The VFL boys handed out a bit of a shellacking; 16.10.106 to 5.7.37.
Did anyone see the game?
Apparently Lemmey and O'Keeffe did well for newbies, and Dow and Cahill picked up where they left off last season.
The VFL boys handed out a bit of a shellacking; 16.10.106 to 5.7.37.
Did anyone see the game?
Apparently Lemmey and O'Keeffe did well for newbies, and Dow and Cahill picked up where they left off last season.
Impressive!
Great for Luke Power's first practice run.
The VFL boys handed out a bit of a shellacking; 16.10.106 to 5.7.37.
Did anyone see the game?
Apparently Lemmey and O'Keeffe did well for newbies, and Dow and Cahill picked up where they left off last season.
I wish I'd seen it. Lots of newbies out there!
Any sign of Lance's boy, Dane?
Has he made the list, is he injured?
Any sign of Lance's boy, Dane?
Has he made the list, is he injured?
I'm not sure he was even drafted. He wasn't in the named match list on the official reserves twitter feed, so he clearly didn't play.
Luke Power was understandably quite pleased with his team's performance:
https://twitter.com/CarltonReserves
Interestingly, both Sam Walsh and Mitch McGovern helped out with coaching duties.
Any sign of Lance's boy, Dane?
Has he made the list, is he injured?
Pretty sure he wasn’t drafted.
Fairly sure he trained/was training with the reserves.
Maybe he’s injured or given up the dream ?
Pretty sure he wasn’t drafted.
Fairly sure he trained/was training with the reserves.
Maybe he’s injured or given up the dream ?
Haven't heard anything since he was invited to train with the 2's. McKenzie Hogg was also invited: he has been seen a couple of times in running exercises. I have no idea where he is at either.
Dane Whitnall will play for the Bulldogs in 2023..............North Heidelberg.
Dane Whitnall will play for the Bulldogs in 2023..............North Heidelberg.
Probably a good opportunity to develop his craft.
It would be nice if he followed in his father's and grandfather's footsteps but it will take a lot of hard work and a bit of luck.
Probably a good opportunity to develop his craft.
It would be nice if he followed in his father's and grandfather's footsteps but it will take a lot of hard work and a bit of luck.
I would have like to have seen us squeeze him in as a rookie to create that heritage scenario but you cant pick them all and we had Cincotta and Leiu in line too, so two promising players had to miss out. Would have liked to have seen him at VFL level though so that surprises me a bit he isnt doing his developing there to give himself more opportunity to be noticed...not sure if that was his choice or lack of interest from the VFL team viewpoint.
I would have like to have seen us squeeze him in as a rookie to create that heritage scenario but you cant pick them all and we had Cincotta and Leiu in line too, so two promising players had to miss out. Would have liked to have seen him at VFL level though so that surprises me a bit he isnt doing his developing there to give himself more opportunity to be noticed...not sure if that was his choice or lack of interest from the VFL team viewpoint.
We do have an abundance of KPPs in the VFL squad and I suspect that they're all ahead of young Dane in terms of physical development at least. Of course, he may continue to train with the VFL squad during the season.
I would have like to have seen us squeeze him in as a rookie to create that heritage scenario but you cant pick them all and we had Cincotta and Leiu in line too, so two promising players had to miss out. Would have liked to have seen him at VFL level though so that surprises me a bit he isnt doing his developing there to give himself more opportunity to be noticed...not sure if that was his choice or lack of interest from the VFL team viewpoint.
Sometimes the hard road is a truckload of work with a 2% chance of a payoff and while it’s fun to get a kick there’s more to life and you can still get a kick and hang out with the boys at Heidelberg.
Sometimes the hard road is a truckload of work with a 2% chance of a payoff and while it’s fun to get a kick there’s more to life and you can still get a kick and hang out with the boys at Heidelberg.
Fair point, I guess everyone assumes AFL footy would be his main goal in life given his family history but maybe that's not the case and he has other interests..
There's a highlights package on the club website - and a lot to like about the newbies :)
There's a highlights package on the club website - and a lot to like about the newbies :)
Like the look of Lemmey......
Like the look of Lemmey......
Happy with the work of Curly's Boy in picking him up? It certainly appears he knows what he's doing.
Happy with the work of Curly's Boy in picking him up? It certainly appears he knows what he's doing.
O’Keeffe looked very comfortable and confident and Binns showed a bit of class.
Of the VFL boys, I thought Brereton was good and I don’t know why Cahill isn’t on an AFL list.
O’Keeffe looked very comfortable and confident and Binns showed a bit of class.
Of the VFL boys, I thought Brereton was good and I don’t know why Cahill isn’t on an AFL list.
Sounds like we gonna do the AFL VFL double this year ;)
O’Keeffe looked very comfortable and confident and Binns showed a bit of class.
Of the VFL boys, I thought Brereton was good and I don’t know why Cahill isn’t on an AFL list.
Agree...Thought Okeefe, Lemmey and the ex Essendon kid Cahill showed something and the latter is a polished player with skills on both sides and has some composure. Think the VFL team will improve with the new additions, extra height, and Cahill is one to watch going forward.
Noticed Jason Castagna has just retired suddenly from Richmond citing lack of motivation, be interested to see where that goes and if he has a change of mind down the track.
Tigers are quietly annoyed missing the SPP cut off as they cant replace him till the mid season and its been suggested they would have taken ex Cat Quinton Narkle who will play with the Bombers VFL team....
Sounds like we gonna do the AFL VFL double this year ;)
You're going early!!!!!
22 goal kickers between the AFL/VFL
That must be a record for us!
Only a friendly match but it's against quality opposition. Bring on 2023.
You're going early!!!!!
always this time of the year, gotta come off eventually.
I didn't see anything but the highlights, but there are a couple of things I noted:
[1] We have height across the field this year. And the talls can kick.
[2] We appear to be very team orientated. The hand balling to a man in a better spot was really obvious.
[3] We may be (much) taller this year, but we don't look slower. If anything, we look faster.
[4] We may lack experience, but that is probably all we lack. We've got small forwards, talls who can do different roles, and a couple of real goalkickers. I liked what I saw.
I didn't see anything but the highlights, but there are a couple of things I noted:
[1] We have height across the field this year. And the talls can kick.
[2] We appear to be very team orientated. The hand balling to a man in a better spot was really obvious.
[3] We may be (much) taller this year, but we don't look slower. If anything, we look faster.
[4] We may lack experience, but that is probably all we lack. We've got small forwards, talls who can do different roles, and a couple of real goalkickers. I liked what I saw.
I thought we looked a little slow (if that's the right word) bursting from a stoppage, they looked quicker (or maybe slicker is the word)
I made this note which I included in the post game:
Disposal to players under pressure saw this 10-15 times in just the first half
Ill put that down to being a little rusty.
I thought we looked a little slow (if that's the right word) bursting from a stoppage, they looked quicker (or maybe slicker is the word)
It is a bit of a feature about our list that we are dominant in certain areas and deficient in others, the trick must surely be to develop a game style that suits us.
Our better players tend to be our bigger slower players, I realise we have Walsh, Doc, Saad, etc, etc., but they can't be everywhere all the time. We need a bit of a game plan that takes the run out of the legs of the opposition that'll keep guys like BigH, Pitto, Cripps, Kennedy, Charlie, TDK, McGovern, Weiters in the game at the end, so opposition don't run over us late in games like they did several times last season.
Hopefully Akers helps, having Hewett and Cerra fit certainly helped early in the season, but even so we still barely hung on for a couple of wins courtesy of the clock when we should have been able to cruise home.
Luke Power says, "What was most pleasing was a number of times, our players showed a team-first attitude by giving the ball off to players in better positions and looking out for their teammates. Ultimately, their connection will be what not only helps us as a team, but also gets individuals recognised."
I suspect that Power will be emphasising the team-first mantra.
I didn't see anything but the highlights, but there are a couple of things I noted:
[1] We have height across the field this year. And the talls can kick.
[2] We appear to be very team orientated. The hand balling to a man in a better spot was really obvious.
[3] We may be (much) taller this year, but we don't look slower. If anything, we look faster.
[4] We may lack experience, but that is probably all we lack. We've got small forwards, talls who can do different roles, and a couple of real goalkickers. I liked what I saw.
The speed of the ball is quicker than the speed of the man.
You can make the fastest team in the world look slow with good quick ball movement.