Given away too many unnecessary free kicks. Still good as a loose defender but not now for a third tall.
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Jake Batchelor
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Thought he was going to be good solid 150 gamer an a bit of a rock down back, however his lack of pace an his in between height makes finding roles for him difficult, not going to right him off just yet as he has good footy nous , guts an great character ,IMHO he will be elsewhere in 2014....otherwise a new role has to be invented , maybe defensive/ wing
I remember him in that game well. His pressure was great and played very well which is why it was so surprising that every other game this year he was shockingyandb said:
Interesting player is Batchelor.
Not tall enough to play as a key defender but that's the position that suits him best. He is excellent in the air, reads the flight of the ball better than most and has good strength for his size. Unfortunately, he lacks pace and is poor below his knees making him a bit of a liability on smaller, quicker opponents.
Currently, he's competing with Grimes for the role of third defensive tall but Grimes' extra height, pace and flexibility means when fit, he'll be picked ahead of Batchelor every day of the week. I would happily keep Batchelor on the list for depth but can see him being used as a sweetener in a potential trade.
Not tall enough to play as a key defender but that's the position that suits him best. He is excellent in the air, reads the flight of the ball better than most and has good strength for his size. Unfortunately, he lacks pace and is poor below his knees making him a bit of a liability on smaller, quicker opponents.
Currently, he's competing with Grimes for the role of third defensive tall but Grimes' extra height, pace and flexibility means when fit, he'll be picked ahead of Batchelor every day of the week. I would happily keep Batchelor on the list for depth but can see him being used as a sweetener in a potential trade.
Needs to model himself on Mackie - that is his best role. His strength is reading the ball in flight. His weakness is his speed and agility. Needs to drop some weight, gain some agility and beat his opponents with superior reading of the play, whilst having the speed and agility to rebound effectively.
On another note, Mackie getting AA selection was a complete joke.
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Even Geelong fans agree which is saying something for a club that at one point thought having 9 AAs was not enough.
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Even Geelong fans agree which is saying something for a club that at one point thought having 9 AAs was not enough.
The difference between Mackie and Jake is that Mackie is an elite kick of the football. Not sure about AA but he really is a great decision maker and kicker. Not sure Jake has the capabilities to become that.
dragicevic7 said:
At Jake's best he can't be too bad a kick or decision maker as season before last he started an abnormal amount of score chains from defense. Discipline worries me at times, giving away silly free kicks which in defense can lead directly to a one possession score chain to the opposition.
I really think Jake just got ahead of himself after a great first year... Strikes me as a very self confident type. Not that there's anything wrong with that, it's a good trait for a footballer, in good measure - but he'll have had a reality check this year and hopefully get back to basics. He can be very good when focused and I still think he'll turn out to be a good player.
