Jump to content

2017 Player Reviews: # 24 Jay Kennedy-Harris

Demonland
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

1 hour ago, Satyriconhome said:

It's also true of this site that players are written off and then surprise, ANB Jetta and Hunt being 3 in recent times

JKH has a preseason to impress and get into the AFL side and stay there

 

Valid point, but despite him being one of my favorites, I am becoming a big doubter of JKH’s ability physically to make the grade. I would just love to be proven wrong. 

  • Quote
    •  

    Unfortunately his has played for bad games than good and appears to be showing to many weaknesses ATM. ANB and Jetta still showed more at the same stage to warrant progression.

    It would take one big turnaround for him to be still on the list after 2018.

  • Quote
    2 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

    It's also true of this site that players are written off and then surprise, ANB Jetta and Hunt being 3 in recent times

    JKH has a preseason to impress and get into the AFL side and stay there

     

    I seriously think you need to take blinkers off .

  • Quote
    •  

     

    I'm really surprised they kept JKH over Kennedy. Both play very similar roles. I just think Kennedy seemed to have more pace and intensity then Jay. I know Ben's disposal was poor and an issue for him playing VFL this year which may have impacted his chances of staying. 

    JKH just hasn't shown any key attributes that he can bring to the top level. He started to find a lot more of the football in the VFL but in the games I watched, his possessions did not amount to much.

    I think ANB showed really consistent contested football at VFL and obviously worked on his disposal and decision making to lift himself into the seniors and carve a roll at HF. and Hunt showed terrific competitiveness around the contest in the air and at ground level early on to go along with elite speed. He was breaking the lines early on which is a skill we don't have much of at Melbourne. Jay is sort of stuck in between these two types of players IMO,

  • Quote
    3 hours ago, beelzebub said:

    I seriously think you need to take blinkers off .

    What blinkers      just don't disparage players on the list     I am not the List Manager   nobody on here  is       so no reall idea on decisions 

  • Quote

    5 hours ago, monoccular said:

    Valid point, but despite him being one of my favorites, I am becoming a big doubter of JKH’s ability physically to make the grade. I would just love to be proven wrong. 

    JKH has ability and needs to be  consistent. That will give him confidence with a big preseason.

  • Quote
    12 hours ago, beelzebub said:

    I seriously think you need to take blinkers off .

    He has a point though. JKH was retained when others have been reminded of the nearest exit. That he has one more year to prove himself is a fact.

    I'd love to hear from the Casey watchers because mid season he seemed to go up a gear and strung together a number of 40 possession games. If he can translate that in to a regular 25 in the seniors then there's a spot for him.

    Like many here I'm sceptical, but the FD who know a lot more about footy than I do have backed him. I am prepared to remain open minded.

  • Quote
    13 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

    What blinkers      just don't disparage players on the list     I am not the List Manager   nobody on here  is       so no reall idea on decisions 

    Don't think he was disparaging, just voicing his opinion on a player, in fact he even said a couple of positive things about him.

    Doesn't matter how much he/she 'knows'.

    Forums and all that...

  • Quote
    •  
    14 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

    What blinkers      just don't disparage players on the list     I am not the List Manager   nobody on here  is       so no reall idea on decisions 

    Try reading Saty.. Disparaging I dont think. Calling a spade a spade that is all.

    A 3ft ruler is not a Metre.  Both will help you , but only one is a metre.

    Ill leave you to ponder that.

  • Quote
    4 hours ago, Nasher said:

    He has a point though. JKH was retained when others have been reminded of the nearest exit. That he has one more year to prove himself is a fact.

    I'd love to hear from the Casey watchers because mid season he seemed to go up a gear and strung together a number of 40 possession games. If he can translate that in to a regular 25 in the seniors then there's a spot for him.

    Like many here I'm sceptical, but the FD who know a lot more about footy than I do have backed him. I am prepared to remain open minded.

    I understand all of that. He still has a year to run on contract , some others don't. Easy to let loose of them. That's another view perhaps.

    I'm still stuffed to know where he could play  meaningfully at AFL level and who would be pushed aside. What he does well at VFL  level we can cover at AFL level. I dont see his way in. He'd have to lift enormously  to be able to bash doors down.

    I just dont see that happening.

     

    (No animals ,trees  or myths were intentionally disparaged ) T & C's apply

    spoken by me ( you cant cant hear it ) 

  • Quote

    2 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

    I understand all of that. He still has a year to run on contract , some others don't. Easy to let loose of them. That's another view perhaps.

    I'm still stuffed to know where he could play  meaningfully at AFL level and who would be pushed aside. What he does well at VFL  level we can cover at AFL level. I dont see his way in. He'd have to lift enormously  to be able to bash doors down.

    I just dont see that happening.

     

    (No animals ,trees  or myths were intentionally disparaged ) T & C's apply

    spoken by me ( you cant cant hear it ) 

    Me too bb I just don't see him as an AFL talent. In the few games I saw at Casey he had plenty of possessions but does bugger all with them.

  • Quote
    1 hour ago, The Stigga said:

    Don't think he was disparaging, just voicing his opinion on a player, in fact he even said a couple of positive things about him.

    Doesn't matter how much he/she 'knows'.

    Forums and all that...

    It's a forum, so I don't agree with some 'opinions' on players, whether JKH can do what is asked of him, and I know what that is, coz I have talked to him, only time will tell, but obviously the FD think he is worth giving a year to, to try

    I never stopped wearing 39 on my jumper coz I knew Nev would make it, think, like a couple of coaches, there is something with in JKH, we'll see

  • Quote
    2 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

    and I know what that is, coz I have talked to him,

    giphy.gif

     

     

  • Quote
    5 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

    It's a forum, so I don't agree with some 'opinions' on players, whether JKH can do what is asked of him, and I know what that is, coz I have talked to him, only time will tell, but obviously the FD think he is worth giving a year to, to try

    I never stopped wearing 39 on my jumper coz I knew Nev would make it, think, like a couple of coaches, there is something with in JKH, we'll see

    What position...who does he displace ?

    Buggered if I know. Has he been told ?

  • Quote
    4 hours ago, beelzebub said:

    What position...who does he displace ?

    Buggered if I know. Has he been told ?

    I am not sure what you and some others on here don't get, it is 2017 going into 2018

    Goody will each week pick a 22 who are in form and fit, and able to play a role to a high standard

    Yes there may be one or two that may get picked on reputation and past performance, but if you don't play your role, you won't get picked, surely the Watts' situation tells you that much

    The challenge for JKH and every other player is to be one of those 22 picked on a consistent basis

    We had the situation last year where ANB and Harmes hardly appeared in a 'best 22' listing on here pre season, remind me how many games they played again?

  • Quote

    I don’t disbelieve you fwiw Saty

    But what role is it that has been outlined for him?

    I don’t think he’s ‘best option’ for any position yet, but no doubt that he’s on the list there will be an opportunity for him at stage

    I ultimately don’t think there’s enough about his ‘brand’ of football to make it at afl level - not massively quick, can get a lot of it in vfl but doesn’t seem to do much with it based on the scant # of games i’ve seen, doesn’t appear to have any brilliant skills, not a big tackler, not a ‘smart’ player

    but we shall see

  • Quote

    • Archived

    This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • PREVIEW: Gold Coast

      The Gold Coast Suns find themselves outside of the top eight for the first time since Round 1 with pressure is mounting on the entire organisation. Their coach Damien Hardwick expressed his frustration at his team’s condition last week by making a middle-finger gesture on television that earned him a fine for his troubles. He showed his desperation by claiming that Fox should pick up the tab.  There’s little doubt the Suns have shown improvement in 2025, and their position on the ladder is influenced to some extent by having played fewer games than their rivals for a playoff role at the end of the season, courtesy of the disruption caused by Cyclone Alfred in March.  However, they are following the same trajectory that hindered the club in past years whenever they appeared to be nearing their potential. As a consequence, that Hardwick gesture should be considered as more than a mere behavioral lapse. It’s a distress signal that does not bode well for the Queenslanders. While the Suns are eager to remain in contention with the top eight, Melbourne faces its own crisis, which is similarly deep-seated but in a much different way. After recovering from a disappointing start to the season and nearing a return to respectability among its peer clubs, the Demons have experienced a decline in status, driven by the fact that while their form has been reasonable (see their performance against the ladder leader in the Kings Birthday match), their conversion in front of goal is poor enough to rank last in the competition. Furthermore, their opponents find them exceptionally easy to score against. As a result, they have effectively eliminated themselves from the finals race and are again positioned to finish in the bottom half of the ladder.

      • 3 replies
      Demonland

    • NON-MFC: Round 15

      As the Demons head into their Bye Round, it's time to turn our attention to the other matches being played. Which teams are you tipping this week? And which results would be most favourable for the Demons if we can manage to turn our season around? Follow all the non-Melbourne games here and join the conversation as the ladder continues to take shape.

      • 276 replies
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Port Adelaide

      Of course, it’s not the backline, you might argue and you would probably be right. It’s the boot studder (do they still have them?), the midfield, the recruiting staff, the forward line, the kicking coach, the Board, the interchange bench, the supporters, the folk at Casey, the head coach and the club psychologist  It’s all of them and all of us for having expectations that were sufficiently high to have believed three weeks ago that a restoration of the Melbourne team to a position where we might still be in contention for a finals berth when the time for the midseason bye arrived. Now let’s look at what happened over the period of time since Melbourne overwhelmed the Sydney Swans at the MCG in late May when it kicked 8.2 to 5.3 in the final quarter (and that was after scoring 3.8 to two straight goals in the second term). 

      • 3 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Essendon

      Casey’s unbeaten run was extended for at least another fortnight after the Demons overran a persistent Essendon line up by 29 points at ETU Stadium in Port Melbourne last night. After conceding the first goal of the evening, Casey went on a scoring spree from about ten minutes in, with five unanswered majors with its fleet of midsized runners headed by the much improved Paddy Cross who kicked two in quick succession and livewire Ricky Mentha who also kicked an early goal. Leading the charge was recruit of the year, Riley Bonner while Bailey Laurie continued his impressive vein of form. With Tom Campbell missing from the lineup, Will Verrall stepped up to the plate demonstrating his improvement under the veteran ruckman’s tutelage. The Demons were looking comfortable for much of the second quarter and held a 25-point lead until the Bombers struck back with two goals in the shadows of half time. On the other side of the main break their revival continued with first three goals of the half. Harry Sharp, who had been quiet scrambled in the Demons’ first score of the third term to bring the margin back to a single point at the 17 minute mark and the game became an arm-wrestle for the remainder of the quarter and into the final moments of the last.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Gold Coast

      The Demons have the Bye next week but then are on the road once again when they come up against the Gold Coast Suns on the Gold Coast in what could be a last ditch effort to salvage their season. Who comes in and who comes out?

        • Like
      • 155 replies
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Port Adelaide

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 16th June @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we dissect the Dees disappointing loss to the Power.
      Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show.
      Listen LIVE: https://demonland.com/

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 33 replies
      Demonland
    View All