VFL Round #7: Northern Blues vs. Box Hill Hawks

[PassIt2Carrots]

Duty of care.

That's not rocket science, btw Adrian whitehead says hello...

So you're saying had Whitehead played reserves instead of seniors he never would've re-injured himself? Amazing logic.

[ItsOurTime]

Mind you, David Ellard starred in this match, but you won't hear too many people asking for him to come back into the ones, because unlike Mick they don't like double standards.

Mick's said on plenty of occasions that there are different rules for different players. But when you can do no wrong, you can do no wrong  

[Thryleon]

Mick's said on plenty of occasions that there are different rules for different players. But when you can do no wrong, you can do no wrong

So, we too are going to have different rules for different players?

I.e. Ellard does whatever is asked of him, to his best capability but lets play someone else who is under achieving because they are more talented for the same net result???

Or do we want to advocate equal treatment?  After all, we lost by 60 points what does it matter anyway?

[ElwoodBlues1]

So, we too are going to have different rules for different players?

I.e. Ellard does whatever is asked of him, to his best capability but lets play someone else who is under achieving because they are more talented for the same net result???

Or do we want to advocate equal treatment?  After all, we lost by 60 points what does it matter anyway?

Ellard has been tried and found wanting at senior level and is very lucky to be on a AFL list, we need to move on from playerw who we know wont make it
and try ones who might make it......

[LP]

Ellard has been tried and found wanting at senior level and is very lucky to be on a AFL list, we need to move on from playerw who we know wont make it
and try ones who might make it......

I tend to agree, we have too many on the list who are "competitive on a very good day" and uncompetitive on every other day!

We needs some blokes who can influence games when they are not having a day out, and can be match winners on a really good day!

[cookie2]

Ellard has been tried and found wanting at senior level and is very lucky to be on a AFL list, we need to move on from playerw who we know wont make it
and try ones who might make it......

Agree. We know what Ellard can and can't do. We need to look at others now.

[Baggers]

Agree. We know what Ellard can and can't do. We need to look at others now.

x 3. Great heart, fair skills, slow and too damn small.

[PassIt2Carrots]

X4

Simply not good enough.

[sandsmere]

David Ellard has always given 100%, which many others haven't, but is just not good enough and won't be here next season.
Play the younger blokes from now on.

[JonDorotich]

Not sure which game others were watching, but I also went along to see the box hill hawks v northern blues and I wasn't impressed by Kreuzer at all, despite all of the positive reports -  basically he hasn't learnt that hacking the ball forward is not the answer and I don't think that his game deserves a recall.

The only players that slightly stood out for the blues was a chap called Tim Wilson (number 1) - he played like Ballantyne and Tom Fields whose kicking range is enormous, although he often kicked it over his teammates heads.

Blaine Johnson can't kick period.

Kristina jaksch can't cut the mustard in the 2s - looks like Luke Livingston mark 2.

Watson spent all day behind his man. Boy, is he slow!

Whiley, ellard, Walsh were slow and ineffective.

J foster looked ok and moved well, but needs 2 pre-seasons in the gym.

All in all a messy and uninspiring match, albeit the conditions were terrible.