Player Watch #15: Dylan Stephens

[Arthur Cloke]

imagine we have Archer Grant and Grant Archer both playing in the same side. It'd be awesome.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

imagine we have Archer Grant and Grant Archer both playing in the same side. It'd be awesome.

It’s a shame we never got to see Warren Benjamin and Benjamin Warren play in the seniors together.

 

[muttley45]

Any chance he can go to Gulden and try to negate him a bit ?

 

[tricknologist]

He deserves credit for playing a solid game today. He even cracked in at a few contests.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Hopefully it just wasn't a "I'll show them" today against his old side.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

He deserves credit for playing a solid game today. He even cracked in at a few contests.

His direct opponent had 41 disposals and was the most damaging player on the ground.

He went a bit harder than previous weeks, but he got spanked.

 

[Passmore]

It’s a shame we never got to see Warren Benjamin and Benjamin Warren play in the seniors together.

Man, I was hanging for that...

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[The Dingrel]

Has there been a softer player than Dylan to reach 50 games?

I actually thought he cracked in against his old mob, maybe the penny beginning to drop.

 

[CharlieMortdecai]

I actually thought he cracked in against his old mob, maybe the penny beginning to drop.

Yeah he did. Obviously not a great game for anyone yesterday including Stephens, but he did at least take on the contest more.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

He looks like he’s lost a bit of muscle mass. Hope he’s ok. Agree he was having a crack and he wasn’t joking around with old mates - was taking it seriously.

 

[tazaa]

He deserves credit for playing a solid game today. He even cracked in at a few contests.

Are we taking the f***ing piss or what???

We essentially sent the discard (who Sydney said f*** off to, you’re not good enough to play for us) to line up on their preferred option as wingman. Gulden had 41 disposals, 15 inside 50’s and 738 metres gain.
Stephens got it 20 times and had 1 inside 50. He had zero impact on the game and his direct opponent touched us up.

We set the bar so f***ing low. Solid

 

[Zondor]

Still scared of his moon shadow. 4 Years! :stern look

 

[CharlieMortdecai]

Still scared of his moon shadow. 4 Years! :stern look

Did you think he squibbed it on Saturday? I didn't notice anything

 

[Spud11]

Did you think he squibbed it on Saturday? I didn't notice anything

Nah this week he didn’t stand out because the whole team did it

 

[ferball]

Did you think he squibbed it on Saturday? I didn't notice anything

There were a couple of times when he actually went in hard on Saturday and got crunched in tackles.

 

[Blightys Barrel]

If ever there was a game where you wanted to show up your former club, it was this match. Another limp performance in a very average career to date with the Kangas.

Would be interesting to see what the likes of Barlow and the Development team want to do with him over the Summer. Has this incredible motor to run all day and seems a decent kick. But how do you inject courage and better decision making into a guy nearly 5 years into the system? If the Swans could not do it in 4 years, then it’s fair to say we are up against it as well to turn him into anything decent. I’m sure if Clarko and Rawlings had their time again, they would have said….Yeah….NAH!!

 

[showusyacunningt]

Is the upside even there to offset the timidity around the contest and contact?

He's got a tank and a tidy left foot? That's it?

 

[andana]

He's got a tank and a tidy left foot? That's it?

Apparently.
That's an upgrade on some

 

[Topparoo]

Surely Rawlings and co had knowledge of his limitations before trading for him. It's negligent if they didn't. He is what he is and he's with us for 4 seasons, and knowing this they need to maximise his strengths and develop his weaknesses to a more satisfactory level. He will never be an Archer, type but I don't think he is as bad as some here think he is. As a club we have to make it work.

 

[Spud11]

Surely Rawlings and co had knowledge of his limitations before trading for him. It's negligent if they didn't. He is what he is and he's with us for 4 seasons, and knowing this they need to maximise his strengths and develop his weaknesses to a more satisfactory level. He will never be an Archer, type but I don't think he is as bad as some here think he is. As a club we have to make it work.

Honestly though, I’d have preferred to keep Aaron Hall.

 

[Ischenko]

Honestly though, I’d have preferred to keep Aaron Hall.

Nah he bore the curse of the lost years. Emblematised it, even. Agree he was a better player than Dylan, which is saying something…

 

[andana]

Play Stephens and a player who likes the contest on the same wing. The hard nut takes care of the opponent.

 

[Topparoo]

Nah he bore the curse of the lost years. Emblematised it, even. Agree he was a better player than Dylan, which is saying something…

Hall was a talented but frustrating player, the best and worst kick in the AFL at the same time.

 

[Samsquanch]

Hall was a talented but frustrating player, the best and worst kick in the AFL at the same time.

 

[Spud11]

Hall was a talented but frustrating player, the best and worst kick in the AFL at the same time.

With a better list and players who actually try, Hall would’ve looked a lot better.

Trying to be creative across half back in our 2020-2023 side was like handing Van Gogh a broken crayon and a hanky.