VFL Finals Week 1 Sunday 28th August Collingwood v Carlton at Victoria park 1PM

[crashlander]

I hoped Fogarty is fit enough to replace either Handley or Maher next week. Wasted year if he isn't.
For that matter, Boyd must be some sort of chance. which would help. Both Maher and Handley have been good this year. Both have become goal kickers.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Lieu will be on an AFL list next season.

I like the kid as I have said before, very solid composed player.

[DJC]

I like the kid as I have said before, very solid composed player.

He reminds me a bit of Stocker with his hard attack on the footy and ball carrier but he’s got more size and is a better mark.

I believe he played in the midfield and forward as a junior before his intercept marking ability became apparent.

He was one of our train on players so he should be well and truly in Austin’s sights.

[shawny]

Ned Cahill has a touch of class about him. Used the ball very well kicking onto leading players. Its the only time ive seen him play and i was impressed. I know he was on the cheats list.

Does anyone else know more about him 

[ElwoodBlues1]

Ned Cahill has a touch of class about him. Used the ball very well kicking onto leading players. Its the only time ive seen him play and i was impressed. I know he was on the cheats list.

Does anyone else know more about him 

Watched him in a couple of games for Vic country, I thought his kicking needed work back then, smart enough, tackles well for a small player and does apply forward pressure which is a skill you need in the modern game.
I'd probably like my premier small forward to be a strong mark for his inches much like Weightman from the Bulldogs, Cahill is very much like Durdin so I'd want that marking ability as a point of difference if I was adding another small forward even as a rookie.

[pinot]

Id take Cahill over Owies every day of the week. Natural football smarts but Crocker would be the one I would definitely replace Owies with. Huge upgrade IMO.
I really really like Heath Ramshaw as a close checking back pocket player. Still only a teenager like Trudgeon.

[DJC]

Ned Cahill has a touch of class about him. Used the ball very well kicking onto leading players. Its the only time ive seen him play and i was impressed. I know he was on the cheats list.

Does anyone else know more about him

Cahill played 6 games for the Bombers over the 2020-21 seasons so you’d expect him to be a tad better than blokes who haven’t had that experience and development opportunity.

He is a good mark for his size, makes good decisions, tackles hard, and uses the ball well.

I suspect that he’s hoping for another crack at AFL but I don’t think that he would add much to our list.  His goal kicking might be a little better than Durdin and Owies, but there wouldn’t be much in it.

[crashlander]

I am having problems watching the replay at the moment, but I do have some comments from the stats, and from the bits and pieces I saw live.
[1] Setters had a really good game today. He may have resurrected his career over the last few weeks. He still isn't hard enough for me, but he is worth his spot at the moment. He managed 40 possessions today, with 13 clearances!
[2] Dow was good, but his disposal is just so disappointing. Still, 33 possessions, 6 clearances and 7 marks is a pretty good day at the office.
[3] Stocker showed today what we want him to do in the seniors. He took responsibility and he got leather poisoning. He had his man trying to tag him, rather than him doing the tagging. It worked well.
[4] We missed Mirkov, but the others really stood up in his absence. Cripps played probably his best game as a ruckman for the year. He played to his strengths, rather than his weaknesses. Akuei was similar: he used his athleticism and stopped his opponent from getting the ball. He had 13 taps, something he hasn't done this year to date. Glass-McCasker got 5 taps and provided a decent target in the forward line. All up, we had more taps, without an acknowledged ruck. That was great.
[5] I like Ramshaw. We should draft him. He is a good, hard trier. For that matter, Lieu probably did enough to get a guernsey for 2023. If Trudgeon were that bit quicker, he'd be value too. Unfortunately, he lacks pace.

[LP]

[4] We missed Mirkov, but the others really stood up in his absence. Cripps played probably his best game as a ruckman for the year. He played to his strengths, rather than his weaknesses. Akuei was similar: he used his athleticism and stopped his opponent from getting the ball. He had 13 taps, something he hasn't done this year to date. Glass-McCasker got 5 taps and provided a decent target in the forward line. All up, we had more taps, without an acknowledged ruck. That was great.

Personally, I think this worked out heavily in our favour, we had so so much run and mobility from the trio that played we didn't really miss Mirkov at all!

[spf]

Kemp looks like a real player, just not sure where he fits in to the team. The ultimate utility!!

How tall is he? Are the stats accurate? They say 193cm - was that when drafted, or has he shot up a bit?