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(07-24-2016, 06:44 AM)townsendcalling link Wrote:Why??? He's not ready!! Play Jones before him or even Everitt that's why they are there. To allow the kids to develop. He kick one of his goals from a contested mark, the others were gimmies.
Of course he'll play this year. You can bet he'll experience senior footy before the year's out to give him a taste and a bit of experience. At that time of the year it's not going to exactly hurt anything. He'll play against Brisbane or Essendon.
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(07-24-2016, 06:42 AM)LoveNavy link Wrote:How did development boys go?
Cunningham didn't light up the park, I thought Rainbow showed a bit, McKay was ok (lacked a tank to be expected) but he's tall and with some meat on him, he'll be good, the big American was not out of place (kicked a crunch goal) Gowerscwas solid again and should be given a chance of a place becomes available. KJ looked like he belonged this week, so maybe this is his level??
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Clen Smith didn't really impress.
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(07-24-2016, 06:51 AM)townsendcalling link Wrote:Cunningham didn't light up the park, I thought Rainbow showed a bit, McKay was ok (lacked a tank to be expected) but he's tall and with some meat on him, he'll be good, the big American was not out of place (kicked a crunch goal) Gowerscwas solid again and should be given a chance of a place becomes available. KJ looked like he belonged this week, so maybe this is his level??
Some talls take longer than others, which is probably Jaksch case. If talls are playing good VFL footy they often take the step eventually. He'll find a niche in defence eventually. Then as he further develops he'll be a player who we can swing forward if needed.
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Northern Blues 4.3 6.4 8.8 11.11 (77)
Footscray Bulldogs 1.5 3.7 5.9 10.11 (71)
I gather it was pretty windy and one end had the advantage. Still, we were in front all day, except for a moment or 2 in the last quarter. In the circumstances, it was an excellent result!
Just hope the guys at the ground can thaw out before next week's game. 
GOALS: L. Jones 3, McKay 3, Jaksch 2, Korcheck, Kerbatieh, Declase.
I think Liam Jones has to get a call up for next week going on this.
DISPOSALS: Whiley 31, Wilson 28, Tutt 28, Dick 24, Everitt 20, Strachan 19.
Good to see Everitt getting something of the ball. He does seem to fire up against the Dogs.
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(07-24-2016, 07:00 AM)crashlander link Wrote:Peter Jackson VFL 2016
Northern Blues 4.3 6.4 8.8 11.11 (77)
Footscray Bulldogs 1.5 3.7 5.9 10.11 (71)
I gather it was pretty windy and one end had the advantage. Still, we were in front all day, except for a moment or 2 in the last quarter. In the circumstances, it was an excellent result!
Just hope the guys at the ground can thaw out before next week's game.
GOALS: L. Jones 3, McKay 3, Jaksch 2, Korcheck, Kerbatieh, Declase.
I think Liam Jones has to get a call up for next week going on this.
DISPOSALS: Whiley 31, Wilson 28, Tutt 28, Dick 24, Everitt 20, Strachan 19.
Good to see Everitt getting something of the ball. He does seem to fire up against the Dogs.
If Jones is in it has to be as a 2nd key forward. If he plays as the only one he'll struggle like the others.
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(07-24-2016, 06:52 AM)townsendcalling link Wrote:Clen Smith didn't really impress. I'm afraid Clem is definitely not going to be with us next year. I guess he was something of a speculative pick, but we don't seem to do well out of those sort of picks any more.
We need to replace him with a REAL small forward.
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(07-24-2016, 06:52 AM)townsendcalling link Wrote:Clen Smith didn't really impress. Nope, I think it's adios amigo for Clem at season's end????
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(07-24-2016, 07:03 AM)crashlander link Wrote:I'm afraid Clem is definitely not going to be with us next year. I guess he was something of a speculative pick, but we don't seem to do well out of those sort of picks any more.
We need to replace him with a REAL small forward.
I don't think we've done well out of speculative picks ever.
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(07-24-2016, 07:02 AM)laj link Wrote:If Jones is in it has to be as a 2nd key forward. If he plays as the only one he'll struggle like the others. Yes. he needs to come in for Charlie Curnow, so that there will be 2 marking forwards. Then we have to get Levi back into some sort of form and confidence. Not sure how we are going to do that in 7 days. 
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