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Very simply. Cats had 20 AFL listed players. In their team - we had 10. Sandy played well but just outclassed. Crameri up front and Henderson down back were rocks.
Agreed. White was sloppy and I can’t see how Goddard gets another contract. He’s slowish at VFL level - would get slaughtered playing on a mobile tall at AFL level.BringBackMadDog wrote: ↑Sun 15 Jul 2018 9:47pm I went to the game today and I have no idea where they pulled those best players from. White was fair at best, made a load of errors, Joyce was OK but got outmarked in their forward 50 a few times. Paton was good, he is a big kid and has good speed.
Freeza was very good on the wing, he worked his arse off both forward and back and did all the hard things. Conellan did some really clever things and he is a really long kick of the ball. He is so quick, both with the footy and also chasing blokes down
I thought that Coffield was really good off half back, made one horrible clanger but apart from that was good with the footy and found a lot of space.
On the negative side, Goddard was poor, couldn't take a mark, fumbled badly and looked so slow.
You sure they had 20?
That's what Hammil said to the President's Lunch attendees but I suspect that was from the selected teams. I know Geelong had a couple of late changes (I was standing for the first half behind their bench) and we also had Longer drop out late.congorozides wrote: ↑Sun 15 Jul 2018 11:23pmYou sure they had 20?
Kiel, Keras, Atkins, Tsitas. Not on Cats list.
It was bizarre. The defensive side of that ground has always been the coaching box side yet we kept trying to kick in to the gale to the back Rd side. Geelong fell for that in the 1st q but didn't do it again as far as I could recall.mr six o'clock wrote: ↑Sun 15 Jul 2018 11:46pm Have seen sandy 3 times this year .
Each time its been windy
Each time they've looked hopeless trying to score into the wind
Frustrating to watch
You'd think playing at TBO they would have some idea how to play the ground .
Lost count of how many times we kicked it OOF .
Likely
Hawthorn took the waddling duck McEvoy and taught him to run.BringBackMadDog wrote: ↑Sun 15 Jul 2018 9:47pm I went to the game today and I have no idea where they pulled those best players from. White was fair at best, made a load of errors, Joyce was OK but got outmarked in their forward 50 a few times. Paton was good, he is a big kid and has good speed.
Freeza was very good on the wing, he worked his arse off both forward and back and did all the hard things. Conellan did some really clever things and he is a really long kick of the ball. He is so quick, both with the footy and also chasing blokes down
I thought that Coffield was really good off half back, made one horrible clanger but apart from that was good with the footy and found a lot of space.
On the negative side, Goddard was poor, couldn't take a mark, fumbled badly and looked so slow.
He was considered quick for his height as a junior, he actually ran 2.98 seconds in the 20 metre sprint at the draft combine, it looks like the achiles injury has really affected his agility. What was more concerning yesterday was the fact that he couldnt hold a mark at all, dropped quite a few relatively simple onesace wrote: ↑Mon 16 Jul 2018 2:20pmHawthorn took the waddling duck McEvoy and taught him to run.BringBackMadDog wrote: ↑Sun 15 Jul 2018 9:47pm I went to the game today and I have no idea where they pulled those best players from. White was fair at best, made a load of errors, Joyce was OK but got outmarked in their forward 50 a few times. Paton was good, he is a big kid and has good speed.
Freeza was very good on the wing, he worked his arse off both forward and back and did all the hard things. Conellan did some really clever things and he is a really long kick of the ball. He is so quick, both with the footy and also chasing blokes down
I thought that Coffield was really good off half back, made one horrible clanger but apart from that was good with the footy and found a lot of space.
On the negative side, Goddard was poor, couldn't take a mark, fumbled badly and looked so slow.
Why can't our guys do the same.
Take Goddard and teach him to run.
We don't need a waddling duck.
Yes, it’s a worry. Richo doesn’t seem to rate him. If it was me he’d have been in the guts all season. I don’t understand what is going on there.jonesy wrote: ↑Mon 16 Jul 2018 3:36pm If Acres is left at Sandi next week there's no way he'll be staying with us. Other clubs will be circling and offering senior game time and big contracts, to laughably someone who before his injury was our best player, yet now banished to the 2s for tge temerity of getting injured because he had to play in the ruck..
Ive never seen another player in my time thrown to the wolfs as Blake. He would be an A grade midfielder under even a half average coach.
Oh FFS, Acres missed 8 weeks of football and only paid about 3/4 last week. He hasn't been banished anywhere he needs to run back into full fitness AND he didn't get injured because he was made to play in the ruck he had a groin injury. Get you f****** facts right before bagging out the coach and clubjonesy wrote: ↑Mon 16 Jul 2018 3:36pm If Acres is left at Sandi next week there's no way he'll be staying with us. Other clubs will be circling and offering senior game time and big contracts, to laughably someone who before his injury was our best player, yet now banished to the 2s for tge temerity of getting injured because he had to play in the ruck..
Ive never seen another player in my time thrown to the wolfs as Blake. He would be an A grade midfielder under even a half average coach.
I think he missed more like 10-12 weeks and would need at least two weeks at Sandy if we don't want him to re-injure the groin.BringBackMadDog wrote: ↑Mon 16 Jul 2018 4:52pmOh FFS, Acres missed 8 weeks of football and only paid about 3/4 last week. He hasn't been banished anywhere he needs to run back into full fitness AND he didn't get injured because he was made to play in the ruck he had a groin injury. Get you f****** facts right before bagging out the coach and clubjonesy wrote: ↑Mon 16 Jul 2018 3:36pm If Acres is left at Sandi next week there's no way he'll be staying with us. Other clubs will be circling and offering senior game time and big contracts, to laughably someone who before his injury was our best player, yet now banished to the 2s for tge temerity of getting injured because he had to play in the ruck..
Ive never seen another player in my time thrown to the wolfs as Blake. He would be an A grade midfielder under even a half average coach.
What BS. He did his groin from not playing in the ruck and has not been banished to Sandi. He is recovering from a 3 month lay off and getting match fit. He'll probably come in this week. I think the medicos at Moorabbin know better than us when he'll be ready and how much 2's game time he needs.jonesy wrote: ↑Mon 16 Jul 2018 3:36pm If Acres is left at Sandi next week there's no way he'll be staying with us. Other clubs will be circling and offering senior game time and big contracts, to laughably someone who before his injury was our best player, yet now banished to the 2s for tge temerity of getting injured because he had to play in the ruck..
Ive never seen another player in my time thrown to the wolfs as Blake. He would be an A grade midfielder under even a half average coach.
Family reasons!!!!!
Hope you not popping Longer?????
Don't think Sammy had the same take on Goddard's game.BringBackMadDog wrote: ↑Sun 15 Jul 2018 9:47pm I went to the game today and I have no idea where they pulled those best players from. White was fair at best, made a load of errors, Joyce was OK but got outmarked in their forward 50 a few times. Paton was good, he is a big kid and has good speed.
Freeza was very good on the wing, he worked his arse off both forward and back and did all the hard things. Conellan did some really clever things and he is a really long kick of the ball. He is so quick, both with the footy and also chasing blokes down
I thought that Coffield was really good off half back, made one horrible clanger but apart from that was good with the footy and found a lot of space.
On the negative side, Goddard was poor, couldn't take a mark, fumbled badly and looked so slow.
And thats why I work in IT and Sammy is the coach!!saynta wrote: ↑Wed 18 Jul 2018 10:45amDon't think Sammy had the same take on Goddard's game.BringBackMadDog wrote: ↑Sun 15 Jul 2018 9:47pm I went to the game today and I have no idea where they pulled those best players from. White was fair at best, made a load of errors, Joyce was OK but got outmarked in their forward 50 a few times. Paton was good, he is a big kid and has good speed.
Freeza was very good on the wing, he worked his arse off both forward and back and did all the hard things. Conellan did some really clever things and he is a really long kick of the ball. He is so quick, both with the footy and also chasing blokes down
I thought that Coffield was really good off half back, made one horrible clanger but apart from that was good with the footy and found a lot of space.
On the negative side, Goddard was poor, couldn't take a mark, fumbled badly and looked so slow.
"Hugh Goddard 7 kicks, 7 handballs, 5 marks, 5 tackles
"Hugh’s going exceptionally well. He’s turned his form around the last four weeks, and he’s using his man as a really good starting point, so he can be trusted in contests. We’re seeing a lot of growth in Hugh, and he’s got a really good understanding of what he has to do on game-day and what he can control, and selection will take care of itself."
Sheesh Sammy. I saw exactly the same as you BBMD - Goddard was in all sorts. He's lost whatever agility and speed he had when drafted. I was actually surpised at his size - Coffield is actually only marginally shorter than him. At AFL level - I would think Goddard would play on a Membrey sized player. He's not big enough to play on say a Kennedy, Darling, Hogan size (and would get ripped a new one aerobically). Given reasonable service, Membrey would slaughter him. I left the game on Sunday feeling quite dispirited about Goddard's prospects at AFL level.BringBackMadDog wrote: ↑Wed 18 Jul 2018 3:01pmAnd thats why I work in IT and Sammy is the coach!!saynta wrote: ↑Wed 18 Jul 2018 10:45amDon't think Sammy had the same take on Goddard's game.BringBackMadDog wrote: ↑Sun 15 Jul 2018 9:47pm I went to the game today and I have no idea where they pulled those best players from. White was fair at best, made a load of errors, Joyce was OK but got outmarked in their forward 50 a few times. Paton was good, he is a big kid and has good speed.
Freeza was very good on the wing, he worked his arse off both forward and back and did all the hard things. Conellan did some really clever things and he is a really long kick of the ball. He is so quick, both with the footy and also chasing blokes down
I thought that Coffield was really good off half back, made one horrible clanger but apart from that was good with the footy and found a lot of space.
On the negative side, Goddard was poor, couldn't take a mark, fumbled badly and looked so slow.
"Hugh Goddard 7 kicks, 7 handballs, 5 marks, 5 tackles
"Hugh’s going exceptionally well. He’s turned his form around the last four weeks, and he’s using his man as a really good starting point, so he can be trusted in contests. We’re seeing a lot of growth in Hugh, and he’s got a really good understanding of what he has to do on game-day and what he can control, and selection will take care of itself."