Slow burn to peak at the right time of the season.
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Very critical, not enough cudos for his game
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It’s like he hits the nitrous button. His feet don’t look like they are moving and he appears just to glide along and suddenly he is 5m clear. His second and third quarters were just a sight to behold. He will tidy his disposal up and then the sky is the limit
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Integration almost complete.
And he made it look so easy. Had a little look around, plenty of time to size up the situation, and the kick was effortless. All class.
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Agree with Zach above I thought he was pivotal last night. He and Merrett ripped them apart with their pace - i really thought last night was his best game for the club actually given the circumstances.
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Not yet
Getting there though
Will be great when he finishes better and kicks his 2 to 3 goals a game
He’s a midfielder not a forward. Very, very, very few midfielders kick 2-3 every single game.
True
But I think he has so much skill he could do that- maybe not every game
Should back himself even more!
Friday night was the first time this season that he got run down from behind
The man’s a machine!
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His best attribute is that thing Colyer did when he peaked around late '14- early '15.
Gets the ball, has a look who is around him, goes “Nope, you can’t catch me” and proceeds to just burn off the opponents.
Also, not an equivalency in overall ability between the two. Shiel has many more strings to his bow.
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So the price for Shiel looks like pick 11 (2018) and something similar this year for Shiel and a pick in the early 30’s. This represents good value IMO.
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Was really unfairly maligned earlier in the season, he’s had a ripper year.
Conor has got the pure pace off the half back line but no tackle can stick to this man, moves throw packs and opposition hands just slide off him.
Teflon Shiel.
Still would have paid a premium for him but worth it. He’s so dynamic for us.
But should consider we also got Smith, Stringer and Saad for well unders in previous years
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Nothing unfair about it.
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A lot of teams have just one maybe 2 players who rack up elite metres gained. We have 3 or 4 .
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Surely he has the most powerful first 10 steps out of a contest in the game?