VFL Round 13: Northern Blues vs. Richmond on TV

[crashlander]

Disaster. We've lost it. Ahead all day until the last quarter. Really thrown it away.

[cookie2]

We show all the same problems as the seniors! Haven't seen them for a while but sheesh, awful.

[Professer E]

Some of the kids showed a bit for the future but we have little depth at the NBs.  DVR showed a little more than previously and Jaksch ok, pretty disappointing from bulk of listed players.  We need some good senior types atthe NBs to show the kids the way.

[crashlander]

2015 Peter Jackson VFL
Northern Blues  2.2  3.6  4.6  5.9 (39)
Richmond Tigers  2.0  2.3  4.4  9.9 (63)

Unlike my expectations, we actually played better in the rain. When it dried out a bit, Richmond came back at us.  >

It SOOOO irritates me, but with what we had out there, we did as well as we could.
Kristian Jaksch showed why we were interested in him, shutting out his man and getting heaps of rebounds.

[crashlander]

B: Byrne Jaksch McGuinness
HB: Johnston Rowe Wilkinson
C: Viojo Dick Russell
HF: Bransgrove Jones Boekhorst
F:  Watson Foster Johnson
R: Aurrichio Whiley Walsh
Int: Wilson Kilpatrick Ballard Cattapan Soncin Smith Strachan Armitage Mattingly*

I look at this lineup and I see a lot of guys who shouldn't be there. It amazes me that we didn't do due diligence and recruited them in the first place!

Jones was never going to be suited by the conditions, but honestly, he has no BRAIN! His disposal by hand is diabolical and he decision making is truly aweful! he worked so hard to get the ball today and turned it over every time!
Boekhorst: why did he bother going out on the field? He was useless and couldn't even win the push and shove!

[crashlander]

GOALS: Johnson 2, Viojo, Watson, Jaksch.
DISPOSALS: Wilkinson 32, Walsh 23, Whiley 22, McGuinness 22, Cattapan 21, Dick 20

Wilko played his best game for the Blues today. Walsh was good, but he lacked a little poise today. Whiley tries hard, but I don't think he is going to be more than a VFL player.

[DJC]

I thought Foster showed a bit today.  He has a way to go but I think that he could develop into a reasonable player.

[crashlander]

I thought Foster showed a bit today.  He has a way to go but I think that he could develop into a reasonable player.

yes. he found it difficult up forward but was pretty good in defence.

Byrne: Won’t be long before he is back in the seniors. He was a bit rusty, but he shows what a lot of our guys do not: desire.
Jaksch: Probably his best VFL game, with a brilliant 1st quarter and total dominance over his opponent. He went forward and gave a target with 1 goal 1 behind when we were being pounded.
Rowe: Spent a lot of time in the ruck and did it pretty well.
Viojo Rainbow: Did more than he has been, but he fell out of the game when we needed him. He isn’t hard enough at the ball.
Dick: Solid. Probably will get some senior games soon, but I am not expecting miracles from him.
Jones: A very big mistake. I would have loved to have picked up Caleb Daniel instead.
Boekhorst: Not impressive today. Did very little.
Watson: Looked dangerous, but didn’t do enough.
Foster: Promising, especially in defence when Rowe went into the ruck.
Johnson: Drifted out of the game after a promising start.
Whiley: tried hard but lacks pace and poise.
Walsh: Not his best game, but he is showing enough to be positive about him. He gets into the packs and gives a good contest.
Smith: Showed me a lot more today than he has recently. He is still far too light and can’t hold a tackle, but he put in hard, took some risks and generally kept his man out of the game while getting more of it himself.

[Lods]

Based on the game today if you were looking at promoting one of the talls Crash...who would get the nod?

[Professer E]

Jaksch by a mile.  Byrne also after another run, looked a cut above the rest.