The old warhorse

[maxta]

Have not seen him break a tackle in five years or assist in a try

Jake is nowhere near the attacking value as Cam Murray and others as he lacks the speed to be a threat, but his involvement even in backline sweeps and decoy/option runs is often overlooked and he still does have a nice tip on pass and inside ball and the hard part to value is his impact to his team mates both on and off the field and gotta add, has scored a few and been involved in a heap even in recent years

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Jake will be more effective with a stronger pack supporting him. We went nearly all of last season with one starting prop unavailable (Lodge) which put extra pressure on all the other middles.
I seem to recall it said that for this year Manly were focussing on being physically stronger ... hey when's the next Manly Way episode when we need it?!

 

[LeonardCohen]

Regardless of his salary or the limitations of his impact with the ball, this statistic speaks to a willingness to put his body on the line for the club...much respect!

 

[LeonardCohen]

he still does have a nice tip on pass and inside ball

Except against Canberra, when Whitehead read it like a book and put Weekes over to start the big comeback

 

[manlyfan76]

What the stat tells me is he has earnt a 20 min rest each game.

 

[Brocky]

You must not watch our games very closely.

Might pay to start watching the games without your eyes shut 😉

Maybe you are mixing him up with oblate

 

[maxta]

Except against Canberra, when Whitehead read it like a book and put Weekes over to start the big comeback

take ya half empty bottle somewhere else Leonard...I'm fillin up mate

 

[Bringbackcliffy]

Personally feel Jake is on VERY big money compared with to other "quality " lock forwards , but will say 1 thing.
There are certain players that as a team mate, you look for on the field who you know will have your back 100%, not because they are great players, simply all heart....Jake fits this category everyday and to have a bloke like that for training, leadership and a pillar to build a team around (especially youngsters) is priceless.
I spent a fair bit of time with him and that nice guy vibe, high energy buzz ....it's all real

No one denies that JT is a very decent man and also a passionate manly man. The issue is the $ the club had allocated to him vs the return. We can’t be adding a 15% local junior loading to these guys. If he was a parra junior and not as affable we’d be screaming the house down at the value. Smart clubs don’t do this.

 

[Eagle 1]

No one denies that JT is a very decent man and also a passionate manly man. The issue is the $ the club had allocated to him vs the return. We can’t be adding a 15% local junior loading to these guys. If he was a parra junior and not as affable we’d be screaming the house down at the value. Smart clubs don’t do this.

Jake was part of the package deal for Tom. I thought at the time, a long term deal for Tommy, great, no worries, Jake, maybe not so long. Just got to be a bit more circumspect when it comes to long term player deals in the future.

 

[Disco]

Have not seen him break a tackle in five years or assist in a try

Only 6 locks had more than his 2 try assists in 2024

 

[maxta]

Does anyone else remember a Massive Jake line break after Browny hit Jake with a short ball in 2024.....ran at least 20m+ and then offloaded for a great try !!

 

[double hoops]

Does anyone else remember a Massive Jake line break after Browny hit Jake with a short ball in 2024.....ran at least 20m+ and then offloaded for a great try !!

That was a pretty ball from Browny.

The kind of ball playing we should expect from our Lock.