In yet another marvelous piece of timing, we manage to be drawn to play the Meat Pies on Sunday, starting 1 hour after the seniors do at Etihad.
Could it have been done better? Almost impossible not to do it better, but....
Northern Blues vs. Collingwood
Sunday, July 06
Preston City Oval at 2:15pm
Northern Blues
B: Docherty Watson Holman
HB: Curnow McInnes Armfield
C: Ellard Cripps Lucas
HF: Cachia B. Johnson Garlett
F: Anthony Waite Graham
R: Wood Bell McLean
Int: M. Gleeson* Totevski Wilson Watson Bolger Temay Dirago Reynolds Cattapan Sheehan Wilkinson Walton Byrne
Collingwood
B Riddle Maxwell Yagmoor
HB Clarke Marsh Armstrong
C Mooney Broomhead Ramsay
HF Matheson* White Karnezis
F Gault Reid Freeman
R Howe Hellier Martin
Int Wallace Suckling J. Williams Tyquin R. Pendlebury Allan Ferguson Moloney Gray
Our team looks much stronger this week, even considering that the senior interchange players have not yet been selected. Having Cachia and Ellard and Cripps in makes a midfield, something generally lacking last week.
Northern Blues vs. Box Hill Hawks
Sunday, July 06
Preston City Oval at 11:15am
Northern Blues
B: Watson Gilbert Posar
HB: Grimes Dirago McDonald
C: Emley Taglieri Temay
HF: Haynes Dufficy Wilkinson
F: Totevski Murray Dorman
R: Coulson McCann J. Gleeson
Int: Dowse Callaway M. Johnson Roberts Yelland Young Johnston Toman Hunt Curnow Sutton
Box Hill Hawks
B Pell Kennedy Fisher
HB Crocker Summers Lawlor
C Lock O'Donnell Walker
HF Franetic Tobin Cust
F Goodwin P. McEvoy Thompson
R Post Andrews Murphy
Int Wood Soccio Bond S. Gibson Miles Carroll Evans Northe Cassidy
Pretty damning that Tom Temay is the only Carlton player named for this when so many are named on the bench.
Northern Blues vs. Collingwood
Sunday, July 06
Preston City Oval at 2:15pm
Northern Blues
B: Docherty Watson Holman
I'm confused, are there two Docherty's on our list?
Northern Blues vs. Collingwood
Sunday, July 06
Preston City Oval at 2:15pm
Northern Blues
B: Docherty Watson Holman
I'm confused, are there two Docherty's on our list?
No but there's a White and a Docherty.
Maxwell, White and Reid is a fair spine for Collingwood...reckon White and Reid will kick 10 between them......
Northern Blues vs. Box Hill Hawks
Sunday, July 06
Preston City Oval at 11:15am
Northern Blues
B: Watson Gilbert Posar
HB: Grimes Dirago McDonald
C: Emley Taglieri Temay
HF: Haynes Dufficy Wilkinson
F: Totevski Murray Dorman
R: Coulson McCann J. Gleeson
Int: Dowse Callaway M. Johnson Roberts Yelland Young Johnston Toman Hunt Curnow Sutton
Box Hill Hawks
B Pell Kennedy Fisher
HB Crocker Summers Lawlor
C Lock O'Donnell Walker
HF Franetic Tobin Cust
F Goodwin P. McEvoy Thompson
R Post Andrews Murphy
Int Wood Soccio Bond S. Gibson Miles Carroll Evans Northe Cassidy
Pretty damning that Tom Temay is the only Carlton player named for this when so many are named on the bench.
You say that about Temay most weeks and he ends up playing VFL seniors.
True. Temay seems to be the one. I think they are trying to tell HIM something, although I'm not sure what it is. I'd like to know what it is supposed to say to us, but I keep noticing it and it doesn't seem to change much.
The Docherty question is the one that is making me wonder this week: a typo? Do they mean Bell? White?
I guess we'll find out on Sunday at 1:00 PM.
I do look at this side with more hope. There is a lot more talent in it than recent times and a better chance of having a better midfield. Hopefully enough to get a win.
Docherty is a bit out of form, and struggled over the last couple.
May be blaming himself for the Geelong lost (the stoppage that Geelong scored from wouldn't have occurred had he kicked truly into our forwardline a few seconds prior) and this might be about giving him some Vfl time to build confidence again. Not to mention too many kids might mean you burn a few.
I noticed Doc named too and thought it was weird.
But he just did the morning presser. Doesn't seem like he's been dropped.
Match day lineup from Matt Lodge:
Northern Blues Selected Squad
B McInnes M. Watson Byrne
HB Sheehan Dirago Armfield
C Lucas Bell Reynolds
HF Ellard Walton Garlett
F Anthony Waite Holman
R Wood Cachia Graham
I/C Wilson, Bolger, Cripps, Cattapan, Wilkinson, M. Gleeson*
Gleeson is the son of Adrian. Congratulations on his first senior game.
I like the look of Sheehan and Byrne....for the former is a bit Dylan Sheil like and Byrne when he gets some more wieght on looks a handy goalkicking half forward type....
Lets hope Cripps gets through the game and we can get him back in the seniors....
So Bell isn't playing tomorrow :o
So Bell isn't playing tomorrow :o
He is one of 2 guys named who 'could' have been in the seniors: Him and Holman. I gather he is the interchange and Holman is the first emergency. I thought it strange, but that was how it was posted on the Northern website.
I take back what I said about Temay. Looks like he has been dropped. Not good signs.
Interesting tweets from Preston Oval. Watson playing up forward and clunking a few. 3 goals. Waite standing up when required. Wood very solid in the ruck and around the ground.
Ahead of Pies and will win. Also looks like Cripps played, survived and picked up some good possessions.
Waite3, Watson 3, Garlett 2, Walton, Ellard, Cachia, Cripps, Gleeson (young bear), Reynolds, Wood, Wilson.
NB 16.9. C'wood 12.15
Good to see Jeffy and Waite get amongst it.
Watson meh - Will be gone end of the year
Good news re Cripps. Needs a game or two more in the 2nds before he gets a recall.
Disposals
Cachia 26
Graham 22
Wilson 21
Cattapan 20
Cripps 20
Garlett 20 (14 in the last quarter.....lazy until it was needed!)
Waite 21. 8 marks 3 tackles. 3 goals
This lot must have heard we had beaten the Aints, all of a sudden they got the message spots in the ones must be earned instead of being gifted! ;)
Cachia racking up touches in his first game back, same with Cripps.
A little bit disappointing really that more don't sultans up more frequently.
2014 AFL Victoria Development League
Northern Blues 3.5 4.6 5.9 6.9 (45)
Box Hill Hawks 2.0 7.6 10.12 21.14 (140)
GOALS:
Northern Blues: Dufficy 4 Johnston Murray
Box Hill Hawks: McEvoy 4 Kalanj 3 Franetic 3 Wood 3 Walker 2 Andrews 2 Tobin Soccio Fisher Evans
BEST:
Northern Blues: Temay Grimes Taglieri Roberts Gleeson Posar
Box Hill Hawks: McEvoy Wood Gibson Pell Murphy Andrews
Not so good, but at least Tom Temay got some of the ball.
2014 Peter Jackson VFL
Northern Blues 3.2 6.4 10.7 16.9 (105)
Collingwood 2.7 8.11 9.12 12.15 (87)
GOALS:
Northern Blues: Waite 3 Watson 3 Garlett 2 Gleeson Cripps Ellard Cachia Wilson Walton Wood Reynolds
Collingwood: Karnezis 4 Mooney 3 Broomhead Williams Howe Gault Suckling
BEST:
Northern Blues: Wood Anthony Waite Wilson Armfield Graham
Collingwood: Moloney Broomhead Williams Maxwell Gault White
This is just the things we all needed to see. Pity Reynolds continues to show so little, but he did kick a goal. 21 disposals to Waite was excellent.
DISPOSALS: Cachia 26, Graham 22, Wilson 21, Cattapan 20, Cripps 20, Garlett 20
Hopefully someone was there to shed some light on the effort, but it looks good to me from here.
2014 Peter Jackson VFL
Northern Blues 3.2 6.4 10.7 16.9 (105)
Collingwood 2.7 8.11 9.12 12.15 (87)
GOALS:
Northern Blues: Waite 3 Watson 3 Garlett 2 Gleeson Cripps Ellard Cachia Wilson Walton Wood Reynolds
Collingwood: Karnezis 4 Mooney 3 Broomhead Williams Howe Gault Suckling
BEST:
Northern Blues: Wood Anthony Waite Wilson Armfield Graham
Collingwood: Moloney Broomhead Williams Maxwell Gault White
This is just the things we all needed to see. Pity Reynolds continues to show so little, but he did kick a goal. 21 disposals to Waite was excellent.
DISPOSALS: Cachia 26, Graham 22, Wilson 21, Cattapan 20, Cripps 20, Garlett 20
Hopefully someone was there to shed some light on the effort, but it looks good to me from here.
Garlett 14 touches in the last quarter?
2014 Peter Jackson VFL
Northern Blues 3.2 6.4 10.7 16.9 (105)
Collingwood 2.7 8.11 9.12 12.15 (87)
GOALS:
Northern Blues: Waite 3 Watson 3 Garlett 2 Gleeson Cripps Ellard Cachia Wilson Walton Wood Reynolds
Collingwood: Karnezis 4 Mooney 3 Broomhead Williams Howe Gault Suckling
BEST:
Northern Blues: Wood Anthony Waite Wilson Armfield Graham
Collingwood: Moloney Broomhead Williams Maxwell Gault White
This is just the things we all needed to see. Pity Reynolds continues to show so little, but he did kick a goal. 21 disposals to Waite was excellent.
DISPOSALS: Cachia 26, Graham 22, Wilson 21, Cattapan 20, Cripps 20, Garlett 20
Hopefully someone was there to shed some light on the effort, but it looks good to me from here.
Garlett 14 touches in the last quarter?
YEP - played on ball and huge influence. It is possible we have seen for the first time what Jeffy could do if he got his tank up enough to play meaningful midfield minutes - outside mid with electrifying pace, perhaps forward pocket swapping with Yarran if Yaz plays wing when YAz needs a break.
Now all we need to do is get his tank up to the required standard.
YEP - played on ball and huge influence. It is possible we have seen for the first time what Jeffy could do if he got his tank up enough to play meaningful midfield minutes - outside mid with electrifying pace, perhaps forward pocket swapping with Yarran if Yaz plays wing when YAz needs a break.
I heard Collingwood had quite a few injuries and ended up with not much bench for the last quarter and a bit, is that true?
Now all we need to do is get his tank up to the required standard.
Jeffy's tank should not be an issue.
He was one of the few who could play the MM way early last year for entire games.
There is no reason for him to have lost any of his fitness base.
Mick in his weekend wrap-up today has praised the efforts of....
Watson, Garlett, Waite, Cripps and Cachia......"very active in getting us across the line"
Mick in his weekend wrap-up today has praised the efforts of....
Watson, Garlett, Waite, Cripps and Cachia......"very active in getting us across the line"
Must have the tapes! ;)