Player Watch #15: Dylan Stephens

[Chip Scab1]

I despise every sinew. I need help, but Dylan Stephen- earn you S back mate

 

[Chip Scab1]

He did well to position himself to get the mark, then plays on from 35m out with a shot on goal.

I'm not sure he's all there.

 

[Dinkers]

Dylan Stephens

 

[ferball]

Cost us a goal very early because he didn't jump at the ball, try to mark at its highest point and take the body contact.

 

[The Nostradamus]

 

[the big lebowski]

Aside from the hack kick off the right to end the half, that was his best half of footy in his career

 

[DrZaius]

Aside from the hack kick off the right to end the half, that was his best half of footy in his career

Nah old mate Dinkers has written him off, he's done

 

[Ischenko]

Aside from the hack kick off the right to end the half, that was his best half of footy in his career

Ha just said that to my mate.

 

[RightWingRoo]

Mixes the good and and the bad, has a spot until someone better comes along.

 

[the big lebowski]

Ha just said that to my mate.

Because it’s true

 

[Midas]

Keeps on growing, will get better. Persist for sure.

 

[Themanbun]

Dead set played like Andrew McLeod

Andrew Mcleod

Age

49

Ht

181cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.8

5star

K

13.1

5star

HB

6.7

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

1.0

1star

T

1.6

4star

for a half. Then disappeared.

 

[zoomba23]

Dead set played like Andrew McLeod for a half. Then disappeared.

Tend to get the sense with him that he's, at any given time, a couple of dodgy moments away from crawling into a box and adopting the foetal position

 

[jay317]

His kicking inside 50 and goals on the run make up for some of his shortcomings. But his improvement this year is commendable.

 

[Themanbun]

Tend to get the sense with him that he's, at any given time, a couple of dodgy moments away from crawling into a box and adopting the foetal position

If you could hypnotise him into confidence, he'd be a gun

 

[Merlin007]

Tend to get the sense with him that he's, at any given time, a couple of dodgy moments away from crawling into a box and adopting the foetal position

If you could hypnotise him into confidence, he'd be a gun

I think you're both very much on the money.

In one sense, Stephens would be a really easy bloke to coach, because you've only got to convince him that he's a player to get some worthwhile improvements. At times he looks positively surprised he's on the field, and yet his skills are well above average.

A bit more self-belief and we'd have a player

 

[koshari]

Dead set played like Andrew McLeod for a half. Then disappeared.

Keays did that as well today, and even LDU goes missing.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

I think you're both very much on the money.

In one sense, Stephens would be a really easy bloke to coach, because you've only got to convince him that he's a player to get some worthwhile improvements. At times he looks positively surprised he's on the field, and yet his skills are well above average.

A bit more self-believe and we'd have a player

He is young enough to improve. Once he feels more confident to back his pace and put his head down and run through contested situations, he will go up a level.

 

[the big lebowski]

Dead set played like Andrew McLeod for a half. Then disappeared.

Yeah he certainly wasn’t as prolific in the second half.

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

Has the skills and the physical attributes to be a good to great wingman. Needs the mindset however to do it consistently. A great challenge for the coaching team

 

[chubbspeterson]

Mixes the good and and the bad, has a spot until someone better comes along.

Yep. Frustrating, but a decent enough squad player longer term that can be called on when needed.
Any kid we draft the next few years is going to need time to develop and be ready to take over.

 

[HugeJohnson1]

Takes the leap next year

 

[amaz199]

Has improved massively from last year. Should improve again.

 

[RightWingRoo]

Yep. Frustrating, but a decent enough squad player longer term that can be called on when needed.
Any kid we draft the next few years is going to need time to develop and be ready to take over.

Agree, it takes probably 2 or 3 pre-seasons to build the required tank to play on a wing at AFL level.
Disco will hold his wing for another couple of years at least, then be useful depth.

 

[HugeJohnson1]

Agree, it takes probably 2 or 3 pre-seasons to build the required tank to play on a wing at AFL level.
Disco will hold his wing for another couple of years at least, then be useful depth.

Useful depth is so bullshit. Another pre season under his belt, and if he takes the same progression leap next year he would be in our first handful of players picked each week