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Just wanted to mention an interesting aside... Jack Steele has averaged 73% game time this season before the weekend. Some games even as low as 64-66%.
On the weekend played 86% game time, his most for the season, and tore it up with 12 tackles, 2 goals, 10 clearances and 26 disposals (20 contested).
We're letting him off the chain now and seeing what the kid can produce, and I'm excited
shrodes wrote:Just wanted to mention an interesting aside... Jack Steele has averaged 73% game time this season before the weekend. Some games even as low as 64-66%.
On the weekend played 86% game time, his most for the season, and tore it up with 12 tackles, 2 goals, 10 clearances and 26 disposals (20 contested).
We're letting him off the chain now and seeing what the kid can produce, and I'm excited
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Remember folks he's only 21. Don't jump to criticise him if he can't keep that level of physicality and standard of play up week in, week out. A few weeks back, can't recall the game, where he laid a record # of tackles. His game the following week was average. It's happened a couple of times this season with Steele.
His robust, tackling style of play must take a fair toll on his fitness. And remember he ran with Luke Shuey all match ( and ended up running off him) that is an endurance feat in itself. As Shuey is a known endurance beast. So he could be a little flat this week. 'Though I'm sure the Club know how to manage his workloads.
So when Steele has some quiet games, remember, he's 21, didn't have a full pre-season, so cut him some slack.
Just like Armo, Dunstan, Ross, Newnes, Roberton to name a few - there are signs of talent there - be patient don't write Steele off when he appears to tread water in his development which may happen at stages, in the next few seasons. Many SS 'experts' on here very vociferously potted the aforementioned as they gave us a roller coaster ride during various stages of developing their AFL careers.
I'm getting more and more excited by Steele as the season progresses. He is turning into our own Josh Kennedy (Swans). Gun, contested mid who you can bank on.