Review Round 18, 2019: North Melbourne v Box Hill Hawks, 3 August 2019, 2.00pm @ Arden Street

[Big Hotdog]

Walker with 4 is a good game.

Putting the cue in the rack and losing from there is not great. I imagine Max Bailey was entertaining in the rooms after the game.

Kid was solid
Definitely worth a run in the seniors. .as opposed to brand who was limp.

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[robiecampbellbrown]

The modern Hawthorn way: no lead is safe

 

[Roger Rogerson]

Gunners looks like he needs a rest to me. Want to see Walker Ross and CJ debut in the AFL before the year is out.

 

[Kanga Commando]

Kid was solid
Definitely worth a run in the seniors. .as opposed to brand who was limp.

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Brand strikes me as TOBv2...
Needs a lot of games to get the right confidence and football brain, and probably needs a few kg also.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Respect most high goes out to Jarryd Roughead and Box Hill on their display of sportsmanship today.

 

[dermott]

Respect most high goes out to Jarryd Roughead and Box Hill on their display of sportsmanship today.

Rough is a very decent individual Snake. Good of you to acknowledge it.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Brand strikes me as TOBv2...
Needs a lot of games to get the right confidence and football brain, and probably needs a few kg also.

Not sure that getting games will help his footy IQ.

 

[Big Hotdog]

Not sure that getting games will help his footy IQ.

What bothered me today was his lack of desperation.

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[Kanga Commando]

Not sure that getting games will help his footy IQ.

Yep - maybe. We will be having a big clean out this year so i reckon he’s still young enough to avoid it...

 

[Falco131415]

What bothered me today was his lack of desperation.

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This lack of desperation is a theme l also see in the senior side.
Was at Arden St yesterday & besides Walker, CJ, Kosi & maybe Cousins & Glass the cupboard looks fairly bare.
Harry M. had gone backwards fast.
That last Qtr was as insipid a performance a team in Brown & Gold has put in for a while.
Wont go into the miss from K. Brand 15 mtrs out to snatch us the game virtually right on the siren.
We'll need a mini- clean out at seasons end, as the're are a few there that aren't AFL standard level.

 

[Arrogant Frog]

This lack of desperation is a theme l also see in the senior side.
Was at Arden St yesterday & besides Walker, CJ, Kosi & maybe Cousins & Glass the cupboard looks fairly bare.
Harry M. had gone backwards fast.
That last Qtr was as insipid a performance a team in Brown & Gold has put in for a while.
Wont go into the miss from K. Brand 15 mtrs out to snatch us the game virtually right on the siren.
We'll need a mini- clean out at seasons end, as the're are a few there that aren't AFL standard level.

Who do you think is best placed to replace Birchall this week based on yesterday's form?
I guess it would be between CJ, Glass and Scrimshaw, although Scrim may need another game in the 2's after missing so much footy.

 

[Lord Mud of Glenferrie]

Who do you think is best placed to replace Birchall this week based on yesterday's form?
I guess it would be between CJ, Glass and Scrimshaw, although Scrim may need another game in the 2's after missing so much footy.

Did Scrimshaw play yesterday.? I see him as the long term replacement. Isn't CJ a rookie and would he have to be promoted before he can be selected?

 

[Falco131415]

Who do you think is best placed to replace Birchall this week based on yesterday's form?
I guess it would be between CJ, Glass and Scrimshaw, although Scrim may need another game in the 2's after missing so much footy.

oh l forgot Scrimshaw , yes he's a chance maybe to replace Birch.

 

[Arrogant Frog]

Did Scrimshaw play yesterday.? I see him as the long term replacement. Isn't CJ a rookie and would he have to be promoted before he can be selected?

Yep he played, not sure what percentage of the game though, wasn't in the best or highest possession winners.

Yeah CJ would have to be promoted, not sure exactly how that works, but assume that this can be done.

 

[becalm]

I believe that 'putting the cue in the rack' is over simplifying what now seems to be a recurring problem.

Something seriously wrong with attitude when this happens, Same thing happening with Hawthorn.
Needs to be fixed and quickly.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Yep - maybe. We will be having a big clean out this year so i reckon he’s still young enough to avoid it...

He’s contracted.

 

[Brant]

Brand playing as a key forward. He has 3 scoring shots in the first half for 2 goals.

HT

Box Hill 7.5.47
NM 3.6.24

Goals
Brand 2
M.Walker 2
Miles 1
Ross 1
Adduci 1

Finally playing in his correct position. Has the penny dropped?

If only someone could have somehow foreseen this...

3+ years ago, for example...

 

[houdinihuddo]

North Melbourne	3.2-20	3.6-24	5.7-37	11.9-75
Box Hill Hawks	4.3-27	7.5-47	10.8-68	10.13-73

NORTH MELBOURNE
Goal Kickers: D. Robinson 3, N. Holmes 2, T. Wilkinson 2, L. Hosie, C. Taylor, R. Murphy, R. Verbi
Best Players: T. Campbell, R. Morrison, N. Hrovat, J. Anderson, T. Murphy, B. McLaughlin
BOX HILL HAWKS
Goal Kickers: M. Walker 4, T. Miles 2, K. Brand 2, J. Ross, V. Adduci
Best Players: M. Walker, J. Cousins, J. Roughead, L. Walker, M. Pittonet, L. Meadows

A dreadful performance in the last quarter plus the first 3 goals kicked by NM were the result of terrible turnovers. The only real positive was Mat Walker's 4 goals from strong marking. He is an exciting prospect. In addition to the best players above Mascitti, Mirra and Scrimshaw were good in defense and Andrew Moore and Glass worked hard in the midfield. I think our inability to kick a winning score is the result of more emphasis being placed on our forwards locking the ball in as distinct from winning the ball. I'd hate to play in our "forward line" which is either devoid of players or congested.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Anyone know how many quarters Scrim played?

 

[houdinihuddo]

Scrim played the whole game with good spells on interchange. I was impressed with his positioning to take marks, his clean ball handling and ball use. He is a classy player and with a full preseason he should be a very good player in 2020.

 

[Ordovician]

That’s Clarko’s crapola for you.

:lol :lol :lol

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Jesus that's a diabolical loss by us, 31 points up after 3 only conceding 5 goals to that point, then you go on to lose.

 

[Slick]

Scrimshaw got through unscathed... tick
Mat Walker 4 goals on the day and 9 goals in two games... tick

This is what I'm here for.

 

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[Lord Mud of Glenferrie]

I would be interested in comments on big Pitt from those who were at the game. 7 marks-is that an interesting stat?