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VFL 2023 - Reserves Game Day discussion Rnds 1 - 22 (Merged threads)

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Oscar McDonald running around playing well for them.

He was best 22 for us start of last year, he injured his back and needed an operation, we gave up on him and delisted him.

Looks like we got that wrong.

He was a better player than Young then, probably still is, would be best 22 for us at the moment I reckon.
 

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Oscar McDonald running around playing well for them.

He was best 22 for us start of last year, he injured his back and needed an operation, we gave up on him and delisted him.

Looks like we got that wrong.

He was a better player than Young then, probably still is, would be best 22 for us at the moment I reckon.
McDonald missed two whole seasons for us with his back injury - not one. He cant do the pre-season fitness for AFL let alone stay on the park.
 
Oscar McDonald running around playing well for them.

He was best 22 for us start of last year, he injured his back and needed an operation, we gave up on him and delisted him.

Looks like we got that wrong.

He was a better player than Young then, probably still is, would be best 22 for us at the moment I reckon.
He is no different to Cuningham, Marchbank and the crew. Talent wasn’t his issue
 
Great fight from a lot of AFL listed players, but some individuals stood out for inconsistent or non-existent effort.

Selection consideration in bold, VFL player in italics:

GREAT: Dow, TDK, Binns, Kemp

TRIED: Fogarty, Parks, Ronke, Lemmey, Ramshaw, Marchbank, Plowman

TIRED: O'Keeffe, Cowan

DISGRACE: Fisher, Honey, Mirkov, Crocker
Kemp was not great. Not at all.
 
Oscar McDonald running around playing well for them.

He was best 22 for us start of last year, he injured his back and needed an operation, we gave up on him and delisted him.

Looks like we got that wrong.

He was a better player than Young then, probably still is, would be best 22 for us at the moment I reckon.
Are you serious, he is playing VFL and he has a long injury history, we have enough of those.
 

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Kemp was not great. Not at all.
He attacked the game, fought it out despite insane instructions and limited overlap to help him do anything clever.

Look at what he's trying to do in an environment geared against him, right down to how they play him.

He has star written all over him.
 
Oscar McDonald running around playing well for them.

He was best 22 for us start of last year, he injured his back and needed an operation, we gave up on him and delisted him.

Looks like we got that wrong.

He was a better player than Young then, probably still is, would be best 22 for us at the moment I reckon.
till he wasn't - didn't expect you to fall into the "oh, he looks good, try him and see what happens" trap expounded around here as a type of reverse recruitment
 

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Can't believe I watched us play this s**t around the boundary contested s**t across two games today.

Slow, kick to a contest, go slow, kick to a contest.
100%.

The similarity between the atrocious game style of the VFL and AFL teams is amazing.

It also shows it's no accident. We have trained and set up to play this way - even though it is obviously horrible and not working.
 
100%.

The similarity between the atrocious game style of the VFL and AFL teams is amazing.

It also shows it's no accident. We have trained and set up to play this way - even though it is obviously horrible and not working.
In a way its nice to know both sides are playing the same brand, that's what the reserves are there for.

Just wish it was a better brand of football

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He attacked the game, fought it out despite insane instructions and limited overlap to help him do anything clever.

Look at what he's trying to do in an environment geared against him, right down to how they play him.

He has star written all over him.
Yeah, I thought he was really good - again. A few of his disposals weren't great, but neither were the conditions.

I'd have him back in the seniors in a heartbeat. And it's time we gave Dow another opportunity as well - reckon he's worked on his perceived deficiencies and improved in a number of areas. Hopefully he has the fitness to get through four quarters at AFL level, but I'll leave that to the fitness team to assess that.
 

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