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“Beau Waters has been watching him down at the WAFL a fair bit and we were saying that he’s got a little bit of the Scott Pendlebury about him,” Ellis said.
“He looks composed and doesn’t look like he’s moving too quickly or anything like that, but he’s got a really good footy head about him, so he’ll have no dramas with speed.”
That is pretty big comment by Ellis it would be great but do you think he is that good Personally he hasn't shown enough for me to decide yet.
People sometimes underrate the vale of footy smarts and decision making as attributes. Sheed excels in both those areas as well as having very good to elite disposal. He's not going to be your Dangerfield explosive type midfielder bit think he could be an A grade mid who consistently performs week in week out like a Sam Mitchell, Scott Pendlebury Simon Black. Hard to tell at this stage but I think he could become a similar player to Pendlebury and certainly shares some similar traits.
Yes
Not a chance
6PR SportsToday @6PRSportsToday · Jul 11
Great chat with us @XaviEllis8 RT @WestCoastEagles: Xavier Ellis says Dom Sheed is the next Pendlebury: http://bit.ly/Sheedpen Do you agree?
Xavier Ellis @XaviEllis8 · Jul 11
@6PRSportsToday @WestCoastEagles not the next Pendles, just a very young player who won't rely on leg speed but a quick mind. Cheers
Disagree, I think it's clear he will definitely be the next Pendlebury. Or at least a better-than-Pendlebury type.
A comparison I made last year in terms of his stoppage work and link up work on the exit. Though not a direct comparison, as he's his own player. But he has the same fashion of play for mine.
Sheed's got some things he needs to work on though.
He's a brilliant reader of the ball off the hands of ruckmen but isn't always one touch with his first gather. It puts him under a little unnecessary pressure.
He also lacks a bit of body strength at AFL level at the moment. Which I always figured would be the case as he's pretty rangy in terms of body shape. Has longer, skinnier limbs that people realise.
Next is his transition play, needs to move positively or defensively quicker. At the moment he gets caught ball watching a little too long. Which is frustrating because when he gets out in front he can be deadly.
Last one is less of an issue, but it's leading with his shoulder. Keeps his feet and drives his body over the ball in hope of slipping a contest, it works often but he'll wind up getting reporter and doing another collar bone or an AC.