Cats by 71 points

[thegerman]

Byrnes had a very good game. He kicked goals, he tackled, he linked. Bag him if he has a bad one if you want, but give him a pat on the back if he has a good one. Its hard to give any positive regard to opinions that are always one eyed --even if they are from Cat supporters.

If Byrnes is displaced by a Prismall or a Varcoe or a Gamble so be it, but rest assured they will have earned their place and the team will be flying.

Look, I'm happy for anyone to be in the side that deserves it. Last year, until the VFL GF, no one from the two's put their hand up to take that spot away from Byrnes.

However, if you watch the GF again, see his disposal by hand. It is absolutely terrible, especially for someone who has been in an AFL program for as long has he has.

Then is his other issue, of having a great amount of speed, yet cannot seem to have the common sense to run away from the opposition. He seems to get caught a lot. This is mainly due to not having the ability to dispose by either right hand or foot. His off side skills are not up to standard.

You'd think he would work on that over the off season, however in the game yesterday there was a lot of times where he ran into trouble, was forced to tackle and his opposition went down the ground to kick a goal, i.e. Brad Green at one stage.

I'll admit that he deserved his spot last year, as no one was fit enough for a long period to show that they could take his spot, i.e. Prismall or Gamble.

Suggest those who think otherwise to watch a replay of the game yesterday, see how many times he turns the ball over to his direct opposition. Sure he kicked a 9 pointer, but there was so much wrong with his other skills that let him down a lot.

If common sense prevails, his time is limited.

 

[Brasil2007]

They'll want to replace like with like, so it'll have to be someone with pace who pushes him out. Varcoe or Djerkerra probably, although I should say I think SB is ahead of both right now. Might change through the season though.

 

[a.f.k.a.y.o.p.]

Gee, TheGerman, you give poor SB a caning every time dont you?
i understand your position, and he is being pushed now by some up and coming guns, but until they perform consistently, he's not going anywhere - and his game yesterday i thought was quite good. better than good actually. Perhaps you have Anti-Byrnes blinkers on??

 

[thegerman]

Gee, TheGerman, you give poor SB a caning every time dont you?
i understand your position, and he is being pushed now by some up and coming guns, but until they perform consistently, he's not going anywhere - and his game yesterday i thought was quite good. better than good actually. Perhaps you have Anti-Byrnes blinkers on??

Not every time bud. In fact I was behind his placement in the team last year, as there was no one else.

On this occasion though, I'm just responding to the people out there that think he had a good game, without actually analysing his possessions. From my point of view he did ok, but he still has the same problems propping up, which it seems as though he hasn't done anything to solve.

So I don't have anti-byrnes blinkers, just sick and tired of seeing the same issues.

I wasn't this strong in my POV from the start, I just cannot see how people can put him in line for votes. There was a fair few better players than he.

 

[Catman]

I was impressed with Harry Taylor, looks like Matty Egan at times, especially with the left-foot kicking style. He'll be a player.

Bomber to me was ultra sharp, his disposal, which can be a little hit or miss was mainly hit while he seemed to be even quicker than usual.

Norm also seems a little quicker, probably a result of having another full pre-season under his belt. As usual we saw the best and worst of him but when the best is as good as it was yesterday then you can forgive the worst.

Top hit out overall and as others have mentioned, the hunger appears to be still there.

 

[JUBJUB]

Bomber to me was ultra sharp, his disposal, which can be a little hit or miss was mainly hit while he seemed to be even quicker than usual.

I thought he also looked bigger

 

[GeeCat]

I thought he also looked bigger

I actually thought he'd lost abit of excess baggage over the summer. Certainly more ripped, but the 'bulk' he carried abit last year seemed to be gone.

Anyway, I thought he looked good for the most part as well. Disposal, particularly in finishing off his good, hard running, was generally good on the day. That one passage up on the wing, up against the boundary line, was scintillating stuff.