VFL 2017 Rd 8: Northern Blues vs Coburg at Preston

[crashlander]

This Saturday at 1400 the Blues play Coburg for the 2nd time in a little more than a month. This game is a Blues home game at Preston City Oval.
Scuttlebut going around at the moment is that Ciaran Byrne will play!

[LP]

Coming off the LTI he must be a chance for at least 1/4 or 1/2!

[Thryleon]

Sounds like everything has gone fairly well for Ciaran then.

Hes on track for a 12 month recovery and this would be one stage of the rehabilitation process.  Best of luck to him (and by extension us).

[crashlander]

NORTHERN BLUES v. COBURG

Round 8 – 10/06/2017

02:00 Preston City Oval

Northern Blues

B: 70. H. Macreadie, 43. S. White, 7. D. Buckley
HB: 47. C. Sheehan, 48. K. Jaksch, 72. S. Kerridge
C: 51. J.  Lamb, 32. N.  Graham, 62. B.  Boekhorst
HF: 5. B. Smedts, 14. L. Jones, 45. D. Thomas
F: 42. S. Petrevski-Seton, 19. H. McKay, 49. D. Armfield
R: 15. A. Phillips, 24. R. Palmer, 55. L. Sumner
Int: 80. M. Korcheck, 59. C. Byrne, 76. K. LeBois, 13. C. O’Shea, 8. L. Russell, 34. J. Glass-McCasker, 1. T. Wilson, 50. D. Gorringe, 31. P. Kerr, 56. A. Gallucci, 67. C. Polson, 60. J. Pickett
23P: 9. J. Corboy

This won't line up as named, but it is as strong a team as we can put down on paper. I don't expect any of the emergencies to play, but I may be wrong. Only 3 VFL players named and they are all on the bench, plus the 23rd man. I'm not sure I like it, but .....

Coburg

B: 42. H. Blythe, 10. S. Gregory, 19. M. Mattingly
HB: 4. K. Posar, 9. N. Blair, 15. J. Iacobaccio
C: 1. B.  Allan, 26. L.  Hunt, 5. R.  Exon
HF: 35. C. Holdsworth, 12. P. McEvoy, 11. B. Mullane
F: 21. N. Dodge, 29. T. Goodwin, 3. H. Kerbatieh
R: 41. M. Kovacevic, 8. N. Mellington, 27. L. Bunker
Int: 28. C. Byrne, 14. M. Ercolano, 34. T. Curtis, 33. B. Bailey, 58. S. Lowson, 24. Z. Wunhym, 18. M. Merlo, 48. A. Rambaldi

23P: 50. A. Tilley



In: T. Curtis, M. Ercolano, C. Byrne, B. Bailey, Z. Wunhym, A. Rambaldi, A. Tilley

Out: P. Lawlor, J. Corigliano, M. Orr

[crashlander]

NORTHERN BLUES v. COBURG

Round 8 – 10/06/2017

11:00 Preston City Oval

Northern Blues

B: 41. S. Glover, 25. K. Keppel, 22. C. McCabe
HB: 4. S. Russell, 34. J. Glass-McCasker, 6. G. Strachan
C: 3. K.  Declase, 20. D.  Stevens, 57. F.  Pearce
HF: 76. K. LeBois, 50. D. Gorringe, 56. A. Gallucci
F: 60. J. Pickett, 27. A. Milham, 67. C. Polson
R: 80. M. Korcheck, 11. T. Jones, 21. C. Barrett
Int: 63. R. Maibaum, 53. H. Payne, 16. J. Thorpe, 46. J. Bradley, 24. T. Roos, 18. B. Jordan, 12. Z. Ballard, 30. S. Bolger, 52. S. Fowler, 23. C. Adams, 54. M. Romero, 44. W. Krithararis

This side is also looking about s strong as it can be.

Coburg

B: 17. S. Donnelly, 31. R. Free, 18. M. Merlo
HB: 23. J. McDonald, 48. A. Rambaldi, 47. M. Conn
C: 28. C.  Byrne, 2. P.  Lawlor, 33. B.  Bailey
HF: 58. S. Lowson, 43. K. Brown, 38. D. Aujla
F: 49. R. Karpany, 46. J. Svarc, 24. Z. Wunhym
R: 34. T. Curtis, 14. M. Ercolano, 40. J. El Moussalli
Int: 54. C. McRorie, 44. C. Roberts, 55. G. Romios, 16. M. Betson, 52. C. Haberfield, 62. J. Sandric, 60. A. Mioni, 59. B. Barton, 32. R. Schraven, 56. J. Formosa, 51. C. McKay, 57. L. Waite, 53. B. Cannolo



In: P. Lawlor, A. Mioni, S. Lowson, M. Betson, J. Formosa, B. Cannolo, L. Waite, J. Svarc, M. Merlo

Out: T. Wallis

[RiverRat]

Weather permitting, I might wander along for a look see.

[Baggers]

Weather permitting, I might wander along for a look see.

Good chance I'll be heading along as well, if so, I'll meet you in the pie queue!! 

[DJC]

Good chance I'll be heading along as well, if so, I'll meet you in the pie queue!! 

Traditional rivals back in the VFA days and I watched many games at the Coburg oval and a few at Preston.  Usually there'd be a posse of team mates from Coburg Ammos 

Enjoy the game and I will be looking forward to another insightful report.

[Kioloa]

Is this game on radio or streamed anywhere?

[Baggers]

Half way through the 1st nbs by 1pt.
Palmer, byrne, graham, macreadie, H... Better players...