Last 4 years of round 1âs has seen Shiel accumulate 28 (Saints away), 29 (Dees away), 25 (Crows away) and 28 (Dogs home). Reckon Shiel will be so pumped playing at Spotless he will rack up 30+ possessions and star!
In summary. was in the top 10 players in the comp for significant parts of 2016 and 2017 seasons.
Hoping he recaptures that form in his debut year for us. ( and beyond)
Donât know exact figures, but his last 3 games Francis has been averaging above 15? If he gets consistent with that and Shiel recaptures his highs, perhaps both Shiel and Francis will be in the top 10.
Based on his games this year, CD rate Francis as the no 1 player under 25 ( adjusted for age / expectation) he was also the # 1 ( average) intercept marking player in 2018, with 4 per game eclipsing even Jake Levers 2017 year.
CD rate Bellchambers as our 3rd best player this year.
I donât think he needs to recapture it, he never really lost it. He just started playing a different role that doesnât lend itself to the same sort of stats.
Thats a good point. CD is a stats prism. Lets have a look at some subjective assessments:
Brownlow: 2016 7, 2017 11, 2018 10 equal 35th in 2018
AFLPA MVP Not nominated. ( outside the best 54 players ) AFL.COM Players top 50 2018 22 nd
It seems umpires and the players themselves do not rate Dylan Shiel as highly as Essendon supporters or CD do. To me, whats important is that our midfield is better with him in it and we have about 4 months before we find outâŚ