The Battle of Bell St.
NORTHERN BLUES v. COBURG
Round 19 – 11/08/2018 1400
Preston City Oval
Northern Blues
B: 7. M. Blakey, 25. K. Keppel, 28. H. Macreadie
HB: 29. J. Hill, 13. C. O’Shea, 45. M. Shaw
C: 21. S. Kerridge, 32. N. Graham, 51. A. Mullett
HF: 15. L. Casboult, 17. M. Kreuzer, 54. J. Garlett
F: 3. J. Palmer, 30. P. Kerr, 26. J. Silvagni
R: 36. M. Lobbe, 1. T. Wilson, 9. S. Fisher
Int: 5. T. De Koning, 11. A. Federico, 43. J. Glass-McCasker, 14. J. Lynch, 22. C. McCabe, 56. C. McDaid, 27. A. Milham, 12. B. Myers, 49. A. Schumacher, 35. M. Stavrou, 6. G. Strachan, 16. J. Velissaris
23P: 47. B. Hurley
In: T. Wilson, J. Silvagni, M. Kreuzer, C. O’Shea, S. Kerridge, M. Lobbe, J. Glass-McCasker, N. Graham, C. McDaid
Out: E. Penrith
Wilson is a huge 'In'. Of the 16 Blues named, a maximum of 11 will play. If we actually put this team on the park, we'd be great!
Coburg
B: 2. J. Corigliano, 43. H. Nolan, 15. J. Iacobaccio
HB: 17. L. Dickson, 10. S. Gregory, 36. J. Guthrie
C: 1. B. Allan, 8. N. Mellington, 5. R. Exon
HF: 24. B. Bernacki, 12. P. McEvoy, 23. J. McDonald
F: 37. J. Murphy, 18. S. Lowson, 33. J. Weightman
R: 29. T. Goodwin, 42. M. Lentini, 11. L. Bunker
Int: 9. N. Blair, 32. B. Cannolo, 20. M. Conn, 16. J. Fox, 47. B. Kanakis, 30. J. O’Donoghue, 22. A. Swierzbiolek, 26. L. Watkins
23P: 44. M. Mitchell-Russell
In: J. O’Donoghue, L. Bunker, L. Watkins, J. Fox, M. Mitchell-Russell
Out: H. Kerbatieh
I rarely missed those games when I was in my teens. Of course, the VFA was an independent competition and I was a vocal supporter of our local suburban team; the mighty Burgers!
I lived next to the home of the Box Hill Mustangs/Hawks for 30 odd years but any thoughts of changing allegiance withered when the Mustangs became the Hawks. I now happily support the NBs, except when they play Coburg and, in my mind, the contest is between Coburg and Preston.
Go Blues ... or Coburg :-\
I rarely missed those games when I was in my teens. Of course, the VFA was an independent competition and I was a vocal supporter of our local suburban team; the mighty Burgers!
I lived next to the home of the Box Hill Mustangs/Hawks for 30 odd years but any thoughts of changing allegiance withered when the Mustangs became the Hawks. I now happily support the NBs, except when they play Coburg and, in my mind, the contest is between Coburg and Preston.
Go Blues ... or Coburg :-\
Lived in the Vermont area for many years before leaving that area about 30 years ago now, living close to the Vermont footy ground and Jacko's car yard. The "Stangas" were a favourite of mine but I could never come to terms with the colours of their jumper. :o
Have been a Blues fan almost from the day I arrived in Melbourne.
I rarely missed those games when I was in my teens. Of course, the VFA was an independent competition and I was a vocal supporter of our local suburban team; the mighty Burgers!
I lived next to the home of the Box Hill Mustangs/Hawks for 30 odd years but any thoughts of changing allegiance withered when the Mustangs became the Hawks. I now happily support the NBs, except when they play Coburg and, in my mind, the contest is between Coburg and Preston.
Go Blues ... or Coburg :-\
I lived in Box Hill Sth but was a Preston fan, never really enjoyed the NB's conversion from Preston and dont like the alliance either.....loved the old VFA and Preston vs Coburg was a battle royal with Harold Martin vs Phil Cleary coaching.....
I lived in Box Hill Sth but was a Preston fan, never really enjoyed the NB's conversion from Preston and dont like the alliance either.....loved the old VFA and Preston vs Coburg was a battle royal with Harold Martin vs Phil Cleary coaching.....
Agreed, I think that the AFL should bring back the reserves and let the VFL stand alone as an alternative path to the TAC Cup, another pathway kids or mature age types who do not make the cut!
I lived in Box Hill Sth but was a Preston fan, never really enjoyed the NB's conversion from Preston and dont like the alliance either.....loved the old VFA and Preston vs Coburg was a battle royal with Harold Martin vs Phil Cleary coaching.....
I played in the same team as Phil from under 15s until he skipped under 19s and played seniors with Coburg Ammos before signing with Coburg in the VFA. I was having a jar or two with my best mate at the footy on Sunday and he mentioned feeling just a little sad that his local team - Strathmore - had pumped West Coburg with Phil's two boys playing.
Agreed, I think that the AFL should bring back the reserves and let the VFL stand alone as an alternative path to the TAC Cup, another pathway kids or mature age types who do not make the cut!
Do you remember Rod Galt's cartoon about the huge VFL pig taking over the VFA piglet's Sunday timeslot? A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then but I think Rod's premise was correct. The AFL should have a genuine reserves competition that is separate from the VFL. Apart from providing an alternative path to the AFL, the separation of the VFL and AFL would eliminate the crazy second tier fixture with its plethora of byes. Blokes pressing for AFL selection need to be given every chance to make it.
I'd actually like to see an AFL Under 19s competition as well.
The draft could be for VFL/State League and any U/19s not happy with their club pathway.
The cost could be subsidised by the AFL, who aren't short a quid.
North built their strong teams of the 1990s off the back of a group of kids who'd been together since their U/19 days.
So did we. Sexton, Ratten, Kouta, Allan, Brown all came from the last of the U19s.
Apart from providing an alternative path to the AFL, the separation of the VFL and AFL would eliminate the crazy second tier fixture with its plethora of byes. Blokes pressing for AFL selection need to be given every chance to make it.
In some respects VAFA Premier is now superior to VFL, the VAFA is very powerful and has a lot of AFL support.
Too many old boys in the system, the VFL got eroded from both sides! VAFA, playing for free, yeah right!!!
Never underestimate the power and influence of old money and the old school tie.
I'd actually like to see an AFL Under 19s competition as well.
The draft could be for VFL/State League and any U/19s not happy with their club pathway.
The cost could be subsidised by the AFL, who aren't short a quid.
North built their strong teams of the 1990s off the back of a group of kids who'd been together since their U/19 days.
Amen, surely the $$ are irelevant?
The AFL does more to shoot itself in the foot than any competing code could ever dream of....
Blues up at quarter time and just got another goal. Three goals to Mullett!
Six goals up midway through the 2nd quarter:
Northern Blues 49
Coburg 13
From my lips to God's ears. Coburg kick 2 quick goals. >:(
Lead cut down to 3 goals not long before half time.
Where's this being played Crash?
Where's this being played Crash?
At Preston. The forecast there was ordinary.
Thanks, Crash, Cramer Street ain't fun when it's wet and windy, that icky black mud and wide wings....thankfully it isn't windy ATM. Where do Coburg call home these days?
Half time and the match is poised .... :(
Northern Blues 8 - 2 - 50
Cobug 5 - 3 - 33
A 17 point lead.
They won the quarter by a point, after we started well.
Goals:
Mullett 3, Casboult, fisher, Lynch, Velissarius, Wilson
Thanks, Crash, Cramer Street ain't fun when it's wet and windy, that icky black mud and wide wings....thankfully it isn't windy ATM. Where do Coburg call home these days?
Their hone ground is still at Coburg, but they call it Piranha Park these days. Somehow I doubt they know the word 'piranha' does not just refer to carnivorous fish these days. I have heard from a number of sources that 'piranha' is used to represent sex for money in Brasil. Not having been there, I can only go on what I've heard or read. When I first saw it, the implication to me was clear: Coburg was a brothel. And while it tickled my admittedly strange sense of humour, I can't imagine it would have the same effect on the people of Coburg.
DISPOSALS: Wilson 19, Fisher 15, O'Shea 14, Mullett 14, Shaw 9, Schumacher 9.
No mention of Nick Graham. He must have gone to Perth as the travelling Emergency.
Palmer kicks truly and the Blues are away, 4 minutes into the 3rd quarter.
Thank god it isn't at Piranha Park today (the old City Park).
Seriously the worst oval on the planet when it's wet, a gluey stinking boggy morass akin to the Somme in 1916. They must top dress it with raw sewage it used to stink so bad, dogs used to drink from puddles and die. The black mud used to have gravel and grit in it which yielded cuts which used to fester almost instantly. Coupled with the ice cold water afterwards, what a deadset dump.
Makes Cramer Street look like the 'G.
The Blues started the term well: 3 goals to 1 so far. Glass-McCasker even snapped a goal!
2 quick goals to Glass-McCasker.
Is he trying to be the next Liam Jones?
An odd day at the footie:
Willy beat Richmond, Sandy lead Casey, Werribee beat Box Hill(!) and we're kicking straight.
Another goal to Tom Wilson.
6 goals straight to the Blues this quarter. Miracles can happen.
Now Coburg are scoring. They've kicked 3 goals 4 for the quarter.
Now Coburg are scoring. They've kicked 3 goals 4 for the quarter.
They got another one.
Now they are doing all of the scoring. :(
3/4 time and we have 24 point lead, but we really did squander a brilliant start. We kicked 6 goals for the quarter, but Coburg got 4 goals 5 behinds, with almost all of that coming in the last 10 minutes.
Northern Blues 14 - 2 - 86
Coburg 9 - 8 - 62
Mullett 3, Glass-mcCasker 2, Fisher 2, Wilson 2
Last quarter is underway. Hope the Blues can keep it up.
Lousy start: goal to Coburg.
Now we are missing. 2 points to deKoning and Kerr.
And another one! 3 shots for 3 points.
A more defesive quarter so far. Half way through and only 1 goal kicked by either side.
A more defesive quarter so far. Half way through and only 1 goal kicked by either side.
Now only 15 points up. >:(
We are falling in a hole. Only 9 points the difference and they have all the momentum. We really need a lift from the senior players.
That's being hopeful, kids have lead the way all year.
We are falling in a hole. Only 9 points the difference and they have all the momentum. We really need a lift from the senior players.
And Patrick Kerr steps up!
Palmer with a bit run down and tackle, but he can't convert.
All over. The Blues win by 16 points!
Northern Blues 15 - 6 - 96
Coburg 12 - 8 - 80
That was closer than it could have been.
All over. The Blues win by 16 points!
Northern Blues 15 - 6 - 96
Coburg 12 - 8 - 80
That was closer than it could have been.
Woo Hoo !!
Well done lads.
JGM the forward? Ya never know!
Good stuff. A win is a win is a win.
Thank you, Capt. CRASH for your updates. :) :)
Coburg must be pretty average because our side was ordinary, but a win's a win.
Did Garlett fire a shot this week?
JGM the forward? Ya never know!
Good stuff. A win is a win is a win.
Thank you, Capt. CRASH for your updates. :) :)
The Jones Effect. That would be the only thing to save his skin I'd say.
http://m.carltonfc.com.au/news/2018-08-11/northern-blues-outlast-coburg
Oh, and if I haven't been vocal enough about him yet, the bloke is stamping his credentials.
Sam Fisher continued his sparkling form in midfield: the young bull finished with 30 possessions, 14 clearances and two goals in a best-on-ground performance.
Northern Blues 5.1-31 8.2-50 14.2-86 15.6-96
Coburg 2.1-13 5.3-33 9.8-62 12.8-80
NORTHERN BLUES
Goal Kickers: A. Mullett 3, T. Wilson 2, S. Fisher 2, J. Glass-McCasker 2, J. Velissaris, P. Kerr, J. Palmer, J. Lynch, C. McCabe, L. Casboult
Best Players: S. Fisher, C. O''Shea, L. Casboult, A. Mullett, T. De Koning, T. Wilson
COBURG
Goal Kickers: S. Lowson 4, M. Lentini 2, J. Murphy, J. Guthrie, P. McEvoy, J. Iacobaccio, L. Watkins, B. Kanakis
Best Players: T. Goodwin, S. Lowson, J. Iacobaccio, B. Kanakis, N. Mellington, H. Nolan
Sam Fisher playing himself onto the rookie list?.......Mullett with 3 goals and in the best, must have been a low pressure game.......
Sam Fisher playing himself onto the rookie list?.......Mullett with 3 goals and in the best, must have been a low pressure game.......
Fisher will be playing as a rookie with us next year. Or he will be playing for somebody else, if we are not smart enough to move while we can.
Fisher will be playing as a rookie with us next year. Or he will be playing for somebody else, if we are not smart enough to move while we can.
Can you tell us more about him Crash for those that don't follow the players that we don't see on fta?
Can you tell us more about him Crash for those that don't follow the players that we don't see on fta?
He's a small forward come midfielder a little like Ben mcglyn.
The others might have a different opinion, but that's what I've seen of him.
Crash - was this played with the proposed rule changes (big goal square, 6 players in each third at a centre bounce?). If it was, what was the effect on the game?
He's a small forward come midfielder a little like Ben mcglyn.
The others might have a different opinion, but that's what I've seen of him.
Thanks for that. Not what we really need, another smallish mid unless he's exceptional.
Thanks for that. Not what we really need, another smallish mid unless he's exceptional.
He's better value than polson, Graham or kerridge at aged twenty.
Crash - was this played with the proposed rule changes (big goal square, 6 players in each third at a centre bounce?). If it was, what was the effect on the game?
OK, let's see;
Sam Fisher
181 cm tall
79 kg
Formerly part of the GWS Academy and team mate of Kennedy and Macreadie.
Fisher probably played as more of a small forward at Sydney, where he did kick goals. The highlights package the NBs had was of him kicking goals, not taking marks or making big tackles or clearances. Sydney apparently didn't want him to leave, but their salary cap issues meant someone had to go and he drew the short straw.
Fisher, as a midfielder, plays a game not dissimilar to Zac Fisher: he runs hard and shows guts. However, I don't think he is as quick as Zac. What did surprise me pleasantly was his agility: he makes his way through traffic much better than I expected. Like Zac, he is more likely to kick than to handball, but Zac has a longer kick, I think.
When I first saw him I thought he would be more of an outside player, a finisher. But as the year has gone on he has really shown me that his inside work is good. His stats at the moment suggest that about half his possessions are contested and that he is getting more clearances.
He is not large physically, although 181 cm and 79 kg is considerably more than Zac Fisher has.
He also appears to be maturing as a player. At 20 years old I think he is worth a rookie spot.
OK, let's see;
Sam Fisher
181 cm tall
79 kg
Formerly part of the GWS Academy and team mate of Kennedy and Macreadie.
Fisher probably played as more of a small forward at Sydney, where he did kick goals. The highlights package the NBs had was of him kicking goals, not taking marks or making big tackles or clearances. Sydney apparently didn't want him to leave, but their salary cap issues meant someone had to go and he drew the short straw.
Fisher, as a midfielder, plays a game not dissimilar to Zac Fisher: he runs hard and shows guts. However, I don't think he is as quick as Zac. What did surprise me pleasantly was his agility: he makes his way through traffic much better than I expected. Like Zac, he is more likely to kick than to handball, but Zac has a longer kick, I think.
When I first saw him I thought he would be more of an outside player, a finisher. But as the year has gone on he has really shown me that his inside work is good. His stats at the moment suggest that about half his possessions are contested and that he is getting more clearances.
He is not large physically, although 181 cm and 79 kg is considerably more than Zac Fisher has.
He also appears to be maturing as a player. At 20 years old I think he is worth a rookie spot.
Here here.
alright put him on weight / fitness program have ready to go for preseason