Coburg practice match

[one-eyed]

Reminder that Coburg is playing today in a practice match.

Coburg vs Geelong

@ Skilled Stadium 1.30pm (according to VFL site)

12 RFC players are playing. 

[mightytiges]

Scores at 1/4 time.

Coburg   5.3-33
Geelong  1.4-10

I know Whitey, Collard and Collins are definitely playing. I presume Polo and Hughes are as well.

[Mr Magic]

Is Schulz MT?

[mightytiges]

Is Schulz MT?

Don't know Magic. I presume so. Scores off BF Geelong board. We're still well in front apparently.

[1965]

Geelong 2:10
Richmond 9:13

In last quarter (3aw up date)

 

[mightytiges]

Geelong 2:10
Richmond 9:13

In last quarter (3aw up date)

 

Cheers 1965. At least something positive coming out of the Burgers albeit it's just a practice match.

[Moi]

After the way Geelong pumped Coburg in the GF last year, how can you make anything of pre-season form  ???

[mightytiges]

True Moi. You can't trust preseason results. In saying that I guess Coburg should be stronger this year with improvement and additions of our cubs whereby Geelong's VFL side may come back to the field with players leaving and being drafted by other AFL clubs.

[wilba]

anyone know final score and who played well?

[TFL]

After the way Geelong pumped Coburg in the GF last year, how can you make anything of pre-season form  ???

Would be due to the fact that it was pretty much a Richmond team compared to the Coburg team from the Grand Final.

There was no limit to amount of Richmond players in the team yesterday.

[1965]

anyone know final score and who played well?

compliments of Rosyland and "dconnerstheman"...

It was good to see that the top 6 possession winners for Coburg were all Richmond listed players.  Note that quarters were only 20 mins no time on and the last quarter saw the last 4 minutes go by waiting for a stretcher.  Coburg won by about 40 odd points.

Howat - 33 (13 in first quarter)
Coughlan - 25
White - 22
Polo - 20
Schulz - 19
Collins - 19

Other listed players:

Thursfield - 14
Hughes - 10
Putt - 9
Collard - 8 (2 goals)
Gourdis - 8
Rance - 7 (injured ankle)

http://www.puntroadend.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=30661.msg721751#msg721751

[richmondrules]

anyone know final score and who played well?

compliments of Rosyland and "dconnerstheman"...

It was good to see that the top 6 possession winners for Coburg were all Richmond listed players.  Note that quarters were only 20 mins no time on and the last quarter saw the last 4 minutes go by waiting for a stretcher.  Coburg won by about 40 odd points.

Howat - 33 (13 in first quarter)
Coughlan - 25
White - 22
Polo - 20
Schulz - 19
Collins - 19

Other listed players:

Thursfield - 14
Hughes - 10
Putt - 9
Collard - 8 (2 goals)
Gourdis - 8
Rance - 7 (injured ankle)

http://www.puntroadend.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=30661.msg721751#msg721751

Good to see Cogs get through the game and collect a few possessions. Will be good for his confidence. Small return for Collard is disappointing. Also in that thread mentioned Rance hurt his ankle. Bummer. 

Thanks again dconnerstheman

I was there.  Howat was probably the best player on the day, whilst Coughlan had most of his stats with handpasses but was a healthy contibutor.  Probably wont be too far off.
Collard kicked 2 in the first quarter but hardly touched it after that.  Putt & Gourdis seem a long way off, whilst Rance injured his ankle in the second quarter and went home on crutches.
Polo was OK with his 20 but could do more, Thursty held his ground down back and should be back asap, and Collins showed some glimpes with his 20 or so possessions in which must be his first hit out in over a year.  He still seems a long way given his body size (needs a lot of time in the gym).
Hughes was almost non-existent.
I must say that the Geelong VFL team didnt have any stars at all.  It must have been mainly made up of local area players.

[mightytiges]

Geez another ankle injury  . Rance would've been close to playing for Richmond too in the NAB challenge practice games  .

Good news about Cogs.  Will boost his confidence in his knee standing up. However when Howat is getting 33 possies it shows the huge gap between VFL and AFL level. The test for Cogs isn't footy smarts but whether he can still play in the speed-fest that is AFL.

Polo, Sarge and Cleve should've played Friday night if they were fit.

[Tigermonk]

its called holding back the players MT & killing thier confidence
Cleve Hughes is a proven longkicking goalscorer
Shultz well you can class him in the same boat but wanting to walk away from his team mates pre draft was pathetic on his behalf
& Coughlan well why he didnot play on Friday night instead of that stuffwit JON l dont know
lets hope friday night is the last we ever see of JON in the 1st team cause his truely pathetic footballer at Victorian level

[mightytiges]

Well it must be for things we don't see such as Miller alluding to Cleve having "a lot of growing up to do" because I would've thought 4 goals in last intra-club game would earn you a place in the side.

Cogs wasn't right to go. Needs to get some more match fitness at Coburg.