Analysis Peel Thunder 2015 (TV schedule in OP)

[apuchar]

We won't have to delist many, taking account of Sylvia, Crowley, Mora and probably Luke. But Duffy might be first in line.

Yeah. not a very deep draft so that may save him. Depends on whether we want to upgrade a rookie. Based on today, doesn't seem likely. If we get a free agent that may change things as well.

 

[apuchar]

So Peel's tall forwards are Hannath and Moller?

Moller was very good the last game. The team is just all over the place effort and structure wise

 

[yakamoto]

If stats are indicative Duffy has been better than about 20 of his team mates today.

 

[apuchar]

If stats are indicative Duffy has been better than about 20 of his team mates today.

He has been rubbish. Stats mean nothing in this case

 

[PurpleReign]

He has been rubbish. Stats mean nothing in this case

I agree. He's way too slow making a decision when kicking into the F50. He doesn't play with any sense of urgency.

 

[PurpleReign]

Griff and Weller can hold their heads up and Langdon has been good too but the rest of them have been average at best. How does maister take a contested mark opposed to both Hurley and smith. Awful.

 

[yakamoto]

Fair enough. Hard to play well in a dysfunctional team though.

 

[yakamoto]

By the way. How has Zac performed today?

 

[theGav56]

Yeah. not a very deep draft so that may save him. Depends on whether we want to upgrade a rookie. Based on today, doesn't seem likely. If we get a free agent that may change things as well.

Any draft by the time you get to the 4th round is hit and miss.

 

[apuchar]

Any draft by the time you get to the 4th round is hit and miss.

We took 4 picks last year. Be interesting to see if the club see the draft as deep enough to go that way this year.

 

[yakka man]

Has Dawson injured himself again?

 

[apuchar]

By the way. How has Zac performed today?

Bit average, but he has been out for a while

 

[Frank J Moose]

Free kicks 26 to 7?

 

[mike91]

Did Dawson play a half, three quarters or a full game?

 

[apuchar]

Free kicks 26 to 7?

Sloppy tackling. Second to the ball. Holding in the marking contests. Getting caught with the ball. It was us not the umpires. Poor effort.

 

[apuchar]

Did Dawson play a half, three quarters or a full game?

Most of the first 3, I think????

 

[apuchar]

Hopefully the 'A' team will perform better. Hope this crap team doesn;t stuff up talents like Weller and Crozier.

 

[freoextra]

We won't have to delist many, taking account of Sylvia, Crowley, Mora and probably Luke. But Duffy might be first in line.

Add TV from the rookie list as the first to be delisted IMO.

 

[apuchar]

Add TV from the rookie list as the first to be delisted IMO.

Most of the players tend to look delistable after performances like that.

 

[TheMcManusNose]

Be interested to see the detailed reports, didn't listen to this one.

 

[PurpleReign]

On paper this game promised lots. I expected DeBoer and Crozier to play like a couple of fringe players desperate to get into the first 22 just as Mzungu did against SF a couple of weeks back. Peel beat the Tigers about 4 weeks ago but the Tigers haven't lost a game since, still I fully expected Peel to take it up to them and I was quietly confident of a win on a beautiful day for footy.
I thought DeBoer was serviceable but Peel desperately needed some quality thru the midfield and although DeBoer found plenty of the ball it didn't result in scoreboard impact. In the first qtr he chose a dangerous option by foot in the middle of the ground but the kick was poor and resulted in a turnover and goal to the Tiges. It set the tone for the rest of the day.
Crozier looked out of sorts, he found the footy but didn't provide the dash and excitement along the wings that he normally does.
Griff was good in the ruck, although Darcy Cameron impressed again. Griff could have impacted the game more if he held some of his contested marks.
Hannath was average, I thought both Claremont rucks were better than him, he's another one who would have made a greater contribution if he held more marks, particularly inside the F50.
Moller was ok by his standards up forward but in the one on one marking contests he reminded me of that game a few years back when Glass gave Zac Clarke a lesson in contested marking.
Hughes was quite good, he certainly tried hard and attacked the ball strongly. Hughes has proven he has the attributes to make it but I really think that he now has to show that he can shut down a player. Often he finds plenty of the ball but so does his direct opponent, he started on a wing today before going back. Same could be said for Grey, he attacks the ball with desperation but is that enough? He needs to find another string to his bow, he too needs to prove that he can take a player like Bradshaw out of the game. In one instance inside the F50 he attacked a marking contest with his usual vigour but punched the ball out of bounds, he should really have taken the mark.
I don't know what to make of Tanner, in some contests he's very strong but then a moment later he can give up an easy chest mark to an opponent. He's one who doesn't seem to be making much progress with his game.
Duffy just doesn't do enough of anything in my view, he's slow to make decisions, doesn't impact the scoreboard anywhere near enough and doesn't provide the forward pressure of a Sonny or Ballas. I don't often use the expression but I thought he was Meh today.
Ballard did his usual thing and was one of Peel's better players. His game never reaches any great heights but I've never seen him play poorly either.
Hurley was crap today, his petulance after having a free given against him in the last qtr resulted in a 50m penalty and that's not the first time he's done it. He gave up a soft free kick to Kep by pulling his arm in a marking contest about 10m out from goal but he was particularly good in one 1 on 1 marking contest that I recall.
Blakely had a very quiet day but I think we can forgive him for this one, he has been trending upwards all year and we can expect the younger guys to have the occasional blip. He still managed to display his usual class with ball in hand on a couple of instances.
Weller played on the HB line which was something different for him. He was exceptional in traffic and disposed of the ball nicely. He tried hard all day and was the best of the Freo guys IMO.
Langdon also tried hard all day and though not quite as classy as Weller is still a very good player. He had a running shot on goal from 55m out from the boundary and the ball bounced about 1m from the goal line but it came back into play and was swept away.
Dawson looked very scratchy and will be better for the run. TV was mostly unsighted.

 

[Frank J Moose]

In two games against Claremont the free kick count has been 27-9 and 26-7.

Peel has won the free kick count once this year. 22-21 v South.

 

[DudleyDocker]

Well that was disappointing!

Won't go into detail as PurpleReign has summed it up beautifully as always.

What I will say is that when we play lots of Docker talls in the Peel side they inevitably look poor. Not sure what the answer is, but Claremont just ran rings around us today. I am beginning to worry about Crozier. After looking like a world beater in some of the pre-season stuff, he almost looks to me like he has dropped his bundle a bit. Would not be at all surprised to see him look for more opportunity with another club at the end of the season.

 

[rodney hoo]

Good report PR thanks, mate at the ground (eagles supporter) said Seaby was best ruck on the ground Hannath was cumbersome, Dawson pour & overall very poor performance, only one he thought was any good was Weller, reckons the Peel guys not able to run the game out.

 

[Dockernut]

Great report PR. Credit to you finishing your report just as the bigs were starting.