Game Day Practice Match up in QLD v the reigning premier

[ams4crows]

We had two pretty physical matchup as well, which would have prepared us well

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Watching the replay and one of the main takeaways is that without injuries to this side, Sam Berry is screwed.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Watching the replay and one of the main takeaways is that without injuries to this side, Sam Berry is screwed.

Berry didn't play or are you referring to the Port game?

But i agree he is back in the queue, but we may need him for depth as the season goes on.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Berry didn't play or are you referring to the Port game?

But i agree he is back in the queue, but we may need him for depth as the season goes on.

I know he didn't play. The point is I can't see him getting a game in that midfield. Peatling is a better player and Draper is coming through as well.

 

[Cromulant]

I know he didn't play. The point is I can't see him getting a game in that midfield.

Probably doesn't take much for him to do so TBH

But they don't HAVE to pick him

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I know he didn't play. The point is I can't see him getting a game in that midfield.

Not in our full strength side... but we are likely to get injuries & will need to manage players.

With the recruitment of Peatling, Cumming & ANB, it means 3 players were going to make way.

Given Berry was on the fringe, he is not pushed further back.

Did we know we were a chance for Peatling when we re-signed Berry?

 

[Mr_Moogle]

I'm nitpicking but Pedlar and ROB both burning Draper in the last quarter pissed me off so much. Wtf was Pedlar thinking kicking it to ROB?

What happened to Ben Keays in this game? 7 disposals for 84% TOG is horrendous.

 

[BRL121]

I'm nitpicking but Pedlar and ROB both burning Draper in the last quarter pissed me off so much. Wtf was Pedlar thinking kicking it to ROB?

What happened to Ben Keays in this game? 7 disposals for 84% TOG is horrendous.

Keays wasn't horrendous. He just got less of the ball despite his running, because we have a very good forward line who managed to mark and kick goals without handballing to him. As I said elsewhere, this is a function of the new forward structure including ANB and four talls. There is no longer a Murphy void to be filled with Keays. The Murphy void is now in the SANFL.

 

[Cromulant]

I'm nitpicking but Pedlar and ROB both burning Draper in the last quarter pissed me off so much. Wtf was Pedlar thinking kicking it to ROB?

What happened to Ben Keays in this game? 7 disposals for 84% TOG is horrendous.

ROB had one of those rare kicking nights where most of his kicks hit a target

 

[ABAB]

ROB had one of those rare kicking nights where most of his kicks hit a target

Also marking almost everything.

 

[Mostyn]

Yeah, if ROB offers that all year, then that's fine.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

ROB had one of those rare kicking nights where most of his kicks hit a target

How does he not see Draper standing all on his own in the pocket? Do we need to get Sid a flare gun?

 

[Burtonsgottago]

A good question would be..

Does playing Tex hurt Curtins development and output in 2025?
Could we find room in the 22 for another ground ball player instead to maximise frontal pressure, turnover etc?

E.g. Pedlar, Berry, Schoenberg

I love Tex but yes, he will hurt Curtin’s on field development this season.

 

[Burtonsgottago]

Yeah but he’s had plenty of chances

Time to move on from Jones. Would rather Taylor, Dowling, Edwards, or Ryan be given his opportunities.

 

[George CantStandYa]

How does he not see Draper standing all on his own in the pocket? Do we need to get Sid a flare gun?

And he should have been rewarded for his gut running

 

[Burtonsgottago]

Don’t see the need for Laird or Jones Round 1 tbh, we now have better options

 

[Cromulant]

How does he not see Draper standing all on his own in the pocket? Do we need to get Sid a flare gun?

Probably

 

[GreyCrow]

To be fair the option of Draper would have meant a tighter angle

Yes the gut running was great but given our record in front of goals I am ok with the kick to the middle

 

[steve9798]

Enjoyable yet frustrating game to watch. A few takeaways.

-The umpiring was horrendous. A multi-million dollar code should demand better. It's getting worse.
-Draper - absolute gun. Will be elite. Watched him play juniors and dominate.
-RT in the ruck - You don't throw your number one asset into the ruck. Let's hope we don't see too much of this.
-Dawson - Just an incredible player.
-Peatling. I'm a fan. Tough kid. You can see why 7 clubs were after his signature.
-Fogarty - So happy he is the leadership group. Has a real on field presence now.
-Keane's skills. Ugly. Hurry back Butts.
-Worrell/Hinge - Gun players.
-Soligo - Tough, skillful kid. A bona fide A grader midfielder.
-Nankervis - Played a good game. I'm really not sure yet whether he will make it to be a 150+ game AFL footballer but he definitely shows signs.
-Pedlar - The big tease.

This year is going to be one hell of a ride.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

To be fair the option of Draper would have meant a tighter angle

Yes the gut running was great but given our record in front of goals I am ok with the kick to the middle

The destination being ROB cancels out the better angle.

 

[MarcusP2]

The destination being ROB cancels out the better angle.

But ROB found Fogarty who kicked the goal IIRC.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

But ROB found Fogarty who kicked the goal IIRC.

I would bet that 9 times out of 10 choosing to spot up ROB in that position would backfire on us. O'Brien is laughably bad at kicking. I can't remember him ever spotting up a forward before and I doubt he ever does it again. It's also just adding another opportunity to turn it over. Going directly to an open player in the pocket is better than kicking to a ruck standing on the 50m line, unless it's someone like Gawn who can kick a goal from that distance.

 

[AFC979810]

ROB had one of those rare kicking nights where most of his kicks hit a target

Its odd.

All I heard for the past few months is how terrible ROB's preseason has been.

Then he smokes the lead ruckman for a top 4 side last year and draws even with the lead ruck for the side that won the flag.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Its odd.

All I heard for the past few months is how terrible ROB's preseason has been.

Then he smokes the lead ruckman for a top 4 side last year and draws even with the lead ruck for the side that won the flag.

You’ve also been told he played the odd good game last year, but overall his form sucked, that’s why he was dropped after not one bad game, not 2 bad games but multiple bad games. He also didn’t finish top 10 in the B&F for a bottom side 3 years running.

But you dismissed all of that and are now lauding him smoking Sweet in a trial game when you didn’t even watch the game after dismissing practice games.

What was said during the preseason was that McAndrew was consistently beating ROB. If you watch the internal trial you would have seen that too.

 

[AFC979810]

You’ve also been told he played the odd good game last year, but overall his form sucked, that’s why he was dropped after not one bad game, not 2 bad games but multiple bad games. He also didn’t finish top 10 in the B&F for a bottom side 3 years running.

I am not sure that has anything to do with my post mate. Just stating that it's odd that all offseason I have been hearing how bad his form was. In the preseason hitout and preseason game I watched - he looked pretty damn good.

But you dismissed all of that and are now lauding him smoking Sweet in a trial game when you didn’t even watch the game after dismissing practice games.

I am not lauding him at all. Just saying that that there was a form discrepancy between his game against Brisbane and what I have been hearing the past two months.

What was said during the preseason was that McAndrew was consistently beating ROB. If you watch the internal trial you would have seen that too.

Yeah - personally not a big fan of judging a players form on internal trials especially when its an incumbent 100+ game player that is trying to build for the season against another player that is fighting for their career.