Shannon HURN

2017 Digest:   The skipper has ticked over nicely as always across pre-season and will be looking for another strong year at half back.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1	NM	Marshalled the troops well in back half and used the ball smartly.	6
2	StK	Terrible early kicking detracted from his game. Fought back and had 23 touches.	5
3	Rich	Kept quiet by Castagna and didn’t get going at all off half-back.	5
4	Syd	Cleaned up Franklin early and helped set up the Eagles defensive structure. Solid.	6
5	Haw	Laid a few solid (fair) bumps and drove the ball long, but wasn’t able to get much rebound going off half back.	5
6	Frem	Gave the team drive across half-back and had 21 possessions.	6
7	Port	Seven rebound-50’s and five crunching tackles, always loves coming back to prove himself in his home state.	6
8	WB	Damaging across half-back where he won plenty of the ball and set the Eagles up.	8
9	Ess	Spent time on Parish and resting midfielders at half forward. Showed purpose to start second half, but ship had sailed.	5
10	GWS	The last line for most of the game. Marked strongly and used the ball well.	6
11	GCS	Provided usual drive from half back and put in for four quarters.	6
12		Bye.
13	Geel	Patrolled the back half with aplomb and was able to get in the way a lot to thwart the Cats.	6
14	Melb	Quiet. Only five possessions. Knocked out in the dying stages.	2
15		Concussion.
16	Port	Couldn’t get near the ball for large periods. Looked off.	4
17	Frem	Best on ground. Controlled the defence and marshalled his troops. Nothing got past him.	8
18	Coll	Skipper was intercepting and using it well out of defence all day. 29 disposals at 90 per cent.	8
19	Bris	Wasn’t allowed to run free like recent weeks. Only 16 disposals.	5
20	StK	Even game across four quarters. On Weller for much of the day.	6
21	Carl	Was composed and marshalled the team in defence. Solid game.	5
22	GWS	Skipper was inspirational at times in the second half. No direct opponent and found it constantly.	6
23	Adel	Held firm and took some crucial intercept marks. Had 24 disposals.	7
EF	Port	Followed Impey and was lucky the Port man had the fumbles. Had better nights, but team got the job done.	5
SF	GWS	Skipper tried hard, but wasn’t able to kickstart Eagles attacks from the back half.	5

2016 Season

1	Bris	Stuck to his job in defence instead of going kick chasing.	5
2	Haw	Had Schoenmakers at stages early then changed around. Had better days.	4
3	Frem	His long, accurate kicking was incisive in the wet conditions.	7
4	Rich	Led the team well. His kicking inside 50 always makes him dangerous.	5
5	Syd	Skipper worked hard and tried to utilise big kicking as weapon in the wet.	7
6	Coll	Did some damage in the second half. Covered plenty of ground.	5
7	Geel	Unable to change momentum of the game from half back. Just going at the moment.	4
8	StK	Did what he had to in defence and generated rebounds.	6
9	Port	Crunched fellow captain Boak in the opening minute with a great tackle.	5
10	GCS	Hard at contests and kicked a goal. Pushed up the field to have maximum impact.	6
11	WB	Among better Eagles from half back. Used the ball well and worked hard to thwart Dogs.	7
12	Adel	One of the main avenues out of defence. Attacked contests.	6
13	Bris	Responsible for Walker and did better than his opponent’s four-goal bag suggests.	5
15	Ess	Won a lot of the ball and set up the game with his movement.	6
16	NM	Snapped a goal and had 19 disposals. Did well.	6
17	Carl	Played better games. Only three rebound 50s and effectiveness down.	5
18	Melb	A strong performance in defence where he repeatedly cleared the ball.	6
19	Coll	Freed up behind the ball at stages and was OK but not at his absolute best.	6
20	Frem	Had plenty of the ball and kicked a goal but didn’t stand out.	6
21	GWS	Didn’t have big numbers in back half but did use the ball very well.	5
22	Haw	Solid without being spectacular.	5
23	Adel	Marshalled the troops superbly as the plus one in defence.	7
EF	WB	Battled hard to create something from half back and among better players.	7

2015 Season

1	WB	Had it 16 times in first half then Picken kept him to six in second half.	6
2	Carl	Kept to 12 disposals by Ellard.	4
3	Frem	Tough afternoon for the skipper at half back. Gave away inches to Clarke.	4
4	Bris	Started well and then went a little quiet during middle stages.	5
5	GWS	Kicked a goal and set up some others. Also smashed Cameron.	5
6	Port	Great duel with Monfries.	5
7	GCS	Fantastic game. Took 12 marks and had 25 touches. The Suns couldn’t pass him.	7
8	StK	Newnes played negating forward role on him and limited influence.	3
9	Geel	Stepped up the effort after half time to ensure side put Cats away.	7
10	NM	Best work came from half back. Kicked one amazing long bouncing goal.	7
11	Ess	Had no real impact and collected only 13 possessions.	3
12	Rich	Matched with McIntosh at start.	5
14	Melb	Provided drive and leadership down back. Long kicking a highlight.	6
15	Adel	No fuss about his game. Had 18 possessions.	5
16	Coll	Strong captain’s game on a half-back flank with usual flawless delivery.	6
17	Syd	Resilient from the back half and used the ball well and to advantage.	7
18	GCS	Provided typical rebound and booted a late goal.	5
19	Haw	Given no space to launch. Output below par.	3
20	Frem	Led really well and became the key defender when Schofield went off.	6
21	WB	Conceded height in defence. Battled manfully.	4
22	Adel	Did his best to marshal the troops under constant attack.	4
23	StK	Didn’t let rip with his kicking. Took it conservative with his 12 kicks.	5
QF	Haw	Provided a steadying presence at half back and clearly among the best.	8
PF	NM	Nowhere near the influence he had a fortnight ago. Rarely sighted.	4
GF	Haw	Skipper loose early in game and didn’t have the influence team needed.	4

2014 Season

1	WB	Dogs targeted him with Goodes/Dickson but he was able to impact the game.	6
2	Melb	Injured his knee early and subbed out.	1
3		Knee.
4		Knee.
5		Knee.
6		Knee.
7	Frem	Able to find the ball up the field and kick long into forward 50, but lacked polish.	6
8	GWS	Did as he pleased across half back after half time.	7
10	Coll	Two long-bomb goals were a game highlight. Solid display down back.	7
11	NM	Marked and kicked well in defence but fighting against the tide.	7
12	Haw	Played as the loose man for long periods. Kicked a goal from 18 possessions.	6
13	GCS	Matched mostly on Hall. Used strong boot to good advantage	7
14	StK	Jones couldn’t quell the impact of his long kicks from defence.	6
15	Frem	Drove the ball forward from defence and was one Eagle who hit targets.	7
16	Syd	OK at half back and kicked the ball long.	6
17	Bris	Solid in defence with minding McGrath among his tasks.	6
18	Rich	Inefficiency thwarted his attempts to influence the flow of the contest. Tried hard.	5
19	Adel	Destroyed the Crows in the first half with his run and long kicking.	7
20	Coll	Huge first term (11 disp) set tone. Held after that but damage was done.	6
21	Ess	Controlled the game in second term before being reined in.	6
22	Melb	Set up Eagles’ attacks off half back with his precise kicking. 21 possessions.	7
23	GCS	Had Stanley playing defensive on him and unable to get his hands on the ball.	3
QF		–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

1	Frem	Shadowed by de Boer. 18 possessions, all by foot but not as damaging as usual.	5
2	Haw	Not his usual self and had limited influence.	4
3	Melb	Used his booming right-foot with a mammoth goal in the third. Serviceable.	5
4	Carl	Armfield shadow completely blanked him out of the game.	4
5	Port	Rebounded well out of defensive 50 but didn’t get enough of the footy.	5
6	WB	Had 22 kicks despite Addison’s negating forward role on him.	6
7	Bris	Had more freedom and collected 20 touches. His long kicking was important.	7
8	NM	Tagged off half-back by Wright who was dangerous going forward. Not as effective as normal.	6
9	GWS	Quelled by Palmer early, he worked his way into the game.	5
10	Rich	Won plenty of the ball early, but negating forward White kept him busy.	6
11	StK	Not heaps of the ball but effective in last term and set up winning goal.	5
13	Haw	Off ground 10 minutes in and did not return.	0
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2012 Season

1	WB	Always a threat running off half back and pushed up ground to kick long.	7
2	Melb	Did as he pleased colleting 31 influential disposals.	7
3	GWS	Had 22 touches at half back under close attention from Townsend.	6
4	Haw	Strongly tagged by Bruce. Just seven possessions.	2
5	Rich	Jackson nullified him early but he stood up late which was important.	4
6	NM	Extremely damaging off half back with 23 kicks and two goals.	8
7	Ess	Not his normal impact.	4
8	StK	Had a forward tag on him again but managed 18 disposals.	5
9	Frem	Restricted from running wild but still had 18 telling possessions.	6
10	Bris	Amongst the best on the back of 20 touches and two second half goals.	6
12	Carl	Mixed bag game and not a factor after half time.	5
13	Coll	Kicking superb as usual, especially dynamic from the kick-outs.	8
14	GCS	Collected 25 possessions and kicked a goal. Strong game.	6
15	NM	Not as big an impact as he can usually make.	4
16	Syd	Rarely got free. Took some good marks but not damaging.	5
17	Adel	Got pinged twice for deliberate out of bounds. Closely marked.	4
18	Bris	A damaging player off half-back and kicked two goals.	7
19	Frem	Tagged out of the game. Just five possessions.	2
20	Geel	Teammates tried to get him the ball; it worked enough for him to be a factor.	6
21	Port	Kicked two goals playing across halfback.	6
22	Coll	Kicked a long goal. Encouraging improvement with his run.	6
23	Haw	Had 14 of his 22 disposals after half time. Another who got going late.	6
EF	NM	Great across half back and found time to drift forward late for monster goal.	7
SF	Coll	Unopposed too often in first quarter, but then Magpies paid more attention.	5