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A perfect day for footy down at Whitten Oval.
Stack, Jones, Shaw and Daniels lined up for the reserves.
Shaw battled hard but didn't have a great impact. He rucked for most of the game as well as filling in as a key backman.
Daniels was an absolute cracker - he was great in close, winning the hard ball and really provided a lot of run and carry. The major knock on him is his kicking but even that was good today. Definite bargain.
Stack was disappointing - he just seemed lost at times and got out bodied in the forward line on more than one occasion. He seems low on confidence.
Jones turned it on during the 3rd qtr - took a couple of very strong contested marks and converted for goals. Earlier in the game he seemed lost and didn't know when to demand the ball but after half time he really showed some class. He's definitely a work in progress but I like what I've seen.
Roughead, Grant, Boumann, Harbrow, Wood, Picken, Skipper, Wight, O'Keefe, Reid, Callan, Lynch and Welsh all played in the seniors. Williams was named but didn't play.
Box Hill came out and jumped Willy in the first qtr - something like 8 goals to 3 at qtr time.
It was Wayde Skipper who put his hand up and grabbed the game by the scruff. He was BOG for me, really worked hard all day - rucked all over the ground, won contested ball and fed it out nicely and kicked goals. It's clear he knows he is on notice and he has decided to give it everything - I'm happy for him and think he can have a good year.
The same can't be said for Wight. Lacked intensity, got out bodied by smaller opponents. He did take a nice contested mark in the forward line and converted. I've given up on him unfortunately - we all know what we get from him and I can't see where any improvement will come from.
Boumann was great again - geez he's turned a corner. Defended stoutly with good spoiling and also linked up well and ran the lines. He also didn't miss a target all day. Can he bulk up enough to take on AFL forwards? Time will tell, but I'm glad he's got his act together. Should play senior Willy footy all year.
Grant really worked his butt off, particularly in the first half. He led hard up the ground in a Riewoldt type role, before doubling back as a forward target. He kicked a goal from 45 that didn't look like missing, so his hard work at changing his technique is hopefully paying off. He also tackled really well, including one where he smashed a Box Hill player into the ground, knocking him flat. Depending on match ups, I'd love to see him play senior footy soon - I think he'd thrive on it.
Harbrow and O'Keefe were lively, both kicked goals and disposed of the ball well. Reid was great again, won lots of hard ball and his disposal into the forward line was high class. He also was used forward as a small target and kicked some nice set shots.
Wood played on Yze and was probably beaten in the end but he continued to work hard as an attacking backman. I can't remember any major disposal problems either. Would love to see him play senior AFL footy soon, probably battling with Tiller for a spot at the moment.
Picken and Callan both worked hard. Picken dropped some marks but also kicked some nice goals and Callan seemed to cope a corky which slowed him down. Should be right tho.
Lynch faded in and out of the game, tried to get fancy and was pinged a few times. He really needs to step up as there are others who are going past him.
Welsh presented well up forward, his back soreness didn't seem to worry him. His kicking for goal was spot on and I think he finished with 3 or 4. He'll play against North I'd imagine.
Roughead was quiet again, but did work hard and you get the feeling that with every game he's learning more and more.
Willy won by 4 or 5 goals, with the Bulldogs players really dominating play.
Of note for Box Hill, Dowler really struggled and tried to wrestle Grant at one stage and Thorp came off wrapped in ice and limping badly.
If anyone has any questions, I'll do my best to answer them.
Stack, Jones, Shaw and Daniels lined up for the reserves.
Shaw battled hard but didn't have a great impact. He rucked for most of the game as well as filling in as a key backman.
Daniels was an absolute cracker - he was great in close, winning the hard ball and really provided a lot of run and carry. The major knock on him is his kicking but even that was good today. Definite bargain.
Stack was disappointing - he just seemed lost at times and got out bodied in the forward line on more than one occasion. He seems low on confidence.
Jones turned it on during the 3rd qtr - took a couple of very strong contested marks and converted for goals. Earlier in the game he seemed lost and didn't know when to demand the ball but after half time he really showed some class. He's definitely a work in progress but I like what I've seen.
Roughead, Grant, Boumann, Harbrow, Wood, Picken, Skipper, Wight, O'Keefe, Reid, Callan, Lynch and Welsh all played in the seniors. Williams was named but didn't play.
Box Hill came out and jumped Willy in the first qtr - something like 8 goals to 3 at qtr time.
It was Wayde Skipper who put his hand up and grabbed the game by the scruff. He was BOG for me, really worked hard all day - rucked all over the ground, won contested ball and fed it out nicely and kicked goals. It's clear he knows he is on notice and he has decided to give it everything - I'm happy for him and think he can have a good year.
The same can't be said for Wight. Lacked intensity, got out bodied by smaller opponents. He did take a nice contested mark in the forward line and converted. I've given up on him unfortunately - we all know what we get from him and I can't see where any improvement will come from.
Boumann was great again - geez he's turned a corner. Defended stoutly with good spoiling and also linked up well and ran the lines. He also didn't miss a target all day. Can he bulk up enough to take on AFL forwards? Time will tell, but I'm glad he's got his act together. Should play senior Willy footy all year.
Grant really worked his butt off, particularly in the first half. He led hard up the ground in a Riewoldt type role, before doubling back as a forward target. He kicked a goal from 45 that didn't look like missing, so his hard work at changing his technique is hopefully paying off. He also tackled really well, including one where he smashed a Box Hill player into the ground, knocking him flat. Depending on match ups, I'd love to see him play senior footy soon - I think he'd thrive on it.
Harbrow and O'Keefe were lively, both kicked goals and disposed of the ball well. Reid was great again, won lots of hard ball and his disposal into the forward line was high class. He also was used forward as a small target and kicked some nice set shots.
Wood played on Yze and was probably beaten in the end but he continued to work hard as an attacking backman. I can't remember any major disposal problems either. Would love to see him play senior AFL footy soon, probably battling with Tiller for a spot at the moment.
Picken and Callan both worked hard. Picken dropped some marks but also kicked some nice goals and Callan seemed to cope a corky which slowed him down. Should be right tho.
Lynch faded in and out of the game, tried to get fancy and was pinged a few times. He really needs to step up as there are others who are going past him.
Welsh presented well up forward, his back soreness didn't seem to worry him. His kicking for goal was spot on and I think he finished with 3 or 4. He'll play against North I'd imagine.
Roughead was quiet again, but did work hard and you get the feeling that with every game he's learning more and more.
Willy won by 4 or 5 goals, with the Bulldogs players really dominating play.
Of note for Box Hill, Dowler really struggled and tried to wrestle Grant at one stage and Thorp came off wrapped in ice and limping badly.
If anyone has any questions, I'll do my best to answer them.
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