2nds 2024 VFL thread

[briztoon]

BRISBANE LIONS vs GOLD COAST SUNS​

Sunday 5 May, 12:05pm, Brighton Homes Arena
Head-to-Head: Brisbane Lions 21-14; At Brighton Homes Arena: Never Met; Streak: Gold Coast 3; Last Time: Gold Coast 19.13 (127) def Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84) (Qualifying Final, 2023, People First Stadium)

BRISBANE LIONS
B: D. Joyce (41), Z. Zakostelsky (21), J. Prior (20)
HB: L. Lloyd (19), S. Brain (34), J. Budarick (51)
C: J. Lyons (17), J. Tunstill (29), R. Torrent (36)
HF: J. Manly (62), B. Ryan (24), B. Thomas (61)
F: L. Morris (13), K. Lane (45), R. Bailey (56)*
R: D. Fort (32), K. Dunkley (52), T. Abberley (48)

INT: R. Greene (53), E. Macpherson (54), W. Martyn (55), J. Lohmann (49), J. Shea (58)
EMG: B. Gordon (47), B. Reeves (63), O. Collins (64)

IN: D. Fort, J. Lohmann, J. Shea, Z. Zakostelsky
OUT: B. Reville, H. Sharp (AFL), J. Madden (hamstring), H. Smith (injured)
NEW: Zane Zakostelsky, 18, 200cm, Claremont

GOLD COAST SUNS
B: S. Brock (45), C. Graham (46), B. Uwland (32)
HB: J. Jeffery (40), A. Sexton (6), C. Budarick (35)
C: H. Oea (47), J. Tsitas (21), C. Elliott (51)
HF: L. Johnston (38), W. Rowlands (36), J. Mahony (42)
F: J. Farrar (50), S. Day (12), L. Casboult (30)
R: N. Moyle (49), A. Davies (5), D. Macpherson (44)
INT: H. Sullivan (53), N. Francis (64), T. Reeves (61), L. Snowball (62)*, F. Hay (52)
EMG: M. Evans (63), N. Kady (62)

IN: C. Budarick, S. Day, F. Hay, D. Macpherson, L. Snowball
OUT: B. Long (AFL), B. Ellis (injured), O. Faulkhead (injured), N. Kady, B. O'Brien
NEW: Lucas Snowball, 18, 175cm, Surfers Paradise/Suns Academy

Boy has grown some.

 

[Dalions]

Boy has grown some.

4cm since being drafted

 

[a mayes ing]

Boy has grown some.

Is he more likely to develop into a defender or a forward do you think? Perhaps ruck if he continues growing.

 

[Section 5]

Boy has grown some.

Footywire have him at 196cm & 89kg
Lions site also 196cm
Need him to stand beside Payne 197cm & Jo 201cm and see if 200 cm is close to correct.

 

[briztoon]

Is he more likely to develop into a defender or a forward do you think? Perhaps ruck if he continues growing.

All the talk during his draft year was that he should be trained up as a defender. His best games were as an undersized ruck.

 

[Lionwest]

All the talk during his draft year was that he should be trained up as a defender. His best games were as an undersized ruck.

Not so much undersized as a ruck now, particularly if he’s quite athletic.

 

[scoman]

Could be quite the team of names in a couple years. Doedee, Shadeau Brain, Breville, ZZ Top..... Might have to see where Irving Mosquito ended up and draft Guess Who from the academy.

 

[M Malice]

Bouncedown in 5 minutes peeps.

https://www.afl.com.au/afl-tv/stream?player=arILJvH9PY&streamId=State League CH8

 

[lionshine]

Keeping a close eye on Brain, Tunstill, Morris, Ryan, Torrent and Zakostelsky in his first game.

Umpire red hot on the holding the ball calls early(Both ways).

 

[M Malice]

Good strong mark and goal from Logan Morris.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Impressive start against a strong team

 

[Nunez]

Good strong mark and goal from Logan Morris.

That's Logan goat Morris to you.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Lowering their eyes going forward even.

 

[lionshine]

Ben Thomas is a likely type isn’t he?

 

[Johnny Bananas]

Sharp showing why he should have been picked in the AFL game today. Lovely kick inside 50 to Thomas.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Sharp showing why he should have been picked in the AFL game today. Lovely kick inside 50 to Thomas.

Huh?

 

[lionshine]

Sharp showing why he should have been picked in the AFL game today. Lovely kick inside 50 to Thomas.

Sharp?

 

[lionshine]

Brain’s kicking skills are elite!

 

[MSB ROYS]

Jake Lohmann playing well.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Sharp showing why he should have been picked in the AFL game today. Lovely kick inside 50 to Thomas.

Huh?

 

[Mayestro]

Huh?

The caller called Harry Sharp as the kicker. I had to check he wasn’t listed.

 

[MSB ROYS]

It was Fort.

 

[M Malice]

JB has an excuse, the commentator called one of our guys Sharp.

 

[lionshine]

Riley Greene is starting to build some decent form after looking a little rusty earlier in the season returning from injury.

Is it just me or did he used to look more athletic though? Not sure the exact extent of the injuries he’s battled in recent years but has he lost some of his jump/speed/agility? Athletic enough for VFL but not sure he has the athletic ability anymore to get a shot at AFL level in the future.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Lyons playing very well like he should at this level.