Delisted #11: Will "Meatball" Snelling - Delisted 25/10

[Lore]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2023 (previously delisted)
My Boy Draft 2023: Claim here

 

[DERO]

Being first is not always right. Sometimes it equates to being the first dumb ass.

Jon Ralph specs

 

[ghostdog]

I love a battler. Well battled, Snello. Go well, and thanks for being professional.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Buy low, snell high

Farewell Will. Probably some chance to get picked up elsewhere. A podium finish in a B&F is a good indication of his absolute best.

With his limitations, everything needed to go right for him with prep and fitness. Hard to maintain 100%.

 

[Lore]

Unlucky that his contract was up I reckon. Probably would've been retained ahead of Guelfi if they came out of contract at the same time.

 

[Lore]

Also just found a 2015 draft profile for him when he was an 18 year old:


Club: West Adelaide (South Australia)
Position: Inside midfielder
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 77 kg

Key stats: Averaged 21.7 disposals (11.8 contested) in the under 18 championships

Will Snelling

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Will Snelling

Age

27

Ht

175cm

Wt

79kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

4.7

2star

HB

9.4

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

4.8

5star

G

0.8

4star

D

12.6

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

8.3

4star

M

1.3

1star

T

5.6

5star

G

0.4

3star

D

16.2

4star

K

5.2

2star

HB

11.0

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.8

5star

G

1.2

4star

is a contested ball hard nut who loves the contested situations. Snelling performed well as an inside midfielder in the under 18 championships, helping him to win South Australia’s MVP for the carnival. Snelling tackles hard and has good hands, giving him the ability to clear the ball from stoppages with a fast hand ball out to a teammate. Snelling demonstrated good leadership skills, captaining South Australia and also had a taste of senior SANFL football for West Adelaide. Snelling has a large tank, which helped him break the state three-kilometre time trial record in South Australia.

 

[bombreys]

I know it's an enormous 'if', but if he was half a foot taller...

 

[Schnitzengruben]

I know it's an enormous 'if', but if he was half a foot taller...

I don't think his height was a big issue for the role he played, but his wingspan certainly was. Hard to to stick tackles constantly when you're built like a skilltester claw.

 

[yodellinhank]

Also just found a 2015 draft profile for him when he was an 18 year old:


Club: West Adelaide (South Australia)
Position: Inside midfielder
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 77 kg

Key stats: Averaged 21.7 disposals (11.8 contested) in the under 18 championships

Will Snelling is a contested ball hard nut who loves the contested situations. Snelling performed well as an inside midfielder in the under 18 championships, helping him to win South Australia’s MVP for the carnival. Snelling tackles hard and has good hands, giving him the ability to clear the ball from stoppages with a fast hand ball out to a teammate. Snelling demonstrated good leadership skills, captaining South Australia and also had a taste of senior SANFL football for West Adelaide. Snelling has a large tank, which helped him break the state three-kilometre time trial record in South Australia.

Sounds good, Bring Him In.

 

[Cold Sober]

Atleast he ALWAYS had a dip, more than can be said of a fair few others.

 

[MiguelM]

Suspect his papers were stamped when we signed Gresham.

Had a couple of great years but limited. esp speed at the ball.

 

[Nicholas61]

Had a couple of great years but limited. esp speed at the ball.

Would get the fumbles too - but strangely enough in the wet he would handle the ball extremely well. Would stick some great tackles on bigger guys, that Melbourne win comes to mind.

 

[Yoda_]

Off to Sturt

 

[ghostdog]

Off to Sturt

Possibility of a premiership at Sturt is...?

 

[eth-dog]

Possibility of a premiership at Sturt is...?

High. They're perennially up there

 

[carloss]

disappointing he didn't go back to his old side - Westies

 

[DERO]

Joint Margaret medal winner.

He was limited but I kind of wonder how our side would have looked this year with 2 or three tackles inside 50 every game from this bloke

 

[DERO]

Actually. Probably would not have mattered given that holding the ball doesn’t get paid anymore.

 

[Ambrosia]

Joint Margaret medal winner.

He was limited but I kind of wonder how our side would have looked this year with 2 or three tackles inside 50 every game from this bloke

Was thinking similar. Reckon there’s a fair chance Stewart and Snelling would have played plenty of footy this year had they been on the list and healthy

 

[Pweter]

The question is whether he added more than Gresham for a far lower cost. His team first and pressure aspects were better though he's probably not as much of a natural small forward nor can he kick very far.

 

[Ambrosia]

The question is whether he added more than Gresham for a far lower cost. His team first and pressure aspects were better though he's probably not as much of a natural small forward nor can he kick very far.

I think the play would have been Gresham to play deeper in the Menzie role.

Hard to be too harsh on the decision to cut him given his limited output since his hamstring injury but I thought he could have been part of the way the coaching staff hold players accountable for not playing their role.

 

[craffles]

He is best suited to play as a pure mid which is where he won the Margarey medal from. We tried to turn him into a small forward which was never gonna work.

Do I think he would be in our best 22, no.

Would he have been handy depth for our mid rotations this year at times? Maybe, but I’m ok with the call to move on.

 

[Ambrosia]

He is best suited to play as a pure mid which is where he won the Margarey medal from. We tried to turn him into a small forward which was never gonna work.

Do I think he would be in our best 22, no.

Would he have been handy depth for our mid rotations this year at times? Maybe, but I’m ok with the call to move on.

Yeah I’m not potting the decision to let him go just think he would have out performed Menzie, Davey and Hobbs as the high half forward this year

 

[Puddy]

Is more of a midfielder

 

[EnolaGay]

Who said we can't develop players? 2024 Magarey Medalist.

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