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I went to the game with a mate. Here are some observations:
I agree about making judgement on first year players, and we had plenty. It's a long season for these boys and a few looked very tired and Melbourne/Casey is stacked with players with plenty of senior experience. It is remarkable how much they improve with a full preseason. I thought Corey Warner looked the most likely. He is quick and makes position around the ground. Not as tall as Chad,yet, but looks to have a similar skill set. Looking forward to his 2023 season. Gus Sheldrick has a real tank and is a true midfielder. Will break into the side in 2023. I wouldn't be disappointed if he got a medi sub gig in the finals.
Will Gould: He looks to have everything but I suspect he hasn't got a game because he is too risky and makes silly decisions. He kicks the ball a mile but for whatever reason he kicks short too often. He did a kickout in the first quarter that just about hit the centre circle. He could have cleared the backline after a point every time. But then the likes of Cunningham, who should know better, beckoned that he kicked short to him. He is such a solid unit and is not slow and I wonder why they haven't tried him as a key forward, a bit like Membrey. Try knocking Will over on the lead. You could see his abject disappointment when he was beaten on a lead from an opponent. I'd keep him but not pidgeon holed.
Harry Cunningham knocked up getting cheap kicks. Kept getting the gimme handpasses. That horrible nothing when he kicked to the man on the mark! Now only a depth player.
Sinkers: Thanks for the service mate. You have been a stalwart.
Ladhams: A real worry. Unless he grows up he might be a bust. Right from the start he looked like he might get reported. He could also be one of those blokes who rises to the occasion in the ones.
Sam Wicks: Depth player.
Campbell: Classy but looks like he waits for the game to come to him rather than imposing himself on the game. I have been a fan from day one but 2023 needs to be his year.
Ben Ronke: Easy our best and worked very hard. Deserves to keep his spot on the list.
McAndrew: I saw enough for me to think he might make it at some stage.
Joel Amartey: A keeper. I couldn't work out where he was positioned. As a CHF he would have given us a target.
Bell: Serviceable. Captain of the 2's next year.
McLean and Taylor didn't play. Maybe they have gone to Bali already.
Melican: As usual took until the 2nd quarter to work out he was playing footy today. Looks like he did his hammie right at the end. Looked pretty dejected on the bench.
We finished 4th on the ladder so you could say we had a pretty good year and Melbourne are pretty darn good. Lets see how we go next week.
I agree about making judgement on first year players, and we had plenty. It's a long season for these boys and a few looked very tired and Melbourne/Casey is stacked with players with plenty of senior experience. It is remarkable how much they improve with a full preseason. I thought Corey Warner looked the most likely. He is quick and makes position around the ground. Not as tall as Chad,yet, but looks to have a similar skill set. Looking forward to his 2023 season. Gus Sheldrick has a real tank and is a true midfielder. Will break into the side in 2023. I wouldn't be disappointed if he got a medi sub gig in the finals.
Will Gould: He looks to have everything but I suspect he hasn't got a game because he is too risky and makes silly decisions. He kicks the ball a mile but for whatever reason he kicks short too often. He did a kickout in the first quarter that just about hit the centre circle. He could have cleared the backline after a point every time. But then the likes of Cunningham, who should know better, beckoned that he kicked short to him. He is such a solid unit and is not slow and I wonder why they haven't tried him as a key forward, a bit like Membrey. Try knocking Will over on the lead. You could see his abject disappointment when he was beaten on a lead from an opponent. I'd keep him but not pidgeon holed.
Harry Cunningham knocked up getting cheap kicks. Kept getting the gimme handpasses. That horrible nothing when he kicked to the man on the mark! Now only a depth player.
Sinkers: Thanks for the service mate. You have been a stalwart.
Ladhams: A real worry. Unless he grows up he might be a bust. Right from the start he looked like he might get reported. He could also be one of those blokes who rises to the occasion in the ones.
Sam Wicks: Depth player.
Campbell: Classy but looks like he waits for the game to come to him rather than imposing himself on the game. I have been a fan from day one but 2023 needs to be his year.
Ben Ronke: Easy our best and worked very hard. Deserves to keep his spot on the list.
McAndrew: I saw enough for me to think he might make it at some stage.
Joel Amartey: A keeper. I couldn't work out where he was positioned. As a CHF he would have given us a target.
Bell: Serviceable. Captain of the 2's next year.
McLean and Taylor didn't play. Maybe they have gone to Bali already.
Melican: As usual took until the 2nd quarter to work out he was playing footy today. Looks like he did his hammie right at the end. Looked pretty dejected on the bench.
We finished 4th on the ladder so you could say we had a pretty good year and Melbourne are pretty darn good. Lets see how we go next week.
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