This game is set down for Saturday at 12:05 at Carlton.
Our team should have a few more AFL listed players available this week. Hopefully, enough to deliver the knockout blow!
Really looking forward to this game... especially keen to see the progress of Flynn Young, Jack Ison, Wade Derksen, Billy Wilson. Hopefully B Camporeale returns to the midfield. Hopefully HOK improves. (Although Flynn, Jack and Billy should be in the seniors we know they won't get a gig... Vossy likes his faves and the tried and true).
It may be better if they all stick together in the VFL and grow from there as a group to unleash at a later date :D
So it seems that Cody Walker will play his first official game for the Blues this weekend, with the youngster to play in the VFL at Ikon Park. Extra incentive to tune in and watch. Hope he goes well
It's more that Vossy understands that your chances of winning games of footy diminish significantly when you have too many newbies in the team. Billy, Wade and Flynn must be in the mix - Jack needs more development - but only at the expense of other first/second year players. Saady, the Sherriff and Georgie have to be in the mix too.
Jack may need more development, but he's coming along like a house on fire.
He's averaging nearly 3 goals a game (2.8 )
Yes, I think that he's going to be a ripper. I suspect that he'll get his AFL opportunity after the bye.
In Pitto H Saad O Hollands
Out Lord Moir Byrne Young
"My glasses! I'm helpless without my glasses!”.
No worries "fearless" it happens to the best of us
Less than 24 hours before the game and the line-up is still unavailable. :(
Maybe there are a few people out there who needs to find their glasses. :))
Finally!
B: 41 Matt Duffy 33 Lewis Young 47 Wade Derksen
HB: 28 Harry Charleson 37 Jordan Boyd 15 Billy Wilson
C: 31 Campbell Chesser 36 Cooper Lord 13 Blake Acres
HF: 8 Lachie Fogarty 43 Ashton Moir 45 Flynn Young
F: 39 Talor Byrne 40 Hudson O'Keeffe 30 Jack Ison
R: 56 Flynn Riley 29 George Hewett 16 Ben Camporeale
Int: 61 Dane Harvey 70 Darcy Hogg 58 Jack Sammartino 76 Cody Walker 74 Logan Prout 64 Archie Stevens 59 Cooper Vickery 62 Oliver Warburton 51 Jaiden Magor 67 Tom Evans 72 Charlie Cotter 75 Liam Farrar
Em: 77 Will Cookson
Our team doesn't look as unbalanced as it was last week, but one Emergency will definitely not play, maybe all three won't. If Flynn Young doesn't play at all again, he will go off the boil.
[1] Note that Flynn Riley is named as #1 ruck, not Hudson O'Keefe. That tells you how ordinary HOK has been lately.
Riley has his issues, but he is at least as good as Reidy. I don't know if we can afford to put him on the list with our present ruck stocks, but I'm sure someone will pick him up come MSD. Good rucks are not easy to come by.
What we will do if someone does pick up Riley in the MSD, I have no idea, as we don't have any other VFL listed rucks. Tom Stapleton? I can't say I've even seen him play yet.
[2] Cooper Lord was a little unlucky to get dropped. His stats last week were at least as good as Cerra's. On the other hand, he will be back sooner rather than later.
George Hewett: I reckon George is playing better than Cerra is at the moment, but the match committee is sticking with Cerra. He is younger and he has a longer contract; George has only one year left on his. Can this be the reason? Doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
[3] It will be interesting to see Cody Walker in action against men. The lad looked good during the pre-season. Just as long as some St. Kilda thug doesn't try to take him out.
[4] Derkson is defence. I'm a little surprised after last week, but is it because of the matchups? I hope to see him forward again.
Lord Wilson and acres getting leather poisoning early.
Cody walker not prolific but showing his Carlton pedigree with two kicks to no one early.
Quarter time 7.1 to 2.3 in our favour.
Good start. George doing it again. Wilson good. Ison looks good. Actually, everyone is playing well at the moment. Moir kicked a ripper on his left from the boundary.
One of those was a bullet to a team mate and as the commentators said, probably too good!
That one was sublime, got me out of my seat!!
that was his 3rd i think to derkson.
Im not sure which umpire we've annoyed but the fraternity appear to hate us, and have given two soft frees to st. Kilda inside 50 directly in front for two of their goals. One was technically there for in the back.
The other that dow just converted was a "holding the man" tackle that lingered too long apparently.
Which is garbage.
If you guys want to watch what im watching and tell me why coaching is our issue im all ears, but the turnovers in the last 5 mins are just mind boggling.
Complete lack of composure at vfl level by afl listed players and have welcomed the pressure as a result.
Complete turnaround from the 1st. Garbage
Looks like, after being 5 goals up in the 1st, we'll go into halftime behind. Sounds familiar.
A couple of mistakes from Wilson in couple of minutes
Poor kick out of defence and then should have hit up O'Keefe rather than taking the shot.
the major worry is the inability to sum up a situation and make a good decision.
10 free kicks to 2 in this quarter in st. Kildas favour.
So Sts player just walks it over the line deliberately, no free to us, in our f50.
Wtf
Putrid. Everyone looked great in the 1st and couldn't find a winner in the 2nd
King gone off with a hamstring again.
Bit disappointed with Flynn Riley.
He's struggling against Dodson and not having a lot of impact around the ground.
At the moment I wouldn't be promoting any of them, except perhaps Hewett.
Hopefully they get a rocket at half time.
Masterful coaching performance by Goddard ::) ::)
Very disappointing 2nd quarter. Thought Cody Walker was good when he came on. we were hemmed in the back and did some horrible kicks under pressure. Will test the mettle of these wannabe players in the second half.
Max King can’t take a trick and his absence might help us get through this match if our players change their attitude…
FMD, turn the tv on, 3rd qtr starts, 5 turnovers in a row.
3rd quarter walker has lifted. Been very good. Class above the rest. Worthy of his high draft status.
Harf just said Cody has sparked the midfield
Why is Flynn Riley not on our list? Swap him and HOK tomorrow.
He wasn't great in the first half but has worked his way into the game that quarter.
Cody Walker-Whatever it takes ;)
Gee, the umpiring has been poor.
Gee, the decision making has been poor. ::) ::) ::)
Ison's a bit of a non-smiling assassin :D
Back to a 2 goal lead.
27 to 12. St. Kilda with their 4th set shot inside 50 from dodgy frees.
Has anyone mentioned Lord.
I can't recall seeing him since quarter time.
Has he been put away for tonight?
We win 98-93
Young no 76 goes ok
Yeah he does.
That was tough to watch near the end.
Like the seniors, we do some really good and then some really not good.
Yep, the kid has it. Class above. 12 contested possessions (same as GHew) O0 O0
he had 7 or 8 possessions at quarter time. Ended with 10. If he does play tonight thats pretty poor man management you'd say.
Cody had 25 possessions in his first game at the level, and he didn't get on the ground when we were playing well in the 1st quarter. 4 clearances, 2 tackles and some real gems.
Doesnt panic and has the moves to get out of trouble. Interviewed after the game, says goes into the club every day as if he is on the list already. That answerss my question as to whether we would pass on him at the end of the year, the answer is categorically no.
Does Carlton practice butchering the ball and is it part of the team plan?
Got hand it to them, both AFL and VFL are consistent with their approach.
Maybe not.
Our three emergencies were Lewis Young, Flynn Young and Lord.
It may be we're looking fine for tonight with no late outs.
But if we were to get one, in warmups say... then we need one of these guys to come in.
So we give Lord a quarter and a bit so he doesn't miss a week of football.
If he's needed as a late in we haven't tuckered him out.
But chances are he will just be on standby.
From the statistics:
[1] George Hewett deserves to be ack in the seniors. he managed 31 possessions, 2 goals 2, 6 clearances, 1 tackle. The 1 tackle bothers me a bit, considering.
[2] Apart from a couple of ordinary moments, Billy Wilson played another good one. 26 possessions and his run from defence and long kicking is excellent.
[3] Cody Walker was out best best possession getter and he didn't play much early. He was crucial in our comeback in the 3rd.
[4] Lachlan Fogarty: Fog may have got it 23 times today, with 6 tackles, but his thinking! Doesn't make quick decisions at all. Should have 3 other shots on goal.
[5] Our rucks broke even on the day, but their limitations were obvious. HOK is struggling and not doing any role particularly well. Riley was better.
[6] Chesser disappointed. 15 possessions and not the impact we really need.
[7] We had a lot more of the ball, but we are a high possessions team, not very efficient. We had 12 frees to 30, which is something that needs addressing. We really need to complain, and in the seniors as well.
We actually lost the clearance battle, 28 to 33. We had 46 tackles compared to 26. That was a big plus!
Walker has to be a definite in for the AFL side next week.
Oh...wait ::) :(
Don't think any of our players showed enough to get promoted.
Hewett's a possibility, but probably not as good as last week.
Flynn Young and Wilson had a couple of 'bad' moments but were involved.
A lot will depend on how we go tonight.
Lord was good early. He went off the game changed... 😀
Hewett and acres shouldn't play vfl for too long. Both of them are too good for this level.
Of the rest, ison put his hand along with Wilson and young. Charleson is interesting. Can see him getting a go soon.
The trouble is in the 3rd all of them made poor decisions at times.
That's the problem these guys have.
When you're a fringe player trying for a spot in the seniors you can't afford to make poor decisions.
Your poor decisions get magnified, and the question gets asked...
"If he makes a poor decision or displays a skill deficiency at VFL level, how can we be confident that he won't display the same traits at senior level where the speed of the game and the pressure is so much greater."
Just on Charleson...
He's not flashy.
He goes about his job and probably flies under the radar a bit.
But he's a consistent performer who should deserve a spot at some stage this year.
One who is under the pump is Ben Camporeale.
There will be a number ahead of both him and Lucas next year.
They need to get a shuffle on and start to show something pretty soon or they may be in strife come the end of the year.
Having a look at the replay. The Umpires are not going to enjoy their review of this match. They almost managed to get the 'Aints over the line.
That said, I liked it that we fought back after being bested. I liked our application after things started not to work. The seniors could really learn from that.
It's pretty standard for one or more of the emergencies to play a quarter in the VFL if the VFL game precedes the AFL game.