Same. Freo are far from their best and nowhere near where they were last year. When we last played them at Domain, they were average. Had we not had no. 13 "chipping" it, too afraid to engage, and 23 realising he was on a footy field (what the hell was that.... Oh Walters just sat on my shoulders and took a screamer), we were close to matching it. Our best is a certain chance.
Jones hits the scoreboard and Gibbs hits his straps...... Go Blues
Waite is on fire this season after 23 games and 42 goals in 2015. Why we wouldn't offer him a decent contract is one thing, why we received zilch for him as a free agent is another entirely.
In the spirit of celebrating our debutants - loved Sumners grunt, chase, and couple of goals. Plowman was, as many have said, super in his first senior game after return from injury. He made it look like nullifying Stringer was all in a first game back.... Perhaps we have our own Package....
AFL Victoria Development League Casey Scorpions 3.11 4.13 10.14 11.17 (83) Northern Blues 1.1 7.7 11.7 18.10 (118)
GOALS: Casey Scorpions: Baker 3 Vander Haar 3 Mason Wyatt Batten Anderson Di Pasquale Northern Blues: O'Leary 3 Totevski 3 Roos 2 Russell 2 Le Favi Malual Bolger Cripps Casley Hickey Jones Brown
BEST: Casey Scorpions: Vander Haar McInerney Hannon Briggs MacHaya Gains Northern Blues: Totevski Declase Jordan Brown O'Leary Casley
This along with the great Friday night win is very encouraging. The grass roots development can only fuel our Reset. Well done.
In a defense lacking key personnel he never drops his head and rarely gets beaten.
Reminds me a lot of Andy McKay.
I think he could get a AA selection this year.
Agreed Shawny. The Doc (along with Crippa, Weitering, and likely quite a few of the newer draft/recruits) is certainly the epitome of leadership. He's Blue through and through and plays like he is.
Murphy, K, Gibbs and co. aside - the young guns will have strong role models in these second teir players. No doubt Murph won't captain next year. This will make room for the next leaders in 2017. I look forward to the next crop showing the way. It's a new game plan with plenty of room for growth and development of the young blokes. (what happens to the old blokes - well that will be history).
I feel that a couple of people here need to barrack for the tigers.
If anyone thought this was going to be a one year/one draft rebuild doesnt understand what position we started from.
Long road ahead however we have already started our new core group, and finally have a modern game plan. We actually have a list manager, and we are trying to recruit for the game plan instead of recruiting "best talent" with no plan at all other than to save a coaches career. These are my positives.
Lets all agree that we know we have a long way to go.
It could be far worse. We could be in richmonds shoes and think we are good enough to win a flag lol. They remind me of us not long back.
Curnofides, Cripps, Weitering. That is the nucleus to build around. Trade Murphy, Gibbs and Kreuzer and build around these blokes.
Add the Doc, the Plow, and hopefully young Harry and SOSOS (in time) and we'll certainly have a strong base. Hang in there Bluebaggers. Lots of green shoots emerging
