Al4 wrote:Looks like we will have something to look forward to this season. When we got our work rate and teamwork going it made South accountable. Different game then. But we went back to trying to outmark South in the last few minutes instead of spoiling the contest and using our mobility. Still, it was a decent first up game. We'll be better with Hoskin back, hopefully playing up forward. Jordan Tippins played pretty well for his debut. In fact all 8 new players did. McCormack is a talent - he'll get better.
We had a good win in the reserves. Taj Krieg put in a couple of impressive cameos - bustling through a ball up to kick a goal, then later intercepting a South pass in broken play to kill off their fightback.
I reckon 7 of the 8 debutants did fine. Kendall was off the pace, hopefully he finds his feet quickly.
The team is definitely more even than over the last 4 years. Travis is looking in his best nick since 2019, and would have been BOG for us.
Souths multiple talls up forward posed a threat in those stages of the game that we couldnt exert pressure in the mids.
In the twos, Billy Iles slayed it and several youngsters looked great. One who surprised with his clean skills and tenacity was Pat Hillard.
Results in the opening round, and the closeness of the games, indicates this is a very open year.