Nab Cup vs. North Melbourne/Geelong Review

[anfo27]

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Skinner, even though he didn't have a lot of possessions, already looks like he's got more to offer than Stack. History will show that we basically swapped Everitt for Vezsprimi and Skinner.
Could turn out very well for us.

History will show that for the second year runnning the swans never ended up giving us that 2nd pick that we were all told we were getting in the deal so Skinner has nothing to do with that trade deal with the swans.

[The Pie Man]

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We should've placed bets on whether Healy would refer to Mitch as Steve. Also hoping they pick up that DJ's name isn't pronounced Jakeera (kept thinking of Shakira every time he got the ball...wrong)

Veszpremi looked very similar to Moles with way he would kick (or more stab) in traffic, anyone else notice?

Good hitout, great to have footy back

[The Pie Man]

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Boydy proved he was the right choice to lead the dogs, so glad Gia didnt get the gig still wont go the hard ball

Come on, I remember one moment today when he went in very hard to win the pill (can't remember what part of the game, just remember thinking 'good stuff Gia')

We're harsh on him, I don't get it

[divvydan]

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I also remember Gia going back with the flight of the ball in a marking contest on the outer wing against Geelong, he has no issues whatsoever with courage which is what you're alluding to LostDog.

[LostDoggy]

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We should've placed bets on whether Healy would refer to Mitch as Steve. Also hoping they pick up that DJ's name isn't pronounced Jakeera

Well, Healy is a bit dim, isn't he?
Where I was sitting, he came off from the ground to go up the steps, but couldn't unlatch the gate. So he climbed over it.
Johnno managed to perform the simple task of opening the gate, and pissed himself laughing at Healy all the way up the stairs.

I had a fun day, despite the result.
I though Higgins looked great, Gia was good.

Disappointing that neither Minson or Roughead dominated the ruck. Or anything for that matter. Neither were bad, but nor were they outstanding. I wanted to see a real effort from them! Bummer.

[Remi Moses]

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My two cents
Thought the intensity of the second game was higher than the first!
Happy with young Wallis (brilliant in close)
Surprised with Markovic (looked more mobile than I thought)
Disappointed with Howard (barely touched it)
Pleased with Vaszpremi (few nice things)
Thought Djukerra was average
Panos looked okay,thought Wood was our best.
Reckon we look quicker than last season
Personally happy we'll now fly under the radar coming into the season
Hype move over to the 2011 Premiers elect Essendon

[Greystache]

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I went today, combining both games I thought we had a quite a few that just went, not poor but not particularly good either. Noticable players for mine were-

Higgins- A class above everyone, easily the best against Norf, and good against Geelong

Grant- Was excellent, demands the ball on the lead more and it seems obvious he feels like he belongs out there. He also took a mark and kicked a goal from 50m after the siren that went through at half goal post height. Still too skinny to take pack marks, but has everything up up to the level now. Could be in for a big year.

Wood- Provided great run out of defence, quick and evasive, and strong at the contest. Still looks best when kicking long, needs to work on his disposal but looks an emerging star.

Markovic- Some very good spoils, good use of the ball at times, and marshalls the defence quite well, but gets exposed for pace by leading forwards and also with the ball in general play. My concern is when the pace of the game increases he won't be able to match it.

Jones- Competed in the air, but generally unsighted.

Panos- Lead up the ground, but again pretty much unsighted.

Vezpremi- Looked really dangerous, lead to some good spots, and burns sides with his kicking. Think he could be a chance for round 1.

Skinner- Very raw, but looks to have something.

Djerrkura- Out of his depth. Small, average skills, ordinary decision making, and generally lacking class. Not an AFL player judging by today.

Libba- Didn't play the first game, but some nice touches in the second. Certainly looks a good prospect.

Sherman- Some good runs but a little hit and miss, looked like it was early in the year for him.

Williams- Played a lot more attackingly than previously, pretty much like the intra-club match. I still have my heart in my mouth when Tommy takes the game on, but it looks clear that he's going to make that a focus this year.

Stack- Played half back, better suited to the forward line, so things don't look good for him.

Howard- Looks a long way off. He may be able to kick the ball long and flat, but where it's going to end up is anyone's guess.

Plenty of upside for us, plus a lot of quality to come back in, I think we're a better side the Geelong this year, and North are in a league below. I didn't think our forward line defensive pressure looks to have improved greatly, and disapointingly our midfield pressure hadn't improved at all. Hopefully we were just taking it easy for the NAB Cup.

On a positive note, North Melbourne look shithouse

[AndrewP6]

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Djerrkura- Out of his depth. Small, average skills, ordinary decision making, and generally lacking class. Not an AFL player judging by today.

You're listing "small" as a criticism of his game? Libba Snr says hello.

[westbulldog]

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I would be as pleased as anyone if Djerrkura has a great season. In my opinion he contributed very little and was beaten in most contests. Thanks for the inquisition

[AndrewP6]

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I would be as pleased as anyone if Djerrkura has a great season. In my opinion he contributed very little and was beaten in most contests. Thanks for the inquisition :)

You probably didn't expect that. Then again, nobody expects the Spanish...oh never mind

[Greystache]

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You're listing "small" as a criticism of his game? Libba Snr says hello.

Libba Snr played 15 years ago- "hello"

The point is if you're small you'd want to have a couple of oustanding attributes to overcome it, from what I can see Djerrkura doesn't.

[Ghost Dog]

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Libba Snr played 15 years ago- "hello"

The point is if you're small you'd want to have a couple of oustanding attributes to overcome it, from what I can see Djerrkura doesn't.

I don't see how being small was different 15 years to now?

[Sedat]

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Going on today, I'd put DJ in the "looks better than what he is" file. By that I mean he looks busy out on the ground and is clearly working hard but he doesn't really influence many of the contests he gets to. Plenty of hard work for negligable benefit to the team.

Vesz was the best of the new recruits by far today. Ran to dangerous areas and also linked up well when pushing further upfield.

[chef]

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Biggest positive for me was no injuries.

[Mantis]

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How long was Stack on Johnson for, who else played on him? Was he the difference?

Johnson played a fair bit in the midfield and was on Boyd for quite a bit of time.

Johnson was the difference.