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

 

[fairbump_playon]

afl . com intimating Clarke could get squeezed out for the star ins'

Woosh said it was a 'good question' when asked if Clarke would play, failing to guarantee his selection.

Question would be, does it send a mixed message if you get dropped after doing the job you were asked?

I don't think so. Doing the job you have been asked to do isn't always enough to keep your spot. Especially when 3 or 4 stars are fit and ready to re-enter. You pick the best available, and there isn't any charity.

The message should be clear... "you did an awesome job, and have proved you belong in the senior side. But we have serious quality returning. Go back and keep playing well, your chance will come again."

It's not such a big deal to drop Clarke and won't harm him. Loved what he did vs the blues and I'm ok if he stays in.. but I won't be ripping up my membership if he goes.

 

[Don Won]

For Clarke’s sake he should pray to be dropped to the VFL, never to return... living forever as the greatest tagger of all time - with the potential of being ‘The Contested Beast’ we have dreamed of.

Sure beats being whipping-boy-in-waiting

 

[hurlygurdy]

I'm not utterly convinced in the kid, particularly if the game plan we have developed for years doesn't involve taggers. But the reality is that when a kids form is that hot you would be mad not to run with it.
But i never understood why taggers went out of fashion so maybe Woosha should just square up and alter the game plan anyway.

 

[bombre-boy]

Think i would prefer the other teams star to get lees of the ball rather than let them run amok every week.

 

[TheGrizz]

Stays in.

Would go straight to O'Meara I would have thought

 

[JayJ20]

Yes Clarke! Well deserved.

 

[BomberTime]

Clarke’s scalps so far:
Cripps
Jaeger

Plus he gets the ball too, just has to keep playing. Well done to him.

 

[Donakebab]

O'Meara might have had more touches, but he was absolutely trashed. No influence whatsoever. Meanwhile Clarke plugged along nicely and did some nice things with the ball. Gun!

 

[Jacques_]

Really noticeable at the ground just how strong he is at the stoppages. Absolute brute.

 

[blitzer]

Really good game again. O'Meara had absolutely no imapct with his touches all night. I thought his handballs were really slick as well and set up some good plays. Yes his kicking was bad but I still don't think it will stop him, we've seen plenty of blokes who get by mostly on their handballing. Hell Priddis won a brownlow like that.

 

[eDPS]

O'Meara might have had more touches, but he was absolutely trashed. No influence whatsoever. Meanwhile Clarke plugged along nicely and did some nice things with the ball. Gun!

Omeara got a lot of cheap touches late aswell, Clarke also spent more time on Shiels in the last quarter

 

[JayJ20]

Straight to Shuey next week! Or maybe even Yeo if it rains?

 

[ghostdog]

Well played, Clarkey! Shuey or Yeo?

 

[CBombers17]

He looks like he's got a bit of it in him as well which we desparatley need around the contest.

 

[Highly Evolved]

Ran at a decent disposal efficiency too.

The shank was horrid, but Jake's lead wasn't tops either.

 

[Beerfish]

I barely noticed O'Meara before half time.

 

[Zach Package]

Pegging him as just a tagger sells him short.

He’s your classic workhorse defensive minded midfielder. Runs just as hard back as he does forward, always shepherds and releases his runners, diligent in his positioning at stoppages while still being proactive and just flat out applies himself, doesn’t have mental lapses and let blokes get cheapies.

Fits perfectly alongside the rest of the midfield group we have at the moment

 

[HirdyLannister]

Early call, reminds me of how Cameron Ling played. Tags but assists the midfield nicely and gets involved himself.

 

[brutus76]

To quote Bert Newton.

"I like the boy"

Another draft diamond in the rough

 

[Beerfish]

Need a new thread title.

 

[Lore]

Need a new thread title.

kicking ass and taking.. scalps.

Hang on that's gonna get swear filtered isn't it?

 

[Lore]

oooh it didn't get swear filtered

 

[Beerfish]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[vast]

I think Yeo would be his best match up

 

[eth-dog]

I'd go with Sheed honestly.