VFL VFL 2023 - [Rnd11 vs * - Sunday June 4 - 1:35pm @NEC Hangar]

[The Nostradamus]

Glad we smacked a vfl team for once

Wilphil in next week pls and ford

Cooper should debut this year
Lowson msd

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

It's a great result in wet weather - the equivalent of a 100-point thrashing. When our reserves are able to annihilate the reserves of another AFL club and especially one that fancies its chances to make the 8 and win finals, then we have some real upside.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Never truly threatened by Sandy. Wet conditions probably reduced the likely margin (should have been 80+). Dominated them at the clearances and on transition in a fairly open game.

Player write ups:

• Watkins was very good again. Rarely wasted it and was used as an offensive weapon at centre clearances. 31 disposals and a goal.
• Hall got plenty of it, used it real well at times and poorly at others. Was better with the contested and defensive stuff today.
• Downie was excellent. Has smarts, a big body and uses it really well. 24 disposals and a goal.
• Phillips rarely wasted the footy and is a very smart player. Still think he needs a few weeks to improve his fitness and spread. 23 disposals and a goal assit or two.
• Best game I have ever seen from Fordy (has kicked more goals before, but this was a more complete game). Astonishing first quarter with 13 disposals and 2 goals. Wet weather affected him, but it was more the poor delivery that reduced his final numbers. Came back into in the fourth when things dried up. Working up the ground and doubling back really suited him. Finishing with 3 goals, 3 marks and 23 disposals.
• Howe was good finishing with 22 disposals playing as an inside mid.
• Lienert was good defensively, though some of his disposal decision making makes me nervous.
• TT was played off HB in the first half and looked very rusty/slow/fumbly. Shifted into the middle in the third and still struggled. His fourth quarter was something else though. Clean, composed, used the ball with utter class and won 11 (maybe 12) disposals for the last quarter to finish with 18 disposals.
• Hodgson (17), Greenwood (17) and Young (17) all did their jobs. Don't think Greenwood is 100% fit.
• Lowson kicked 3.4 and had 15 disposals playing as a hit up medium forward. Played very well.
• Butler generally used his 15 disposals well.
• Dawson was mostly good. A few issues with disposal decision making, but was defensively sound.
• Nick Stevens: Same as Dawson. Kicked a nice goal.
• Spicer finished with 13 disposals, 3 tackles, 1 GA and a goal. Used it well and was better defensively today.
• Harvey was everywhere in the forward line. Finished with 13 disposals, a goal assist, 3 marks and kicked 4.1.
• Free competed hard against 2 very good rucks. Won 18 hitouts and 11 disposals.
• Bonar was very good. Not sure if he's injured or not.
• Ellwood, Bode Stevens and Bath were all servicable.
• Edwards did some ok things, but isn't fit or big enough.

 

[DaveyBoy123]

Reminds me of those really tall, skinny basketball guys who are only playing because they are tall.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Phillips good especially in the last quarter at the bounce in the middle. Combined well with Thomas.

Thomas better value as a mid than a hb.

Cooper 'Champagne' Harvey had a day. Thought he was fading in the beginning of the last but finished strong.
Has to learn not to kick it to Howe.

That's the last I want to see of Thomas at HB. Such a natural in and out mid.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

That’s the first good game Cooper had played, hopefully he can string a few together now.

Ford & Phillips probably next cabs off the rank.

Thought Thomas was poor in the first half but looked better when moved into the midfield.

Lowson kicked 3.4 and another that fell short with his 15 disposals. Would love to see him get a shot in the msd

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

Glad we smacked a vfl team for once

Wilphil in next week pls

Cooper should debut this year
Lowson msd

Unless the set plan is to have WilPhil play a certain number of games at this level to really boost his confidence and set a new benchmark before returning, then yes I agree he is the one to warrant a return. If Cooper can back that up, he deserves a debut for sure. And Eddie Ford is putting pressure on the mid sized forwards to perform.

 

[andana]

The Watkins, Phillips, Thomas midfield mix was very effective

 

[Devington]

Fair to say we smacked them. Chromecasted the game onto the TV and half watched it while reading. Even with that little attention applied I was still surprised to see Hall make a couple of very short, deliberate, and clean kicks to a target inside the 50 instead of going for glory himself.

 

[muttley45]

Phoenix actually looks like he is developing, not rapidly, but developing nonetheless,

 

[leighlee13]

Good to see there will be some more competition for spots if you don't perform in the seniors. Cooper certainly had a good day.

 

[leighlee13]

How’s Tazza going?

An addendum to my comment which was very early in the game, he certainly improved in the second half which is understandable given his time away from the game. Showed much better signs in the last qtr.

 

[The Nostradamus]

 

[giantroo]

VFL R7 match report: Youngsters shine in tricky conditions

The Roos had a host of young guns impress in their dominant 66-point win over Sandringham in the VFL on Sunday afternoon

www.nmfc.com.au

 

[The Nostradamus]

vfl overlaps with the seniors again this weekend

So the game day emergency can’t play vfl and even the sub if they want more mins in them

 

[Harris 10]

 

[giantroo]

Sam Lowson is VFL’s ‘most dynamic player’, says coach Tom Lynch as AFL mid-season draft looms​

Sam Lowson is rated by his coach as the “most dynamic player in the VFL by a long, long way’’. He has the chance to finally earn an AFL spot after rotten luck four years ago, writes PAUL AMY.

Paul Amy

@paulamy375

3 min read
May 11, 2023 - 6:00AM

North Melbourne’s Sam Lowson is a hot mid-season draft prospect. Picture: Josh Chadwick/Getty Images

The message from Tom Lynch comes through as loud and clear as a final siren: don’t forget Sam Lowson.

Lynch, the North Melbourne VFL coach and former AFL Crow and Saint, says Lowson is the “most dynamic player in the VFL by a long, long way’’ and that AFL clubs should be considering him ahead of the mid-season draft.

The 27-year-old has kicked 16.10 and averaged 15.8 possessions from six matches this season, setting out with a bag of five against Port Melbourne in round one.

In his only game at local level, he booted seven goals for East Ringwood against Eastern league power Vermont.

Lowson was touted as the first selection for the mid-season draft four years ago.
Two days before it, he suffered injuries to a knee and ankle.

North Melbourne VFL coach Tom Lynch says Sam Lowson is the most dynamic player in the competition. Picture: Josh Chadwick/Getty Images

He was overlooked when it became clear he faced a long stretch on the sidelines.
“Sam’s been awesome for us,’’ Lynch says of the right-footer.

“He’s been playing a mix of forward and mid, and he’s just been so impressive.
“It would be very enticing for a club to take him because he’s never been fitter, he’s adding things to his game, he’s enjoying football and he’s a resilient kid.

“In my mind, he’s the most dynamic player in the VFL by a long, long way and I hope people haven’t forgotten what he can do.’’

Lowson joined the Kangaroos this year from Coburg, encouraged to make the move by North assistant Leigh Adams, who coached him at the Bergers.

He says the transfer has revitalised his football.

“It’s just good to be back feeling fully healthy and being able to play some good footy.
“I’m loving it at North. ‘Patch’ (Adams) rang me and we had a conversation about me wanting to give it one more crack at getting picked up, and he said there would be a good opportunity to do it under ‘Lynchy’ (Lynch) and the program they’ve set up and the facilities they’ve got.

“I trained with the AFL boys over the pre-season and that was good to do. I’m still pushing towards getting to the top level, working my arse off, really. I think I’ve got five or six years of good footy in me at least. My body’s feeling great and I’m moving well.’’

Lowson first made waves at Coburg, before transferring to North Melbourne this year. Picture: George Salpigtidis

Lowson is working as a carpenter.

The week before the 2019 mid-season draft, he hoped he would be giving up the tools and making the transition to full-time footballer.

The words “potential No.1 pick” often accompanied mentions of his name.

But a couple of days out from the draft, his leg was caught in a tackle against Geelong in a Saturday night game.

He went in for surgery on the Tuesday, his name having gone uncalled.
Lowson missed nine weeks of football.

As he came back late in the season, he realised how far back in the order he had slipped.

“I was very underdone. I’d lost my fitness, my strength,’’ he says.

“Those couple of months were pretty flattening, especially after speaking to a lot of clubs. I was hoping it was my time to get a shot.’’

Lowson in action for Coburg against Geelong in 2019. He injured his leg later in the game, which ended his hopes of being taken in the mid-season draft that year.

In 2020, he never got the chance to again advertise his ability as an elusive small forward; Covid killed off the season.

Later, a knee injury was another setback.

“There’s been a few hiccups along the way,’’ Lowson says.

“But you’ve just got to move on. I’m at a point now where I’m really fit and playing some good footy. Hopefully people think I’ve still got a lot to give.’’

Meanwhile, Lynch says the Kangaroos have two other “genuine’’ draft hopes in former Hawk Connor Downie and their VFL captain Jack Watkins.

Lynch says Connor Downie is another draft prospect. Picture: Darrian Traynor/AFL Photos/Getty Images

Downie had 28 possessions and kicked a goal against Sandringham last weekend
“He’s running 15km a game,’’ Lynch says of Downie, who dropped off Hawthorn’s list at the end of 2022 after two games. “He’ll get an AFL look, whether it’s this year or next year.’’

He says Watkins is a “two-way runner, he tackles, he chases, he’s a great ball-user, he’s got a huge tank … he just runs from contest to contest to contest’’.

Lynch also says the Roos have two likely young key forwards in Ben Bath from Euroa and Tyler Sellers from Old Scotch.

He likens Sellers to pack-hitting Magpie Brody Mihocek and says Bath “has some real tricks’’.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Pretty good endorsement for Lowson from both Patch and Lynch, you'd think they'd be pushing for him to get a chance at AFL level.

I really wish we had of put Downie on the list over Howe, Downie still has a shit load of scope for potential.

 

[giantroo]

North Melbourne v Sandringham​

8 Eddie Ford (NM)
8 Aaron Hall

43

Aaron Hall

Age

34

Ht

185cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.0

5star

K

11.8

4star

HB

7.2

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.3

5star

MG

268.3

4star

D

14.9

4star

K

8.9

4star

HB

6.0

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.6

4star

MG

268.3

4star

D

13.2

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.6

5star

(NM)
5 Daniel Howe

15

Daniel Howe

Age

28

Ht

193cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

7.3

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

4.5

5star

CL

2.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

12.2

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.0

3star

(NM)
4 Jack Watkins (NM)
2 Hugh Greenwood

1

Hugh Greenwood

Age

32

Ht

190cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.9

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

8.1

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

6.8

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

17.4

4star

K

10.4

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

8.9

5star

CL

5.6

5star

D

16.4

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

2.2

3star

T

7.6

5star

CL

4.4

5star

(NM)
2 Sam Lowson (NM)
1 Cooper Harvey (NM)

VFL R7 coaches' votes: Four Roos open their accounts

Seven Kangaroos have earned Coaches' MVP Award votes following the dominant 66-point victory over Sandringham, with four polling for the first time this season

www.nmfc.com.au

 

[Mr north man]

vfl overlaps with the seniors again this weekend

So the game day emergency can’t play vfl and even the sub if they want more mins in them

Mate
This has been happening for years and nothing will change until this club stands up and try and get a better deal for the VFL side.
Be lucky to 30 people there as everyone else will be at home or at a pub ready to watch the AFL at 2pm

 

[Ligma]

I’m playing this week vs Geelong

Coach told me that my kicking to advantage was the biggest reason I got picked this week

The VFLW scheduling is so weird like we’ve already played geelong but we also haven’t played a few other teams

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

I’m playing this week vs Geelong

Coach told me that my kicking to advantage was the biggest reason I got picked this week

The VFLW scheduling is so weird like we’ve already played geelong but we also haven’t played a few other teams

Good luck.

 

[Passmore]

I’m playing this week vs Geelong

Coach told me that my kicking to advantage was the biggest reason I got picked this week

The VFLW scheduling is so weird like we’ve already played geelong but we also haven’t played a few other teams

Ligma Mahony.

 

[Ligma]

Ligma Mahony.

People don’t appreciate our role enough

Footy is essentially a game of keeping’s off so you gotta hit those targets

 

[gokangas]

I’m playing this week vs Geelong

Coach told me that my kicking to advantage was the biggest reason I got picked this week

The VFLW scheduling is so weird like we’ve already played geelong but we also haven’t played a few other teams

Fantastic!