VFL 2022 VFL R6 v Coburg (SAT APRIL 30 1.05pm @ PIRANHA PARK) [Stream: AFL app & https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/4207]

[Hazz]

Then we don’t waste first round picks getting him back and we are in a much better position today.

Probably miss out on Crispy as well...

 

[What is a cakewalk]

I wouldn't have thought Eggy would be a real need at this point in time. Surely more pressing needs.
I'd even prefer to go for the rat.

I've loved the egg but I'd pick fowler first. Feel he has more afl upside. We do need kpp but I'm not really in a position to judge the quality across state leagues. A small forward/high half forward is definitely someone we could use.

 

[Jen2310]

Macrae looks pretty happy here.

 

[35Daicos]

I haven’t done the sums, but I’m wondering if this requirement is a factor in our selection? We haven’t had a game yet where all of Hartley, Jetta and Eggmolesse-Smith have played. After our over 22 AFL players and I assume our two VFL captains there wouldn’t be a lot of flexibility left.

More money, more matches, more opportunity: VFL changes for 2022

With today's line-up, a quick look says that from our AFL list there's Henry, Macrae, Draper, Kelly, Ruscoe, Poulter, Murley, McMahon, Chugg and Harrison who were all under the age of 22 at January 1 this year. Only Cox doesn't count, of the 11 AFL players in the team. Campbell Hustwaite, Jack Raines and Zach Molloy from our VFL list also qualify, so with 13 players there we've nearly doubled the requirement of 7 "young" players in the side.

The Eggmolesse-Smith situation just doesn't make sense to me! While he looked very good in our VFL side, the idea that we might be "hiding" him for the mid-season draft seems too far-fetched, since he's a known quantity, and it's quite possible we won't be taking a player anyway! I'd be more suspicious if Sam Fowler suddenly "disappeared", because his form of late has been alarmingly good, so much so that if they were thinking of having a selection and fancied him they might be concerned that he's likely to be attracting too much attention!

 

[grayza2018]

I didn't see a second of it sadly, will try catch the replay, thanks for the link posted previously!

Coxy's effort looks pretty good on paper, great to see him stuffing the stat sheet! Poulter building very nicely too it appears, and will be hard to keep Henry out of the seniors next week after that effort!

 

[sr36]

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With today's line-up, a quick look says that from our AFL list there's Henry, Macrae, Draper, Kelly, Ruscoe, Poulter, Murley, McMahon, Chugg and Harrison who were all under the age of 22 at January 1 this year. Only Cox doesn't count, of the 11 AFL players in the team. Campbell Hustwaite, Jack Raines and Zach Molloy from our VFL list also qualify, so with 13 players there we've nearly doubled the requirement of 7 "young" players in the side.

The Eggmolesse-Smith situation just doesn't make sense to me! While he looked very good in our VFL side, the idea that we might be "hiding" him for the mid-season draft seems too far-fetched, since he's a known quantity, and it's quite possible we won't be taking a player anyway! I'd be more suspicious if Sam Fowler suddenly "disappeared", because his form of late has been alarmingly good, so much so that if they were thinking of having a selection and fancied him they might be concerned that he's likely to be attracting too much attention!

I don't believe that we're hiding him either. At the end of the year we can add him as a DFA, so if he's willing to hide and we want him, he'd be ours anyway.

 

[Apex36]

Going through the WRFL scores… Derek Egolesse- Smith played and was BOG for point cook today…

Something going on

I think someone suggested he was being hidden for the mid season draft. Wouldn’t be the first time we did that either, we did the same with Wills in his draft year.

 

[Bianconeri]

I didn’t catch it in full last week, but when I did he was running through the middle. He was nominally a mid today as well and by nominally I mean he did nothing in what was a fill ya boots match. Turning back the clock if I’d have known how poor Coburg were no way would I have suggested Henry in the guts…

13 possessions against a fairly poor side with majority midfield time isn’t very encouraging.

 

[sr36]

I think someone suggested he was being hidden for the mid season draft. Wouldn’t be the first time we did that either, we did the same with Wills in his draft year.

It'd be strange to have committed to him in the MSD so early - when someone may have poked their head higher, we didn't have a pick at the time and he'd be available to us at the end of the year without drafts.

 

[Brad Goodman]

He s been on Richmond list before. Back flanker who's really clean and smart. Richmond bigfooty fans felt he was a bit soft.

The couple of times I saw him for Richmond he looked really timid. Maybe he has improved in that area.

 

[Matrix10]

I think someone suggested he was being hidden for the mid season draft. Wouldn’t be the first time we did that either, we did the same with Wills in his draft year.

We should hide the Brown bothers , oooops , sorry , they manage that themselves

 

[Jen2310]

13 possessions against a fairly poor side whit majority midfield time isn’t very encouraging.

2nd game as a mid after playing as a defender I'd suggest its still a learning experience for him. He did a lot of nice things, I felt. Encouraging signs. If its something they are persisting with then I'd expect he'll get better with it the more he trains/plays there.

 

[35Daicos]

2nd game as a mid after playing as a defender I'd suggest its still a learning experience for him. He did a lot of nice things, I felt. Encouraging signs. If its something they are persisting with then I'd expect he'll get better with it the more he trains/plays there.

I think that's quite reasonable, but just feel if Chugg is going to make it he's going to have to do it as a small defender, as I cannot see him as an AFL midfielder. He's probably happy that he's adding strings to his bow, but I still don't think the move is doing him any favours at all! I think it's the backline or bust for Isaac, and the quicker he gets back there the better!

 

[BuildEmUp]

Or it gives Cox the rocket that he needs to pull his finger out, play 1st ruck and use his 7ft2 frame as it should be

Cox is 211 cm right? so 6ft 11 inches ..

 

[VinnieB]

I've loved the egg but I'd pick fowler first. Feel he has more afl upside. We do need kpp but I'm not really in a position to judge the quality across state leagues. A small forward/high half forward is definitely someone we could use.

What about Ginnivan and McCreery?

 

[VinnieB]

Or it gives Cox the rocket that he needs to pull his finger out, play 1st ruck and use his 7ft2 frame as it should be

Really, there’s no reason why Cox shouldn’t be delivering these types of performances in the ruck at VFL level. He would be up against very raw developing kids.

I’m sure he will get another go in the AFL and hopefully can deliver a performance like yesterday’s.

 

[neilk]

Cox is 211 cm right? so 6ft 11 inches ..

His name on social media is/was Mason Sixten Cox.

 

[No SPIN]

What about Ginnivan and McCreery?

Fowler looks significantly faster than both - but I doubt that’s enough to give him a spot.

 

[Scodog10]

13 possessions against a fairly poor side whit majority midfield time isn’t very encouraging.

He was horrible.

Every possession was rushed and he’s so far off the pace at that level it’s like watching a Brown at senior level! To provide context Coburg were abysmal pretty much any top team in one of the better local leagues would have given them a touch up. Chugg has it on the burst 2nd Q right side for a left footer entering 50 simple centring kick which he full mongs going 20 metres all along the ground. The things he did well like a spot up kick around the corner to Hartley in the 3rd were hackers luck rather than design.

If we had a VFL reserves he’d be playing with them. I don’t think he was making it, but it blows my mind that we kept him over Rantall who at least did something at that level. There’ll be the excuses of “he’s finding his feet in the middle” blah blah blah, but the reality is he’s just no good.

When Covid inevitably bites the likes of Fowler, Tardrew, Jetta, Hartley, Booth and Glover (don’t mind him down back) will all get a look in. Booth and Jetta are the only two I’d like on the list (assuming of course Egg is being hidden).

 

[gouki88]

Fowler looks significantly faster than both - but I doubt that’s enough to give him a spot.

McCreery is the fastest player on our list and one of the quicker ones in the competition.

 

[Jen2310]

We were apparantely looking at Fowler in last years mid season draft.

 

[No SPIN]

McCreery is the fastest player on our list and one of the quicker ones in the competition.

If MCCreery is faster than Fowler, then I can’t see any case for picking Fowler in the MSD.

 

[gouki88]

If MCCreery is faster than Fowler, then I can’t see any case for picking Fowler in the MSD.

Because speed is a good AFL attribute to have a plethora of?

 

[Jen2310]

If MCCreery is faster than Fowler, then I can’t see any case for picking Fowler in the MSD.

Fowler and McCreery are different players. Fowler more like a speedster Ginni. What trouble those two would wreck in the F50 would be exciting.

 

[No SPIN]

Because speed is a good AFL attribute to have a plethora of?

It’s a question of priorities in the MSD - we need KPD not another small.
If we had a full complement of KPD then maybe Fowler would have a chance with his pace, but at 173cm he is also small for a mid.