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Most pleasing thing was there didn’t appear to be any injuries.Skill level overall was solid. Especially considering the windy conditions and intensity. Some dodgy handballs at team mates feet still annoyingly present.As ive said previously, a noticeable lift in nastiness. Ford burying archer in a tackle. Push and shove betweenCooper and Chom. Good to see.Still feel that 2 old and eternal issues are still present.1: poor inside 50 connection. Still too many players trying to get out the back/not come at the footy. Paul Curtis the main culprit here.2: big holes on defensive transition.PlayersTypical LDU pre season match in second gear.Thought Powell and Phillips were best mids on the ground. Phillips increased running capacity is noticeable.Sheez underrated game as usual. Killed it.Kerch, top 3 on the ground. I’ve long been big on his outside game, but I saw him at a stoppage on the far side of ground in the last qrt, break tackles in a phone box and exit the stoppage.FOS, extremely promising as to be expected.Goad, honestly he’s ceiling is incredible. Love to know what flicked the switch in him. So competitive which was the opposite of what he showed last year.X - please stop taking it out of the ruck. We have 100 top 5 mid picks. Just get the footy down to them and smash an oppo mid with a shepherd/tackle.Whitlock - thought his marking was a weakness yet everything I’ve seen over the last 2 months show it as a strength. Expect him to debut this year.Finnbar - yes he obviously needs to work on his kicking for goal. But remember he is 24.11 at vfl level. Very handy around the ground as well. Nice tackling.Darling - not sure what people expect. We know he’s mast his prime but he makes our forward line better which was the whole point in getting him.Dursma - surprisingly good given his late start and different position. But amConcerned that yet again we have drafted a difference making forward and people are talking mid field.RHJ & Konstanty - I get the need to increase pressure inside 50 but with darling over teakle and Simpkin down there more often, I don’t think these 2 warrant a spot over ford and Dursma.Chom - despite some brain farts I thought he was great. Again, great in his attack/rebound/intercept. But with Logue and corr, maybe that’s ok.Daniel - very good as expectedZuhaar - obviously no concern, and in ripping Nick.
Most pleasing thing was there didn’t appear to be any injuries.
Skill level overall was solid. Especially considering the windy conditions and intensity. Some dodgy handballs at team mates feet still annoyingly present.
As ive said previously, a noticeable lift in nastiness. Ford burying archer in a tackle. Push and shove between
Cooper and Chom. Good to see.
Still feel that 2 old and eternal issues are still present.
1: poor inside 50 connection. Still too many players trying to get out the back/not come at the footy. Paul Curtis the main culprit here.
2: big holes on defensive transition.
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Typical LDU pre season match in second gear.
Thought Powell and Phillips were best mids on the ground. Phillips increased running capacity is noticeable.
Sheez underrated game as usual. Killed it.
Kerch, top 3 on the ground. I’ve long been big on his outside game, but I saw him at a stoppage on the far side of ground in the last qrt, break tackles in a phone box and exit the stoppage.
FOS, extremely promising as to be expected.
Goad, honestly he’s ceiling is incredible. Love to know what flicked the switch in him. So competitive which was the opposite of what he showed last year.
X - please stop taking it out of the ruck. We have 100 top 5 mid picks. Just get the footy down to them and smash an oppo mid with a shepherd/tackle.
Whitlock - thought his marking was a weakness yet everything I’ve seen over the last 2 months show it as a strength. Expect him to debut this year.
Finnbar - yes he obviously needs to work on his kicking for goal. But remember he is 24.11 at vfl level. Very handy around the ground as well. Nice tackling.
Darling - not sure what people expect. We know he’s mast his prime but he makes our forward line better which was the whole point in getting him.
Dursma - surprisingly good given his late start and different position. But am
Concerned that yet again we have drafted a difference making forward and people are talking mid field.
RHJ & Konstanty - I get the need to increase pressure inside 50 but with darling over teakle and Simpkin down there more often, I don’t think these 2 warrant a spot over ford and Dursma.
Chom - despite some brain farts I thought he was great. Again, great in his attack/rebound/intercept. But with Logue and corr, maybe that’s ok.
Daniel - very good as expected
Zuhaar - obviously no concern, and in ripping Nick.
