2nds 2024 VFL thread

[BrainOfMorbius]

Jeez Joyce

 

[iBeng]

Another close loss week coming up

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Can't say we didn't have our chances at the end there

 

[Nunez]

Really missed Lyons, Dev and Jimmy.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Geez some of the dumbest football you’ll ever see in the last few minutes.

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

I haven't watched much of the 2nd half but Darragh Joyce looks to have improved on last season, could do a job at a pinch in the seniors if needed for a game or 2.

Can't agree with this TBH. Foot skills a huge liability

 

[M Malice]

2 heart breaking losses on the trot for the VFL boys.

 

[jumbojet]

God we murdered that … just kick the ball deep and be positive.

 

[Sherrinator]

That Geelong injury where he walked off anyway took 5 mins. How the f did that quarter go so short?

 

[Hollow Knight]

Madden seems to have gone backwards.

Out of contract this year. Surely doesn’t get another.

Just can’t put it together.

 

[Sherrinator]

It’s not a good sign when the reserves are so bad. Hudson I’m afraid should not be a coach.

 

[Dalions]

Well after watching a good part of that game, what I will say is that for all those people calling for 6-7 players to be dropped from the Senior team are just plain WRONG.

 

[Sherrinator]

We need Reville at half back I think

 

[AFLQLD]

Some learnings for the whole VFL team on how to put defensive pressure on. Just too loose when the pressure needed to lift. Very very average pressure and tackling.

Reville, Brain, Henry and Sharp looked good. Ben Thomas was solid on debut as a top up.

 

[Nathan Barley]

It’s not a good sign when the reserves are so bad. Hudson I’m afraid should not be a coach.

The top ups are spuds

Would like to see an experience comparison

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

It’s not a good sign when the reserves are so bad. Hudson I’m afraid should not be a coach.

Bit unfair I reckon - not sure many would do better with the mix of players at hand.

 

[lionshine]

It’s not a good sign when the reserves are so bad. Hudson I’m afraid should not be a coach.

To be fair to Hudson I think it is hard to structure a side that has Fort, Smith, Lane, Ryan, Morris & Lloyd.

Easy to say throw one back for balance, however, decisions at VFL level such as these are largely governed by the players development plans for progression up to AFL.

I will say though, I think it is reaching the point that having all those above guys playing forward/ruck is starting to hinder all of their games/development.

 

[Nunez]

Hope we consider giving Smith a debut soon - guy is developing in leaps and bounds. Would be playing him over Dizzy.

Brain was fantastic.

Bruce really needed more support, but looked good.

Structure and missing our top 3 mids really hurt.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

That Geelong injury where he walked off anyway took 5 mins. How the f did that quarter go so short?

Not many goals.

 

[lionshine]

Reville & Torrent showed good signs. Plenty to work with there.

Sharp has definitely improved over his time but is still inconsistent throughout games and needs to do more to push for senior selection.

Prior is frustrating. Demands the ball a lot at this level but often just bombs it as far as he can.

Brain and Smith continuing to develop in their roles. Maybe another 12 months away from really pushing into senior calculations but miles ahead of where they were this time last year.

 

[Sherrinator]

The top ups are spuds

Would like to see an experience comparison

None of our guys have set positions. They don’t have foresight to know when to corral instead of 3 guys tackling the same man (leaving 2 free). Don’t kick to advantage. It’s a coaching problem and it makes our fringe players try too hard as they know they can’t get an AFL game.

 

[M Malice]

We can't expect all our 24th and lower ranked players to be stars at that level or even ever become regular AFL players, all we can hope for is we find/develop a few gems.

IMO there are a few players who have shown signs they could be handy at AFL level albeit a couple of these names are very small sample sizes. >

Reece Torrent, Shadeau Brain, Bruce Reville, Logan Morris.... you could add Kai Lohmann and James Tunstill to that list as with everyone available both would be on the fringe.

 

[Sherrinator]

Bit unfair I reckon - not sure many would do better with the mix of players at hand.

The guy’s a shocker. His comms skills are not at a professional level. It’s like listening to a country gee up when he addresses the team.

 

[Grasshopper17]

They don’t have foresight to know when to corral instead of 3 guys tackling the same man (leaving 2 free).

To be fair this is a problem even our senior team has appeared to have far too often in the last few years.

 

[briztoon]

Just got home (wasn’t at the ressies game).

What happened to Dev? I thought he started the game.