Player Watch #15: Dylan Stephens

[TennisPlayerAndy]

The recruiting of CCJ and Stephens should lead to Rawlings’ termination.

Three more ****ing years….

 

[rickety]

The recruiting of CCJ and Stephens should lead to Rawlings’ termination.

Three more ****ing years….

Can't be just on him, but they've not been the best inclusions. Even morphing them together'd get us something akin to Milton the monster.

 

[Its a Process]

I’m rapidly losing hope however I’m blindly keeping faith that Clarko was able to make role players of Shoenmakers and Ellis.

 

[shinboner magic]

The recruiting of CCJ and Stephens should lead to Rawlings’ termination.

Three more ****ing years….

The rumour is that nobles wanted ccj and clarko wanted Stephens.

And they weren’t going to take no as an answer

 

[rickety]

The rumour is that nobles wanted ccj and clarko wanted Stephens.

And they weren’t going to take no as an answer

Starting to think that Noble was a stooge put in place on the advice of that fraud Roos, with the motive to sink us permanently. Stephens is still a good runner, and we lack runners, but he is a March champion if you will, closer scrutiny has found him almost anti-shinboner in his match application. Both need culling from the list, imo.

 

[chubbspeterson]

Lol plays 1 quarter and somehow people expected he’d just dominate on the far wing

Meanwhile butcher Scott plays 4 quarters and spuds it up as usual

It's not an assessment based on just one quarter of footy. He just can't seem to handle the heat at AFL level.

 

[chubbspeterson]

I’m rapidly losing hope however I’m blindly keeping faith that Clarko was able to make role players of Shoenmakers and Ellis.

Yep he's in our jumper so I'll get behind him if he plays, abusing him isn't going to improve his performance.
I'm just not sure he has what it takes physically in the contest and mentally (panics under pressure) to make it.
He can run and hit some nice kicks on occasion, but then he'll have some real poor turnovers.
I just view him as squad of 30 depth if we have some injuries, but I'd rather Ford or Duursma in the best 22.

 

[Themanbun]

It might seem like basics but he:

• Knows when to be the long sweeper off the back of a stoppage in the middle of the ground, and positions himself well in that respect
• Knows when to get back to chop the defence out and has the running capacity to do it
• Knows and has a clear understanding with Scott about how to track from a centre bounce
• Knows if he is the fat side winger to get back to the goal square and fill the hole
• Understands the layers of defending the ball carrier and doesn't get drawn in

He's so far ahead of any of our other wing options in this regard that it's worth persisting to get his confidence up so he can hurt with tackle and the ball.

Psicosis

These are wing basics that some on our list don't do.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Kind of hope that he doesn't play any senior footy this year and is hidden away in the VFL.

We are a weary supporter base who has put up with a lot of shit over recent years.

Both performances against Melbourne and West Coast are not good enough.

Enough of the flogging the dead horse.
Its almost tiring canning the bloke any time he plays because the man simply is not cut out for it.

This but the bailey Scott thread

 

[Devil Fish]

The recruiting of CCJ and Stephens should lead to Rawlings’ termination.

Three more ****ing years….

And Fisher.

 

[Better Loosen Up]

This but the bailey Scott thread

Not even half the player Bailey Scott is

 

[Event Horizon]

And Fisher.

Fisher has plenty to offer. Just need to find the right role for him

 

[czero]

At 24, he is in that great age range where the true capabilities shine. What do we see?

Now not all players need to be superstars, or even stars, and its ok to have players that just make good decisions and show great amounts of composure by that age as the penny should of dropped.

So that's what I am looking from Dylan I think, composure, hard work, and not being flustered - that's what we need from the 'older' players, something that helps inspire confidence and be a positive on the really young guys mental state in game.

 

[Arthur Cloke]

The recruiting of CCJ and Stephens should lead to Rawlings’ termination.

Three more ****ing years….

Connor Menadue, Jacob Edwards, Crafty Mahony, Biggy.....

Signor Rawlings has quite the resume.

 

[Arthur Cloke]

Fisher has plenty to offer. Just need to find the right role for him

Nothing better than drafting players and then needing to find a role for them.

 

[Event Horizon]

Nothing better than drafting players and then needing to find a role for them.

Well, we aren't Collingwood so the likes of Dan Houston aren't lining up to join us

 

[Arthur Cloke]

Well, we aren't Collingwood so the likes of Dan Houston aren't lining up to join us

You're right Joe. But I'll never forget when Richmond threw a game against you guys in 1982 to win $20k so they could buy the Krakouer brothers. How'd that work out? It seemed so real.

 

[DuckYeah]

On the fence with this one, ball use is good.. just doesn’t get amongst it

 

[Disco Dew]

On the fence with this one, ball use is good.. just doesn’t get amongst it

I couldn’t be any further from the fence.
He’s ****ing shit…

I hope he proves me wrong….

 

[chubbspeterson]

On the fence with this one, ball use is good.. just doesn’t get amongst it

Can hit some great kicks, but isn't a great decision maker imo. Tends to telegraph where he's going to kick it.
I'm not off him, I just don't hold out much hope that he's mentally and physically strong enough to cut it.

 

[koshari]

Still reserving the "cat stevens" monoker.

Showed a dash of courage late in the year. Hope thats the new baseline.

 

[Lomas]

Still reserving the "cat stevens" monoker.

Showed a dash of courage late in the year. Hope thats the new baseline.

Let’s hope he isn’t scared by a moon shadow

 

[Chadwiko]

Will Phillips is great!

 

[perplexed]

Will Phillips is great!

These two are probably a toss-up for the last spot in the team for round 1. As we are overloaded for mids, and are playing a fast team at Docklands, Stephens is likely to be picked over Will. The melts on here are going to be spectacular.

 

[zoomba23]

These two are probably a toss-up for the last spot in the team for round 1. As we are overloaded for mids, and are playing a fast team at Docklands, Stephens is likely to be picked over Will. The melts on here are going to be spectacular.

Reckon Stephens had his best quarters last year at Docklands. I actually watched the last quarter of the Melbourne game back last night and he was ****ing everywhere. Some great decisions, too. It was probably the remaining three where he was found wanting, though he wouldn't have been alone in that respect

Nvm, he was sub. Not sure if that makes him look better or worse