Marra is enjoying it as well having Lobb up forward as he is now getting the 3rd or 4th best defender as Lobb takes 1 or 2 best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Days
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Marra is enjoying it as well having Lobb up forward as he is now getting the 3rd or 4th best defender as Lobb takes 1 or 2 best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Days
1. Weightman is maturing into a good all round small forward, other than a high flying show pony. Great pressure work.
2. TOB is handy if played in the right role..
3. Scott deserves to be in the side as a small forward. Him, Arty and Flea are a good trio and complement the three talls.
1 - Our forward line frustrates me no end. They can execute some exciting things but stuff up the easy options.
2 - I thought all of our defenders were first rate today. Shame about JJ.
3 - If we are going to stick with O'Donnell it has to be as a defender.
I'm going to add a 4th one, really impressed with the way we lined up alongside of the Crows players with the tribute before the game.
Exceptional stuff.
All sounds very suss.Quote:
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It’s true. My hair is not receding.Quote:
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Baldness is passed on, not by the father but the mother.Quote:
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Nobody tell him.Quote:
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1. Scott just takes his chances when he gets them. No longer a bit-player, he's legitimately dangerous
2. Cody Weightman can play as an 'uphill skiier' - doing the unheralded stuff
3. Arty's trajectory this year is ahead of even the most optimistic projection. His continual improvement is amazing to watch
1. Our defence, led by Jones, has been outstanding. The highest score kicked against us since Rd 2 has been 71. Our mids have also played a part in this effort. It really shows that defence is the cornerstone of success.
2. After an ordinary 2022 Bailey Williams has stepped. He and Baker provide important links between our defence and forwards. The ability of both to hit the scoreboard is a bonus.
3. Anthony Scott really is Mr Versatile - finding himself more in the forward line this year but also bobbing up in other parts of the ground as required.
1. JOD looks capable at this level as a defender in this system. When JJ went off, he went back and while his efforts were good all day, his impact seemed to go up. He’s a great size, and really decisive with his physical efforts. Big opportunity for him to offer us something down there we weren’t necessarily expecting this season.
2. Baz might‘ve needed Adz to go down to remind him that he can be a big dog. Showing his real strengths again after looking like a somewhat tempered version of the star player he was tracking towards.
3. I like the two games in Ballarat more than I initially expected. It’s a niche experience in a footy world that can be pretty vanilla. Fewer bells and whistles, but also less of an assault on the senses. Crowd makes the atmosphere and its a good vibe.
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I agree with all the points you've madeQuote:
Originally Posted by SonofScray
JOD makes a far better impact by playing as a defender and we can't keep trialing him as a forward at the moment.
Baz has been building to this sort of form for a while.
It's a great experience going to games at Ballarat and the staff I met or dealt with yesterday were all friendly.
You are so right about this. I’m sure no one missed the bombardment of screeching noise and the flashing lights. And leaving the ground, hearing thump, thump, thump of footies as families did kick to kick on the ground was really nostalgic but would be a new experience for quite a few kids.Quote:
Originally Posted by SonofScray
What I learnt:
1. The turnaround from round 2 was on display. Complete buy in and commitment in tricky conditions in a situation that had danger game written all over it.
2. The Liam Jones comeback has been well beyond my expectations. He’s a reminder too of how long some guys can take to mature. From a flaky and inconsistent forward who seemed to not quite have the right stuff, to this guy who is brave and super aggressive at the ball.
3. Doc Duryea is more than just the tactical leader. He’s slowly worked himself back to playing really good football.
With JOD starting fwd yesterday and playing there all game vs Carlton, has Bevo re-created the 4 headed monster fwd line that failed miserably in Rds 1-2. Haven’t we simply replaced a 208 cm player in Darcy with an equally athetlic altho slightly shorter (197 cm) player in JOD?
Love going to Ballarat - has 1970s WO vibes about it.
The four headed monster of rounds 1 and 2 didn’t have Weightman and Artie Jones buzzing around the forward fifty. Is JOD a contributing factor to the reduction in opposition intercept marks, or is that happening independent of him?Quote:
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