VFL Rd 1: Northern Blues vs Footscray at Footscray

[crashlander]

Next Saturday morning (1100), the Baby Blues will start their VFL season by playing the Dogs at the Kennel. Hopefully we can see the Blues who turned up against Richmond instead of the Blues who didn't turn up against Port Melbourne.

In our favour:
[1] we are unlikely to rest all 3 emergencies.
[2] We are likely to start a side with a fair few Carlton players and our strongest VFL guys (especially like Ballard in the midfield).
[3] Plowman and Sumner will be better for the run.
[4] Silvagni is a very high probability to play.
[5] Our last few injured guys should be pretty close to being ready. Especially Armfield, who should be ready for a half a game.

[crashlander]

Footscray Bulldogs vs. Northern Blues 

Sunday April 10   Note. This is different to wt appeared on the NB' website a week ago, but it is what appeared in the VFL's website.                                                               
Whitten Oval at 11.00am           

Footscray Bulldogs

B: 18. F Roberts 32. K Collins 36. B Lynch
HB: 28. J Prudden 30. J Hamling 20. J Dunkley
C: 46. L Jong 25. K Stevens 16. T McLean
HF: 35. C Daniel 43. J Redpath 19. L Webb
F: 26. D Hamilton 15. T Campbell 44. J Adcock
R: 27. W Minson 31. B Dale 22. M Honeychurch
Int: 55. A Greenwood 54. N Jamieson 57. J Staley 12. Z Cordy 47. M Austin 51. L Dalgleish 59. S Wyatt 34. B Williams 66. M Hannan 
65. J Russell 61. L Nash 40. L Goetz
23P: 67. J Wallis
   
Northern Blues
B: 26. M Dick 43. S White 44. L Plowman
HB: 65. D Viojo 34. J Glass-Mccasker 31. J. Foster
C: 4. S Russell 76. J Tutt 6. G Strachan
HF: 67. C Smith 18. D Gorringe 56. A Gallucci
F: 48. K Jaksch 14. L Jones 46. L Sumner
R: 36. C Wood 60. D Cuningham 1. T Wilson
Int: 29. B Casley 54. C McCabe 11 K McGuiness 24. T Roos 8. B Bransgrove 38 B Gowers 80. M Korcheck 12 Z Ballard
23P: 23. H Kerbatieh

Not a bad looking line-up, and the numbers are a welcome addition.

[flyboy77]

what's the "23P" all about?

[Professer E]

Isn't that where you a side can select an additional player who is under 23 year of age?

[townsendcalling]

I will be looking at the reports on Plowman, Glass-McCasker, Sumner, Gorringe and Cunningham with a high degree of interest.  Love to see at least 3/5 of these become integral to our future. 

[crashlander]

what's the "23P" all about?

23rd player - a designated junior player who is supposed to start on the bench. The VFL have had the idea for a while now.

[flyboy77]

I will be looking at the reports on Plowman, Glass-McCasker, Sumner, Gorringe and Cunningham with a high degree of interest.  Love to see at least 3/5 of these become integral to our future.

Leaving aside his rookie status, i'd have G-M playing ahead of Jamo in the 1s quite frankly.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Wouldnt mind seeing JGM playing on Redpath.....the latter is a real unit who would walk into our team and if our bloke can do a good job on him then he is well on the way to senior footy IMO....

[Thryleon]

Leaving aside his rookie status, i'd have G-M playing ahead of Jamo in the 1s quite frankly.

Just on this, we have put Harry Mckay on the long term injury list which means a rookie is in line to get a promotion soon.

[Baggers]

Leaving aside his rookie status, i'd have G-M playing ahead of Jamo in the 1s quite frankly.

I really liked what I saw of him last week and will watch him closely again this Sunday.