Backing him to develop in the magoos is not the same as canning him. There is some room for nuance in the argument for whether he should be playing ahead of any of Shiel, Hobbs or Setterfield etc.
He will get games at different stages. Only he and the coaches will now exactly where he needs to prove himself. Racking up possessions has never been his issue.
That seems like a pretty big backtrack from âquickly becoming the most irrelevant stat in footyâ
If you canât get your head around the concept of quality of quantity then feel free to join the kiddies table where Iâm sure thereâs some colouring-in pictures available.
People dont think hes a walk up start because hes young and a high pick.
People think hes a walk up start because every time he plays vfl he gets 35 touches and 10 clearances.
Any facts to back that up?
A very quick search might suggest otherwise.
Are you seriously suggesting Dylan Shiel is a quality ball user? Lmao
Had a day out today & good on him for responding to being dropped well
It was an 11 goal win against a BOG ordinary Sydney VFL team however
Lav had 32 possessions from the back line
The important stats will be what was his pressure like, 3 tackles when you are first choice inside mid isnât a high number. And his kick retention.
Hopefully he keeps knocking down the door for when his opportunity comes
Well today he had 39 and 9 clearances so thatâs pretty factual.
It sort of isnât far off.
He has averaged 33 touches for the last 11 games (quick count)
Not at all but he brings other things to the table which Tsatas currently doesnât. Ability to burst through congestion and carry the ball by breaking lines just to name a few. Shiels inferred pressure is better than Tsatas too.
I just did the math, almost 34 over the last 12 games lmao.
Tell me you didnât watch the game without telling me you didnât watch the game.
Over 10 of those were kick ins.
And Tsatas brings elite clearances by league wide standards, at 21 with like 12 games under his belt. They are both elite by hand and both poor defensively.
I dont understand how this is even a conversation.
Not discrediting this but he took the bulk the kick ins and was oft untidy with his disposal. Was a pretty poor disposal game from him all in all, despite the inflated disposal count.
That proves my point to a tee that clearance is the biggest indicator towards winning a game.
It doesnât mean a thing how you use it if you canât get it first
Eh I donât see a lot of backing, more canning and like I said, from peanuts who didnât even watch the game
Lav literally stole 10 of those possessions from kick in
Ffs, if your instant reaction to a 39 possession, 9 clearance, 1 goal game is to rush into a players thread and try to downplay it then I think the problem of preconceived ideas is probably yours.
And about 4 of those kicks didnât hit â â â â
And like how I referred to the example article previously first possession from stoppage is only a part of what generates successful clearances.
He is developing nicely and when he is able to fulfill that role and perform to the level required at AFL he will play more than he is now.
Again itâs not a bad thing to have talented kids who need to improve specific areas of their game in the VFL.