It is natural to compare Sheezel’s game to Daicos, especially when Sheeze eclipsed Nick’s groundbreaking debut season.George is my favourite of the new generation, but Harry is insanely good at absolutely everything the game is about. Tough inside, clearance beast, incredible hands, vision, foot skills, faultless in front of of goals, and has not played a single poor game in the 30-something he has played to date.
Sure, Daicos is also a gun and already has a flag. I see is the #1 contested possession player in the comp, which is crazy given his size and role, but Harry is neck and neck with him on their first 2 seasons and are both clearly mainstays of the top echelon for the next 10 years.
Awesome game today Harry. Next week you can show up the Chad.
Daicos has been pretty incredible getting running clearances clean out of the ruck contest all year. It was one of my biggest wonders about his move into the middle.
Daicos is still protected by a bunch of star experience around him. Sheezel has not been. The closest he has is a mid 25 year old LDU who has had a slightly inconsistent year and he odd cameo from Jy. LDU’s season since the bye however has been unbelievable.
The best thing that I remember when these comparisons begin to leak into my mind is that while Daicos edges Harry for speed and explosiveness, Harry is ploughing along, impacting games left right and centre, not needing to stage for frees, flop or have the backing of the umps. He is a star doing sh*t no one else in the comp can do, somehow without fanfare. Bloody brilliant.