SANDY vs Port Melbourne 22/8- reports

[BallBanger]

steven >>> eddy

[Spinner]

sRr, fair call generally, but Bally would have been credited with 3, possibly 4 goal assists today.

I thought he was very creative, and still got in and under.

Yep, hit targets with his forward entries, and still won the ball when in the contest.

[kp83]

sRr, fair call generally, but Bally would have been credited with 3, possibly 4 goal assists today.

I thought he was very creative, and still got in and under.

Agreed. Thought he helped Sandy dominate the clearances early in the 2nd and his disposal was good all day. Interesting he had so many more kicks than handballs - perhaps a directive to focus on backing his footskills, or a decision by Bally himself to show that he can set up play by foot (or even just the circumstances he found himself in??)?

[kp83]

steven >>> eddy

Loved Jack's turn of speed today, looks quick. Although don't underestimate the contested stuff Eddy does and his ability to 'spread.'

[saintsRrising]

I strongly disagree with this comment.

Fair enough....but it might depend on what yardstick you are using for comparison.

But in my opinion for a player that wants to be considered elite his ball use was not at AFL elite standard.

Did I see signs of exceptional ball use? No.

Did I see ball use that was good by VFL yardsticks? Yes.

[saint66au]

Eddy finds heaps of the footy but his disposal is well below Steven and Geary imo

[older saint]

Thought Geary was the standout Sandy player today. He found space was hard and kicking 3 goals was a bonus. Will be first in should we need an additonal runner going forward.

Eddy and Ball were both good. I thought Ball was hard in and under and the lack of skill of some of the teammates meant that some of his handballs out under pressure were fumbled.
Seem to find a bit more space which is obviously something they are looking for. Onkly RL will know as tactics and not touches will get him back in.

Steven will be good next year. Has pace and takes game on, which leads to mistakes but you like that trying to be confident and back yourself.

Tough day for Bigs with the wind .

[Iceman234]

Tough day for Bigs with the wind .

Not the winds fault, but Big Mac was struggling to move in the last ten minutes.

He looked totally spent.

[Gurgman]

I strongly disagree with this comment.

Fair enough....but it might depend on what yardstick you are using for comparison.

But in my opinion for a player that wants to be considered elite his ball use was not at AFL elite standard.

Did I see signs of exceptional ball use? No.


Spot on , VFL and AFL are poles apart , If anyone thinks that Lukes performance today would cause any damage in an AFL game well --------------------- kidding .
I guess we will have to wait and see how Ross sees it wont we , and no i dont dislike him in any way , i just want to win a flag

Did I see ball use that was good by VFL yardsticks? Yes.

[maverick]

I strongly disagree with this comment.

Fair enough....but it might depend on what yardstick you are using for comparison.

But in my opinion for a player that wants to be considered elite his ball use was not at AFL elite standard.

Did I see signs of exceptional ball use? No.

Did I see ball use that was good by VFL yardsticks? Yes.

Its not whether he's elite or not, but is he good enough to make the firsts at the minute. On today's performance i would say yes, is there a spot, not sure.

[Spinner]

I strongly disagree with this comment.

Fair enough....but it might depend on what yardstick you are using for comparison.

But in my opinion for a player that wants to be considered elite his ball use was not at AFL elite standard.

Did I see signs of exceptional ball use? No.

Did I see ball use that was good by VFL yardsticks? Yes.

Nope nothing to do with yard sticks - I just found that most of his possessions were effective, and more importantly his decision making in terms of 'ball use' was good.

He hit targets, and found players on the lead within the forward line - something incredible rare in the lesser standard of footy.

In fact, I don't think he could have done much more with the disposal opportunities that he had. The term 'hurting the opposition' is one of the biggest through away comments in modern football, and definitely wouldn't be the terminology I would use to describe Ball's game today.

[spert]

I think that the reason Ball is not in the seniors is pace and disposal -he is behind in both those areas and I just hope he can work on both. Geary impressed and looked the best of the Saints out here today

[saintbrat]

reserves still alive into the finals after their win.
2009 VFL Seniors

Port Melbourne 3.4 6.6 10.7 18.11 (119)
Sandringham 4.3 8.6 11.9 13.10 (88)

GOALS:
Port Melbourne: O'Farrell 6 Deluca 4 McLaren 2 Pinwill 2 Batsanis Bonaddio McMahon Cain
Sandringham: Geary 3 Lynch 3 Sautner 2 Gallagher Summers Stanley Steven Garrubba

BEST:
Port Melbourne: O'Farrell Dalton Hassett Cain Baird McGrath
Sandringham: Ball Geary Steven Biddlecombe Gallagher Eddy

REPORTED PLAYERS:
Port Melbourne: nil
Sandringham: nil

2009 VFL Reserves

Port Melbourne 1. 4.4 6.9 10.11 (71)
Sandringham 3.2 5.3 11.8 13.12 (90)

GOALS:
Port Melbourne: Sengstock 3 Kennedy Casey-Leigh Siciliano Thomas Martin Suckling Milhuisen
Sandringham: Eddy 3 Gilchrist 2 Tungatalum 2 Cosson Allan Smith Howard Johnston Connors

BEST:
Port Melbourne: Kyriakides Martin Sengstock Neville Suckling Kennedy
Sandringham: McGrath Hardiman Gilchrist Connors Smith Gribbin

REPORTED PLAYERS:
Port Melbourne: Nil
Sandringham: Nil



2009 TAC Cup

Murray Bushrangers 2.2 4.6 7.6 9.11 (65)
Sandringham Dragons 8.1 10.2 13.6 16.6 (102)

GOALS:
Murray Bushrangers: Loraine 2 Myors 2 Johnson Sargeant Ceglar Hodgkin Jacka
Sandringham Dragons: Gunston 6 Pinot 3 O'Sullivan Liston Nash Jones Rawlinson Sketcher Thomas

BEST:
Murray Bushrangers: Miles McNeil Pryde Martyn Caruso Loraine
Sandringham Dragons: Gunston Hutchins Mitchem Sharp O'Sullivan McMahon

REPORTED PLAYERS:
Murray Bushrangers: Nil
Sandringham Dragons: Nil

[AnythingsPossibleSaints]

Very impressed with Jack Steven today. Love his toughness and speed and the way his doesn't just give it off, but runs past to get it back again, a la G Ablett.
Also impressed with Geary and look forward to a top year from him next year. Wouldn't surprise to see him playing in September, either. Well done to Bally, too. He unfortunately looks right at home at that level, though. Some long goal from Rhys Stanley, into the wind, too. 55m. I look forward to lots of them for the Saints for years to come!

[plugger66]

Didnt see the game today but it is pretty obvious that a couple of players are very good and a couple arent up to it.

[chook23]

Didnt see the game today but it is pretty obvious that a couple of players are very good and a couple arent up to it.

really

[plugger66]

Didnt see the game today but it is pretty obvious that a couple of players are very good and a couple arent up to it.

really

Well its seems most of the posts think the same way even if they didnt see the game either.

[Milan Faletic]

The problem with playing a non-AFL aligned team like Port Melbourne is that they train and play as a unit all year and it showed.

AFL aligned teams lose 5, then gain 5 or even 7 so there is no continuity in the team.

A champion team will always beat a team of champions.

[bobmurray]

Harektuku never seems to do much...wonder where he'll be next year

[ace]

Sandringham was allowed to play 12 St Kilda players against unaligned Port Melbourne.
I saw
Rhys Stanley, Ben McEvoy, Tom Lynch,
Max Hudghton, Colm Begley, Luke Miles,
Jarryn Geary, Luke Ball, Leigh Fisher,
Robert Eddy, Jack Steven, Tom Simpkin.

That means David Armitage and Nick Heyne were missing.
Armitage was withheld as St Kilda's emergency.

Did Heyne play for Sandringham reserves, was he held back as a Sandringham seniors emergency or was he a late withdrawal due to injury?

[Solar]

Just a question...
how many of the StKilda players in the Sandy Reserves will be there next season...

I think some of the required delistings could come from that lot...including rookies....

Howard will not be with Saints next year and probably neither will Eljay.

Pretty sure LJ will but Howard will not.

agreed

[Solar]

btw it seems that the game had shown what we all know

max's body is not up to it

ball is not up to it

geary is close and it will depend on match ups (will play in gwilts spot against the dogs first week IMO)

steven is class and long term

big ben has come on leaps and bounds and would play finals if not for two very good rucks

lynch will be a BEAUTY

[saintbrat]

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 59803.html

But Hudghton, who was dropped from the St Kilda line-up along with Luke Ball, struggled to play the first half of the match after feeling a slight twinge in the left hamstring.

He appeared only briefly in the third term before sitting out the rest of the match.

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Jarryn Geary was superb for Sandringham, with 34 disposals and three goals, and will press for selection against Melbourne next week along with Ball, who had 40 disposals.

Robert Eddy overcame a hamstring scare in the first quarter to snare 24 disposals and Jack Steven was influential with 29 possessions.

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews ... 59776.html
The Zebras played with purpose in the first half, kicking the first two goals and running the lines.

Luke Ball smothered and tackled with courage and Jarryn Geary went wherever the cause demanded.

Geary and Ball had 18 disposals in the first half with Geary also booting three goals.
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