05-01-2022, 04:41 AM
I was pleased last night for a lot of reasons:
[1] We put a team away, even with many of our more important players unavailable. We haven't done that in years.
[2] Plowman might have been lucky to get a game, as the only reason he came in was for the late out of Williams, but he really deserved his spot last night. He looked the fittest he has all year. He didn't panic and he went for his marks. He'll play next week because he deserves to, not because someone else wasn't fit.
[3] We saw the beginnings of a real career last night in the development of Lewis Young. Instead of just punching the ball, he had the confidence to go for his marks and the ability to take them. Well done, young man. That was what we've been needing, as it take a lot of pressure off Weitering.
[4] We also saw another career start last night: Jack Carroll. He wasn't overawed. he worked hard. His disposal was neat. He got in the right spots and he was hard at the ball. A pleasing debut.
[5] Our smaller forwards/mids have copped criticism of late, but they worked really hard last night. Owies got some rewards, and while he still, only managed a handful of possessions, he tackles hard. He had 5 possessions for 3 scoring shots and 8 tackles. I really liked that. Durdin got a bit more of the ball, 11 possessions and 4 tackles. He tried hard, but things didn't really go his way. Martin appeared more involved for longer, although he is still a long way from being a 4 quarter player. He competed well, instead of just leaving it someone else. Fisher had a much better game, and was so much more effective than he has been. His run was good, but his kicking was much better. He didn't turn the ball over the way he has been doing.
[1] We put a team away, even with many of our more important players unavailable. We haven't done that in years.
[2] Plowman might have been lucky to get a game, as the only reason he came in was for the late out of Williams, but he really deserved his spot last night. He looked the fittest he has all year. He didn't panic and he went for his marks. He'll play next week because he deserves to, not because someone else wasn't fit.
[3] We saw the beginnings of a real career last night in the development of Lewis Young. Instead of just punching the ball, he had the confidence to go for his marks and the ability to take them. Well done, young man. That was what we've been needing, as it take a lot of pressure off Weitering.
[4] We also saw another career start last night: Jack Carroll. He wasn't overawed. he worked hard. His disposal was neat. He got in the right spots and he was hard at the ball. A pleasing debut.
[5] Our smaller forwards/mids have copped criticism of late, but they worked really hard last night. Owies got some rewards, and while he still, only managed a handful of possessions, he tackles hard. He had 5 possessions for 3 scoring shots and 8 tackles. I really liked that. Durdin got a bit more of the ball, 11 possessions and 4 tackles. He tried hard, but things didn't really go his way. Martin appeared more involved for longer, although he is still a long way from being a 4 quarter player. He competed well, instead of just leaving it someone else. Fisher had a much better game, and was so much more effective than he has been. His run was good, but his kicking was much better. He didn't turn the ball over the way he has been doing.
Live Long and Prosper!