Jesse LONERGAN

2017 Digest:   Former first-round pick looking to establish himself in midfield. Taken Malceski’s No. 7. Form been so-so in pre-season.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1		–
2	NEAFL	Good ball winner in the midfield mix and ran the game out fairly well.	–
3	NEAFL	Good ball winner through the middle of the ground with 31 possessions – with most coming by hand.	–
4	NEAFL	Battled hard in midfield to end with 25 possessions, but didn’t always use the ball as well as he'd like.	–
5		Good ball winner in first half then rested as a senior emergency.
6	NM	Strong at the contest and no shortage of courage, but decision making needs to improve to hold down a regular spot.	4
7		Shoulder.
8		Shoulder.
9		Shoulder.
10		Shoulder.
11	NEAFL	Everything he touched seemed to end up in a score for the Suns. 31 possessions, six assists.	–
12	Haw	Bulldozed way through the engine room for six tackles and 22 possessions. Getting better by the week as inside-mid.	6
13	Carl	Handy over four quarters. Rotated through midfield and was hard at the footy.	5
14	StK	Consistent toiler across four quarters who won clearances.	6
15	NM	Pivotal role on limiting Higgins output, who he kept to just five kicks.	6
16	Syd	Just fair in midfield. Needs to get hands on the ball more often.	5
17	NEAFL	Would sneak into the best players. 29 touches were impactful.	–
18	WB	14 possessions in midfield and wasn’t able to impact the contest enough.	4
19	Rich	Earned a late reprieve with Ablett's withdrawal and failed to make the most of it. Career at crossroads.	3
20	NEAFL	Bye.	–
21	NEAFL	Hard worker around the ball with 28 touches and had four score assists.	–
22	Ess	Potentially fighting for his career in next game. Failing to live up to his potential.	2
23	NEAFL	Outstanding in midfield with 40 possessions, seven clearances in Suns' win.	–

2016 Season

1	Ess	Rotated through the midfield and used the footy well.	6
2	Frem	Tough. His contested ball winning and tackling were features.	6
3	Carl	Shadowed Cripps for most of the evening and stuck to the task.	7
4	Bris	Picked up a third of his touches in last term. Too little too late.	4
5	NM	Just OK without standing out.	5
6	Geel	Midfielder had only four effective disposals forward of centre. Without support he struggled.	3
7	Melb	Prepared to get in and under and was far from the worst.	5
8	GWS	Hard worker in close and laid an impressive 11 tackles.	6
9	Adel	Led the way in clearances and contested possessions. Having a good season.	8
10	WCE	Didn’t get into the game until after half time. It was over by then.	4
11	Syd	Relished the conditions but did not finish match due to knee injury.	6
12	Rich	Former first-round draft pick never a factor. Two kicks, two clearances and two inside-50s.	2
14		Ill.
15		Ill.
16	NEAFL	Dominant in midfield. 35 touches, eight clearances and six inside-50s.	–
17	WB	Struggled to contribute in the midfield – needed to do more.	3
18	Frem	OK in the midfield but failed to make the most of his disposals.	5
19	Melb	Couldn’t get into the game at all. One clearance and two inside-50s.	2
20		Shoulder.
21		Shoulder.
22		Shoulder.
23		Shoulder.

2015 Season

1		–
2	NEAFL	Quiet game in midfield. Just 10 possessions.	–
3	NEAFL	Worked overtime in middle to collect 25 possessions.	–
4	NEAFL	Suns’ best in midfield with 29 possessions.	–
5	Bris	Copped a hit on the shoulder and soldiered on.	3
6	Adel	Given a football lesson in defence by Betts.	1
7	WCE	Played deep on LeCras at times. A tough night.	3
8	Coll	Looks far more comfortable when not in defence.	4
9	Haw	Tackled hard but not a major input.	3
10	Syd	Continued his development in defence and OK when in the midfield.	7
11	Frem	Not as prolific as previous weeks, but developing well.	4
13	Carl	Looked all at sea for the most part. Laid seven tackles but struggled.	3
14	NM	Starting sub and didn't trouble the statisticians.	0
15	WB	Used in defence and was OK in contests but needs to elevate game.	5
16	GWS	Fairly impressive, did some good things.	5
17	Adel	Pushed forward for a great goal in the third term brushing off Dangerfield.	7
18	WCE	Spent some time on Priddis, and found the going tough.	4
19	Bris	Even four-quarter effort.	7
20	Rich	Tagged Cotchin and the way game went that was a futile task.	4
21	Ess	Had a run-with role on Heppell, but still chased his own footy.	5
22	Port	Applied himself to the tagging role on Boak and was great.	7
23	Syd	Battled hard but knee injury hampered his efforts. Few possessions were telling.	4

2014 Season

1	PM	Solid contributor in the midfield.	–
2	NEAFL	Picked up a leg injury and didn’t have much of an impact.	–
3		Hand.
4		Hand.
5	NEAFL	First game back and got through the game well.	–
6	NEAFL	Pretty good in the clinches his clearance work was solid.	–
7		Rested.
8	NEAFL	Bye.	–
9		Hamstring.
10		Hamstring.
11	NEAFL	First game back and was clean around the stoppages.	–
12	NEAFL	Put in some really impressive running efforts despite being ill.	–
13	NEAFL	Ran really well and was clean with the footy in the middle.	–
14	NEAFL	Bye.	–
15	Haw	Sub came on in third quarter and got involved.	3
16	Coll	Still adjusting to senior footy but nous at clearances is impressive.	4
17	WB	Battled away in midfield but lacked run in the final stages.	5
18	Bris	Used through midfield and in defence. Yet to nail down his position.	3
19	StK	Went with Dunstan and had the edge.	5
20	Carl	Seven tackles but found Judd a handful around the stoppages. Tried hard.	5
21	Port	Didn’t have a big influence in midfield rotation.	4
22	Ess	One nice run but hardly sighted for the most part. Didn’t win enough ball.	2
23	WCE	Sub. Got his chance late in third term but game was all over.	1
QF		–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

1		Hand.
2		Hand.
3		Hand.
4		Hand.
5	NEAFL	Suns’ best in return from hand injury. Kicked two goals.	–
6	Frem	Gave away an early 50m penalty. Tackled hard and was OK on debut.	4
7	Melb	Youngster played his role in the win but didn’t rack up big numbers.	4
8	WB	Best game to date, ran hard and tough at the contest.	6
9	Haw	Subbed off with injury at half time after little impact.	2
10		Hamstring.
11		Hamstring.
12		Hamstring.
13		Hamstring.
14		Hamstring.
15		Hamstring.
16		Hamstring.
17		Hamstring.
18		Hamstring.
19		Hamstring.
20		Hamstring.
21		Hamstring.
22		Hamstring.
23		Hamstring.
QF
SF
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GF