VFL Game Day Round 12: Carlton vs Essendon, Princes Park, Sunday 11/06/2023 @ 2:05 PM

[Hamez]

Voss looks a frustrated player. That kick went 5 metres

 

[TheFrenchCut]

I could not have less time for us playing Nik Cox through the middle.

 

[Yoda_]

Voss has been s**t the last couple of weeks

 

[Yoda_]

for a team who "only scores from rebounds" they've walked it out the front of the stoppage a fair bit today

 

[FlyingV]

What’s up with the commentator just paying out on Cox. I’ve been watching 10 minutes and he’s made three comments about him not having much influence.

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

The skill level by our VFL team is so poor.

 

[Yoda_]

What’s up with the commentator just paying out on Cox. I’ve been watching 10 minutes and he’s made three comments about him not having much influence.

Campbell Brown is a pretty vocal Essendon hater

nuff said

 

[Yoda_]

s**t game plan and even poorer skills will see the development mot improve at the lower level

been poor today

 

[84859300]

The skill level by our VFL team is so poor.

You put a few of these blokes in the firsts and some quality comes back to the seconds

 

[FlyingV]

Bryan has looked really good. As has Baldwin. They’re too good for this level which is good to see

 

[cobra land]

It shows have far off Voss is when he's getting out bodied by Plowman..

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Hunter a positive. Looks a good find

 

[rusman]

I think we have one here in Tsatas. His touch on the move is really quite good. Very clean.

Cox playing as a mid seems he has been a bit stand offish. Looks Mentally down and not crashing in to get the ball himself which you need as a mid. To be fair he is coming back from a back inj and has had limited taps going his way as Tsatas getting fed the lions share.

Bryan has been good marking behind the play.

Our new key forward hunter made the most of every opportunity. Just snagged his 4th. Pretty happy with his leading.

 

[eth-dog]

eth-dog - do we know why Montgomerie is out?

Sick apparently

carry over emergency most of us are presuming

Not an emergency. Kelly, Wanganeen, Phillips are with Bryan playing

 

[eth-dog]

for a team who "only scores from rebounds" they've walked it out the front of the stoppage a fair bit today

In the last quarter. +9 in clearance at 3QT and +21 in CP. Last quarter was crap all over

 

[ant555]

Suspect that Cox playing in the midfield is more about getting fitness levels up than it is about him being a future midfielder.

 

[Donakebab]

Bryan, Baldwin, Tsatas and Hunter all very impressive.

Davey looked good early but faded, still worked hard for 9 tackles.

Cox looked lost/disinterested through the middle.

 

[thaibomber]

Tsatis 24 touches, Baldwin 19 and 6 marks, Bryan 25 and 8 marks, Jaiden Hunter 12 touches , 9 marks 4 goals... Good signs despite the team play being poor.

 

[The Prosecutor]

not an expert but probably hard to build strength when your back’s all ****ed up, he’d be a few steps behind gym-wise

What was wrong with his back?

 

[FlyingV]

I could not have less time for us playing Nik Cox through the middle.

Totally agree. He looks like an injury waiting to happen in there as well. Doesn’t look explosive, or agile enough. Surely a sweeping half back role where he can cover ground, use his height to intercept and run all day is his calling.

 

[eth-dog]

5. Elijah Tsatas: Looks very smooth at the ground. Was weighting his kicks well, one of our best.
13. Nik Cox: Not a midfielder. Try him forward next week I reckon, Voss needs a change IMO.
18. Lewis Hayes: felt like he was playing a step off his direct opponent. Kicking wobbly.
24. Nick Bryan: Dominant. Not sure he can learn much more as solo ruck in the VFL
26. Kaine Baldwin: BOG again. Was intercepting everything but kicking wasn't his usual standard
28. Alastair Lord: play him forward, has struggled off half back. See if he has something.
33. Alwyn Davey: played really well to 3QT but struggled in the last. Building nicely, keep him playing midfield.
39. Patrick Voss: Struggling. Wouldn't mind seeing him play midfield for a few weeks.
41. Cian McBride: unremarkable game. Kicking was okay. Didn't really notice him tbh.
43. Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti

43

Anthony...

Age

31

Ht

171cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.6

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

5.1

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.9

5star

G

1.1

4star

D

8.7

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

4.2

3star

M

1.7

2star

T

3.8

4star

G

1.2

5star

D

16.8

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

0.0

1star

: Had some highlights but looked gassed in the second half.
49. Jaiden Hunter: Very excited about him. Marked well, kicked well. Needs to add size but still only 22. Can see him playing second half of the year

Felt like we won it at the stoppage most of the day (and the stats at 3QT supported that) but poor kicking and lack of pressure allowed them too much freedom to score from half back. Last quarter it seemed like we were gassed and they were running on top of the ground.

 

[bombadeer]

Baldwin looked bloody good - can see him forcing his way into the seniors.

 

[TheGrizz]

Lord is contracted to the AFL club so we're obliged to play him, Phillips is a hack so unsure why we bother either

I meant more like playing Lord forward, then not playing him altogether

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

Campbell Brown is a pretty vocal Essendon hater

nuff said

Campbell Brown is a very easy bloke to dislike

 

[Petrify]

5. Elijah Tsatas: Looks very smooth at the ground. Was weighting his kicks well, one of our best.

That's what I wanna hear. If he cleans up his kicking he'll be an absolute superstar