06-10-2017, 09:02 AM
Macreadie - showed his usual poise in defence
White - strong defensive effort but with a few turnovers
Buckley - just a solid game in defence
Sheehan - just a solid game in defence
Jaksch - nothing to write home about in defence - to me he is a competent lead up forward but not much chop as a defender
Byrne - ball skills and attacking dash made him look like an AFL player returning after injury - should be considered for selection as soon as his fitness reaches the required level
Kerridge - played back, forward and in midfield - plenty of disposals but some shocking mistakes - par for the course
Graham - BOG by the length of the Flemington straight - lots of possessions - lots of decisive dash - effective disposals
Boekhorst - solid game - one of our best three
Smedts - did some nice things - effective without being outstanding
Polson - started like a house on fire in the first term but then had his fire dampened by a close checking opponent
Phillips - looks to have all of the physical skills to play in the ruck - except the strength to take or sustain body position against his opponent - not many other ruck stocks to back up Kreuzer so he had better make further improvements before we trade someone else in
Palmer - would be a good player if he had Graham's speed and kicking skills
McKay - seemed to get a lot more time on the ground today (probably because Gorringe was in the early game) - looks to have a future and could press for senior selection now if he converted more of his set shots - is Rocca's time fully occupied with Levi?
Armfield - much better than in his horrid recent performance but unlikely to be pressing for senior selection anytime soon
Pickett was the pick of the three small forwards because he did more that the others on the occasions that he injected himself into the game - impressive attack on the ball and opponents led to quite a few free kicks against but also some positive outcomes
LeBois - has excellent speed and even more excellent acceleration - flashed brilliance twice in the first quarter but was invisible thereafter or was he injured and off the ground?
Gallucci - also has speed but not much else
Kerr - played forward (with some competitiveness) and as back-up ruck (without achieving anything other than giving Phillips a rest)
Glass-McCasker - solid defensive performance in the early game but the fact that he was playing in the early game indicates that he hasn't improved since he arrived
Korcheck - played in the early game - presumably so that he and Phillips could both get more ruck time - gets his hands to many ruck contests but never looked able to direct the ball to advantage against a spindly, lightweight opponent - more effective when that opponent was injured and his next opponent was lightweight and under-size - looks like Tarzan; you know the rest - can we trade him for one of the American giants playing at another club?
Gorringe - doesn't look like Tarzan but definitely plays like Jane - played exclusively as a forward but contributed little - seems to have physical skills but very limited intensity or effort for the contest - his only attribute comes if you are looking for a word to rhyme with 'orange'