Jake Batchelor

[Tigers of Old]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

Col, I think I saw Batchelor once maybe twice, I had a very limited view on him. He missed the Champs last year so he wasn't really on my radar. He has taught me a lesson in Your point about scope improvement is valid. But if you look at photos from before Jake was drafted till today, you will see a change in his body shape. Most of it, has been done with one AFL preaseason. That tells me that he isn't fully furnished out and will turn into a great size physically. As for rate of improvement playing wise, he has a pretty good skill set and makes the right choices with the ball. I reckon Sam Fisher is the type he could end up like. Already Jake has shown me, he can zone off and play that third man up puncher (Nick Maxwell type) when he gets stronger and more confident he could start to pluck them and take that step to a Fisher.

What chance Batch evolving from backman to an onballer?

 

[Barnzy]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

I'd move Deledio to the midfield and keep Batchelor there before that ever happened. With Newman also getting on I'd say unlikely for a fair while.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

I'd move Deledio to the midfield and keep Batchelor there before that ever happened. With Newman also getting on I'd say unlikely for a fair while.

Maybe. I actually like Lids predominantly at HB.
I guess it depends how the likes of Dea and O'Reilly progress.
My sense is this kid is meant for bigger things in time.

 

[Col.E.Kurtz]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

What chance Batch evolving from backman to an onballer?

I would say slim, not athletic enough, not quick enough with hands in traffic and only ok below his knees

For years Chris Newman refused to take the game on by foot. Just played safe, sideways or the dinky kick forward. Over the last three or fours years he has begin to take the game on by foot and has become a much better footballer because of it. We need Batchelor doing that type of thing in year 2.

Survival football, an endemic on badly coached teams

 

[Tigers of Old]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

I would say slim, not athletic enough, not quick enough with hands in traffic and only ok below his knees

Think that was said of Dane Swan once Kurtzy. Batch has a sparkle in his eye, we'll see in time how he ends up but it won't surprise me if he ends up a ball runner.

 

[Tiger_4_Life]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

Note sure how it works if Houli is eligible but if he's not, Batch would be a shoe in for best first year player?

 

[Col.E.Kurtz]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

Think that was said of Dane Swan once Kurtzy. Batch has a sparkle in his eye, we'll see in time how he ends up but it won't surprise me if he ends up a ball runner.

It was also said about a lot of backman who were accurately predicted to never become midfielders.

Swan’s is elite partially because of his ridiculous ability to repeat sprint, I haven’t seen that in Batch.

 

[Leysy Days]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

I would say slim, not athletic enough, not quick enough with hands in traffic and only ok below his knees

Agree,

Unlike a lot of draftees Batchelor has played his whole life (including all through juniors) in the backline. You can see the proof of that through his reading of the play. He knows his angles back there.

Midfield would be very foreign to him at a lower level, let alone AFL.

Will be a backman forever ILO. Sam Fisher is the guy he needs to go to watch live as much & intently as possible.

 

[spook]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

The world needs backmen. Bruce Doull played 360-odd games on the HBF. I'm not comparing the Knife in the Water to the Flying Doormat but he is born to play there. He'll lay down the law for the next 10 years.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

It was also said about a lot of backman who were accurately predicted to never become midfielders.

Swan’s is elite partially because of his ridiculous ability to repeat sprint, I haven’t seen that in Batch.

Fair enough, you're probably right Kurtzy but remember where you read it. I think he got the game that could evolve to another level in time.

 

[Col.E.Kurtz]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

Fair enough, you're probably right Kurtzy but remember where you read it. I think he got the game that could evolve to another level in time.

When he wins the Brownlow as a gun midfield I’ll be prepared to shallow my pride and give you the credit where it’s due

 

[Scoop]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

What chance Batch evolving from backman to an onballer?

Don't see it myself. Will end up too big. Not sure he has the pace for midfield. But will play the backline very well for a long time.

 

[jb03]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

I'm with Tooheys. Batchelor will end up playing on the ball for stints during games. Has already played on the wing a few times.

 

[duki]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

Watched the game again yesterday.
That play where hweran through the centre and hit riewoldt on the chest reminded me so much of Newman.
His attack on the ball and skills as well as size just seem so similar.

 

[Mr Pumblechook]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

Any word on Batchelor's contract? Is he contracted for next year?

 

[Tony Braxton-Hicks]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

All newbies drafted get two years. He hasn't extended his contracted, although some other newbies already have.

http://www.skynews.com.au/sport/article.aspx?id=640028&vId=

 

[Tigers of Old]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

Has re-signed until the end of 2013.

 

[Baloo]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

Good. The fact he hadn't felt odd and a little nerve wracking.

Now we're locked and loaded.

 

[Ty Esler]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

Like it - very happy to have the kids locked away from GWS.

 

[rinso17]

Re: Pick 30 - Jake Batchelor

ABSOLUTE KEEPER!!! Dead set Chris Newman Clone.