VFL VFL Round 14 v Essendon @ Windy Hill - Saturday, June 29 1:05pm

[Fat Jesus]

All things being equal, I would think so. Now I am going to keep a close with on Edward Allen. It really is about time - having had a small sample of AFL experience recently - that he produces a STANDOUT game. I will also be very interested in how the 3 guys in the final line of the backline perform but for different reasons. These are Harry DeMattia, Josh Eyre & Jakob Ryan, respectively. I think De Mattia needs to combine his speed & kicking skills with more football nous & awareness vis-a-vis his Under 18 performances with more & more repeat endeavours. As for Eyre, I just want him to get through a match unscathed & simultaneously show some key defender nous & his very good kicking skills as we saw continuously during the pre-season period. Finally, I want to see Jakob Ryan really take the game on & in doing that provides a lot of concrete support to his fellow backs. Finally, I hope that he can reveal a real & far more aggressive side to his football & go in where angels fear to trade & really get involved in the physical side of the game. Be brave! Now he had nearly, if not, 2 complete pre-seasons under his belt & played quite a number of VFL games for this club. So he also needs to make a statement game sooner rather than later. Like Allen, it is his time to make a statement that I deserve to be on this list. OK. Goodnight & good luck & hopefully I can be pleasantly surprised. Go Pies!

Hard for any decent player to shine when you are playing in a very average side.

 

[Jen2310]

Hard for any decent player to shine when you are playing in a very average side.

It’s also wet. So might be more of a slog than anyone that can show off their skills


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[stormskye]

It’s also wet. So might be more of a slog than anyone that can show off their skills


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Perfect game for long and big roo

 

[stormskye]

Eyre forward again

 

[danielnajdek]

Nice non call when the Essendon player went up way to early.

 

[stormskye]

Eyre forward again

And kicks a goal! Who needs McDonald

 

[What is a cakewalk]

White long sleeve=sexy

 

[stormskye]

Eyre has competed well today up forward. 2 goals now. One of our best

 

[live fast pieyoung]

Eyre just looks and moves like a proper footballer

Also, Smit seems like he has a bit of something

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Eyre looks good up forward. How are you coping with this positional move Jen2310 ?

 

[TheVillageIdiot7]

Eyre has competed well today up forward. 2 goals now. One of our best

Saw the first qtr.
think he comfortably dropped 7 or 8 marks. Probably more.

I know it’s slippery….but surely he gets lucky and takes at least 1 of them?!?
So many were uncontested as well.

It was the knock on him at the dons….and he dropped everything the other week as well….so but concerned about that.

Looked like a competitive backman asked to play fwd to me.

Disclaimer: only saw the first qtr.

 

[Jen2310]

Eyre looks good up forward. How are you coping with this positional move Jen2310 ?

He’s done well. But still it’s not his natural position but at worst we can know he can be used at both ends


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[stormskye]

Saw the first qtr.
think he comfortably dropped 7 or 8 marks. Probably more.

I know it’s slippery….but surely he gets lucky and takes at least 1 of them?!?
So many were uncontested as well.

It was the knock on him at the dons….and he dropped everything the other week as well….so but concerned about that.

Looked like a competitive backman asked to play fwd to me.

Disclaimer: only saw the first qtr.

He dropped a few in the conditions hard to be to critical. He’s getting to the right spots in the flip side. Compared to the last two weeks he was up forward this week is night and day. Good just having another developing tall tbh

 

[JoinDate]

Bit of a dog game to watch.

 

[stormskye]

Terrible quarter. Hope for an improvement in the last as the first half we were fairly competitive

 

[frizzle]

6:4 to our 1 behind in the 3rd quarter. Not a good effort.

 

[Fat Jesus]

6:4 to our 1 behind in the 3rd quarter. Not a good effort.

What's the score?

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

What's the score?

77 - 36

 

[danielnajdek]

Guess that's 9 loses in a row.

 

[PIE TILL I DIE]

I can’t watch VFL anymore it’s too infuriating

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

I can’t watch VFL anymore it’s too infuriating

It's shocking quality of football. From all sides. Just awful.

 

[sr36]

Any of the AFL listed players playing well.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Any of the AFL listed players playing well.

Not from what I saw. I can't watch it anymore. And not because they're losing. The quality in this comp is just woeful.

Bytel has been mentioned a bit possession wise, but I didn't notice him.

 

[stormskye]

Any of the AFL listed players playing well.

Eyre was good in the first half. Whole team has been underwhelming in the second. Pray the seniors stay healthy

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Eyre was good in the first half. Whole team has been underwhelming in the second. Pray the seniors stay healthy

The VFL side have been poor all year, but the AFL listed players have stepped up when selected for the seniors.