Player Watch #12 Angus Sheldrick

[Kiama Chris]

You must love Bedford and punts then.

Not to mention Ted.

 

[rustycrate]

Not to mention Ted.

Ted and I have an understanding. We know where we stand. I am Ok with Ted.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Ted and I have an understanding. We know where we stand. I am Ok with Ted.

I'm OK with all of those. They are very glass 3/4 empty folk though. I used to get annoyed (still do occasionally) but a lot less since I took the chill pill.
There are a lot of posters who look for the positive, for solutions or who provide news and insight and those I really appreciate.

 

[the hypnotoad]

I'm OK with all of those. They are very glass 3/4 empty folk though. I used to get annoyed (still do occasionally) but a lot less since I took the chill pill.
There are a lot of posters who look for the positive, for solutions or who provide news and insight and those I really appreciate.

yeah, and damn them stinkin pollyannas and their pathetic hopes and dreams!

 

[Dubai Quacker]

I'm OK with all of those. They are very glass 3/4 empty folk though. I used to get annoyed (still do occasionally) but a lot less since I took the chill pill.
There are a lot of posters who look for the positive, for solutions or who provide news and insight and those I really appreciate.

I'd like one or two of those chill pills.

Because when we lose after being told "we'll p*ss it in", I get very agitated & fear I'm going to be taking a trip to the Bear & Bandicoot.

Luckily, we rarely lose games when Gus plays.

 

[bedford]

You must love Bedford and punts then.

You beat me to it , now you know the reast and poor punts

 

[bedford]

I'm OK with all of those. They are very glass 3/4 empty folk though. I used to get annoyed (still do occasionally) but a lot less since I took the chill pill.
There are a lot of posters who look for the positive, for solutions or who provide news and insight and those I really appreciate.

I am positive AI has got me

 

[Kiama Chris]

I'd like one or two of those chill pills.

Because when we lose after being told "we'll p*ss it in", I get very agitated & fear I'm going to be taking a trip to the Bear & Bandicoot.

Luckily, we rarely lose games when Gus plays.

In my working days I learnt never to make a decision when angry so I used to find somewhere quiet and cool down before doing something stupid. Deep breathing.
Still did the odd stupid thing but at least not through anger.
When the team stuffs up mainly I get "disappointed" like I used to with the kids.

 

[Caj]

I wouldn’t expect that Gus’s disposal will ever improve significantly, look at James Worpel

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James Worpel

Age

27

Ht

186cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.5

5star

K

12.2

5star

HB

11.3

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

4.5

5star

CL

5.1

5star

No current season stats available

D

15.6

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

9.4

5star

M

1.0

1star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.8

4star

or James Awful as I like to call him

Half of his disposals are turnovers and end up with the opposition

Anyway hopefully we can use Gus’ other strengths

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Something most folks on here don’t know about me is that I’m a pretty big fan of Gus.

So I was both surprised & pleased to see him nominated to do the club’s weekly presser.

I thought he spoke very well. But more importantly, the club putting him up as their spokesman shows he’s held in high regard by people that matter.

 

[joeykanga]

I wouldn’t expect that Gus’s disposal will ever improve significantly, look at James Worpel or James Awful as I like to call him

Half of his disposals are turnovers and end up with the opposition

Anyway hopefully we can use Gus’ other strengths

Long handballs hes good at them

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Something most folks on here don’t know about me is that I’m a pretty big fan of Gus.

So I was both surprised & pleased to see him nominated to do the club’s weekly presser.

I thought he spoke very well. But more importantly, the club putting him up as their spokesman shows he’s held in high regard by people that matter.

Its peculiar i wonder if its just a rotation thing the club does? or who draws the short straw gets to front the media.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Its peculiar i wonder if its just a rotation thing the club does? or who draws the short straw gets to front the media.

It’s interesting. So far, the weekly 8 minute Tuesday media bit has been done by:

• Heeney (R0)
• McInerney (R1)
• Sheldrick (R2)

 

[caesar88]

Its peculiar i wonder if its just a rotation thing the club does? or who draws the short straw gets to front the media.

An annoying part of having OCD is that you get a random thought like, "Gee I wonder who has done the most press conferences out of all the current players?" And then you think it's passed, but then you lay in bed for an hour thinking about how you need to go through the entire history of Swans press conferences to find the exact numbers. So, alas...

(Since 2023 - I had to stop at that point as I really do need to sleep.)

Mills - 14 press conferences
Heeney - 11
Rampe, Rowbottom, Warner - 9
Gulden - 8
Grundy - 5
Blakey - 4
Jordon, McInerney, McLean, Papley, Roberts - 3
Amartey, Campbell, Lloyd, McDonald, Melican - 2
Adams, Cunningham, Curnow, Hamling, Sheldrick - 1

 

[Millky95]

Mills - 14 press conferences
Heeney - 11
Rampe, Rowbottom, Warner - 9

This doesn't surprise me. Captains, co-captains, covering captains and the "superstars"

 

[Jewelsbon]

Something most folks on here don’t know about me is that I’m a pretty big fan of Gus.

Well colour me shocked DQ! You hide it so well!

 

[Kiama Chris]

This doesn't surprise me. Captains, co-captains, covering captains and the "superstars"

I think it's good that it gets spread around at all. Amazing that so many can perform in the media.

 

[Callipygian]

If a player has a milestone game, they usually get them to do the presser too.

 

[The King!]

Did his job tonight compared to others

 

[Jimbo OZ]

I thought he had a great first half but dropped away in the second which is a shame considering he had the second lowest TOG.

 

[bedford]

I thought he had a great first half but dropped away in the second which is a shame considering he had the second lowest TOG.

He was good but had mates

 

[Dubai Quacker]

I thought he had a great first half but dropped away in the second which is a shame considering he had the second lowest TOG.

Yep, agree.

ToG was up around 70% in H1, but fell significantly in H2 … and his impact was nowhere near what it was in H1.

I’m still not sure if it’s tank or tactical.

But if he could just nudge the ToG up to 70-75%, the team will benefit.

 

[RedOrWhite]

Thought that was one of his best games tonight. He was among our best, and was a protagonist for that run we went on just after HT. Hopefully we see more of that and for longer as others have alluded to.

 

[the hypnotoad]

Thought that was one of his best games tonight. He was among our best, and was a protagonist for that run we went on just after HT. Hopefully we see more of that and for longer as others have alluded to.

i thought so too ... and i think he's on a steady upward curve over an extended period
his physical efforts and his ability to ride contact while getting to the ball make him an important part of this team

 

[Callipygian]

Something I didn't like in Sheldrick's game against the Hawks was his tackling. Gus made 5 tackles, which is a pretty respectable number. However I don't know that any of them were effective. Horse was always big on making your tackles effective but it seems Gus may have missed the memo, or he's unable or unwilling to put it into effect. Or, less likely, maybe it's not a concern of Cox's. Gus is making some good progress this season, and this is something I'd like to see him improve.