- May 6, 2007
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The good, bad and the ugly for round 7
The Good;
Zac Reid -
Start with the real unicorn from that 2020 draft. Zac Reid. Genuinely looked like he was playing with a different ball at times. Took three (or four?) intercept marks, one - on - one. Kicking looks so classy. If you'd tell me he's played 15 games id laugh you out of town.
Sam Durham -
Another who is just built for this type of football. Hard, tough and thrives as the level goes up. He just needs more mates. His efforts and repeat efforts really stood out as he went toe-to-toe with Nick Daicos at times.
Nate Caddy -
Arguably my second biggest positive from the game. I was starting to worry about his lack of shots on goal and the effort but today gave me a glimpse of of what we can expect. 4 shots on goal is a great result for a second year key forward against arguably the premiership favourites. Love his competitiveness to continue to harass and pressure.
Jordan Ridley -
He really is class. Looking to get back to his best and today was a huge step forward.
The bad;
Steele Sidebottom, Nick Daicos, Jamie Elliot, Scott Pendlebury -
Seriously, the lack of attention on three blokes who forever and a day have torched us is staggering. Daicos(x2) joining the party now and passed the baton onto. We just knew the Sidebottom would be allowed to do what he wants, same as Daicos. Elliot kicks goals on us every time and our lack of cohesion in the D50 showed up again. Medium defenders a real worry. Redman, Prior, McGrath. Ridley the only pass imho and McGrath's first half.
Jade Gresham -
Questioned the acquisition when we recruited him and continue to question it. When he is good, he is really good and why we got him but those games are few and far between. Time for a rest in the twos because whatever he is meant to be doing in the seniors, is not good enough.
Senior core in there prime (Martin, Perkins, Jones, McGrath, Redman) -
Making this a group one but these guys are simply to choosy when they want to turn up. I would prefer a consistent 5 each week than a 7 one week and 3s every other. Jones will be done at years end, Redman has been a shell of himself, Perkins needs to find some consistency & competitiveness whilst Martin is the epitome of this group. Hard tough match and he was hardly sighted. McGrath was exceptional in the first half, worst on ground in the second half. Stay in your lane son.
The ugly;
Team selection -
Yep, need to pile on with this as well. Poor again from Scott. Starting to lose faith in what he is trying to do. I understand he is wanting to implement a system to the group but still need to play to conditions. Lost at selection and never recovered.
Forward entries and defensive transition -
Same shit, different week. The amount of times Pies were able to walk it through us from the back half was embarrassing. Our entries into F50 are still diabolical and we are screaming out for more marking targets.
OVerall, cant complain about the result. Went almost exactly how you would expect.
Young exuberant team unable to cope with pressure of competition leaders, claws back some ascendancy only for said premiership contender to stay switched on and see the game out much better against a gassed young legs.
The Good;
Zac Reid -
Start with the real unicorn from that 2020 draft. Zac Reid. Genuinely looked like he was playing with a different ball at times. Took three (or four?) intercept marks, one - on - one. Kicking looks so classy. If you'd tell me he's played 15 games id laugh you out of town.
Sam Durham -
Another who is just built for this type of football. Hard, tough and thrives as the level goes up. He just needs more mates. His efforts and repeat efforts really stood out as he went toe-to-toe with Nick Daicos at times.
Nate Caddy -
Arguably my second biggest positive from the game. I was starting to worry about his lack of shots on goal and the effort but today gave me a glimpse of of what we can expect. 4 shots on goal is a great result for a second year key forward against arguably the premiership favourites. Love his competitiveness to continue to harass and pressure.
Jordan Ridley -
He really is class. Looking to get back to his best and today was a huge step forward.
The bad;
Steele Sidebottom, Nick Daicos, Jamie Elliot, Scott Pendlebury -
Seriously, the lack of attention on three blokes who forever and a day have torched us is staggering. Daicos(x2) joining the party now and passed the baton onto. We just knew the Sidebottom would be allowed to do what he wants, same as Daicos. Elliot kicks goals on us every time and our lack of cohesion in the D50 showed up again. Medium defenders a real worry. Redman, Prior, McGrath. Ridley the only pass imho and McGrath's first half.
Jade Gresham -
Questioned the acquisition when we recruited him and continue to question it. When he is good, he is really good and why we got him but those games are few and far between. Time for a rest in the twos because whatever he is meant to be doing in the seniors, is not good enough.
Senior core in there prime (Martin, Perkins, Jones, McGrath, Redman) -
Making this a group one but these guys are simply to choosy when they want to turn up. I would prefer a consistent 5 each week than a 7 one week and 3s every other. Jones will be done at years end, Redman has been a shell of himself, Perkins needs to find some consistency & competitiveness whilst Martin is the epitome of this group. Hard tough match and he was hardly sighted. McGrath was exceptional in the first half, worst on ground in the second half. Stay in your lane son.
The ugly;
Team selection -
Yep, need to pile on with this as well. Poor again from Scott. Starting to lose faith in what he is trying to do. I understand he is wanting to implement a system to the group but still need to play to conditions. Lost at selection and never recovered.
Forward entries and defensive transition -
Same shit, different week. The amount of times Pies were able to walk it through us from the back half was embarrassing. Our entries into F50 are still diabolical and we are screaming out for more marking targets.
OVerall, cant complain about the result. Went almost exactly how you would expect.
Young exuberant team unable to cope with pressure of competition leaders, claws back some ascendancy only for said premiership contender to stay switched on and see the game out much better against a gassed young legs.
