VFL 2024 - Reserves Game Day discussion Rnds 2 - 21 (Merged threads)

[Jimmae]

It’s a hard watch , so many afl listed players and we look disinterested

The AFL-listed count is 11, with fitness or endurance base being an issue for 4 of them, and body strength being an issue for another 3... it's not a team that's going to assert itself unless there's very clean skills and good game understanding.

Our gameplan strives for contests.

If you’re wondering why we went with Cooper Lord over a tall or a speedy flanker, look at this game. Our VFL can’t develop without a half decent midfield. Playing Durdin and Motlop in there isn’t the answer. They need to get touch playing their AFL role.

Honestly, Motlop should be part of the answer, but yes we're currently trying to turn a lot of forwards into midfielders.

 

[bigm386]

Because he’s never trained with the guys. He only turned up on Thursday. Needs at least a training session.


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He would fit in having no idea what is going on out there to be fair.

 

[Mondyboy]

El Hawli played and had 25 disposals for Essendon,, just saying.

OK. Don’t know then.


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[Jucman]

Because he’s never trained with the guys. He only turned up on Thursday. Needs at least a training session.


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I would image that not training with this mob would be a positive.

 

[Mondyboy]

He would fit in having no idea what is going on out there to be fair.

True.


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[jj1978]

Does anyone know why Cooper Lord is not playing?

Locked in a room in training watching the 99 Prelim on loop.

 

[jooce8891]

OK. Don’t know then.


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surely not injured....

 

[Jimmae]

Finally start to rack up scores...

Can't help but notice that Harvey creates more effective clearances than Mirkov.

El Hawli played and had 25 disposals for Essendon,, just saying.

Most aren't though.

 

[Jimmae]

Lewis in defence for the first time in about 12 months... he's been playing as a 193 cm winger for some reason.

McMahon getting on the end of a few now

 

[Das2Blue]

vision from wilson

 

[Jimmae]

Maher picked the wrong sport... should be playing League

Not a high against White there, that's a huge mistake by the umpire.

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Not even, just hit it flat and it unsettled the defence

 

[Beyond Blue]

We will be on the bottom of the ladder after this. And, frankly, we deserve to be.

Half of our problem is that our VFL list is sub par, full of blokes who can’t hit a target. Couple that with out of form AFL players, and here we are.

At least Carroll got a run.


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It's a worry as most top sides generally have a highly competitive VFL side . The program definitely needs more attention

It also doesn’t help that the AFL senior player injury list is consistently in double digits.

 

[Mondyboy]

Do I need to say that the umpiring has been atrocious.


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[Opium]

Mirkov is a liability

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

What’s the score please?

 

[Das2Blue]

What’s the score please?

89-73

 

[Benaly28]

Motlop not ready yet.


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[Beyond Blue]

free kicks 24-10 ..lol.MIrkov given away 5

Mirkov still has very little idea on how to ruck against a strong bodied ruckman.

Pretty telling that we’ve looked far better when Harvey has been in the ruck instead.

 

[Jimmae]

We should have a player that gobbled up that clearance on the open wing then, instead it's Binns trucking towards it at a steady pace.

 

[No1Suspect]

Elliot, good

 

[DirtyLeeds]

Carrol has played well, obviously a level above most out there, but that is it......

Young, Marchbank, Mirkov, and Durdin just not up to it and all very much delistable at the end of the year.

I'd be having a chat to Haynes from the Giants, good cheap and reliable back up.

Motlop needs some more game time; Binns and Wilson need time' not sure about Lemmy

 

[Das2Blue]

95-83 ..31 minutes in

 

[Jimmae]

Marchbank finally blowing out the last of the cobwebs

 

[Christou2Kouta]

I don't think they are fundamentally selfish. I think it's more a case of the club being in two minds about how to manage certain players - 'am I wanted or aren't I?' It kind of predictable really; losing players from the VFL, injuries and perhaps just now transitioning to a longer term list management strategy.

Binns just runs 100m to get a handball in the clear but instead his teammate burns him and bombs it straight to two Bullants players. Is it:
1) I’m too dumb to see my teammate
2) I want to get the inside 50 kick and maybe a goal assist if I’m lucky that another teammate happens to do something freakish?


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[WalshistheGOAT]

I don't want to hear Motlop is the savior for the ones. He was dreadful last week and just as bad this week.

Needs a good month in the Magoo's to get his fitness back and then be selected on form rather than reputation.