VFL 2017: Rd 6: Northern Blues vs Sandringham at Preston

[sandsmere]

White (unlucky to be dropped IMO), Sheehan (played a full game) and Jaksch also played very well in defence yesterday. In fact, it was probably as well as I have seen Jaksch play in defence, which might have had something to do with Jones' covering everything.

KJ has yet to demonstrate that he has overcome his limited mobility issues but he has shown enough in recent weeks to indicate that he was worth keeping on the list for at least this season.

When I could draw my focus away from the way the defenders were playing, I was captivated by Phillips' performance. Very good size, leap and mobility with a great pair of one-grab hands suggest that he just might develop into a decent ruckman. Having said that, he was schooled in the early ruck contests by Jason Holmes (#69) whose impressive palming and body positioning had me wishing he was on our list and showed up Phillips' areas that still need lots of work. Nonetheless, Phillips became more competitive in the ruck contests as the match progressed and won his share of hit outs in the second half.

Thanks RR. Some oood news in that little lot.