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8 minutes ago, picket fence said:

As iterated he is not up to it

Yeah haven’t seen the first half Picket but he’s decision making in the fourth has been strange. 

 
1 minute ago, picket fence said:

Billings has been great!

No he hasn’t, moments of class but he’s a few steps behind in pressure and contested work. 

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    Just now, Diamond_Jim said:

    Has JVR slotted a shot yet?

    Nope


    Just now, picket fence said:

    Nope

    He kicked a set shot in the 1st

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    Hard to read much from a practice match, but some positives so far:

    Windsor and Brown do not look out of place. Verrall also.

    Rivers strong improvement continues. McVee plays like he's been at this level for 10 years

    Kossie in the middle for more than the first bounce of each qtr is great

    Billings getting a bit of it.

    Viney is massive for our midfield

    A few negatives so far:

    The fumble attempts at marking, particularly by May and Lever

    Turn overs killing us, poor decision making and handball execution

    Lack of pressure in defence. Bolton must have the pox, he's that clear

    Still too many long bombs and poor conversion in front of goal

    Is Langdon playing? Just ran down an opponent, so just noticed him

     

     

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    1 minute ago, DeeSpencer said:

    No he hasn’t, moments of class but he’s a few steps behind in pressure and contested work. 

    Give me his moments of class than our classless turnover merchants!

    Not sure what we’ve done to Windsor’s kicking but he’s now holding the ball funny and hitting the inside of the foot on half of them. He’s been nicely Melbourne’d 

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    Score please


    Just now, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

    Big prediction, but we look bottom 8. You can focus on who is not out there, but the foot skills are as bad as any side in the league

    Its just scratch game but we still seem lacking up fwd.

    1 minute ago, Stiff Arm said:

    Rivers syrong improvement continues

    What?

    I’m not too concerned about our defense. 
    They’re clearly working of fast ball movement but the skills is still a concern. Sometimes they’re biting off more that they can chew but that’s why it’s a practice match. They are looking at what is working and what is not. 

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    1 minute ago, Jeremy said:

    Hasn’t had an amazing day by any stretch but it’s good signs from JVR you can tell he’s taken a step

    Conversion was off today but otherwise he's looking ominous as a strong marking forward target for us.


    8 minutes ago, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

    Big prediction, but we look bottom 8. You can focus on who is not out there, but the foot skills are as bad as any side in the league

    I thought you were backing me up on the whole it’s a practice match thing. 

     
    7 minutes ago, Stiff Arm said:

    McVee plays like he's been at this level for 10 years

    Yeah no doubt. But defs needs to tidy up his disposal.

    34 minutes ago, RedLegs23 said:

    Bill Laurie… that was a poor passage mate

    As iterated he is not up to it


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