JLT Game 2

[Professer E]

Bolton mentioned our "poor discipline". I thought we were good considering the BS umpiring today, the bloke who pinged White when he got hit high should be horse whipped.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Glad we chose to go to the NBs game today instead of the seniors! At least we saw a win and some pretty good footy for this time of the year. (NBs won by 11 pts).

Encouraging signs were sparse for the seniors today, though I thought Polson and Macreadie showed enough to suggest they'll be senior players. In fact I'd put Polson in front of Cuningham and Boekhorst (Lucas 2 and 3? ) at this stage. You'd think that C Curnow is going to be a ripper - hope the injury is not bad. Cripps will be better for the run.

Agree..MacReadie has a go and Polson will put his head over the ball.....we need to give Cunningham opportunities as we need his type of run and carry but so far he has been disappointing with his work rate IMO.
Lacks a bit of grunt and needs to pick up his intensity, not much from him in the 2nd effort dept...

[Baggers]

Agree..MacReadie has a go and Polson will put his head over the ball.....we need to give Cunningham opportunities as we need his type of run and carry but so far he has been disappointing with his work rate IMO.
Lacks a bit of grunt and needs to pick up his intensity, not much from him in the 2nd effort dept...

We're on the same page here, EB1. Polson can actually weave and escape with the aggot, considering his limited game time he did really well. Like what I saw of he, MacReadie and Williamson. Cuningham is frustrating as he has the ability but as you rightly observe his second efforts are simply limp and this combined with a sad lack of intent/intensity is really disappointing.

[Milhanna13]

Noticed this today - Has there ever been a list with less under 26 year old talent then us?

Reckon we have about 6 in this bracket tops, with 5-6 in the over 27 bracket.

We have a handful of promising kids (like every team had) but once Simmo and co hang up the boots there's very little sitting behind them.

Cripps Doc Weitering Plowman and Bryne then there's daylight.

It's the lack of young mids that worries me. After murph, Cripps and Gibbs, who is coming through??? Cunningham? Boekurst?  I had hopes for summer, with a full preseason, but he is kicking dew at the moment.  Where are our gun kids who can get 20 posses on a wing and look classy, every other team seems to have them. Hopefully Sam ps is as good as advertised!!!  Those few poor drafts have really hurt us!!

[ElwoodBlues1]

It's the lack of young mids that worries me. After murph, Cripps and Gibbs, who is coming through??? Cunningham? Boekurst?  I had hopes for summer, with a full preseason, but he is kicking dew at the moment.  Where are our gun kids who can get 20 posses on a wing and look classy, every other team seems to have them. Hopefully Sam ps is as good as advertised!!!  Those few poor drafts have really hurt us!!

Agree. ...we lack semi mature mids who can impact...Nick Graham isnt up to it...Kerridge disposal is C grade and Ed Curnow is a defensive mid only.
None of the young kids are close but I am hoping SPS can give us some class....Pickett has talent but seems to play in bursts and is more a forward at this stage IMO..
Really annoyed seeing Jack Steele run around for the Saints....really impressed me today and is exactly what we need to help Cripps....not sure what SOS was doing or thinking with regards Steele.
He would have been a high priority GWS player for me..

[Gointocarlton]

Really annoyed seeing Jack Steele run around for the Saints....really impressed me today and is exactly what we need to help Cripps....not sure what SOS was doing or thinking with regards Steele.
He would have been a high priority GWS player for me..

Mate me and you would have looked good running around with the Aints today against that opposition (or lack there of).

[BluePhantom]

Bolton mentioned our "poor discipline". I thought we were good considering the BS umpiring today, the bloke who pinged White when he got hit high should be horse whipped.

Was that "poor discipline ' he was talking about related to the coaches? :o

[Lods]

Try this little exercise....go back to the opening post of the thread and have a look at the 29 man squad for this game,
Ask yourself how many of those players you think are "definite" selections for Round 1
I could only pick 8

[Professer E]

I'd be tempted to play MacCreadie on a wing, given his height it might represent a point of difference.  I don't like any of our other current options for the position. 

[PaulP]

Try this little exercise....go back to the opening post of the thread and have a look at the 29 man squad for this game,
Ask yourself how many of those players you think are "definite" selections for Round 1
I could only pick 8

Curnow
Curnow
Army
Weeters
Marchbank
Rowe
Kerridge
Cripps