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Pick 9 ND 2012 – Who should we pick?
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Here's my report of the game.
Oakleigh was really strong early, they were just winning the contests and were just that much more classy than their opponents, Billings slotted the first, a snap under some pressure about 15m out. He was incredible the entire game. He is one of the most natural footballers that I have ever seen. Membrey was huge again, not as big as last week but took around 3 marks in the opening 5 minutes and he hardly lost his feet. He provides great pressure on the defenders and looks after his teammates. Macrae spent extended time up forward and was very good, missed a few shots and I have a few question marks over his kicking action but when he has the ball, he finds space and is a great runner. Macrae is in a way like Pendlebury in the way that he is a smooth mover, just finds the gaps and can get around players easily. Very very smart footballer and has that aura of arrogance, which I like. Kristian Jaksch was good, took some really good contested marks including a hangar and was good on the lead. He was moved into defence at around half-time and didn't look out of place at all. Jay Kennedy-Harris was prominent too and is an exact replica of Robin Nahas, I mean, there is no closer comparison. He'll need to put on some size though if he's going to make it. Similar to Kennedy-Harris, Jordan Collopy was really good on the outside and loves to take players on, he has good pace and a good kick. I wouldn't mind us having a look at him. I also liked Aiden Franetic from the Chargers, he was really good today. He is an excellent kick but made a few blues when the heat was on.
At half time Oakleigh were up by around 20 points and for me, their class was just too overwhelming. However, a few guns of Gippsland stood up and a beauty of a game began to unfold. My BOG for me, Nicholas Graham was absolutely incredible. After half-time he literally put Gippsland on his shoulders. He won an incredible amount of clearances and even went forward and slotted around 3. He is a Luke Hodge type, after this game I would be ecstatic if we could snag him with our 2nd round, but I now have some doubts whether he will last that far. Other than Membrey who was the focal point for the whole game, GP's other KPF was Josh Scott. He was pretty ordinary in the first half but he worked himself into the game. He was brilliant in the last half and he was very confident in his abilities. His style reminds me of Jack Watts, but maybe not the same level of athleticism. William Hams was also pretty decent. He is fast, he loves to take players on, is good overhead and is a goal-kicker. There was one really impressive play where he was running through the corridor after taking on like 2-3 Chargers, he kicked it to Membrey who was 50m out infront, who was spoiled and the ball went into space, he sprinted to the ball, did a clean pick-up and snapped truly from around 45m out.
Power got on top of Oakleigh and were up by 2 goals with around 5 minutes to go. Some excellent work by Billings and another player who now eludes me saw Oakleigh break even with their opposition. With 30 seconds to go the Chargers won a clearance, the ball got to the wing. Collopy got the ball and found Macrae, alone 45m out near the boundary. Macrae practically waltzed in, kicked a behind and the siren went. It was quite an entertaining finish to a great game. Last mention I'd like to give goes to Jarryd Drew, who along with Graham and Membrey was part of Power's resurgence. He is an inside-mid with pace, attacks the ball like Morris and can go forward and snag a few, which was evident when he kicked a clutch goal to put GP in the lead.
If anyone has some questions about the game, I'd be happy to answer them.
Here's my report of the game.
Oakleigh was really strong early, they were just winning the contests and were just that much more classy than their opponents, Billings slotted the first, a snap under some pressure about 15m out. He was incredible the entire game. He is one of the most natural footballers that I have ever seen. Membrey was huge again, not as big as last week but took around 3 marks in the opening 5 minutes and he hardly lost his feet. He provides great pressure on the defenders and looks after his teammates. Macrae spent extended time up forward and was very good, missed a few shots and I have a few question marks over his kicking action but when he has the ball, he finds space and is a great runner. Macrae is in a way like Pendlebury in the way that he is a smooth mover, just finds the gaps and can get around players easily. Very very smart footballer and has that aura of arrogance, which I like. Kristian Jaksch was good, took some really good contested marks including a hangar and was good on the lead. He was moved into defence at around half-time and didn't look out of place at all. Jay Kennedy-Harris was prominent too and is an exact replica of Robin Nahas, I mean, there is no closer comparison. He'll need to put on some size though if he's going to make it. Similar to Kennedy-Harris, Jordan Collopy was really good on the outside and loves to take players on, he has good pace and a good kick. I wouldn't mind us having a look at him. I also liked Aiden Franetic from the Chargers, he was really good today. He is an excellent kick but made a few blues when the heat was on.
At half time Oakleigh were up by around 20 points and for me, their class was just too overwhelming. However, a few guns of Gippsland stood up and a beauty of a game began to unfold. My BOG for me, Nicholas Graham was absolutely incredible. After half-time he literally put Gippsland on his shoulders. He won an incredible amount of clearances and even went forward and slotted around 3. He is a Luke Hodge type, after this game I would be ecstatic if we could snag him with our 2nd round, but I now have some doubts whether he will last that far. Other than Membrey who was the focal point for the whole game, GP's other KPF was Josh Scott. He was pretty ordinary in the first half but he worked himself into the game. He was brilliant in the last half and he was very confident in his abilities. His style reminds me of Jack Watts, but maybe not the same level of athleticism. William Hams was also pretty decent. He is fast, he loves to take players on, is good overhead and is a goal-kicker. There was one really impressive play where he was running through the corridor after taking on like 2-3 Chargers, he kicked it to Membrey who was 50m out infront, who was spoiled and the ball went into space, he sprinted to the ball, did a clean pick-up and snapped truly from around 45m out.
Power got on top of Oakleigh and were up by 2 goals with around 5 minutes to go. Some excellent work by Billings and another player who now eludes me saw Oakleigh break even with their opposition. With 30 seconds to go the Chargers won a clearance, the ball got to the wing. Collopy got the ball and found Macrae, alone 45m out near the boundary. Macrae practically waltzed in, kicked a behind and the siren went. It was quite an entertaining finish to a great game. Last mention I'd like to give goes to Jarryd Drew, who along with Graham and Membrey was part of Power's resurgence. He is an inside-mid with pace, attacks the ball like Morris and can go forward and snag a few, which was evident when he kicked a clutch goal to put GP in the lead.
If anyone has some questions about the game, I'd be happy to answer them.
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Shame i missed the game as the recent talk of this boy rocketing up the charts from a name i hadnt even heard of to a possible first rounder was intriguing.
wouldve liked to have seen him play sounds like he impressed again.
Shame i missed the game as the recent talk of this boy rocketing up the charts from a name i hadnt even heard of to a possible first rounder was intriguing.
wouldve liked to have seen him play sounds like he impressed again.
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I really can't see the point of having this game a week before the AFL gf at an empty Etihad. How good would it be if it was the curtain raiser again....
I really can't see the point of having this game a week before the AFL gf at an empty Etihad. How good would it be if it was the curtain raiser again....
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Not just a potential first rounder but a potential top 5 pick.
craig said:
Not just a potential first rounder but a potential top 5 pick.
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Hmm, it would take a long shot for him to land to Richmond but if we somehow traded our way in early or he somehow slips then I could see him playing an outside role for the first two years. He is a real specialist at running, he can break lines and always successfully takes on on players. He has that rare style like Pendlebury where he always has class and poise and play seem to slow down around him. I'd hope that we could somehow introduce some inside aspects to his game and after that have an inside/out player of Pendlebury's level. Excellent player in the making, he is.
SCOOP said:
Hmm, it would take a long shot for him to land to Richmond but if we somehow traded our way in early or he somehow slips then I could see him playing an outside role for the first two years. He is a real specialist at running, he can break lines and always successfully takes on on players. He has that rare style like Pendlebury where he always has class and poise and play seem to slow down around him. I'd hope that we could somehow introduce some inside aspects to his game and after that have an inside/out player of Pendlebury's level. Excellent player in the making, he is.
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Not exactly sure but I think the TAC Cup Grand Final is the curtain raiser for the VFL Grand Final.
http://www.etihadstadium.com.au/event-display-etihadstadium/VFL-Grand-Final/573
snaps truly said:
Not exactly sure but I think the TAC Cup Grand Final is the curtain raiser for the VFL Grand Final.
http://www.etihadstadium.com.au/event-display-etihadstadium/VFL-Grand-Final/573
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Hoping that Macrae rises and Plowman drops to 9 now. Plowman is all class and I would be happy to see him in yellow and black next year.
I find it funny that those who have never see a kid play object to him purely based on his height. David Mundy made his name as a junior at Full Back. Plowman not dis-similar in terms of poise and class.
Hoping that Macrae rises and Plowman drops to 9 now. Plowman is all class and I would be happy to see him in yellow and black next year.
I find it funny that those who have never see a kid play object to him purely based on his height. David Mundy made his name as a junior at Full Back. Plowman not dis-similar in terms of poise and class.
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I see a massive hole in our defence looking ahead if we don't nail a KP type for our backline in this draft.
If we don't trade our 1st pick I for one would be taking the best KPD available,no mucking around & hoping somebody is available at our second pick just get the defender that we we will sorely need in 3-4 years time.
Rodda would me my pick, plenty of quality mids will still be available at our 2nd & 3rd picks.
I see a massive hole in our defence looking ahead if we don't nail a KP type for our backline in this draft.
If we don't trade our 1st pick I for one would be taking the best KPD available,no mucking around & hoping somebody is available at our second pick just get the defender that we we will sorely need in 3-4 years time.
Rodda would me my pick, plenty of quality mids will still be available at our 2nd & 3rd picks.
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Thanks MR, I would have loved to have been there.
Unfortunately, in the end, preparations at Central Reserve for the on-coming cricket season, then managing a junior Chess tournament at Monash University had to take priority.
But thanks again for the summary.
Questions.
1. Would Graham, now, justify himself as a first round pick?
2. Did Membrey show that he could progress from being a lead-up medium forward to a mobile medium HFF/CHF?
Thanks MR, I would have loved to have been there.
Unfortunately, in the end, preparations at Central Reserve for the on-coming cricket season, then managing a junior Chess tournament at Monash University had to take priority.
But thanks again for the summary.
Questions.
1. Would Graham, now, justify himself as a first round pick?
2. Did Membrey show that he could progress from being a lead-up medium forward to a mobile medium HFF/CHF?
