VFL 2019 Rd 4: Northern Blues vs. Werribee

[Gointocarlton]

Sounds like we did well just to have "best players"...lol.

Good sign that Stocker was our best.

There was one passage of play in the highlights package that might have been a look into our future (hopefully). Stocker took it from a centre bounce and kicked it long to BSOS who marked strongly in front of goal. Dont know if he kicked it but the passage looked good.

[Thryleon]

There was one passage of play in the highlights package that might have been a look into our future (hopefully). Stocker took it from a centre bounce and kicked it long to BSOS who marked strongly in front of goal. Dont know if he kicked it but the passage looked good.

He scored a behind by shining it.  Was a demanding kick from about 50 out so not surprising for a first year player.

Commentators were saying it was a shot of a defender.


Regarding our retreads I think sos has maximised the number of players we have gotten in for very little outlay and judging them solely by how they perform fails to take into account the bigger picture.

All of them have cost not much or been key to us trading in other useful picks for our real goals.  Of the retreads only the lower risk higher rewards have really failed.  The draft is where we are doing our real improvement and I'm ok with that.  With a bit of luck we would have had a bit more success but you can only try.  Fasolo had the potential to be a game winner but it hasn't panned out, and that's ok because it actually didn't cost us anything special. 

[Professer E]

Sorry,  I ain't buying the argument "it's OK that they're crap because they cost nothing". Waste of time types,  they getting us nowhere.

We paid decent draft picks for all these GWS types and I ain't seeing a lot of world beaters.  I'd swap all these cheap half raters for one decent blow in. Quality trumps quantity.

[Thryleon]

Sorry,  I ain't buying the argument "it's OK that they're crap because they cost nothing". Waste of time types,  they getting us nowhere.

We paid decent draft picks for all these GWS types and I ain't seeing a lot of world beaters.  I'd swap all these cheap half raters for one decent blow in. Quality trumps quantity.

What did we give up to get them?

Think carefully and tell me which ones haven't delivered value on their recruitment and tell me what the opportunity cost was?

[jeza]

Yeah - a spot on the list is so valuable. The trick is to minimise the flops.

Not easy though.

[flyboy77]

Blokes like Kennedy and Fasolo should not be played in the 2s when kids like O'Brien and Polson get games and do jack. Repeatedly.

Why pick up Fasolo and leave him to rot in the 2s....he was no worse than most others in our many losses.

[blueboys_1]

Likewise. He and Stocker showed passion and some mongrel. We like that and it only needs be channeled more productively. I strongly suspect Willo got the umpire (the one who pinged him for the 50) offside and was penalised for a couple of 50/50s after that.

Have to agree there Baggers, Was at the game and had the glasses on the game and one of the umpiers, I think it was, #10, looked around as if someone had said something to him but did not know who it was or suspected that it may of been Willo. From that moment on the umpires crucified us. 4 goals from free kicks 2 of them from 50 meter penalties.

[blueboys_1]

There was one passage of play in the highlights package that might have been a look into our future (hopefully). Stocker took it from a centre bounce and kicked it long to BSOS who marked strongly in front of goal. Dont know if he kicked it but the passage looked good.

Kicked like his brother. Through the big stick and and little stick. Must of mozzed him as I predicted it.

[WASurfer]

I honestly thought we'd started to develop some depth but after reading that summary I'm not so sure. I commented last year that Lang was a spud and another Geelong cast-off that had burned us and nothing has changed to make me think anything different. Williamson will be an IN this week I think and possibly even Stocker if Newman doesn't come up. But apart from those two and maybe Macreadie, the rest makes for disappointing reading. Fasolo will struggle to get a game at the top level this year. I'd rather persist with Gibbons and Cunningham. Gibbons impresses me with his work rate up and down the ground and will only get better at the top level.

[LP]

Stocker is a good size compared to Williamson, get them fit and in form and the long term future is bright.