Boak - he is looking very very good this year. I’ve known that from the first five minutes I saw him. He looks faster and his kicking has much more depth lol. It’s like he found a magic potion
Rockliff - the rocky we paid for.
So good around the ball but his marking around the ground was the big thing I noticed. Like having another ruckman around the ground to take marks.
Lycett - huge in all areas. People have spoken about him and nailed it.
Byrne Jones - bit disappointing start to the year until today when he seemed to be in everything. Not sure what he was doing different but 25d and 2 goals is great. The kid that sits under the ball and goes into packs recklessly was back.
Duursma- amazed that he found so much of the ball. That bodes well for the lad. His hands were poor and double touched a lot of touches. Still needs to get some belief which could come with some time but some good signs. I’m not sure I’m playing him round one just yet but I’m pleased with some of the stuff I’ve seen.
Watts - playing on the wing and dropping back. Found lots of it. I’m still wary as he has teased us then gone missing so much but was good.
Houston - I thought Houston was excellent. Think he took a step up defensively. The kid who was a good kick that added the intercept marking maybe looks to have taken a step up in 1 on 1 defense.
SPP - Only got 16 touches but he was so damaging and influential when he did get it.
Clurey - improved performance defensively and with the ball. Still worried about him from game to game. Still some shaky moments in game.
Jonas - improved from horror of last week. Still shaky.
Amon - Laid the best tackle of the day. Is like a different player this year. 14d but he played less than half the game looking at his time on ground stats. I think his form is better than the fancied motlop right now.
Drew - the biggest surprise packet of the jlt. Only 16d today but lots of smart contests. His attempt to spoil Ben brown who was sitting under a ball after someone’s shit kick resulted in us kicking a goal 30 seconds later when Ben could have been setting up a north goal. Drew had no right to make that spoil with his back to the ball on one of the best overhead markers in the game and he does it without giving away a free. Special.
Butters - It may be early but I’m completely sold. I don’t just think he is ports best young prospect I think he is one of the leagues best prospects. He goes in hard. He wins the ball. For a guy who was supposed to be an outside player he wins it as good as you could ask. He uses the ball better than most of our seasoned pros. I’m in love. Round 1.
Rozee- has some brilliant moments and lots of gaps where you forget he is put there. He is a long term project but he looks like a future gun. That mark that wasn’t paid was brilliant. Had some brilliant tackles. Someone at the club rates him because he was at some centre bounces. No part of me thinks that Rozee possibly can’t make it as a really good footballer. It’s just a matter of how long it takes him to go from flashes of brilliance to consistently performing. Because of his tackling I think Hinkley will try to fast track him and give him lots of opportunities.
Marshall - some good stuff but not involved as much as we want. Still lots of good signs and lots of almost things that will start falling when he gets another preseason and 20’games under his belt. People are forgetting he is copping a seasoned afl defender (or 2) every week right now with Dixon out. The best thing is he always keeps his feet after marking contests.
Ebert - didn’t particularly do anything wrong and competed and used the ball ok without being damaging but that’s a really really low bar to set for one of our most senior players out there. Getting out performed by 1st and 2nd year players right now.
Gray - had 20d and 2 goals but I barely noticed him. Played forward almost all day.
Bonner - looked good with ball in hand, moving and streaming forward and kicking. If he was even remotely near an opponent all game I didn’t see it and that worries me. Teams figure out how to expose that stuff.
Rockliff - the rocky we paid for.
So good around the ball but his marking around the ground was the big thing I noticed. Like having another ruckman around the ground to take marks.
Lycett - huge in all areas. People have spoken about him and nailed it.
Byrne Jones - bit disappointing start to the year until today when he seemed to be in everything. Not sure what he was doing different but 25d and 2 goals is great. The kid that sits under the ball and goes into packs recklessly was back.
Duursma- amazed that he found so much of the ball. That bodes well for the lad. His hands were poor and double touched a lot of touches. Still needs to get some belief which could come with some time but some good signs. I’m not sure I’m playing him round one just yet but I’m pleased with some of the stuff I’ve seen.
Watts - playing on the wing and dropping back. Found lots of it. I’m still wary as he has teased us then gone missing so much but was good.
Houston - I thought Houston was excellent. Think he took a step up defensively. The kid who was a good kick that added the intercept marking maybe looks to have taken a step up in 1 on 1 defense.
SPP - Only got 16 touches but he was so damaging and influential when he did get it.
Clurey - improved performance defensively and with the ball. Still worried about him from game to game. Still some shaky moments in game.
Jonas - improved from horror of last week. Still shaky.
Amon - Laid the best tackle of the day. Is like a different player this year. 14d but he played less than half the game looking at his time on ground stats. I think his form is better than the fancied motlop right now.
Drew - the biggest surprise packet of the jlt. Only 16d today but lots of smart contests. His attempt to spoil Ben brown who was sitting under a ball after someone’s shit kick resulted in us kicking a goal 30 seconds later when Ben could have been setting up a north goal. Drew had no right to make that spoil with his back to the ball on one of the best overhead markers in the game and he does it without giving away a free. Special.
Butters - It may be early but I’m completely sold. I don’t just think he is ports best young prospect I think he is one of the leagues best prospects. He goes in hard. He wins the ball. For a guy who was supposed to be an outside player he wins it as good as you could ask. He uses the ball better than most of our seasoned pros. I’m in love. Round 1.
Rozee- has some brilliant moments and lots of gaps where you forget he is put there. He is a long term project but he looks like a future gun. That mark that wasn’t paid was brilliant. Had some brilliant tackles. Someone at the club rates him because he was at some centre bounces. No part of me thinks that Rozee possibly can’t make it as a really good footballer. It’s just a matter of how long it takes him to go from flashes of brilliance to consistently performing. Because of his tackling I think Hinkley will try to fast track him and give him lots of opportunities.
Marshall - some good stuff but not involved as much as we want. Still lots of good signs and lots of almost things that will start falling when he gets another preseason and 20’games under his belt. People are forgetting he is copping a seasoned afl defender (or 2) every week right now with Dixon out. The best thing is he always keeps his feet after marking contests.
Ebert - didn’t particularly do anything wrong and competed and used the ball ok without being damaging but that’s a really really low bar to set for one of our most senior players out there. Getting out performed by 1st and 2nd year players right now.
Gray - had 20d and 2 goals but I barely noticed him. Played forward almost all day.
Bonner - looked good with ball in hand, moving and streaming forward and kicking. If he was even remotely near an opponent all game I didn’t see it and that worries me. Teams figure out how to expose that stuff.
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