Josh Jenkins

[Brayshaw Self 847]

Apparently he is attracting interest from a number of Melbourne clubs.
I would love to get him to the club. He is a huge forward that can ruck, kick goals, good at ground level and he does all of the defensive stuff as well.
He wouldn't cost the world and he would complement our lineup perfectly.

[titan_uranus 25,045]

Wait, is it October already?

[Moneider96 1,045]

To be honest, too early to care. Would be a massive get though as we need a decent forward/ruck. 

[Maple Demon 449]

How old is he?

[DeeSpencer 26,083]

He'd be a big upgrade, but I always worry about players who are obviously talented but rough around the edges and maybe not a perfect fit for a premiership team. 

Can he ruck?

Can he kick accurately? Is he smart enough when the ball hits the ground and reliable enough in the air? 

He'll be 28 next Feb and probably cost a 2nd round pick still given I presume he's not a free agent. 

Hopefully Max King comes on and we don't have to find out.

[deeko 952]

He actually, for some unknown reason, seems to really love Adelaide and has definitely embraced it as his home.  Don't think there is any chance of him coming back to Melbourne to live anytime soon.

 

Get his best mate Hurley across however in the offseason and he might get interested however. 

[Goodvibes 3,596]

He would certainly fill one of the few remaining pieces in our jigsaw. I'm a big fan.

[Mach5 4,768]

I think his type will be exceptionally valuable going forward, because it allows your ruckman to sit a kick behind the ball and not have to cover forward 50 ruck contests.
It already was a valuable role, but allowing your ruckman to rest more on-field in the era of limited interchange rotations is gold.*

Having said that, I think we'd be looking at Jenkins to fill the role we have Frost earmarked for, albeit probably a better option.
If Jenkins came, it would make Frost surplus to requirements.

 

* I think bigs (especially ruckmen) will be expected to find a way to rest on-field and survive with less rotations, while mids will still rotate as heavily as possible.
Hogan and the McDonald brothers' endurance will become a greater strength, making Gawn's ability to cover ground key (or finding an alternative solution).

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

I personally don't think he'll leave the Crows anytime soon, he's extremely highly rated over there, and it makes sense because he's a good footballer who i believe still has a lot of upside

[Adam The God 30,422]

3 hours ago, Mach5 said:

I think his type will be exceptionally valuable going forward, because it allows your ruckman to sit a kick behind the ball and not have to cover forward 50 ruck contests.
It already was a valuable role, but allowing your ruckman to rest more on-field in the era of limited interchange rotations is gold.*

Having said that, I think we'd be looking at Jenkins to fill the role we have Frost earmarked for, albeit probably a better option.
If Jenkins came, it would make Frost surplus to requirements.

 

* I think bigs (especially ruckmen) will be expected to find a way to rest on-field and survive with less rotations, while mids will still rotate as heavily as possible.
Hogan and the McDonald brothers' endurance will become a greater strength, making Gawn's ability to cover ground key (or finding an alternative solution).

If Jenkins was 24, I'd be all over him. By the time we'll be having a serious crack, he'll be 31-32. Too old. In fact, recruiting someone like him would only delay the progress of a younger option, whether that be Frost, Weiderman or someone else.

[DistrACTION Jackson 9,249]

3 hours ago, AdamFarr said:

If Jenkins was 24, I'd be all over him. By the time we'll be having a serious crack, he'll be 31-32. Too old. In fact, recruiting someone like him would only delay the progress of a younger option, whether that be Frost, Weiderman or someone else.

I honestly believe we should be playing finals next year so he is in no way too old. When are we going to move on from this idea that we shouldn't pick up players because they won't be here for our next 'premiership'.... whenever that will be.

I doubt he will leave though but would love to have him at the Dees.

[Adam The God 30,422]

1 minute ago, Is Dom Is Good said:

I honestly believe we should be playing finals next year so he is in no way too old. When are we going to move on from this idea that we shouldn't pick up players because they won't be here for our next 'premiership'.... whenever that will be.

I doubt he will leave though but would love to have him at the Dees.

I reckon we'll be playing finals next year too. That wasn't my point. Next 6ear we will not be challenging for the flag. I'm sorry, but that's just rubbish. He'll be 28 next season, so even if we got him he'd have 3 (?) years with him, during which time he'd prevent us from developing a younger replacement. He's too old for me, but that's just me I suppose.

[DistrACTION Jackson 9,249]

14 hours ago, AdamFarr said:

I reckon we'll be playing finals next year too. That wasn't my point. Next 6ear we will not be challenging for the flag. I'm sorry, but that's just rubbish. He'll be 28 next season, so even if we got him he'd have 3 (?) years with him, during which time he'd prevent us from developing a younger replacement. He's too old for me, but that's just me I suppose.

I guess my point is that we should be going after any player that can improve our performances no matter the time frame (for the right price). Plus having more competition for spots won't hinder a young players development, it would more likely help to fast track it as they can learn from the player ahead of them.