Jack Steven

sax · Post: # 494129Post **sax** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 10:38am

B&F Geelong Falcons, inside mid. Saint with no. 42

Otiman · Post: # 494132Post **Otiman** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 10:40am

Sounds good to me, 180cm is a little on the short side though. Should fit our needs for an inside mid though.

RooandKosi · Sat 24 Nov 2007 10:43am

so were not going to have a full back in the future?

Otiman · Post: # 494144Post **Otiman** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 10:45am

Lack of key defenders is a worry for sure, but there aren't many teams we can't match up on at present. Will need to trade or draft a ready made backman to replace Max when he retires.

BelfastSaint · Sat 24 Nov 2007 10:47am

Steven wins Geelong Falcons best and fairest

Michael Auciello

30Oct07

LORNE midfielder Jack Steven has won the Geelong Falcons' best and fairest award for 2007.

The 17-year-old finished ahead of Andrew Scott and Jaxson Barham, who will be drafted by Collingwood under the father-son rule at next month's national draft.

Steven played 15 games for the Falcons this season, averaging 20 possessions a game and kicking 17 goals.

He played for Vic Country in the Under-18 national championships in July and when the Falcons' season ended in the first week of the TAC Cup finals, went back to the Colac league and kicked four goals in Lorne's grand final win.

Falcons' regional manager Michael Turner said Steven had given himself every chance of being drafted this season, despite being bottom-aged and able to play in TAC Cup again next season.

``He had a great year. All AFL clubs would be aware he won our best and fairest, so interest is growing,'' Turner said.

``Our boys going to the draft are pretty strong chances. We're hoping Jack gets drafted, he's not a certainty, I'd say he'd be about a 60-40 chance.''

Ghost Like · Sat 24 Nov 2007 10:56am

Bottom aged and available to play TAC again next season, sounds good to me as he possibly would have gone higher next season so hopefully we can fast track his development. Sounds like he should be ready to go in 2009 / 2010, hopefully a very good piece of speculative midfield insurance.

spiral2 · Post: # 494232Post **spiral2** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 11:08am

from Geelong Falcons site

http://geelongfalcons.footballvic.com.a ... aid=116426

RooandKosi · Sat 24 Nov 2007 11:12am

jack stevens is a great pick B&F at 17 against bigger bodied 18 year olds shows skill.

possibly a top 10 next year he wouldve been.

St Igmata · Post: # 494280Post **St Igmata** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 11:33am

RooandKosi wrote:jack stevens is a great pick B&F at 17 against bigger bodied 18 year olds shows skill.

possibly a top 10 next year he wouldve been.

Again you dont know much about next years draft....

There would be at least five players already in next years draft that would walk into this years top 10.

LTN16 · Post: # 494287Post **LTN16** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 11:37am

RooandKosi wrote:jack stevens is a great pick B&F at 17 against bigger bodied 18 year olds shows skill.

possibly a top 10 next year he wouldve been.

Thats what they said about Robert Eddy and he went right through to the Rookie Draft !!

St Fidelius · Sat 24 Nov 2007 11:59am

Otiman wrote:Sounds good to me, 180cm is a little on the short side though. Should fit our needs for an inside mid though.

He still may grow a bit more though and he is taller than Joey

Otiman · Post: # 494328Post **Otiman** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 12:15pm

St Igmata wrote:There would be at least five players already in next years draft that would walk into this years top 10.

Mmmm... yeah, bring on Natanui and Rich. Would have gone top 10 in this years draft, even being too young to be drafted.

Iratedebate · Sat 24 Nov 2007 12:19pm

Played 15 games and was in the best 10 times, not too bad for a bottom age recruit IMO

saint66au · Post: # 494338Post **saint66au** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 12:24pm

Just curious how this fella wins the B&F against Lachie Henderson, who didnt finish in their Top 3, yet goes at #8 in the draft?

Do the topliners miss games during the year for camps or similar??

SaintBot · Post: # 494354Post **SaintBot** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 12:38pm

saint66au wrote:Just curious how this fella wins the B&F against Lachie Henderson, who didnt finish in their Top 3, yet goes at #8 in the draft?

Do the topliners miss games during the year for camps or similar??

Henderson had a leg injury this year i think

woooosaints · Sat 24 Nov 2007 2:16pm

yeah he waso ut for a while

Spinner · Post: # 494415Post **Spinner** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 2:22pm

RooandKosi wrote:so were not going to have a full back in the future?

Full backs arnt drafted.....They are made.

stinger · Post: # 494425Post **stinger** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 2:40pm

the falcons coach, garry hocking reckons that jack is a great player who can play in a variety of positions, including down back and on ball......he says he is super tough,quick and has good skills............also a great decision maker........

... i like the boy already.....

Megamaguire · Sat 24 Nov 2007 3:12pm

G O J A C K

G O S A I N T S !

stinger · Post: # 494464Post **stinger** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 3:21pm

Megamaguire wrote:G O J A C K

G O S A I N T S !

the other players better be careful saying hi ti him when they are getting on and off planes for their interstate games......

saint66au · Post: # 494476Post **saint66au** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 3:49pm

OK..lets clear this up right from the get-go

Its STEVEN not STEVENS!!!!!

I want a dollar for every commentator who calls him Stevens during his career

stinger · Post: # 494480Post **stinger** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 4:01pm

saint66au wrote:OK..lets clear this up right from the get-go

Its STEVEN not STEVENS!!!!!

I want a dollar for every commentator who calls him Stevens during his career

his dad was a champion country footballer with the nick name "machine"...and his uncle played for the cats........or so i am informed......

claystreet · Post: # 494483Post **claystreet** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 4:04pm

stinger wrote:
saint66au wrote:OK..lets clear this up right from the get-go

Its STEVEN not STEVENS!!!!!

I want a dollar for every commentator who calls him Stevens during his career
his dad was a champion country footballer with the nick name "machine"...and his uncle played for the cats........or so i am informed......

Or read on big footy

Eastern · Post: # 494503Post **Eastern** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 4:42pm

Otiman wrote:Sounds good to me, 180cm is a little on the short side though. Should fit our needs for an inside mid though.

At 180cm he would look Luke Ball straight in the eye

!!

nicko016 · Post: # 494530Post **nicko016** » Sat 24 Nov 2007 6:02pm

Seems like a relatively good pick possibly could of got him with pick 57 and Gehrig at 70 but then again he may not have been there.

At 180cm he's not a quick strong power midfielder in the Chris Judd prototype but from all reports addresses our perceived weakness of lack of legspeed. To win the B & F for Geelong as a bottom aged player is a brilliant effort not to mention he did in 15 games which meant he probably missed a game or two and still won.

As a young bottom-aged draftee if he wasn't drafted he'd have the potential to go much higher with a big year next year or potentially slip off the radar if he has a poor year. So, im hoping he has still has a lot of development which had he not been drafted may have seen him go top 15-20 but instead now that he is drafted may see some good development in the next few years.

Jack Steven

Jack Steven

welcome to Saint Kilda Jack

Re: welcome to Saint Kilda Jack