5 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Absolutely Paul thank you for the part your Club played in his development. 
Your  members must be so proud as no doubt would his parents etc. and now all the Dees fans.  He is looking at a special Joel Selwood type career !!

Msybe not 35 Finals but I hope so but the finals so early in career. 

Go Bowser!! And Go Dees. 

Obvious tactic by Brisbane last night to get into him physically and try to put him off his game.

Didn't work and looked particularly stupid when Joe tried it.

May stepped in and Joe went back in his shell.

The kid meanwhile was unflustered...

I was very nervous for him playing in his first final but like all classy players he can absorb physicality and play his role without a backward glance, he is going to be a real beauty. Remember when Travis Johnstone played early in his career he looked fragile but always bounced up.

Well done Jake Bowey you should be very proud of yourself.!!!!!

39 minutes ago, rjay said:

Obvious tactic by Brisbane last night to get into him physically and try to put him off his game.

Didn't work and looked particularly stupid when Joe tried it.

May stepped in and Joe went back in his shell.

The kid meanwhile was unflustered...

Joe really isn’t very bright, is he?  Thankful we didn’t go near him when he was in the market.  Exciting at his best but a buffoon more often. 

Jake had a couple of errors, but those who are calling for him to be dropped can’t have watched the whole match. 

8 minutes ago, monoccular said:

Joe really isn’t very bright, is he?  Thankful we didn’t go near him when he was in the market.  Exciting at his best but a buffoon more often. 

Jake had a couple of errors, but those who are calling for him to be dropped can’t have watched the whole match. 

I don't think it is a matter of being dropped.  He may need to make way for a small back who can play a lock down  role.  

This is currently a deficiency.

When was the Daniher rough up? I missed this part.

1 hour ago, rjay said:

Obvious tactic by Brisbane last night to get into him physically and try to put him off his game.

Didn't work and looked particularly stupid when Joe tried it.

May stepped in and Joe went back in his shell.

The kid meanwhile was unflustered...

Anything Joe does, looks stupid, if they were looking for the AFL moron of the year, Joe would win hands down.

This kid has played five games, his poise is amazing. Rarely wastes a possession: 

26 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

This kid has played five games, his poise is amazing. Rarely wastes a possession: 

5 is 105 in Bowey years. 

1 hour ago, Deestroy All said:

5 is 105 in Bowey years. 

So based off that number of games, you could be saying that it's like he's been playing for five years already.

 

Edited August 29, 20213 yr by Demon Jack

3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

When was the Daniher rough up? I missed this part.

First quarter. After Oliver's first goal.

I have to commend the kid. I thought he might be the vulnerable one leading into the game given it’s finals footy. Usually tougher and quicker and more pressure.  Yes he made two mistakes and the Lions seemed to target him for physical pressure.  Only 4 possessions to half time and nil in the second quarter (probably because we dominated). 

But he collected 10 possessions after half time and was composed. He won the hardball when it was his turn. 

Given he played limited footy in 2020 and with all the Casey fixtures disruptions, I thought we would have him a development player this year. And a year in the gym would be needed.  
 

But I think he has generally looked relatively comfortable at the senior level and his kicking and decision making is good.  Adds to our “connection going forward”. The turnovers from the weekend may have been nerves and he seems to be a quick learner. Not sure why he has recorded zero tackles in the last 3 weeks. 

Hope he gets the chance again in two more games. 5 wins from your first 5 games. 7 from 7 would be even greater.  It would be quite a story.  

7 hours ago, Left Foot Snap said:

First quarter. After Oliver's first goal.

Reckon Bowey started that. Got stuck into Zac Bailey after Clarry kicked it - I think Daniher was just backing up a teammate. Play on.

8 minutes ago, Davos said:

Reckon Bowey started that. Got stuck into Zac Bailey after Clarry kicked it - I think Daniher was just backing up a teammate. Play on.

I didn't see the incident, just the Daniher reaction, then Max, Viney and May. Diffused pretty quickly so I doubt there was much in it. Agree, Play on.

Edited August 29, 20213 yr by Left Foot Snap

Our back 6 will only get better, we had Rivers, Bowey, Petty and Smith back there with May/Lever/Salem, that is 4 young inexperience players with 3 experienced players.  I love how Bowey uses his body to move his opponent reminds me of Jetta, knows he is undersized so needs to make that contact to move players off the ball.

What a game from the Young Kid, looks about 13 running around. But he plays like a 100 game veteran 

Took him about 5 minutes to adjust to Finals Pressure 

Then he just hit his straps

Great to watch

12 hours ago, Dante said:

Anything Joe does, looks stupid, if they were looking for the AFL moron of the year, Joe would win hands down.

Rhys Mathieson says hello

4 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

I have to commend the kid. I thought he might be the vulnerable one leading into the game given it’s finals footy. Usually tougher and quicker and more pressure.  Yes he made two mistakes and the Lions seemed to target him for physical pressure.  Only 4 possessions to half time and nil in the second quarter (probably because we dominated). 

But he collected 10 possessions after half time and was composed. He won the hardball when it was his turn. 

Given he played limited footy in 2020 and with all the Casey fixtures disruptions, I thought we would have him a development player this year. And a year in the gym would be needed.  
 

But I think he has generally looked relatively comfortable at the senior level and his kicking and decision making is good.  Adds to our “connection going forward”. The turnovers from the weekend may have been nerves and he seems to be a quick learner. Not sure why he has recorded zero tackles in the last 3 weeks. 

Hope he gets the chance again in two more games. 5 wins from your first 5 games. 7 from 7 would be even greater.  It would be quite a story.  

He is possibly going to replicate Joel Sellwood's career. Not necessarily as Captain Either Riv or Dogga could have that parcelled up for the 2027,s on !!!

14 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

When was the Daniher rough up? I missed this part.

Pretty funny really, as soon as May came into the frame Joe backed down at a rate of knots.

Edited August 30, 20213 yr by rjay

Besides getting caught holding the ball by Zac Bailey and one or two minor errors I think Jake Bowey did pretty well.

He will definitely learn a lot from playing in a final and experiencing the immense intensity of what it is like.

Playing only his 5th game of AFL football in a final is pretty impressive. However, what I like about him the most is how clean he is with the ball. He could become Melbourne's own version of Caleb Daniel perhaps? 

I hope Jake goes from strength to strength with the Demons!

Edited August 30, 20213 yr by Supreme_Demon

6 hours ago, Supreme_Demon said:

Besides getting caught holding the ball by Zac Bailey and one or two minor errors I think Jake Bowey did pretty well.

He will definitely learn a lot from playing in a final and experiencing the immense intensity of what it is like.

Playing only his 5th game of AFL football in a final is pretty impressive. However, what I like about him the most is how clean he is with the ball. He could become Melbourne's own version of Caleb Daniel perhaps? 

I hope Jake goes from strength to strength with the Demons!

To be quite honest he looked completely unfazed by the fact it was a final, he looked completely comfortable out there. Just another day at the office.

 

Just saw the Bowey incident.

Bloody well done to the senior players who went to bad for Bowey. Salem, May, Viney, Oliver all went in and had a crack at Daniher and made a statement right then.

Senior leaders right there.

Boweys composure is incredible for such a young player. reminds me of a Luke Hodge in that he just doesn't panic down there.

6 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Just saw the Bowey incident.

Bloody well done to the senior players who went to bad for Bowey. Salem, May, Viney, Oliver all went in and had a crack at Daniher and made a statement right then.

Senior leaders right there.

The most pleasing part is they all went him but in the right way. Got in his face, let him know they wouldn’t stand for it but remained in control to not give away a free.