AFL Player #26: Kaine Baldwin - Further setback with ankle soreness - 18/6

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 33, Zach Package

 

[ant555]

At 193cm he may cut it at VFL level as a KPD but unfortunately I think he's just too small to compete with the big dogs in the AFL. He's basically a less mobile version of Laverde.

If this is the case then Steven May would not have made it either.
Not saying he is a lock but there are just as many 192/193/194 defenders who get the job done as there are 200cm types.
Comes down to the body strength and how they use it. He is actually very good at it.
He is not less mobile than Laverde. Not quite as quick but not less mobile.
Also uses the ball very well.

 

[FlyingV]

I can’t help but think this guy is going to be a major part of our future in Defence. He’s got a mature head on his shoulders for his age, built like a tank and is solid with ball in hand. Looks a lot like a Payne from Brisbane type. Imagine another preseason practicing his defence craft. All for it!

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

If this is the case then Steven May would not have made it either.
Not saying he is a lock but there are just as many 192/193/194 defenders who get the job done as there are 200cm types.
Comes down to the body strength and how they use it. He is actually very good at it.
He is not less mobile than Laverde. Not quite as quick but not less mobile.
Also uses the ball very well.

Yeah it's a fair point. I guess he has age on his side. I guess I'm on the hunt for a defender who can take the 200cm forwards.

 

[yodellinhank]

If this is the case then Steven May would not have made it either.
Not saying he is a lock but there are just as many 192/193/194 defenders who get the job done as there are 200cm types.
Comes down to the body strength and how they use it. He is actually very good at it.
He is not less mobile than Laverde. Not quite as quick but not less mobile.
Also uses the ball very well.

And he's a proper campaigner. Even his team members can't stand him. That counts when you're a defender.

 

[Don Won]

And he's a proper campaigner. Even his team members can't stand him. That counts when you're a defender.

We’ll know Baldwin has arrived when Caldwell clocks him on the jaw.

 

[ghostdog]

that shot on goal from Lav....maybe he can be a CHF?

Said it last week; Laverde can play Weideman's role, Baldwin to the backline, Weideman to Vinnies.

 

[half time raffle]

This bloke is progressing nicely. His size is good, his temperament is good, he appears to learn and grow as a player each time he steps out. It is not unrealistic to suggest he could play fullback in the senior team consistently next year.

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[the PILL]

Looked really solid today against the VFL Cats. Commentators gave him a pretty big wrap aswell and noted his strong voice and organisation skills down back...

He's very clean disposal wise too and certainly looks a level above some of his peers intensity wise

I wouldn't be to opposed to him being tried in Kelly's spot TBH...

 

[Old Campaigner]

Seems like a ready replacement for Lav rather than Kelly

 

[faible]

This bloke is progressing nicely. His size is good, his temperament is good, he appears to learn and grow as a player each time he steps out. It is not unrealistic to suggest he could play fullback in the senior team consistently next year.

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Has hands like Hooker too, once he gets his hands on the ball it stays marked.

 

[Nicholas61]

Has hands like Hooker too, once he gets his hands on the ball it stays marked.

Comparisons based on guys wearing the same number or having a similar physical appearance get thrown around a bit easy at times but the clean hands makes me think of Hooker too, as well as the competitiveness and I think he will be able to play swingman eventually if needed too.

 

[ant555]

Well he is certainly better than AFL level. Will be somewhere else if we do not make him an offer.

 

[cAsEy_18]

Well he is certainly better than AFL level. Will be somewhere else if we do not make him an offer.

Better than AFL level?!

To quote a subpar commentator - boy oh boy, wowee. We must have one on our hands here

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Better than AFL level?!

To quote a subpar commentator - boy oh boy, wowee. We must have one on our hands here

AFLX?

 

[Eleven 38]

Is there any reason people don't think he could do a better job in Weidermans position?

I mean I know he's playing KPD in the VFL, but he's the next best performed KPP, and he can mark the ball.

 

[faible]

Is there any reason people don't think he could do a better job in Weidermans position?

I mean I know he's playing KPD in the VFL, but he's the next best performed KPP, and he can mark the ball.

Andrew Phillips is the swap you're looking for right now, with Bryan staying in.

Baldwin should also be playing based on form, and with Laverde possibly injured, might get a well deserved return to the AFL side.

 

[naraku]

Why can't he get a game, forward or back?

 

[faible]

Why can't he get a game, forward or back?

He hasn't been playing forward, and despite being in good form down back there hasn't really been a clear opening given all our defenders were playing well. Stiff to miss out this week though, IMO should have played the rest of the season out at AFL level.

 

[ant555]

He hasn't been playing forward, and despite being in good form down back there hasn't really been a clear opening given all our defenders were playing well. Stiff to miss out this week though, IMO should have played the rest of the season out at AFL level.

Played forward last week.

 

[Lore]

It seems that wherever he plays in the VFL is going to be at the opposite end of the ground to wherever our next injury is coming from...

 

[faible]

Played forward last week.

I'm aware of this, but it wasn't really viable to select him as a forward based off form prior to that. No idea how he went forward last weekend though.

 

[yodellinhank]

I'm aware of this, but it wasn't really viable to select him as a forward based off form prior to that. No idea how he went forward last weekend though.

Not very well

 

[ant555]

I'm aware of this, but it wasn't really viable to select him as a forward based off form prior to that. No idea how he went forward last weekend though.

Maybe they think he will not take the step to AFL level despite his good VFL form .
I would have liked to see him again but him going forward again and Weideman back was not a good sign he would be picked in place of Ridley.
Guess we will see where Cox plays I suppose..

 

[AnGus BurgerFries]

The SEN experts had essendon most likely delisting Baldwin at the end of the year, but they also said Flip should sign on for two more years so who knows what they were smoking.

 

[Flash10]

Please bring him in. Would offer more than Laverde