RD 4 : Blues Beat Saints To Win The Cake-Tin !!

[Lods]

Just a point about stats and using them as comparisons.
One interesting stat I noticed last week was the time actually spent on the ground.
The longer you're out there, the more opportunity to accumulate statistics

Last week Cripps played 75% of the game.
I thought at the time he'd done pretty well with only 3/4 game time.
This week he was up to 81%

by contrast Murphy was on 84%
seems that most of the on-ballers are around that figure 80-85% figure.

[laj]

As long as we see more of Cripps, Boekhorst, Whiley, Buckley, Jaksch etc... on top of recent additions of Menzel, Docherty, Graham, Everitt,, Byrne etc...means the rebuild is hopefully well on the way.

[madbluboy]

Just a point about stats and using them as comparisons.
One interesting stat I noticed last week was the time actually spent on the ground.
The longer you're out there, the more opportunity to accumulate statistics

Last week Cripps played 75% of the game.
I thought at the time he'd done pretty well with only 3/4 game time.
This week he was up to 81%

by contrast Murphy was on 84%
seems that most of the on-ballers are around that figure 80-85% figure.

Plus it's easier to get a kick in the midfield than say a forward pocket.

[DJC]

Not sure too many are knocking his game, just didn't think he was THE bog.

Cripps vs Murphy
Pos 33 vs 34
CPs 23 vs 24
Mrk  4 vs  1
CMs 1 vs  0
Clr  8 vs 10
Tkl 11 vs 3
GAs  2 vs 0
Gls  1 vs 0
R50 1 vs 0
I50 2 vs 6
1%s 3 vs 1
Clg  2 vs 5

Murphy pretty much had him covered in every area.

And I don't believe Cripps was tagged or belted from arsehole to breakfast time.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Henderson and Murphy had 6 votes each
Cripps 4
Bell 2

If that helps.

Murph won the medal on count back.

Me and Krudds boy Cripper... Going to be beauty

Spread out you two..I was first on the Cripps bandwagon and wanted him predraft .....like the way he handballs off because he knows his kicking isnt brilliant.
Bit of an ordinary game to watch and I felt the Saints tried to make its scrappy and drag us down to their level which is woeful....
Credit to Murphy he has been under pressure and lifted when required.....Bell did  well with his four goals but we have seen it before and he needs to back up next week.
Boekhorst was handy on debut but its hard to get a handle on players form as it was such an ordinary game and the real test for some our newbies will be next week.
Jones and Cascoult were dissapointing , been on Touhys case this season but he was good last week and good again today...
Wood was ok but Longer was one of the Saints best and we need to get Kruezer back into the team to help Wood...
Take the 4 points and it must give some confidence for the Pies next week although they were good vs Essendon and will be hard work...
I would expect Cripps to be tagged heavily next week and some attempt made to rough him up...

[JonDorotich]

Great to see a list with some genuinely exciting new talent

Add young guns Whiley, Menzel, Byrne to the team that played today + Kreuzer/Warnock, Judd, Yarran, Thomas & things don't look so bad. That's one third of the team.

[JonDorotich]

Great to see a list with some genuinely exciting new talent

Add young guns Whiley, Menzel, Byrne to the team that played today + Kreuzer/Warnock, Judd, Yarran, Thomas & things don't look so bad. That's one third of the team.

+Jaksch

[Navy Maven]

Not sure too many are knocking his game, just didn't think he was THE bog.

Cripps vs Murphy
Pos 33 vs 34
CPs 23 vs 24
Mrk  4 vs  1
CMs 1 vs  0
Clr  8 vs 10
Tkl 11 vs 3
GAs  2 vs 0
Gls  1 vs 0
R50 1 vs 0
I50 2 vs 6
1%s 3 vs 1
Clg  2 vs 5

Murphy pretty much had him covered in every area.

Reckon Cripps takes it IMO. One difference in the possessions and clearances, but look at those tackle stats. 11-3 is MASSIVE. I'm not knocking Murph by any means, it was a great return to form for him, but Cripps in my eyes was the stand out player on the field.

[DJC]

Great to see a list with some genuinely exciting new talent

Add young guns Whiley, Menzel, Byrne to the team that played today + Kreuzer/Warnock, Judd, Yarran, Thomas & things don't look so bad. That's one third of the team.

And that's why I disagree with the rebuild.  Our list has deficiencies and we lack depth but we don't need to make wholesale changes.

[laj]

Spread out you two..I was first on the Cripps bandwagon and wanted him predraft .....like the way he handballs off because he knows his kicking isnt brilliant.
Bit of an ordinary game to watch and I felt the Saints tried to make its scrappy and drag us down to their level which is woeful....
Credit to Murphy he has been under pressure and lifted when required.....Bell did  well with his four goals but we have seen it before and he needs to back up next week.
Boekhorst was handy on debut but its hard to get a handle on players form as it was such an ordinary game and the real test for some our newbies will be next week.
Jones and Cascoult were dissapointing , been on Touhys case this season but he was good last week and good again today...
Wood was ok but Longer was one of the Saints best and we need to get Kruezer back into the team to help Wood...
Take the 4 points and it must give some confidence for the Pies next week although they were good vs Essendon and will be hard work...
I would expect Cripps to be tagged heavily next week and some attempt made to rough him up...

I like what we have recruited. Creates a good start in a rebuild.

Jones is as bad as Levi kicking at goal. At least Casboult's playing as a relief ruckman and getting marks and touches so doing a job. I don't want two actual ruckmen in the side, it tends to make both ineffective. Casboult plays the right role there. Jones is play KP and not giving us alot. I think Watson can take his place next week after a good game with the NBs today. For all his faults Bell generally contributes, a few ordinary disposals is made up for  by his aggression around the ball and regularly hits the scoreboard.

Very happy with the 2nd half, lots of pressure and alot more run. Turned around 66pts.