One-Eyed Richmond Forum
Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on June 04, 2015, 06:48:08 PM
-
VFL ROUND 8
Werribee Tigers (5-2, 4th) vs Richmond Tigers (2-5, 10th)
Saturday, 6th June @ Avalon Airport Oval (Chirnside Park), Werribee.
Time: 2:00 PM
-
Must win game!
-
Heading down the road to watch this game
First VFL game of the year for me
-
8 point game.
-
TV?
-
TV?
\
In Perth
-
TV?
No TV or radio coverage this week.
-
Richmond VFL squad this week:
B: Barlow Gale Kruse
HB: McDonough Wall Lennon
C: Gordon Cachia Short
HF: Newman Wynne Lloyd
F: Bathie McKenzie McBean
R: Elton Arnot Thomas
Int: Perry, Contin, Scott, Soldo, Mugavin, Mcfarlane, Quinn, Clay, Dunkley*
* Richmond 23rd man - Josh Dunkley (Gippsland Power, Jumper #73)
http://www.stuff=DETAIL&articleID=34904875
-
Line in the sand game
-
Richmond VFL squad this week:
HF: Newman Wynne Lloyd
:clapping :clapping
The way it should be, back via the VFL
-
Late change
Newman in Menadue out :shh
Is this Soldo's first VFL game of the year?
-
Richmond VFL squad this week:
HF: Newman Wynne Lloyd
:clapping :clapping
The way it should be, back via the VFL
Would have killed Hardwick this decision
-
Chris hinted last week in social club that he would be coming back through the VFL
-
Late change
Newman in Menadue out :shh
Bit difficult seeing he wasn't on the plane over
-
Anyone going?
-
Werribee have kicked the first goal.
Rich 0.1-1
Wer 1.0-6
-
Werribee 3.1
Richmond 0.1
-
https://reg.sportingpulse.com/olr_v5/rpt_progressive.cgi?aID=4138&pg=1&a=MR
online ...
-
Another poor start to a game from our VFL side :P.
https://reg.sportingpulse.com/olr_v5/rpt_progressive.cgi?aID=4138&pg=1&a=MR
online ...
Also score updates on twitter:
https://twitter.com/RichmondVFL
https://twitter.com/WerribeeFC
-
Rich 0.2-2
Wer 3.4-22
20 mins Q1
-
Lloyd from the boundary finally gets our first for the day.
Rich 1.4-10
Wer 3.4-22
-
Wer 6.6
Rich 1.4
-
Quarter time
Richmond 1.4-10
Werribee 6.6-42
Goal: Lloyd
Needing to play catch-up footy once again after another terrible first quarter.
-
Cachia our best player that quarter. He had 8 touches and 3 tackles.
McDonough had 7 disposals.
Thomas had 6.
https://twitter.com/RichmondVFL
WP said one of the main umpires is a girl. She looks 15-17 years old.
-
No breeze advantage according to WP.
Getting smashed.
Rich 1.4-10
Wer 9.10-64
Midway 2nd qtr.
-
According to WP at the game:
McBean is playing forward and looks lost. On a bigger body and just gets pushed aside too easily.
Gordon seems to be running in circles. Gave up a stupid 50m in the first quarter.
Arnot is our best but he gave away 2-3 frees in the first qtr.
WP also only saw Newy for the first time just jogging.
-
No breeze advantage according to WP.
Getting smashed.
Rich 1.4-10
Wer 9.10-64
Midway 2nd qtr.
Jeezuz :-\
-
Lennon snaps a much needed goal from a contest in front of goal.
Then McBean kicks a miraculous goal from the boundary.
Rich 3.4-22
Wer 9.11-65
-
Half-time
Richmond 1.4 3.5-23
Werribee 6.6 9.11-65
Goals: McBean, Lennon, Lloyd.
A strong quarter from McDonough, collecting 12 touches and 3 clearances.
Cachia continuing his first quarter form with 11 touches
-
Late change
Newman in Menadue out :shh
Bit difficult seeing he wasn't on the plane over
::) Instead of focusing on my obvious tongue in cheek comment why don't you answer my question which you left out of the quote?
-
Lost by 96 points.
-
ouch what happened?
-
Effing hell
-
2015 Peter Jackson VFL
Werribee Tigers 6.6 9.11 14.13 19.19 (133)
Richmond Tigers 1.4 3.5 3.7 5.7 (37)
GOALS:
Werribee Tigers: Porter 3 Speight 3 Robinson 2 Currie 2 Conway 2 Turner 2 Daw 2 Adams Adams Redfern
Richmond Tigers: Lloyd 3 McBean Lennon
BEST:
Werribee Tigers: Porter Conway Bolton Currie Laracy Robinson
Richmond Tigers: Lloyd Cachia Gordon Newman Elton
https://reg.sportingpulse.com/olr_v5/rpt_progressive.cgi?aID=4138&pg=1&a=MR
-
Cachia finished with 27 touches, 8 clearances and 7 tackles.
Gordon and McDonough finish with 21 touches each.
Lloyd finished with 3 goals.
-------------------------------------
Lloyd and Thomas had 13 disposals each up to 3/4 time.
https://twitter.com/richmondvfl
-
Left 10 minutes into the 3rd qtr once the margin was 10 goals
Biggest problem with our VFL side is the fact that our VFL listed players are not up to it. Some of our VFL listed blokes were non competitive compared to Werribee's VFL listed players.
Which is further proof to me that results at VFL level aren't that important to the Club, might be to supporters but it isn't to the club. If we really serious about results we would have a much stronger VFL list so on days like today when we have no choice but to use the "top up" blokes we would be competitive.
Thougt Soldo though way out of his depth showed some promise. Good leap and a reasonable kick. Jayden Short has footy smarts but Is just so small.
Elton was our best while I was there by a long way
very hard to find any positives with the others.
The nicest thing I can say about the performance was it was abysmal
-
felt like going up to Ty today (vfl) :cheers and apologizing to him for my post about him being in the side yesterday....you were right WP about TY over Bean for last nights game...
-
Left 10 minutes into the 3rd qtr once the margin was 10 goals
Biggest problem with our VFL side is the fact that our VFL listed players are not up to it. Some of our VFL listed blokes were non competitive compared to Werribee's VFL listed players.
Which is further proof to me that results at VFL level aren't that important to the Club, might be to supporters but it isn't to the club. If we really serious about results we would have a much stronger VFL list so on days like today when we have no choice but to use the "top up" blokes we would be competitive.
Thougt Soldo though way out of his depth showed some promise. Good leap and a reasonable kick. Jayden Short has footy smarts but Is just so small.
Elton was our best while I was there by a long way
very hard to find any positives with the others.
The nicest thing I can say about the performance was it was abysmal
I actually think that Jayden Short has the ability to play at the higher level. Plenty of smaller types like Kane Turner at Norf have played. Short has ability and we should just continue to develop him.
-
Lost by 96 points.
:facepalm
-
Stupid post WP, why don't we care? Why bother?
Trying to build a culture starts at the bottom, not good enough!
Actually no where near good enough.
Where's the challenge to go down a level and be competitive, this is turning into a real pooful venture. :banghead
-
Left 10 minutes into the 3rd qtr once the margin was 10 goals
Biggest problem with our VFL side is the fact that our VFL listed players are not up to it. Some of our VFL listed blokes were non competitive compared to Werribee's VFL listed players.
Which is further proof to me that results at VFL level aren't that important to the Club, might be to supporters but it isn't to the club. If we really serious about results we would have a much stronger VFL list so on days like today when we have no choice but to use the "top up" blokes we would be competitive.
M
Thougt Soldo though way out of his depth showed some promise. Good leap and a reasonable kick. Jayden Short has footy smarts but Is just so small.
Elton was our best while I was there by a long way
very hard to find any positives with the others.
The nicest thing I can say about the performance was it was abysmal
I actually think that Jayden Short has the ability to play at the higher level. Plenty of smaller types like Kane Turner at Norf have played. Short has ability and we should just continue to develop him.
Agree with this from the games I have seen this year, plenty of skill and upside.
-
with doz on the injury list, will be nigh impossible to field a competitive ressies side
-
with doz on the injury list, will be nigh impossible to field a competitive ressies side
listen to this guy, he knows whats going on :thumbsup
-
Names?
-
Stupid post WP, why don't we care? Why bother?
Trying to build a culture starts at the bottom, not good enough!
Actually no where near good enough.
Where's the challenge to go down a level and be competitive, this is turning into a real sissyul venture. :banghead
Cub not saying I agree with what they are doing (I don't) but blind Freddie can see with the VFL top ups they have that thier focus is not what it should be and that's results. If the focus was result driven we would have targeted more recently delisted AFL players or top line VFL players.
Quite frankly they were non competitive today. And outside of the captain Cachia and a couple of others the top ups out there today were not up to VFL standard. With our injury list and these top up players we have we are not going to be competitive in the short term. Unless of course we play Frankston every week
And just on Jayden Short, I like him as a player would love to see him get a senior gig but all I was highlighting is how small he is when you look at so many of the bigger bodies that were out there today. Have to say he put some of the more experienced blokes out there to Shane today. A very smart player
-
Maybe white and Schulz can top up the ressies, lmfao they are so poo
-
Stupid post WP, why don't we care? Why bother?
Trying to build a culture starts at the bottom, not good enough!
Actually no where near good enough.
Where's the challenge to go down a level and be competitive, this is turning into a real sissyul venture. :banghead
Cub not saying I agree with what they are doing (I don't) but blind Freddie can see with the VFL top ups they have that thier focus is not what it should be and that's results. If the focus was result driven we would have targeted more recently delisted AFL players or top line VFL players.
Quite frankly they were non competitive today. And outside of the captain Cachia and a couple of others the top ups out there today were not up to VFL standard. With our injury list and these top up players we have we are not going to be competitive in the short term. Unless of course we play Frankston every week
And just on Jayden Short, I like him as a player would love to see him get a senior gig but all I was highlighting is how small he is when you look at so many of the bigger bodies that were out there today. Have to say he put some of the more experienced blokes out there to Shane today. A very smart player
Cheers, first to admit I'm not totally up with the entire list. That said the experienced blokes don't seem to be getting anything out of it. Coach still poo me thinks!
-
Young forward Liam McBean flew back from Perth after he was an emergency for Friday night's clash with Fremantle, but he struggled to have an impact in the Tigers heavy VFL loss.
The Tigers were beaten by 94 points, with goalsneak Sam Lloyd kicking three of their five goals.
Veteran Chris Newman came on in the second quarter and was managed, getting through unscathed after three matches sidelined with a groin injury.
AFL-listed Tigers Nathan Gordon and Matt McDonough had 21 possessions each, while Ben Lennon showed glimpses of his class, snapping a nice goal out of a stoppage.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-06/around-the-state-leagues-whos-firing-or-flopping-for-your-club-in-the-weekends-second-tier
-
Left 10 minutes into the 3rd qtr once the margin was 10 goals
Biggest problem with our VFL side is the fact that our VFL listed players are not up to it. Some of our VFL listed blokes were non competitive compared to Werribee's VFL listed players.
The nicest thing I can say about the performance was it was abysmal
That's what I've been saying since last year. They realy are terrible and drag the side down...there's seriously only about 3 or 4 who look above the level of park footballers, let alone VFL level. Just can't be good for development.
-
Stupid post WP, why don't we care? Why bother?
Trying to build a culture starts at the bottom, not good enough!
Actually no where near good enough.
Where's the challenge to go down a level and be competitive, this is turning into a real sissyul venture. :banghead
Correct. Adding to that Clarke is a very average coach of our kids and should be sacked
-
Havent liked what we dish up in the ressies for a long time now.I have stopped going to watch them because I think this philosophy of not worrying about the result renders it pointless going.As I supporter I want to see the black and yellow win.....all the time
-
am i understanding it correctly that WP is saying we deliberately have average footballers on our VFL list?
I'm more prone to be thinking that it is just incompetence and that Campbell did as good of a job at setting up this side as he is doing as head of the umpires
-
Id love to get along to the ressies more often, but as mentioned hardly inspiring!
-
What a surprise that a team with Gordon, Hampson, Thomas, Lloyd and an aging Newman getting flogged. What a surprise..... :o
-
BEST:
Werribee Tigers: Porter Conway Bolton Currie Laracy Robinson
Richmond Tigers: Lloyd Cachia Gordon Newman Elton
Named in the best but no mention of him doing anything? WP what was his game like up until you left?
-
BEST:
Werribee Tigers: Porter Conway Bolton Currie Laracy Robinson
Richmond Tigers: Lloyd Cachia Gordon Newman Elton
Named in the best but no mention of him doing anything? WP what was his game like up until you left?
I didn't realise he was actually playing until half through the 2nd quarter because I hadn't spotted him. Did nothing but a lot of jogging around.
-
In his defense I think I read he didn't come on until the 2nd quarter? Still seems perplexing he was named in the best if all he did was jog around
-
BEST:
Werribee Tigers: Porter Conway Bolton Currie Laracy Robinson
Richmond Tigers: Lloyd Cachia Gordon Newman Elton
Named in the best but no mention of him doing anything? WP what was his game like up until you left?
I didn't realise he was actually playing until half through the 2nd quarter because I hadn't spotted him. Did nothing but a lot of jogging around.
In other words a typical Newman performance.....
-
In his defense I think I read he didn't come on until the 2nd quarter? Still seems perplexing he was named in the best if all he did was jog around
Had a few kicks but they were to contest, so technically didn't hit a target. Didn't run hard at any stage.
He was like most of the others, very poor. As I posted earlier I thought Elton was our best. Felt sorry for hm to be honest. Seemed to be the only defender who didn't drop his head and considering the tidal wave of ball heading in there that was a good effort
I notice Gordon was named in the bests as well, thought he was just OK and that's probably generous. giving away stupid 50 metre panelaties doesn't help his cause one iota
-
In his defense I think I read he didn't come on until the 2nd quarter? Still seems perplexing he was named in the best if all he did was jog around
Had a few kicks but they were to contest, so technically didn't hit a target. Didn't run hard at any stage.
He was like most of the others, very poor. As I posted earlier I thought Elton was our best. Felt sorry for hm to be honest. Seemed to be the only defender who didn't drop his head and considering the tidal wave of ball heading in there that was a good effort
I notice Gordon was named in the bests as well, thought he was just OK and that's probably generous. giving away stupid 50 metre panelaties doesn't help his cause one iota
Technically kicking to a contest is hitting a target according to Champion Data. :thumbsup
-
VFL Tigers flattened by Werribee
By Catherine Durkin
June 6, 2015 7:15 PM
Richmond’s VFL squad has suffered a crushing 96-point defeat at the hands of Werribee at Avalon Airport Oval on Saturday afternoon.
The Tigers struggled to match Werribee’s intensity early, with the home side piling on six goals to one in the first quarter.
Werribee took a 32-point lead into the first break, and continued their ascendancy for the remainder of the game, keeping Richmond goalless in the third quarter.
VFL coach Tim Clarke attributed the loss to his team’s inability to gain any control of the contest.
“Similar to last week, it started off with the midfield. Their midfielders really came to play. They beat us in and around the ball. They outnumbered us in every contest,” he said.
“They were terrific with their pressure and they were terrific in their ability to win the footy. Our boys couldn’t run with them, we couldn’t out-hunt them. They were much more efficient going forward than we were.”
Clarke was quick to praise the efforts of his captain Jarryd Cachia, who was a standout for the Tigers.
He finished with 27 touches (15 contested), eight tackles and seven clearances, and provided much-needed intensity around the stoppages.
“Cachia kept fighting all day, he just didn’t have any friends with him. (Matt) Thomas was down in numbers. Matt McDonough was down in numbers. They really got beaten,” Clarke said.
“It was a tough performance. Some of our boys kept trying but they just weren’t good enough on the day.”
Sam Lloyd booted three goals as the only multiple goalkicker for the Tigers, but his efforts were to no avail in the face of Werribee’s dominance.
Chris Newman’s return after three weeks on the sidelines was a positive one. He came on in the second quarter and finished with 16 disposals and four tackles, playing a key role in several passages of play from the backline.
Richmond heads into the bye with two wins and six losses for the season so far.
FINAL SCORES
Richmond 1.4 3.5 3.7 5.7.37
Werribee 6.6 9.11 14.13 19.19.133
GOALS
Richmond: Lloyd 3, Lennon 1, McBean 1
Werribee: Porter 3, Speight 3, Daw 2, Conway 2, Robinson 2, Turner 2, Currie 2, S. Adams 1, Redfern 1, L. Adams 1
BEST
Richmond: Cachia, Gordon, McDonough, Thomas, Lloyd
Werribee: Bolton, Conway, McDonald, Crichton, Hansen
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2015-06-06/vfl-tigers-flattened-by-werribee
-
VIDEO: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2015-06-09/vfl-round-8-newman-highlights
“Newy was good. He did what he had to do today. He got through three quarters of game time,” Richmond VFL coach Tim Clarke said after the match.
“It was a really tough game to play down back. We had a very inexperienced backline, and Newy wouldn’t be used to playing in that environment.
“He contributed to the team, but it’s really hard on a day like this to play down back and have an impact.”
Full article at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2015-06-09/newman-solid-in-vfl-return
-
VIDEO: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2015-06-09/vfl-round-8-newman-highlights
“Newy was good. He did what he had to do today. He got through three quarters of game time,” Richmond VFL coach Tim Clarke said after the match.
“It was a really tough game to play down back. We had a very inexperienced backline, and Newy wouldn’t be used to playing in that environment.
“He contributed to the team, but it’s really hard on a day like this to play down back and have an impact.”
Full article at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2015-06-09/newman-solid-in-vfl-return
Doesn't have impact no matter where he plays as far as i am concerned.
-
Newman VFL highlights are on the RFC website :lol
-
clearly setting up to bring him back to the seniors ASAP
Newman gets 16 touches in 3/4s of footy and Clarke talks him up and makes excuses at the same time.
Mcdonuts gets 21 in 4 quarters, which is pretty much on par with newman but gets talked down.
It will be interesting to see his comparative appraisal of these blokes
-
What the hell is going on with Lennon??
-
What the hell is going on with Lennon??
As I posted the other day I didn't stay for the entire game. Left 10 mins into the 3rd when the margin hit 10 goals, they were abysmal
Lennon is an interesting one. TBBH I have know idea what they are doing with him. Cannot work out exactly what role they want him play
He started in the F50 floating between FF & the HFF, that lasted perhaps 10 minutes. Then they threw him onto the wing, then he went down to the HB line. He looked confused which shouldn't surprise because I know I was.
Might add for a bloke who is supposed to be an elite kick, his kicking was ordinary. He had a set shot from about 45-50 metres and he didn't make the distance.
Honestly, he looked like a kid who is playing with zero confidence because he's not sure what his role is. I would think he should be put in a position and left there (personally I'd play him on the wing as the go to bloke from HB) to one regain his confidence and two use his supposed strength which is supposed to be his kicking
-
What the hell is going on with Lennon??
As I posted the other day I didn't stay for the entire game. Left 10 mins into the 3rd when the margin hit 10 goals, they were abysmal
Lennon is an interesting one. TBBH I have know idea what they are doing with him. Cannot work out exactly what role they want him play
He started in the F50 floating between FF & the HFF, that lasted perhaps 10 minutes. Then they threw him onto the wing, then he went down to the HB line. He looked confused which shouldn't surprise because I know I was.
Might add for a bloke who is supposed to be an elite kick, his kicking was ordinary. He had a set shot from about 45-50 metres and he didn't make the distance.
Honestly, he looked like a kid who is playing with zero confidence because he's not sure what his role is. I would think he should be put in a position and left there (personally I'd play him on the wing as the go to bloke from HB) to one regain his confidence and two use his supposed strength which is supposed to be his kicking
So your saying he has come to Richmond as a first round pick and he has forgot how to play footy?.....not sure what his role is?
Go and get the bloody footy!
Why make excuses for him if he's lazy and not prepared to work his arse off to play senior footy?
-
So your saying he has come to Richmond as a first round pick and he has forgot how to play footy?.....not sure what his role is?
Go and get the bloody footy!
Why make excuses for him if he's lazy and not prepared to work his arse off to play senior footy?
No what I am saying is one minute he was playing lead up forward, next thrown to the wing to play outside mid, then 3 minutes n the centre, then 3 minutes later onto the HBF
Not making excuses but watching him it is clear his confidence is shot. How bloody hard on Saturday to get the ball, bloody hard but when he got it he had no confidence to use it.. he is busting his guts and I just don't think this chopping and changing of positions every 3 minutes is helping him
There's a saying hit your head against a wall long enough eventually it will hurt, reckon his head is hurting big time
-
What the hell is going on with Lennon??
As I posted the other day I didn't stay for the entire game. Left 10 mins into the 3rd when the margin hit 10 goals, they were abysmal
Lennon is an interesting one. TBBH I have know idea what they are doing with him. Cannot work out exactly what role they want him play
He started in the F50 floating between FF & the HFF, that lasted perhaps 10 minutes. Then they threw him onto the wing, then he went down to the HB line. He looked confused which shouldn't surprise because I know I was.
Might add for a bloke who is supposed to be an elite kick, his kicking was ordinary. He had a set shot from about 45-50 metres and he didn't make the distance.
Honestly, he looked like a kid who is playing with zero confidence because he's not sure what his role is. I would think he should be put in a position and left there (personally I'd play him on the wing as the go to bloke from HB) to one regain his confidence and two use his supposed strength which is supposed to be his kicking
Not good...
-
Richmond’s VFL coach Tim Clarke's summary:
Nathan Gordon
21 disposals, five marks
Followed up his impressive form from the previous match with a solid, capable VFL performance. Had a bit more time through the midfield, which was good for him. Ended up having a few inside-50 entries and a couple of shots for goal. But still need him to show more in the critical contests and apply more defensive pressure, so he can push harder for senior selection.
Matt McDonough
21 disposals, 12 contested possessions, six clearances
Had a good return for an inside midfielder, as his statistics show – six clearances, five tackles and 12 contested possessions. Our midfield, however, was well beaten by their Werribee counterparts and, unfortunately, we never got going inside. He needs to play better in order to strengthen his claims for a return to the senior side.
Sam Lloyd
16 disposals, four marks, three goals
Was our best forward on the day, finishing with three goals. Continues to win one-on-one contests, but would like to see him applying a little bit more forward pressure, to be able to take that up to AFL level.
Chris Newman
16 disposals, five marks
Returned from several weeks on the sidelines with injury and played three quarters. Used the ball extremely well and helped set up our defenders. It was really good to have him playing at VFL level to show our younger players how thorough they need to be in their match-day preparation.
Matt Arnot
14 disposals, four inside-50s, four tackles
Was fairly average on the day. Didn’t fire a shot inside, winning only one contested possession. He did lay four tackles, and put on some defensive pressure, but we expect better from him in the coming weeks.
Matt Thomas
14 disposals, six contested possessions, five tackles
Had a down day, finishing with quite low numbers for a midfielder. Was well beaten inside by the Werribee ‘mids’, but we expect him to bounce back strongly from that performance.
Todd Elton
13 disposals, seven contested possessions, seven marks
Had a big game of critical contests, with more than 20 of them. Competed well in the air, taking five contested marks, but also was beaten in a handful of contests, which resulted in opposition goals. Being a strong competitor, he’s bound to be fired up to play better footy after the bye.
Jayden Short
11 disposals, six contested possessions, three tackles
Was slightly down on previous weeks, but still had some good energy inside 50, although he didn’t have any shots for goal. Had a few tackles and applied some forward-half pressure. Overall, however, we expect more from him.
Ben Lennon
10 disposals, three marks
Was going okay in the first half until he hurt his calf. Hopefully, it’ll be right in the next couple of weeks, so he can continue his push for a return to senior ranks. Hit the scoreboard twice and took some good grabs in his time out there.
Reece McKenzie
Eight disposals, four marks
Struggled to get going in the first half, but he did take a couple of strong grabs, which showed what he’s capable of. Didn’t hit the scoreboard, though, in what was a pretty tough day for forwards. We expect improvement from him in the second half of the season.
Liam McBean
Eight disposals, nine hit-outs, one goal
Had a tough day. Was well beaten by his close-checking opponent, who didn’t give him much room to move. He did kick a nice goal, however, and won a couple of hit-outs when he went into the ruck, but we expect better from him after his return from senior football.
Ivan Soldo
Six disposals, three marks, four hit-outs
Really pleasing to see him playing his first game in the VFL. Took some good marks, used the ball well, and his ruckwork was good, too. He just needs to keep learning how to play the game. The second half of the season will provide an opportunity for him to receive some good game-day education.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2015-06-10/the-vfl-report-round-8
-
What the hell is going on with Lennon??
Trade bait :shh
-
Chris Newman
16 disposals, five marks
Returned from several weeks on the sidelines with injury and played three quarters. Used the ball extremely well and helped set up our defenders. It was really good to have him playing at VFL level to show our younger players how thorough they need to be in their match-day preparation.
Yeah? Well, you can have the idiot for the rest of the year then..........
-
Clarke's assessments clearly being dictated to him by others....talk down McDonough's 21 disposals because he already has a line through his name and prepare everyone for Newman's call up by talking up his 16 disposals.....
-
I don't mind the club raising the bar for the youngsters wanting them to earn a promotion to the senior team. Unfortunately gifting games to senior fringe players that aren't performing in the reserves can give the wrong message to those youngsters coming through.
Senior players coming back from injury however should be eased back through the reserves to gain valuable match fitness & touch. Those players that have already earned there stripes from years of quality games and great service to the team.
Its good thst the new generation of youngsters aren't just gifted games but have to show the determination, improvement & consistency the club is looking for to ensure ongoing success.
-
What the hell is going on with Lennon??
should be in griggs spot...