VFL VFL 2024 - Geelong & the greater league

[Vdubs]

I think we have another good Ollie.
He has something.
But. Needs to add 7-10 kgs.
Hopefully JC is in the weight room with him.

or Mackie?

 

[terry_bright]

Give Phoenix a couple more years and he might become something. He has good hands and moves well.

Moves well?

He’s glacial and turns like the QEII.

Mark kick player. a thumping kick mind you.

 

[Footy Smarts]

Guthrie really good that quarter. Glad he's running on top of the ground and seems to be playing a full game.

Knevitt has been excellent.

 

[D BRIDGE]

Knevitt has taken a step up in VFL-level output this year.

He hadn't had 30 touches until 2 weeks ago after 40 odd VFL games and has gotten 30 again today (not that getting 30 in the VFL is anything to go crazy about, but it is signs of progression for him).

I'd love for him to have an enormous pre-season and come out confident that he has the size, strength and fitness to match it at the top level.

 

[Footy Smarts]

Knevitt has taken a step up in VFL-level output this year.

He hadn't had 30 touches until 2 weeks ago after 40 odd VFL games and has gotten 30 again today (not that getting 30 in the VFL is anything to go crazy about, but it is signs of progression for him).

I'd love for him to have an enormous pre-season and come out confident that he has the size and strength to match it at the top level.

At least part of that is him playing as a full time mid only recently.

 

[Baudolino]

Idk about Cuthrie, you can see his class is above this level but he's struggling to get much separation from his man.

 

[Hamingja]

As poor as we have been, the difference in this game is just the finishing

 

[Mad_Hatter]

goal in 12 seconds.
Game over.

 

[cats_09]

He cannot get off the ground. It could work with Neale playing high on the flank as Cameron is ridiculously agile but we would then have to remove a small and all of them are complementing each other perfectly right now.

He just looks too happy to get into a wrestling contest, or when leading into space it's out into the pocket

It's a role he's played so well in years past, but coaches & defenders were onto it this year and just started showing him no respect

I know we didn't have the most accurate night in front of goal on Thursday, but we looked to have a really good balance with players understanding their roles - I don't see how that's not upset if we try to tweak it

 

[Footy Smarts]

Clark read that really well then dropped the regulation mark. Frustrating.

 

[mcwilrob]

18 shots to 15 (Cats more)...

 

[D BRIDGE]

Clark read that really well then dropped the regulation mark. Frustrating.

On the positive.. he got in position to mark.
On the negative.. he ducked Rachele style and cost a goal.

His opponent let him know about it aswell.

 

[Footy Smarts]

Jeka's decision making with where to kick it is farcical. The worst I've ever seen.

 

[My Tilly]

De Koning and Guthrie looking good I think.
Those two probably come in if they run out this final quarter well

 

[Gee Class Loco]

Again... Jeka. Dumb as DogShyte.

On the positive.. he got in position to mark.
On the negative.. he ducked Rachele style and cost a goal.

His opponent let him know about it aswell.

lol yeah he did.

 

[Footy Smarts]

On the positive.. he got in position to mark.
On the negative.. he ducked Rachele style and cost a goal.

His opponent let him know about it aswell.

It was an end over end tumble punt. Looked to me like the ball dropped on him and he misjudged it rather than him taking short steps.

 

[cats_09]

Idk about Cuthrie, you can see his class is above this level but he's struggling to get much separation from his man.

He looks like someone who hasn't played a competitive match for nearly 4 months, and barely any football over the past 16 months

With even just 2 to 3 VFL games it would have been good to see where he was at, but with just the one match I'm not sure we could risk him in a final

 

[mcwilrob]

De Koning and Guthrie looking good I think.
Those two probably come in if they run out this final quarter well

Really? Who do they replace? Not sure they've warranted it given they're playing a VFL team here...

 

[Cataholic]

He just looks too happy to get into a wrestling contest, or when leading into space it's out into the pocket

It's a role he's played so well in years past, but coaches & defenders were onto it this year and just started showing him no respect

I know we didn't have the most accurate night in front of goal on Thursday, but we looked to have a really good balance with players understanding their roles - I don't see how that's not upset if we try to tweak it

I understand the curiosity about Hawkins, and the need to ask the question via the VFL, but I hope the MC have now put a solid line through him, barring any significant injury.

 

[D BRIDGE]

It was an end over end tumble punt. Looked to me like the ball dropped on him and he misjudged it rather than him taking short steps.

Every time someone has made an error... you have made an excuse for it.

I don't think Clark is a short stepper though.

 

[Cataholic]

He looks like someone who hasn't played a competitive match for nearly 4 months, and barely any football over the past 16 months

With even just 2 to 3 VFL games it would have been good to see where he was at, but with just the one match I'm not sure we could risk him in a final

We'd have to be desperate through injury to consider him.

Madness otherwise.

 

[mcwilrob]

Geez that Shark #5 is fast - why hasn't he been in the AFL somewhere (or has he?)

 

[Mad_Hatter]

Even that mark to buzza just then, we had a defender who easily could have gone back and marked it or atleast spoiled it, but he stopped and refused to contest it at all.
It's a final...
Just allowed an uncontested mark directly in front of goal.

 

[Footy Smarts]

Every time someone has made an error... you have made an excuse for it.

No I haven't. Clark dropped the mark. It was a bad dropped mark.

It just didn't look like he squibbed it like the claim. And even if he did I think we can all agree that his willingness to commit his body isn't an issue.

 

[STPer18]

• Whoever is the unlucky one to get squeezed out for Stewart
• SDK

They're the two guys I'd have on the fringe and next in line should someone get hurt, otherwise roll with the side that won the QF on Thursday.