AFL Player 15: Dyson Sharp - 187cm midfielder & SA Captain, Welcome to Essendon!

[Blind Turn]

i can’t even think of an 8 letter slur?

Cockbarb?

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

i can’t even think of an 8 letter slur?

 

[Blind Turn]

i can’t even think of an 8 letter slur?

You piercing cockbarb!

 

[jmoo wan]

You piercing cockbarb!

settle down ********

 

[Blind Turn]

settle down ********

I’m picturing you typing out 8 separate asterisks for that reply

 

[Yoda_]

The obvious high upside of Robey is tempting, the relative unknown of Farrow is nice and exciting but the bankable Dyson Sharp is the most exciting prospect for mine.

Just looks like he will play 200 games, whether it is Josh Dunkley

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Josh Dunkley

Age

28

Ht

191cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

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Last 5

D

21.8

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.3

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

20.7

5star

K

7.0

3star

HB

13.7

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

5.3

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

14.2

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

4.0

5star

CL

1.4

4star

200 or Jack Viney

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Jack Viney

Age

31

Ht

179cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.1

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

12.6

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

5.7

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

21.8

5star

K

10.3

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

4.5

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

13.4

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

4.8

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

3.6

5star

200, he looks bankable and likely to contribute from the get go.

The most exciting of the top 3, especially from an early perspective. Go well Dyson, think you can really help turn this ship into a behemoth

 

[jmoo wan]

I’m picturing you typing out 8 separate asterisks for that reply

i did it very aggressively

 

[Gabe251]

Most happy with this pick.

 

[Blind Turn]

Most happy with this pick.

I’m most happy with this pic

 

[Old Campaigner]

i can’t even think of an 8 letter slur?

****campaigner

 

[RedmanWasHere]

****campaigner

BigFooty censor wins again.

 

[jctrout]

Captains don't have to be match winners with the most elite skills, but they do need to have player WANT to play for them. This kid has that - he will make team mates better for being at his side.

 

[naraku]

I thought he may be a defensive blocker type of player

ie Setterfields replacement


But, it sounds like Sharp likes to get forward.

 

[Westlo]

I thought he may be a defensive blocker type of player

ie Setterfields replacement


But, it sounds like Sharp likes to get forward.

Yeah he kicks a few.

Robey and him will chip in their fair share

 

[jdBombers3598]

Essendon have cleaned up

oh stop it youre gettin me excited

 

[fairbump_playon]

i can’t even think of an 8 letter slur?

Something head

 

[ant555]

Top 6 in the 2km. Was top 5 in the SA squad 2km at the start of the year. Clearly he has some running ability.

 

[Vindicater]

Top 6 in the 2km. Was top 5 in the SA squad 2km at the start of the year. Clearly he has some running ability.

I am not a huge fan of comparisons but Dunkley is a good one here.

Sharp lacks the burst away speed from congestion (like Dunkley) but he is not slow and he is not unfit. He will get from contest to contest and will be able to be a link in the chain if needed. Can also take a contested Mark like Dunkley.

He should have been a top three pick. But he is a victim of everybody's love for speed at the moment.

 

[faible]

I am not a huge fan of comparisons but Dunkley is a good one here.

Sharp lacks the burst away speed from congestion (like Dunkley) but he is not slow and he is not unfit. He will get from contest to contest and will be able to be a link in the chain if needed. Can also take a contested Mark like Dunkley.

He should have been a top three pick. But he is a victim of everybody's love for speed at the moment.

Sharp whilst probably being the least glamorous of our selections is the one I'm most excited to see what he becomes. He's the kind of guy that could be a real culture changer.

Selwood was never necessarily the best player at Geelong (though he was pretty close to it), but he was the one that dragged the entire club along with him for a decade.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

in future years, people are going to ****ing blow out that this guy slipped to pick 13. Absolute steal. Ridiculous

 

[thepokey]

Sharp whilst probably being the least glamorous of our selections is the one I'm most excited to see what he becomes. He's the kind of guy that could be a real culture changer.

Selwood was never necessarily the best player at Geelong (though he was pretty close to it), but he was the one that dragged the entire club along with him for a decade.

Absolutely agree with this. He just feels like the sort of player we absolutely need. He might not be the flashiest as you say, but if your entire team is flash then you'll be left sorely lacking. We have tried to get a Jobe type since Jobe left and it just hasn't worked out - this is the best option I think we have seen since.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

I seem to remember his name from a couple of years ago - when people are fantasising about who they'll pick next year with the first draft pick. Obviously he's been performing at a high level for a while - was he considered a potential stand-out number one pick as a 16 year old in some quarters?

 

[Foxx]

Hopefully another Patrick Cripps

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Patrick Cripps

Age

30

Ht

195cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.9

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

16.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

5.8

5star

CL

7.4

5star

D

21.0

5star

K

10.1

4star

HB

10.9

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

3.8

4star

CL

6.3

5star

D

12.6

4star

K

4.8

2star

HB

7.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.4

4star

. Both slid to pick 13.

Inside grunt with outside class will beat pace every day.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

I seem to remember his name from a couple of years ago - when people are fantasising about who they'll pick next year with the first draft pick. Obviously he's been performing at a high level for a while - was he considered a potential stand-out number one pick as a 16 year old in some quarters?

yep, reading through the draft thread he was a clear number one for many, from start of 2024 right up until about midway through this year.

Shame he's so slow, one-paced and one-dimensional and slid late

 

[ghostdog]

Hopefully another Patrick Cripps. Both slid to pick 13.

Inside grunt with outside class will beat pace every day.

Sharp and Robey should be about to hit their prime when Bewick arrives. Just a little bit exciting.