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Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #30 –
Cottrell really got motoring as the game went.  Boyd was full of run too so kudos to the fitness team for getting them back on the park.

Lemmey marked well but his normally reliable kicking let him - and us - down.  I hope it’s not contagious.

O’Keeffe was OK and Mirkov did some nice things.  It’s good to see him getting involved around the ground. De Koning was average.

Binns was a little down on previous weeks, perhaps he should have worn 25 again.

Dow flashed in to the play occasionally but went missing for too long.  I was hoping for a big effort from him in the last quarter but it didn’t happen.

Plowman was good but I suspect that he was trying to do too much in the absence of Kemp and Durds.  Akuei tries hard but seems to lack sure hands and awareness.  I’m not sure that his athleticism will make up for that.

It was a bit like the firsts last week, too many missed targets presented the opposition with too many opportunities.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?”  Oddball

Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #31 –
Quote from: Macca37 on
If TDK is happy to go drinking with his brother and his Geelong team mates maybe he is just playing out the year with bruise free football and little enthusiasm.

That crossed my mind too.
Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
Henry Ford.

Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #32 –
Quote from: DJC on
He is 1kg heavier than he was last season G2C.

He has put something like 13kg since he was drafted but it has been done gradually.
I got told he he put a crapload on this Xmas gone by.
2017-16th
2018-Wooden Spoon
2019-16th
2020-dare to dream? 11th is better than last I suppose
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time

Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #33 –
Quote from: Gointocarlton on
I got told he he put a crapload on this Xmas gone by.

It may be just a tad nerdy but I have a spreadsheet of our list each season going back to 2015.  Tom’s weight has stayed around the same mark for the past 2-3 years.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?”  Oddball

Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #34 –
Quote from: DJC on
It may be just a tad nerdy but I have a spreadsheet of our list each season going back to 2015.  Tom’s weight has stayed around the same mark for the past 2-3 years.
How do his numbers compare to Weiters over the last 3 years?
The Force Awakens!

Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #35 –
I get the feeling he's going to a cats player and we're going to get Jeffed over it
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #36 –
Being down at the ground, it was interesting to compare 2 players: Harley Reid, prospective No
1 draft pick  and Paddy Dow, seasoned former No 3 draft pick. One has the presence and the body language of an AFL footballer, there's just something about him. The other, unfortunately, is a plodder.

Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #37 –
Quote from: townsendcalling on
Being down at the ground, it was interesting to compare 2 players: Harley Reid, prospective No
1 draft pick  and Paddy Dow, seasoned former No 3 draft pick. One has the presence and the body language of an AFL footballer, there's just something about him. The other, unfortunately, is a plodder.

We didn’t maximise early picks / trades for those few years. Dow, LoB, Sam, Fisher (?), Stocker, Philp.

We're also seeing some real class in the top 20 over the past couple of years. JHF, Shezeel, Ashcroft, to name a few.
Coming together is the beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
Henry Ford.

Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #38 –
Cottrell impressive tbh

Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #39 –
Quote from: pinot on
Cottrell impressive tbh
I didn't get to see the end, but a mate of mine went and thinks he should be straight back in next week after a strong finish.

Hopefully I can watch the replay in the next couple of days, because up to about 1/2-time the AFL players were less than impressive.
The Force Awakens!

Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #40 –
Quote from: LP on
I didn't get to see the end, but a mate of mine went and thinks he should be straight back in next week after a strong finish.

Hopefully I can watch the replay in the next couple of days, because up to about 1/2-time the AFL players were less than impressive.

I thought that Cottrell faded right at the end.  His work towards the end of the third quarter and the start of the last quarter was outstanding.  He was winning contests, kicking to a teammate then marking the next kick; elite running!

I think he might need another week or throw the dice and make him the sub.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?”  Oddball

Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #41 –
Quote from: LoveNavy on
We didn’t maximise early picks / trades for those few years. Dow, LoB, Sam, Fisher (?), Stocker, Philp.

We're also seeing some real class in the top 20 over the past couple of years. JHF, Shezeel, Ashcroft, to name a few.
fisher was like a 3rd round draft pick from memory.  We've gotten good value out of him.

"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #42 –
Quote from: DJC on
It may be just a tad nerdy but I have a spreadsheet of our list each season going back to 2015.  Tom’s weight has stayed around the same mark for the past 2-3 years.

That only works if you are taking the measurements yourself.
I wouldn't trust the numbers the AFL put out......for height or weight.

Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #43 –
Quote from: kruddler on
That only works if you are taking the measurements yourself.
I wouldn't trust the numbers the AFL put out......for height or weight.

I turned up at Princes Park with my tape measure and scales but they wouldn't let me in  :)

The height and weight for players in their draft year is spot on.  After that it can be a bit of a lottery but, if you you look at the club profiles, FootyWire and Wilkipedia, you'll get reasonable ball park figures.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?”  Oddball

Re: VFL 2023 Rd 6 Carlton vs Footscray at Port Melbourne

Reply #44 –
Quote from: LP on
It is also perhaps a bit of a tell about how we think of VFL, it's an AFL training session, we aren't serious about building a winning culture at all levels. To me this is wasteful and misses the point of running your own VFL team, the culture is more important than just about anything else!
It has been that way since Teague coached the team to a VFL grand final