03-01-2017, 03:02 AM
Marchbank. Say no more...
Ok, I'll say a little bit more. Hardly a big sample size, but he looks like an A grader. If that's what he becomes, then we had a win in the off season.
Pickett. Finally fit(ish). Showed a little bit of class, but we obviously need to see a bit more of him.
Big Harry. Looked willing, but not up to the pace of the game yet.
Zac. Looked zippy and keen and a decent kick of the aggot. Look fwd to see what he's got.
LeBois. Looked zippy and dangerous. Probably a low possession player most of the time, but with any luck develops like Eddie did.
SPS and the other first year players who didn't play. Plenty of time for the young fellas.
Smedts/Palmer. Seen 'em before, know what to expect. Solid players, nothing too special.
The main point of this post is to have a bit of a look at newbies to the club (I include Harry because he didn't play a senior game last year). Marchbank looks to be an improvement on Tuohey, and Walker hardly fired a shot last year, so we just need one more of the above to play good footy and we're in front from last year. And a few more like Charlie/SOJ/Cunningham/Byrne to improve and we'll be slightly better again.
That's all I'm really looking for in the JLT at this stage. I'd rather our youngsters show signs of being good players than our established players setting the world on fire in the pre-season. They'll be fine and dish up what we expect during the season proper, but we ain't going nowhere if our young fella's don't become good players.
Oh yeah, and what's the idea of having us play our first game against a side that's already had a preseason game??? Not that it matters, but I think preseason games are hard enough to judge as it is, and that doesn't help. Melbourne looked alright just quietly. They may have finally come out the other side. The biggest differences I could see between them and us was a couple of quality forwards with 3 seasons under their belts, and a pretty deep midfield full of high picks, now also with a few seasons under their belts.
I think we're still a way away from challenging, and need a few more good midfielders (via the draft, trade, or a sneaky surprise packet already within our ranks). And of course our young forwards need to develop into what we hope they will become.
Ok, I'll say a little bit more. Hardly a big sample size, but he looks like an A grader. If that's what he becomes, then we had a win in the off season.
Pickett. Finally fit(ish). Showed a little bit of class, but we obviously need to see a bit more of him.
Big Harry. Looked willing, but not up to the pace of the game yet.
Zac. Looked zippy and keen and a decent kick of the aggot. Look fwd to see what he's got.
LeBois. Looked zippy and dangerous. Probably a low possession player most of the time, but with any luck develops like Eddie did.
SPS and the other first year players who didn't play. Plenty of time for the young fellas.
Smedts/Palmer. Seen 'em before, know what to expect. Solid players, nothing too special.
The main point of this post is to have a bit of a look at newbies to the club (I include Harry because he didn't play a senior game last year). Marchbank looks to be an improvement on Tuohey, and Walker hardly fired a shot last year, so we just need one more of the above to play good footy and we're in front from last year. And a few more like Charlie/SOJ/Cunningham/Byrne to improve and we'll be slightly better again.
That's all I'm really looking for in the JLT at this stage. I'd rather our youngsters show signs of being good players than our established players setting the world on fire in the pre-season. They'll be fine and dish up what we expect during the season proper, but we ain't going nowhere if our young fella's don't become good players.
Oh yeah, and what's the idea of having us play our first game against a side that's already had a preseason game??? Not that it matters, but I think preseason games are hard enough to judge as it is, and that doesn't help. Melbourne looked alright just quietly. They may have finally come out the other side. The biggest differences I could see between them and us was a couple of quality forwards with 3 seasons under their belts, and a pretty deep midfield full of high picks, now also with a few seasons under their belts.
I think we're still a way away from challenging, and need a few more good midfielders (via the draft, trade, or a sneaky surprise packet already within our ranks). And of course our young forwards need to develop into what we hope they will become.