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Scratch Match vs Richmond

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3QT: Richmond 7.3 (45) to Melbourne 10.7 (67)

As of 15 minutes ago. Woo hoo 

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    Hopefully weed has kick 10 of those goals.

    Though I don't think that'll be enough to break into our strong forward line.

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    And game over .

    Victors 12.8-80 to 8.7-55

    Only Tigers’ best and goal kickers mentioned 

     

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    22 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

    And game over .

    Victors 12.8-80 to 8.7-55

    Any chance these boys feel like having a second run today?

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    I watched some of the second half through the fence, was difficult to see what was going on at times but saw Weid kick at least two, one from a smart lead and nice hit up by ANB and the other from a well judged contested mark.

    Harley Bennell looked a level above and looked as though he was barely trying. Skills and running patterns were elite. The other stand out for me was Kyle Dunkley who looked really good in the middle and in the clinches around the ground.

    Can't offer much more than that unfortunately, except that I stood in dog [censored] as I was walking back to my car.

    Edited by Luther

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    5 minutes ago, Luther said:

    I watched some of the second half through the fence, was difficult to see what was going on at times but saw Weid kick at least two, one from a smart lead and nice hit up by ANB and the other from a well judged contested mark.

    Harley Bennell looked a level above and looked as though he was barely trying. Skills and running patterns were elite. The other stand out for me was Kyle Dunkley who looked really good in the middle and in the clinches around the ground.

    Can't offer much more than that unfortunately, except that I stood in dog [censored] as I was walking back to my car.

    Where was the game played at Luther?

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    Just now, dazzledavey36 said:

    Where was the game played at Luther?

    Punt Road mate. Also didn't see Jonesy at all, not sure if he only played the first bit or not at all.

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    26 minutes ago, Luther said:

    I watched some of the second half through the fence, was difficult to see what was going on at times but saw Weid kick at least two, one from a smart lead and nice hit up by ANB and the other from a well judged contested mark.

    Harley Bennell looked a level above and looked as though he was barely trying. Skills and running patterns were elite. The other stand out for me was Kyle Dunkley who looked really good in the middle and in the clinches around the ground.

    Can't offer much more than that unfortunately, except that I stood in dog [censored] as I was walking back to my car.

    I hope Weide and Harley stay for a little while really building their form.

    Weide to get some real form and confidence overhead.

    And Harley to really up his workrate and fitness.

     

    Dunkley is an interesting one.  Was he playing inside like a centreman, Luter.?

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    29 minutes ago, Luther said:

    I watched some of the second half through the fence, was difficult to see what was going on at times but saw Weid kick at least two, one from a smart lead and nice hit up by ANB and the other from a well judged contested mark.

    Harley Bennell looked a level above and looked as though he was barely trying. Skills and running patterns were elite. The other stand out for me was Kyle Dunkley who looked really good in the middle and in the clinches around the ground.

    Can't offer much more than that unfortunately, except that I stood in dog [censored] as I was walking back to my car.

    Love your commitment. I have Dunkley down as one who will work hard to become an AFL regular. Understands the game. I remember one of his first kicks. He positioned it so a player had to run onto it.  The receiving player expected it on his chest standing stationary so it was put down as a miskick for Dunkley.

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    Went down and peered through the cyclone wire fence on Punt Road. Got there early in 2nd quarter. I’m not a training reporter like the more storied contributors here, but in the absence of other reports I guess it’s better than nothing. 

    It was a relatively free flowing affair, not with the same level of contested-ness as you would see in a game for points. However, individual contests for a contested ball were still fought keenly. They seemed to have a “time out” in the middle of each quarter for a quick huddle with coaches. Richmond had Soldo, Pickett, Stack and Bolton going through the midfield, which is a high quality outfit at VFL level, and is worth bearing in mind when assessing the form of our mids.

    Harley was in another postcode in terms of class as he roamed the field getting possessions at will, having loads of time and using the ball well. A pleasure to watch. 

    When I got there LJ was doing the rucking, and Preuss was forward with Weid; Preuss didn’t play after half time, and Oscar came on. Brown was playing in the backline early, then went forward after half time. Bradtke was in the ruck in the 2nd half.

    The best bit was that while Soldo and co pretty much monstered our rucks, our mids were excellent. JJ was in great form - good in the contest, working hard on the spread and smart and precise in delivery; went to half back later in the game. Dunkley also very good, with similar comments to the ones on JJ. 

    Oskar Baker seemed to work his way into the game well after being quiet when I first arrived. Tom Sparrow was busy, and Corey Wagner was useful, including a purple patch where he was finding it, linking and breaking lines - several score assists. Nev was Nev and Nibbler was NIbbler, both being good contributors; Spargo was quiet from what I could see. 

    Bradtke was at a disadvantage strength-wise against Soldo but he is good at ground level. Brown and Weid kicked a few each as I recall. Neither was dominant, but Weid was useful and provided a mobile target in an open game; there were intermittent showers, so the ball was not ideal for marking forwards. LJ was also a forward target in 2nd half, and was good at ground level on the occasions he was in the play. 

    As I said, best bits were Harley and the mids in general, especially the young ones. And their head to head performance against more experienced opponents was excellent. 

     

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    1 hour ago, Luther said:

    I watched some of the second half through the fence, was difficult to see what was going on at times but saw Weid kick at least two, one from a smart lead and nice hit up by ANB and the other from a well judged contested mark.

    Harley Bennell looked a level above and looked as though he was barely trying. Skills and running patterns were elite. The other stand out for me was Kyle Dunkley who looked really good in the middle and in the clinches around the ground.

    Can't offer much more than that unfortunately, except that I stood in dog [censored] as I was walking back to my car.

    Let’s hope this doesn’t turn out to be Melbourne today.

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    1 hour ago, Luther said:

    I watched some of the second half through the fence, was difficult to see what was going on at times but saw Weid kick at least two, one from a smart lead and nice hit up by ANB and the other from a well judged contested mark.

    Harley Bennell looked a level above and looked as though he was barely trying. Skills and running patterns were elite. The other stand out for me was Kyle Dunkley who looked really good in the middle and in the clinches around the ground.

    Can't offer much more than that unfortunately, except that I stood in dog [censored] as I was walking back to my car.

    I hope it was from a dog - in Richmond you couldn’t be sure.

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    2nd qtr 

    - Nankervis goal and umpire gift. Umps killing us  

    -  Oliver disposal poor. Others fumbling and missing tackles 

    - forwards non existent. No crumbers. McDonald being out marked by balta 

    ✅ none 

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    Great to finally get the report through.  

    Excited to hear Weid clunked a few and played well, that's great.  Has to come in for mine and just leave him at FF for the year so we know whether to persevere or not.  I worry that Carey/Lockett/Dunstall would be challenged kicking goals in our forward line at present with the delivery but we really need to just give this kid half a dozen matches and see if he's worth it.

    Bennell - 35 touches.... get him in and leave him in.  I'd rather a lesser amount of possessions with higher impact than some of the filth we have been dishing up.  

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    Let's not get over excited about a scratch match with 14 players each, and with Richmond clearly lacking key talls in the back half (they brought in Bolta and Chol). But hopefully Weid has built up some confidence with his marking and Bennell with his running. Sometimes a scratch match won't tell you much about a team but can do wonders for individuals. 

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    On 7/5/2020 at 2:48 PM, MyFavouriteMartian said:

    I hope Weide and Harley stay for a little while really building their form.

    Weide to get some real form and confidence overhead.

    And Harley to really up his workrate and fitness.

     

    Dunkley is an interesting one.  Was he playing inside like a centreman, Luter.?

    Sorry mate, missed this post on Sunday.

    Judging by the way they both played they need to come into the firsts right away and will certainly make us a better side. Harley's work rate didn't look a problem at all. He was moving better than any of the other players, which is great considering it was such an open running game.

    As for Dunkley he was starting in the middle at virtually all of the bounces I saw. Used it cleanly and made smart decisions.

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    29 minutes ago, Red and Blue realist said:

    Let's not get over excited about a scratch match with 14 players each, and with Richmond clearly lacking key talls in the back half (they brought in Bolta and Chol). But hopefully Weid has built up some confidence with his marking and Bennell with his running. Sometimes a scratch match won't tell you much about a team but can do wonders for individuals. 

    Living up to your display name with that post! Good points though.

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