2nds 2021 EFL - 2nd Tier

[ClockworkOrange]

Wowee by my count that's 18 listed Dogs players in that team.

Reckon this has potential to get real ugly.

I think that’s right.

The flipside of that coin is that our 2’s are going to get an AFL level experience - so no player can complain they aren’t getting tested/challenged!

While our injury levels remain high, ECFL can only be about development and match experience.


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[Callums_Guns]

 

[Drummond]

I can see why Hogan hasn’t been promoted yet. Leading well but looks like his fitness levels are a major concern, looks spent after every exertion.

Like the look of Wehr, classy type.

Buntine already cost a goal with a turnover by foot. Surely he’s done at AFL level. Way too many deficiencies.

 

[JC100]

I can see why Hogan hasn’t been promoted yet. Leading well but looks like his fitness levels are a major concern, looks spent after every exertion.

Like the look of Wehr, classy type.

Buntine already cost a goal with a turnover by foot. Surely he’s done at AFL level. Way too many deficiencies.

Huddo talking up Schache’s chance to impress against an AFL quality player... he is playing on Bunts

 

[Drummond]

Huddo talking up Schache’s chance to impress against an AFL quality player... he is playing on Bunts

Yep, amazing. You can see Buntine thinks like an AFL player, gets to the right spots, but has no explosiveness at all and his disposal is such a liability.

Wehr and Angwin stick out with their class. Would like to see these guys in the mix for AFL selection.

Hogan impressed me with his work rate, even though I questioned his fitness. Briggs is athletic for a big man isn’t he?

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

half time thoughts

liked Pollock’s first qtr, don’t think they called his name in the second
thought we should have rookied Peatling a couple of years ago, nothing has changed my mind on that.
young Green is ok but Mummy would beat him in a sprint (I’d probably beat him in a sprint & I’m 52 with dodgy knees)
Sproule going well for VFL but is not quite there for seniors yet
ditto Shipley
we look better when Briggs is rucking, must be close for a call up
their transition is waaaay too easy
Hogan a class above
Buntine the very definition of a list clogger - delist

but it‘s good to be able to watch it on TV

 

[Orange Agent]

Take Hogan off, he's playing seniors next week. The intensity and work rate is way better than Saturday. His defending and chasing is miles better. First picked fwd if he brings this every week.

 

[XhazzafootyX]

Hogan too good to be playing twos

 

[Danny88]

How massive does Briggs look on TV?

 

[Orange Agent]

Where's the Irish kid that plays full back?

Edit. Seen him, weird matchup.

 

[ClockworkOrange]

Hogan is ‘good to go’ for the 1s next week vs Crows.

He’s still building his fitness, but we need him learning in-game connections in the 1s.


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[PMBangers]

I've found myself optimistic about quite a few players out there despite the margin, think a lot of our youngers guys and Hogan have a lot of good to offer to our club in the 1s, but holy * do we have some genuine list cloggers, Buntine and Brown have looked really below the standard even here

 

[ClockworkOrange]

A courageous effort by our ECFL team tonight.

Kept the Dogs honest for longer than we had any right to expect given the huge gulf in AFL-level experience.

The teams being all square at half time was a moral victory for our boys.


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[Orange Agent]

Dogs depth is pretty crazy.

 

[Orange Agent]

Our boys and top up players are coming from Neafl to this and it's big step up. This league setup is a lot better for us long term for development and retention.

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

got called away just after half time so can’t comment on any play from the second half - but looking at the score it seems I wasn’t the only one who wasn’t watching the game

 

[JC100]

Hogan was way about this level and cruising around in 2nd gear.
I can see why Sproule got the call up but he has been disappointing at AFL level.
Shipley tries hard but just quiet there yet.
I would like to see Briggs get his chance in random with Flynn. Going to be a very good ruck

 

[sydney_gws]

Hogan was way about this level and cruising around in 2nd gear.
I can see why Sproule got the call up but he has been disappointing at AFL level.
Shipley tries hard but just quiet there yet.
I would like to see Briggs get his chance in random with Flynn. Going to be a very good ruck

Should we have selected Hogan for tomorrow instead. Any chance he can be injury sub ( just joking, if he had only played half a game maybe)

 

[Pres]

I only saw the first quarter but would have Briggs on the express route to AFL based on that. Seriously impressed.

 

[Libba39]

Dogs depth is pretty crazy.

Yep and I must say I'd expect that a few would be looking elsewhere at seasons end. Dunkley obviously plus a couple of others.

 

[Colonial]

Dogs Down GIANTS After Big Second Half

The GIANTS have been defeated by Footscray in the VFL.

www.gwsgiants.com.au

32 Kieren Briggs

31 hit-outs, 15 disposals

“Briggsy provided a really strong contest in the air for us all night. He led the charge early with his follow up.”

23 Jesse Hogan

23

Jesse Hogan

Age

29

Ht

196cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.0

4star

K

9.3

4star

HB

5.7

4star

M

6.4

5star

T

1.4

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

10.3

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

4.3

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

0.0

1star

G

0.0

1star

D

13.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

6.4

5star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.8

5star

11 marks, four goals

“Everyone will see the four goals but his workrate and ability to give us a contest was first-class. He was selfless - he gave away three opportunities - and it was a really rounded performance.”

And a player that’s unsigned

42 Josh Green

21 disposals, four tackles

“Clearly our best midfielder on the night, along with Shipley. He definitely led the charge with our contested ball and it was a really pleasing game from Josh.”

 

[Colonial]

Squad for tomorrow

 

[Colonial]

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

Squad for tomorrowView attachment 1116150

I count a grand combined total of 23 games of AFL experience in that team (with 2 of those games coming on as a sub)


yes, technically Shipley has “played” 5 games but that’s 2 starting, 1 coming on as a medical sub and 2 more where he was the medical sub but wasn’t used, so I’m not counting those last 2.

you think our seniors are inexperienced? got nothin on these kids (although, southport isn’t exactly brimming with AFL talent, i’d love to know the average age differential.

 

[Colonial]

In front. Some nice passages of play. Shippers been our best from what I’ve seen.