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Re: 2018 VFL Practice Match: Northern Blues vs Richmond - crashlander - 03-22-2018
(03-22-2018, 06:02 AM)LP link Wrote:A mate sent me a SMS and tells me De Koning is clunking a few in the maggoos, might be going to give McKay a run for a F50 spot!Not yet. De Koning rucked reasonably well and moved OK. But he lacks a lot of strength. He did take a few nice marks, but he is physically not ready for the seniors. He does have a nice kick. His did 2 grab too many marks for me, but I was very happy to see him compete. He will be a reasonable player at VFL level this year.
Re: 2018 VFL Practice Match: Northern Blues vs Richmond - Navy Maven - 03-22-2018
(03-22-2018, 12:44 PM)crashlander link Wrote:Not yet. De Koning rucked reasonably well and moved OK. But he lacks a lot of strength. He did take a few nice marks, but he is physically not ready for the seniors. He does have a nice kick. His did 2 grab too many marks for me, but I was very happy to see him compete. He will be a reasonable player at VFL level this year.
Anyone stand out as a possible inclusion for next week?
Re: 2018 VFL Practice Match: Northern Blues vs Richmond - crashlander - 03-22-2018
(03-22-2018, 01:50 PM)Navy Maven link Wrote:Anyone stand out as a possible inclusion for next week?When you lose by 9 goals and have half of your talent on the field, it is hard to shine. It was also hard for me as I couldn't recognize everybody.
However:
[1] Nick Graham was Nick Graham. He spent maybe 50% of the time on the ground and still managed 25 possessions. And he didn't stuff up a possession.
[2] David Cuningham was David Cuningham: he also had 25 possessions and was probably our best midfielder. His kicking was not that reliable, but when it came off, it was excellent.
[3] Tom de Koning played up forward, where he was starved of opportunities, and in the ruck, where he looked promising. A the game worse on he started taking some pretty decent marks. His ruck work was reasonable. There was more than a little of Harry McKay in his game. But body wise he was pushed off the ball to easily. What 12 months.
[4] Paddy Kerr marked and kicked the ball well. he has bulked up somewhat and is moving more freely. His leads were excellent.
[5] Cam Polson didn't have a great game
[6] Alex Silvagni was solid: right until he went off with a hamstring injury.
Re: 2018 VFL Practice Match: Northern Blues vs Richmond - laj - 03-23-2018
(03-22-2018, 11:23 PM)crashlander link Wrote:When you lose by 9 goals and have half of your talent on the field, it is hard to shine. It was also hard for me as I couldn't recognize everybody.
However:
[1] Nick Graham was Nick Graham. He spent maybe 50% of the time on the ground and still managed 25 possessions. And he didn't stuff up a possession.
[2] David Cuningham was David Cuningham: he also had 25 possessions and was probably our best midfielder. His kicking was not that reliable, but when it came off, it was excellent.
[3] Tom de Koning played up forward, where he was starved of opportunities, and in the ruck, where he looked promising. A the game worse on he started taking some pretty decent marks. His ruck work was reasonable. There was more than a little of Harry McKay in his game. But body wise he was pushed off the ball to easily. What 12 months.
[4] Paddy Kerr marked and kicked the ball well. he has bulked up somewhat and is moving more freely. His leads were excellent.
[5] Cam Polson didn't have a great game
[6] Alex Silvagni was solid: right until he went off with a hamstring injury.
Paddy Kerr goes ok. He might end up in the team before McKay. Watched him last year. Reads it well, leads well, kicks well, good in a contested situation and seems smart. He could be in sooner rather than later and will make a good fist of AFL. At least IMO.
Re: 2018 VFL Practice Match: Northern Blues vs Richmond - laj - 03-23-2018
RICHMOND VFL 6.3 10.7 16.10 19. 13. (127)
NORTHERN BLUES 2.0 7.3 9.4 11. 7. (73)
GOALS
Northern Blues: Kerr 2, Cuningham, De Koning, Federico, Graham, Keppel, Kerr, Kerridge, Lebois, Myers
DISPOSALS
Northern Blues: Graham 26, Cuningham 23, Kerridge 23, O’Brien 17
Re: 2018 VFL Practice Match: Northern Blues vs Richmond - DJC - 03-23-2018
(03-23-2018, 08:38 AM)laj link Wrote:Paddy Kerr goes ok. He might end up in the team before McKay. Watched him last year. Reads it well, leads well, kicks well, good in a contested situation and seems smart. He could be in sooner rather than later and will make a good fist of AFL. At least IMO.
From what I’ve seen of Paddy, he’s a natural footballer who gets into the right positions and makes good decisions.
Re: 2018 VFL Practice Match: Northern Blues vs Richmond - Jack Burton - 03-23-2018
But what is his defensive pressure like? Second and third efforts? That is what determines whether he'll succeed at afl level
Re: 2018 VFL Practice Match: Northern Blues vs Richmond - ElwoodBlues1 - 03-23-2018
Kerr has a complete game and is more flexible in where he.can play, than Harry but doesn't get enough footy at this stage. He needs to dominate at vfl level and win some games for us....
Re: 2018 VFL Practice Match: Northern Blues vs Richmond - DJC - 03-23-2018
(03-23-2018, 11:11 AM)Jack Burton link Wrote:But what is his defensive pressure like? Second and third efforts? That is what determines whether he'll succeed at afl level
Good point JB.
I don’t know whether Paddy will make it as an AFL footballer but he seems to have good football instincts. Whether that translates to defensive pressure and second and third efforts will become clear over the next few months.
Re: 2018 VFL Practice Match: Northern Blues vs Richmond - spf - 03-23-2018
Patrick Kerr definitely has some run in his game, he surprised me at times with how quick he appeared to be across the ground for a guy that size. Seems to get to dangerous spots and is a good kick at goal. I think he also has that natural desire to want to get the ball.