POSTGAME: Practice Match vs North Melbourne

[joeboy 3,171]

1 minute ago, Demon17 said:

Can you elaborate on Joel Smith.?  Iv'e always had my doubts and saw a 30 sec clip of the game where he charged through won the ball then butched it.

Not representative of his game?  Hitting targets?

I gave him votes today.

he was very confident and used his athleticism and pace cleverly, and for the most part, productively 

[Wrecker46 3,052]

1 hour ago, Mr Steve said:

Dees the flag, Brown the Coleman and Oliver the Brownlow is paying $1160 in a multi. 

Don't forget to add in Bowey for rising star to juice up the odds

[whatwhat say what 23,103]

finally finished watching the game in between meetings

votes...
6: oliver
5: sideshow bob
4: salem
3: harmes
2: petracca
1: plugger mac

we weren't really troubled once we settled into our groove

[Dr. Gonzo 24,368]

1 hour ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

That will come down.

I reckon after today it will be in around $10-12 range.

It's already at $15 on sportsbet

[Dr. Gonzo 24,368]

1 hour ago, leave it to deever said:

I was confused about the pineapple reference there for a minute.😁

I know a 20s a lobster.

Is a100 a watermelon ?

Worth a punt for sure.

20 lobster, 50 pineapple, 100 gremlin 😂

[leave it to deever 17,546]

50 minutes ago, joeboy said:

My votes:

6- Salem

5 - Trac

4 - Oliver

3 - Gawn 

2 - May

1 - Smith

Nice but um......Bbb?

[leave it to deever 17,546]

6 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

20 lobster, 50 pineapple, 100 gremlin 😂

Yea but Watermelon gets the food trifecta.

[Dr. Gonzo 24,368]

Any update on May or Salem?

[Demonstone 23,113]

5 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

20 lobster, 50 pineapple, 100 gremlin

$100 used to be a silverfish or a grey nurse, but they went and changed the colour of the note.

[Vipercrunch 2,834]

13 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

Can you elaborate on Joel Smith.?  Iv'e always had my doubts and saw a 30 sec clip of the game where he charged through won the ball then butched it.

Not representative of his game?  Hitting targets?

I liked his ability to defend the 190+ cm talls in the air, even when the ball is kicked to the forwards advantage because of his closing speed and leap.  He is then able to defend the smalls with the loose ball, using his speed and agility to his advantage.  

I must have missed his bad disposal, but I thought generally he disposed of it well.

[titan_uranus 25,050]

This is so unimportant...but...I really don't like the lighter blue Zurich logo. Much preferred the previous version which blended into the blue on the body of the jumper.

[DubDee 26,191]

Looks like Joel Smith is going to be the Joel Smith of 2022

[PaulRB 6,422]

Not wanting to be Dorothy Downer here, but North were (and probably still are) the wooden spooners for good reason. Poor all over the ground, good tune up for us but we could have played ourselves and got a tougher game.

Edited February 24, 2022 by PaulRB

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

So much competition for spots. I'm a bit concerned we may have to field two teams in this year's comp. The bottom 6 in the second team could be the difference between finals and missing out on percentage.

[Sydee 4,552]

2 minutes ago, S_T said:

I liked his ability to defend the 190+ cm talls in the air, even when the ball is kicked to the forwards advantage because of his closing speed and leap.  He is then able to defend the smalls with the loose ball, using his speed and agility to his advantage.  

I must have missed his bad disposal, but I thought generally he disposed of it well.

For a number of reasons Joel hasn't played that much senior football

He certainly has some great attributes that make him potentially a very good footballer. His practical knowledge of the game (ie: reading the play like J Lever does) and skill execution particularly under pressure has been questioned before which was probably fair enough

He is definitely one that might surprise a few if he can consistently stay healthy because some of these perceived shortcomings may disappear or become less of an issue with more game time   

[mo64 5,881]

20 minutes ago, ding said:

Whats everyones thoughts on Chandlers game?

I rate the kid but obviously didnt get to see how he played today.

Any thoughts? 

Very average. His defensive pressure acts are miles behind Spargo, Kozzie and ANB. And when there's a contested possession, he struggles to get off a clean disposal.

I'd like to see Bedford and Laurie given a game in the next praccy. 

 

 

 

[DubDee 26,191]

How many goal Brown git?

[mo64 5,881]

6 minutes ago, PaulRB said:

Not wanting to be Dorothy Downer here, but North were (and probably still are) the wooden spooners for good reason. Poor all over the ground, good tune up for us but we could have played ourselves and got a tougher game.

To be fair, North were missing their 3 best mids in Cunnington, Simpkin and LDU. At full strength, North aren't that bad. 

[Vipercrunch 2,834]

2 minutes ago, Sydee said:

For a number of reasons Joel hasn't played that much senior football

He certainly has some great attributes that make him potentially a very good footballer. His practical knowledge of the game (ie: reading the play like J Lever does) and skill execution particularly under pressure has been questioned before which was probably fair enough

He is definitely one that might surprise a few if he can consistently stay healthy because some of these perceived shortcomings may disappear or become less of an issue with more game time   

He hasn't had much luck with his injuries.  Really bad timing.  Had he not got injured in the finals he'd be a premiership player now because I don't think he did anything wrong before he was injured.  He's probably lost his place in the seniors due to injury more often than form in his career so far.

His disposal today was better than Rivers and even Bowey was not his usual polished self.  

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

12 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

This is so unimportant...but...I really don't like the lighter blue Zurich logo. Much preferred the previous version which blended into the blue on the body of the jumper.

I think it’s a case of Zurich wresting back control of their brand guidelines.

We got away with it for a while!

[Cranky Franky 2,145]

29 minutes ago, Wrecker46 said:

Don't forget to add in Bowey for rising star to juice up the odds

Bowey was poor today, particularly his disposal by foot. I thought Rivers was poor as well.

[The Chief 697]

Thought Hibbo showed he’s not going to give up his spot up easily. Won just about every one on one he had, looked quick and his kicking was pretty good. Completely toweled up their chunky #44.

[Diamond_Jim 12,642]

2 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

Bowey was poor today, particularly his disposal by foot. I thought Rivers was poor as well.

Thought Bowey started to come good towards the end but I agree it wasn't their best performances.

That being said other than Rivers errant handball in the 4th Q there were no howlers.

An interesting tactic with Pickett being at the centre bounce for the start of each quarter. It got me to wondering if it was more about forward set up as he only appeared at the first bounce of each quarter.

[monoccular 17,607]

56 minutes ago, Sydee said:

This is what every good team wants - huge competition for spots 

Don't perform and you will be out - no easy way back if your replacement takes their chance

Bowey 2021 says “hi”!

48 minutes ago, joeboy said:

I gave him [Joel Smith] votes today.

he was very confident and used his athleticism and pace cleverly, and for the most part, productively 

 

32 minutes ago, S_T said:

I liked his ability to defend the 190+ cm talls in the air, even when the ball is kicked to the forwards advantage because of his closing speed and leap.  He is then able to defend the smalls with the loose ball, using his speed and agility to his advantage.  

I must have missed his bad disposal, but I thought generally he disposed of it well.

joe boy and ST - whose place would Joel be pressing? Bowey? Rivers? Hibberd?

[Neil Crompton 5,728]

I was very surprised our extended interchange guys got so little time on the ground.Why have an extended bench if you are not going to use them? Given the level of opposition today, it seemed to me the perfect time to give good game time to the likes of Hunt, Weid, etc. Maybe the mantra this year is that if you want to play in the 22 you are really going to have to earn it.