Round 9 - Casey vs Collingwood at Casey Fields

Dave The Man · Post by **Dave The Man** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 12:03 am

MagpieBat wrote:
jackcass wrote:
scoobydoo wrote:Wow, no Seedsman,Thomas or Adams
Great win
Sinclair, Freeman, Lynch, Gault, Brown, Clarke, Scharenberg, Karnezis, Maxwell.... Some pretty handy footballers sitting in the stands.
Grundy held over.

Orval and Couch on the VFL list would be nice as well...

Just shows how bad that VFL Side we had out there was

John Wren · Post by **John Wren** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 4:40 am

Dave The Man wrote:
MagpieBat wrote:
jackcass wrote: Sinclair, Freeman, Lynch, Gault, Brown, Clarke, Scharenberg, Karnezis, Maxwell.... Some pretty handy footballers sitting in the stands.
Grundy held over.

Orval and Couch on the VFL list would be nice as well...
Just shows how bad that VFL Side we had out there was

what are you talking about dave? your statement is a disservice to those who did line up.

MOTR · Post by **MOTR** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 6:34 am

MagpieBat wrote:
Defender wrote:How much game time has Benny had MB?
To answer your question (VERY belatedly) Defender, he was rotated 2 to 3 times a quarter and was 'subbed out' halfway through the last.

So, that claim by Buckley that he would play " about 50 to 60%" game time would probably be on the money...

Cheers. Was wondering how often he was benched through the game.

MOTR · Post by **MOTR** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 6:36 am

jackcass wrote:
MOTR wrote:Unless Reid was benched for a good proportion of the game, it sounds like he has a pretty good run.
Reckon he played 60-70%. Good first step.

Thanks. Outside that last shot a goal, sounds like a perfect outing.

MOTR · Post by **MOTR** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 6:39 am

John Wren wrote:
Dave The Man wrote:
MagpieBat wrote: Grundy held over.

Orval and Couch on the VFL list would be nice as well...
Just shows how bad that VFL Side we had out there was
what are you talking about dave? your statement is a disservice to those who did line up.

Sounds like we had a very good VFL team on the park today.

Big T · Post by **Big T** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 7:57 am

Dave The Man wrote:Fantastic Win considering how weak our side was.

My Thoughts:

Casey Fans are Fereal

Hudson was massive in the last QTR in the Ruck. as Greenborugh was Useless in the Ruck

What a Awsome Debut by Suckling

Good to see Reid get Thru Okay

Ferguson was Fantastic Again

Kennedy and Broomhead pushed for Selection

Great to stand with Mattys123 in the 2nd Half

Hi Dave, is suckling related to the hawk?

And U forgot your standard "the umpires were disgusting" which I look forward to every week!

John Wren · Post by **John Wren** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 8:54 am

Big T wrote:
Dave The Man wrote:Fantastic Win considering how weak our side was.

My Thoughts:

Casey Fans are Fereal

Hudson was massive in the last QTR in the Ruck. as Greenborugh was Useless in the Ruck

What a Awsome Debut by Suckling

Good to see Reid get Thru Okay

Ferguson was Fantastic Again

Kennedy and Broomhead pushed for Selection

Great to stand with Mattys123 in the 2nd Half
Hi Dave, is suckling related to the hawk?

And U forgot your standard "the umpires were disgusting" which I look forward to every week!

the bald headed umpire ... the less said the better.

John Wren · Post by **John Wren** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 8:59 am

Dave The Man wrote:
MagpieBat wrote:
jackcass wrote: Sinclair, Freeman, Lynch, Gault, Brown, Clarke, Scharenberg, Karnezis, Maxwell.... Some pretty handy footballers sitting in the stands.
Grundy held over.

Orval and Couch on the VFL list would be nice as well...
Just shows how bad that VFL Side we had out there was

define "bad"?

Post by **Pies4shaw** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 9:24 am

"Grundyless and Adamsless"

John Wren · Post by **John Wren** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 10:24 am

Pies4shaw wrote:"Grundyless and Adamsless"

so, that then means our afl could be really bad too.

Dave The Man · Post by **Dave The Man** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 10:53 am

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:59 pm

jessfootball wrote:I am Buzz Lightyear!
I come in peace!

Quoted for its awesomeness. And hilarity.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 4:48 pm

woody-woody · Post by **woody-woody** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 6:17 pm

Thanks MB. Your reviews are always highly anticipated.

Tapping seems to have built a strong VFL core and great spirit between the VFL & AFL boys. As an avid VFL watcher how far can the side go this year do you think?

Also, love hearing about the development of Broomhead. I'm hopeful we'll see him get the Bulldogs game and assuming all ok then a real test against the Hawks. No idea who is left out, although resting a few blokes against the Bullies is an option. It's tough for the selectors which can only be a good thing.

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sun Jun 08, 2014 6:44 pm

woody-woody wrote:Thanks MB. Your reviews are always highly anticipated.

Tapping seems to have built a strong VFL core and great spirit between the VFL & AFL boys. As an avid VFL watcher how far can the side go this year do you think?

Also, love hearing about the development of Broomhead. I'm hopeful we'll see him get the Bulldogs game and assuming all ok then a real test against the Hawks. No idea who is left out, although resting a few blokes against the Bullies is an option. It's tough for the selectors which can only be a good thing.

Cheers woody!

How far can this side go? I honestly think it can give the flag a nudge. Availability of AFL-listed players will play a large part. We've seen this weekend Box Hill go down to a rebuilding North Ballarat, with Hawthorn's long injury toll eroding Box Hill's AFL-listed depth in recent weeks. Geelong also knocked off top-placed Port Melbourne yesterday, after getting a fillip from some returning AFL players.

So with our AFL listed ranks who didn't play yesterday, we've got all of Lynch/Karnezis/Clarke/Sinclair who can all contribute or play a role, plus maybe one of Witts or Grundy once Reid returns to the seniors, plus someone like Adams or Dwyer. Then you have the 1st round draft picks in Scharenberg and Freeman who, while yet to debut in this side, are highly rated prospects (Scharenberg in particular dominated, by all reports, when he played seniors in the SANFL).

Of course, it does help if you have good VFL players in there as well, which we have, with handy players in guys like Hellier/Suckling/Couch/Ferguson/Moloney/Allan/Riddle/Greenhough, amongst others. All can play a role and compete well with AFL-listed opposition players. The midfield in particular is really strong, with Hellier, Suckling, Couch and Moloney nicely complementing Martin, Adams and a big bullocking ruckman in Hudson.

Lots of inside grunt, although maybe lacking a bit of outside speed and polish. Guys like Ferguson and Broomhead add zip, so too Freeman once he gets fit, while a Dwyer and a Scharenberg add that class.

So, I don't think a shot at the title is out of the realms of possibility. I certainly think we can make the top 4, maybe even top 2 and qualify for a home final. At the very least, it's a side that can do some damage in September. We still have to knock off a Box Hill or a Port Melbourne (if we run into them again) if we're going to be a serious threat, though...

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Round 9 - Casey vs Collingwood at Casey Fields