In brief, she was an even first, very limp wristed sekkund which saw us five or so down at the long one; a spirited third; and a great start to the fourth, hit the front and then fugged it up! Lost by two goals, with another goal kicked after the honker. Guess Filth 106 to Willi 94.
Best footy oval in Australia on a day like today. Beuatiful stuff!
Player review:
1. Leon: Was very good. Probably the best of the CFC listed players. Provided pace and worked hard when the ball was spilled, which was very often, as it was a poor standard of footy. Will forever have physicallity issues and whilst he has AFL attributes, his level is unfortunately a smidge above VFL. Still, we'll welcome him back next week after this solid performance.
3. Lonie: I can't believe he's not butter! Soft was a word I didn't really appreciate until I saw him today. Disinterested is probably a better word. Worked his way into the game a bit towards the end, but gee willikers, you gotta have a dip. Flat footed and unwilling to go and get the footy.
6. Willo: This guy is actually a joke among Williamstown supporters. Managed to spacticise pretty much everything. Still, he has a knack of being able to kick a couple of goals. His pathetic attempt at mark or spoil (or lack thereof) saw the ball pumped into the Port goal square for a good mark and goal. Hopeless!
28. Ruz: Instant fan! I won't overhype his game, because he wasn't overly involved in it. What I will hype is that the attributes required to be an AFL player is very much in him. He's not lightening off the mark, but when he's going, he gets the break he needs and his hands are like flypaper! Sticks everything and is borderline the only guy out there who you would have had confidence kicking to, apart from Dukes, who was Willi's best player IMO. Kicked 2 or 3 goals I think, and one attrocious OOF (good old fashioned duff!). One mark on the wing at full pace was Tarrant-esque (although he's Willo-easue height wise) and he had the footy smarts to offload by hand in the same action at full throttle. Is footy smart as well as athletically gifted. He made dozens of leads. Some were leading backwards into space, and given that the players couldn't kick over a jam jar, they were futile. We have a player in this guy anyway and that's all that matters!
29. Maddee: Was good today in a scrappy VFL kinda way. At least he fought for the ball, when some Willi players were modeling their game on the Magpies of last week! Still stuffs it up far too often, which at half back means an automatic inside 50 to the oppo. OK.
30. King Plod: A VFL battler. Shouldn't be on an AFL list. Fairly inconspicuos, but fought fairly hard. Kicked a goal, maybe two.
31. Billy: He's not up to it. Played in defence against their #35, who is quite tall, athletic and quick. You can imagine the result. Played forward in the sekkund when there was no ball inside our 50. Then amazingly was thrown into the ruck for the third and fourth quarters. He's 6' 3 or 4" FFS! I'd have preferred to have seen him given a run in the forward line when we were actually winning the footy, but I dun see any light at the end of the tunnel. The CFC and Colin weren't the only one's to think he'd be good. Most people did. I dunno what happened, or how such a mass error in judgement eventuated, but it appears that it has.
34. J-Clo: A bit like Maddee, in that he was good relative to VFL. His trademark spoil is the best in the land. Bar none! Put dents in the fences. Shame that doesn't guarantee an AFL player. Still kicks poorly and makes dumb decisions. Still, he was OK.
38. Yakka: Good little player this bloke. Let's not beat around the bush, Willi got flogged in the midfield all day. Propper flogged! But Yakka fights like a pit bull for the ball and uses it mostly well. He went from inconspicuous to stand-out when the game was there to be won. Was in everything and generally got favourable results. Was instrumental in the comeback. In relation to his pace, he's no plodder and he's no speedster, but one of the negatives about the plodder is that they fail to get to and compete effectively in contests. In this regard, there is no concern.
Best footy oval in Australia on a day like today. Beuatiful stuff!
Player review:
1. Leon: Was very good. Probably the best of the CFC listed players. Provided pace and worked hard when the ball was spilled, which was very often, as it was a poor standard of footy. Will forever have physicallity issues and whilst he has AFL attributes, his level is unfortunately a smidge above VFL. Still, we'll welcome him back next week after this solid performance.
3. Lonie: I can't believe he's not butter! Soft was a word I didn't really appreciate until I saw him today. Disinterested is probably a better word. Worked his way into the game a bit towards the end, but gee willikers, you gotta have a dip. Flat footed and unwilling to go and get the footy.
6. Willo: This guy is actually a joke among Williamstown supporters. Managed to spacticise pretty much everything. Still, he has a knack of being able to kick a couple of goals. His pathetic attempt at mark or spoil (or lack thereof) saw the ball pumped into the Port goal square for a good mark and goal. Hopeless!
28. Ruz: Instant fan! I won't overhype his game, because he wasn't overly involved in it. What I will hype is that the attributes required to be an AFL player is very much in him. He's not lightening off the mark, but when he's going, he gets the break he needs and his hands are like flypaper! Sticks everything and is borderline the only guy out there who you would have had confidence kicking to, apart from Dukes, who was Willi's best player IMO. Kicked 2 or 3 goals I think, and one attrocious OOF (good old fashioned duff!). One mark on the wing at full pace was Tarrant-esque (although he's Willo-easue height wise) and he had the footy smarts to offload by hand in the same action at full throttle. Is footy smart as well as athletically gifted. He made dozens of leads. Some were leading backwards into space, and given that the players couldn't kick over a jam jar, they were futile. We have a player in this guy anyway and that's all that matters!
29. Maddee: Was good today in a scrappy VFL kinda way. At least he fought for the ball, when some Willi players were modeling their game on the Magpies of last week! Still stuffs it up far too often, which at half back means an automatic inside 50 to the oppo. OK.
30. King Plod: A VFL battler. Shouldn't be on an AFL list. Fairly inconspicuos, but fought fairly hard. Kicked a goal, maybe two.
31. Billy: He's not up to it. Played in defence against their #35, who is quite tall, athletic and quick. You can imagine the result. Played forward in the sekkund when there was no ball inside our 50. Then amazingly was thrown into the ruck for the third and fourth quarters. He's 6' 3 or 4" FFS! I'd have preferred to have seen him given a run in the forward line when we were actually winning the footy, but I dun see any light at the end of the tunnel. The CFC and Colin weren't the only one's to think he'd be good. Most people did. I dunno what happened, or how such a mass error in judgement eventuated, but it appears that it has.
34. J-Clo: A bit like Maddee, in that he was good relative to VFL. His trademark spoil is the best in the land. Bar none! Put dents in the fences. Shame that doesn't guarantee an AFL player. Still kicks poorly and makes dumb decisions. Still, he was OK.
38. Yakka: Good little player this bloke. Let's not beat around the bush, Willi got flogged in the midfield all day. Propper flogged! But Yakka fights like a pit bull for the ball and uses it mostly well. He went from inconspicuous to stand-out when the game was there to be won. Was in everything and generally got favourable results. Was instrumental in the comeback. In relation to his pace, he's no plodder and he's no speedster, but one of the negatives about the plodder is that they fail to get to and compete effectively in contests. In this regard, there is no concern.
