Think some are going a bit over the top. He has kicked 12 goals 9 this year. Has had the yips last couple of games but prior has taken his opportunities. I remember quite a few missing pretty easy shots last night including Reiwoldt with 3 behinds. He is 8 goals 8 this year.
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Pick 29: Shai Bolton
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Think some are going a bit over the top. He has kicked 12 goals 9 this year. Has had the yips last couple of games but prior has taken his opportunities. I remember quite a few missing pretty easy shots last night including Reiwoldt with 3 behinds. He is 8 goals 8 this year.
He and Jack kicked 1 goal 7 between them , that’s good signs going forward imho, Doing some very nice things Bolton
Really like Bolton. Think he could be a damn good player into the future. Already brings a dynamic to the team.
I m sure the coaching staff will have a talk to him about the team-oriented approach.
That said, until this season he was always on the edge of the 22 and now he has been given a run of games maybe he thinks that to cement his spot, particularly as a forward, that he needs to slot several goals a week as his KPI.
The culture at Tigerland will eventually see him become more of a team player ... but let's not remove all the individuality from his play because he does have that sort of X-factor thst is rare to find and almost certainly can't be manufactured.
I m sure the coaching staff will have a talk to him about the team-oriented approach.
That said, until this season he was always on the edge of the 22 and now he has been given a run of games maybe he thinks that to cement his spot, particularly as a forward, that he needs to slot several goals a week as his KPI.
The culture at Tigerland will eventually see him become more of a team player ... but let's not remove all the individuality from his play because he does have that sort of X-factor thst is rare to find and almost certainly can't be manufactured.
He needs to learn that he will get more adoration for the goal assist than the goal at Richmond.
in fairness, he looked and saw that it was Butler so decided to go it alone.
Stevie J was a bloody gun player, certainly took the game on n tried to do plenty himself but he was also extremely team orientated. He n Moons had an internal comp going for a few years as to who could provide the most goal assists each year.
Shai could be bloody good, he's got talent dripping, but he also needs to make sure he shares by using team mates instead of trying to look pretty doing it all himself. Most important of all, he needs to bloody nail a few more of the soda set shots when the opportunities present. They're the bread n butter that feeds the team, club n fans. The fancy stuff is cake n cream reward.
If we turned Jack from selfish to non-selfish while in the 1sts, we can do it with Shai. Dropping him is a laughter.
There are other ways of dealing with him than dropping him. That's what we have a leadership group for.
Cemented his spot in the 22, so important to us, had that X factor. I’m sure he will be shown video of those individual acts. Love him
I'm not one for dropping him, but he does need to temper a few little aspects of his game. Needs to learn to share the toys n lollies a bit instead of trying to keep them all for himself. Purely a bit of developing n maturing as a TEAM player that's all.
No doubt Dimma will make a few pointed observations in the match review meetings. But, this kid makes good things happen from neutral situations.
Just a little piece on Shai today in The Age as an aside to the under 22 AFLPA 40 man squad being named:
www.theage.com.au
Tiger Bolton not driven by near miss as finals beckon
Out-of-contract Richmond youngster Shai Bolton doesn't appear too rushed about a new deal, and has a history of leaving it late to re-sign with the Tigers.
Just a little piece on Shai today in The Age as an aside to the under 22 AFLPA 40 man squad being named:
Tiger Bolton not driven by near miss as finals beckon
Out-of-contract Richmond youngster Shai Bolton doesn't appear too rushed about a new deal, and has a history of leaving it late to re-sign with the Tigers.
Im really looking forward to $hai playing a finals campaign.
His one of the most evasive players I've ever seen.
If lights up like he did in the VFL grand final, we are going to have some good viewing.
Now that both Hills are vacanting Freo.
Rumours are they will have the cash to splash to try and get little bolton.
I wouldn't trade Bolton for Pavlich.
We need to off load to keep this kid.
He is a kid if we let go he will burn us in the long run. His isnt Stengle
*Unless he wants out.
Rumours are they will have the cash to splash to try and get little bolton.
I wouldn't trade Bolton for Pavlich.
We need to off load to keep this kid.
He is a kid if we let go he will burn us in the long run. His isnt Stengle
*Unless he wants out.
