Learning how forwards play so when we inevitably move him to the backline he’ll be able to anticipate their every move.
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VFL Richmond v GWS
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Small forward. Looks a smart player and good user.
Biggy playing well up forward, if only he'd kicked straight (has 1.4). Should have passed to Banks instead of having that set shot from the boundary. But presenting well, getting up the ground, taking marks. Might need to get him in the ones to give Samson a breather soon.
Steely kicked 2.2 in the second quarter, and should have kicked the two he missed.
Sonz all class as per.
Minsuano still refusing to put his arms in the air. (It's like he just don't care.)
Looks like his "role" is teaching Bradtke how to be a small forward
Being serious, he's playing small forward, is getting up the ground a bit. He just about sharked a boundary throw in at almost full tilt, a shame he didn't because he was a chance of kicking what would've been a great goal.
Biggy doing well. The 1.4 is a bit unfair on him really. 1st was a great kick from the pocket but touched off the boot, then hit the post from about 55m, missed 1 he should have kicked from about 25m in front, kicked one from a similar position and as you say, should have given the other 1 off to Banks.
Steely missed at least 1 he should have kicked, from the top of the square. Looking good up forward, kicked a really nice roving one from a Miller tap at a F50 stoppage.
Sonsie when he has the ball is all class BUT when he doesn't have it, I see what the coaches are trying to eek out of him. Takes a lot of small steps when running defensively shows he's not running that hard. Running much harder when he can get the ball but needs to do the same both ways.
BTW I reckon Himmelberg is definitely in play. Both Derkson and Grewsewski look good in their 2's so I think if they can get an end of 1st or early 2nd (depending on where they finish) as compo then I think they will let him walk.
Just as an example of Sonsie. Just then (13.30 in the 3rd, picks the ball up on the edge of the 50, poor handball inside and GWS turn it over, within a few seconds 2 players that were on Sonz stream past him and 1 is a good 15m away from him when the ball is pushed out of bounds. If it didn't go out, then Sonz was massively out of position and his man would have been away.
Definitely seeing what people have been saying about his defensive workrate. His skill is unquestionable, but he needs to increase his workrate if he wants to make it at the level above. I hope it clicks in him mind soon, as I don't think it has yer and we might not see him back in the AFL until that attitude to defensive workrate changes.
Definitely seeing what people have been saying about his defensive workrate. His skill is unquestionable, but he needs to increase his workrate if he wants to make it at the level above. I hope it clicks in him mind soon, as I don't think it has yer and we might not see him back in the AFL until that attitude to defensive workrate changes.
He's coming off a broken hand. Raw but has tools. Still young in the game given he went the cricket path first and didn't come via the elite pathways.
