VFL VFL v Box Hill Hawks. Sunday April 16th @ Box Hill Oval. 12pm.

[TheGreatGrundy]

Of course, that's a big part of it, and we lack size in the ruck too, but the frees are 16 - 5, & a lot have been crap calls.
Meanwhile Kelly trots around on a wing...

Players don't even seem to want to kick the ball to him when he calls for it. With an undersized defence, he seems a waste floating around the wing. Shows how little respect the coach has for him as a KPP. He has played wing since game 1. I don't understand how he stayed on the list if he had already been passed over as a KPP/

 

[stormskye]

Kelly should go back to defence in the second half.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Thinking of Leaving now but might see what happens in 3rd Qtr

Bit of a shame Dave. It's almost an overnight trip for you from Langwarrin so seems a shame to leave at half time.

 

[Capital Magpie]

Umpires are cheating. But we would be losing anyway - that is true

Watching Umpire No 31 with his stylish man bun in particular. He LOVES paying non-existent frees against Pies players. Topped it off by paying a 50 for dissent, the little pomped-up punce. He simply will not pay us a free kick.

 

[Harry O]

Ruscoe - playing afl quality. Clearly our best out there
Richards. Country footballer.
Carmichael- one of our best today. No frills. Can kick a long ball - lacks finesse
McInnes - not much service inside 50 but hasn’t done much. Conditions not ideal for his asset of speed
Macrae. Has been ok. Had a bit of it Apparently was injured in warm up but still played
Harrison - pretty quiet. One excellent left foot snap goal
Kelly - back in defence. Not as bad as some are saying but not great either
Murley - seemed to be playing a bit higher up the ground at stages. Didn’t get leather poisoning though
Steene - has been ok. Held his own. Like what he could develop in to in next few years. Like his big man traits
Krueger. Looks very rusty. And clueless in ruck

 

[Looney]

Someone should give them a massive spray at half time.

Yep, 16 to 5 discrepancy is not high enough.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Ruscoe - playing afl quality. Clearly our best out there
Richards. Country footballer.
Carmichael- one of our best today. No frills. Can kick a long ball - lacks finesse
McInnes - not much service inside 50 but hasn’t done much. Conditions not ideal for his asset of speed
Macrae. Has been ok. Had a bit of it Apparently was injured in warm up but still played
Harrison - pretty quiet. One excellent left foot snap goal
Kelly - back in defence. Not as bad as some are saying but not great either
Murley - seemed to be playing a bit higher up the ground at stages. Didn’t get leather poisoning though

McInness seems to be starting in the centre a lot. Are you sure he is playing up forward?

 

[sr36]

Ruscoe - playing afl quality. Clearly our best out there
Richards. Country footballer.
Carmichael- one of our best today. No frills. Can kick a long ball - lacks finesse
McInnes - not much service inside 50 but hasn’t done much. Conditions not ideal for his asset of speed
Macrae. Has been ok. Had a bit of it Apparently was injured in warm up but still played
Harrison - pretty quiet. One excellent left foot snap goal
Kelly - back in defence. Not as bad as some are saying but not great either
Murley - seemed to be playing a bit higher up the ground at stages. Didn’t get leather poisoning though

I only watched the second quarter.
Is Richards playing?

 

[Looney]

Watching Umpire No 51 with his stylish man bun in particular. He LOVES paying non-existent frees against Pies players. Topped it off by paying a 50 for dissent, the little pomped-up punce. He simply will not pay us a free kick.

He's upset of our treatment of his fellow soy boy

 

[VinnieB]

McInness seems to be starting in the centre a lot. Are you sure he is playing up forward?

I have only seen him forward.

 

[Aussie pie]

Let’s be honest our recruiting has been trash. Kelly no, Harrison no, Murley no, Draper who? Richards country, Reef all talk no show, McRae ok, Steene ???? Tall keys (don’t exist)

 

[No SPIN]

Yes lack of young talls in our squad but apparently I’m wrong when I say this every week.

And yet you still persist with the delusion.

 

[stormskye]

Seems the talk from Fraser has worked well

 

[Cobalt King]

Is that you, Digger?

A very long time Tony!

 

[sr36]

Let’s be honest our recruiting has been trash. Kelly no, Harrison no, Murley no, Draper who? Richards country, Reef all talk no show, McRae ok, Steene ???? Tall keys (don’t exist)

Nah, it's been excellent. Gutted our depth to sort out the salary cap, are gradually building that depth back up, whilst putting a good AFL team out on the park.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

I have only seen him forward.

I have definitely seen him at a couple of centre bounces in the 2nd quarter. Not saying he is not otherwise playing forward. Wherever he is, he has been very quiet.

 

[sr36]

Were getting smashed in defence, slaughtered up forward and losing in the midfield - other than that it's pretty competitive.

 

[eyeroller]

Ruscoe is getting very frustrated out there

 

[stormskye]

Let’s be honest our recruiting has been trash. Kelly no, Harrison no, Murley no, Draper who? Richards country, Reef all talk no show, McRae ok, Steene ???? Tall keys (don’t exist)

Harrison, Murley, Draper and Richard’s are all late speculative picks. If they come on it’s a bonus

 

[swoop42]

Yes lack of young talls in our squad but apparently I’m wrong when I say this every week.

Howe, Cameron, Cox, Begg, Wilson, Dean (and until today Kreuger) all injured or being used as a carry over emergency.

In comparison Hawthorn have 4 players total on their injury list and 3 of those are over 193cm.

The week before against Brisbane and only the 2 players in total on their injury list and none are talls.

The lack of top end talent in regards to our young talls is an argument that can be made but our lack of talls as a whole is only down to current unavailability.

 

[Soups]

Seems the talk from Fraser has worked well

Could you imagine Fraser getting angry at you? You’d be like come on mate you got out bodied by Peter Bell

 

[sr36]

Could you imagine Fraser getting angry at you? You’d be like come on mate you got out bodied by Peter Bell

I reckon "218 AFL games. How many have you played?" Is a fair comecabk for Josh when talking to the blokes in the VFL - except Jetta.

 

[cityslick1]

Let’s be honest our recruiting has been trash. Kelly no, Harrison no, Murley no, Draper who? Richards country, Reef all talk no show, McRae ok, Steene ???? Tall keys (don’t exist)

Yep, time to retire, Derek. Wright has fixed the first team with clever trading and clearing out deadwood, though Derek’s fingerprints are still to be seen in the twos. Low on personnel, but VFL even seems too high a level for Richards, Harrison, Murley & Kelly. Hawks dominating. Sad to watch…

Richards had 1 possession to half time ftr…

 

[TradeDraft]

Our Plan is Get Ball Kick Ball soon as you get it

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

I reckon "218 AFL games. How many have you played?" Is a fair comecabk for Josh when talking to the blokes in the VFL - except Jetta.

Tarkyn Lockyer was the most uninspiring VFL coach I have ever seen in action. He played plenty of games but had no oratory presence as a coach.