Player Watch #15: Dylan Stephens

[MC Bad Genius]

I had to leave the game at halftime, so I missed the third quarter and some of the fourth. I caught the climax on television. When did Dylan’s cardinal sin take place? What minute? I can check back over the recording.

Almost exactly 7 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter.

 

[the big lebowski]

I’m not sure what was less shinboner.

The piss weak effort in the third.

Or the fact he either legit did not know the verse of the song. Flat out looked like Joe Biden until he tentatively joined in the chorus.

 

[chubbspeterson]

Tossed a footy to a teenager wearing a Swans guernsey when the players were doing the boundary crowd celebrations post game. Just felt a bit wrong when there are little kids in North jumpers hanging over the fence desperate for some love.

That's not a great look. Perhaps he thought the Swans kid was wearing his number and came to see him or he copped a fair bit of abuse for that squib and wasn't too happy with the feedback lol?

 

[giantroo]

I had to leave the game at halftime, so I missed the third quarter and some of the fourth. I caught the climax on television. When did Dylan’s cardinal sin take place? What minute? I can check back over the recording.

View attachment disco.mov

 

[king of the road]

That doesn’t look as bad as everyone is making out to me.

 

[Samsquanch]

I’m not sure what was less shinboner.

The piss weak effort in the third.

Or the fact he either legit did not know the verse of the song. Flat out looked like Joe Biden until he tentatively joined in the chorus.

He needs one of these...

 

[giantroo]

That doesn’t look as bad as everyone is making out to me.

Both players hesitated and who can blame them with the contact rules these days.

 

[SammyRoo]

Harsh on him. Can’t really go crashing in front on anymore these days

probably needs to turn the body side-on while going for the ball? but even still a slight mis-execution gets him 3 weeks .. (which doesn’t help his career either)

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

It’s the self preservation of placing both arms across his body.

He didn’t go at the footy and pulled up.

He pussied out.

 

[Carey4life]

Lol. That is a squib. He is in the best position to take possession of the ball until the awkward bounce right and he's already pulling up to let the GC player take it.

This type of vision isn't a one-off for him either.

I don't see Eddie Ford taking a backward when he's out numbered.

 

[DocSholl]

Very generous to attribute that to not wanting to make illegal contact. He pulled up so early it was still the pregame.

 

[amaz199]

He bends down and goes for it, immediate high free kick, we retain possession and possibly get a shot on goal.

It's not even courage, it's footy IQ.

 

[northbergs]

Started strong then faded

Has the run we need to implement northball going forward

Nah. We’ve got Hardeman and Goater.


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[big_e]

LDU said this after the game:

“I hope North fans and the footy world can see we’ve turned out game around from the first half of the year and that’s what we’re sticking with,” North Melbourne star Luke Davies-Uniacke

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Luke Davies-uniacke

Age

26

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.1

3star

K

6.5

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

2.0

4star

D

7.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.0

2star

CL

2.0

4star

D

9.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

CL

1.2

4star

said on Fox Footy after Saturday’s win over the Suns.

“It’s contest and pressure footy.”

If that's the brand we want to play, Stephens just had to make more of a contest there. He doesn't have to be Glenn Archer all the time, but he does have to go when it's his turn.

 

[roos_tt29]

LDU said this after the game:



If that's the brand we want to play, Stephens just had to make more of a contest there. He doesn't have to be Glenn Archer all the time, but he does have to go when it's his turn.

He's clearly very much an outside player. Hopefully over time he sees everyone going in hard and realises...shit I probably need to suck it up and do it for the team.

Definitely has a skillset we need, now just have to see if he totally buys in.

 

[ferball]

That doesn’t look as bad as everyone is making out to me.

It doesn't look as bad as it did during the game. Still not great and cost us a goal.

 

[roos_tt29]

It doesn't look as bad as it did during the game. Still not great and cost us a goal.

No better way to learn - you don't go in hard enough? Costs us a goal. Next time...make it a better contest.

 

[CharlieMortdecai]

Havey did, difference is that he made a judgement call that more often than not left him in a position to still win the ball or the play - he didn't just stop and concede the play.

Yeah, there's a difference between waiting on the outside and shitting your daks and coming to a complete stop a couple of metres from the ball when you see the oncoming opposition. I could be wrong, but I don't recall any Boomer squibs

 

[Only Forwards]

It doesn't look as bad as it did during the game. Still not great and cost us a goal.

A 4 second clip doesn't look as bad as it did in real time in context at the ground.

He shirked it.

The reason it is being savaged is because there is a clear trend with this stuff and people gravitate towards the negative.

How many close losses have we had? We have to fight for every inch we get. Why people find it hard to deal with is that is opting not to fight for that inch.

He doesn't need to be the most physical player on the ground, but he needs to improve to be able to contest, especially in that part of the ground.

 

[ferball]

A 4 second clip doesn't look as bad as it did in real time in context at the ground.

He shirked it.

The reason it is being savaged is because there is a clear trend with this stuff and people gravitate towards the negative.

How many close losses have we had? We have to fight for every inch we get. Why people find it hard to deal with is that is opting not to fight for that inch.

He doesn't need to be the most physical player on the ground, but he needs to improve to be able to contest, especially in that part of the ground.

I agree. I hope he's embarrassed by that on the review.

 

[CharlieMortdecai]

It doesn't look as bad as it did during the game. Still not great and cost us a goal.

I only watched on TV, but I thought it looked bad in the live moment, and worse on replay. He took his eyes off the ball and pulled up so hard you could see the smoke from his brakes. All he had to do was attack the ball, can't see how he would have given away a free kick, but even if he did it's no worse than allowing Clohsey to hit up Long 30m out directly in front.

 

[ferball]

I only watched on TV, but I thought it looked bad in the live moment, and worse on replay. He took his eyes off the ball and pulled up so hard you could see the smoke from his brakes. All he had to do was attack the ball, can't see how he would have given away a free kick, but even if he did it's no worse than allowing Clohsey to hit up Long 30m out directly in front.

My memory of it watching the game was he basically ran away from the contest.

 

[CharlieMortdecai]

My memory of it watching the game was he basically ran away from the contest.

Lol, okay granted it doesn't look that bad on the replay.

 

[koshari]

Lol, okay granted it doesn't look that bad on the replay.

one split second reaction been debated to death, but it does add to his history, the crossroads will come soon enough,

 

[Better Loosen Up]

Both players hesitated and who can blame them with the contact rules these days.

One may have hesitated because of the contact rules, the other guy filled his pants. I'll let you work out which was which.