Delisted #37: Dylan Clarke - End of the road, will not be offered a list spot in 2022

[Lore]

Contract Status: Not offered a contract for 2021
Last Game Played: Round 23, 2021 (omitted)
Injury Status: n/a

 

[JT_the_Man]

What position did he even play?

He doesn’t have a position... He doesn’t need a position, he’s just that good.

 

[RearNaked]

Is he playing forward ?

 

[andleanback]

Looks like he is may be playing the zaharakis role in the fwd line.

 

[blitzer]

I for one welcome our new sharpshooting specialist.

 

[katana]

love the guy with 5 touches when we win. if only people granted begley the same grace.

 

[Zach Package]

Only natural that he’d take Townsend’s spot as a defensive flanker when they were both brought to the club to play as inside midfielders. Where else would he possibly play?

He runs his guts out and he’ll run through a brick wall if you ask him to, the rest will come if we give it time. You’d hope for an Ed Curnow career trajectory.

 

[eth-dog]

Important that he bashes into Hutchings as much as possible this week, no matter who he's tagging.

 

[Old Campaigner]

What position did he even play?

Winning Goal Kicker

 

[blitzer]

I wonder if the club see him as a Mitch Wallis from the Bulldogs type. He's an inside midfielder that's been reinvented as a defensive hard nosed forward type. Just as bad a kick too. Struggles to kick 35.

Stoppages are a pretty important part of forward line play nowadays so having a guy like Clarke up there isn't so bad. Also unlike Zaharakis I could actually imagine a scenario where he sticks to and defends a dangerous rebounding flanker. I couldn't imagine it with Zaka.

 

[ant555]

I wonder if the club see him as a Mitch Wallis from the Bulldogs type. He's an inside midfielder that's been reinvented as a defensive hard nosed forward type. Just as bad a kick too. Struggles to kick 35.

Stoppages are a pretty important part of forward line play nowadays so having a guy like Clarke up there isn't so bad. Also unlike Zaharakis I could actually imagine a scenario where he sticks to and defends a dangerous rebounding flanker. I couldn't imagine it with Zaka.

And it negates his poor kicking under pressure. He is not a bad mark either. Set shots good enough and he has the ability to work up the ground as a half forward.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Defensive side flanker pushing to pick up their fat side spare.

 

[Howard Moon]

Starting to spread his wings a little more, even a bit of centre bounce action late

 

[eDPS]

Starting to spread his wings a little more, even a bit of centre bounce action late

And won the clearance, funny that

 

[yodellinhank]

And won the clearance, funny that

It was funny how Huddo said "Clarke given his chance..."

 

[Kakkle]

First game where he didn't look afraid to kick it. Positive sign that. Almost a 'career defining' period for him now.

 

[JT_the_Man]

His kicking looked better than the other Dylan’s tonight.

 

[eDPS]

His kicking looked better than the other Dylan’s tonight.

It really didn’t

 

[JT_the_Man]

It really didn’t

Well, if I take the sample size of his shot on goal and ignore the rest.

Than yes it did.

 

[Howard Moon]

So question for the gallery, if his papers were already stamped, would there have been any change in that over his past block of games? Or has he just been flatlining?

One thinks he probably needs to replace pidge in the guts to push his case further orelse it might still be curtains

 

[eth-dog]

So question for the gallery, if his papers were already stamped, would there have been any change in that over his past block of games? Or has he just been flatlining?

One thinks he probably needs to replace pidge in the guts to push his case further orelse it might still be curtains

He's contracted. Papers weren't stamped at all

 

[MightyDon]

He wins contested possession and has an impact

 

[bombreys]

I like him. Not the most talented footballer, but has a lot of heart. Seems a tough type too. Hopefully he gets a bit if a go in the middle if McGrath’s out for a couple

 

[Yoda_]

It was funny how Huddo said "Clarke given his chance..."

God he spouts some s**t..

Another Huddo comedy gold, "an ïn form Essendon" like sure, we lost admirably against Richmond beat a pathetic Hawforn but we have one win from 5 games. Come on Huddo, have to be better than that

 

[ant555]

I am over all the s**t that keeps getting spouted over this bloke. So what he is midfielder which is sort of rare for us but he was pick 63 and he can not kick under pressure. The real truth is we should never have picked him. Given our skill level he was a horrendous pick. Sure he played some good games running with a few blokes but it did not take long for sides to work out he is a liability under pressure. He is not the answer. Never was. Never will be.

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

I am over all the sh*t that keeps getting spouted over this bloke. So what he is midfielder which is sort of rare for us but he was pick 63 and he can not kick under pressure. The real truth is we should never have picked him. Given our skill level he was a horrendous pick. Sure he played some good games running with a few blokes but it did not take long for sides to work out he is a liability under pressure. He is not the answer. Never was. Never will be.

Could be worse, the club could have spent 2 first rounders and a 6 year contract on someone who can't kick OR handball under pressure. Oh wait....