with Gys over the Summer.

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Needs to build up - has all the right skills and instincts to be a real gem.

Hopefully Craig and Missen will get his body right ... then....wham!!

Expectations have been high of our boys, but as I posted on the Jack Watts thread, apparently it takes 3 years for the boys

to be fully AFL fit, according to fitness coaches interviewed on SEN yesterday. We should be seeing the improvements next year

and onwards.

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Injuries aside, he is now in out best 22 especially with Scully leaving the building. Showed plenty of grit for a kid. 2012 is a big year for him and I think he is going to be a ripper of a player going forward.

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What I really like about the kid is that his football is instinctive, you can't teach that. You either have or you don't. What I also noticed this year is that he can also take a good grab. Give him a strong body and endurance to match and this kid could be anything. I'm seriously excited by the GYS.

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I'm a massive fan - my question marks are over his kicking technique and body shape... he might be one of those guys that may not be able to muscle up but hopefully I'm wrong and he becomes a beast. We're crying out for a Scott Pendlebury in the guts so lets hope he gets there.

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I like him, but is soft. Skirts contests more than Benny, doesn't get the hard ball.

You are either taking the [censored] or not quite right in the head!

I think everyone can agree this kid is going to be an absolute gun! Has the goods already and not afraid of body contact- with such a small body.. someone else on our list can learn from that...

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I stand by my opinion, after all, it is mine. I just feel that he doesn't work hard enough, could get much more out of himself. And for a 'gun midfielder' he has no tank. Get him gut running with Jonesy and let's see how he does.
He's had 5 posts, most likely taking the [censored]. Gysberts has a thirst for the contest [censored], is regularly digging the ball out and putting his head over it. Get a clue
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The Gys getting season ending injuries in his first two seasons has been concerning,

Hang on, wasn't his first one an impact injury where a filth player (Daisy Thomas?) cannoned into his back and bruised a vertebrae?

Hardly a cause for concern.

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I tend to agree with colossus there, I am appalled at Jordan's lack of fitness for an elite player. He was drafted as a fitness nut, what happened to his core strength and tank? Bailey at fault?

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