Declan HAMILTON

2017 Digest:   Light midfielder/forward has plenty of talent but needs to assert himself physically. Quiet in first two JLT games. Crunch year. looms.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

Played for : Western Bulldogs

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4	VFL	Just the 13 possessions and is still struggling to consistently get his hands on the Sherrin.	–
5	VFL	Drifted in and out – as he tends to do. 15 possessions, but didn’t hurt the Tigers.	–
6	VFL	Best game this season but opposition has to be taken into consideration. 22 touches and three goals.	–
7	VFL	One of his better games in a couple of years. 18 touches and six inside-50s but had a hand in plenty of goals too.	–
8		Senior emergency.
9	VFL	Kicked a goal, but was a quiet afternoon.	–
10	VFL	One of his best games at VFL level. 22 touches and four goals in Bulldog romp.	–
11		Bye.
12	VFL	Unable to get into the game for much of the contest.	–
13	VFL	Had 11 touches and laid seven tackles, but looked to be hobbled by a leg issue.	–
14	VFL	Had 27 possessions and kicked a goal, but wasted some other opportunities.	–
15	VFL	Just the 10 touches and unable to repeat last week's form.	–
16		Flittered in and out but nothing substantial.
17	VFL	Quiet then rested.	–
18	VFL	Not a massive impact with 16 disposals.	–
19	VFL	One of the Dogs' best. Kicked one of team's two goals and collected 21 disposals.	–
20	VFL	Had 14 possessions, but just doesn’t do enough.	–
21	VFL	Bye.	–
22	VFL	21 possessions but wasn’t overly threatening.	–
23	VFL	Laid some tackles, but had next to no impact.	–

2016 Season

Played for : Western Bulldogs

1		Played in VFL trial against Essendon.
2		Played in VFL trial against Werribee.
3	VFL	Snared a goal and chipped in at times without having an enormous impact.	–
4	VFL	Couldn’t get into the game as Tigers dominated with pressure.	–
5	VFL	Another of the younger brigade who found it tough sledding.	–
6	VFL	One goal but few other highlights, although did flash into the game at times.	–
7	VFL	Flitted in and out of the game to show glimpses of talent. Needs consistency.	–
8	VFL	Won a heap of the ball and applied good pressure when required. Six tackles.	–
9	VFL	Five inside-50s and won a bit of outside ball. Only four contested possessions.	–
10	VFL	Bye.	–
11	VFL	Saw plenty of the ball and had two goal assists and nine contested possessions.	–
12		Senior emergency.
13	VFL	Showed glimpses with a goal and some contested footy. Serviceable.	–
14	VFL	Bye.	–
15	VFL	Five inside-50s and won enough ball on the outside. Got to develop inside game.	–
16	VFL	Hardly sighted. Form fluctuates wildly from week-to-week.	–
17	VFL	Wasted many of his limited possessions but wind was a factor for everybody.	–
18	VFL	Poor efficiency by hand and foot dampened his overall effectiveness.	–
19	VFL	No impact on the contest whatsoever. One of his six kicks went to a teammate.	–
20	VFL	Handy contributor with nine of his kicks resulted in inside-50s.	–
21	VFL	Bye.	–
22	VFL	Won plenty of footy through the middle and used it well. Handy.	–
23	VFL	Kicking let him down but worked hard to win the ball and laid six tackles.	–
EF	VFL	In and out of the game and was scrappy at times with his ball use.	–
SF	VFL	Four score assists and two goals the highlight of a productive effort.	–
PF	VFL	Only four effective kicks and not really a factor for most of the game.	–
GF		–

2015 Season

Played for : Western Bulldogs

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3	VFL	Did some nice things. 11 possessions, one goal.	–
4	VFL	Just seven touches, but two handy goals.	–
5	VFL	Did some nice things but drifted in and out.	–
6	VFL	Bye.	–
7	VFL	Smart with ball in hand and showed great vision.	–
8	VFL	Drifted in and out in Bulldog rout.	–
9	VFL	25 touches in a variety of roles. A few basic turnovers though.	–
10	VFL	Lacked impact required but had some good moments.	–
11	VFL	Bye.	–
12	VFL	Just nine touches but linked well at times.	–
13	VFL	Had 17 disposals but efficiency wasn’t where it needs to be.	–
14	VFL	Flashed in at stages and kicked a nice goal.	–
15		Rested.
16	VFL	Kicked a goal and looked good in patches.	–
17	VFL	Showed smarts at times and kicked a goal.	–
18	VFL	Quiet day other than first-quarter goal.	–
19	VFL	Good in patches but needs to become involved more often.	–
20	VFL	Drifted in and out. Not a major player.	–
21	VFL	Just 11 touches. Couldn’t get into game.	–
22	VFL	Unable to get much going and was too cute at times.	–
23	VFL	Caught a few times and wasn’t a big factor.	–
EF		Didn’t play for Footscray.