Player Watch #15: Dylan Stephens

[kanga kanga kanga]

becoming a important player

 

[ArchKing Carey]

Fairly smart user of the pill. One of the few that didn't just bomb it into 50 and selected some short options

 

[HTPunter]

One of his best games & he still looked slow of mind, has no right foot, didn’t go when it was his turn to go.

Don’t see how you can see a grand final winning player in him.

Can’t be trusted to go when it’s his turn.

A lot of fit players out there who could run around half back & the wing and get it 20+. Got to be more than that.

Hard nosed defence might not be your
primary role but at some point you’re going to need to do it. And we know he can’t or won’t.

 

[Gasometer]

It felt like he was keeping us in the game in that third quarter

 

[HTPunter]

got to expect more than just “better than terrible”.

That’s how we ended up with Bailey Scott

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Bailey Scott

Age

25

Ht

186cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

4.9

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

1.5

3star

CL

0.9

3star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.8

3star

CL

1.3

4star

D

11.8

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.2

3star

CL

0.6

3star

finishing what was it, 3rd? In a B&F.

And people were acting like it meant he was good - not that we were rubbish.

The likes of Jaicos, Langdon, Isaac Smith

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Isaac Smith

Age

37

Ht

188cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.3

5star

K

13.0

5star

HB

8.4

5star

M

5.5

5star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.7

4star

D

19.4

4star

K

11.1

4star

HB

8.3

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.5

3star

CL

1.3

4star

D

19.2

5star

K

10.6

4star

HB

8.6

5star

M

7.6

5star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.6

3star

, McCluggage are recent premiership wingers. Not one is renowned for their hard ball gets or tackles - but time & time again I’ve seen them take their moment defensively when ended to stop a goal, cut off an entry, cop a fend off because they took the tackle & won rather than corral.

 

[Samsquanch]

Credit to Dylan for working on his game and seeing some results. A lot of players drop their heads when things don't go their way. He's had many critics but the coaching team saw something and kept playing him. I think he's a confidence player. He didn't get much of a look in at Sydney and seriously struggled with us in the early stages. If he starts to believe in himself he has the tools to become a seriously good footballer

A lot of complaining here that he doesn't go in hard but realistically it's important that a team has outside players who stay off the packs to give the in and under players a release option. That's what Stephens is there to do and to a large extent, he's playing that role fairly well. I think there's room for improvement, but he's come quite a long way since his first few games with North so he's shown he's capable of learning and applying himself to the team plan.

I believe that as a winger he ought to be rolling back into defense a lot harder possibly giving the backline the outnumber they so badly require when fast breaks from turnovers occur, provided he's not in the play directly. But he's not Robinson Crusoe in terms of being soft in defensive skills. Archer and Hardiman, a seven gamer would be our best defenders at the moment.

 

[koshari]

He is a work in progress. Lets judge his actions when we have seen enough gametime.

As they say you cant fatten a pig up on market day.

 

[Gasometer]

The Stephen’s of the world are the Shane Clayton’s of our next Finals tilt

 

[chubbspeterson]

Played a good couple of games, but to me he's still squad of 30 depth long term.

 

[RossHenshaw]

I think he has officially passed the title if the team cat to McKercher now

 

[Themanbun]

Really good game.

It's wild but he probably leaves about 5-10 disposals out there each game. Once he believes in himself and demands the pill, hopefully we get to see some weapons.

 

[archereleven]

One of his best games & he still looked slow of mind, has no right foot, didn’t go when it was his turn to go.

Don’t see how you can see a grand final winning player in him.

Can’t be trusted to go when it’s his turn.

A lot of fit players out there who could run around half back & the wing and get it 20+. Got to be more than that.

Hard nosed defence might not be your
primary role but at some point you’re going to need to do it. And we know he can’t or won’t.

His last 2 games have been good and I havnt seen him shirk a contest in either.
Baby steps, but he looks a player to me. Dependable running and keeps his width almost always.

 

[amaz199]

Not sure where this 'not going in hard enough' thing is coming from. It was an issue before but he competed pretty well for some loose balls around the wings.

Yeah he'll get caught, but so does LDU, Jy, Powell, Sheezel etc. They all get caught. It happens. It what they do after that matters.

 

[ferball]

Not saying he is "there" a walk up start or whether he will be there in 18 months. Just that he is putting in enough of a shift now and delivering skills that we desperately are lacking in. The minute someone harder comes along that can remotely put the ball to a team mates advantage I'll pack his bags if he hasn't improved.

I expect more, but if this is his baseline I'm comfortable we can make a useful player out of him with some improvement.

He doesn't shirk contests now but he doesn't have the intensity or physical strength to win them, or even hold his line at the ball and halve them, as often as he should.

 

[Masked Avenger]

Played a good couple of games, but to me he's still squad of 30 depth long term.

Yep. I agree.

Getting a lot of praise for a very small sample of above the line performances at the Club.

I guess that's where we're at.

There were still a few instances where he was like a deer in the headlights and froze. Needs to work on that.

 

[Liam Boy]

****ing love this guy

 

[ansonholt]

****ing love this guy

We have, surprisingly, found one. And pinched him from Sydney, nonetheless.

 

[Lomas]

****ing love this guy

This Stephens, yes. And a couple of games in a row?

 

[giantroo]

 

[Themanbun]

Coming good is Dyl

 

[koshari]

Gotta say he is most improved by far

 

[Ardent Roo]

Played well all 4 quarters except for the OOT Full brain fade in Q2. What might have been if given the handball receive.

 

[Lomas]

Played well all 4 quarters except for the OOT Full brain fade in Q2. What might have been if given the handball receive.

The ootf was his opposite foot, but agree.

 

[The Nostradamus]

****ing love this guy

Welcome aboard the bandwagon

Showing why he was a top 5 pick

Potential to be an elite winger

 

[Lomas]

Welcome aboard the bandwagon

Showing why he was a top 5 pick

Potential to be an elite winger

He has really addressed his ‘cat’ tendencies. Has been cracking in for a while now.
Confidence player in that regard.