VFL Richmond VFL v Australia U18, Sunday April 13, 1:30pm AEST, RSEA Park

[Charlie Pannam]

how did fawcett go, time for bauer to have a rest I reckon

Fawcett was good, the conditions were blustery and delivery into the f50 ordinary, but he took some nice contested marks.
I’m not sure it’s best for his development ( or any of our talls) having the 2 Cat B ruckman inside the f50.

 

[tigs2010]

Did Onley Fans play?

Any vision?

 

[Charlie Pannam]

AFL Draft: Queensland trio, big-bodied midfielder among standouts in AFL Academy opener

The AFL Academy gave a strong account of themselves against Richmond's VFL unit on Sunday.

www.zerohanger.com

 

[NZ_Tiger]

why is this on at the similar time to our main game

They are kids. They tend to play Saturday afternoon.

 

[fargothegreat]

Did Onley Fans play?

Any vision?

I watched the first half and he was out there than. Was playing down back.

Had one nice run where he showed off his speed, but I don't remember much else from him.

 

[Tiger1974]

He is just another Duursma , Seen all the traits of his older brother and is a ball hog constantly wanting the 1-2
very cheap possessions that dont hurt

Joel Selwood was just another Selwood too

 

[Calcium Man]

Did Onley Fans play?

Any vision?

Yeah I was trying to work out who he was for ages, thought he was one of a bunch of the KPF the academy played. Big unit, but his disposal is awful, don’t think he would have racked up to many either.

 

[RichoLedio]

Did Onley Fans play?

Any vision?

Nothing I can post here but private message me for a link if you want, I've got some exciting content in the works

 

[Buddy Tambling]

Yeah I was trying to work out who he was for ages, thought he was one of a bunch of the KPF the academy played. Big unit, but his disposal is awful, don’t think he would have racked up to many either.

Agree, happily leave him for essendon to draft

 

[NZ_Tiger]

He is just another Duursma , Seen all the traits of his older brother and is a ball hog constantly wanting the 1-2
very cheap possessions that dont hurt

It’s eerie how much they seem to be tracking like the Morton’s.

Even down to the unjustified tickets they seem to have on themselve

Joel Selwood was just another Selwood too

More Morton’s thanks Selwood.

 

[Daka]

VFL Practice Match: Post-Match

Hear from VFL coach Jake Batchelor after the Tigers VFL Practice Match win against the Australia U18 team.

www.richmondfc.com.au

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Apart from the captain for the kids which is a Brisbane academy
i really didnt see anything that made me say wow

No too Duff then?

 

[Calcium Man]

No too Duff then?

Picking off that one game you’re picking Greeves and probably not thrilled.

Actually to be fair I probably underrated Hetherton and Ludowyke as KPF cos I was more focused on mids, but both took some good grabs and kicked goals.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

CDTs numbers will be well below his coates games because they ran 4 rucks through the game and i think a 5th got a run late, also wasn't resting up fwd most of the times when the academy had ascendancy

definitely got outmatched in height by colina and ohb, although still managed a couple of decent taps, hopefully coburg ruck isn't a giant lmao

Hence why we shouldn't take a junior Ruck in the top 10.
.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Picking off that one game you’re picking Greeves and probably not thrilled.

Actually to be fair I probably underrated Hetherton and Ludowyke as KPF cos I was more focused on mids, but both took some good grabs and kicked goals.

Might be worth giving up our picks for Reid if things don't improve from those non academy kids.

 

[Charlie Pannam]

Might be worth giving up our picks for Reid if things don't improve from those non academy kids.

Fingers crossed there’s talent outside of the academy that will jump onto our radar as the year progresses.
I’m not sure how many of our picks from last year were academy players? But one thing for certain there’s always late developers in this age group

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Fingers crossed there’s talent outside of the academy that will jump onto our radar as the year progresses.
I’m not sure how many of our picks from last year were academy players? But one thing for certain there’s always late developers in this age group

Agree.
Too early too call either way.
Look at last year.
Smillie was #1 this time of the year and slid too 7.

 

[tigs2010]

Did Sharp look like he was trying? Saw a few SA comments saying he was basically walking around half assed.

 

[Charlie Pannam]

Agree.
Too early too call either way.
Look at last year.
Smillie was #1 this time of the year and slid too 7.

The academy is definitely not be-all and end-all. I think we’ll get a much better perspective at the Nationals.
I did have a look at last year’s academy and we actually had 4 players listed
Lalor, Smillie, Trainor and Faull.
Hotton definitely came onto everyone’s radar at the start of the u18 season
Armstrong injured,
Sims not really on the radar.

 

[Charlie Pannam]

Did Sharp look like he was trying? Saw a few SA comments saying he was basically walking around half assed.

I had one eye on the game on my laptop and the other eye on our AFL game , but he certainly didn’t have a big impact in contested ball. Maybe someone else can provide a better analysis of how much midfield time he played.
It was very hot, a lot of the players looked fatigued.
The players that caught my eye were
LeRay , Barker and Onley in the 2nd half.
I’m sure plenty will disagree but I think Onley looks to have more tools than Greeves as a big bodied mid.

 

[Charlie Pannam]

Did Sharp look like he was trying? Saw a few SA comments saying he was basically walking around half assed.

Just found this wrap of the game ( no stats)

AFL Draft: AFL Academy player-by-player-notes, other weekend standouts

A breakdown of each AFL Academy member's performance against Richmond VFL and more draft news👇

www.zerohanger.com

I think I may have been getting LeRay and Barker mixed up at times, they look similar.

Onley gets a mention for meters gained and run/ carry

 

[tigs2010]

Just found this wrap of the game ( no stats)

AFL Draft: AFL Academy player-by-player-notes, other weekend standouts

A breakdown of each AFL Academy member's performance against Richmond VFL and more draft news👇

www.zerohanger.com

I think I may have been getting LeRay and Barker mixed up at times, they look similar.

Onley gets a mention for meters gained and run/ carry

Cheers.

If Onley could kick reckon he'd be a pick 1 contender.

 

[Charlie Pannam]

Cheers.

If Onley could kick reckon he'd be a pick 1 contender.

He seems to have penetration but not so good at spotting up teammates with shorter kicks.

Danger has had that issue his entire career ( not comparing the 2)

 

[el_simo]

Smillie and to a lesser extent McAuliffe coming into the seniors should completely change the make up of our midfield especially with Lalor coming back as well

Not with Hopper and Taranto running around

 

[Damo80]

Not with Hopper and Taranto running around

I reckon Hopper and Taranto would look a lot better if surrounded with some outside class, pace and spread to work alongside. Hopefully by mid season we have Smillie and KMac2 in there, and Taranto can spend some minutes up forward rotating with Lalor. I suspect (hope!) it'll play better to the strengths of those two, and our midfield balance will just look a lot better ovarall...