Player Watch #3: Harry Sheezel - 23 AFL RS/NM SBM, AFLPA BYP, '24 AA squad, '24 AFLCA BYP

[KangaRooster]

Last year he'd be streaming out of the backline and have the likes of LMac and Perez as his quick give options.

Wednesday in the 2nd quarter he looked to his left and saw George Wardlaw and to his right and saw Colby McKercher, I'm surprised he was able to contain his laughter.

 

[tw0kbydesign]

*post maybe not worthy of own thread.

I'm currently living in a world where northball has captured the hearts and minds of the masses living in the northern hemisphere as the marketing offers something very "homely" to northerners whilst bringing in new audiences for its point of difference to every other "football" and starts making waves and getting interest, just like Friday nights and the AFL owe us all over aagain...!! It'd only happen at north I'm telling u!

 

[Ashley B]

Rick18 got a clip of it. It was utterly ridiculous.

It’s great to have quality players. Could name a number of our ex players who would have initiated the same act, tripped over the ball and landed on their face or tried to pick it up and handball or kick it anywhere in hope.

 

[Krakoueraddict]

Can he do a 2nd year Brownlow? Probably only if he's playing solid midfield minutes and we win 10+ games. But it's not too hard to imagine. Seems like the sort of guy who isn't going to be complaining or huffing it up to the umps either.

 

[Jesslc]

how do you manage a player that’s Toby Greene

4

Toby Greene

Age

31

Ht

182cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.2

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.8

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

2.3

5star

D

26.6

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

14.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.0

1star

in the front half, Pendles in the middle and Lachie Whitfield

6

Lachie Whitfield

Age

30

Ht

185cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

13.4

5star

HB

9.3

5star

M

6.3

5star

T

2.7

4star

MG

411.8

5star

D

21.4

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

8.9

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.8

3star

MG

350.6

5star

D

17.6

5star

K

8.2

4star

HB

9.4

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

/Jack Sinclair

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Jack Sinclair

Age

29

Ht

181cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.5

4star

K

8.1

3star

HB

8.4

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

3.2

5star

MG

235.0

4star

D

15.0

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

5.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

3star

MG

376.0

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.2

2star

HB

7.8

5star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.0

4star

MG

138.2

3star

off half back?

 

[Farthers]

how do you manage a player that’s Toby Greene in the front half, Pendles in the middle and Lachie Whitfield/Jack Sinclair off half back?

We innovate like we normally do and be the first club to clone a player so we have a Sheezel on every line.

 

[ExorcismOfArdenStreet]

He is the closest thing to Pendlebury that has come through the AFL.

Absolute silk, and a future captain of the club.

I can't stop thinking the same thing

 

[Hatchy1992]

Let’s Hope these these recent five first rounders are some half decent new building blocks then.

I want this s**t to speed up fast now. I’m sick of being patient.

I'm sick of being in the bottom two and being the laughing stock of the league.

 

[marklovesbeer]

how do you manage a player that’s Toby Greene in the front half, Pendles in the middle and Lachie Whitfield/Jack Sinclair off half back?

 

[the big lebowski]

5:43 into the third qrt.

Pies clear from half back with kick that sheezel intercepts on the bounce wing position. He gives a no look handball to hardeman, a young Collingwood hack bumps into him, sheezel pushes him as the pie bounces off and falls to the ground.

Hardeman scrubs it on the left back to our half forward line. Pies pick it off and use hands to rebound at pace back up the wing. The handpasses end up with Allan, who looks up and receives frontal pressure from sheezel, causing him to fumble.

Hardeman picks up the fumbled ball, quickly getting tackled as he handpasses to the ground. Sheezel swoops in deflecting the ball away from Allan, straight into the path of Goater.

Goater picks it up at half back, looks
Up and handballs to sheezel who has run down from the wing. Sheezel revives the pass, stops, fakes a kick, pies smother air, then he handpasses on his left to Powell in space who hits lazzaro back on the wing.

 

[Shermanator]

5:43 into the third qrt.

Pies clear from half back with kick that sheezel intercepts on the bounce wing position. He gives a no look handball to hardeman, a young Collingwood hack bumps into him, sheezel pushes him as the pie bounces off and falls to the ground.

Hardeman scrubs it on the left back to our half forward line. Pies pick it off and use hands to rebound at pace back up the wing. The handpasses end up with Allan, who looks up and receives frontal pressure from sheezel, causing him to fumble.

Hardeman picks up the fumbled ball, quickly getting tackled as he handpasses to the ground. Sheezel swoops in deflecting the ball away from Allan, straight into the path of Goater.

Goater picks it up at half back, looks
Up and handballs to sheezel who has run down from the wing. Sheezel revives the pass, stops, fakes a kick, pies smother air, then he handpasses on his left to Powell in space who hits lazzaro back on the wing.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

5:43 into the third qrt.

Pies clear from half back with kick that sheezel intercepts on the bounce wing position. He gives a no look handball to hardeman, a young Collingwood hack bumps into him, sheezel pushes him as the pie bounces off and falls to the ground.

Hardeman scrubs it on the left back to our half forward line. Pies pick it off and use hands to rebound at pace back up the wing. The handpasses end up with Allan, who looks up and receives frontal pressure from sheezel, causing him to fumble.

Hardeman picks up the fumbled ball, quickly getting tackled as he handpasses to the ground. Sheezel swoops in deflecting the ball away from Allan, straight into the path of Goater.

Goater picks it up at half back, looks
Up and handballs to sheezel who has run down from the wing. Sheezel revives the pass, stops, fakes a kick, pies smother air, then he handpasses on his left to Powell in space who hits lazzaro back on the wing.

One of my TAC coaches back in the day said all kids can kick and handball the ball, but not many kids have the understanding and anticipation of where to be and how to get there ahead of time so that they can impact the play.

He also said that elite readers of the play in most cases haven’t really been taught, they are just naturally gifted with a combination of; footy IQ, vision and anticipation skills.

You combine Sheezel’s natural talent highlighted above, his on field intelligence, his ability to dispose of the ball and his freakish tank and you have the ultimate combination for for a modern day footballer.

He is actually ridiculous.

 

[Del191229]

how do you manage a player that’s Toby Greene in the front half, Pendles in the middle and Lachie Whitfield/Jack Sinclair off half back?

You should be permabanned for this

 

[Del191229]

One of my TAC coaches back in the day said all kids can kick and handball the ball, but not many kids have the understanding and anticipation of where to be and how to get there ahead of time so that they can impact the play.

He also said that elite readers of the play in most cases haven’t really been taught, they are just naturally gifted with a combination of; footy IQ, vision and anticipation skills.

You combine Sheezel’s natural talent highlighted above, his on field intelligence, his ability to dispose of the ball and his freakish tank and you have the ultimate combination for for a modern day footballer.

He is actually ridiculous.

He absolutely understands the gameplan on an instinctive level - is why players go to him to set up attack and also when in trouble, because with his skills and evasive ability he can usually reset and start the attack again.

Our most important player alongside Larkey.

 

[guapo]

He absolutely understands the gameplan on an instinctive level - is why players go to him to set up attack and also when in trouble, because with his skills and evasive ability he can usually reset and start the attack again.

Our most important player alongside Larkey.

Spot on. Crazy to think what this guy did in his first year, and how he has started his second, and yet all the talk is Wardlaw, McKercher (and Lazzaro). Could very easily do a Daicos and go to another level this year

 

[Del191229]

Spot on. Crazy to think what this guy did in his first year, and how he has started his second, and yet all the talk is Wardlaw, McKercher (and Lazzaro). Could very easily do a Daicos and go to another level this year

Everyone uses the term quarterback, but imo he's like one of those ultra classy playmakers in soccer

 

[Karanicolas]

Makes the ridiculous look ordinary, which is why he may be slightly overlooked. But you then rewatch the play, and think wow ... how did that happen!!

 

[Farthers]

I love how humble he is too. Having Wardlaw in the team, he is more than happy to talk him up instead.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

One of my TAC coaches back in the day said all kids can kick and handball the ball, but not many kids have the understanding and anticipation of where to be and how to get there ahead of time so that they can impact the play.

He also said that elite readers of the play in most cases haven’t really been taught, they are just naturally gifted with a combination of; footy IQ, vision and anticipation skills.

You combine Sheezel’s natural talent highlighted above, his on field intelligence, his ability to dispose of the ball and his freakish tank and you have the ultimate combination for for a modern day footballer.

He is actually ridiculous.

It’s why we’ve struggled for so long.

We don’t have enough players who can anticipate and be proactive.

This is now changing.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

It’s why we’ve struggled for so long.

We don’t have enough players who can anticipate and be proactive.

This is now changing.

A combination of that and too many players without the running capacity required for modern day footy.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

A combination of that and too many players without the running capacity required for modern day footy.

Sheezel, Scott, Stephens, McKercher all absolutely elite runners who are now on the outside.

Lazzaro as well, albeit inferior in ability to the above four.

Need at least six IMO.

 

[Passmore]

Everyone uses the term quarterback, but imo he's like one of those ultra classy playmakers in soccer

Johan Sheezel

 

[Del191229]

Johan Sheezel

Sheezinho

 

[Karanicolas]

Andrea Sheezelo

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Sheezel, Scott, Stephens, McKercher all absolutely elite runners who are now on the outside.

Lazzaro as well, albeit inferior in ability to the above four.

Need at least six IMO.

Jy?