Gringo's observations Part 8.
Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 1:50 pm
1. Fitness – Essendon is proving to be one of the if not the fittest team in the competition. St Kilda were dead on their feet in the last quarter, as Collingwood and Carlton have been in previous weeks. It will be interesting to see whether we can maintain the level of run and carry we currently have to the end of the seasons/finals if we get there. Our style of play has to be taking its toll on the players. A big well done to the conditioning staff at this stage though.
2. Myers – my concern when we drafted him was that he didn't have any obvious talents, other than being somewhat of a ball magnet, and he didn't have a position that he could slot into straight away. Generally speaking, a top ten pick should be of a player who is either a readymade midfielder or key position player in my view. My fears are quickly beginning to materialise. Time is still on his side however and no need for panic stations just yet. I've merely provided him with a pamphlet titled "The Junk Pile - recognising the symptons and dealing with them."
3. Lloyd – leave Lloyd in the goal square, for the love of big tits and nymphos. Am I the only one who thinks we look a thousand times better when Lloyd is playing at full forward? As soon as he was moved there in the last quarter we looked the goods. He does some reasonable work up the ground from time to time but he is far more valuable to Essendon playing FF. LEAVE HIM THERE.
4. Hooker – looks an absolute ripper this bloke. Got great poise, he's creative…he reminded me of Fletcher on the weekend to be honest. What a great find. Looks like he's got a bit of Kenny Bruce about him too once he gets ont he field which is always a plus.
5. Monfries – he needs to be told to be at the feet of our FF. With Davey up the ground we simply don't have a crumbing small forward. But that's the least of his troubles at the moment. Once Skipworth, McVeigh, Prismall, Welsh come into the team, he's going to struggle to hold his spot. He just doesn't have what it takes ol' Monfrossage.
6. Sheparding – too often players will give a handball without immediately looking to see who they can shepard. Geelong do this instinctively, as did Hawthorn when they were playing well. We need to start immediately.
7. The Loss – the players were hurt by the loss, and clearly expected to win the game. I reckon that's a fantastic sign. They clearly approach every game expecting to win which is a great mindset for the youngest team that was fielded on the weekend. Knights can take some the responsibility for this.
8. Hocking – another great game from Hocking. Plays with the maturity of someone much older and is very hard at the pill.
9. Watson – he's gone from being my most hated player to my favourite. He's just an animal around the packs. Arguably our most important player now.
10. NLM - I've liked what he's done since he returned. He adds some much needed toughness to the side and is very versatile. He needs to remain in the team for the forseeable future.
2. Myers – my concern when we drafted him was that he didn't have any obvious talents, other than being somewhat of a ball magnet, and he didn't have a position that he could slot into straight away. Generally speaking, a top ten pick should be of a player who is either a readymade midfielder or key position player in my view. My fears are quickly beginning to materialise. Time is still on his side however and no need for panic stations just yet. I've merely provided him with a pamphlet titled "The Junk Pile - recognising the symptons and dealing with them."
3. Lloyd – leave Lloyd in the goal square, for the love of big tits and nymphos. Am I the only one who thinks we look a thousand times better when Lloyd is playing at full forward? As soon as he was moved there in the last quarter we looked the goods. He does some reasonable work up the ground from time to time but he is far more valuable to Essendon playing FF. LEAVE HIM THERE.
4. Hooker – looks an absolute ripper this bloke. Got great poise, he's creative…he reminded me of Fletcher on the weekend to be honest. What a great find. Looks like he's got a bit of Kenny Bruce about him too once he gets ont he field which is always a plus.
5. Monfries – he needs to be told to be at the feet of our FF. With Davey up the ground we simply don't have a crumbing small forward. But that's the least of his troubles at the moment. Once Skipworth, McVeigh, Prismall, Welsh come into the team, he's going to struggle to hold his spot. He just doesn't have what it takes ol' Monfrossage.
6. Sheparding – too often players will give a handball without immediately looking to see who they can shepard. Geelong do this instinctively, as did Hawthorn when they were playing well. We need to start immediately.
7. The Loss – the players were hurt by the loss, and clearly expected to win the game. I reckon that's a fantastic sign. They clearly approach every game expecting to win which is a great mindset for the youngest team that was fielded on the weekend. Knights can take some the responsibility for this.
8. Hocking – another great game from Hocking. Plays with the maturity of someone much older and is very hard at the pill.
9. Watson – he's gone from being my most hated player to my favourite. He's just an animal around the packs. Arguably our most important player now.
10. NLM - I've liked what he's done since he returned. He adds some much needed toughness to the side and is very versatile. He needs to remain in the team for the forseeable future.
. It's a similar situation in defence. We haven't been relying so much on Fletcher these days because more responsibility is given to Pears, Hooker, Daniher etc. This is only a good thing.