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

 

[ghostdog]

His kicking in general play is the only thing i think. Goalkicking was excellent. Not sure why taggers aren't in fashion anymore. Ling on Swan in 2011 was a crucial matchup. Graham shutting Sloane out of the 2nd half in 2017. Bet Geelong wish they had prime Ling for Dusty this year.

I can forgive him his field kicking if his role wins us games.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Too slow for the forward line and he’ll shank more than he gets.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Hopefully another team gets him.
Gleeson likewise.

Never liked the idea of demotion/redrafting.

Seems a waste of time for me.

 

[foj1]

One of the few players who defends
is also a real good influence in a rudderless playing group
however extremely unlikely anyone else touches him

 

[MAAAATTDAAAAMON]

Hopefully another team gets him.
Gleeson likewise.

Never liked the idea of demotion/redrafting.

Seems a waste of time for me.

Agree. Make a decision one way or another and another and stick to it. Only think it's OK if it's a vet who can play the Jared Dudley team chemistry role.

 

[Doug Tassell]

I like him, bad sign for me, if they can't see it.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Too cut to get cut

 

[SherbertLemon]

He’ll always have memories of the bath he gave Crips

 

[Beerfish]

He’ll always have memories of the bath he gave Crips

As will I. As will I.

 

[Beerfish]

I think that's from the game I grabbed his cover image from actually just thinking about it now.

 

[fairbump_playon]

It’s still just SO STRANGE to me that he can’t learn to kick the footy. He’s a smart kid, it’s not going to be through lack of application. Maybe he should learn ballet and how to play a drum kit and a bunch of other coordination based new skills. Set up some new neural highways.

 

[84859300]

It’s still just SO STRANGE to me that he can’t learn to kick the footy. He’s a smart kid, it’s not going to be through lack of application. Maybe he should learn ballet and how to play a drum kit and a bunch of other coordination based new skills. Set up some new neural highways.

Bad habbits are bad habbits

No matter how much you work on mechanics and rehersals - get in the pressure of the game and you will head straight back to the muscle memeory you had when growing up.

 

[DapperJong]

His kicks look way worse than they are.

 

[Tang]

His kicks look way worse than they are.

nah I seriously think hes the worst kick in the comp

 

[Schnitzengruben]

nah I seriously think hes the worst kick in the comp

Sam Powell-Pepper

2

Sam Powell-pepper

Age

26

Ht

187cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.6

4star

K

8.6

3star

HB

9.0

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

5.1

5star

G

0.5

3star

D

13.9

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.1

4star

M

2.2

2star

T

3.3

4star

G

0.3

3star

D

17.0

5star

K

8.4

4star

HB

8.6

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.8

4star

.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

His brother is a poor kick as well... something in the genes

 

[The Donners]

Bad habbits are bad habbits

No matter how much you work on mechanics and rehersals - get in the pressure of the game and you will head straight back to the muscle memeory you had when growing up.

What about Natanui when he started? His kicking was a joke. Basically wasn’t a footballer’s a-hole. He’s now one of the most influential players in the competition.

 

[The Donners]

What about Natanui when he started? His kicking was a joke. Basically wasn’t a footballer’s a-hole. He’s now one of the most influential players in the competition.

I’ll qualify this response by saying Clarke has little AFL quality about him other than he can run with an AFL quality player.

 

[Run and carry]

What about Natanui when he started? His kicking was a joke. Basically wasn’t a footballer’s a-hole. He’s now one of the most influential players in the competition.

From a casual glance, one of the very worst kicks in the game in Levi Casboult

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Levi Casboult

Age

34

Ht

199cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

6.5

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.7

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

10.1

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

2.6

2star

M

5.9

5star

T

1.3

2star

G

1.3

5star

D

9.2

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

5.2

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.4

5star

has improved his kicking quite a bit in the last couple of years.

 

[EnolaGay]

nah I seriously think hes the worst kick in the comp

The irony here is that if I had to choose between Clarke or Daniher 30m out dead in front to kick a goal for my life, I'd pick Clarke 10/10 times.

 

[JT_the_Man]

The irony here is that if I had to choose between Clarke or Daniher 30m out dead in front to kick a goal for my life, I'd pick Clarke 10/10 times.

His set shot is actually really good.

Its the field kicking where it becomes an issue because it’s so loopy.

 

[Duckworth]

The irony here is that if I had to choose between Clarke or Daniher 30m out dead in front to kick a goal for my life, I'd pick Clarke 10/10 times.

I would first be getting some good life insurance if this is what your life was depending on.

IMHO BZT is a worse kick than both of them.

 

[The Donners]

I would first be getting some good life insurance if this is what your life was depending on.

His wife has that sorted...

 

[ant555]

His kicking issues are in his action. He has a dinky little double pump in his ball drop he can not get rid of. That is why his kicking in open play or set shots okay but under pressure his kicks go nowhere as he is rushed by his slow ball drop. If he had a normal ball drop he would have played 50 games and we would be talking about how good he is. It is not something he is going to fix. It is in his action. Players like Nic Nat or Casbolt had / have issues with the ball drop not being in line with his leg which is what Joe suffers from when he is going bad.

 

[fairbump_playon]

His kicks look way worse than they are.

Agreed. They look 1 out of 10. But are actually 3 out of 10.