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Bendigo vs Williamstown
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Ben the Gooner
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2 weeks in a row he's been in the best, Bring him in so Ryder can play in the ruck
He's not strong enough to play in the ruck. Again today he was dominated by Jolly and Everitt when he played there, and has been for a while. Play him on Richo next week, and keep Laycock, who was OK today, for at least a week. SImmonds would have a field day on Ryder.
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how did johns play?
Schmick
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He'll manage, he's very good with the hitouts and in the short amount of time he was playing in the ruck today he still managed to get 8 hitouts and used his body well. He'll be better than Laycock in there anyways, and it will be good experience for him. He couldn't do much worse than Hille or Laycock in the ruck work that's for sure.
Simmonds (11 hitouts) was beaten against Geelong's ruckman in Blake (26 hitouts) and Mumford (16 hitouts) anyways, so im sure Paddy would be able to at least break even with him
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Went up and had a look today. Only the second Bendigo game i have seen this year due to my coaching commitments.
Have to say they didn't do too badly considering the ordinary tallent on the Bendigo list. Never seen a bunch of slower small men in my life
Anyway back to the game. They where right in it until about 10 minutes into the last quarter and then the better Williamstown/Bulldogs players ran over us.
Skipworth was BOG for us i thought. Ran hard all day and was in and under the packs.
JJ was very good , had his usual ordinary kicks at times but worked well in the middle.
Johns lasted two minutes and went of with what looked to be a high hammy problem. Did not come back on.
Pears was pretty solid. Spent times at both ends and provided a good target at CHF when he was there.
Bellchambers did well in the ruck. Was ok around the ground but still has some work to go in that area.
Hooker did not do much. He gets to the right areas but gets oushed out of the marking contests too easily and is not overly strong in a contested situation.Do not think he will ever be much.
Chartres was reasonably good.
Magin did some good things but was very quiet in parts of the game.
Williams. The first time i have seen him play and i am still wondering why we did not take McGinnity or Arrowsmith or even a couple of other mids that where still available. Played mainly wing and looked slow. Didnt find a lot of the footy and was ordinary at the contest. Im not going to write him off on only seeing him once but he did nothing for me today.
Dyson found the footy a few times but wasnt damaging. I didnt think he ran hard enough today. Played a lot of time on the wing and did not get involved in the play as much as he should have.
Nash steady game. Used the ball well but there where others who where better.Not terrible though.
Another year and the same problem exist with Bendigo. The quality of the list is average and there is no real pace in the lineup.
Have to say they didn't do too badly considering the ordinary tallent on the Bendigo list. Never seen a bunch of slower small men in my life
Anyway back to the game. They where right in it until about 10 minutes into the last quarter and then the better Williamstown/Bulldogs players ran over us.
Skipworth was BOG for us i thought. Ran hard all day and was in and under the packs.
JJ was very good , had his usual ordinary kicks at times but worked well in the middle.
Johns lasted two minutes and went of with what looked to be a high hammy problem. Did not come back on.
Pears was pretty solid. Spent times at both ends and provided a good target at CHF when he was there.
Bellchambers did well in the ruck. Was ok around the ground but still has some work to go in that area.
Hooker did not do much. He gets to the right areas but gets oushed out of the marking contests too easily and is not overly strong in a contested situation.Do not think he will ever be much.
Chartres was reasonably good.
Magin did some good things but was very quiet in parts of the game.
Williams. The first time i have seen him play and i am still wondering why we did not take McGinnity or Arrowsmith or even a couple of other mids that where still available. Played mainly wing and looked slow. Didnt find a lot of the footy and was ordinary at the contest. Im not going to write him off on only seeing him once but he did nothing for me today.
Dyson found the footy a few times but wasnt damaging. I didnt think he ran hard enough today. Played a lot of time on the wing and did not get involved in the play as much as he should have.
Nash steady game. Used the ball well but there where others who where better.Not terrible though.
Another year and the same problem exist with Bendigo. The quality of the list is average and there is no real pace in the lineup.
LukeParkerno1
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Hopefully not good enough to earn a recall!
Injured anyway. Did a hamstring today.
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Thanks for the feedback ant
That seemed really odd to me too. Both the guys you mentioned, McGinnity in particular, seemed to be something we needed which were well worth the punt.
PS. Thanks Ant, as always, for the report.
Went up and had a look today. Only the second Bendigo game i have seen this year due to my coaching commitments.
Have to say they didn't do too badly considering the ordinary tallent on the Bendigo list. Never seen a bunch of slower small men in my life
Anyway back to the game. They where right in it until about 10 minutes into the last quarter and then the better Williamstown/Bulldogs players ran over us.
Skipworth was BOG for us i thought. Ran hard all day and was in and under the packs.
JJ was very good , had his usual ordinary kicks at times but worked well in the middle.
Johns lasted two minutes and went of with what looked to be a high hammy problem. Did not come back on.
Pears was pretty solid. Spent times at both ends and provided a good target at CHF when he was there.
Bellchambers did well in the ruck. Was ok around the ground but still has some work to go in that area.
Hooker did not do much. He gets to the right areas but gets oushed out of the marking contests too easily and is not overly strong in a contested situation.Do not think he will ever be much.
Chartres was reasonably good.
Magin did some good things but was very quiet in parts of the game.
Williams. The first time i have seen him play and i am still wondering why we did not take McGinnity or Arrowsmith or even a couple of other mids that where still available. Played mainly wing and looked slow. Didnt find a lot of the footy and was ordinary at the contest. Im not going to write him off on only seeing him once but he did nothing for me today.
Dyson found the footy a few times but wasnt damaging. I didnt think he ran hard enough today. Played a lot of time on the wing and did not get involved in the play as much as he should have.
Nash steady game. Used the ball well but there where others who where better.Not terrible though.
Another year and the same problem exist with Bendigo. The quality of the list is average and there is no real pace in the lineup.
Thanks.
FYI from the training sessions i've seen, Hooker often not only kicks it poorly but almost takes fresh air swings. He seems like a strange selection. Apparently has grown a bit since first arived at the club. Haven't been impressed with what i've seen to date.
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Williams. The first time i have seen him play and i am still wondering why we did not take McGinnity or Arrowsmith or even a couple of other mids that where still available. Played mainly wing and looked slow. Didnt find a lot of the footy and was ordinary at the contest. Im not going to write him off on only seeing him once but he did nothing for me today.
A comment I have heard quite a bit around the traps this year. Williams is extremely raw, tests well in a few areas but was drafted on what he might be a LONG way down the track.
Who would be a better player for us?
Off the top of my head I would say Arrowsmith McGinnity, Valenti, Ben Jolley,
and some bottom age TAC cup players such as Zaharakis, Rockliff, Power etc
Some times it pays to be from QLD and have only shown a glimpse of yourself
A comment I have heard quite a bit around the traps this year. Williams is extremely raw, tests well in a few areas but was drafted on what he might be a LONG way down the track.
Who would be a better player for us?
Off the top of my head I would say Arrowsmith McGinnity, Valenti, Ben Jolley,
and some bottom age TAC cup players such as Zaharakis, Rockliff, Power etc
Some times it pays to be from QLD and have only shown a glimpse of yourself
Thats one of the main reasons we are in the kaka. We have been looking for the next hidden gem for years looking for guys that can jump over buildings or run the 100 in sub 11 secs. We aren't in a position to do it atm and should have looked at developing some stability. With the decline and retirements of the top echelon that have held us up with super human performances for years our depth is really showing up. In terms of scoring shots we are getting belted by 20 goals a game. When lists were 52 you could afford to be experimental but not with 42. Perhaps our player development is a problem as well?
What I would really like - pick up guys who put a fierce effort in, have reasonable decision making and skill and don't dissappear for large chunks of a game. These things can't be cultivated that easy in those don't have them.
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