VFL 2022 VFL R3 v Northern Bullants (Sat 9-Apr 12.05pm @ Preston City Oval) [AFL app & https://www.afl.com.au/matches/4182]

[Bianconeri]

Looks like it’s mostly the VFL boys doing the work

 

[Doc1763]

Booth again
Pies 47 - Preston 32

 

[Soups]

VFL listed guys and showing the AFL boys well up today. Booth, Glover and the Egg been really good.

 

[Chrispiesssss]

Park the bus in the 3rd quarter.

 

[snagbreac]

We have a low key issue when VFL guys are outstripping AFL players in our own team stats. Our top two plays have been Tardew and Booth. Can we honestly look at signing one of them? In lieu of say, Kelly?

 

[Seedsfan]

Park the bus in the 3rd quarter.

Pretty much, just have to minimise the damage. Try to go in level

 

[Doc1763]

Good quarter - 15 point lead
Kept them to 1 point for the quarter

 

[What is a cakewalk]

VFL listed guys and showing the AFL boys well up today. Booth, Glover and the Egg been really good.

+ Tardrew, hustwaite and wellings. All with great quarters.

 

[Seedsfan]

We have a low key issue when VFL guys are outstripping AFL players in our own team stats. Our top two plays have been Tardew and Booth. Can we honestly look at signing one of them? In lieu of say, Kelly?

No we don’t have issues. It’s healthy that we have a core of mature state league players performing well. Allowing the young blokes to develop around them.

 

[sr36]

AJ at times just jogs aorund the contest, I would like some more intensity when they have the ball,. though this whole game had plenty of low intenisty efforts, (well from the stream(,

He's playing like an old fashioned forward - low intensity except when he's a chance of doing something himself.

 

[What is a cakewalk]

Roughy has worked his way into the game pretty well. Has taken 6 marks.

 

[Maggie5]

I have always liked Wellings as a player.

 

[Markfs]

kelly and brown can hardly get a kick at this level... it makes me wonder what they did to get drafted..

 

[sr36]

VFL listed guys and showing the AFL boys well up today. Booth, Glover and the Egg been really good.

+Jetta.

There will be a Brown in the seniors most weeks, as they're a fair way ahead of the youngsters out there. I like the look of Murley though - really smooth.

 

[Magpie_96]

For the young guys Murley and McMahon have impressed me the most in the first half I’m sure Macrae will lift in the second half.

 

[Apex36]

Macrae needs to get his shit together. Not sure what’s going on with him but he’s a shadow of the player we saw last year.

 

[Bianconeri]

+Jetta.

There will be a Brown in the seniors most weeks, as they're a fair way ahead of the youngsters out there. I like the look of Murley though - really smooth.

Probably the most disappointing realisation out of this game so far.

 

[PyrrhicVic]

kelly and brown can hardly get a kick at this level... it makes me wonder what they did to get drafted..

Lol brown's had 10 and a goal, i'm sure you had this pre-typed before the game started

 

[Apex36]

He needs to crawl before he walks mate

I agree.

 

[Robroy22]

Glad we got reward for effort in that last 15 mins. It's been a bunch of mature bodied MEN playing a bunch of kids for most of that first half. The fact our more mature VFL players started to have an effect in that last few minutes was a strong sign of leadership. Their "physicality" has rattled a number of our youngsters (their ruckman has put his knees through both Begg and Johnston at contests whilst every other Bullant is doing their best to unsettle the young Pies.) Johnston has copped quite a few whacks on the back of his head going for marks as well. This is "old style" VFL footy!

Our tackling has been ineffective (not that its been poor, just a lot going unrewarded FREES to half time...11-4 their way!) and our mids have struggled to clear the ball with any speed.

For the record, Kelly has been OK down back, as has McMahon and Rough.

Should be a good second half. (I'd not be surprised if Begg sat out the rest of the game, he took a pretty big knee to the guts.)

 

[TradeDraft]

AJ having a bit of a stinker so far today.

Whole team was pretty much had Stinkets up to Then

 

[Aussie pie]

Begg off half way through that quarter and didn’t return. When he left I thought he might have been concussed. But I’m calling it from my lounge so it might be an ankle for all I know.
They look uninterested even though we have a lead there’s no energy.

 

[Bianconeri]

Kelly has been OK down back

His defensive work has been decent but his decision making ball in hand has been nothing short of horrible

 

[Markfs]

He's playing like an old fashioned forward - low intensity except when he's a chance of doing something himself.

i suppose it a choice between him and someone high intensity who cant get a kick...

 

[Markfs]

Lol brown's had 10 and a goal, i'm sure you had this pre-typed before the game started

he did ok with that goal but he's been at the centre bounces for the whole game..... and had zero effect