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W are getting a very poor run on the TV again this year.

'Warnock and Cripps the leading clearance winners with 5 apiece. Warnock also has 22 hitouts along with 10 disposals.' When I read these comments I could barely believe it.

Reckon the only Blues listed player who would deserve a call-up on today's effort would be Warnock - worked hard and probably won against a very good opponent (no idea who he is ...not in the program... No. 1 for Werribee).

What an dreadful last quarter. Our blokes lacked everything in the last stanza, in a game that was there for the taking. Werribee players seem to want it a whole lot more than our blokes in that last qtr. Horrible.

Thank god I had good company at the game and we were able to find the funny side of some of the dreadful errors/turnover - Ye Rat O' the River and I seemed to be on the same page re some of our observations of the game and certain players.

Watson. Yes, is a better forward than a defender but that is not praise!! ...(space here for RR comment!!)... 6 Marks (1 contested mark that nearly caused me to full from my seat in shock) 6 kicks and 1 handpass - at least he put his hands in the vicinity of the ball in marking contests on the forward line and contributed to a goal by failing to mark and letting it slip through his fingers to a teammate who goaled. Most of his 6 marks were taken in defense when he kept calling for the ball to be kicked backwards while he was on his own.

On a positive note... Wilson and Bransgrove were both good and looked like they gave a cr@p. No. 9 (forget who he is ... RR knows who he is...) was also good and knew how to get to where the ball was! 23rd player = Liam Hunt from Northern Knights

Wilkinson flashed in and out of the game and had a very good 3rd qtr.

Reckon the only Blues listed player who would deserve a call-up on today's effort would be Warnock - worked hard and probably won against a very good opponent (no idea who he is ...not in the program... No. 1 for Werribee). An opponent who was a similar height. I agree with Baggers - definitely the only listed player who could be considered for the next AFL round - and I would probably consider him if Sandilands is expected to play. Actually took quite a lot of marks around the ground today.

Yep, Cripps got a bit and will no doubt benefit from the run but boy he turned the ball over on a few occasions - two of those howlers resulted in goals to Werribee. Rusty.

Holman - disappointing. Off the pace for most of the game.

McInnes - shadow of his former self. Barely serviceable.

Reynolds - started well. Marked well and kicked a good goal... but faded.

Garlett - the long winded summary would be - ordinary!

Johnson - did some good things and worked hard but not as dominant as you would hope from a bloke wanting to get back into the firsts.

Armfield - busy but unimpressive.

Cachia - was he there? Come to think of it, I don't recall seeing him after the 1st quarter. That plus the injury to Buckley probably explains why Hunt got so much ground time.

Temay - did a couple of nice things when in the open by himself. At least he didn't turn it over!

Lucas - good grief! His ability to stuff up his disposals is impressive... don't be fooled by the number of possessions he got. He did, however, manage to get where the ball was - seems to be preparing himself for a return to WA.

Byrne - still learning but you can see the potential. Good size, moves well, skills coming along nicely.

Buckley went off early injured. Becoming a glass man.

Sheehan didn't play.

At the risk of being repetitive... that last qtr capitulation was simply painful to watch.

Quote from: Baggers – on July 19, 2014, 06:03:52 pm

What an dreadful last quarter. Our blokes lacked everything in the last stanza, in a game that was there for the taking. Werribee players seem to want it a whole lot more than our blokes in that last qtr. Horrible.

Thank god I had good company at the game and we were able to find the funny side of some of the dreadful errors/turnover - Ye Rat O' the River and I seemed to be on the same page re some of our observations of the game and certain players.

Watson. Yes, is a better forward than a defender but that is not praise!! ...(space here for RR comment!!)... 6 Marks (1 contested mark that nearly caused me to full from my seat in shock) 6 kicks and 1 handpass - at least he put his hands in the vicinity of the ball in marking contests on the forward line and contributed to a goal by failing to mark and letting it slip through his fingers to a teammate who goaled. Most of his 6 marks were taken in defense when he kept calling for the ball to be kicked backwards while he was on his own.

On a positive note... Wilson and Bransgrove were both good and looked like they gave a cr@p. No. 9 (forget who he is ... RR knows who he is...) was also good and knew how to get to where the ball was! 23rd player = Liam Hunt from Northern Knights

Wilkinson flashed in and out of the game and had a very good 3rd qtr.

Reckon the only Blues listed player who would deserve a call-up on today's effort would be Warnock - worked hard and probably won against a very good opponent (no idea who he is ...not in the program... No. 1 for Werribee). An opponent who was a similar height. I agree with Baggers - definitely the only listed player who could be considered for the next AFL round - and I would probably consider him if Sandilands is expected to play. Actually took quite a lot of marks around the ground today.

Yep, Cripps got a bit and will no doubt benefit from the run but boy he turned the ball over on a few occasions - two of those howlers resulted in goals to Werribee. Rusty.

Holman - disappointing. Off the pace for most of the game.

McInnes - shadow of his former self. Barely serviceable.

Reynolds - started well. Marked well and kicked a good goal... but faded.

Garlett - the long winded summary would be - ordinary!

Johnson - did some good things and worked hard but not as dominant as you would hope from a bloke wanting to get back into the firsts.

Armfield - busy but unimpressive.

Cachia - was he there? Come to think of it, I don't recall seeing him after the 1st quarter. That plus the injury to Buckley probably explains why Hunt got so much ground time.

Temay - did a couple of nice things when in the open by himself. At least he didn't turn it over!

Lucas - good grief! His ability to stuff up his disposals is impressive... don't be fooled by the number of possessions he got. He did, however, manage to get where the ball was - seems to be preparing himself for a return to WA.

Byrne - still learning but you can see the potential. Good size, moves well, skills coming along nicely.

Buckley went off early injured. Becoming a glass man.

Sheehan didn't play.

At the risk of being repetitive... that last qtr capitulation was simply painful to watch.

This game was played in pretty good conditions but the final quarter effort by the Blues was aimless, hopeless and spiritless. I could not believe how often the ball was kicked backwards into defense when the 3/4 time margin was so slender.

Reckon the only Blues listed player who would deserve a call-up on today's effort would be Warnock - worked hard and probably won against a very good opponent (no idea who he is ...not in the program... No. 1 for Werribee). An opponent who was a similar height. I agree with Baggers - definitely the only listed player who could be considered for the next AFL round - and I would probably consider him if Sandilands is expected to play. Actually took quite a lot of marks around the ground today.

Quote from: Baggers – on July 19, 2014, 06:03:52 pm

Reckon the only Blues listed player who would deserve a call-up on today's effort would be Warnock - worked hard and probably won against a very good opponent (no idea who he is ...not in the program... No. 1 for Werribee). An opponent who was a similar height. I agree with Baggers - definitely the only listed player who could be considered for the next AFL round - and I would probably consider him if Sandilands is expected to play. Actually took quite a lot of marks around the ground today.

There is only 2 cm's height difference between Warnock and Wood.

Those 2cm's probably won't make too much of a difference.... or at least that is what I will tell myself.

Write up in the HS today saying Lucas had a standout game.

Write up in the HS today saying Lucas had a standout game.

Write up in the HS today saying Lucas had a standout game.

How many of those "quite a lot" of Warnock marks were contested marks? More than Watson had.

Wood took a total of three or four contested marks in one game against blokes like Goldstein and Petrie! Wood played very well around the ground (better than Warnock ever has) but was seriously outpointed by Goldstein in ruck contests.

Warnock hasn't taken three contested marks at AFL level in total in two or three seasons, and that includes against the start-up teams! Slight but understandable underestimation I would suggest - but it certainly isn't Robbie's strong point.

"Six drops of the essence of Warnock
Five drops of sinister Wood.
add a tincture of Robbo"

and we might be able to mix up a tap ruck who can take marks around the ground and 'Monster' the opposition

The Warnock of the past few weeks in the AFL has been poor and deserved to be dropped as much as Wood had earned a promotion.

Nonetheless, Warnock with the fire in the belly (don't laugh - it happens sometimes) is better in ruck contests than Wood.

Don't know about that LP.  Played a lone hand against the Bombers a few years back and played admirably whilst Hampson and Kreuzer were injured.

It's a rare occurrence though and one more reason why we are in a bit of a hole at the moment.