CASEY SCORPIONS v NORTHERN BLUES

[Dee-licious 1,954]

Read this post carefully. Weiderman has collided with McGuiness in our forward line. McGuiness has a suspected broken arm. The Weid is fine. Blues got a free kick, stuffed it and fended off Weiderman high. Weid got a free, kicked it inside to Morris and Morris kicked a goal to take us to a 7 goal lead. 

[Dee-licious 1,954]

Quick break for the Blues and sounded like a goal, however, our defensive man, S. Frost big tackle to save the goal. 

 

And then screws up his kick across half back, straight to the opposition. At least he will fit in perfectly. 

[DemonOX 8,836]

Frost was originally recruited as a back man if my memory serves me correctly so he would certainly strengthen our back line with TMac. 

He needs to play in our backline and not forward. 

[Dee-licious 1,954]

We are giving the Blues all the opportunities to kick a goal. We are turning over the ball a lot in our favourite half back line. But the Blues are terrible and we are defending well - just not doing well out of defence.

They still haven't scored a goal though. 

[Dee-licious 1,954]

Weiderman with a contented mark from O-Mac. Kicks the goal, his second. 8.5.53 to 0.3.3. 

[Dee-licious 1,954]

Should have waited before I posted. Weiderman gets another mark in the 50. 45m out and he has 3. 

[La Dee-vina Comedia 17,009]

Just now, Dee-licious said:

Weiderman with a contented mark from O-Mac. Kicks the goal, his second. 8.5.53 to 0.3.3. 

I'm glad he's happy with it. As a matter of interest, was it a contested mark?

[bjDee 1,249]

Nice pack mark by Weed. Juggled it twice before final grab. I said a few weeks ago he looks like his body is not yet big enough but he continues to prove me wrong. Nice direct kick for goal.

And a second goal a minute later from set shot 40-50m out. Did not deviate at all.

The Weed is growing  strong!

Edited May 8, 2016 by bjDee

[dazzledavey36 55,853]

Wow go Weid!

[KC from Casey 7,130]

Half time
 
Casey Scorpions 9.5.59 to 0.3.3

Goals Briggs 2 Grimes King Weideman

Disposals Newton 13 Dunn 8 Neal-Bullen 7

Ho hum

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

9 hours ago, KC from Casey said:

 

Ho hum

Picked up where the dees left off 

[bjDee 1,249]

Half time catering report. The back story is it was my beautiful daughter's 21st last night. She and I organised it all together so I kept myself tidy but was able to loosen the reins a little towards the end ......and afterwards.

That said, the egg and bacon roll was looked forward to as both nutrition and morning / afternoon after therapy. It did NOT disappoint one bit. Boy was it good - the best one I have ever had. Well done Casey kitchen!

[bjDee 1,249]

That qtr was a lot more scrambly than the first. Had to take a phone call (and eat aforementioned roll) so I missed a good chunk of the play details. We had the same contributors as 1st qtr but just not as dominant. The ground is getting more sloppy and ball is being held up in more ground contests.

Frosty was showing his usual schizophrenic passages. Great at a contest and tackle one minute, then poor kick leading to turnover and shot at goal by Blues. He's not yet earning a call up back to the firsts on this form. 

Weed, as already mentioned, had a very very good qtr. 

[Travis Boots 157]

Having never seen the Weed myself, who does he best compare to in the way he plays? Gunston? (Would be over the moon if he got to that sort of level)

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

2 minutes ago, Sweet Puff said:

Having never seen the Weed myself, who does he best compare to in the way he plays? Gunston? (Would be over the moon if he got to that sort of level)

Taller I think. I'm hoping a shorter Lobb. Maybe a Scotty Lucas type (not the left foot part, the rangy CHF long kick part). That is of course wishful thinking. I've been hoping for a Scotty Lucas since... well... Scotty Lucas.

Edited May 8, 2016 by Dappa Dan

[binman 44,512]

2 minutes ago, Sweet Puff said:

Having never seen the Weed myself, who does he best compare to in the way he plays? Gunston? (Would be over the moon if he got to that sort of level)

More gary lyon than a gunston type

[Dee-licious 1,954]

1 minute ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I'm glad he's happy with it. As a matter of interest, was it a contested mark?

A contested mark is the only sort of mark you should be content with  

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,283]

Just now, Dappa Dan said:

Taller I think. I'm hoping a shorter Lobb. Maybe a Scotty Lucas type (not the left foot part, the rangy CHF long kick part)

The bloke who was killing us at the other end last night is a fair comparison of player type. 

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Just now, big_red_fire_engine said:

The bloke who was killing us at the other end last night is a fair comparison of player type. 

Yeah. Long telescopic arms. I wonder what Weed's height is compared to him? Lovely pretty kicking action too, though his kicking was a slight knock from memory out of his draft.

[Dee-licious 1,954]

Big raps on ANB and Weiderman at half time. More so than Newton and Dawes who they have discussed are important. ANB a little busier in that term that Newton. 

HT Stats.
Disposals - Newton 18, Dunn 14, Neal-Bullen 14
Goals - Weideman 3, Briggs 2, Grimes, Morris, Newton, King.

QT Stats
Disposals - Newton 13, Dunn 8, Neal-Bullen 7.
Goals - Briggs 2, Grimes, King, Weideman 1

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

On 5/8/2016 at 3:27 PM, Sweet Puff said:

Having never seen the Weed myself, who does he best compare to in the way he plays? Gunston? (Would be over the moon if he got to that sort of level)

As others have said i think Lynch is a good comparison, he's quite mobile, got a bloody good set of hands and a beautiful kick, once he develops an AFL body he'll be very good in tandem with Jesse. 

he seems to be past his injuries which is a huge plus and still very much building confidence and form but he's good enough to be the best player that comes out of his draft. 

[Willmoy1947 4,198]

17 minutes ago, bjDee said:

Half time catering report. The back story is it was my beautiful daughter's 21st last night. She and I organised it all together so I kept myself tidy but was able to loosen the reins a little towards the end ......and afterwards.

That said, the egg and bacon roll was looked forward to as both nutrition and morning / afternoon after therapy. It did NOT disappoint one bit. Boy was it good - the best one I have ever had. Well done Casey kitchen!

These egg and bacon rolls, I have heard so much about them, do they deliver up to Daintree? Long way to come for E/B roll, but I will make it one of these days soon hopefully.

[bjDee 1,249]

3 minutes ago, willmoy said:

These egg and bacon rolls, I have heard so much about them, do they deliver up to Daintree? Long way to come for E/B roll, but I will make it one of these days soon hopefully.

Might get a bit cold before arrival. Their secret is no limits on the lashings of bacon. 

[Dee-licious 1,954]

Trenners kicks the first of the 3rd. Dunn doing everything down back. Blues have opened their forward line, and as we'd expect - Dunn is loving the space. 

Another Blues player goes down and the stretcher is out. It was a sling tackle and hitting the head, so not sure who tackled, but sure it will be looked at. 

Edited May 8, 2016 by Dee-licious

[Travis Boots 157]

3 minutes ago, Peter Griffen said:

but he's good enough to be the best player that comes out of his draft. 

considering how good the young crop from last years draft have been id be ecstatic if he ended up being in the top 5 of the group

Very exciting to hear the Lynch comparisons. If he ends up developing into a 50 goal a season forward im sure we will all be over the moon