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[all seeing eye]

Port Adelaide father-son prospect Louie Montgomery was in great touch for North, racking up 24 disposals and two goals while Tom Tasker (23 disposals, one goal) and Charlie Dickeson also shone.

South was left to lament its inaccuracy in front of goal (4.15) as it listed Dakota Sterzl (18 disposals), Blake Florance (14 disposals, 12 marks) and Benny Barrett (17 disposals) as its best performers.

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Rome Burgoyne top possies for wwt also - 21 k, 7 hb , 3 m, 2 t.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Blake Florance

Any relation of a Cain Florance?

 

[Janus]

Bit of a writeup from Rookie Me Central on Montgomery's last game:

FIRST QUARTER

Montgomery made a strong start to proceedings, leading all comers with seven disposals to quarter time. Posted down back, he created plenty of overlap run with thanks to his speed and powerful side-step.

The defender also got going with a terrific intercept mark early in the piece, beating Sturt big man Sam Waltham to the punch with a lovely leap at the ball. He looked to score too, breaking forward and letting fly with a shot which went wide.

One of Montgomery’s areas for improvement came to the fore in that instance, with his kicking on the run requiring some polish. Still, he proved dangerous in full flight and generated plenty of drive with ball in hand.

SECOND QUARTER

The second was a slightly less prolific quarter for Montgomery, though his power and agility were still on show. He continued to float through the corridor, looking for handball receives off centre bounce breaks to help launch North Adelaide into attack.

His best moment came late in the term, as he shrugged off an opponent and notched up a running bounce through the guts. That passage, and his willingness to take the game on led to a Roosters score after the siren.

Montgomery perhaps could have timed his overlap runs better, though, as he sometimes got ahead of the play while streaming past unmanned. He also jumped under a couple of intercept marking attempts while sitting in the hole, which is usually a strength.

THIRD QUARTER

The third quarter was an absolute armwrestle, seeing just two goals kicked after a first half which yielded 13 between the two sides. Montgomery snared one of them, straightening up on the run after playing on from a super overhead mark at half-forward.

That major brought North back to within a kick at three-quarter time and proved Montgomery’s game-winning ability. He only needs a moment or fraction of space to make an impact, and did so in term three.

While other North Adelaide defenders kicked the ball back and across, Montgomery looked to drive his legs and go forward. He ended up with 15 possessions and a goal heading into the last break, with plenty more to come.

FOURTH QUARTER

After finding the big sticks late in term three, Montgomery’s second major at the start of the fourth quarter saw North take the lead. While his other four scoring shots were completed on the run, this was a 40m set shot, converted coolly.

Montgomery would run out the game with plenty of touches in the defensive half, boosting his stats with a few kick-ins as the Roosters looked to milk the clock. Barring a poor turnover under pressure at half-back, he was efficient in the short range.

One of Montgomery’s best plays in the final quarter saw him play on from the kick-in, baulk an opponent and launch the ball past the halfway mark – snatching 100m in a flash and not allowing Sturt to hem the Roosters in.

Those kinds of plays were exemplary of Montgomery’s ability to carve up the opposition with his run and athleticism. He took on the big moments and stood up when it counted on Saturday, helping his side snatch another thrilling victory.

CLOSING THOUGHTS…

Having played plenty of junior footy as a forward, it has been no real surprise to see Montgomery attack so prominently as a defender. He averages more inside 50s than rebound 50s and has a clear eye for goal, though could straighten up some of his kicking on the run.

What will excite Port Adelaide fans about Montgomery is his ability to break lines and open the game up, displaying a wicked turn of speed and attacking instincts. His leap and sound reading of the play make him a likely interceptor too, lending to a high level of versatility.

Having hardly had a preseason over the last three campaigns, and suffering hamstring and hip flexor issues this year, Montgomery’s development could accelerate with a clean run at it. The son of Brett is a Giants fan and says he’s happy to go anywhere, but should be firmly on the Power’s radar.

Sounds like exactly the sort of player we would look at drafting regardless.

 

[It Just Is]

Something to get excited about if it’s true that Rome is better than Jase

 

[all seeing eye]

Reckon both Rome and Lou Montgomery will give us those explosive rebounding mid size defenders we need. Bonus with Monts is that is also competent as a forward or mid.

 

[davesnothere]

Bit of a writeup from Rookie Me Central on Montgomery's last game:


Sounds like exactly the sort of player we would look at drafting regardless.

Would love to see him run through the middle.
Maybe it's not going to make too much difference to Port anyway but at under age level you'd like to know that he can.

 

[PJ Power]

Reckon both Rome and Lou Montgomery will give us those explosive rebounding mid size defenders we need. Bonus with Monts is that is also competent as a forward or mid.

We need one of them to be able to lock down on quick, dangerous, Collingwood-Brisbane-GWS type small forwards. Maybe Rome?

 

[Buget]

We need one of them to be able to lock down on quick, dangerous, Collingwood-Brisbane-GWS type small forwards. Maybe Rome?

Lock down small defenders went out of fashion when “every player had to play multiple positions” and zone of defence became standard.

There are very few lock down small defenders in the whole AFL, let alone teams that could cover all of Elliott, Hill and Schultz. Which is why teams like Collingwood, Brisbane and GWS can be so damaging. If their talls can’t mark, get it to the ground and the dynamic smalls take over.

 

[davesnothere]

We need one of them to be able to lock down on quick, dangerous, Collingwood-Brisbane-GWS type small forwards. Maybe Rome?

Rome's half back.

Benny Barrett is our great hope there.

As likely as anyone anyway?

 

[JakeNeadeFan]

Based off the stats it looks like Rome plays the Harry Cheezel loose half back role. All back 50 disposals, all uncontested.

If he is talented it's in his best interests to play further up the ground because the last thing we need is another half back.

 

[philthy05]

Based off the stats it looks like Rome plays the Harry Cheezel loose half back role. All back 50 disposals, all uncontested.

If he is talented it's in his best interests to play further up the ground because the last thing we need is another half back.

I feel like that’s a thing of the past. Yeah, we had a glut of half backs, but who’s our running half backs now?

Houston , Farrell , Burton , jones , Williams. Sinn if his body doesn’t spontaneously combust.

We’re not short but half of those guys are 25+, sinns body can’t hold up, jones is questionable, Williams is in the 18-30th range of our list. There’s not a lot of fast running half backs there.

Rome is likely to be a wing / hbf anyway.

 

[JakeNeadeFan]

I feel like that’s a thing of the past. Yeah, we had a glut of half backs, but who’s our running half backs now?

Houston , Farrell , Burton , jones , Williams. Sinn if his body doesn’t spontaneously combust.

We’re not short but half of those guys are 25+, sinns body can’t hold up, jones is questionable, Williams is in the 18-30th range of our list. There’s not a lot of fast running half backs there.

Rome is likely to be a wing / hbf anyway.

Bergman and McCallum.

That is 8 players.

Besides the fact it is also the easiest role to play on the AFL and realistically most players could do that role.

 

[PJ Power]

Based off the stats it looks like Rome plays the Harry Cheezel loose half back role. All back 50 disposals, all uncontested.

If he is talented it's in his best interests to play further up the ground because the last thing we need is another half back.

Right now, we small defenders who actually defend, and small-medium forwards.

 

[philthy05]

Bergman and McCallum.

That is 8 players.

Besides the fact it is also the easiest role to play on the AFL and realistically most players could do that role.

McCallum is a 3rd tall and there’s no certainty he’s getting another contract right now and Bergman hopefully is a wing / midfielder for the rest of his career.

 

[JakeNeadeFan]

McCallum is a 3rd tall and there’s no certainty he’s getting another contract right now and Bergman hopefully is a wing / midfielder for the rest of his career.

So we have 8 half backs or 6, however you want to describe it. Either way, it is alot

We have maybe 1 developing mid in Jackson (who has injury issues).

We have a bunch of McEntee type small forwards who probably will amount to nothing.

Probably also need to go the well again with key forwards and key defenders with Dixon, Finlayson and McKenzie on the way out. K Marshall and Scully questionable futures.

We have plenty of more pressing needs than an unaccountable half back flanker who probably racks up 10 touches every week from kick ins.

 

[philthy05]

So we have 8 half backs or 6, however you want to describe it. Either way, it is alot

We have maybe 1 developing mid in Jackson (who has injury issues).

We have a bunch of McEntee type small forwards who probably will amount to nothing.

Probably also need to go the well again with key forwards and key defenders with Dixon, Finlayson and McKenzie on the way out. K Marshall and Scully questionable futures.

We have plenty of more pressing needs than an unaccountable half back flanker who probably racks up 10 touches every week from kick ins.

Yeah sure, we definitely need mids. Rome has played plenty of wing, even his halfback role is basically another wing.

We have a few halfbacks but it’s not as deep as it used to be and there’s a few guys there in the second half of their careers.

 

[longdonkey]

Lock down small defenders went out of fashion when “every player had to play multiple positions” and zone of defence became standard.

There are very few lock down small defenders in the whole AFL, let alone teams that could cover all of Elliott, Hill and Schultz. Which is why teams like Collingwood, Brisbane and GWS can be so damaging. If their talls can’t mark, get it to the ground and the dynamic smalls take over.

Collingwood play a type of Hinkleyball its similar but not the same but most importantly they change it up.

 

[longdonkey]

Yeah sure, we definitely need mids. Rome has played plenty of wing, even his halfback role is basically another wing.

We have a few halfbacks but it’s not as deep as it used to be and there’s a few guys there in the second half of their careers.

You can never have too many good mids.