Delisted #37: Dylan Clarke - End of the road, will not be offered a list spot in 2022

[Lore]

Contract Status: Not offered a contract for 2021
Last Game Played: Round 23, 2021 (omitted)
Injury Status: n/a

 

[JT_the_Man]

I’m hoping no one else takes him before we re-rookie, personal favourite of mine. Just love the way he goes about it.

 

[boncer34]

Aah okay, not great stats.
What I remember watching this season though is that he was one of the players that annoyed me the least.
High praise indeed.

I agree with that.

 

[Run and carry]

Its hazy but I remember last year he did a number on an injured Cripps and then tagged another couple of stars out of the game in consecutive weeks.

Even the media put his name in lights. I felt that we'd found a natural tagger, if that's still a thing.

 

[DapperJong]

then tagged another couple of stars out of the game in consecutive weeks.

They weren't as good a performance as you remember.

 

[BrunoV]

I’m hoping no one else takes him before we re-rookie, personal favourite of mine. Just love the way he goes about it.

I'm not good with the technical detail of such things but I do not believe anyone will touch Clarke or Gleeson in the rookie draft in these circumstances.

The convention is that the clubs do not take each other's re-rookie nominations, it's never happened, unless a club drafted the player in the main draft for a primary list spot (in which case each would go with our blessing).

 

[RedmanWasHere]

I'm not good with the technical detail of such things but I do not believe anyone will touch Clarke or Gleeson in the rookie draft in these circumstances.

The convention is that the clubs do not take each other's re-rookie nominations, it's never happened, unless a club drafted the player in the main draft for a primary list spot (in which case each would go with our blessing).

Geelong were about to demote Ryan Abbott

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Ryan Abbott

Age

32

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

5.0

4star

CL

2.0

4star

HO

22.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

5.8

4star

CL

2.4

5star

HO

26.4

5star

before St Kilda grabbed him as a DFA.

 

[Donakebab]

They weren't as good a performance as you remember.

Nah he definitely smashed Cripps and O'Meara.

 

[DapperJong]

Nah he definitely smashed Cripps and O'Meara.

He smashed cripps(injured) while actually having decent stats himself

he stopped omeara

he kinda quelled the next in line but also did nothing else

then zilch

 

[BrunoV]

Geelong were about to demote Ryan Abbott

27

Ryan Abbott

Age

32

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.5

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

5.0

4star

CL

2.0

4star

HO

22.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

5.8

4star

CL

2.4

5star

HO

26.4

5star

before St Kilda grabbed him as a DFA.

For a primary list spot?

If so, I've incorrectly narrowed the issue to the main draft. It is really the offer of a main list spot that will trump the promise to re-rookie.

 

[srobbo]

Not enough strings to his bow for mine. Even as a tagger he offers nothing offensively. Slow by foot & mind & cant kick, I’m not overly bothered if we don’t re rookie.

 

[BrunoV]

Not enough strings to his bow for mine. Even as a tagger he offers nothing offensively. Slow by foot & mind & cant kick, I’m not overly bothered if we don’t re rookie.

I'd say he has all the strings.

The problem is the bow doesn't work. It's a crooked tree branch instead of a refined and shaped bit of wood.

 

[84859300]

Still runs further both ways than Merrett

 

[DapperJong]

Still runs further both ways than Merrett

He is a very good jogger

 

[rumply]

He is a very good jogger

I saw that on a tombstone once.

 

[Andronicus]

I'd say he has all the strings.

The problem is the bow doesn't work. It's a crooked tree branch instead of a refined and shaped bit of wood.

Take a bow.

 

[yodellinhank]

Still runs further both ways than Merrett

He can even kick it both ways

 

[eth-dog]

He can even kick it both ways

Spray it to the left and the right?

 

[Howard Moon]

He's got so much time in traffic, people love pendles for it but can pendles stop and have a cup of tea and a crumpet between ball drop and impact with the boot?

 

[Atavistic]

He smashed cripps(injured) while actually having decent stats himself

he stopped omeara

he kinda quelled the next in line but also did nothing else

then zilch

He also molested Cunnington.

 

[Donakebab]

He smashed cripps(injured) while actually having decent stats himself

he stopped omeara

he kinda quelled the next in line but also did nothing else

then zilch

Cripps didn't injure his foot until a few weeks later. The week after Clarke towelled him up Cripps had 38 touches and kicked 4 goals against Brisbane.

Not making any justification for him being a gun, he's depth at best and likely won't see 2022, but credit where its due that effort was immense and he did quell a few opponents following it.

 

[ant555]

Watch someone else pick him up and play him in his preferred position

And drop him after 7 rounds as he continues to turn the ball over.

 

[blitzer]

I think he has a role to play in our forward line as a Mitch Wallis type.
Will still get some rotations on ball but I could see him kicking a goal a game up forward and being a physical presence up forward.
If Rutten is more open to tagging, we may see him used as a tagger now and again as well.

 

[ghostdog]

Should've just played him as a tagger. Not sure why our coaches dont like shutting down the oppositions best midfielder.

Agree with this. The role he played had us winning games. I don't get what the problem was. It got Freo to a prelim.

 

[DERO]

Wasn’t that game against Carlton where he beat Cripps also Bolton’s last game as coach?

 

[Bjchan13]

Agree with this. The role he played had us winning games. I don't get what the problem was. It got Freo to a prelim.

His kicking in general play is the only thing i think. Goalkicking was excellent. Not sure why taggers aren't in fashion anymore. Ling on Swan in 2011 was a crucial matchup. Graham shutting Sloane out of the 2nd half in 2017. Bet Geelong wish they had prime Ling for Dusty this year.