Jack Henry made his considerable reputation as a key defender in the most controlling backline in the country for many years. His role until recently had been playing full back on the opposition's most dangerous goalkicking tall, but over the past couple of weeks he has been shifted forward. Some of that is no doubt to cover for chronic nerve problems with Jeremy Cameron's arm meaning that he is visibly shirking contests for fear of losing all feeling. He has also claimed a scalp or two working to negate oppo interceptors, like Harris Andrews. His versatility is growing.
Jack Henry made his considerable reputation as a key defender in the most controlling backline in the country for many years. His role until recently had been playing full back on the opposition's most dangerous goalkicking tall, but over the past couple of weeks he has been shifted forward. Some of that is no doubt to cover for chronic nerve problems with Jeremy Cameron's arm meaning that he is visibly shirking contests for fear of losing all feeling. He has also claimed a scalp or two working to negate oppo interceptors, like Harris Andrews. His versatility is growing.
Jack Henry has been preferred over big-name recruit Josh Jenkins to play second fiddle to Tom Hawkins as a tall forward in the past few games, while Geelong bides its time waiting for the advent of Jeremy Cameron. The Cats have been looking for a centre half forward worth his salt to support Hawkins for many years, and Henry ain't it of course. He might be a useful third tall and that's probably why they're playing him up forward now, and he's got a very weak opponent today to cut his teeth on. Worth a look in daily fantasy formats.
Don't hold for Henry
Despite the occasional swing into attack, Jack Henry solidified his position in the back six, rotating on talls and medium-sized forwards. He wasn't fantasy-relevant in his debut season and was even less so in his second, seeing a drop in all critical stats. Henry will claim his defensive post again this year but fantasy-wise, his only relevance is the name of the man he's marking. We can see a home for Henry at the bottom of the free agent pool.
Jack back or in attack
Injuries to key defenders paved the way for Jack Henry to slide into Geelong’s back six, debuting in round 2 and playing every game thereafter. Henry’s versatility was highlighted when thrown forward late in the year, booting eight goals from five matches. His fantasy stats didn’t set the house on fire though, with a few respectable scores peppered over mostly sub-60s. With younger players holding down defensive spots in the spine, don’t be surprised if Henry is used as a forward again in 2019, as a high-roaming third tall alongside Tom Hawkins. Henry is a strong chance to improve his output in 2019, but it is unlikely to be by a large enough margin to warrant any thought of selection. Pass.
Jack of all trades
Used in defence, attack and ruck at times in his first VFL season, former athlete Jack Henry had a handful of notable performances and ended up averages 57 fantasy points from 12 disposals. Henry just screams project, and the progress bar has a fair few pixels to travel before reaching 100%. He may also struggle with second-year syndrome.
