not much said about michie

had a great game. 19 possessions from 60% game time. most inside 50's, no critical errors, no frees against

conditions suited him being an inside player without great speed, but nevertheless very effective and composed

  On 25/04/2015 at 02:05, daisycutter said:

not much said about michie

had a great game. 19 possessions from 60% game time. most inside 50's, no critical errors, no frees against

conditions suited him being an inside player without great speed, but nevertheless very effective and composed

Contract expires end of the season.

Viv is exactly what you want from a B-grade player. He works hard, wins his own ball and rarely makes a mistake with it. It's great that he's into the side now and if he keeps up with this form he should stay there for a while.

Probably wouldn't have had the chance if Viney was still in the team so I guess that's a positive.

Give him a full game next week - hopefully he can produce another fine performance.

Clean as anyone in the wet. Keeps playing like he did last night and i could see him become an important player for us and play the year out.

One of our most skilful players on our list and is a ball magnet. Him and Newton add toughness and class to our side.

Grabbed his chance last night.

Superb effort.

  On 25/04/2015 at 07:12, Sir Why You Little said:

Grabbed his chance last night.

Superb effort.

Really did. Consistency is the only thing he needs to provide now, and he becomes core.

  On 25/04/2015 at 07:20, Webber said:

Really did. Consistency is the only thing he needs to provide now, and he becomes core.

Who for? Newton, Viney?

So glad he took his chances. Was sublime.

Could hardly run in the last 5 minutes - I'm sure the knee in ribs didn't help - he'll be better for the run.

Blessings in disguise last night. Frost goes out, Griffiths gets injured, Viv comes on and the rain comes down.

Made the most of his chance.

[censored] I hate the sub rule.

Fantastic half of footy from Viv, would be pretty surprised if he doesn't play a full game next week against his old mob.

Seeing the fruits of not gifting games. Love seeing players work their ar$e off for a spot and grabbing it with both hands.

Makes me appreciate how far we have come under Roos. Imagine brining Blease on as a sub last night...shudders.

  On 25/04/2015 at 07:21, Baghdad Bob said:

Who for? Newton, Viney?

Maybe for neither. The reality is that we will always have a few players out. Most unusual was that we started this year with only two (Petracca and Trengove). Although he adds depth, it may not necessarily be at the expense of anyone. After all, how many predicted that VandeBerg would be in our starting 22 each week and Grimes not?

  On 25/04/2015 at 07:21, Baghdad Bob said:

Who for? Newton, Viney?

The key is to find more than enough mids.

If we can add Michie to the group, then we keep applying pressure on Newton, Viney, Tyson etc., and we add depth where we need it most.

If Viv, Viney and Newton keep improving, by years end, Cross may find himself on the outer.

  On 25/04/2015 at 09:33, Gorgoroth said:

If Viv, Viney and Newton keep improving, by years end, Cross may find himself on the outer.

And so he should. I'll say nothing against him, he's hard, professional and never stops working but the reality is that he's past his prime. There is a very good reason the Doggies delisted him. In our poor midfield he's been a great addition, but as we improve he's going to once again find himself a bit too slow and limited. That's where he'll complete his transition into a playing coach and then a straight-out development coach. As my friend from Doggieland said, if we want to be competitive he can't be one of our best 22 players.

Michie will be in the starting 18 next week. Impressed me last night.

  On 25/04/2015 at 09:33, Gorgoroth said:

If Viv, Viney and Newton keep improving, by years end, Cross may find himself on the outer.

Young Crossy is just about out of gas unfortunately. He is such a wonderful example to the team but the old legs just show a bit more now even with his super work ethic. If he is still playing next year we have not progressed quite enough or maybe if he is still on the list but spends his time playing for Casey to again drive high performance.

  On 25/04/2015 at 09:33, Gorgoroth said:

If Viv, Viney and Newton keep improving, by years end, Cross may find himself on the outer.

I would love it if it was improvement and not injuries that saw these guys become 'core', however Cross has been superb. It would be a fair level of improvement by them before Cross was not considered best 22.

Michie was great and as mentioned, has all the attributes to become an important foot soldier in our midfield rotation.

Also agree with the remarks re: Cross. He's been great since he's come across, but expect by the end of the year he should be struggling to hold a spot. Wouldn't be against giving him 1 more year, as long as it's mainly just to play at Casey and be available to call upon if we have a bad run with injuries. Would be nice to help him get to 250 AFL games.

I don't disagree that the end is near for cross, (and I kind of expected it to have happened already) but his numbers are still really solid and he is hard at the contest which is what is both getting us into and also winning us games, when he can't do that send him to the pet food factory (joke).

Sometimes when you go to a game live, it is difficult to tell who some of the best players are because you don't have a single focus like a TV camera. But last night, from Viv's first possession, both my kids and I noticed him. He seemed to be in everything from the inside tough stuff, to the two way run, and the forward momentum. There is no way he can be dropped or made sub for next week.

It looks like Roos' love of midfielders, and making Casey players earn their place through form over a number of weeks is producing a really strong mix of midfield players.

Very good inside. Strong and tough. Still concerned about his pace and 2 way running ability. Keen to see him in the dry.

  On 25/04/2015 at 10:41, Cards13 said:

Young Crossy is just about out of gas unfortunately. He is such a wonderful example to the team but the old legs just show a bit more now even with his super work ethic. If he is still playing next year we have not progressed quite enough or maybe if he is still on the list but spends his time playing for Casey to again drive high performance.

Cross is still doing his job, he took Ellis last night and whilst he (Ellis) got a bit of the ball he had next to no effect.

  On 25/04/2015 at 13:35, rjay said:

Cross is still doing his job, he took Ellis last night and whilst he (Ellis) got a bit of the ball he had next to no effect.

yes he is.