VFL Game Day VFL Round 14: Casey vs Essendon (56-72 loss)

[Yoda_]

So Francis to have a rest next week with groin/hip soreness?
Or was he taken off in the last qtr just as a precaution?

Recieved some pretty intense treatment on that hip/groin at 3/4 time. Was trying to hide from the wind in the last so didn't really notice him tbh.

Would probably suggest he gets rested

 

[Capt Hindsight]

Recieved some pretty intense treatment on that hip/groin at 3/4 time. Was trying to hide from the wind in the last so didn't really notice him tbh.

Would probably suggest he gets rested

Thanks. Radio only said he came off the ground sore after he did a bad handpass that resulted in Long getting burnt and Casey getting a goal from the goal square early in the 4th.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Yoda_ what did you think of Begleys game?

Thought he was quite good, never really seems to lose a contest. Probably did enough to come in if a change is required!

 

[Yoda_]

Yoda_ what did you think of Begleys game?

Thought he was quite good, never really seems to lose a contest. Probably did enough to come in if a change is required!

Seen him have a bigger impact on a game previously. His biggest asset is his ability to impact the contest. If he doesn't win it for the team, he at least halves it and creates a stoppage allowing team mates to come and help out.

 

[daffo]

You just want Francis to get a good run of games without injury.
Hopefully that was more of a precaution.

 

[boncer34]

They have built a fortress there the past couple of years. I think they've won 15 of their last 16 or something like that

Yeah didn't Capt Hindsight warn us of this?

 

[fishardansin]

Kieran Strachan?

I think he's our future AFL defender for us. Need someone to go with the 200cm forwards.

 

[Duckworth]

I think he's our future AFL defender for us. Need someone to go with the 200cm forwards.

I thought he was more of a ruck?


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[fishardansin]

I thought he was more of a ruck?


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He's very mobile and 202 cm. I don't think he's thick enough to be a ruckman at AFL level and I don't think he's got enough tricks to be a forward. I think if you have the athletic capabilities and a good attitude, and some brains under pressure, you can always be coached to be a lock down defender. Ambrose is a perfect example.

Brown showed yesterday and Hipwood has demonstrated twice that if you're 200cm and mobile you'll love playing against Essendon. Perhaps Daniher's confidence is sky high because he trains against our defense!! My preferred defensive set up would be two lock downs. Ambrose on your normal size KPF and also being able to take a running KPF like Gunston or Darling. Strachan as the other lock down taking the tallest forward. Two intercept marks. Hurley and Gleeson taking the lesser talls and smalls and getting off them. Then two smalls capable of attack. McKenna and McGrath are my preferred options.

 

[eth-dog]

Yeah didn't Capt Hindsight warn us of this?

Yep. I just looked at their side and saw probably the weakest one they've had for the past couple of years

 

[grimlock]

 

[Capt Hindsight]

Good effort by Leuenberger to have 10 tackles.

 

[Phat Toni]

Good effort by Leuenberger to have 10 tackles.

just need to snag another cheap handball and he would have had a triple double....

 

[JDavey]

After reading some of the summarys / stats above must say its pretty disappointing from an AFL team perspective...

Doesn't appear any of our young talent (Begley, Langford, Ambrose) put their hand up for selection, with Francis possibly injured preventing a call up.

Dea seems most likely if Kelly or Gleeson miss, Bird in if a midfielder needs a rest, Laverde to keep his spot as Begley/Langford didn't do anything to pass him

 

[goal kicking wingman]

Yoda_ what did you think of Begleys game?

Thought he was quite good, never really seems to lose a contest. Probably did enough to come in if a change is required!

Didn't he have 8 disposals? Is that really enough?

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Didn't he have 8 disposals? Is that really enough?

I thought he had more than that but not that surprising considering the game was played 75% in their forward half and we struggled to get any quality supply to him. Due to our inability to move the ball at all, every possesion was probably contested. Didn't see him lose a contest and was constantly competing.

The most possession of any of our forwards was Merrett with 13 and they had him at 2nd best for us, really tells a lot of the story.

 

[Killer_Mike]

After reading some of the summarys / stats above must say its pretty disappointing from an AFL team perspective...

Doesn't appear any of our young talent (Begley, Langford, Ambrose) put their hand up for selection, with Francis possibly injured preventing a call up.

Dea seems most likely if Kelly or Gleeson miss, Bird in if a midfielder needs a rest, Laverde to keep his spot as Begley/Langford didn't do anything to pass him

I think the conditions may have had a lot to do with that.


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[DERO]

NO KIERAN STRACHAN, NO ESSENDON VFL.

 

[Capt Hindsight]

NO KIERAN STRACHAN, NO ESSENDON VFL.

Don't worry Josh Green will be playing VFL soon enough.

 

[Jesse Custer]

Any news on Francis? I'm hoping no news means good news

 

[tha Freak]

Essendon play Collingwood on Sunday, 11.45, Vic Park. Might be a few changes in the VFL names. Hopefully the weather is good.

 

[Laverde2Smack]

Didn't he have 8 disposals? Is that really enough?

It's his body of work which gets him in. I doubt Saturdays game will have much bearing at all given how bad the conditions we're.

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[Capt Hindsight]

Any news on Francis? I'm hoping no news means good news

Reading between the lines of what Crow said in the injury report Francis had a stitch/stomach cramps so he is obviously lifting his intensity on match day in the VFL and pushing himself.