The first year guys aren't ready, especially of glandular fever.

Kreuzer is terrific when he plays as the only ruckman, as we've seen this year, and Casboult is way better when he gets a run on the ball. Kreuzer's best is near always when he's either the only ruckman or, by contrast, his worst when he shares. We've seen that a million times now. If you drop a ruckman then Casboult has to play to support the one ruckman anyway. Once Casboult gets his hands on the ball marking around the ground when rucking he's a way better player. Think the first Collingwood game. Kreuzer was terrific, Casboult took 11 marks. 7 contested and kicked 3 goals. It was the same last year too, one of the few things that went any good. Casboult, or anyone else, has zero chance of playing well when he's the only key forward with no support from the rucks, Everitt or Walker. Easy work for the defence. Hence we can't kick a goal to save ourselves, unless Dennis is bombing them from outside 50. Need to go back to when we were winning games.

I'd go with Kreuzer, with ruck support from Casboult and Jaksch in as the other key forward. Eventually McKay, C.Curnow and Jaksch may take over the key position roles but right now we have to make the best of Levi.

If this was our ONLY bad decision in the draft over the past 6 years we'd be top 4 side by now.

I agree with the theory, but would drop Kreuzer and Casboult for Jaksch and Charlie ( when fit again)

Still too many excuses for Kreuzer

Get used to the fact that he is average (like our list)

Work horse at best and is a liability against the good ruck men

Casboult will be ok if we play a second tall fwd, he's being swamped by defenders every time we kick long to him....which is pretty much all the time.....


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Pros:
Defence held up as much as could be possibly expected
32k crowd was pretty good given today's weather


Cons:
Kreuzer is contributing SFA. Outgunned by Jacobs. I can only hope Kreuz would kick a goal in a game, Sauce got 3 today. Did we really choose Kreuz/Hampson/Warnock over Sauce?
Casboult is a dumb limited footballer who looks totally frustrated
Kerridge justified the Crows decision to trade to us
Walker & Everitt are struggling

Selection panel needs to consider changing things. It's just not working with the same crew.

10 goal flogging no 4 and 1 x 9 goal flogging.
With Swans and eagle and hawks to come could end up losing a 1/3rd of our games by 10 goals plus.
That is Pagan / Malthouse kind of territory

Highlight of the day SOSOS kicks his first goal.

Not a lot to be excited about. Armfield had a good patch, Cripps was solid and Wright had a go at it.

Simply outclassed by a much better side. We've got to get better and that's going to take time.

Go Blues!!!!!

It's almost like we finished as the worst team last year, then didn't magically polish our turd into gold!

Still too many excuses for Kreuzer

Get used to the fact that he is average (like our list)

Work horse at best and is a liability against the good ruck men

Pros:

Cripps.
Plowman and Rowe.
Armfield's 1st half.
Glimpses from Lamb, Sumner and Phillips. Feel a bit sorry for Sumner and how much defensive running he has to do to cover our forwards who won't or can't run.
SOJ.
Everitt's been horrible recently. Was a little better today.

Cons:

Really struggle on the bigger grounds with our lack of runners.
Feels like a lot of work is being left to a few at the moment. Reckon there might be some more blow outs coming against good opposition.
I'm glad we nursed Walker to 200, and I know there's not a lot available at VFL level, but do we have to keep playing him?
Kerridge's 1st half.