VFL Round 13: Northern Blues vs. Richmond on TV

[mina1]

whiley and jones ,our recruiting dept got totally stooged,duded,sucked in, those two players would not get a game for there previous club yet we recruit them. JOKE

[Professer E]

There were many on this site who wanted Mackenzie... or anybody... instead of Jones.  At the time I was ropable that we didn't draft Mackenzie but Foster has something to work with.  He has that touch of pace that many bigger blokes lack and has some football nous.  When he fills out he will be a large unit.

Not convinced by the likes of Astbury, MacBean etc but at least the Tigers have blokes in the 2's on slow heat.

[DJC]

There were many on this site who wanted Mackenzie... or anybody... instead of Jones.  At the time I was ropable that we didn't draft Mackenzie but Foster has something to work with.  He has that touch of pace that many bigger blokes lack and has some football nous.  When he fills out he will be a large unit.

Not convinced by the likes of Astbury, MacBean etc but at least the Tigers have blokes in the 2's on slow heat.

I think you're right about Foster Prof.  He actually looks like a footballer while Jones, Watson and a few of our recent additions don't give that impression at all.

Foster may take a season or two but I think he is the most promising of our new talls, Jacksh included.

[crashlander]

Does Aurrichio ever kick the ball?

He is a big lump of a lad and doesn't mind going in hard but I wanted to see if he has mastered kicking.  I believe that he played in the USA so he should know the basics.

He is an effective knock ruckman at VFL level.

He goes out f his way to handball at the moment. To be honest, I haven't seen him kick since he the preseason. I have no idea how good or bad he is at the moment.
His ruck work is coming along nicely. He is good at the centre bounce because he has a very good leap. He is learning to use his body and strength at boundary throw ins, but he has some way to go in this area.
He is the opposite of Cox of Collingwood (another American), who was hopeless at the centre bounce, but very good at boundary throw ins and body work. He really tossed Casboult around like an unwanted ragdoll.

[DJC]

He goes out f his way to handball at the moment. To be honest, I haven't seen him kick since he the preseason. I have no idea how good or bad he is at the moment.
His ruck work is coming along nicely. He is good at the centre bounce because he has a very good leap. He is learning to use his body and strength at boundary throw ins, but he has some way to go in this area.
He is the opposite of Cox of Collingwood (another American), who was hopeless at the centre bounce, but very good at boundary throw ins and body work. He really tossed Casboult around like an unwanted ragdoll.

That shouldn't happen!  I know Casboult can lift heavy weights but our fitness and conditioning people should be working on improving his ability to out-muscle opponents.  And not just Casboult, our whole team is too easily pushed aside in one on one contests.

[LP]

That shouldn't happen!  I know Casboult can lift heavy weights but our fitness and conditioning people should be working on improving his ability to out-muscle opponents.  And not just Casboult, our whole team is too easily pushed aside in one on one contests.

It's not about strength, it's about aggression!

[DJC]

It's not about strength, it's about aggression!

I agree that aggression is part of the problem LP, but there's not much point being an angry ant.

[MilkIt]

I reckon our boys in general are undersized and are poor at "bodying" players, and have been for some time. They looked liked they put on size in the preseason but it's all gone. I know endurance athletes burn muscle but the Swans, Cats, Hawks and Freo mids maintain their size.

I know Jaksch, Buckley, Holman, Whiley and Boekhorst are young but they are far too light. Boekhorst was supposed to be ready for AFL football. ???

[Baggers]

I reckon our boys in general are undersized and are poor at "bodying" players, and have been for some time. They looked liked they put on size in the preseason but it's all gone. I know endurance athletes burn muscle but the Swans, Cats, Hawks and Freo mids maintain their size.

I know Jaksch, Buckley, Holman, Whiley and Boekhorst are young but they are far too light. Boekhorst was supposed to be ready for AFL football. ???

Boekhorst is Kane Lucas incognito. He and Jones shaping up as monumental flops from last year's draft.

[MilkIt]

Boekhorst is Kane Lucas incognito. He and Jones shaping up as monumental flops from last year's draft.

My theory is that the club recognised that early and pushed Shane Rogers to "resign".