AFL Player #12: Will Setterfield - Re-signed for 2025

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024?
2024 My Boy Draft: Pick 17, mcgrath_truther

 

[The Prosecutor]

Strikes me as a combo of David Myers

David Myers

Age

35

Ht

191cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.0

4star

K

10.1

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

3.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

14.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.0

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.2

5star

and Heath Hocking.

Really liked his game and how he complements the midfield.

 

[Runk]

Geez he was good for us yesterday. He just got the ball and gave it to players so well. Something we’ve missed. Just want to see it every week now

 

[Snake Charmer]

Hard working, tough and plays a very unselfish way. Hawks midfield is absolute trash so let’s see how he goes against some better sides, so far so good tho

 

[King Patty]

Huge game from Setterfield, stood up when the heat was on early, great game, complements our smaller mids well.
Nice to have a mid in the square who can take a mark.

 

[Lore]

Geez he was good for us yesterday. He just got the ball and gave it to players so well. Something we’ve missed. Just want to see it every week now

Saw it a bit in the pre-season games as well. Amazing that he's at his third club.

Like not expecting him to top the vote tally in the Brownlow or anything but he's quite useful and you'd think those traits would be useful at most clubs.

 

[King Patty]

Injuries and being behind good players at GWS and Carlton.

Carlton really only needed one of Kennedy/Setterfield

 

[brain taylor]

big bodied mid

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

Haven't seen the full game so hard to comment on actual output but the little bits that I did see - the thing that I noticed and has stuck with me were the shorts.

They reminded me of the way Kepler Bradley used to wear and roll with his - a bit loose. Might need to size down.

 

[dank420_]

Haven't seen the full game so hard to comment on actual output but the little bits that I did see - the thing that I noticed and has stuck with me were the shorts.

They reminded me of the way Kepler Bradley used to wear and roll with his - a bit loose. Might need to size down.

Thats 2 Kepler Bradley comparisons in one day.

Keep going!

 

[citizen-erased]

Huge game from Setterfield, stood up when the heat was on early, great game, complements our smaller mids well.
Nice to have a mid in the square who can take a mark.

he and Perkins pushing up made a huge difference.

 

[andleanback]

He’s.a.inside.mid

Thanks Carlton

 

[ghostdog]

Rowell, Miller and Anderson next week who will be looking for redemption.

 

[Fear Boner]

He’s.a.inside.mid

Thanks Carlton View attachment 1634898

Let him play all 22 games there

 

[TheFrenchCut]

He’s.a.inside.mid

Thanks Carlton View attachment 1634898

He may be an inside mid but that game didn't really show it? He had three contested possessions.

Best parts of his performance were being able to stick tackles when needed and finding other ways to contribute on the outside when opportunities arose.

 

[andleanback]

He may be an inside mid but that game didn't really show it? He had three contested possessions.

Best parts of his performance were being able to stick tackles when needed and finding other ways to contribute on the outside when opportunities arose.

More his presence at stoppage, having a bigger body on there makes a whole lot of difference, along with his tackle pressure. Having a bigger body lining up against the oppositions bull is a win, he’ll have his day where he gets his own fair share of clearances etc

 

[ant555]

He may be an inside mid but that game didn't really show it? He had three contested possessions.

Best parts of his performance were being able to stick tackles when needed and finding other ways to contribute on the outside when opportunities arose.

His role was more than winning contested ball . It was more about engaging the opposition so that Parish and Shiel generally had one on one contests.

 

[FlyingV]

Absolutely loving these bargain pickups. Was a huge Will fan in his draft year, and there were clear as day signs it was clicking for him at Carlton when given a chance.
Absolutely nailed some tackles on the weekend, but I think his real weapon is how easily he covers the ground for a guy his size. He glides across the turf instead of heaving that big frame around.

 

[Petrify]

He may be an inside mid but that game didn't really show it? He had three contested possessions.

Best parts of his performance were being able to stick tackles when needed and finding other ways to contribute on the outside when opportunities arose.

He was playing the stopper role, I'd use tackles as a better indicator of his performance

 

[Corleone]

His role was more than winning contested ball . It was more about engaging the opposition so that Parish and Shiel generally had one on one contests.

This.

Being an inside midfielder isn't just about contested possessions, it's also about blocking/shepherding out opponents and creating space for your other ball winners to get the ball and get clear.

Setterfield was fantastic on the weekend and I hope he takes this chance to ply his craft, we will benefit a lot from his presence.

 

[84859300]

If you read through Carlton's board, a big hit on Will was his consistancy.

We don't need him to be the next Bont (sure, it would be lovely), but if round 1 was a marker then he has a a fair medium to maintain for us.

 

[Yoda_]

Watched the game back a couple of times and he has been criminally underrated. Was probably our best 4 quarter player last week and easily in our top 3.

Did everything

25 touches (3rd at Ess)
10 marks (= 2nd at Ess)
6th tackles (1st at Ess)
R50 (= 3rd at Ess)

Back it up and he will quickly cement himself as a fan favourite

 

[EnolaGay]

Watched the game back a couple of times and he has been criminally underrated. Was probably our best 4 quarter player last week and easily in our top 3.

Did everything

25 touches (3rd at Ess)
10 marks (= 2nd at Ess)
6th tackles (1st at Ess)
R50 (= 3rd at Ess)

Back it up and he will quickly cement himself as a fan favourite

I had him as my second best on ground for the reasons you mentioned


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[Blind Turn]

Watched the game back a couple of times and he has been criminally underrated. Was probably our best 4 quarter player last week and easily in our top 3.

Did everything

25 touches (3rd at Ess)
10 marks (= 2nd at Ess)
6th tackles (1st at Ess)
R50 (= 3rd at Ess)

Back it up and he will quickly cement himself as a fan favourite

I’ll nitpick a little here and remind you that the coaches had him 5th or 6th best. There were half a dozen Essendon boys who played out of their skins on Sunday and you could make an argument for each being our best on the day.

 

[ant555]

He will work well for us for the simple reason he does not have to play at top 10 draft pick level or Cripps level. We have guys that can win clearances in Parish and Shiel. We just need a guy who can engage the opposition a bit and give enough protection to give Parish and Shiel time and a one on one opportunity to get clear without getting mugged. If he can do that and win his own clearance when needed then he is a win for us.

 

[BrunoV]

I’ll nitpick a little here and remind you that the coaches had him 5th or 6th best. There were half a dozen Essendon boys who played out of their skins on Sunday and you could make an argument for each being our best on the day.

Who knows what to make of coaches votes.

Setterfield played a lone hand in the middle in the first half. He did all of the heavy lifting while Merrett couldn't handle a tag (released after half time) and Parish drifted around accumulating ball with virtually no impact. BZT caused the first goal by spoiling Laverde. He got stepped by Wingard at walking pace to allow another goal and hit Hawthorn players with 2 of his 8 first quarter possessions. He then marked the ball kicked to him by the opposition for 3 quarters and that's good.

I would say that none of Perkins, Parish of BZT influenced the result.

I think the coaches fixate on how they want the game to look and that they sometimes can't see past it.

There is no evidence that ball use is considered in any depth in the AFL. I've noticed in the last few years that Channel 7 barely calls mistakes (it started with Bruce in his last few years - I initially thought he was getting senile).

It's odd because it takes a team effort for the game to look the way the coaches want, but then individuals seem to get rewarded disproportionate to their influence as the end product of the team effort. It's not the same when a forward is doing ridiculous things turning half chances into goals, dominating the air, etc.

There is then the midfield battle, mutual refusal to put any work into midfielders and then routinely giving them the midfielders all the votes.

It's a very strange thing.