2nds 2025 VFL thread

[Darren Downunder]

What a horrible piece of play

Dev just cost us the game. No chance to be on an AFL list next year

Dev was absolutely huge in the last half. Pretty much single handedly brought us back into the game.

 

[knaf]

Only mistake Dev made in the second half, but what he will be remembered for.

 

[M Malice]

Dev had a great 2nd half but that was terrible play in the last minute, just bang the ball long buddy not to a tight 1 v 1 marking contest in your D50.

BTW why is Jack Manly never spoken about as an AFL prospect, always looks good in the VFL.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Only mistake Dev made in the second half, but what he will be remembered for.

Fair enough too. Shouldn't be making mistakes like that

 

[pappaazz]

Why turn corridor instead of up the line along the boundary? Bizarre. He had a great game but he tried to do too much there, i just can't understand

 

[Mr Ripper]

Meh. Six points would have been a hollow victory anyway. Looking like a home final in two weeks against a wiLdCaRd rOuND winner

 

[Mr Ripper]

Meh. Six points would have been a hollow victory anyway. Looking like a home final in two weeks against a wiLdCaRd rOuND winner

Richmond coming back against Willy. We might be home to Coburg next weekend.

 

[knaf]

Dev had a great 2nd half but that was terrible play in the last minute, just bang the ball long buddy not to a tight 1 v 1 marking contest in your D50.

BTW why is Jack Manly never spoken about as an AFL prospect, always looks good in the VFL.

Manly has been a slow burn. Couple of years ago he was doing a few great things a game but no where near enough. Seems to have improve his fitness considerably. Best game l’ve seen him play.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Finished sixth, so it's a week off followed by a home Elimination Final against the highest-ranked wildcard winner; either Collingwood, Richmond or GWS.

 

[martinson]

Dev turned back into traffic ,had no left foot and didn't dribble it instead of elevate it as he did . It was poor. We only needed another 10 seconds.

It's a crying shame because Dev is a class above VFL and put in an outstanding performance until then.

He surely gets on another AFL list next year.

 

[Sunny Land]

Dev turned back into traffic ,had no left foot and didn't dribble it instead of elevate it as he did . It was poor. We only needed another 10 seconds.

It's a crying shame because Dev is a class above VFL and put in an outstanding performance until then.

He surely gets on another AFL list next year.

Think both Dev and the club tried to find him a new club last year without success. I hope he finds a club and a regular spot in the team as well. Unfortunately he has too many battling for the same spot here at The Lions

 

[briztoon]

Think both Dev and the club tried to find him a new club last year without success. I hope he finds a club and a regular spot in the team as well. Unfortunately he has too many battling for the same spot here at The Lions

Word out of West Coast was that we were asking for a 2nd round pick for Dev.

That doesn’t quite gel with trying to find a player a new club, if we’re asking for overs.

 

[DevRoboGun]

So did anyone put their hand up to come in for Berry?

 

[Nathan Barley]

So did anyone put their hand up to come in for Berry?

Annable

 

[martinson]

Annable

Annable looks a rare talent.

I wonder where he goes in the draft. Surely in the Top 3.

 

[M Malice]

So did anyone put their hand up to come in for Berry?

Wrong part of the ground but it was the best I have seen Luke Lloyd play.... Unless Fletcher to the wing for Berry and Lloyd takes his slot down back, more likely to be Beecken if Jaspa went to the wing though.

 

[DevRoboGun]

Annable

Anyone that can help us win the 2025 premiership I’m not against the idea of brining in Lohmann and playing Ah chee wing but I’m not sure what his running capacity is like atm

 

[Nathan Barley]

Anyone that can help us win the 2025 premiership I’m not against the idea of brining in Lohmann and playing Ah chee wing but I’m not sure what his running capacity is like atm

Yeah likely Lohmann if fit. If not Dev would be the only non tall, ruck or defender you could consider

 

[martinson]

Given our current situation Dev has experience , he does a lot of things well and he's not weak. Many positives and a reasonably significant negative.

I don't know if or where we play him but I'm comfortable if we do. I don't think he's much of a sub , he's more a workhorse.

 

[dlanod]

Contracted for next year too. Profound waste of a list spot.

Thanks Gunston.

It was confirmed in an article a couple of weeks ago that he's out of contract at the end of the year.

As another poster mentioned, my speculation was that he missed out on a games played trigger - when he joined us there were split reports about contract length as well.

 

[Darren Downunder]

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I feel very sorry for them. It must be so hard to be a stand alone VFL club. The travel costs alone must be crippling, let alone the diluted talent with so many teams.

 

[Darren Downunder]

I’ve thought in recent years that a national reserves comp would be beneficial for AFL clubs like the old days, the firsts and seconds just played according to the AFL fixture.

Only issue is what becomes of the stand alone VFL clubs? Would or could the old VFA be reintroduced with top up players from the respective Victorian AFL reserves team players not selected be aligned to those VFA teams.

Just feels like a national reserves grade is necessary these days to also get away from all the byes as well.

Couldn’t agree more.
But what affect would that have on the old NEAFL clubs?

 

[Section 5]

I’ve thought in recent years that a national reserves comp would be beneficial for AFL clubs like the old days, the firsts and seconds just played according to the AFL fixture.

Only issue is what becomes of the stand alone VFL clubs? Would or could the old VFA be reintroduced with top up players from the respective Victorian AFL reserves team players not selected be aligned to those VFA teams.

Just feels like a national reserves grade is necessary these days to also get away from all the byes as well.

I think it is the SA & WA strong local competition that would resist the change.
You need to stay financially viable and travelling all over the country takes away from your base.

The VFL probably get less crowd numbers than the local competitions.
The financially strong Southport club made the correct decision to go back to their base support a few years ago.

 

[davemc_lions]

Feel Sorry for the Bullants do not have the pokies other clubs do

 

[Sunny Land]

Feel Sorry for the Bullants do not have the pokies other clubs do

Played 3 years at Preston. Very proud club with a huge amount of history in footy. Be very sad if they no longer played a part in afl football.