- Apr 29, 2012
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^^^ WATCH THE KIDS KICK GOALS ^^^
Carlton lost, but we came back and almost won, I found the performance admirable in the very least and down right exciting in other parts. Sam Docherty was best on ground as per the coaches, and Patrick Cripps near on dragged us over the line himself. Jack Silvagni made some huge grabs, Charlie kicked a goal and Weities snuck forward and sent two through as well. The SEN votes aren't up, but I think they will be impressive, I certainly felt it was the likes of Docherty, Cripps, Silvagni, Graham and Plowman keeping us in the game along with Simmo, Rowe and a few other older statesmen. All of our players continue to improve under the AFL rating system. The graph takes a dip this week, but only because of the increased number of players and the influence Jaksch, Curnow and Silvagni's low numbers have on the average. What's great to see is that Cripps and Doch are starting to be realised as elite under this system. The lieks of Weitering, Buckley, Kerridge, Graham and Plowman breaking the 100 barrier is a promising sign. 1 100+ rating is the sign of an AFL footballer, if they can all push into the 200's, we'll have a very strong youthful core. The best part about the game however was the fact we played 12 kids! 12 of them, and 3 were only 18, we've cast off the elderly shackles of the last few weeks and it brought with it enthusiasm and energy at the contest. Up until this week it looked like the second half of the season would see a decline in average number of youth week by week, but this week has arrested that fall and hopefully is the start of a consistent focus on youth. Casboult will come back in next week, but we should still be playing upward of 11 youth players for the rest of the season. Bring it on.
Graph: graphical representation of number of "youth" selected in the best 22 (Series 1) along with that youth's performance, by way of AFL Coaches Association votes (Series 2), average youth AFL Player Rating* (Series 3) and average SEN Inside Football Player Rating Points** (Series 4)
* Avg AFL Player Rating = total player rating / number of players.
** Avg SEN Inside Football Player Rating = total player rating points / number of players.
GAME 16 - LOSS vs West Coast (75-82)
12 Youth Players
OUT: Andrejs Everitt (omitted) Levi Casboult (susp) Andrew Walker (knee) Dale Thomas (calf)
IN: Dylan Buckley, Kristian Jaksch, Charlie Curnow, Nick Graham
Coaches Votes: Sam Docherty (9)!
Player Ratings Points (AFL,SEN):
Patrick Cripps - 387 (+), 7
Sam Docherty - 356.6 (+), 7
Lachie Plowman - 161.6 (+), 5
Sam Kerridge - 143.1 (+), 7
Nick Graham - 127.8 (+), 6
Jacob Weitering - 124.7 (+), 5
Dylan Buckley - 121.7 (+), 5
Jed Lamb - 86.8 (+), 1
Liam Sumner - 71.7 (+), 1
Charlie Curnow - 38 (+), 3
Kristian Jaksch - 37.2 (+), 3
Jack Silvagni - 17.4 (+), 2
Avg Rating: 139.46, 4.3
This was the second game of the year I managed to personally attend,for the second time it was against a Western Australian team, but unfortunately unlike last time, this game was not a victory. But the green shoots germinated a little bit and that's really all i'm after.
Am I a bad person that I really don't feel bad for Brisbane, because Sam Docherty is making any moral person feel bad for them. Doch had a lazy 32 disposals, at 93% efficiency with 12 marks, a game high 9 rebound 50's, 2 1%ers an inside 50 and a goal assist. He was pure class down back, making a couple of big spoils, linking play perfectly and running hard all match. This man is simply amazing. Patrick Cripps is a different kind of freak, he had a very quiet first half, was punished a couple of times by the umpires and simultaneously not protected, but it was his last quarter that almost dragged the Blues over the line. he had 29 disposals, 16 contested possessions and 12 clearances for the match, 6 tackles and kicked 1.2 showing he is developing his forward capabilities. His last quarter was phenomenal, 8 clearances came in that quarter alone and he kicked a goal to get us within striking distance. If he kicks the second one, we were in with a shot. Nick Graham made an excellent return to the AFL with 16 disposals, but it was his gut running that impresed, he managed to get out into space and collect 10 marks, showing he can be a weapon on the spread, he also laid 8 tackles and showed the ferocity we all know and love. Sam Kerridge made a few small errors but overall had a good game, he had 27 disposals at 85% eff, some will see the 4 clangers, but I chose to see the 6 marks, 5 tackles, 2 inside 50's and the goal. It was a quality game from Kedge. Dylan Buckley added some much needed dash and booted a tremendous goal from 50 when we were really struggling. He had 17 disposals at 76%, 5 marks and laid an impressive 5 tackles. Jack Silvagni was huge in the first and last quarters but dissapeared in the middle half o the game. He had 12 disposals, took 6 marks including 2 big contested marks to keep us in the game in the last quarter. He kicked 1.2 and continues to impress with his ability that defies his size and age. Lachie Plowman is one of my many man crushes, he just gets it done, he had 5 marks including one contested mark and just looks so composed down back, he always has time and space to move and his 15 disposals at 93% eff reflect this composure he shows on field, he had 4 big 1%er moments. Jacob Weitering copped a big knock to the shin early in the game and missed a lot of the first half. He came back on in spells and eventually settled forward where he took 4 marks, including 3 contested marks and kicked2 goals straight, he just showed his class and proved he is not one dimensional in the slightest. Charlie Curnow started slow, and had many thinking, he might have been underdone, but he defied belief to cotninue to work into the game right up untilt he last having a big impact towards the end of the game, in spite of his recent bout of glandular fever. Charlie only had 7 disposals but took 3 marks, 1 contested and kicked a goal. Kristian Jaksch sturggled in the first half with out complete lack fo forward structure, swung back late and performed admirably down there, he had 8 disposals, 2 marks and 2 inside 50's, he will benefit from the return of Cabsoult and a bit me structure to the forward line. Liam Sumner ran hard and pressured all game, he only had 6 disposals, and this is becoming a common trend but still managed to lay 2 tackles and make small impacts where he can. Jed Lamb had another struggling game, only finding 5 disposals and dropping a key mark out in front in the last quarter. He had 3 clangers out of his 5 disposals and along with 0 goals this game can't really be salvaged.
From the Magoos:
This weekend: North Ballarat v Northern Blues - Saturday July 16, 1pm, Eureka Stadium
In his VFL debut, first-round draftee Harry McKay registered his first goal with his first kick after a quick snap out of congestion during the second quarter of the Blues' 31-point win. The No.10 pick in last year's NAB AFL Draft, who has battled a back stress fracture in his maiden season, finished with two goals to go with his eight touches. Midfielder Mark Whiley had 38 disposals and kicked two goals, while fellow ball-winner Blaine Boekhorst was also prominent with 30 touches and three goals. Draftee midfielder David Cuningham, the No.23 selection in last year's draft, had 16 touches and emerged unscathed in his VFL return from a hip problem.
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