5 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

"Good work, Jayden and Josh." - Mitch White

Love your work CB.

56 minutes ago, rjay said:

Thought White was our best defender and set up some goals with good use of the ball coming through the middle. He's not afraid to attack the ball and kill it in the air either...

Grimes has been playing as a mid at Casey so that might part answer your question.

Thought he was Ok rjay. Didn't particularly stand out from any of 3 or 4 other defenders as mentioned.

Grimes is too small made to play or impact through mid at AFL level for more than a few short stints. Tends to drift to HB a fair bit where he mostly tends to hug the boundary. Need players who can also pull trigger inside running off HB. Unfortunately Grimes and most of our other defenders aren't capable here with the exception of Wags & Hunt.

Grimes work rate is second to none however, and I expect he will outperform/impact a little more than Bugg this week. And Vanders... Lucky! Another game just by tackling and being desperate and hitting the contest? Not sure that's enough but who am I to question. Roos still loves him obviously. Would have gone Vanders before Bugg based on last few weeks.

 

Edited July 7, 20169 yr by Rusty Nails

2 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

Thought he was Ok rjay. Didn't particularly stand out from any of 3 or 4 other defenders as mentioned.

Grimes is too small made to play or impact through mid at AFL level and also drifts into HB a fair bit where he most often tends to hug the boundary. Need players who can also hit targets running off HB on 45s. Unfortunately Grimes and most of our other defenders aren't capable here.

Grimes work rate is second to none however, and I expect he will outperform/impact a little more than Bugg this week. And Vanders... Lucky! Another game just by tackling and being desperate and hitting the contest? Not sure that's enough but who am I to question. Roos still loves him obviously. Would have gone Vanders before Bugg based on last few weeks.

 

That's one reason White is playing 'Rusty', he's one of the better kicks in the squad. Looking at that back 6, Hunt can hurt with his breakaway speed but his disposal is still a bit iffy, Jetta is ok but the rest are hit or miss.

I agree with an earlier comment you made that Oliver would be better off learning his craft in the AFL but maybe it's more about not burning him out at the moment. He was the one that was the standout for me in last weeks VFL game, good to see him kicking a bit more, he has a really good leg and not afraid to go either side.

Really excited to see White back in the seniors. It seemed like that he had vanished off the face of the earth earlier in the season. 

Edited July 7, 20169 yr by Demon Jack

20 hours ago, Adzman said:

Goodwin will be taking stock. This is Whites chance to show what he is made of.

Agree ! IMO has some X factor left footer, reads play well, loves going forward, courageous, pace  and can kick a goal! Will be intereresting to watch!!

I hope I'm wrong because we need his kicking ability, however, big question mark on pace and athleticism.  I think a defender with these defincies will struggle with the current defensive style.  Can we clone Easton Wood?

1 hour ago, goodwindees said:

I hope I'm wrong because we need his kicking ability, however, big question mark on pace and athleticism.  I think a defender with these defincies will struggle with the current defensive style.  Can we clone Easton Wood?

From what I have seen (a somewhat limited amount) his pace is not an issue at all and he would be significantly quicker than Wagner.