Jeremy Laidler

[aardvark]

Oh the whinging. We lost what to get him?

All that I'm saying, is give the bloke a chance..........

Yep he's well worth the gamble.

[Primmy]

Oh the whinging. We lost what to get him?

All that I'm saying, is give the bloke a chance..........

Worked with Mitch Morton. Nuff said.

[Matt79]

Great pickup for nothing! Very handy depth player and if he can recapture his early form than he will play many senior games. He is only 24! Very astute Swannies!

[Mug Punter]

Happy with this pickup. Has cost us little and in young enough to take the next step with us.

Assume the medicos have done their work and trust them that he is a risk worth taking knee wise.

Just need that Ruckman now and four draft picks to replenish the pot

[swansrob]

Laidler had a medical at the club last week, so they've done their due diligence and clearly believe his knees will hold up. Sensible pick up - even if he's not best 22, he'll be very handy if Richards or Grundy happen to go down

[Mountain Man]

at 1.89cm and 88kg he would be a bit undersized for that eventuality, IMHO

[Auntie.Gerald]

some guys play tall and some play to their height

like Reid i must say that Laidler looks like he has the stretch arms.........but for me LRT is the most obvious man for a KP defender role.......

AJ will be pushing for a KPP role in the future and if need be and AJ is not ready we always have Sam reid who can slot back in at FB or CHB if we suffer to many injuries

[Legs Akimbo]

at 1.89cm and 88kg he would be a bit undersized for that eventuality, IMHO

At 1.89cm he'd struggle to fill a pocket let alone a back pocket. Pretty dense though.

[swansrob]

He's a cm shorter than Grundy and the same weight. Should go just fine.

[dimelb]

At 1.89cm he'd struggle to fill a pocket let alone a back pocket. Pretty dense though.

Can fill in for Benny.

[aardvark]

At 1.89cm he'd struggle to fill a pocket let alone a back pocket. Pretty dense though.

Would be in demand for St Kilda mad Monday celebrations maybe.

[stellation]

A little article up chatting with Jeremy about the move here.

[Jewels]

Can't say that I have actually seen Laidler play and if I have then I didn't notice him, but if he can be half the player Marty was then that will be huge.
I think Marty has been one of our biggest losses and the one we really have no one similar to cover for.

[southsideswan]

Can't say that I have actually seen Laidler play and if I have then I didn't notice him, but if he can be half the player Marty was then that will be huge.
I think Marty has been one of our biggest losses and the one we really have no one similar to cover for.

There is a short highlights video on Swans site of Laidler. It maybe from 2011. Not sure if those show anything but I suppose the style of the player.

[R-1]

The highlights reel is pretty much all fists and intercept marks and a couple of tackles. Think we might have something here.