Going mostly off radio:
Souths are a very solid side, well balanced and too organised for Peel. Margin was the same as the Dockers (41 points) and it was a similar sort of game, a massive lapse mostly at the stoppages and on the defensive side of the ball in one 1/4 (4th in Peel's case) including some brain snaps turned a close game into a comfortable loss. Also like the senior side, it's the inability to drive often enough from the back half with purpose and cleanly that is the biggest issue. There weren't really enough scoring opportunities to ever win this game - sounds familiar.
Some notes on individuals:
- Barlow suffered a case of leather poisoning which is what you'd expect. Indicated his game was pretty good and deserves a call up, but given our circumstances and needs, not a certainty (though if Mzungu stays in his place, then I'll be very surprised). 39 touches, missed a fairly easy goal in junk time. 12 marks, most of them uncontested - he knows where to go on a footy oval, no doubting that.
- DeBoer similar. Lots of ball, but his drive with ball in hand isn't fantastic (nothing new). He can get the ball in the contested play, though, and if that's what we're after, he should go back to the big league. But his lack of penetration by foot is a problem at WAFL level, it's not going to get better at AFL level.
- Apeness had an OK game given his circumstances. Limited touches but did well when he did. 2 goals earlier in the game.
- Smith continuing to look good, moved well for a big man, puts himself in good spots, but is not quite clean enough with ball in hand, should really have finished with a couple of goals at least (kicked 1.2)
- Nyhuis was good for much of the game, he's looking impressive for a young'n, but not so great in the last.
Others might be able to fix that up and add to it.