SANFL Crows (Westies Vs Centrals)

[Stiffy_18]

Since the last exam finished at 1 pm it gave me enough time to drop by Richmond Oval to watch the top of the table clash between Westies and Centrals (I did my best at taking the stats ). It was rather a scrapy game, especially in the first half, but that was expected considering it was a very wet day and the ground was in very ordinary condition (especially centre square)

Ben Rutten: Ben started the game at CHF and did a couple of nice things in the first quarter, including a crunching tackle that even Michael Voss would be proud off. He missed a goal he really should have kicked as there was no real pressure on him. During the 1st quarter he did present and was rewarded with 3 free kicks. He was moved to FF at the start of the 3rd, where he set up Ryan Ablett for a goal that opened the "flood gates" for Westies. He spent a bit of the time on the bench. Finished up with 12 possesions and 1 mark.

Jason Porplyzia: Jason played all over the place but was primarily used across half back flank. As usual he was in amongst it. By my account finished up with 20 possesions and 4 marks. A lot of his possisions were off the ground but again that is expected on a wet day like today. He didn't use the ball as well as he usually does and he even managed to kick it out of bound on the full in 3rd quarter. A servicable game from Jason.

Ben Marsh: Ben played his first game back since injurying his knee against Hawthorn. It took him a while to get started and was beaten by his opponent in first half. Did some Marsh like things that we al expect from him . However in the 3rd quarter he got on top in the ruck and helped his team turn a 25 point defecit at half time into a 6 point lead by 3QT. I couldn't believe my eyes, when Marsh showed a bit of a mongrel in him by laying crunching tackle. I wouldn't like to be the bloke that got tackled thats for sure. Marsh finished up with 15 possesions, 3 marks (including a beautiful onehander on the wing in the 4th Q), 1 goal and 30 hitouts although a lot of them were ineffective. Marsh was also servicable without being spectacular.


Notes:

Salim Hassan continues his very good form for Westies. He took an absolute beaty in the 1st Q, a high flier backing into the pack. He has a fair bit of class and is areal live wire. Its a pitty he is 20 and may never get to play AFL footy. if I was Carlton's recruiting officer I would seriously consider this fella. He gets the ball kicks goals and has pace to burn. Doesn't mind the rough stuff either. I would definetly consider him for a rookie list spot next year if he is still available.

Ryan Ablett continues to impress me every time I see him play. He has a solid build, good hands and is a beautiful kick. Has got a bit of spring about him and is somewhat of a flashy CHF. He is 23 (???) but i did say somewhere that I would seriously consider him later in the draft. He does have the build for AFL and is a good overhead mark. He is also pretty quick for a big bloke. Played well in the wet today and had somewhere near 15-16 possesions took a few good marks and kicked 3 goals from HF.

BTW, for those interstaters Westies got up by 4.

 

[Leigh Roy]

I was about to say, again he's left me in the lurch, but then pow there it is.

What parts of Adelaide do the SANFL clubs have 'zoned' to them? If indeed they have any in the actual city? By that I mean there's that system where each club has the chance to pick players from certain areas in the whole of SA, I am wondering what bits of Adelaide are zoned to which clubs. Would a club like Woodville-West Torrens be privy to Woodville and Torrensville and the near suburbs or not for example?

 

[macca23]

Originally posted by Stiffy_18

Jason Porplyzia: Jason played all over the place but was primarily used across half back flank. As usual he was in amongst it. By my account finished up with 20 possesions and 4 marks. A lot of his possisions were off the ground but again that is expected on a wet day like today. He didn't use the ball as well as he usually does and he even managed to kick it out of bound on the full in 3rd quarter. A servicable game from Jason.

He's had a good year Stiffy, can you see him getting promoted to the senior list at the end of the year??

 

[Damp Squarie]

Pretty good win by Westies.
You think theyd won the Grand Final at the final siren.
Rutten did pretty well I thought. That was a great tackle Stiffy.

 

[Stiffy_18]

Re: Re: SANFL Crows (Westies Vs Centrals)

Originally posted by macca23
He's had a good year Stiffy, can you see him getting promoted to the senior list at the end of the year??

He has had a good year macca23. Very consistent. Nothing flashy but efective. My only query is his size. He is only 176 cm and his build is not really for AFL footy but he does seem to have a good frame. I don't know if I would promote him this year. I would probably keep him on the rookie list next year as well. If my memory serves me correctly you can keep a player on the rookie list for 2 years without delisting him. To be brutaly honest at this stage none of our rookies have earned a spot on the senior list. Parker has been to inconsistent to my liking. Porplyzia has some question marks about size, Bratton has been injured and is stuck at reserves and Skipworth to me lacks something to be a good AFL footballer.

 

[Stiffy_18]

Originally posted by topjars
Pretty good win by Westies.
You think theyd won the Grand Final at the final siren.
Rutten did pretty well I thought. That was a great tackle Stiffy.

It was a good win and you could definetly be forgiven for thinking they won the bloody grand final but it was a real hard slog and the tacking in the game was very good.

Ruttens tackle was sensational. I wouldn't have liked to be the bloke that got tackled. i think he might be feeling the effects from it today

 

[AngelEyes]

Does anyone else know about the other SANFL crows players?

Begley?
Mattner?
Doughty?
Bode?
Schuback?
Parker?
Reilly?
Hentshel?

 

[Blues_Girl]

Originally posted by AngelEyes
Does anyone else know about the other SANFL crows players?

Begley?
Mattner?
Doughty?
Bode?
Schuback?
Parker?
Reilly?
Hentshel?

Begley played up to his usual standard and played 4 impressive quarters of football.

Mattner was a little of his mark on Friday but his afl experience game through and helped him in the wet.

Doughty played well. Wasn't given much opportunity to shine in a losing side.

Bode and Schuback both played well for Glenelg. Schuback kicked a couple of goals.

Parker looked impressive running up and down the boundary line

Reilly did alright for his first game back, given the wet conditions.

 

[RaDaR ReiLLy]

Originally posted by AngelEyes
Does anyone else know about the other SANFL crows players?

Begley?
Mattner?
Doughty?
Bode?
Schuback?
Parker?
Reilly?
Hentshel?

lol You know enough about parker , dogga and bodey to make comments!!!

Reilly was reasonable for sturt. Came off in the third quarter because of collarbone soreness ( not 100% sure on that one though. wasnt recorded in the paper as an injury)

Begley was fantastic for the double blues and was in the best. Mattner was ok, not his best game.

 

[DaveW]

Re: Re: Re: SANFL Crows (Westies Vs Centrals)

Originally posted by Stiffy_18
He has had a good year macca23. Very consistent. Nothing flashy but efective. My only query is his size. He is only 176 cm and his build is not really for AFL footy but he does seem to have a good frame.

Same height as James Gallagher.

 

[macca23]

Re: Re: Re: SANFL Crows (Westies Vs Centrals)

Originally posted by Stiffy_18
He has had a good year macca23. Very consistent. Nothing flashy but efective. My only query is his size. He is only 176 cm and his build is not really for AFL footy but he does seem to have a good frame.

I'm surprised at the 176 cm because he is definitely taller than Gallagher. Perhaps he has grown since they took those statistics.

He is lightly framed which is my one big doubt. I know that his family didn't even think he would make the rookie list for that reason. Skill wise he is definitely good enough.

Perhaps your suggestion of keeping him on the rookie list for another year is a good one to see if he can bulk up or not.