VFL Round 13: Northern Blues vs. Richmond on TV

[crashlander]

Good news for a change: we are on TV this Saturday from 1200 to 1500 on Channel 7.
About time!
The game is set for Cramer St and the forecast is about as ordinary as it could get.

[crashlander]

Northern Blues vs. Richmond   

Saturday, July 11

Preston City Oval at 12.12pm

Northern Blues

B: Byrne Jaksch McGuinness
HB: Johnston Rowe Wilkinson
C: Viojo Dick Russell
HF: Bransgrove Jones Boekhorst
F:  Watson Foster Johnson
R: Aurrichio Whiley Walsh
Int: Wilson Kilpatrick Ballard Cattapan Soncin Smith Strachan Armitage Mattingly*

Richmond

B: Kruse Gale Barlow
HB: Aarts Wall Wynne
C: Arnot Thomas Menadue
HF: McQualter Lennon McDonough
F: McBean McKenzie Astbury
R: Soldo Cachia Knights
Int: Mcfarlane Dunkley Mellington* Scott Gleeson L. Conca Rippon Clay Mugavin

Very good to see Byrne finally named. Given the way they have not played him when he was expected to play, he is probably fit enough to really play.
We have at least 3 guys who are not yet good wet weather players: Jones, Watson and Smith. Of those, Smith may some day be reasonable in the wet, but I wouldn't argue for it at this point.

[crashlander]

Well, after last night's debacle there is plenty of chance for promotion for anyone willing to step up.
We do have a much better side on the park this week, but looking at us last night and we seem to have forgotten how to win in harsh conditions.
Anyone going today, my hat is off to you.

[blue4life]

Good to see Byrne in the side, is this his first game back?
He and Rowe look like the only senior footballers in that line up to me although earlier this year I thought Clem Smith might have come on.
I'll watch the game, and watch Jaksch closely, if he keeps showing little trading pick 7 for him will go down as one of our more memorable blunders of recent times.

[LP]

Broadcast on Ch.7 VFL game day by the way!

[blue4life]

Good first quarter by Jaksch but his foot skills aren't great.
NB's playing well, hard at it and combining well as a team, Rowe's been good.

[Professer E]

Why is Rowe in the seconds?

[DJC]

Why is Rowe in the seconds?

He would have been handy last night.  I can only think that the coach wanted more run out of the backline.  Leaving Rowe out really stretched our defence, particularly with Jamison off early.

[Professer E]

Jones is a liability even at this level.... Many people wanted Rys Mackenzie instead and he will be more than handy.

[rocky]

I hope we never get back on the telly again for a long time. We are as pox a side as I have ever seen. Sheesh I don't know how blokes like RR do it.