Ladhams covering very little ground and almost no rucking. Either McLean or Hickey.
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Been on a good paddock.
DQ’s unsolicited unofficial VFL POTY votes:
5. Roberts
4. Ruck Jesus
3. Corey
2. Caleb Mitchell
1. Dyl
5. Roberts
4. Ruck Jesus
3. Corey
2. Caleb Mitchell
1. Dyl
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No real passengers in the end besides one or two. Good outing.
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Pleased for the VFL listed players, esp Nick Shipley who has been a real beacon during the tough times.
Just a couple of my own completely inadequate observations.
1. Roberts is too good for this level and must come in to the seniors. At the very least as a sub.
2. Hickey disappeared in the last quarter so I'm assuming he was on the pine in preparation for replacing Buddy.
3. If Stevens could kick he would be an AFL player. He gets a lot of the ball but slaughters it. He will be a very good player, but if it is at AFL or VFL level it remains to be seen.
4. Buller will be good but not yet. Probably still another 12 months away.
5. Francis will replace Rampe if needed. He had a very good game today and looked better than Arnold.
6. Corey kept his pressure up all the way until the final siren. I really like his development and may become more than 'Chad's brother'.
7. Cleary showed some good signs and wasn't overawed. He and Gus and be fighting it out for the same role some day.
Otherwise, a really good outing against admittedly witches hats today.
1. Roberts is too good for this level and must come in to the seniors. At the very least as a sub.
2. Hickey disappeared in the last quarter so I'm assuming he was on the pine in preparation for replacing Buddy.
3. If Stevens could kick he would be an AFL player. He gets a lot of the ball but slaughters it. He will be a very good player, but if it is at AFL or VFL level it remains to be seen.
4. Buller will be good but not yet. Probably still another 12 months away.
5. Francis will replace Rampe if needed. He had a very good game today and looked better than Arnold.
6. Corey kept his pressure up all the way until the final siren. I really like his development and may become more than 'Chad's brother'.
7. Cleary showed some good signs and wasn't overawed. He and Gus and be fighting it out for the same role some day.
Otherwise, a really good outing against admittedly witches hats today.
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I feel like it’s worth making the point that recruiting Arnold and Buller were both good decisions by the list managers.
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What happened to Roberts? He had 20 early in the second. But only 30 at game's end
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I think they managed his time a fair bit still. But looking very good and was a ball magnet.
I think he got an injury to the knee. He had heavy strapping around that area for the rest of the game and perhaps that's why his numbers ended the way it did.
Honestly loved the attack that Stephens has on the ball and really looks to take the game on. At least watching today's game, he wasn't getting caught holding the ball at the centre and was able to break free or at least handball it out to a team mate's advantage but the kicking inside 50 was the downer...Too often it was not to the advantage of the forward (kicking it directly at them and allow the defender to spoil or kicking it into space with no representation around the drop) and at times, he was close enough from 50 to have a shot himself which I would back him in to do. I feel it all comes down to his decision making. kinda like Blakey in the early years as a forward (everything up the ground was good and then anything to do with the forward half would completely break down due to a lack of composure).
Francis was really good with the one-on-ones and the intercepts. His kicking was inaccurate early on but I feel like it got better as the game went on. He actually looked decently fast which I was a bit surprised by.
MacAndrew was really good in the ruck and around the ground, some strong tackles and contested marks, though he did have the moment where his attempted mark inside 50 looked very uncoordinated, tripping and dropping the mark (no criticism just thought it was very funny). If he can add some weight and a bigger tank in the off season that would be amazing.
Thought Will Gould also played a really good game early on, kicking 3 goals with one as a rover like snap. He did fade after the second half but the damage was done. If he can work on his forward craft, he could see a career as a swingman on both ends of the ground which would be very good for him.
Hickey was moving very well in the ruck. I think a lot of the games early in the year was more out of need and he probably played injured.
How was Konstanty? Looking at the stats it looks like it was his best game so far?
I have high hopes for Caleb Mitchell as well. Looks like a hard runner with some campaigner about him
I have high hopes for Caleb Mitchell as well. Looks like a hard runner with some campaigner about him
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Against a team that bad, most of our players looked pretty good.
Don’t think he was injured - he was still moving well.
But he played pretty limited minutes in the 2nd half. Still on managed minutes post-injury I suspect.
Kon did a few nice things. Not a high possession winner, but for the first time I really saw him hassle, chase & serve as a serial pest to the defence.
Caleb Mitchell looked really good. Played predominantly on the wing - a powerful unit who moves very well.
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Because there has been no talls good enough to be drafted by us for 5 years.......
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You went early lol
kickthething
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I was spot on when I said it, he definitely was, could not hold a mark and was beaten by his opponent. He started to hold his marks in the second half. Surely my observation was what got him going….
kickthething
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One passage of play where he showed some good wheels to win a ball he should not have got near, nice kicks and a bullet kick at goal. Was easily his best outing.
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All good love going back
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It’s always a fun read….
