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He will, he’s only young
McHenry is not a footballer.
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Not really.
I actually love his endeavour, but he is too frenetic causing him to make bad decisions or not executing well.
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Not executing well? He's just about our best spot up kicker into the forward line...it was on display there again today.
Mchenry does not have the ball take or frame to play midfield. He gets stripped of the ball due to a light breeze and fumbles constantly.
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Good:
Should have beaten a team that's better than us even after playing some of the worst footy for an entire half. I felt going into the game that we wouldn't be ready for it given our interrupted pre season games. Dawson and Milera clearly had to wipe off some rust. I think the second half proved this. We started hitting targets again and our ball movement took off. Tale of two halves and I wouldn't read a lot into the game as a whole. Freo are a decent side and played pretty well. We did well to come back like we did and just made some key errors in the last quarter that cost us the game.
Rowe's best game by far. Think he was bog for us given how calm he was in the first half. Hard to blame him and TT for the loss when there were probably 50 other massive **** ups by other players all game. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come from Rowe. I was pretty harsh on him late last year, but I always forget that was his first season.
Rachele. Not much else to be said really. Has got elite talent and is showing it from day 1. There was an underrated play at half forward in the last where he soccered the ball to his advantage then two against one slapped the ball between his legs to our advantage. So clever. Will be a match winner and sorely needed.
Brown and Butts solid as usual.
Murray excellent in the air and one v one today. But gee his kicking was atrocious.
Sholl was good for the most part when he came on. Think he lacks recovery from contests though. Still too light, but he gets pushed off or taken out of a contest and then just struggles to get going again. Reminds me of an old man at times.
Matt Crouch pretty good first game back. I know we love to hate our onballers, but he's still pretty good and for a first game back that was decent.
Good second halves:
Dawson. Seemed to just click and then could do no wrong. Good in the air and great with his ball use.
Keays. Shocking first half and I was livid in the last when he went for the snap in the pocket (like he was doing in pre season) in the last. To his credit he did lift in the second half and was probably our best player. I honestly think he's gotten too cocky though. It's okay when he's in congestion and getting out of trouble (which he does really well), but he needs to dish off more often than not.
Bad:
Pretty much everyone's first halves except for Rowe.
Schoenberg's worst game by a mile. I think he had maybe a handful of decent touches and the rest were disgusting. Fumbled a lot as well. Not like him and I'm confident he'll come back from that.
TT had a couple of good grabs, but was largely invisible and had two poor moments in the last quarter. He's better than that. He'll be fine.
Doedee was quiet and had no influence. Think he made a couple of poor decisions late in the game as well.
Milera very poor first half and clearly needed another sanfl trial game. Much improved in the second half though and I think he'll be an asset if he stays fit.
Should have beaten a team that's better than us even after playing some of the worst footy for an entire half. I felt going into the game that we wouldn't be ready for it given our interrupted pre season games. Dawson and Milera clearly had to wipe off some rust. I think the second half proved this. We started hitting targets again and our ball movement took off. Tale of two halves and I wouldn't read a lot into the game as a whole. Freo are a decent side and played pretty well. We did well to come back like we did and just made some key errors in the last quarter that cost us the game.
Rowe's best game by far. Think he was bog for us given how calm he was in the first half. Hard to blame him and TT for the loss when there were probably 50 other massive **** ups by other players all game. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come from Rowe. I was pretty harsh on him late last year, but I always forget that was his first season.
Rachele. Not much else to be said really. Has got elite talent and is showing it from day 1. There was an underrated play at half forward in the last where he soccered the ball to his advantage then two against one slapped the ball between his legs to our advantage. So clever. Will be a match winner and sorely needed.
Brown and Butts solid as usual.
Murray excellent in the air and one v one today. But gee his kicking was atrocious.
Sholl was good for the most part when he came on. Think he lacks recovery from contests though. Still too light, but he gets pushed off or taken out of a contest and then just struggles to get going again. Reminds me of an old man at times.
Matt Crouch pretty good first game back. I know we love to hate our onballers, but he's still pretty good and for a first game back that was decent.
Good second halves:
Dawson. Seemed to just click and then could do no wrong. Good in the air and great with his ball use.
Keays. Shocking first half and I was livid in the last when he went for the snap in the pocket (like he was doing in pre season) in the last. To his credit he did lift in the second half and was probably our best player. I honestly think he's gotten too cocky though. It's okay when he's in congestion and getting out of trouble (which he does really well), but he needs to dish off more often than not.
Bad:
Pretty much everyone's first halves except for Rowe.
Schoenberg's worst game by a mile. I think he had maybe a handful of decent touches and the rest were disgusting. Fumbled a lot as well. Not like him and I'm confident he'll come back from that.
TT had a couple of good grabs, but was largely invisible and had two poor moments in the last quarter. He's better than that. He'll be fine.
Doedee was quiet and had no influence. Think he made a couple of poor decisions late in the game as well.
Milera very poor first half and clearly needed another sanfl trial game. Much improved in the second half though and I think he'll be an asset if he stays fit.
He kicked one really nice pass into the 50 in the third. A short time later he played on in traffic and totally shanked the kick.
Running in to goal in last quarter, missed gettable goal, but should really have given off to Schoey who was free, closer to goal and on better angle. He is also not a reliable one-touch player, or even one-grab for easy marks.
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And the guy who was taken at pick 1 that year looks worse, also the guys taken at pick 3 and 4.
I wasn't upset at all after the game, didn't think we really deserved the win and would have stolen it as you said. What I enjoyed most was the fightback and not capitulating like a few games last year (GWS and Essendon standout).
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Said that Fog didn't impact the game enough
Ned McHenry career stats:
Frees For -34. Frees against 50.
In 30 games as a small forward - total goals 11.
Total goal assists - 10 (that‘s one assist every 3 games)
Total changers - 94 (average of 3 per game)
I am not usually a “stats are everything” advocate, but these don’t suggest he is a good player in any way.
Frees For -34. Frees against 50.
In 30 games as a small forward - total goals 11.
Total goal assists - 10 (that‘s one assist every 3 games)
Total changers - 94 (average of 3 per game)
I am not usually a “stats are everything” advocate, but these don’t suggest he is a good player in any way.
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I think it's pretty clear the coaches are instructing Keayes to back himself to take shots because he spent some time playing forward at Brisbane when he couldn't nail down a spot in their midfield. I think they need to stop this though. Tap him on the shoulder and tell him to dish off to a forward. He's just not a reliable enough shot at goal. Still thought he was great today overall, especially in the second half.
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I found myself in a rather similar boat. A very similar feeling to the Hawks loss last year where all the negatives of a loss is just overshadowed by a 1st gamer just announcing himself that he's a serious player.
I was also just glad to see Milera get through his first full game since 2019
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Improved as it went on too
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Never been any good with numbers
I thought his conference was excellent he's just as pissed as all of us about the 1st half and the fact we couldn't win it when we had the chance
So what is your counter argument? What part of his game is more than frenetic effort, versus actual positive outcome?
