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Dylan Buckley was drafted in 2011 but debuted in RD 3 of 2013 yet to date, he has only managed 31 senior appearances.
Of greater concern is what strategic position is he best suited to ??
He's been trialled up forward as a goal-sneak but looked like a fish out of water, he has also been thrown into the midfield but it wasn't his strongest role. It's only been as a small defender where there has been any consistency of performance.
Out of contract at the end of this year, he is firmly under the microscope with no guarantees to be retained either.
I can't find a role for him at all in our team so I'm expecting him to be given a 1-year extension with some serious KPI's to go with it. Failure to cement a core position in the team will see him not achieve the KPI's and in turn, will be delisted at the end of 2017.
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Depends whether or not he can make a senior impact this year. If he can't he may well be gone.
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I think he's best suited as a mid-forward, unfortunately I don't know if he's good enough to hold that position at AFL level and I don't think we'll give him the chance.
He should come to WA or SA and play on big dry grounds in the WAFL or SANFL if he gets delisted. I think he's smash it in these comps and they will play him in those positions.
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He has pace, has a booming kick, is hard at it and always puts in so heis exactly what we need but he consistently makes terrible decisions and has shown no signs of improving in that area.
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(06-27-2016, 04:07 AM)madbluboy link Wrote:He has pace, has a booming kick, is hard at it and always puts in so heis exactly what we need but he consistently makes terrible decisions and has shown no signs of improving in that area.
Buckley's biggest shortcoming is that he simply doesn't get enough of the ball.
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Seemed to play his best when playing in defence on small forwards. Think he was doing that in 2014 when he had his best season. Provided alot of run out of there.
Thought he could go ok as a small forward but not so. Try him back in defence again and maybe release Touhy into the midfield.
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(06-27-2016, 04:59 AM)laj link Wrote:Seemed to play his best when playing in defence on small forwards. Think he was doing that in 2014 when he had his best season. Provided alot of run out of there.
Thought he could go ok as a small forward but not so. Try him back in defence again and maybe release Touhy into the midfield.
This is an ok idea, but it seems to be about ensuring Dylan can get a game, rather than whats best for the team.
Tuohy is just as capable defensively, as is Byrne, and Sheehan who once again showed that he is a good kick of the footy even playing under duress on saturday. They all provide the same amount of dash off half back as Dylan, and they can all get up the field and be a threat like Dylan.
Dylan needs to give us better link up play running up the field or get into the centre and become more of a threat before even getting into the above conversation unfortunatley.
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