Went for a drive out to Frankston oval and got there early enough to see both games.
For the reserves who had a big win
Tim Walsh Played mainly centre half back and was serviceable. He spent a bit of time off the ground but the injury concerns from last week seem to be beyond him. Walsh did his job but really wasn't in the play that much.
Paul O'Shea played as a defender like he has all season and was very competitive. He really does have a great spring. The reserves won easily and the ball did not spend a lot of time back there but O'Shea really does put in a big effort.
Brennan Stack played in the midfield and was nothing short of outstanding. He had the ball on a string and was running around everyone and baulking them. He kicked a nice solo effort goal where he carried the ball through heavy traffic and slotted it through from 40metres plus out. Based on that effort Stack should get a run in the senior team next week although he still needs to work harder when he doesn't have the ball. His really did run himself into the ground today. Kretiuk really talked up "Stacky" at the quarter and three quarter time addresses.
Damien McCormack played in the midfield along with Stack and was very good. He used the ball well in what was difficult conditions. Some of his decisions today weren't the best and he missed other players that were in the clear.
For the seniors who were very unlucky.
Matthew Robbins played as a forward and was very quiet except for the last quarter. Robbo is a fair way off returning to the senior side.
Josh Hill had a better than good game today. He was quick, evasive and used the ball a bit better than last week. He even held a few strong marks. The defensive side of his game is not a natural instinct for him but he worked a bit harder than the previous times I have seen him play. Hill played mainly across half forward.
Andrew McDougall probably had an above average game today but it wasn't as good as the last few weeks. He was match-ed up originally on Chris Oliver and beat him fairly easily. The coach asked McDougall to play an aggressive attacking game which meant that occasionally his opponent kicked a goal but he did rebound very well and generally used the ball effectively. Doogs is worth sticking with based on what I have seen in the last month.
Travis Baird was fairly quiet today and really he should be doing a bit better. He played in a few positions but really wasn't a telling factor.
Cameron Wight played as a forward and relieving ruckman and did better when he was on the ball. The conditions probably didn't suit him but he battled on throughout the match. He was somewhere between OK and good.
Marty Pask once again played as the FB and once again gave away a silly free kick here and there. He did his job but like Baird he should be doing better.
Gavin Hughes played mainly as a wingman and as expected ran and carried the ball well. Like a couple of others the defensive side of his game isn't too flash but he is quick and generally uses the ball well.
Cameron Faulkner was once again very good. He started on a HBF but they quickly moved him into the midfield where he clearly was one of the best players on the ground. He was tough in the contests and used the ball very well. Faulkner has done just about everything right on the ground in the past month and thats all you can ask.
Malcolm Lynch did some nice things but didn't get a lot of it. Lynch was mainly used as a small forward and often rotated on and off the bench with Robbins.
Jarrod Harbrow played a little everywhere and while he wasn't great he did some nice thing. I didn't see enough of the Harbrow trademark defensive side of his game as I would have liked.
Peter Street was once again very good. He generally gave the midfielders first use of the ball and pushed forward when needed to provide an additional marking target. Kicked a nice goal. Not sure if he did enough to force his way back into the line-up.