Jayden Hunt's Development

[DubDee 24,908]

Break out game - one of the best 14 touch games I have seen

Great to see him tackle and be defensive whilst using his pace/skill well - the result of good strong development by the coaches

if he keeps this up, the opposition will have to tag him - imagine someone if OUR backline needing to be tagged?   could be a massive player for us

[Gator 17,261]

6 minutes ago, Biffen said:

Not as quick as Hunt .

Quicker.  Easily.

[Gator 17,261]

This is the 100 metre 2011 GF sprint.  Joel Wilkinson is in the race.  Wilkinson has the record for the fastest 20 metre sprint ever at the AFL Draft Combine in 2010.

Not only does Dangerfield win the race, but he's clearly quicker than Wilkinson over the first 20 metres.

Dangerfield went on to also win this race in 2012.

Now I know that not every player that runs in the GF sprint is their club's quickest player, but if you can blow away the fastest player ever at DC over 20 metres then I doubt many can hold a candle to you.

Btw, Wilkinson ran a blistering 2.75 seconds over 20 metres at DC 2010.

 

Edited July 5, 2016 by ProDee

[Tim 3,373]

1 hour ago, Jesse Christ said:

In the last minute (or couple of minutes) on Sunday's game,  when the game was over,  he had a brilliant bit of play where it was him vs two Crows, he tackled one then smothered the ball that the free crow collected and it just went to show that he brings desperation for the whole game. He has an incredible attitude to go along with that pace. Going to be a fan favourite young Hunto! 

Was that the one where he nearly made the smother on Jenkins on the goal line when Jenkins got the Joe the Goose? That episode showed the high level competitiveness he has - most would have stayed on the ground, accepted the inevitable and not gone on to the next contest. It was the tackling equivalent of unrewarded running.

[stuie 7,374]

14 minutes ago, ProDee said:

This is the 100 metre 2011 GF sprint.  Joel Wilkinson is in the race.  Wilkinson has the record for the fastest 20 metre sprint ever at the AFL Draft Combine in 2010.

Not only does Dangerfield win the race, but he's clearly quicker than Wilkinson over the first 20 metres.

Dangerfield went on to also win this race in 2012.

Now I know that not every player that runs in the GF sprint is their club's quickest player, but if you can blow away the fastest player ever at DC over 20 metres then I doubt many can hold a candle to you.

Btw, Wilkinson ran a blistering 2.75 seconds over 20 metres at DC 2010.

 

The thing is, it's 2016 and Dangerfield is not as quick as that now and if you saw Hunt as a junior you would note he's actually faster now than he was then.

Think it would be a lot closer than you're giving hunt credit for.

 

Edited July 5, 2016 by stuie

[Ron Burgundy 8,584]

1 hour ago, Stretch Johnson said:

Along with Hogan the most exciting player on our list.

Seen any footage of Jeffy Garlett?

 

 

[Ron Burgundy 8,584]

29 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Break out game - one of the best 14 touch games I have seen

Great to see him tackle and be defensive whilst using his pace/skill well - the result of good strong development by the coaches

if he keeps this up, the opposition will have to tag him - imagine someone if OUR backline needing to be tagged?   could be a massive player for us

Absolutely agree. For an 11 gamer, he looks like a top 5 draft pick. He's got a lot of the required attributes.

 

 

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

25 minutes ago, ProDee said:

 

Btw, Wilkinson ran a blistering 2.75 seconds over 20 metres at DC 2010.

 

Hunt wasn't at the combine so nobody has any idea of his 20 metre sprint time nor what time he'd run over 100.

But he'd take it up to Dangerfield without a doubt. 

His pace is blistering over 50-100. 

[Gator 17,261]

1 minute ago, stevethemanjordan said:

Hunt wasn't at the combine so nobody has any idea of his 20 metre sprint time nor what time he'd run over 100.

But he'd take it up to Dangerfield without a doubt. 

His pace is blistering over 50-100. 

Yeah, he'd be in the Hunt.

I'd back Dangerfield to win reasonably comfortably.

Edited July 5, 2016 by ProDee

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

Hope he features on GF day this year.

[jnrmac 19,949]

1 hour ago, Demon Jack said:

I'll admit, I was one of the nay-sayers who was sceptical of Hunt at the end of last season. He was injured, couldn't piece together a solid block of football and just seemed like he wasn't going anywhere. Today, I couldn't be happier to be proven wrong. He has completely changed the look of the team with his blistering pace and decision making. Never before have I seen one player turn an average one paced team into one that all of a sudden has a bit of pace and flair.

It was also very nearly a shocking turnover by Kent

[old55 23,120]

1 minute ago, stevethemanjordan said:

Hunt wasn't at the combine so nobody has any idea of his 20 metre sprint time nor what time he'd run over 100.

But he'd take it up to Dangerfield without a doubt. 

His pace is blistering over 50-100. 

http://www.topendsports.com/sport/afl/sprint.htm

According to this Dangerfield beat Murdoch (2.76s @ 20m) in 2013 and Murdoch beat Hunt into 4th in 2014 so I think Danger has it covered.  Hunt is quick enough though, some players can actually use their pace and he's one of them.

[jnrmac 19,949]

5 minutes ago, stevethemanjordan said:

Hunt wasn't at the combine so nobody has any idea of his 20 metre sprint time nor what time he'd run over 100.

But he'd take it up to Dangerfield without a doubt. 

His pace is blistering over 50-100. 

His grandfather won a gold medal at the Olympics apparently...

[Gator 17,261]

8 minutes ago, Fifty-5 said:

http://www.topendsports.com/sport/afl/sprint.htm

According to this Dangerfield beat Murdoch (2.76s @ 20m) in 2013 and Murdoch beat Hunt into 4th in 2014 so I think Danger has it covered.  Hunt is quick enough though, some players can actually use their pace and he's one of them.

Case rested...

[waynewussell 5,056]

Yes, Hunt ran in the 2014 GF sprint. Was the only runner who got down in block position at the start and got off to a flyer, weakened in the second fifty for fourth I reckon.

[stuie 7,374]

1 minute ago, ProDee said:

Case rested...

Again, it's 2016.

 

[Biffen 12,940]

That does it.

I am entering him in the Stawell gift V Rodney.

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

If he can learn to pick up more touches he'll basically be Lumumba reincarnated. Could potentially win B and Fs. Which is saying something.

[daisycutter 29,491]

if we are going to talk fastest, fastest over what distance? 20m, 50m, 100m. i'd suggest for footy it should be 20m and 50m

reckon he'd push danger up to 50m 

[CBDees 3,165]

57 minutes ago, stevethemanjordan said:

Hope he features on GF day this year.

I would prefer that he was playing on GF Day!

[Demon_JB 1,364]

For those of you who may not know this, but there is a MASSIVE difference in terms of speed with and without the ball. A player can be blistering face by running in a straight line over 20metres. You put that same player, ball in hand trying to break a line going as fast as he can it's a completely different story.

You look at Hunt.. he actually doesn't even break stride when he bounces the ball. He bounces it so far in front of him the speed allows him to run onto it perfectly. He is great at this. 

[What 18,810]

 

[Uncle Fester 2,848]

Dunno who the Crows player was at the end, but it was nice to see the look on his face when he realised that short of a V8 he had no hope in hell of catching him

 

[jnrmac 19,949]

3 minutes ago, Uncle Fester said:

Dunno who the Crows player was at the end, but it was nice to see the look on his face when he realised that short of a V8 he had no hope in hell of catching him

 

Number 4...

[Gator 17,261]

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

if we are going to talk fastest, fastest over what distance? 20m, 50m, 100m. i'd suggest for footy it should be 20m and 50m

reckon he'd push danger up to 50m 

No.  Danger would have him covered over 20, 50 or 100 metres.

This is nothing to be ashamed of or overly parochial about.  It simply is.