03-25-2016, 01:28 AM
Lovely to read the reports from the game. Even better to have seen it. Thoroughly enjoying.
I could REALLY have done with this yesterday. The only Richmond player I could recognize was Mabior Chol (a cult figure in the making). Not always easier to get all of out boys either.
My 2 cents worth:
[1] Welcome to the new list, both Carlton and NB. In the past few years we have been the Shire: no other way to describe it. We were small and not that quick, definitely the home for peaceful hobbits.
No longer. I would say that our present tongue is distinctly Elvish. Not quite the Land of the Giants, but tall and mobile. We didn’t take any crap, we weren’t slow and we had only 1 Hobbit (Our Captain, Box Bransgrove).
A very different team indeed.
[2] Our style of play: I am not truly sure we had one last year, for all the effort we expanded week on week. We did last night: move the ball on at all costs, move it damn fast and give the forwards a decent chance.
They took it. I loved it.
You could see the same thing in the seniors, but the senior Richmond line-up were better at foiling it, especially as we tired.
But I loved to see the swift movement, no slow crap acceptable.
[3] Our centre square set up was interesting. When it worked, it was deadly, but it also gave the opposition the opportunity to really get the ball out easily sometimes as well (a mirror of the seniors). We have to work on that.
RICHMOND 1.2 5.5 7.6 11. 8. (74)
NORTHERN BLUES 5.3 10.4 17.7 20. 10. (130)
GOALS:
NORTHERN BLUES: Jones 3, Gorringe 3, Silvagni 3, Casley 2, Jaksch 2, Gallucci 2, Tutt 2, Wood, Kerbatieh, Gowers.
DISPOSALS; Byrne 28, Dick 22, Ballard 21, Viojo-Rainbow 20, Wilson 18, Strachan 17.
The players:
Jack Silvagni:
This boy is just that, a boy. His body has a long way to go (just like a young Stephen Silvagni all those years ago). He needs to work on his fitness as well. But he has great poise and a real football brain. His kicking is nice and will improve. He has nice hands as well: a necessity with our present game plan. In 5 years’ time he is going to be an impressive specimen.
David Cunningham:
Played in the midfield and in defence and showed pace and poise. His acceleration was noticeable and it clearly worried the Richmond brain trusts. His kicking was very good.
Sam Russell:
An NB lister who looked the part and did his job well. He will be very useful.
Glenn Strachan:
Another NB lad, one of the few to return this year. He did a good job in the midfield role. Not super quick, but gave good grunt.
Box Bransgrove:
You could tell this guy needed the run, as he dropped a couple of marks and was a little rusty, but he tackled, chased and made a decent contribution. An excellent role model who will improve as he gets back into the swing of things.
Kieran McGuinness:
Back this season as a playing assistant coach and was a little rusty. He made one bad mistake in the last quarter, which lead go a Richmond goal, but he was solid and gives that bit of experience and leadership in the back half. He was really missed last year when he was out injured.
Zach Ballard:
Hard to recognize without his shock of blond hair, but his style of play and aggression towards the ball was good. I think he has improved with the change of coach.
Liam Jones:
I didn’t see his 3 goals: they were all early. He made some terrible blunders and dropped some easy marks, but he did try hard and he did contribute towards some goals.
To be honest, if he plays in the seniors, then we are in trouble.
Daniel Gorringe:
Gorringe was a real danger, he moved well and took some marks. I was happy with his performance, especially after his relatively ordinary game in the ruck at senior level recently.
Hisham Kerbatieh:
This lad will become a fan favourite. He also has a reasonable chance of getting drafted at the end of the year. He was a danger and played his role well.
I’d like to see him get more of the pill, but ….
Tyler Roos:
Didn’t see a lot of Roos, to be honest. I’ll comment on him another time.
Jesse Glass-McCasker:
I was quite impressed with his efforts. Our defence functioned pretty well and he was solid. He will stick out as well, with his mop of hair.
Kye Declase:
Another NB type who wasn’t out of place and will give the side some NB talent. He played a number of roles and will be in the mix each week.
Cameron Wood:
Soming off an interrupted preseason, Wood was strong in the ruck and provided first use on most occasions. He moved pretty well and took a few marks, but not back to the footy he was doing at the start of last year yet. He doesn’t appear to have dropped his bundle: he took his mentoring role in the ruck well.
Billy Gowers:
Not enough of the pill, but was more than useful. He needs a big year and he started off positively. Mostly in defence.
Matthew Dick:
Excellent in defence. Probably not quick enough at senior level, he was very good in getting the ball out of defence with his run and carry. He worked well with Byrne a number of times and gave a option as well as holding his opponent down.
Liam Sumner:
Off at half time, so I barely saw him. Like Roos, I’ll comment more realistically another day.
Kristian Jaksch:
Took some nice marks up forward and provided a nice target. I’d like to see him get on his bike a bit more, as I don’t know if he has the speed to break contact with the better defenders. But he kicked nicely and took a couple of good pack marks.
I will say that he didn’t have his opponent run off him, and he did have Chapman for a time. I was pleased with that.
Andrew Gallucci:
Not enough of the pill yet, but did some nice things and managed to hurt with his pace and kicking.
Ciaran Byrne:
If this guy doesn’t get a senior game next week I will go ‘he’! He ran brilliantly from defence and made goals with his pace and hard running. I couldn’t have been more impressed.
DVR:
I read that last week he played his best game for the NBs. Well, he followed it up with a good one, probably the best I’ve seen him play. His pace and deadly left leg made his centre work excellent. He really stretched the Richmond midfield with his ability to run away from his man or run down the ball carrier in the centre square.
Tom Wilson:
One of the few NBs to remain, Wilson is a solid contributor who may be a bit vanilla, but deserves his spot. He makes a good mid.
Jason Tutt:
An excellent game from Tutt in the middle of the ground. He is still Tutt: he rushes things and can be something of a scared chicken, but he worked hard and got a lot of ball out of the centre. He made more tackles last night than he did in any 3 games last year.
Matt Korchek:
The big American did a good job. He has something to learn, but his skills are decent and his height and strength made him a difficult matchup. Looked a lot better than Mason Cox did in his 1st outing.
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I could REALLY have done with this yesterday. The only Richmond player I could recognize was Mabior Chol (a cult figure in the making). Not always easier to get all of out boys either.
Quote:I have to agree with Baggers. He really got the highlight down pat.
Caught a little over half the game. Things that stood out:
1. The intensity the NBs were playing at. They seemed to have a system and were carrying it out with real zeal and a dash of mongrel. So much better than anything I've seen for a long while from the NBs.
2. Byrne's dominance across the backline. His run and disposal were first rate. He'd be a monty to come in next week for the Seniors. Would be a good replacement for White.
3. Although Jones did a couple of nice things once we'd got the game under control, he was a liability when the heat was on.
4. Gorringe surprised with his forward play, in a positive way.
5. Under great pressure and with only a split second to dispose of the aggot SOSOS kicked a pearler... he's so clean with whatever he does.
6. Tutt was busy but not hurting the opposition enough with his disposals.
7. DVR was good as was Gallucci.
8. As the game wore on Jaksch got better. If he gets his head right everything else is there.
My 2 cents worth:
[1] Welcome to the new list, both Carlton and NB. In the past few years we have been the Shire: no other way to describe it. We were small and not that quick, definitely the home for peaceful hobbits.
No longer. I would say that our present tongue is distinctly Elvish. Not quite the Land of the Giants, but tall and mobile. We didn’t take any crap, we weren’t slow and we had only 1 Hobbit (Our Captain, Box Bransgrove).
A very different team indeed.
[2] Our style of play: I am not truly sure we had one last year, for all the effort we expanded week on week. We did last night: move the ball on at all costs, move it damn fast and give the forwards a decent chance.
They took it. I loved it.
You could see the same thing in the seniors, but the senior Richmond line-up were better at foiling it, especially as we tired.
But I loved to see the swift movement, no slow crap acceptable.
[3] Our centre square set up was interesting. When it worked, it was deadly, but it also gave the opposition the opportunity to really get the ball out easily sometimes as well (a mirror of the seniors). We have to work on that.
RICHMOND 1.2 5.5 7.6 11. 8. (74)
NORTHERN BLUES 5.3 10.4 17.7 20. 10. (130)
GOALS:
NORTHERN BLUES: Jones 3, Gorringe 3, Silvagni 3, Casley 2, Jaksch 2, Gallucci 2, Tutt 2, Wood, Kerbatieh, Gowers.
DISPOSALS; Byrne 28, Dick 22, Ballard 21, Viojo-Rainbow 20, Wilson 18, Strachan 17.
The players:
Jack Silvagni:
This boy is just that, a boy. His body has a long way to go (just like a young Stephen Silvagni all those years ago). He needs to work on his fitness as well. But he has great poise and a real football brain. His kicking is nice and will improve. He has nice hands as well: a necessity with our present game plan. In 5 years’ time he is going to be an impressive specimen.
David Cunningham:
Played in the midfield and in defence and showed pace and poise. His acceleration was noticeable and it clearly worried the Richmond brain trusts. His kicking was very good.
Sam Russell:
An NB lister who looked the part and did his job well. He will be very useful.
Glenn Strachan:
Another NB lad, one of the few to return this year. He did a good job in the midfield role. Not super quick, but gave good grunt.
Box Bransgrove:
You could tell this guy needed the run, as he dropped a couple of marks and was a little rusty, but he tackled, chased and made a decent contribution. An excellent role model who will improve as he gets back into the swing of things.
Kieran McGuinness:
Back this season as a playing assistant coach and was a little rusty. He made one bad mistake in the last quarter, which lead go a Richmond goal, but he was solid and gives that bit of experience and leadership in the back half. He was really missed last year when he was out injured.
Zach Ballard:
Hard to recognize without his shock of blond hair, but his style of play and aggression towards the ball was good. I think he has improved with the change of coach.
Liam Jones:
I didn’t see his 3 goals: they were all early. He made some terrible blunders and dropped some easy marks, but he did try hard and he did contribute towards some goals.
To be honest, if he plays in the seniors, then we are in trouble.
Daniel Gorringe:
Gorringe was a real danger, he moved well and took some marks. I was happy with his performance, especially after his relatively ordinary game in the ruck at senior level recently.
Hisham Kerbatieh:
This lad will become a fan favourite. He also has a reasonable chance of getting drafted at the end of the year. He was a danger and played his role well.
I’d like to see him get more of the pill, but ….
Tyler Roos:
Didn’t see a lot of Roos, to be honest. I’ll comment on him another time.
Jesse Glass-McCasker:
I was quite impressed with his efforts. Our defence functioned pretty well and he was solid. He will stick out as well, with his mop of hair.
Kye Declase:
Another NB type who wasn’t out of place and will give the side some NB talent. He played a number of roles and will be in the mix each week.
Cameron Wood:
Soming off an interrupted preseason, Wood was strong in the ruck and provided first use on most occasions. He moved pretty well and took a few marks, but not back to the footy he was doing at the start of last year yet. He doesn’t appear to have dropped his bundle: he took his mentoring role in the ruck well.
Billy Gowers:
Not enough of the pill, but was more than useful. He needs a big year and he started off positively. Mostly in defence.
Matthew Dick:
Excellent in defence. Probably not quick enough at senior level, he was very good in getting the ball out of defence with his run and carry. He worked well with Byrne a number of times and gave a option as well as holding his opponent down.
Liam Sumner:
Off at half time, so I barely saw him. Like Roos, I’ll comment more realistically another day.
Kristian Jaksch:
Took some nice marks up forward and provided a nice target. I’d like to see him get on his bike a bit more, as I don’t know if he has the speed to break contact with the better defenders. But he kicked nicely and took a couple of good pack marks.
I will say that he didn’t have his opponent run off him, and he did have Chapman for a time. I was pleased with that.
Andrew Gallucci:
Not enough of the pill yet, but did some nice things and managed to hurt with his pace and kicking.
Ciaran Byrne:
If this guy doesn’t get a senior game next week I will go ‘he’! He ran brilliantly from defence and made goals with his pace and hard running. I couldn’t have been more impressed.
DVR:
I read that last week he played his best game for the NBs. Well, he followed it up with a good one, probably the best I’ve seen him play. His pace and deadly left leg made his centre work excellent. He really stretched the Richmond midfield with his ability to run away from his man or run down the ball carrier in the centre square.
Tom Wilson:
One of the few NBs to remain, Wilson is a solid contributor who may be a bit vanilla, but deserves his spot. He makes a good mid.
Jason Tutt:
An excellent game from Tutt in the middle of the ground. He is still Tutt: he rushes things and can be something of a scared chicken, but he worked hard and got a lot of ball out of the centre. He made more tackles last night than he did in any 3 games last year.
Matt Korchek:
The big American did a good job. He has something to learn, but his skills are decent and his height and strength made him a difficult matchup. Looked a lot better than Mason Cox did in his 1st outing.
Live Long and Prosper!