VFL Rd 18 Sandringham vs Nth Ballarat - In Ballarat Sat 6th

[Jacks Back]

Disposals: Saunders 34, Sinclair 33, Verma 29

Goals: Shenton 6, McCartin 5, O'Kearney 3, Saunders 2, Lonie, Webster, Murdoch

[saintbrat]

Not pretty and made to work for it but a wins a win

was told the Roosters team was pretty young- and the oldest player Orien Stephenson was off before 1/4 time

St Kilda FC ‏@stkildafc
Big day for Saints forwards, with McCartin & Shenton booting 11 between them. Saunders led the way with 34 touches.


16 saints in the team

Sandringham FC ‏@sandyzebs
FINAL SIREN STATS - #PJVFL

Goals: Shenton 6, McCartin 5, O'Kearney 3, Saunders 2, Lonie, Webster, Murdoch
Disposals: Saunders 34, Sinclair 33, Verma 29

[coopergrech]

Anyone know why Eli didnt play? St.Kilda wont say anything they would hide it. Was he at the game?

[Bernard Shakey]

21 possessions for Lewie is a great effort!

[saintbrat]

SANDRINGHAM 19.13 (127) d NORTH BALLARAT 11.8 (74)

Form: North Ballarat – L L L L L / Sandringham – W W L L W

Telling facts: It was the Cameron Shenton Show in the first half, adding four goals by half time to finish with six for the game. Sandringham was unable to shake off the Rooster till the final term, where they kicked six goals to two to finish the match.

Goalkickers: S.Hooper, Keeble 3 (North Ballarat) / Shenton 6, McCartin 5, O’Kearney 3, Saunders 2 (Sandringham)

http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_pag ... D=46471429

[saintbrat]

journos continue tos ee what they wish
and facts are rubbery

just with the report above- Sandy have lost 3 on the trot

the one below is interesting- and Freeman has now put together 4 on the trot
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-06/s ... ior-return

[Jacks Back]

Freeman had a total of 5 possessions for the match.

[saintspremiers]

Freeman had a total of 5 possessions for the match.

Glad we traded a second rounder for him. Hopefully he'll be good enough to play VFL 1sts next year

[Bluthy]

Jeez Saunders is having a late burst of form - don't think it will save him though.
Sincs and Lonie - a class above at VFL level - hope they can find a way to impact AFL with their smaller size. Richo's huge tackling game and lack of midfield rotation doesn't suit that however.
NOK - looking the same - looks classy and a ball getter.
Pierce - 21 possies is a great sign. Deserves a game this year to know where he needs to get to.
Longer - 10 you'd love to see him start being more effective in the VFL but sounds like he's not 100% still
Freeman - just 5 possies is a worry. I thought he looked pretty good a couple of weeks ago when I saw him on tv - he knew the spots to get to just didn't have the reaction speed to do much with it. Sounds like he's got a lot of work to do with those hammies yet.
Macca - 5 goals - nice baby
Shents - a lazy 6 sausages - surely gets a game next week unless Richo keeps his ultra conservative selection approach going - that will be good for us in the future right
Rice - just 10 a little disappointing. I've got big hopes for this cat but he's obviously got a bit of work to do to get his tank up
Webster - 16 solid return

Some good signs there. With the poor rotation through the seniors its hard for some of these guys to get much of a go in the big show. Just have to keep hammering away.

[saintbob]

Is Freeman playing through the midfield or just sitting in a forward pocket getting some match condition in those hammies???

[Saintberra]

I couldn't give a stuff whether Freeman gets 5 or 25 disposals. The fact he is getting through games is good enough for me. Hamstring injuries are as much a mental battle as a physical battle. There'll come a point where things will just click, he'll have a big game.

[saintbob]

I couldn't give a stuff whether Freeman gets 5 or 25 disposals. The fact he is getting through games is good enough for me. Hamstring injuries are as much a mental battle as a physical battle. There'll come a point where things will just click, he'll have a big game.

Agree totally

[BigMart]

Watched Freeman for a month.... He's been full training in an AFL environment for 10 weeks.

And he has been very ordinary and should be dropped to the twos as atm he ain't up to it... He's played wing and has touched it 8, 10, 12 and 5 times ... Mainly scrappy handballs. (His 12 pos games was when he got half of those in the last quarter playing loose man in defence)

He has a LOT of improving to do, to be at VFL standard.

Not having Holmes would have helped too... So they were not bogged down with an extra useless tall and lose run.

Longer must be traded IMO... Pierce is a load better, and younger and is going to get better... Longer is rugged and crashes, but has very average ability... Strange thing is, Longer has way more value on the open market thanks to his draft position.

[kosifantutti]

I can't see what Longer's draft position has to do with his trade value after 4 odd years in the system.

Surely recruiters would be looking at his AFL/VFL form.

[MC Gusto]

Surely freeman is under strict instructions as to how hard he goes at it? Otherwise I agree he would be dropped. But he is clearly running at 1/2 pace and just getting game time into the hammies which you'd imagine is the clear plan / instruction.

[SemperFidelis]

I couldn't give a stuff whether Freeman gets 5 or 25 disposals. The fact he is getting through games is good enough for me. Hamstring injuries are as much a mental battle as a physical battle. There'll come a point where things will just click, he'll have a big game.

Agree totally

+1

[saintbrat]