2nds 2018 Stand Alone VFL - Inaugural season over. Time for reviews.

[nicko74]

Is Mountford hurt?

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Is Mountford hurt?

Hurt his ankle last weekend sent for scans on Monday, don’t know what the outcome was

 

[Palpatine]

Good that Hrovat has to earn his spot back via VFL.
He will struggle to get back in I think, unless there are injuries

 

[shinboner magic]

Hurt his ankle last weekend sent for scans on Monday, don’t know what the outcome was

Least wood has come up after his injury

 

[Bigeasy]

Good that Hrovat has to earn his spot back via VFL.
He will struggle to get back in I think, unless there are injuries

Hrovat will have 25 plus possies 2 goals and will be back in next week.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Least wood has come up after his injury

Not sure that area is affected when your ankle is injured.

 

[Firestarter]

Not sure that area is affected when your ankle is injured.

... well, the fall can be quite tragic.

 

[boneofshin]

This will be Hrovat’s first time in the VFL since coming to the club. From memory he was dropped early last year but ended up being a late call up back into the side.

 

[The Nostradamus]

 

[Pykie]

Strong side, extremely strong. All AFL starting 18.

I'm expecting a 15 goal win tbh.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

whats the go with Jeffries? Is he actually playing footy somewhere else?

 

[Benno_900]

This will be Hrovat’s first time in the VFL since coming to the club. From memory he was dropped early last year but ended up being a late call up back into the side.

Does not deserve to be an automatic selection.

His best game in his career was probably his AFL debut.

 

[Firestarter]

whats the go with Jeffries? Is he actually playing footy somewhere else?

Anyone we can ask on social media?

 

[boneofshin]

whats the go with Jeffries? Is he actually playing footy somewhere else?

Good question. Get the feeling he might not be do up to it.

 

[Quivorir]

Will this be streamed or at least a radio link at all?

 

[giantroo]

Will this be streamed or at least a radio link at all?

No coverage this week.

 

[giantroo]

NORTH MELBOURNE vs FRANKSTON – Saturday 2pm @ Avalon Airport Oval



LAST ENCOUNTER

Never played.



FORM COMING IN

North Melbourne enjoyed a thrilling introduction to the VFL, pipping the Northern Blues by three points in a comeback triumph. Frankston has been highly competitive in the first halves of losses to Essendon and then the Box Hill Hawks.



KEY QUESTIONS

How far can North Melbourne’s VFL-listers take the team in 2018? Experienced Kangaroos Nick Rippon (23 disposals, eight tackles), Chris Jansen (20, one goal) and Michael Close (two goals) all starred in Round 2 and look to balance out North Melbourne’s young AFL group well.

Can Frankston maintain its form in the contest? The Dolphins got the better of Box Hill in close last week, winning the contested possession and clearance counts on the back of the likes of Will Fordham and Lachlan Williams. The Kangaroos midfield did a number on the Blues in Round 2 and will need to be negated.

 

[darko]

That's a great team on paper.

Didn't know Fordham was with Frankston now. Good for him.

 

[Go_Roos!]

This will be Hrovat’s first time in the VFL since coming to the club. From memory he was dropped early last year but ended up being a late call up back into the side.

Great to see the AFL team getting stronger, which in turn makes the VFL team stronger.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Any folks wanting to get to the match a little early can see Sam Walsh & others on display:

GEELONG FALCONS v. EASTERN RANGES

Round 4 – Saturday, April 21, 11.15am
Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee

In a game where both sides are still looking for their first win, last year’s reigning premiers and the team with the most players drafted in 2017, find themselves in a vastly different situation six months on. Geelong will welcome back Sam Walsh who is a crucial cog in the Falcons midfield, especially against an Eastern Ranges outfit which will be without the likes of Xavier Fry and Cody Hirst who both rotate through there.

Geelong will miss Charlie Sprague who has been arguably the most consistent Falcons player who has played all three games, as Sprague heads back to play school football, as will Cooper Stephens and a host of others among seven changes for Geelong. Eastern have also made six changes, with Hirst’s a forced one through injury. One area in which Eastern can try and take control is in the midfield with a strong inside brigade. With no Ed McHenry, the Ranges have four of the top five clearance players in the game, with Joel Burleigh, Jonte Duffy, Adrian Kalcovski and Lachlan Stapleton all providing good extraction from the stoppages. Oscar Brownless, Baxter Mensch, Brayden Ham and of course Walsh will look to go head-to-head with the Eastern onballers in what could decide the match.

The big question for these teams is scoring, with the Falcons missing Sprague (who would have the highest scoreboard impact in this match-up) and relying on Blake Schlensog who has had nine score involvements, three more than any other player on the field this season. Based on the season so far, both teams will look to share the load in terms of scoring, with Billy McCormack and Thomas Lockman named as the key position posts for Eastern, while Finlay Parish comes in for his first game and will line-up at centre-half forward in between Ham and Walsh. Throwing Connor Idun forward continues to offer a different look for the Falcons, and with a marked improvement in round three compared to the prior two rounds, the Falcons will be confident going into this one.

 

[Mav]

I don’t understand all this talk about our introduction (and first game) in the VFL. Aren’t we just returning to the VFL?

 

[Nate7]

I don’t understand all this talk about our introduction (and first game) in the VFL. Aren’t we just returning to the VFL?

First game as NMFC without any alignments.

It was our first game as we had the bye in round 2.

 

[Mav]

First game as NMFC without any alignments.

It was our first game as we had the bye in round 2.

So who was I watching back in the 70’s and 80’s?

 

[Nate7]

So who was I watching back in the 70’s and 80’s?

Meaning since the alignment ended.

 

[Pykie]

So who was I watching back in the 70’s and 80’s?

The VFL is the AFL and has inherited all its records

This is technically the VFA, given the premiership records.