Toast Brad Sheppard

[Matera LeNui]

Agree completely with this. IMO he looks good when he gets it but is consistently only getting low possession games (eg tonight he only got about 10 I think, although he was off the ground for a fair while), which is just not enough. Cripps is in a similar boat, although I think Sheppard looks a lot better than him. I think Sheppard will benefit from going to East Perth and being played exactly how the Eagles want him - hopefully in a set position.

I think that would be best as well. Instead of in and out of the team a nice stretch of games in the one position and then bring him in to play that. Question is what is the best position for him in the team? Players like A. Selwood and A. Embley have copped a lot of flak this year but they are hampering the development of players like Sheppard

 

[The Falcon Strike]

I don't think Shepherd was great on Saturday, but he did compete hard on the last line of defence and wasn't as easily brushed off as he has in the past.

Shepp has skills that I think are better used forward of the ball

The kick inside 50 is arguably the toughest in the game and it is one he is pretty good at.

 

[Spooky17]

Shep is still a tease :/

 

[Eastern Rangers]

I don't think Shepherd was great on Saturday, but he did compete hard on the last line of defence and wasn't as easily brushed off as he has in the past.

Shepp has skills that I think are better used forward of the ball

The kick inside 50 is arguably the toughest in the game and it is one he is pretty good at.

Shepp, Gaff and Cripps all had solid games. None got a mountain of it but they ran well used it pretty well, all of them fed off Priddis, Masten and Hutchings and linked up well with Dalziell, Schofield and others.

 

[Xsess]

Shepp, Gaff and Cripps all had solid games. None got a mountain of it but they ran well used it pretty well, all of them fed off Priddis, Masten and Hutchings and linked up well with Dalziell, Schofield and others.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

All of they players where reasonably effective around the stoppages.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Cripps couldn't hit a 15m pass from memory

But i'm off track, this is a Brad Sheppard Roast thread so.... Sheppard sucks!

 

[SwiftforPM]

Cripps couldn't hit a 15m pass from memory

But i'm off track, this is a Brad Sheppard Roast thread so.... Sheppard sucks!

You have made enough posts now, for me to form the OP that you are sdb's twin brother, you obviously went halves in the IQ at birth.

 

[Dark Sharks]

You have made enough posts now, for me to form the OP that you are sdb's twin brother, you obviously went halves in the IQ at birth.

This guy ^

Always making jokes on the interweb

 

[SwiftforPM]

This guy ^

Always making jokes on the interweb

Reactionary as to be expected.

 

[Spooky17]

This guy ^

Always making jokes on the interweb

 

[mulburnboong]

Shepp is an okay player and can only get better. You 've seen the effort he gives with that smother last game, that was a match winner.

 

[Matera LeNui]

The way he he smothered that elbow with his facebone was quite incredible. Rosaesque.

 

[flamingEMBERS]

leeeeeeave shep alone

 

[Eastern Rangers]

leeeeeeave shep alone

Leave Cripps alone.

 

[CursoryMercenary]

Tore it up today.

 

[bodazoka]

Wellingham today is the sort of player I expected Sheppard to be...

 

[Avalor]

Wellingham today is the sort of player I expected Sheppard to be...

There is still time for him to do that. Has the skills just needs to beef up a bit.

 

[ChampRevesby]

There is still time for him to do that. Has the skills just needs to beef up a bit.

Confidence and a larger frame too!

 

[Masto]

He was very disappointing today, nearly invisible against a young Gold Coast side. We thought he had lots of upside when drafted but honestly he hasn't improved since he was 18. Our drafting team mucked this one up.

 

[garlic munchers]

Never has one player just failed to make a contest so many times.

Either he's so pacy that no other player would have got that close, or there is a number of 3/4 pace strides when contact looks likely.

Looking at the amount times he had an intercept mark occur just in front of him, I suggest the latter is most likely.

 

[SpaceClef]

2009 Draft

Melbourne FC likes this

 

[footballfreak]

8 touches from Sheppard For a guy starting on the ground. That's pretty disgraceful.

 

[royalsfan]

8 touches from Sheppard For a guy starting on the ground. That's pretty disgraceful.

I have been hoping that Shep would make the grade but sadly I now feel that he is a waste of an early draft pick. He was woeful today - he makes too many unforced errors and has no strengths at all.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Very disappointing again.