#9 Dylan Shiel (Part 1)

[2011]

Yep, moreton anything

[bomber_girl]

also is it just me or does shiel have the best posture and hairstyle in the game ?

i used to think it made him stuck up, but then recently learnt about bad habits with posture and just made me think, the man is just naturally gifted with great posture, it’s good viewing for some reason now.

DONNINGTON

[larry_sanders]

Can’t kick for ■■■■ but he is such a beautiful mover. Glides.

[FurryLog]

I sea what you did there

I don’t know what you are talking about atoll?

[mattyb]

Can’t kick for ■■■■ but he is such a beautiful mover. Glides.

He actually usually is a really good kick and was at GWS, that’s why he keeps going for them, just finding his flow again.

[WindsockBoy]

So soon the game will be his oyster?
That’ll warm the cockles of my heart.
Or at least that’s what I clam.

[ivan]

The way people go on about his kicking you’d think he’s Dylan Clarke. His kicking isn’t the weapon that Merrett’s is but it’s better than hepp’s. It is not like he’s kicking it to the opposition over and over again.

[Preliminary_Point2]

A lot of players that have break away speed from packs are not the best kicks. Dangerfield, Judd and Swan were only average kicks and had a few bad shanks per game. Ablett and now Kelly are very, very rare in being able to both break away from packs and kick it to a very high standard at the same time.

[WindsockBoy]

I’d disagree with Kelly
Seen him do some horrible shanks on multiple occasions
Which I guess reinforces your original point
Edit
Sorry just realised you were talking about GWS Kelly - I was talking about Geelong Kelly

[Mendozaaaa]

SHIEL BEAMS

[bltn]

It’s time for him to burst out of the centre square, with some snail like Higgins chasing, along with Hall and Polec putting in their customary token chases, cross the 50 and send it straight over the goal umpire’s hat.

Then repeat it 2 qtrs later !

[Bomb_Doe]

it’s coming

and when it does we’ll all rejoice

[bloodychoir]

Didnt he very nearly do something like that v Bears? He certainly got a poster from a good run against one of the two teams we took care of

[rylandoz]

Definitely would love him to start kicking a few goals, and the rest of the midfield for that matter.

[samwoods]

How many times has he hit the post this year?

He isn’t missing by much.

[Zimmer]

Hitting the post is too far from a goal.

[Klawdy]

it’s coming

and when it does we’ll all rejoice

I can sense a big one coming on Anzac day.

[choppsuey]

Didnt he very nearly do something like that v Bears? He certainly got a poster from a good run against one of the two teams we took care of

twice against Melbourne.

[choppsuey]

Following established statistical principles, Round 1 can be treated as an outlier and eliminated. If that is the case we are better than 5th

We’ll be in the top echelon for scoring again without doubt. Whether or not we play finals and heaven forbid have an impact will be largely depended on improving the defensive side of our game. Being top 4 for offence and bottom 8 for defence will likely be enough to see us make finals and get beaten. We need to be top 8 for both as a minimum if we’re going to win a final/s.

[chris_64]

We’ll be in the top echelon for scoring again

Yes, I believe so. (Notwithstanding this is the Shiel thread) It has been noted that some coaches have added uncontested play to their game plan options in a bid to control tempo, reduce opposition scoring opportunities, conserve energy and reduce wear and tear on players bodies. ( Collingwood especially)
We are one of a handful of clubs still going the all out attack path combined with strong contested work. Attempts to add some new defensive strategies seem to have been all but abandoned for now.

However, the core of this team knows how to play the uncontested game, ( remember the endless slow switching in the back half in the 2014, 2015 and 2016 seasons? ) so we can layer that into our game plan and you can see it is till there at times. Its probably best used at the G rather than narrower grounds.