With no pick and costing them absolutely nothing whatsoever, Geelong draft Tyson Stengle, formerly from the Richmond Tigers and Adelaide Crows, both w

[Mr Blicavs]

Can you get onto the GFC social media team and urge them to call him Steggles ?

Toss up between Steggles and Boy George (Hewett) for recruit of the year for my money,

Feels great getting an absolute an A grade gun to your footy club without giving up any draft picks at all. How much Hawthorn pay for that turkey O'Meara again lol

I have a sneaky feeling he’s aware of his cult following on Social media

 

[Mr Blicavs]

Just class in a high pressure game

And to think, we got him for a can of coke and a slice of pizza
Wellsy gets it done again

 

[STPer18]

‘Nightmare to play on’: ‘Freak’ Cat AFL’s biggest bargain recruit… and playing more like Betts every game

‘Nightmare to play on’: ‘Freak’ Cat AFL’s biggest bargain recruit… and playing more like ex-star

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“To be honest, he’s a bit like Eddie Betts. When the ball hits the hands, he’s just a nightmare to play on. There’s not really much you can do sometimes and he just kicks freaky goals like Eddie. He’s got lots of tricks in his bag.

“Eddie’s a great mentor because he‘s a very similar player. I don’t know what’s in the water where those boys are from, but I’d love some of it.

“I’ve been fortunate in a way to play on both of them and it‘s freaky some of the stuff they can do.”

Stengle’s dramatic rise as a Cat continued on Saturday, booting three telling goals from 18 disposals and six marks in another eye-catching performance.

The 23-year-old has now kicked 29 goals from 14 games so far this season, slotting into an already stacked Cats forward line with aplomb.

 

[Pistol Night]

And to think, we got him fir a can of coke and a slice of pizza
Wellsy gets it done again

A can? That'd be a fair bit still

 

[Mr Blicavs]

A can? That'd be a fair bit still

Way unders for a 23 year old, first time AA forward pocket

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Way unders for a 23 year old, first time AA forward pocket

Chicken made Bolton look like a Turkey last night

 

[STPer18]

Nine things we learned: This Cat is the recruit of the year

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3. Classy Cat is the recruit of the year​

George Hewett

29

George Hewett

Age

28

Ht

187cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.7

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

10.3

5star

M

2.7

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

3.3

5star

D

13.8

3star

K

4.8

2star

HB

9.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.2

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.4

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

0.4

3star

and Will Brodie

17

Will Brodie

Age

25

Ht

190cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.0

5star

K

8.2

3star

HB

10.8

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.9

5star

CL

4.1

5star

D

14.0

3star

K

4.0

1star

HB

10.0

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

2star

CL

3.0

4star

D

13.8

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

5.4

5star

CL

2.8

5star

are both right in the mix for this title, but Tyson Stengle

18

Tyson Stengle

Age

25

Ht

175cm

Wt

71kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.3

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

10.3

3star

K

5.3

2star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.3

1star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.5

4star

D

8.8

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.6

4star

G

1.6

5star

has moved clear of the midfield pair after his match-winning performance against Richmond on Saturday. With the Cats trailing by three goals in the last quarter, Stengle was the catalyst to get his side back on top. He kicked one goal, had a crucial hand in Brad Close's major shortly after and then set up Jeremy Cameron

5

Jeremy Cameron

Age

31

Ht

196cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.5

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.6

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.0

5star

for the go-ahead goal. When the Tigers hit the front with two minutes remaining, it was Stengle who attacked the ball at breakneck speed and impressively snapped on the turn to the top of the goalsquare where Jack Henry

38

Jack Henry

Age

25

Ht

192cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.3

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

142.6

2star

D

8.6

2star

K

6.7

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.1

3star

MG

142.6

3star

D

9.6

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.6

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

4star

marked and nailed the match-winner. The 23-year-old has exceeded all expectations in his first year at Geelong and now has 29 goals from 14 games, which puts him firmly in contention for a maiden Therabody AFL All-Australian jacket. It would cap off a remarkable return to the AFL after he was sacked by Adelaide on the eve of the 2021 season. -

 

[Wojcinski]

Stengle is already the best small forward in the league. A talent unlocked by the greatest club in the land.

 

[Boxhead_31]

Stengle is already the best small forward in the league. A talent unlocked by the greatest club in the land.

Just took a proper coach unlike Mrs Hardwick to extract Tyson's talent

 

[STPer18]

Year of bargain buys: 12 AFL players clubs recruited for little to nothing - and turned into key members

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There’s never been more avenues for a player to be added to an AFL club list, either via drafts, trades or free agency.

And it’s hard to think of a season where so many players that were picked up for little to no draft capital last year have had such an impact for their respective teams.

Perhaps the No. 1 contender in this category is Tyson Stengle, who’s gone from sacked Crow to one of Geelong’s top All-Australian contenders in just over 12 months.

Originally taken as a rookie by Richmond in late 2016, Stengle managed just two games for the Tigers before being traded to Adelaide, playing 12 games in the 2020 hub season. But after a string of off-field incidents, the Crows sacked Stengle.

Several AFL clubs, however, saw something in Stengle throughout the 2021 campaign. He produced an outstanding SANFL season with premiers Woodville-West Torrens, booting 44 goals from 19 games. Geelong, ultimately, pounced, signing the small forward as a delisted free agent in November last year.

And Stengle has rewarded the Cats’ faith, kicking 29 goals from 14 games so far this season, slotting into an already stacked Cats forward line with aplomb. Only Charlie Cameron

23

Charlie Cameron

Age

29

Ht

180cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

8.4

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.5

5star

D

9.6

2star

K

7.9

3star

HB

1.7

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.7

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

9.6

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.2

4star

M

1.4

2star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.2

4star

has kicked more goals as a small forward so far in 2022.

But it’s been Stengle’s ability to set up teammates to score that’s been just as important, ranking among the league’s top players for kicking efficiency going inside 50 and third at Geelong for score involvements.

As dual premiership Kangaroo David King declared on Fox Footy’s AFL 360 earlier this month, Stengle could be the first delisted free agent to be an All-Australian.

Asked if he was surprised by Stengle’s high impact on games in his first year at the club, Cats teammate Jed Bews

24

Jed Bews

Age

30

Ht

186cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.9

3star

K

6.1

2star

HB

4.8

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

MG

178.2

3star

D

9.5

2star

K

7.5

3star

HB

2.0

1star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.7

3star

MG

205.8

3star

D

8.8

3star

K

3.8

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.2

5star

told foxfooty.com.au on Saturday: “Unfortunately for me I got to play on him all pre-season. So while I’m a little bit surprised, at the same time you could see he was going to be good. He’s just grabbed his opportunity with both hands and been awesome. He’s getting better and better, it’s exciting.”

 

[STPer18]

The Stengle effect, everyone's doing it now. Another great game today.

 

[STPer18]

Delisted this bloke and kept Castagna? Oh dear.

 

[STPer18]

Great call OP, recruit of the year for mine.

 

[HairyO]

Will he s**t the bed along with the rest of the team once finals start, or does coming from another team mean he hasnt been infected yet ?

 

[Mr Blicavs]

Will he s**t the bed along with the rest of the team once finals start, or does coming from another team mean he hasnt been infected yet ?

LOLOL Hawforn

 

[HairyO]

LOLOL Hawforn

When you fail again will you question why Geelong keeps re-signing Scott ?

Or are you happy collecting them McClelland trophies?

 

[Mr Blicavs]

When you fail again will you question why Geelong keeps re-signing Scott ?

Or are you happy collecting them McClelland trophies?

#rentfree

 

[HAPPY CHEFFY]

Will he s**t the bed along with the rest of the team once finals start, or does coming from another team mean he hasnt been infected yet ?

 

[PetterdHoisted]

best coaches and best players in the league used to radiate out of the Hawthorn system

now they are really starting to radiate out of the Richmond system

and Dimma was under Hawks tutelage during 2008 premiership, right?

Really fascinating to watch that evolution, really it is the dominant storyline of the last decade of AFL.

 

[FurTheWin]

best coaches and best players in the league used to radiate out of the Hawthorn system

now they are really starting to radiate out of the Richmond system

and Dimma was under Hawks tutelage during 2008 premiership, right?

Really fascinating to watch that evolution, really it is the dominant storyline of the last decade of AFL.

Those 2 games he played for Richmond made him the man he is today, you reckon?

 

[PetterdHoisted]

Those 2 games he played for Richmond made him the man he is today, you reckon?

Wombat? played a bunch for us, think I remember Fly McCrae's VFL notes once, basically saying he was simply untackleable at training.

Look, it's no surprise that Wombat has revolutionised the Cats game, nor is it that Fly has revolutionized the Pies game, they were the two clubs besides WCE that stuck to playing old-style stagnant possession footy.

Ripe for evolution- welcome to modern surge footy!! (reckon you fans must be enjoying finally being on the right side of it, especially once finals come around!)

I would expect any RFC export landing at WCE to have an equally dramatic effect.

 

[FurTheWin]

Wombat? played a bunch for us, think I remember Fly McCrae's VFL notes once, basically saying he was simply untackleable at training.

Look, it's no surprise that Wombat has revolutionised the Cats game, nor is it that Fly has revolutionized the Pies game, they were the two clubs besides WCE that stuck to playing old-style stagnant possession footy.

Ripe for evolution- welcome to modern surge footy!! (reckon you fans must be enjoying finally being on the right side of it, especially once finals come around!)

I would expect any RFC export landing at WCE to have an equally dramatic effect.

He's not a wombat, he's a Magic Chicken

 

[HAPPY CHEFFY]

He's not a wombat, he's a Magic Chicken

Racist s**t like that is why he wanted out of Richmond..

 

[Purple Suit]

Great call OP, recruit of the year for mine.

Nah, he cost you nothing. We got paid a pick higher than what we used for Jordan Clark to take Wil Brodie. He’s been just as impressive.

 

[STPer18]

He's doing it again.