Very balanced response by Shiel.
Cue 30 touches and improved kicking
Nah. The GWS side of things will give them a segway so that they donāt have to think about Essendon too much.
Yep. Has been good. Has really added something to our penetration forward. Not sure if people are subconsciously waiting for an absolutely dominating performance where he gives some midfield an absolute lesson to confirm all their dreams but you canāt knock the guy too much so far.
But yes. Iām also looking forward to that thing I just mentioned.
Agree.
I think he took a little bit more care with the response. Slowed it down and didnāt rush. Giving responses at high speeds is probably one of the hardest skills in interviews to do effectively. He hasnāt been replying in an effective manner in the last few weeks. But itās not like he has forgotten how to talk. Heās certainly done enough answers as a kid and growing up and through his career to know how to respond correctly. Itās probably more of a mental thing, just taking a little bit more care and acknowledging the pressure in the studio and trying to be a little bit more calm with the words.
Iām sure Dylan is due for an excellent interview anytime soon. I just hope the boys get around him when he nails it.
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canāt wait till nails his first goal
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No doubt his kicking is letting him down a bit but maybe we donāt need to transmit a mayday call and adopt the brace position for impact.
In terms of average number of effective disposals per game he is running at around 20 per game, which is about the same as OāMeara, Bontempelli, Oliver, Ross and better than Dangerfield, Duncan, Sidebottom, Coniglio and Brayshaw.
The absolute best midfielder on this indicator is Lachie Neale with 27, daylight to Treloar at 24, with Pendlebury at 22 and Josh Kelly at about 21.
This criticism he has been getting is probably a bit unfair, especially considering how many āstar midsā of the competition are worse on this metric, but then he did draw attention to himself by changing clubs.
We needed a clearance player.
Shiel is equal 6th in center clearances, and top 20 in total clearances. The other numbers donāt worry me too much. He is doing exactly what we traded him in for.
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Will kick his first goal today.
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Seriously, hit the scoreboard Dylan.
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Stop handballing it.
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If he banged through that goal in the fourth quarter it was GAME ON. Touched on the fkn line.
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Hepp has to do better there. Stringer wouldnāt even let his mother touch the ball on the goal line.
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One of the few blokes that gives a damn out there. Easily in our top 3 best again today
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Was disappointed in him today. Not that he played bad, but his reaction to the criticism of his kicking was to not kick the ball. First half 3 kicks 12 handballs. Wouldnāt surprise me if something was said to him at HT because after that he went 8k 10hb, which is a more normal stat line. Youād expect a 1:1 kick:handball ratio or thereabouts, but it was clear he was hesitant to put boot to ball.
Advice Dylan is ā ā ā ā the media. You play your game, which was plenty good enough Anzac Day.
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Heās definitely doing the job we brought him in for.
Would be good if some of his teammates could hold up their end of the deal.
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How long before this guy is essingtoned?
I may have gone a bit early on that oneā¦ would not have objected to receiving a āsit down, idiotā response.
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Handballed a lot yesterday.
Said that he would maybe do so during the week