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I suspect they’re trying to diversify Parish’s bonds a little by playing him more forward than is probably necessary.
He was still probably the 2nd or 3rd best player on the ground and his hands in close were still bloody good but the two things I’m guessing we’re looking for out of him is more scoreboard impact and more hurt factor by foot. No real issues with his game at all, the game was quite congested so there were a fair few hack kicks but in space he executed well.
The moment of the game was definitely Francis attacking the ball off the back of the square like a freight train, giving and getting with Parish and then running about 5 metres with a blues player literally on his back before he just burnt him off completely and hit a leading forward with a perfect pass. Crowd reaction said it all
That's a pretty generous interpretation of Parish's game. There was nothing watching the replay that has me rethinking my initial assessment. His kicking was terrible.
I can't reconcile his performance with Mynott. There was nothing Parish did that Mynott didn't do that says to me that one should be in the top 3 and one outside the top 5. That's reputation talking.
Contrast Parish's use of the ball with Redman, it's not even in the same league and Parish can't claim that it was pressure.
See that’s interesting because I didn’t think Mynott had a good one at all, he seemed to do a lot of buzzing around for probably not enough reward while Parish did a lot more actual ball getting at the source. It felt like Mynott spent more time on the ball too.
Of the relevant listed players I would only have Francis and SOSOS above him, I thought he was better than Redman and McNiece
Not all are free. Victoria Park and Windy Hill are effectively public reserves now and Essendon and Collingwood choose not to charge admission; in the case of Victoria Park, would be near impossible because of how open the ground now is to surrounding streets anyway.Charging for entry - I thought VFL games were free (a la Windy Hill, Vic Park)? I got there late so got in for free, but still I’m curious...
WH and VP are the only two that don't IIRC (Yoda_?). The others are usually $10 or $5 (opposition member or concession) and free for home members.Charging for entry - I thought VFL games were free (a la Windy Hill, Vic Park)? I got there late so got in for free, but still I’m curious...
I believe Collingwood are expressly forbidden - because Yarra Council paid for the refurb.Not all are free. Victoria Park and Windy Hill are effectively public reserves now and Essendon and Collingwood choose not to charge admission; in the case of Victoria Park, would be near impossible because of how open the ground now is to surrounding streets anyway.
Had not heard that.I believe Collingwood are expressly forbidden - because Yarra Council paid for the refurb.
Can't agree when value for possession is so low.
Nothing about that game says that he should be playing AFL any time soon. I think that the impact of McNiece and Redman were all greater but they were also performances that translate to AFL. At VFL level so far Parish looks a VFL standard footballer - it's not like he wont do a single thing or even a handful of things which are good. The VFL players do that each week.
Pretty harsh there Bruno. Whilst I didn't see all of the game, I thought Parish was pretty impressive in what I did see.Can't agree when value for possession is so low.
Nothing about that game says that he should be playing AFL any time soon. I think that the impact of McNiece and Redman were all greater but they were also performances that translate to AFL. At VFL level so far Parish looks a VFL standard footballer - it's not like he wont do a single thing or even a handful of things which are good. The VFL players do that each week.