2 firsts for Shiel in a heart beat the bloke is a friggin gun. we lack that big explosive mid who can burst away from a stoppage Shiel fits us perfectly.
Don’t know about barnz, and I could write a wall of text equivocating about what exactly constitutes 2 first rounders, but to actually commit to an opinion
I think he is
I don’t think we’ll need to
as with any trade, you only find out what one team is willing to trade, so I don’t think you ever really find out worth. But that’s an argument to have heatedly during trade week, as is tradition.
Left-footer but kicks unhesitatingly on his right. Our gap is a strong player with good pace AND good skills bursting away from stoppages. Shiel can do that. Wallis can’t.
Wallis would be a slight upgrade on Baguley, albeit a few years younger and with midfield ability.
He would ultimately be in competition with some of our developing for/mids and backup for our inside mids.
Dahlhaus’ kicking concerns me slightly, so too does his off field antics.
If we want someone to play as that defensive Forward/HFF I’d be looking at 22yo Matthew Parker from the WAFL, has all the tricks and averages 4 tackles as a forward.
I’m with you Shiel is not worth our current first rounders. Next years first you would hopefully think is between 12-18 and this year is 8-10. I’d be turning this years first into a later first with a 2nd coming back. That’s the only way we give away two firsts, a second has to be coming back.
But I can understand the thought process of giving up the firsts and believing we’re completely set. Maybe it is a risk worth taking.
Still though I oscillate back to if we’re giving up two firsts it should be for Kelly not Shiel.