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Jake Batchelor
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caesar said:
Jake is a relative by marriage.
Man of extremely high character ( considering he's from Frankston )
Was a strange delisting considering our lack of depth for tallish intercepting defenders. Also great leadership around the young boys.
If the Rance of the Reserves was 100mm taller he'd have played 200 AFL games. But I s'pose that's the case with a lot of players.
I just want to clarify one thing about Jake that I think is sometimes misunderstood. Batchelor was quick. Really got over the lawn fast and often. Great zoner and never out of it. He wasn't mobile enough to be that short. Not quite enough leap. Not quite skilled enough to play small. Might have made 100 games with a less successful club. Got to 84 with us. Absolutely fearless and usually pitted against much more powerful opponents.
I hope he goes on with it at VFL level.
I just want to clarify one thing about Jake that I think is sometimes misunderstood. Batchelor was quick. Really got over the lawn fast and often. Great zoner and never out of it. He wasn't mobile enough to be that short. Not quite enough leap. Not quite skilled enough to play small. Might have made 100 games with a less successful club. Got to 84 with us. Absolutely fearless and usually pitted against much more powerful opponents.
I hope he goes on with it at VFL level.
Seemed to be hampered by injury for a number seasons, affecting his agility.
Very nice article
Very nice article
Thought he was going to be a 150 gamer after his first season, after that I thought he just dropped away, in the end he looked a gun vfl player and nowhere near AFL to me, I thought he was lucky he got a contract in 2017
CC TIGER said:
You probably said the same about Broad, Lambert and Townsend and look how that turned out.
I'm not sure lucky is accurate. Set standards and led a young VFL list to a G.F. Development from within.
Yep would have all 3 right on the edge of the plank, lucky I’m not our list manager. Have no doubt Batchelor like a lot of others have had a part in us winning the flag due to there attitude an training standards , however imho Batchelors lack of hieght linked with his lace of pace has him suited perfectly to the step down from AFL.Blind Turn said:
Surprised he didnt get a run at another club.
Showed the leadership and onfield coaching capability to be a poor man's rance/bowden type.
Mentor the young tall faster backlines who are still way inexperienced. Batch comes in as 3rd man muscle.
Only a short term position aka chaplin.
Reckon he'd be a perfect fit for the lions, but instead they took hodge in the same caper
Could gold coast have used him? Especially his club first attitude?
Showed the leadership and onfield coaching capability to be a poor man's rance/bowden type.
Mentor the young tall faster backlines who are still way inexperienced. Batch comes in as 3rd man muscle.
Only a short term position aka chaplin.
Reckon he'd be a perfect fit for the lions, but instead they took hodge in the same caper
Could gold coast have used him? Especially his club first attitude?
I didnt notice any difference in Morris's Star jumps wether he was forward or back to be honest.
Really classy article by Jake
http://www.aflplayers.com.au/article/players-voice-jake-batchelor/
I started off as a skinny, 18-year-old Frankston kid driving a 1994 Holden Commodore.
I left seven years later with a ton of skills and knowledge to help with my transition into non-AFL life, whilst driving a 2013 Holden Commodore.
Being in the AFL system is everything it’s cracked up to be. You build great relationships, you live a healthy lifestyle, you spend every day with 45 of your best mates and you get to play the greatest game on earth.
Having said that, it’s bloody hard. The constant physical and mental strain being put on the players, coaches, partners and families gets overseen because, from the outside, it’s all about results and nothing else.
My seven years were like most careers. Lots of ups and downs, injuries, form slumps and self doubt.
Self doubt ruins careers.
You bring a confident and free 18-year-old into the AFL system who is ready to take his career by the scruff of the neck, and unless you have AND utilise the correct resources around you, in the blink of an eye, your on-field personality can go.
You fear failure, you play safe and you’re scared to make mistakes because you think you need to be perfect.
Unfortunately, I only realised this in my last season.
My seventh year, a year spent all in the VFL — besides one game — and the year of my delisting, was my most enjoyable year.
I built so many better relationships, on and off the field. I learnt more about myself and what makes me tick, and I managed to play my best year of consistent football.
Finishing off the year with a VFL premiership medallion would have been great, but the program was about the year as a whole, not the disappointing final two hours at the end of a very successful season.
What also came from a year in VFL was my silver lining. I found a huge passion for coaching, which if I played in the AFL team, I daresay I would not have found.
From that, I am now the defensive coach at the Frankston Dolphins who have rejoined the VFL. I’ll also be pulling on the boots.
I get unbelievable satisfaction about helping other people achieve what they want, and with this role I feel I can contribute in helping others.
Although I no doubt would love to still be in the AFL system, I’m looking forward to my new life in Frankston, with family and friends.
Grand Final day was great, even thought I didn’t take part.
I went through a whole host of emotions. Nervous, excited and disbelief come to mind, but the one that I can still feel to this day when I look back, is pure happiness.
No anger, no jealousy. Pure happiness.
I’m smiling as I write this while thinking about that remarkable day.
People ask me what it was like to be there last year but not actually be part of it.
My response is that although 22 blokes played, 100+ people contributed to the club’s success, and that’s why I’m looking forward to watching another great year in 2018.
Go Tiges.
http://www.aflplayers.com.au/article/players-voice-jake-batchelor/
I started off as a skinny, 18-year-old Frankston kid driving a 1994 Holden Commodore.
I left seven years later with a ton of skills and knowledge to help with my transition into non-AFL life, whilst driving a 2013 Holden Commodore.
Being in the AFL system is everything it’s cracked up to be. You build great relationships, you live a healthy lifestyle, you spend every day with 45 of your best mates and you get to play the greatest game on earth.
Having said that, it’s bloody hard. The constant physical and mental strain being put on the players, coaches, partners and families gets overseen because, from the outside, it’s all about results and nothing else.
My seven years were like most careers. Lots of ups and downs, injuries, form slumps and self doubt.
Self doubt ruins careers.
You bring a confident and free 18-year-old into the AFL system who is ready to take his career by the scruff of the neck, and unless you have AND utilise the correct resources around you, in the blink of an eye, your on-field personality can go.
You fear failure, you play safe and you’re scared to make mistakes because you think you need to be perfect.
Unfortunately, I only realised this in my last season.
My seventh year, a year spent all in the VFL — besides one game — and the year of my delisting, was my most enjoyable year.
I built so many better relationships, on and off the field. I learnt more about myself and what makes me tick, and I managed to play my best year of consistent football.
Finishing off the year with a VFL premiership medallion would have been great, but the program was about the year as a whole, not the disappointing final two hours at the end of a very successful season.
What also came from a year in VFL was my silver lining. I found a huge passion for coaching, which if I played in the AFL team, I daresay I would not have found.
From that, I am now the defensive coach at the Frankston Dolphins who have rejoined the VFL. I’ll also be pulling on the boots.
I get unbelievable satisfaction about helping other people achieve what they want, and with this role I feel I can contribute in helping others.
Although I no doubt would love to still be in the AFL system, I’m looking forward to my new life in Frankston, with family and friends.
Grand Final day was great, even thought I didn’t take part.
I went through a whole host of emotions. Nervous, excited and disbelief come to mind, but the one that I can still feel to this day when I look back, is pure happiness.
No anger, no jealousy. Pure happiness.
I’m smiling as I write this while thinking about that remarkable day.
People ask me what it was like to be there last year but not actually be part of it.
My response is that although 22 blokes played, 100+ people contributed to the club’s success, and that’s why I’m looking forward to watching another great year in 2018.
Go Tiges.
E
easy_tiger
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Great article and honesty from Batch, loved the way he gave credit to the club and his comrades. He's quite unlucky with Griffiths departing; maybe he would have been still there otherwise.
Best of luck with your remaining playing career and fledging coaching career, Batch. You gave your all for us.
Best of luck with your remaining playing career and fledging coaching career, Batch. You gave your all for us.
leon said:
I would agree that had Griifiths retired prior to delistings then Batch would have got another year -But Im happy with the way things have turned out and we have a spot on the list thats vacant as its not really that much of a disadvantage i dont believe
We will have around 350k extra in our cap and we will also develop younger players like Balta,CCj,Miller on the vfl list giving them more exposure
Something inside me say's we will have a crack at Lynch this year and he is getable and wouldnt be for $2 mil but more around the Dusty dollars and wont cost us a draft pick as GC will finish bottom 3 and take the compo
