VFL Rd 4: Northern Blues vs Collingwood

[crashlander]

Seems Ch 7 only do Sunday VFL games

Not quite. They do have considerable leeway over when the games they televise can be played, but it is a matter of how its fits in with their AFL coverage. If there is a pattern, I have yet to see it. I have no idea when, or IF, we get on TV. Collingwood, Essendon, Port Melbourne and Williamstown appear to be their favourites. (Why anyone would want to televise a gave at North Port Oval, let alone play finals there, is a mystery to me. The place is not impressive and the surface turns to mud with the slightest rain.)
This year Channel 7 has gone for Sundays, to fit in with their Sunday afternoon coverage, for what it I worth. 

[crashlander]

Northern Blues vs Collingwood
Saturday 30th April, 2016
Preston City Oval at 2.00pm

Northern Blues
B: 26. M Dick 34. J Glass-McCasker 27. M Jamison
HB: 4. S Russell 11. K McGuinness 43. S White
C: 76. J Tutt 49. D Armfield 65. D Viojo
HF: 51. E Curnow 20. A Everitt 56. A Gallucci
F: 67. C Smith 48. K Jaksch 36. C Wood
R: 15. A Phillips 32. N Graham [/color] 1. T Wilson
Int: 37. T Jones 8. B Bransgrove 25. A Brown 22. D Aujla 12. Z Ballard 23. H Kerbatieh 29. B Casley 10. T Totevski 18. D Gorringe 80. M Korcheck 31. J Foster 6. G Strachan

23P: 24. T Roos
   
Collingwood

B: 28. B Sinclair 17. J Marsh 21. T Phillips
HB: 34. A Toovey 47. D Wyatt 41. T Golds
C: 39. B Crocker 35. B Sier 37. B Maynard
HF: 29. T Broomhead 33. R Wills 9. J White
F: 27. M Goodyear 32. T Cloke 11. J Blair
R: 65. L Howe 14. J Aish 3. B MacAffer
Int: 74. J Viola 61. N Gray 60. J Kelly 67. M Smith 66. D Hinkley 71. A Rambaldi 69. J Blair 53. J Hellier 72. W Knight 57. A Close 58. B Moloney 54. J Collopy

23P: 70. M Hore

Collingwood 2nds got flogged last week by the Drug Cheats. But their named team doesn't look that bad to me. Eve though they will have to make a few changes. Hopefully the Baby Blues can come out and show them we have talent!

No Cunningham again. That doesn't look like a rest. I have no idea what is up there.

[cimm1979]

No SOS, Cuningham or Gowers.

Wish they'd keep us updated.

[crashlander]

Northern Blues vs Coburg Lions             
Saturday 30th April, 2016
Preston City Oval at 11.00am

Northern Blues

B: 78. M Walson 50. B Jordan 54. C McCabe
HB: 6. G Strachan 35. K Declase 22. D Aujla
C: 21. C Barrett 37. T Jones 5. J Cyster
HF: 41. J Cripps 29. B Casley 23. H Kerbatieh
F: 80. M Korcheck 18. D Gorringe 9. J Corboy
R: 73. A Aurrichio 12. Z Ballard 25. A Brown
Int: 30. S Bolger 74. B Malual 70. S Peet 61. L McVeigh 53. H Payne 77. L Hickey 75. C Le Favi 13. C Adams 40. B Droessler 45. D Stevens 57. D O'Leary 71. J Caruana 64. L Jacques
   
Coburg Lions
B: 62. L Ryan 27. K Staples 13. M Stillman
HB: 20. N Robortella 38. J Clarke 37. K Posar
C: 49. T McConville 18. M Merlo 28. D McDonald
HF: 42. J Kalanj 17. D Hill 5. J Cauchi
F: 45. R Bamblett 43. T Sutherland 32. R Schraven
R: 6. M Orr 11. G McDonagh 15. J Iacobaccio
Int: 57. J Muscatello 30. J James 14. M Ercolano 54. C McRorie 50. C Urquhart 31. J Hickey 63. M King 46. R Free 36. J Hemala 44. J Madden 51. J Corigliano 52. M Conn 55. G Romios

From that it appears that both Korchek and Gorringe will NOT be playing this week for the NB 1's. How it goes otherwise, I have no guess.

[crashlander]

No SOS, Cuningham or Gowers.

Wish they'd keep us updated.

I hadn't noticed Silvagni missing: how could I miss that!??! No idea what that means, but I am feeling somewhat like a mushroom at this point.

[crashlander]

According to the NB's website, Silvagni is 'unavailable'.

[Barbs]

Will be interesting to see how JGM goes if he mans up Cloke during the match.

[crashlander]

White and Tutt held out as emergencies; Smith and Glass-McCasker withdrawn from the squad.
These guys out really makes a difference to our team.

Not a good start.
NB 9 COLL 39
Something of a wind and, during the 2nd quarter, we aren't using it yet. 3 quick points.

[crashlander]

AFL Victoria Development League
Northern Blues  5.3  5.5  7.10  8.11 (59)
Coburg  1.1  8.7  10.10  17.14 (116)

GOALS:
Northern Blues: Jacques 2 Peet 2 Bolger  Hickey  Aurrichio  Stevens
Coburg: Cauchi 3 Ercolano 3 Iacobaccio 2 Urquhart 2 Merlo 2 Hill 2 Orr  McRorie  Free

BEST:
Northern Blues: Aurrichio O'Leary McCabe Cripps Stevens Declase
Coburg: Ercolano McConville Hill Corigliano Sutherland Cauchi

What a shocking way to start the day!

[crashlander]

NB 23
COLL 45

Goal from DVR and a good one.