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Silvestro and Ballard were our best players. Garthwaite Miles Stengle Chol and Bolton were our afl best for the day. CEllis got towelled up every time he went in the middle so they tried to hide him in the BL. He’s a total waste of space even at this level. He’ll be waiting to play Coburg where the guys will be as physically weak as him and smaller than him.
Balta wins his own footy and is still an exciting prospect. He’s Rance 6-7 years ago with his disposal, but has massive upside. CCJ is actually better than what the pre draft reports read and with a bit of sanding and polishing I reckon he will pass Soldo and Chol in 12-18 months time. Still haven’t seen enough though. BEllis was very good early , but was ineffective in the second half. At this level with our midfield consisting of Miles with VFL top ups Brando should be in there giving us first use by winning his own ball. The poster purr hana come on last week and criticised our vfl coaching staff for being stagnant with ideas and robotic with their methods as well treating players like robots, well it was on show again.
They were tactically asleep at the finish and got their pants pulled down by inferior opponents.
Wombat is the only bloke who would get a game in our seniors for the second week in a row. The rest need to lift their game.
We’ve got North next week and they’ve got some decent mobile tall boys led by Xerri. They have a solid midfield and Ahern is a ball magnet so I hope the boys in the fd are doing some real homework on their laptops. North are a young team similar to us and get scoreboard pressure up early , but tire badly.
Silvestro and Ballard were our best players. Garthwaite Miles Stengle Chol and Bolton were our afl best for the day. CEllis got towelled up every time he went in the middle so they tried to hide him in the BL. He’s a total waste of space even at this level. He’ll be waiting to play Coburg where the guys will be as physically weak as him and smaller than him.
Balta wins his own footy and is still an exciting prospect. He’s Rance 6-7 years ago with his disposal, but has massive upside. CCJ is actually better than what the pre draft reports read and with a bit of sanding and polishing I reckon he will pass Soldo and Chol in 12-18 months time. Still haven’t seen enough though. BEllis was very good early , but was ineffective in the second half. At this level with our midfield consisting of Miles with VFL top ups Brando should be in there giving us first use by winning his own ball. The poster purr hana come on last week and criticised our vfl coaching staff for being stagnant with ideas and robotic with their methods as well treating players like robots, well it was on show again.
They were tactically asleep at the finish and got their pants pulled down by inferior opponents.
Wombat is the only bloke who would get a game in our seniors for the second week in a row. The rest need to lift their game.
We’ve got North next week and they’ve got some decent mobile tall boys led by Xerri. They have a solid midfield and Ahern is a ball magnet so I hope the boys in the fd are doing some real homework on their laptops. North are a young team similar to us and get scoreboard pressure up early , but tire badly.
Chol
I am liking his progression, but still far from the finished article. Played a good game overall and showed his exciting potential with the occasional dumb passage of play.
C Ellis
I hardly noticed him, his forms seems to have dropped in the last 3 weeks.
Bolton
I was getting really angry at him in the first half, seemed to be too much a one way runner. He wasn't manning the mark properly and at least 2 occasions his opponent run off the mark easily. Also didn't seem to chase hard and put pressure on the opposition. In the late third / early fourth quarters he turned the game our way. Was instrumental in us regaining the lead showing some sublime skill. I had him in the votes for that reason.
He won't make in the AFL unless he mixes being a show pony with being a workhorse.
Garth
Was clearly best on ground at half time and was giving Schache a bath. The back line was the main reason we kept the margin down in the first quarter, as the Bulldogs were winning most the contests and loose balls. Unlucky to be 11 points behind at quarter time with the Bulldogs arsing a few long range set shots.
Garth continued on in same vein in the second quarter and was well on top of Schache. Schache got a couple of cheapies on him in the second half including the match winner. But overall had him second best behind Milesy. Is an AFL ready replacement if there is opening in the backline.
Stengle
Didn't notice him as much as in the first few games. Did some good things when combining with Bolton but not as damaging as he has been,
If you were choosing between the 2 for a spot next week on recent form I’d go Stengle. Still think Bolton will be a very good player however st the moment there’s s few deficiencies in his game, one is ability to run out games and apply defensive pressure. Wombat has really improved in that defensive side of his game.Has stengle gone past bolton?
Baker seems to be one to watch
Hopefully another club dosnt steal Garth
StengleWho's wombat?
Very good as I said in my post, but you probably have me on ignore.Silvestro, no love?
Mentioned on another thread that we should look at trading Bellis & McIntosh(While their currency is at its peak) for this very reason.We need a few classier mids to come through and this years draft apparently runs deep.OPERATION MIDFIELD
Before I leave the premises today I want to basically point out the major weakness the rfc vfl side has. I’ve been watching them only on the web links this year, but the major weakness that stood out in last years GF is still there. This being that they lack midfield quality other than the old boys in Miles and Lloyd. You take Lloyd out and the oppo only need to apply a hard tag on Miles and suddenly it’s our VFL top ups left to do the work. This is why I blamed the coaches last night for losing the game. For crying out loud you have Brandon Ellis’s sitting on his arse on the HBF doing bugger all so toss him in there as I’m sure a premiership player would be a better option. Moore was also sitting deep in the FL for most of the game so why not bring him into the play and use him as a Caddy type. Garth goes to CHF and Chol deep. Make some moves please as you could see what was happening. The VFL clubs have worked us out so plan b needs to kick in.
For this years draft I would like the Tigers to look at genuine midfielders in their picks as we’re inundated with flankers ,wingers and tall talent. This is why people will continue to complain why Lloyd gets picked bc he simply is the best midfielder in the twos that is able to play to our game plan. Why do you think Jack Graham has walked into our side ? Midfield
depth that’s why bc CEllis Brando and others haven’t stepped up in this area. The club is playing Higgins imo to give him game experience , tank building and development so he can eventually move into this area of need. Again he’s gone passed a few after just opening his locker as I predicted he would. If we lose Miles and Lloyd next year and don’t solve this issue.
If I was Stengle I would be doing a Townsend and asking for a positional move into the guts as he could reinvent himself and end up being a future senior player.
I think we will struggle as we’re being opened up easily in this area as we’re not getting first use often enough and most of our MF don’t run and spread to cover the ground. We were found out at ES in the GF and we were found out last not on a tight circuit where you need to win contested ball and run and spread all day long.
Kmac I would keep unless his manager starts shopping him around and over valuing him. I agree on Lloyd and Miles and on Brando if he went I wouldn’t be fussed bc we would get the same from Menadue or Markov at a cheaper rate with possibly more upside. They would want to both improve their tanks though.Mentioned on another thread that we should look at trading Bellis & McIntosh(While their currency is at its peak) for this very reason.We need a few classier mids to come through and this years draft apparently runs deep.
Miles & Lloyd won't be here next year.
Stengle
Mentioned on another thread that we should look at trading Bellis & McIntosh(While their currency is at its peak) for this very reason.We need a few classier mids to come through and this years draft apparently runs deep.
Miles & Lloyd won't be here next year.
Kmac I would keep unless his manager starts shopping him around and over valuing him. I agree on Lloyd and Miles and on Brando if he went I wouldn’t be fussed bc we would get the same from Menadue or Markov at a cheaper rate with possibly more upside. They would want to both improve their tanks though.
He’s struggled with fitness and missed this week. Last week he was playing a blinder until he went off injured. I rate him well above Menadue , but I can see your frustration.Markov is an interesting one.
Outside of his brilliant debut, where everyone went way over the top and people were anointing him a 200 and 300-gamer, I really haven't seen a lot that enthuses me about him. I may be missing something, but he doesn't overly impress me.
He’s struggled with fitness and missed this week. Last week he was playing a blinder until he went off injured. I rate him well above Menadue , but I can see your frustration.
Very good as I said in my post, but you probably have me on ignore.
Markov is an interesting one.
Outside of his brilliant debut, where everyone went way over the top and people were anointing him a 200 and 300-gamer, I really haven't seen a lot that enthuses me about him. I may be missing something, but he doesn't overly impress me.
He has all the tools - speed,athleticism, disposal. I reckon he could step into the 1s and play across hb no probs, with Rance, Grimes etc.. directing him. Short is killing it at the moment and Menadue probably inffront of him too, so it's a hard team to crack. But well worth persevering with imo, looks like a late developer.
I think Lloyd (depth player) will probably be offered another year. He's nothing special but has shown that he is capable of playing a role at the top level and he's only been playing midfield for the last 12 months.Mentioned on another thread that we should look at trading Bellis & McIntosh(While their currency is at its peak) for this very reason.We need a few classier mids to come through and this years draft apparently runs deep.
Miles & Lloyd won't be here next year.
He'll probably be delisted at the end of 2018 GoldyHope you are right Charles.
And yes, Shorty is going to be very hard to dislodge.