VFL Essendon vs Werribee, Saturday 29 March, 11:05am, Hangar

[andleanback]

I just had the same thought, footy IQ seems to be a higher priority under RFK & Rosa

It stands out

 

[Petrify]

Day Wicks and Johnson both seem like guns based off this game

 

[JayJ20]

ADW very impressive

 

[Yoda_]

Brady Wright with his first from a pretty ordinary free kick against (shepherding)

Goal

Ess 3.6.24
Wer 3.5.23

 

[Yoda_]

young Busutil with a clearance from the proceeding centre bounce

goal on the run

Ess 4.6.30
Wer 3.5.23

 

[Zach Package]

Three dads ADW super impressive and clean with limited touches. I’m not sure he’ll ever be a big ball winner but boy is he clean.

Zak Johnson in everything, reminds me a little bit of Butters in how he hunches over when he sprints, taped, skinny shoulders etc, kicks off the line. Good likeness but completely different body shape.

 

[andleanback]

Three dads ADW super impressive and clean with limited touches. I’m not sure he’ll ever be a big ball winner but boy is he clean.

Zak Johnson in everything, reminds me a little bit of Butters in how he hunches over when he sprints, taped, skinny shoulders etc, kicks off the line. Good likeness but completely different body shape.

Maybe can be a Will Hayward type for for us. Just a high impact per possession player in the front half

 

[Yoda_]

half time Essendon lead by 7 after a topsy - turvy second quarter. Scrappy start and unable to capitilise on our dominance (1.6) with a slight breeze to that end.

Goldstein been very good and doing what any experienced AFL ruckman should do, teach young Sam Conway a lesson. 16 possessions 5 clearances and 17 credited hitouts.

Zak Johnson just has 'it', clean, tough, and competes. 14 possessions, 3 marks so far in first half

Setterfield (12) and Laverde (11) doing what they do, Laverde playing back, setter field tough in the clinches through the midfield

Lewis Hayes been slightly beat today, often exposed by the free flowing Weribee midfield at times. Doesn't help giving away dumb free kicks.

Archer Day - Wicks (8 possessions) been a big positive playing that high half forward role. Getting involved from half back to our 50m arc. Very impressed

Jayden Nguyễn had a couple of poor moments, taking on tacklers when first option should have been taken. Still, makes the right decisions most of the time. Skills could polish up but solid enough in D50

Alwyn Davey Jnr (5 possessions) has had a couple of positive moments, been lively in our attacking half. Would be reward if he could get on the end of 1 - 2 today

Vigo Visentini (4) & Kayle Gerryn (0) been made to work hard for possessions, Vigo got on the end of one out the back off the ground.

Rhys Unwin been hardly sighted bar one passage on the far side of the coverage.

Commentators mentioned Angus Clarke was taken off in the first quarter, no reasons stated.


So much upside in the group, seems we have picked some really clever VFL guys to build around. Hately & O'Neil very good at this level, Hoare is a mountain at the level and allows Hayes to play 2nd stringer. Sellers doing a mountain of work at CHF allowing space hopefully for Eckersley (2 goals), Gerryn and Vigo.

Would be nice to go on a run with how dominant patches we have

 

[Yoda_]

Maybe can be a Will Hayward type for for us. Just a high impact per possession player in the front half

he's the player I thought of when I first liked what I saw last year.

 

[Yoda_]

Opening goal to Weribee through Flynn Young

Ess 4.6.30
Wer 4.5.29

 

[Yoda_]

solid scramble clearance, Nyko little kick to O'Neill who kicked inside 50, ADW with clean hands and over the back to Eckersley who kicks his third

Ess 5.6.36
Wer 4.5.29

 

[Yoda_]

Flynn Young kicks his second after being laced out by Weribee Lual

Ess 5.6.36
Wer 5.5.35

 

[Yoda_]

Great end to end,

scramble kick to Nguyen in D50, hits up Sellers who get it out to Hately and then the kick inside 50 leads to a high tackle to Eckersley and shot on goal

Behind

Ess 5.7.37
Wer 5.5.35

 

[Yoda_]

Hayes with a fantastic zoning off internetpt mark undoes all the good by turning the ball over. Tyler Watts kicks goal from 25m out, hardly any angle

Ess 5.7.37
Wer 6.5.41

 

[Yoda_]

bit all over the shop this quarter, Weribee should have kicked away, 4 goals 4 behinds to our 1 goal 1 behind

 

[Yoda_]

bit all over the shop this quarter, Weribee should have kicked away, 4 goals 4 behinds to our 1 goal 1 behind

make that 6 goals this quarter to the Bees

lead by 28 points now

 

[Yoda_]

make that 6 goals this quarter to the Bees

lead by 28 points now

and a 7th in the premiership quarter

Ess 5.7.37
Were 10.11.71

 

[Duckworth]

Am I crazy or does Laverde look... fat?

Like he's put on a lot of non muscle weight

LOL put on some weight of the non-muscle variety.

 

[Yoda_]

After a really tough tackle from Nguyen, resulting stoppage was won by Hatelky, 3 bounces, link up through handballs and a kick to ADW close to the top of the square results in a goal

Ess 6.9.45
Wer 10.11.71

 

[faible]

Only watched the second half.

Thought Johnson and ADW stood out of the younger guys, both kept working hard. Wouldn’t think they’ll need to wait too long to get a debut at AFL.

ADJ definitely looks stronger as well.

 

[faible]

Also this would be why I didn’t see Clarke.

Hopefully nothing serious.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Nguyen is AFL quality, his ball use, decision making and pressure acts are all sublime.

 

[ant555]

I tell you what the young boys are good to watch, bunch of kids with good footy iq

Seems everyone they picked last year has some sort of decent footy IQ.

 

[ydc55]

I thought adw and unwin show some afl athleticism
Johnson tries to run with the footy but doesn’t defend. He will need to unlearn this or career over.
Hayes is too shakey ball in hand for mine.
Davey has no footy iq and doesn’t work hard enough for mine.
Gerryn had a mare as a lot of young key forwards do.
Visentini was poor.
Goldstein and setterfield were honest.
Nguyen is a million miles off it and may be one and done.
Sweid or el Ackter from the cannons look better prospects for mine. Jayden is honest with no tricks.
Our vfl players are bog ordinary as well.
Hately and O’Neill should have dominated in those conditions and couldn’t.

 

[Yoda_]

I thought adw and unwin show some afl athleticism
Johnson tries to run with the footy but doesn’t defend. He will need to unlearn this or career over.
Hayes is too shakey ball in hand for mine.
Davey has no footy iq and doesn’t work hard enough for mine.
Gerryn had a mare as a lot of young key forwards do.
Visentini was poor.
Goldstein and setterfield were honest.
Nguyen is a million miles off it and may be one and done.
Sweid or el Ackter from the cannons look better prospects for mine. Jayden is honest with no tricks.
Our vfl players are bog ordinary as well.
Hately and O’Neill should have dominated in those conditions and couldn’t.

hard task master old mate


Nguyen has something, I dont lnow what it is.. yet

Hayes I can see why he is behind everyone else

Agree on Davey

Think the VFL contingent are building nicely, albeit young. McKay, Eckersley, O'Neil, Hately, Hoare


ADJ the big take away for mine