Autopsy Roast & toast v Port and Changes v Pies

[chriso11]

Another game where there are good signs moving forward. Missing 10 players and pushed a "top side" for 3 quarters before we inevitably folded after Nank was subbed and the umpires went in dry. I did something I have never done - When Dixon's massive shove in Balta's back was not paid, I switched channels and watched Geelong get spanked in the last. The spineless management at the RFC won't do anything about the umpiring bias, then I ain't going to stress - I'll just change the channel.

BUT -I REALLY liked what a saw with Green, Banks, Tresize, Smith, Hugo and especially Mansell. Really positive signs and we need to keep getting games into them. The experienced trio of Short, Broad and Macca were just terrible. Unforced errors from Broad especially with the out of bounds cost us. Kozi and Ryan were useless. Kozi in particular is a pea hearted non contest list clogger. Brown is not a forward - send him back as Miller needed support and Balta was the only tall we had in the game.

What is with the constant entries into our forward 50 going straight to Aaaaaalllir and Ratagalea ? Seriously poor forward entries. Tidy that up, and we would have made the most of the entries.

This season is a dumpster fire, but the club seems to be a rudderless ship sailing into the sunset enabling Pick 1.

Out - Sonsie, Kozi, Macca, Dow, Ryan and Nank (inj)
In - Bauer, Blight, McAuliffe, Taranto, Dusty, Hayes-Brown (if Nank inj)

Try Miller or Blight up forward. How long is Vlastuin / Graham / Pickett out for ?

Better hope that Toce is a list management genius and primed to play his grand final at the end of this year. If we screw up this years draft and trade period, it’s going to be a few very long seasons coming up. A lot resting on his shoulders and he just joined the club.

That and whoever our Chairman is… wouldn’t know because been invisible. We need a Peggy Mk II

 

[chriso11]

B-- smith--- blight--' tresize
Hb- rioli--- miller--- Brown
C- hugo -' tarranto-' Campbell
Hf- rioli-- bolton --- mansell
Ff- Martin-' Bauer--' balta
R ' hayes brown- Hopper- Prestia
Int- kmac-- Coulthard- green
Banks - Baker

Nice VFL side
Who did you have playing in the firsts ?

 

[Vassp]

Hopper to the VFL = that's crazy talk
too many chances? man's spent most of the year in the grand stand.

He has had way too many chances and is currently displaying the form of a VFL player.
He doesnt dispose of the ball and doesnt creat. Prestia was miles better even though he made mistakes as well.

Some of us see the game as it its, we are on the bottom of the ladder for a reason. That is not crazy talk, look at where we are and you may realise Hopper is a poor mans caddy on twice the money. Ill be more than happy if he proves me otherwise, save me bitching about it.

 

[guruisatiger]

Nice VFL side
Who did you have playing in the firsts ?

That is the senior side

 

[Morro]

He has had way too many chances and is currently displaying the form of a VFL player.
He doesnt dispose of the ball and doesnt creat. Prestia was miles better even though he made mistakes as well.

Some of us see the game as it its, we are on the bottom of the ladder for a reason. That is not crazy talk, look at where we are and you may realise Hopper is a poor mans caddy on twice the money. Ill be more than happy if he proves me otherwise, save me bitching about it.

Hopper VFL form?

Get ya hand off it.

 

[Morro]

What did we think of Brown forward? The move but also his game?

I liked the move, took a couple of nice contested marks but I really need to some hunger from this kid.

 

[Sol23]

Because the likes of broad, short etc aren’t getting dropped


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Why don’t you just comment on who you would like dropped rather than being a fortune teller

 

[Vassp]

Hopper VFL form?

Get ya hand off it.

open your eyes, its a great thing

 

[Bojangles17]

HTF was this not a free to green for taking the legs out , he slides in from several meters out , get a grip laura Kane

 

[tunksy]

What did we think of Brown forward? The move but also his game?

I liked the move, took a couple of nice contested marks but I really need to some hinger from this kid.

shuffling the deck chairs to get some versatility into his game and allow banks smith trezise more time at half back. dont mind it as he uses the ball well and can take a mark. at least we are trying something.

 

[tunksy]

HTF was this not a free to green for taking the legs out , he slides in from several meters out , get a grip laura Kane
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as always pick and choose what rules to apply and why they rushed the rule in to begin with.

 

[tunksy]

What did we think of Brown forward? The move but also his game?

I liked the move, took a couple of nice contested marks but I really need to some hinger from this kid.

reckon we need to get some gut running into him so he can play wing next year.

 

[voorhees]

Someone please cheer me up and tell me some positives you see for our future

delistings
trading
drafting
wind of change blowing through the list!

 

[Morro]

open your eyes, its a great thing

Use your brain, its a great thing

 

[LTT]

Don’t have 10 of our best-23 out?

Dusty
TT
Ross
MRJ
Lynch
Lefau
Vlastuin
Gibcus
Grimes
Pickett
Graham

So yeah, it was probably 11.

Just because some players might be retiring or injury prone, it doesn’t change the fact they are in our best team in 2024. With Jack gone Lefau is 100% in our best team ahead of Kosi and Ryan.

But for the sake of the argument we are splitting hairs. I’m happy to say we had 11 of our best-25 out last night. You cannot argue with that as basically everyone in the list above is selected in the AFL team when fit.

Yet people expect us to beat Port away? We did well to compete for so long.


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You can’t have Hopper Prestia TT Graham Ross and Dusty all playing midfield. So who are you going to replace in the midfield, Dow would go but who are the other three players. HRS has gone past Pickett and Grimes is no longer in his prime and is really no better than Broad these days and if I had a choice I would probably pick Blight. Graham and Ross are probably fighting for the same position. Is MRJ really that much better than Mansell or Campbell. If all our players were a available some of these guys would be in the VFL

 

[cairo tiger]

B-- smith--- blight--' tresize
Hb- rioli--- miller--- Brown
C- hugo -' tarranto-' Campbell
Hf- rioli-- bolton --- mansell
Ff- Martin-' Bauer--' balta
R ' hayes brown- Hopper- Prestia
Int- kmac-- Coulthard- green
Banks - Baker

COULTDART COULDNT GET A KICK IN MAGOOS

 

[Bojangles17]

as always pick and choose what rules to apply and why they rushed the rule in to begin with.

It’s been in for years and is generally fairly well applied , this was a howler

 

[Bojangles17]

What did we think of Brown forward? The move but also his game?

I liked the move, took a couple of nice contested marks but I really need to some hinger from this kid.

Obviously seeing if he can be a Kyle Langford type , worth a try , our talent in f50 is Barron while we have a few options off HB

 

[k31th]

Special bit of stealing the ball by Prestia who then then slots a bloody good goal to start the game.

 

[k31th]

Smooth moves by Kaleb Smith here, good recovery from Kozi after he dropped it, Bolton with a beautiful don't-argue on Drew and outlet to KMac for Kozi to run into the open goal

 

[k31th]

Brilliant individual effort from Mansell to get across and spoil Evans and get the goal

 

[k31th]

Good front & centre by Baker, DRioli snaps an excellent deep goal for a snap attempt

 

[k31th]

Superb hard-ball-get & outlet from Hopper and Baker's punch forward got the goal

 

[k31th]

Solid intercept mark from Broady and the through-the-guts play was excellent and Seth's finish was very good.

 

[k31th]

Excellent despertaion from HRS and Prestia's toe forward really helped to lead to this Bolton goal