2nds 2023 VFL thread

[Mr Ripper]

We have to get over a couple of old VFA stand-alones in Willy and Werribee if we're to make it to the Grand Final, while GC will have to defeat a bolstered AFL reserves/aligned side (Footscray or Box Hill) in order to progress. We may have gotten lucky here. Having said that, on form, we're likely to go out in straight sets.

 

[Miller1971]

Toby Triffit playing very good footy for Willy, should have tried harder to keep him

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Saturday 1.15 @ MVO: VFL SF Lions v Williamstown

 

[Grasshopper17]

Yes occasionally we would run Fort, Fullerton, Buzza, Smith and Lane in the ruck. Not great for the young blokes development.

Came across this in Kalin Lane's thread. Is our VFL team simply too tall at the moment? 3 key forwards AND 2 ruckmen?

 

[Nathan Barley]

Came across this in Kalin Lane's thread. Is our VFL team simply too tall at the moment? 3 key forwards AND 2 ruckmen?

Yes

3 rucks and 2 forward/rucks

 

[SL16]

Is Rich eligible to play in the VFL this week?

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Is Rich eligible to play in the VFL this week?

Eligible yes. Fit enough, harder to say

 

[knaf]

Came across this in Kalin Lane's thread. Is our VFL team simply too tall at the moment? 3 key forwards AND 2 ruckmen?

Yes. I like Buzza as a solid VFL KPD and potential break the glass in a very serious emergency afl player. Better as a forward but can play key back in the vfl. But why play him in the ruck when we have two developing rucks? I guess they can’t always play him key back Due to match ups.

Similar could be said for Fullerton (some rumours he is leaving). I guess he is break glass ruck forward back up if Oscar and Fort go down. So has to play that role.

Smith is in front of Lane (imo), so poor old Kalin seems to be an after thought some games. I like Lane as he reminds me of Charman, but he doesn’t seem to have come on this year. Forward ruck doesn’t seem to be his go.

So we have three tall slow guys in the forward half, Fort in the ruck and Lane on the bench. And we have a shortage of mobile KPPs coming through.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Yes. I like Buzza as a solid VFL KPD and potential break the glass in a very serious emergency afl player. Better as a forward but can play key back in the vfl. But why play him in the ruck when we have two developing rucks? I guess they can’t always play him key back Due to match ups.

Similar could be said for Fullerton (some rumours he is leaving). I guess he is break glass ruck forward back up if Oscar and Fort go down. So has to play that role.

Smith is in front of Lane (imo), so poor old Kalin seems to be an after thought some games. I like Lane as he reminds me of Charman, but he doesn’t seem to have come on this year. Forward ruck doesn’t seem to be his go.

So we have three tall slow guys in the forward half, Fort in the ruck and Lane on the bench. And we have a shortage of mobile KPPs coming through.

It was a strange decision to draft Lane. Don't need 4 rucks and a ruck forward. Especially when 2 of the rucks are a few years off senior level

 

[M Malice]

Semi-Final v Williamstown > BHA Saturday 9th @ 1.15pm.

Jaxon Prior, [PLAYERCARD]Darcy Gardiner[/PLAYERCARD], Bruce Reville.
[PLAYERCARD]Darragh Joyce[/PLAYERCARD], Tom Fullarton, [PLAYERCARD]Daniel Rich[/PLAYERCARD].

Henry Smith, [PLAYERCARD]Rhys Mathieson[/PLAYERCARD], James Tunstill.
Shadeau Brain, [PLAYERCARD]Jarryd Lyons[/PLAYERCARD], Harry Sharp.

Blake Coleman, [PLAYERCARD]Nakia Cockatoo[/PLAYERCARD], Kai Lohmann.
Darryl McDowell-White, [PLAYERCARD]Darcy Fort[/PLAYERCARD], [PLAYERCARD]Wylie Buzza[/PLAYERCARD].

Bench- Kalin Lane, [PLAYERCARD]Kyle Dunkley[/PLAYERCARD], Tahj Abberley, Riley Greene, Jack Manly.
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Emergencies- Lockie Rayner, Owen Collins, Wilson Barry, Elihah Glass, Joel Budarick, Jackson Hille.

There will be late changes tomorrow as all 4 senior emergencies one of whom will be the sub have been named... maybe all 4 will be late outs as they will want players on standby in case we have an unfortunate injury pre bouncedown v Port.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Harry Sharp was really good against Williamston a few weeks back but pretty quiet last week. Hopefully he bounces back

 

[Mr Ripper]

Reckon three, if not all of the senior emergencies will sit this one out. Might be a battle. May also be Richy’s farewell. Have a hunch we’ll lift.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Also, after dutifully ignoring this match all week, Lions media finally got around to giving it a write-up - and managed to get the start time wrong. I know the VFL is only chump change, but come on…

 

[Section 5]

Also, after dutifully ignoring this match all week, Lions media finally got around to giving it a write-up - and managed to get the start time wrong. I know the VFL is only chump change, but come on…

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Maybe that's when they want to broadcast to start.
That gives them a few hours to get it working correctly.

 

[Jivlain]

	Brisbane Lions	Williamstown
Games played	27.88	29.56
Age	24.24	24.95
Height	188.60	186.08
Finals played	1.08	0.20

Interactive version

Mind you, a consequence of this being VFL games only is that there's a young kid named [PLAYERCARD]Daniel Rich[/PLAYERCARD] right here:


I want to figure out a way of connecting seniors with reserves games somehow but I keep going back and forth about how to actually implement it and I've got so much else in my todo list atm.

 

[Mr Ripper]

JL and [PLAYERCARD]Darcy Fort[/PLAYERCARD] not playing.

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Absolutely gorgeous day here at Michael Voss Oval.

Got to say I'm living for the couple in front of me in the grandstand wearing industrial soundproof ear protection. They've sat in this grandstand before I reckon. #turnitdown

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Plenty of Williamstown fans here, ready to relive their club's greatest ever victory from a few weeks ago

 

[Mr Ripper]

Pathetic gutless umpiring

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

That was Tunstill in a nutshill

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Poor composure from Lohmann.

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Dominated play but not much to show for it.

 

[wattoxi]

no stream?

Edit: now its there

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Rich getting generous applause as he approaches the bench. First goal, Lions 1.2 to no score

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Williamstown bench staff leaving nobody unclear about their on field moves and advice, screaming them to the far corners of the field