Coburg vs Box Hill, Easter Sunday April 24

[mightytiges]

End of the Goo. Thought he had 20 touches last week?

and many suggested he played pretty well to, and now he finds himself in the thirds, he's no coaches fav is goo

Not sure how ppl considered Goo had played well. When a dud like Thorton outmarks and kicks 4 on you it's not a great look  .

Surely you'd still keep him in the ones though. eff me, what has happened with Gourdis? Was looking good at Coburg last year and was solid in his Richmond games. Now he's playing 3rds

Didn't the club during the preseason admit themselves that Goo was struggling? I admit I have never thought Dave would make it due to his suspect footskills but surely after 4 years in the system he needed/needs to show more than what he has in his time at the club. I can understand the coaching staff now wanting to invest games in younger key defenders who have a potential future ahead of Goo. We can't hold out forever hoping and praying a fringe player at best becomes the type of the player we are chasing. That's what we did with Schulz for 7 years and Sarge showed more than what Goo has and that's saying something  .

[Coach]

Why drop him to the 3rds? It's absurd. He is 21/22 and is a completely diff case to schulz who played mostly seniors for us when fit. He was a rookie pick who hasnt done too badly.Who are going to be the key backs for Coburg this weekend? Thursfield, Astbury, Post? One should be CHF and the other has no future with us...as for Astbury, he's played like a girl all season. I'd rather we kept Gourdis in the seniors at Coburg than drop him.

He is gawn obviously, but Id rather let him play seniors for the burgers and see if he could dominate there and get back in for a crack at some stage. meh

[Dice]

and is a completely diff case to schulz

You still nut huggin Shculz Davey ?

[mightytiges]

Goo was moved forward last week because he was getting towelled up one-on-one in the backline by Thorton. Postie was pushed back alongside Burger defender Tanner IIRC. With Thursty and Astbury being dropped back to Coburg there's obviously no room for all of them even if Postie plays forward and Goo being the worst performed key defender last week is the one who got the chop down to the 3rds. At 22, 193cm, 91kgs with 4 years in AFL system he should not be having 4 goals kicked on him by VFL standard spuds like Thorton who aren't known body-on-body players (Jack played Thorton like the rag doll he is in round 1). Goo's struggles over preseason obviously didn't have him in the good books with the coaching staff either. When you're a borderline player you have to do everything right to get a reprieve.

[SPOCK]

Why drop him to the 3rds? It's absurd. He is 21/22 and is a completely diff case to schulz who played mostly seniors for us when fit. He was a rookie pick who hasnt done too badly.Who are going to be the key backs for Coburg this weekend? Thursfield, Astbury, Post? One should be CHF and the other has no future with us...as for Astbury, he's played like a girl all season. I'd rather we kept Gourdis in the seniors at Coburg than drop him.

He is gawn obviously, but Id rather let him play seniors for the burgers and see if he could dominate there and get back in for a crack at some stage. meh

May not be the case Davey, I watched training on Wednesday and Gourdis trained mostley as a foward, the only time he went back was to run with Jack, may be a positional change for him, the ressies thing could be a brush-up run as a key forward, guess we'll have a better idea Sunday.
Also interesting Morton spent a fair of bit of time at traninng working as a back, apparentley he had 13 possession off halfback in the final qtr last week, maybe another change for him

[Coach]

Fair enough MT. good points, just disappointed hes gone backwards so fast

and is a completely diff case to schulz

You still nut huggin Shculz Davey ?

Always. You still nut hugging Bowdo and Sugar teets?

[WA Tiger]

Has this game started???

[WilliamPowell]

Has this game started???

2.00pm WAT

[WA Tiger]

Has this game started???

2.00pm WAT

Thanks mate!

[one-eyed]

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[one-eyed]

Cob 0
BH   8

Box Hill doing the attacking early on.

[one-eyed]

Cob  0
BH  21

 

[one-eyed]

Holding the ball against Box Hill. Carnell has the free from 45m out. Point.

Cob  1
BH  21

We've had 6 inside 50s for 1 point 

[one-eyed]

We're getting flogged. Gourdis is playing forward alongside Post but we are falling down across HF.

Cob   1
BH   28

[one-eyed]

Box Hill turnover. Daniels long and Postie marks. Goal 

Cob   7
BH   28