Jake LONG

2017 Digest:   Thrown in for second JLT match and that’s a good indicator of a strong pre-season. Looks to have progressed.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1		–
2		–
3		Suspended.
4		Suspended.
5		Suspended.
6	VFL	Drifted in and out but wasn't a big factor overall.	–
7	VFL	Didn’t have a great day. Just 10 touches and made some poor errors.	–
8	VFL	Not big numbers, but always seemed to impact the contest.	–
9	VFL	Came to the fore after half time to end with 26 possessions and showed dash.	–
10	VFL	Drifted out of the game after a promising start. 18 possessions.	–
11	VFL	Got involved on the wing to end with 19 touches and seven inside 50s.	–
12	VFL	Up and down outing. Got a bit of the ball, but made some costly mistakes.	–
13		Bye.
14	VFL	Just the 10 possessions and lacked impact.	–
15	VFL	Just two effective kicks for the day.	–
16	VFL	Just 11 possessions and lacked impact.	–
17	VFL	Kept it simple and it paid dividends with a good effort. Had a polished 22 disposals.	–
18	VFL	Mixed bag with some highlights and equally as bad lowlights. Did get it 14 times.	–
19	VFL	Was everywhere in the third term, faded a bit in the fourth, but was still trying.	–
20	VFL	Bye.	–
21	VFL	Mistook Essendon jumpers for Box Hill ones all day and kept on hitting them on the chest.	–
22	VFL	Used his speed to advantage at stages and the Dogs struggled to contain him.	–
23		Suspended.
EF		–

2016 Season

1		Played in VFL trial against Footscray.
2		Played in VFL trial against Richmond.
3	VFL	Pleased coach with his performance off a wing. Used ball well all afternoon.	–
4	VFL	Snagged one brilliant goal but on the whole not a huge afternoon.	–
5	VFL	Grabbed 25 disposals and was a livewire all match across half forward/wing.	–
6	VFL	Did some good things throughout and ball use was clean in windy conditions.	–
7	VFL	Quiet one off a wing/half forward. Very much finding his feet.	–
8		Rested.
9	VFL	Just three kicks and one score assist in a quiet performance. Debut looming though.	–
10	VFL	Burst in and out at times then hurt his leg in the fourth term.	–
11		Bye.
12	VFL	At least won a bit of hard ball but didn’t win enough of it to do any great damage.	–
13	VFL	Got involved in patches for a goal and six tackles. Lively effort.	–
14	VFL	Bye.	–
15	VFL	Starting to find his feet. Won plenty of ball and had four inside-50s.	–
16	VFL	Tackled with intent (five) but still having trouble winning the footy. Skill and vision OK.	–
17	VFL	Not as good as previous weeks but laid team-high eight tackles which was pleasing.	–
18	VFL	Tackle pressure again string but didn’t do a whole lot with possessions.	–
19	VFL	Bye.	–
20	VFL	Five tackles and two inside-50s from nine kicks. Didn’t exactly set world on fire.	–
21	GCS	Debutant started on a wing and had a hand in a few goals. Late shot touched on the line.	5
22	WB	Didn’t get much of it.	3
23	Carl	Took the game on at times but made some costly errors. Still a whippet.	4

2015 Season

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2		–
3	VFL	Quiet afternoon. Looks a way of physically.	–
4	VFL	Just nine touches. Seems a long way off the pace.	–
5	VFL	Caught the eye with a few bursts and took some good marks.	–
6	VFL	Injured hand in first half and took no further part.	–
7		Hand.
8		Hand.
9		Hand.
10		Thumb.
11		Hand.
12		Hand.
13	VFL	Did some nice things but is a work in progress.	–
14	VFL	Unable to get into the game and looks a long way off.	–
15	VFL	Bye.	–
16	VFL	Did some good things. Laid 12 tackles to keep in contest.	–
17	VFL	Had some good moments and showed a bit.	–
18	VFL	10 touches but wasn’t able to get into the game.	–
19	VFL	In and out of game in attacking half.	–
20		Didn’t play for Essendon VFL.
21		Didn’t play for Essendon VFL.
22	VFL	11 touches and couldn’t get into the game.	–
23	VFL	Unable to get into the game with nine touches.	–