Player Watch #12 Angus Sheldrick

[anotherletdown]

And today's Back On Track award goes to DB!!

DB... Deutsche Bahn, every 2nd train of there's is late or cancelled. Try again













... and we're de-railed again. Typical bloody off season!

 

[hairy biker]

Article in The Age today talking about last year's first round draftees still to re-sign;

Lock ’em up: Which 2021 AFL first-round draftees are yet to re-sign?

AFL list managers typically prefer to extend their first-round draft picks before their second season starts, but there are still six players from 2021 yet to do so.

www.theage.com.au

Negotiations are also progressing well on new deals for midfielders (Finn) Callaghan (GWS) and Sheldrick,

 

[Dubai Quacker]

My hope for today:

Gus has 25 disposals, kicks 3 & then announces he’s re-signed for 3 years.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

My hope for today:

Gus has 25 disposals, kicks 3 & then announces he’s re-signed for 3 years.

Given limited minutes but looked at home. Every reason for us to be confident he will have a big year.

 

[hairy biker]

Snippet from;

The Blue next in line, Swan in talks, Gov's next move

Check out all the latest trade news from around the League

www.afl.com.au

Second-year midfielder Angus Sheldrick, who made his AFL debut in round one last year, is also due to come out of contract this year but is speculated to have agreed to a two-year extension. The club has yet to confirm the deal. – Callum Twomey

 

[rustycrate]

Given limited minutes but looked at home. Every reason for us to be confident he will have a big year.

I think they gave him limited minutes in the second game because they wanted to give time to others.
My take is that they are happy with him. What else have we got. Lets try some of the others.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Snippet from;

The Blue next in line, Swan in talks, Gov's next move

Check out all the latest trade news from around the League

www.afl.com.au

Second-year midfielder Angus Sheldrick, who made his AFL debut in round one last year, is also due to come out of contract this year but is speculated to have agreed to a two-year extension. The club has yet to confirm the deal. – Callum Twomey

This could potentially be the greatest news in the history of the AFL.

 

[rustycrate]

Sheldrick should debut this week for the first time this year.

Roberts, who has impressed in the ressies, got his chance and held onto it for a few weeks. Sadly he is out for a few weeks at least. Results of scans have not been published yet to reveal the true extent of his injury.

Sheldrick starred in the ressies according to the coach Truslove
"Midfielder Angus Sheldrick continues to push hard for a senior recall, finishing with a game-high 35 disposals and nine clearances as well as two goals while young ruck Lachlan McAndrew had 37 hit outs and a goal.

After making his senior debut last week, Corey Warner had 19 disposals and six clearances to be Sydney's second-highest ball-winner behind Sheldrick, with Truslove highlighting some of the Swans performances.

“Angus Sheldrick was outstanding. He was heavily tagged, was targeted by the opposition, but he absorbed it really well and found a lot of the ball. He was hard and and tough for four quarters,” Truslove said".

 

[BloodySwan]

He was hard and and tough for four quarters,

Get him in, exact player we're missing

 

[RUNVS]

Given how poor our clearance figures are playing Sheldick now and giving him game time is a must.

 

[ErrolisGoldun]

Agree with all this, I would be betting my house on Angus getting a decent run in the 1’s this week. May be worth throwing into the middle as our midfielders have let us down last week.

 

[caesar88]

Enjoy your 2nd AFL game this week son!

 

[rustycrate]

Enjoy your 2nd AFL game this week son!

He has a crack. No one can argue with that.

 

[The King!]

Enjoy your 2nd AFL game this week son!

They are cooking up a social media post I reckon, he doesn't have the Warner Bros, maybe some Angus Bull post

 

[WillHayward]

Yes yes I know we already have a very young senior side but I'm ready for more.
I'm comfortable with having a down year and "playing the kids".

Happy to get some senior games into Gus, Corey and McAndrew.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

If Gus comes off the bench and heads into the forward pocket, I’ll be very disappointed.

C’mon Horse - play him where he belongs. At the coalface.

 

[The King!]

Probably get 10 touches in the pocket in his 58% game time.

 

[caesar88]

IMO Sheldrick is in to play midfield. We gave a wingman the boot, and if we wanted a like-for-like, we could just as easily have gone with Warner Jr., who was impressive on the weekend (obviously not at Sheldrick's level) and who has already played at the level this year.

Instead we went with Sheldrick, which suggests to me that we want his specific attributes of attack on the ball and terrier-like tackling and pressure. Those attributes are what we need on the inside.

I'm not sure how much time he spends in the mids. His midfield opportunities will probably depend on what we do with Mills, Papley and Gulden, but if he can get some decent exposure to stoppages and get to work with our other young mids for chunks of the game, you'd take that as a second-gamer.

Hope he kills it.

 

[SeanM]

Hope they give him a run of games in midfield. I would not expect instant results. But it might pay off later off in the season. Like how Roberts was starting to look quite comfortable at AFL level after a few games.

 

[anotherletdown]

IMO Sheldrick is in to play midfield. We gave a wingman the boot, and if we wanted a like-for-like, we could just as easily have gone with Warner Jr., who was impressive on the weekend (obviously not at Sheldrick's level) and who has already played at the level this year.

Instead we went with Sheldrick, which suggests to me that we want his specific attributes of attack on the ball and terrier-like tackling and pressure. Those attributes are what we need on the inside.

I'm not sure how much time he spends in the mids. His midfield opportunities will probably depend on what we do with Mills, Papley and Gulden, but if he can get some decent exposure to stoppages and get to work with our other young mids for chunks of the game, you'd take that as a second-gamer.

Hope he kills it.

I have a good feeling on this.

I reckon Gulden goes to the wing, Mills goes to Greene and Sheldrick sits at the bottom of the pack scrapping. He'll make both their lives easier while also complimenting Warner's strengths. Rowbottom will play more main-man and Parker will do the crash and bash protecting.

I think his selection helps our midfield balance a lot

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

He has what our other midfielder lack. That is the combined abilities to

1. read taps
2. get his mitts on the ball
3. break tackles
4. stick his own tackles
5. scoot clear with pace

 

[ErrolisGoldun]

Hopefully Horse reads the Big Footy forum as it’s unanimous we want him to play in the guts!! Go Gus good luck!!

 

[Dubai Quacker]

He has what our other midfielder lack. That is the combined abilities to

1. read taps
2. get his mitts on the ball
3. break tackles
4. stick his own tackles
5. scoot clear with pace

I wouldn’t say Gus is endowed with enormous pace. He has a short sharp burst, but for most of the game, he chugs tirelessly up and down the ground - he’s the AFL equivalent of a diesel engine.

 

[RilesMacca]

Think he’ll get a few centre bounces tomorrow. Probably plays predominantly forward and pushes into stoppages. Best craft is in the coalface, needs to be in the thick of it - his big chance to prove his place in the side.

 

[WillHayward]

Come on "Nugs"