VFL 2025 VFL Thread

[Mofra]

Josh Walker putting in a number of second efforts this quarter. Good instincts.

 

[dogwatch]

We need to lower our eyes going inside 50. Carlton are marking all the high kicks to a contest.

Maybe it's time for more of the chaos ball. I'd back us to score from those.

 

[dogwatch]

Josh Walker putting in a number of second efforts this quarter. Good instincts.

Zac?

 

[Mofra]

Zac?

Yes. My bad

 

[Mofra]

We need to lower our eyes going inside 50. Carlton are marking all the high kicks to a contest.

Maybe it's time for more of the chaos ball. I'd back us to score from those.

Or put Gardner forward to create a contest?

Surely Jones, Walker & Coffield is enough height behind the ball.

 

[dogwatch]

How big a factor is the wind? Hard to tell from the video. Seems a little across the ground but slightly favouring the Geelong Rd end.

 

[dogwatch]

Yes. My bad

ICBF looking at the team sheet to see if there was a Josh W out there as well!

 

[Unorth]

Gardner with ball in hand is just sheer panic lol

 

[MaxiBont]

I love Sellwood

 

[Mofra]

We're not going to need a mature back up ruck next year. Lachie Smith will be ready to chop out a game or two if need be

 

[BulldogMuscle]

Treloar a cut above

 

[dogwatch]

Gee the contrast in composure and experience is obvious when Treloar has the ball. Way too classy for VFL.

 

[Unorth]

Is the intention to play Treloar the whole game to prove he won’t do a calf?

He looks fit and ready, like he could be playing today at Marvel. Should be managed with the Fremantle game in mind.

 

[dogwatch]

We're not going to need a mature back up ruck next year. Lachie Smith will be ready to chop out a game or two if need be

He's had some very good moments in the ruck so far. Developing well.

 

[BulldogMuscle]

Gee the contrast in composure and experience is obvious when Treloar has the ball. Way too classy for VFL.

It’s like time slows down for him

 

[RWnBluey]

Is the intention to play Treloar the whole game to prove he won’t do a calf?

He looks fit and ready, like he could be playing today at Marvel. Should be managed with the Fremantle game in mind.

If he’s managed today it proves nothing regarding his ability to play out 120 mins

 

[JTCWBFC]

How’s sellwood doing

 

[Unorth]

If he’s managed today it proves nothing regarding his ability to play out 120 mins

Yeah, but those are the two options we have.

You play him the full game and risk something else happening when we have a huge game next week.

But we don’t know what the plan is yet, we’ll find out in the second half.

 

[Mofra]

I love Sellwood

Watching closely, Sellwood has the same trait as Luke Cleary. If the ball hits the deck after the contest he instinctively gets behind the contest, between the ball and the goals. Won't let the ball past him.

He's a natural defender.

 

[dogwatch]

36-9 inside 50s but only 5 goals to 3.

We are utterly butchering our dominance around the ground.

 

[Mofra]

Why the fudge aren't we playing L Jones as the deepest defender? Surely he's next in line for an AFL call up as a FB.

 

[BulldogMuscle]

Why the fudge aren't we playing L Jones as the deepest defender? Surely he's next in line for an AFL call up as a FB.

Was wondering the same

 

[Foxman98]

Why did we waste Treloar here?

 

[Bald Headed Flog]

We're not going to need a mature back up ruck next year. Lachie Smith will be ready to chop out a game or two if need be

His movement through traffic is really surprising. Sidestepping, spinning - a bloke his size can’t usually do that

 

[Unorth]

Very scrappy, very inaccurate kicking.

Possibly not surprising, Croft out puts us down a 200cm marking target.

Dolan and Hynes out removes a lot of class. Exciting to say that a couple of first year players have that kind of influence, it’s genuinely noticeable out there.