Northern Blues vs. Williamstown VFL Rd #1

[ElwoodBlues1]

Whiley must play

Agree...I'd have him in for Curnow, Graham in for Yarran(susp) and Boekhorst in for Ellard....

[laj]

Agree...I'd have him in for Curnow, Graham in for Yarran(susp) and Boekhorst in for Ellard....

Buckley in too.

[kruddler]

Whiley must play

Agree. The problem we've had is who does he replace.

Based on todays game, i'd give Curnow a rest.

[Rational_Expectations]

Agree...I'd have him in for Curnow, Graham in for Yarran(susp) and Boekhorst in for Ellard....

Agree Curnow out and Whiley in, but give me Ellard over Graham any day.

[shadesy]

Agree. The problem we've had is who does he replace.

Based on todays game, i'd give Curnow a rest.

0-3, there are plenty that can make way

[kruddler]

0-3, there are plenty that can make way

Most of them are key fowards....not sure if Whiley can stand up in that position.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Agree Curnow out and Whiley in, but give me Ellard over Graham any day.

Ellard doesnt do enough and has had enough chances....

[cimm1979]

Watching Byrne today I find MM's selection of Smith (twice) almost incomprehensible.

I reckon I'd have had maybe 5 others picked ahead before even considering Smith.

[Rational_Expectations]

Ellard doesnt do enough and has had enough chances....

Ellard plays with a bit of passion and can jag a goal. I hope that Graham develops into a terrific player but I reckon he's a bit of a plodder.

[crashlander]

2015 Peter Jackson VFL
Northern Blues  3.7  5.11  9.15  12.17 (89)
Williamstown  2.1  7.4  9.10  13.12 (90)

GOALS:
Northern Blues: Tutt 3 Johnson 2 Buckley  Watson  Wilson  Russell  Holman  Whiley  Graham
Williamstown: Dunell 2 Clouston  Marcon  Tighe  Carr  Mangan  Johnstone  Conway  Wheeler  Masters  Banner  Sing

BEST:
Northern Blues: Fields Tutt Warnock Wilson Graham Whiley
Williamstown: Faulks Dunell Banner Masters Mangan Jolley

Not the sort of start we wanted. Like the seniors, bad kicking is bad footy.

Disposals: Whiley 28, Graham 27, McGuinness 26, Wilson 25, Boekhorst 25, Walsh 24
Interesting statistics. No mention of Buckley. Also interesting that Boekhorst and Walsh got so much ball without getting a mention in the best players.
I will be very interested if anyone could manage a first hand report. No mention of Smith either.

2015 AFL Victoria Development League
Northern Blues  1.3  2.5  3.8  8.12 (60)
Williamstown  4.1  10.3  12.11  19.13 (127)

GOALS:
Northern Blues: Armitage 2 Totevski 2 McDonagh 2 Gleeson  Murray
Williamstown: Gallucci 5 Critchley 4 Di Ciero 3 Hetherington  Myers  Hine  Davies  Dorgan  Bewley  Walshe

BEST:
Northern Blues: Strachan Wilkinson Roberts Johnston Cattapan Dirago
Williamstown: Greiser Deery Bewley Gallucci Critchley Currie
Now this was a disaster. If the seniors have injury issues and guys get promoted, there isn't much behind them to come up. I wonder how Aurrichio went?