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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: VFL Rd 5: Northern Blues vs Casey Scorpions
Graham the only four quarter player of any note.. Had a lot of it, tried hard. No mates to support him.
Dick barely sighted all day.
McGuinness injured early. Didn't look good.
Foster well outclassed by Weidemann.
Buckley reported early, nothing in it. Did some nice things, but largely AWOL.
Wood injured, not seen after HT. Tried hard but beaten by Spencer.
Viojo did some nice things around the stoppages, but not enough.
Boekhurst looked like he didn't want to be there. Easily the most disappointing part of the day.
Tutt had a shocker in the first quarter, didn't really redeem himself after that. No concept of wet weather footy skills.
Wilson knocked out early. Huge blow.
Kerbatieh tried hard, but often double/triple teamed by Oscar McDonald, Terlich and Lynden Dunn. He's worth looking at for next year.
Gorringe injured. Did nothing of note.
Totevski kicked our first goal after a huge run through the middle of the ground from Buckley set it up. Barely sighted otherwise.
Jaksch played down back. Tried hard with that much ball coming in, but just overwhelmed.
Casley presented well in the second half but missed some real gimmes that could have brought us back into the game.
Clem Smith tried hard, our main focal point for the first 3 quarters, but like Kerbatieh, often double teamed. Just didn't have the skills to capitalize on his opportunities and really struggled in the slippery conditions.
Korcheck gets the participation award - did a great job as the lone ruck in trying conditions. Casey's midfield just dominated however.
Liked Gowers' first half. Third man up on a number of occasions provided some handy opportunities. Barely sighted after half time.
Northern are getting some pretty good homegrown talent through too. Aujla and Ballard have potential. Strachan was a lone hand in defence, prevented some Casey goals, but coughed up a few with some errant disposal. Having said that, the development side looked like an under 16s side and are well off it.