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Shai Bolton - 2024 expectations?
« on: January 15, 2024, 10:18:32 PM »
What are your expectations for Shai in 2024 and what would be a good year for him?


Career stats to date
          Games  Kicks   Hballs   Disposals  Marks  Tackles   G.B     GA    Clear.   In50   R50
2017:      6       4.3       4.2         8.5       2.0       2.5       3.4     0.2    0.0      1.2     0.3
2018:      3       3.7       4.7         8.3       2.0       1.3       1.1     0.0    1.0      1.0     0.0
2019:    19       7.5       6.5       14.0       3.1       3.4     15.12    1.0    1.7      3.4     0.3
2020:    19       9.5       6.3       15.8       3.0       2.8     15.11    0.6    3.4      4.3     0.8
2021:    20     10.4       9.2       19.6       4.1       2.8     23.20    1.0    3.5      4.8     0.3
2022:    23     11.1       6.4       17.5       3.2       2.1     43.41    0.7    3.6      4.3     0.2
2023:    23     13.7       8.0       21.7       3.4       3.0     31.29    0.8    4.0      5.4     0.8

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Re: Shai Bolton - 2024 expectations?
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2024, 07:13:01 AM »
More consistency, still goes missing in games too much.

Needs to improve his accuracy in front goal. Kicks the impossible but misses the easy ones.

Would like to see him spend more time in the middle, especially earlier in games

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Re: Shai Bolton - 2024 expectations?
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2024, 12:07:16 PM »
Going at about 51% in front of goal not counting OOTF.

If he can get that to 60% he would be genuinely elite.

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Re: Shai Bolton - 2024 expectations?
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2024, 02:51:07 PM »
Going at about 51% in front of goal not counting OOTF.

If he can get that to 60% he would be genuinely elite.

And/Or he drags his disposal average up to over 24

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Re: Shai Bolton - 2024 expectations?
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2024, 08:22:44 PM »
Is a sublime talent. Reckon we will see his best if and when we play finals again.
Can barely remember but didn’t he take a screamer in the final vs lions?
Anyways, he is a big time player and will reward us ten fold in the big games.


“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Shai Bolton - 2024 expectations?
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2024, 11:06:59 PM »
Less funky stuff when you’re only 30m out from goal .. Dude leaves so many “easy “ goals on the table …..then does something spectacular, and we forget he missed a sitter being impulsive while  kicking around the corner.

I really hope he tidies up this area of his game because he has the potential to be truly elite .
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