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This. He's played more this year than in his entire career. Bound to catch up with him, even with his supreme tank.First full AFL season of I'm correct.
He will be tiring.
Other than being a joke, nonsense of a race, he isn't a sprinter. He's an endurance runner. Meh.Can't believe he came last in the gf sprint...
He is super quick over 20 metres.I thought he is one of our fastest players, explains why other teams run it out of stoppages so easily against us.
Geez I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen someone take the race seriously.I thought he is one of our fastest players, explains why other teams run it out of stoppages so easily against us.
Can't believe he came last in the gf sprint...
Can't believe he came last in the gf sprint...
How about when we put haselby in thereGeez I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen someone take the race seriously.
We had Brayshaw and Schultz running it the past couple years. It’s just a bit of fun
I don't think the race has much relevance to speed on a footy field. Among other things dont they race in sneakers which is different to running in footy boots.He didn't come last. He came 8th. There were heats beforehand to narrow it down from 18. I think he came 4th in his heat. And he was clearly taking the piss in the final.
There's a bunch of stuff that Sharp should look to work on. Goal kicking accuracy. General play kicking vision and execution. Intercept play. Finishing off defensive plays (too often he almost but didn't quite get the spoil). Strength in the contest. Maybe cleaner hands. The list goes on. But he's 23 and coming off 2 years of state league footy. If he improves like a couple of those areas, which he's capable of doing, he's more than fine. For reference, we rue losing Acres, but Acres was older when we traded him in than Sharp is now, and Acres wasn't that guy until year 3 here.How about when we put haselby in there
I see sharps spot as something that we should look to be getting more out of
Good endurance, average skills, poor in contest, zero versatility.
I'd prefer to play an extra mid and rotate that fat side wing with Freddy, Sturt, NOD, MJ, AB maybe give Chapman a bit of a run there.
In a big game if you're getting the ball on the outside you've got to provide some class, or be able to push deep into either 50 and have an impact.
He has a left foot? He runs around all the time to use his right. Missed a late goal against Collingwood because being pushed to the left had to kick with his Right on the inside. Sharp has been a solid pick up but could easily be replaced. A dual sided winger would be ideal.He should spend preseason running and kicking on his left foot, even if all he is practicing is a 50m smashing hoof down the line.
Fair call on his age and potential to improve.There's a bunch of stuff that Sharp should look to work on. Goal kicking accuracy. General play kicking vision and execution. Intercept play. Finishing off defensive plays (too often he almost but didn't quite get the spoil). Strength in the contest. Maybe cleaner hands. The list goes on. But he's 23 and coming off 2 years of state league footy. If he improves like a couple of those areas, which he's capable of doing, he's more than fine. For reference, we rue losing Acres, but Acres was older when we traded him in than Sharp is now, and Acres wasn't that guy until year 3 here.
When you say "good endurance" I think you're really underestimating how clear Sharp is of the rest of the team as a runner. He opens the ground up for us to a level that nobody on the team can really come close to. Top 10 in his combine over 20m and 2km, and the endurance especially has only improved ever since.
That's fair. With the contest stuff, I'm talking more about being able to absorb the hits. Agreed that he'll never be good at it, but non-pushover is what I'm settling on. Also leads into the defence stuff: he has the chops to be a solid interceptor and make defensive plays, but he needs to be able to finish off plays. Being a bit more robust can help with that.Fair call on his age and potential to improve.
I just don't see it though. I find he has poor touch with his kicks (great depth though) and i think his contested work is pretty much as good as he's going to get. You see young players lose contests all the time but they are willing in it. Sharp doesn't love the contest.
Expected that, he hasn't played a full season of AFL.Sharp was very good for the first 3/4's of the year and then dropped off. And he wasn't the only one. He was one of our best players for the first half of the year.
Problem is he doesn’t have one. He should have been practicing his non-preferred as a 12-15 year old.Watch the first half of the season and consider how many times our ball movement came down his wing after a switch. They locked him down after leaving him alone for the earlier games.
He really just needs a left foot to swing onto.