Shaun ATLEY

2017 Digest:   Rebounding defender might be asked to play further up the field this year, perhaps on a wing. Can he find another level?

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1	WCE	Ran through midfield more like he has during pre-season and kicked an early goal. Battled away.	5
2	Geel	Provided plenty rebound and linked well pushing up from behind the ball. Three tackles and 435 metres gained.	6
3	GWS	Picked up eight kicks but unable to find much space or exert much influence.	4
4	WB	Quiet game from defence. Just 11 effective disposals not enough for a playmaker. Defensively stout.	4
5	Frem	Plenty of handball receives on the wing. Had 20 disposals and kicked a goal.	6
6	GCS	Quiet apart from a couple of forays out of defence.	3
7	Adel	Extremely quiet despite Roos dominance. Rarely sighted other than goal on the run late in game.	4
8	Syd	Didn’t win enough ball on the outside and make inroads for his team coming out of defence.	4
9	Melb	Provided some rebound and got involved enough to be a factor for the side all afternoon.	6
10	Carl	Made some mistakes by foot but was running hard at the business end of the game. His last quarter was impressive.	6
11	Rich	One of few Roos to really attack the Tigers. Started back and moved forward for 16 disposals and two goals.	6
12		Bye.
13	StK	Had a few bursts to run the ball inside 50 but only sporadic.	4
14	WB	Struggled. Decision-making let him down at times and four tackles. He’s got to provide more.	4
15	GCS	Didn't have a lot of space and time as Suns looked to counter his dash. Booted a goal.	6
16	Frem	Used across half forward and provided some run. Kicked a goal in the second term.	6
17	Port	Two goals from half forward, seems to be enjoying his time in the forward half of the ground.	6
18	Ess	Still waiting for him to tear a game apart but hasn’t come yet. Bend the back for his usual bursts from defence.	5
19	Melb	Good early, then quiet second term. Bad miss at start of second half.	5
20	Coll	Found some space as the link between forward and midfield at times but just struggles to exert a positive influence.	4
21	Haw	Ran hard, but lacked end product. Just seven kicks and a goal.	4
22	StK	Ran hard at the ball and was OK in defence without starring.	5
23	Bris	Used more in forward half and his pace made an impact at times.	5

2016 Season

1	Adel	Even effort throughout highlighted buy a team high six rebound 50s.	6
2	Bris	Lacked his usual dash and struggled to impact.	3
3	Melb	Gave drive off half back – especially early. Kicked the ball fairly well considering windy conditions.	6
4	Frem	Made a few errors by foot but ran and line-breaking off half back was critical at times.	6
5	GCS	Provided plenty of dash and zip off half back.	6
6	WB	On Jong initially and had a fair game.	5
7	StK	Consistently hard runner from defence.	6
8	Ess	Couple of dashes from the back end but only five kicks.	4
9	Carl	Member of the back six and was OK without starring.	5
10	Syd	Horror night. Didn’t adapt to pressure-cooker tempo and was a liability.	3
11	Rich	Drifted forward for a brilliant goal and effective out of defence all night.	6
12	Geel	Beat McCarthy and going OK until injury forced him from field in third term.	4
13	Haw	Good job defensively on potential threat Hill and also created moves.	7
14	Adel	His dash from deep inside defensive 50 was missed.	4
16	WCE	The Eagles closed down his run. He was forced to kick short.	5
17	Port	Worked off half back.	5
18	Coll	Matched on Varcoe at start. Steady game across four quarters.	5
19	StK	Lined up on Wright and Gresham and was handy if unspectacular.	5
20	WB	Consistently good running off half back.	6
21	Haw	Mixed through the Hawk small forwards and tried hard. Ball use solid.	6
22	Syd	Provided some dash out of defence. Ball use was sloppy at times.	5
23	GWS	Ran off half back but didn’t hurt GWS that often with his customary dash.	6
EF	Adel	Betts gave him a lesson in a disappointing end to the season.	4

2015 Season

1	Adel	Used his extreme pace several times running through the midfield.	5
2	Bris	More of a stay-at-home defensive role than usual.	5
3	Port	Broke the lines off half back but disposal iffy.	5
4	Geel	Didn’t get into the game at all from the back half.	3
5	Haw	Zoomed off half back a few times but couldn’t provide consistent outside run.	5
6	Rich	Thoughts of Dan Menzel might have taken his focus. OK.	3
7	Ess	Sub. Replaced Brown in third term and scrapped hard late down back.	2
8	Frem	North needed to see him at his running best. That didn’t happen.	4
9	Coll	Run off half back was important in opening exchanges but drifted out.	5
10	VFL	Responded well to AFL axe. 24 possessions, six clearances.	-
11	VFL	Quiet early then came into the game more. 18 touches.	-
12	GWS	Back in team and was back to near his best running out of defence.	7
14	GCS	Not enough out of him. Ineffective.	4
15	Geel	Did a number of Motlop while rebounding when he could from half back.	7
16	Ess	Ability to break the lines came to the fore in second half as players got ragged.	7
17	Bris	A vital cog in the Roos’ air-tight defence.	6
18	Carl	Dashed off half back to provide valuable rebound at stages.	6
19	Melb	Not a huge day off half back but provided something to the cause.	5
20	StK	Slow start then gathered momentum.	6
21	Frem	Defender played a solid game.	5
22	WB	Lifted in defence as game went on.	5
23	Rich	Worked solidly in defence.	6
EF	Rich	Provided customary dash on occasions but kicking was haphazard.	5
SF	Syd	Good honest game coming out of defence.	5
PF	WCE	Ran off half back and was good early but couldn’t gain ground late.	5

2014 Season

1	Ess	Well down on normal standards.	3
2	WB	Provided important run at times.	5
3	Port	Provided great drive off half back and did his duties in defence.	6
4	Syd	Spent a lot of time on the dangerous Cunningham and kept him quiet.	5
5	Coll	Tried to take game on early when flow was against but got swamped.	6
6	Frem	Followed by de Boer but burnt him off to provide great drive.	7
7	GCS	Hands his hands full with Hall early but started to give some run in second term.	5
9	Bris	Picked up dangerous Green. Honours even.	5
10	Geel	Only two rebound 50s but did use the ball well.	6
11	WCE	Masten had negating role but he managed some bursts of run from defence.	5
12	Rich	Struggled early down back and didn’t have his finest day.	4
13	Adel	Used his speed to burn the Crows on several occasions.	6
14	Melb	Rebounded stoutly and ran hard to create something for teammates.	7
15	Bris	One of several North defenders found wanting in second quarter siege.	5
16	Haw	Running out of defence on Puopolo and got a lot of ball.	6
17	StK	Good runner from half back on Schneider.	5
18	Carl	Ran hard although one bounce came unstuck.	4
19	Geel	Had job on Motlop who kicked two and missed a sitter. Just battled.	4
20	GWS	Gave run off half back and was pretty good defensively.	6
21	WB	With Dahlhaus and had good duel.	5
22	Adel	Started on the wing and ran hard.	5
23	Melb	Provided run at half back and even floated forward for a goal.	6
EF	Ess	Used ball well to gain ground for his side. Team-high nine inside-50s.	7
SF	Geel	Started on Thurlow on a wing. Worked hard defensively, limited impact.	3
PF	Syd	Tried hard to provide some run and carry from back half. Handy effort.	6
GF		-

2013 Season

1	Coll	Quiet game in defence by his standards and didn’t get run going.	5
2	Geel	Contributed a goal but is still down on form of last year. Laid six tackles.	5
3	Syd	On Parker and kept busy. Didn’t get as much run downfield as normal.	4
4	Bris	Pace to burn through midfield in third quarter.	6
5	Haw	Had stay at home role on Breust and wasn’t prominent running from defence.	4
6	Port	Had his hands full with Wingard and probably squared the battle.	6
7	WB	Addison started on him to counter his run off half back.	4
8	WCE	Good run off half back early; shows some class.	5
9	Adel	Made a couple of runs but was generally pretty quiet.	4
10	StK	Ignored Newnes’ negating forward role on him.	6
11	GCS	Rarely able to clear ball from defence without immense pressure.	4
13	Frem	Good job on Ballantyne and also ran hard to create.	6
14	GWS	Rarely had space to run and carry but held up his end across half back.	6
15	Rich	Loose off half back early and helped start Roos’ slingshot then Tigers matched him up.	6
16	Bris	Worked his way into the game when others started to fade.	6
17	Carl	Not a big factor.	4
18	Melb	Provided some dash from half-back and used the ball well.	6
19	Geel	Did some great stuff one-on-one and used the ball brilliantly from defence	7
20	Adel	Lynch gave him some early heartburn but then he straightened up.	5
21	Ess	On Davey and neither had impact first half	4
22	Haw	Better in second half where his leg speed worried the Hawks on occasions.	5
23	Coll	Provided some rebound from the back half in a solid enough display.	6
QF
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PF
GF

2012 Season

1	Ess	Had some worrying moments in defence early.	4
2	GWS	Young defender had big first half.	6
3	Geel	Solid and steady in defence. Used his pace when he could.	6
4	Syd	Battled well, especially in final quarter and used handball to effect.	6
5	GCS	Break-out game from second year player: 26 touches at 88% efficiency.	7
6	WCE	Ran hard on the bigger ground. Had 10 handball receives.	6
7	WB	Great first half then faded out of the game after half time. Not the worst.	6
8	Port	Ran with Ben Jacobs most of the afternoon and did OK.	5
9	Bris	Deep in defence and stuck to the plan.	5
10	Haw	Up and down: 17 possessions, tried to break the lines but man kicked three.	5
12	GCS	Provided good rebound from defence.	7
13	Adel	Hard running from deep in defence and set up line-breaking moves.	7
14	StK	Matched up on Milne and held his own for the most part.	6
15	WCE	Started on Hams and was prominent in first quarter then into background.	5
16	Carl	Had the better of Garlett.	6
17	Rich	His speed and run was good while also doing a reasonable job on Nahas.	6
18	Melb	Great game in defence and provides good run and carry through the middle.	6
19	WB	Creative again off half back although drifted out of game after half time.	5
20	Ess	As others around him tired, he produced strong runs from defence.	7
21	Coll	Displayed important pace when needed. Wearing Carey’s famous No. 18.	6
22	Frem	Run wasn’t there early, but then had more of an involvement.	6
23	GWS	Capped a consistent season with 17 touches and four marks.	5
EF	WCE	McGinnity did job on him defensively. At least tried hard to create something.	4