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2nds Northern Blues 2013
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I'm sorry I missed them as there was no cause to abuse anyone today or any day for that matter.
I heard the ironic cheers but not the abuse. If any of those people do read these forums or participate here, they can GAGF.
A nice afternoon out at Visy Park. Handy crowd in & the ground, other than the sandpit in the middle looked great. Obviously the opposition were ordinary today, but credit to them for not dropping their heads, despite being way out of their depth. I will give a quick rundown of my impressions of the Carlton listed players in today's game.
Bell: After a start which was reminiscent of his struggles last week, he worked his way into the game in the second quarter & after half time was an absolute dynamo. It was great to see him running hard, winning contested possessions & mostly using the ball well. His 2 goals were great reward for his hard work.
Cachia: Looked good when he had the ball in hand. Does a lot of grunt work at centre bounces, but didn't really have an impact on the game. His disposal is certainly better than it was when he was last at the club. If he could consistently get 20+ possessions, he would be pushing for elevation should the opportunity present itself later in the season.
Casboult: Battled hard, but struggled to gain separation from his opponent. Missed both of his shots on goal (both from in front), but as stated by Chris Griffin above, he kept at it & did not drop his head. Finished the game at 3/4 time & I spotted him carrying his bag into the training centre, not having bothered to change.
Collins: Didn't see a lot of the ball, butchered it a little bit when he did, didn't have any impact on the game, but will be better for the run.
Curnow: As I said after the practice match 2 weeks ago, you know exactly what you are going to get from Ed. Getting in & under & winning lots of hard balls & feeding his teammates with plenty of possessions. He did plenty of this today, managed to get outside occasionally, but he is best served doing the grunt work & letting his more skilful teammates put the icing on the cake.
Duigan: Was serviceable in defence. Once again his disposal let him down at times. Was overshadowed by White in defence, so we probably won't see him back in the seniors in the near future.
Ellard: A good first up effort from Ellard. Displayed his usual 100% commitment to everything he does & was rewarded with 3 goals. Will be pushing for senior selection within a couple of weeks.
Laidler: Surprising started forward, but in the first half particularly, looked quite at home up there. Finished the game with 3 goals & probably gave the coaching staff some food for thought. Seemed to be running on top of the ground a bit more today.
McCarthy: Played in defence today & worked well in partnership with White & Watson. Particularly prominent early on, went quiet through the middle stages of the game, but had a good last quarter. He marked confidently & his kicking was mostly precise.
Menzel: This kid oozes class. He kicked 4.3, yet only flashed in & out of the game. Took a couple of good contest marks, but gets a bit lost on the HFF. The fact that he kicked 4 goals, yet had periods of time when he was unsighted suggests he will hurt teams, even when getting limited opportunities.
Mitchell: Kicked 3 goals, moved a lot better than when I saw him 2 weeks ago, but I felt he didn't demand the ball enough from his teammates.
Temay: Is still a bit off the pace of the game. Struggled to keep up with his opponent on the lead & didn't do anything that said he is going to be pushing for senior selection soon. On the plus side, on the few occasions he did get the ball, he demonstrated that he is a good user of the ball.
Warnock: Absolutely dominated the rucks, with a number of hitouts to advantage. Moved well around the ground & his disposal was mostly spot on. Certainly put his name before the senior Match Committee.
Watson: His spoiling was excellent today, as was his disposal, the word 'clinical' came to mind with the way he was kicking today. Is the general in the backline, constantly barking instructions to his teammates in defence.
White: Our best defender today. Marked most things that came his way & used the ball well. Kicked the last goal of the match. Definitely put his hand up for promotion to the seniors should a position be available.
Bell: After a start which was reminiscent of his struggles last week, he worked his way into the game in the second quarter & after half time was an absolute dynamo. It was great to see him running hard, winning contested possessions & mostly using the ball well. His 2 goals were great reward for his hard work.
Cachia: Looked good when he had the ball in hand. Does a lot of grunt work at centre bounces, but didn't really have an impact on the game. His disposal is certainly better than it was when he was last at the club. If he could consistently get 20+ possessions, he would be pushing for elevation should the opportunity present itself later in the season.
Casboult: Battled hard, but struggled to gain separation from his opponent. Missed both of his shots on goal (both from in front), but as stated by Chris Griffin above, he kept at it & did not drop his head. Finished the game at 3/4 time & I spotted him carrying his bag into the training centre, not having bothered to change.
Collins: Didn't see a lot of the ball, butchered it a little bit when he did, didn't have any impact on the game, but will be better for the run.
Curnow: As I said after the practice match 2 weeks ago, you know exactly what you are going to get from Ed. Getting in & under & winning lots of hard balls & feeding his teammates with plenty of possessions. He did plenty of this today, managed to get outside occasionally, but he is best served doing the grunt work & letting his more skilful teammates put the icing on the cake.
Duigan: Was serviceable in defence. Once again his disposal let him down at times. Was overshadowed by White in defence, so we probably won't see him back in the seniors in the near future.
Ellard: A good first up effort from Ellard. Displayed his usual 100% commitment to everything he does & was rewarded with 3 goals. Will be pushing for senior selection within a couple of weeks.
Laidler: Surprising started forward, but in the first half particularly, looked quite at home up there. Finished the game with 3 goals & probably gave the coaching staff some food for thought. Seemed to be running on top of the ground a bit more today.
McCarthy: Played in defence today & worked well in partnership with White & Watson. Particularly prominent early on, went quiet through the middle stages of the game, but had a good last quarter. He marked confidently & his kicking was mostly precise.
Menzel: This kid oozes class. He kicked 4.3, yet only flashed in & out of the game. Took a couple of good contest marks, but gets a bit lost on the HFF. The fact that he kicked 4 goals, yet had periods of time when he was unsighted suggests he will hurt teams, even when getting limited opportunities.
Mitchell: Kicked 3 goals, moved a lot better than when I saw him 2 weeks ago, but I felt he didn't demand the ball enough from his teammates.
Temay: Is still a bit off the pace of the game. Struggled to keep up with his opponent on the lead & didn't do anything that said he is going to be pushing for senior selection soon. On the plus side, on the few occasions he did get the ball, he demonstrated that he is a good user of the ball.
Warnock: Absolutely dominated the rucks, with a number of hitouts to advantage. Moved well around the ground & his disposal was mostly spot on. Certainly put his name before the senior Match Committee.
Watson: His spoiling was excellent today, as was his disposal, the word 'clinical' came to mind with the way he was kicking today. Is the general in the backline, constantly barking instructions to his teammates in defence.
White: Our best defender today. Marked most things that came his way & used the ball well. Kicked the last goal of the match. Definitely put his hand up for promotion to the seniors should a position be available.
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In saying Menzel looked a bit lost at HFF Mediumsizered, did he look like he wanted to be running through the midfield or was he more comfortable deeper in the forward line?
Was impressed with the way Duigan marshalled the team at 3 quarter time before the coaches got on the ground. Letting the boys know Bendigo having 6 shots at goal was unacceptable. Future coach in the making.
Definitely looked more comfortable when deeper in the forward line. His hurt factor will be increased by playing him as close to goal as structures allow. Dare I say, he could be to us, what Steve Johnson was for Geelong in their premiership years.
Didn't notice that S7G.
Still see Duigan as being of great benefit in getting Watson, McCarthy, Mitchell and co. ready for the next level.
Hope he doesn't feel unwanted at the lower level as he makes for a terrific on-field coach.
Yep, completely agree with this... He'd also noticed that the players were getting snippy at one another and was able to make it evident that that wasn't okay.
Bring on Vinnie
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He made his points to the other defenders in a very measured way. Definitely future coaching material.
Went in for heel surgery earlier in the week.
Not great news for him and who knows when he'll be back?
Didn't play.
Thanks, I noticed he was from interchange.
Obviously didn't come up after getting injured in last week's VFL game.
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Laidler to look for different positions?
I know Malthouse knows what he's doing but I'm perplexed as to why we want to find a different position for Laidler.
For now, it's one of life's mysteries for me, at least.
I know Malthouse knows what he's doing but I'm perplexed as to why we want to find a different position for Laidler.
For now, it's one of life's mysteries for me, at least.
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He had a ripping game yesterday, and only looks a matter of time until he gets a game at senior level. Would really love to see him make it at CHB, which will hopefully release Henderson to the forward line.
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I take offence to this CG. I was at the ground and sitting on the city wing, and do not want to be painted with this BF tragic brush. I suspect the people you heard were the FLOGS that call themselves the unofficial selection committee - a bunch of brain dead old farts that take fot shots at players from the safety of the other side of the fence.
2013 Peter Jackson VFL
Northern Blues 6.3 15.7 22.14 30.16 (196)
Bendigo Gold 1.0 1.1 2.7 4.8 (32)
GOALS:
Northern Blues: Thomas 6 Menzel 4 Ellard 3 Laidler 3 Mitchell 3 Marcon 2 Bell 2 Totevski 2 Casboult Bransgrove Wilson White Lambert
Bendigo Gold: Farrelly Thomson Putt Toman
BEST:
Northern Blues: Bransgrove Curnow Thomas Cachia White Warnock
Bendigo Gold: Thomson Aarts Bolton Toman Magin Stroobants
2013 AFL Victoria Development League
Northern Blues 1.4 2.6 8.11 9.12 (66)
Box Hill Hawks 3.3 7.9 7.10 11.15 (81)
GOALS:
Northern Blues: Dorman 3 Dirago Gleeson Ballard Dufficy Posar Visser
Box Hill Hawks: Cust 2 Cassidy Wilsen McDonald Crocker Miles Monkhorst Johnson Northe Mee
BEST:
Northern Blues: Lincoln Visser Dirago Taglieri Burgess McDonald
Box Hill Hawks: Crocker Cunningham Collins Vizzarri Pell O'Donnell
Northern Blues 6.3 15.7 22.14 30.16 (196)
Bendigo Gold 1.0 1.1 2.7 4.8 (32)
GOALS:
Northern Blues: Thomas 6 Menzel 4 Ellard 3 Laidler 3 Mitchell 3 Marcon 2 Bell 2 Totevski 2 Casboult Bransgrove Wilson White Lambert
Bendigo Gold: Farrelly Thomson Putt Toman
BEST:
Northern Blues: Bransgrove Curnow Thomas Cachia White Warnock
Bendigo Gold: Thomson Aarts Bolton Toman Magin Stroobants
2013 AFL Victoria Development League
Northern Blues 1.4 2.6 8.11 9.12 (66)
Box Hill Hawks 3.3 7.9 7.10 11.15 (81)
GOALS:
Northern Blues: Dorman 3 Dirago Gleeson Ballard Dufficy Posar Visser
Box Hill Hawks: Cust 2 Cassidy Wilsen McDonald Crocker Miles Monkhorst Johnson Northe Mee
BEST:
Northern Blues: Lincoln Visser Dirago Taglieri Burgess McDonald
Box Hill Hawks: Crocker Cunningham Collins Vizzarri Pell O'Donnell
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Golden Performance
Is Mick copying Ratten's plan to send Bower and Jamison forward?
Golden Performance
Is Mick copying Ratten's plan to send Bower and Jamison forward?
I was sitting to the right (facing the ground) of those idiots. I've already commented in another thread. It was pretty disgusting. And the worst thing, I thought, was the 10-12 y.o. boy screaming abuse at Cas. I wish I'd had the gumption to say something but instead spent the rest of the day muttering abuse under my breath.
A quick clip to the back of the head may have gone unnoticed ODNB
I'm sure I wouldn't have seen it had have I been there.
