06-30-2024, 06:04 AM
(06-30-2024, 04:57 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Lord is a handy type but like Binns a lightly built player who needs more size to play senior footy but he can find the footy which is important.
Carroll and McMahon to me are the standouts in this team, more class and composure than the others and more senior ready if in McMahons case he ever gets drafted.
Mirkov again won his fair share of hitouts but I wasnt impressed....
Sam Durdin was well beaten by a young kid called Gray and Lewis Young looks disinterested. Marchbank unsighted and Cuningham showed glimpses of form but faded. Moir kicked a goal but was unsighted otherwise.
Lemmey later and Akuei early showed some good form but dont play four quarters...
Like McMahon generally speaking but didn't think he showed out particularly this week. Couple of goals, only 11 disposals and 3 marks but in fairness the conditions weren't suited to big guys and he didn't get many decent looks at it.
More generally, they ran over us in the end a 6 goal loss. On the positive side Akuei early and Lemmey late looked bona fide AFL players. Probably too late for Dom, sadly, but early days for Harry and I wouldn't be writing him off.
Cooper Lord was very busy and I like his 2 way running. Not sure about his hurt factor, but love his inside and defensive work. Should be very valuable at 2nds level and may bring a point of difference in the firsts with his defensive side. Early days but worth keeping an eye on. Not in firsts discussions yet I would have thought.
Carroll and Lemmey came home with a wet sail and showed AFL traits but the former might struggle to oust any incumbent in his role and the latter still a ways off ready but if replicates that sort of performance he puts himself in the frame either as a forward relief ruckman or if either of Charlie or Harry become unavailable. Binns again very busy and keeps pressing his case for a shot in the firsts. Mirkov dominated the taps as you would expect but nowhere near pressing his case for retention on the list much less elevation for a senior game. Cunners was good on limited (and I presume managed) minutes but not ready to elevate yet. Other than that big Durds was serviceable and could come in at a pinch but again he isn't outing anyone at the moment. Youngs stats read OK but he was pretty ordinary to my mind, likewise Marchbank is not showing much reason to consider rushing him back. We know however he is a highly regarded player internally. Little Durds looks to have done the shoulder again and 4 disposal games from Monahan and Moir speak for themselves. I think that is all our senior/rookie listed guys. As for the VFL listed and top-up guys Prout and Ferronato were the standout to my eye.
All in all no-one demanding a spot in the firsts but a few who could step in to cover injury/suspension/workload management issues that might arise.