trial game teams

goddy11 wrote:WWTFC making it hard for you. I don't know how to past an image.
Some interesting first up selections.

Jake Weideman, Ben Nason, Nick Moore, Ryan Bruce,

Ryan Bruce...anyone know anything about him. Our website has no player details.

Jamison House in the 2's. As well as Rowe and Jake C.  

We have too many smalls.

Interesting to see a Godden in the 16's. Relation ???

Some unknown names in the 2's.

goddy11 wrote:Anyone at the game last night. trial game or not a disappointing result. Any summaries?

wimpy wrote:Was quite disappointed with last nights showing.
WWT  11 . 14
CD      15 . 7
Expected to see a brand new shiny Rolls Royce, but not to be.
Could not tell the game plan, it just looked like what we have seen before. Bash the ball forward and hope for a score. We get the ball to the centre line and don't move it quickly or take chances.
Eight on the interchange bench didn't help players settle down (Lee and Westbrook didn't play reserves, played league).
Skill level was poor and we lacked line breaking pace. Centrals outran us, some of their run from the back line slaughtered us.
Got out marked all over the ground. I don't want to be too cruel on Ryan Bruce but in my opinion he is not really the type of player we should be looking at, too slow not athletic enough.
Better players were: Hall, Boyd, and Petrenko. Young Weeds did some good things.

The reserves were definitely the highlight.
WWT  4 . 4  9 . 4  15 . 8  17 . 12
CD      2 . 0  7 . 1   8 . 3   8  .  4
Last quarter only went for 14 minutes.

Jacob Wehr was clearly BOG, his running and penetrating kicking were devastating.
An unknown, Ryan Langcake was very good, kicked 3 . 3. He appeared to be a more mature recruit. One of our SANFL/AFL academy players Lachy McNeil was excellent. Jackson Mead and Isaac Brill were also very good. 19 Y.O. Grady Armfield (6" 3") from Clare played at F/F and part time ruck looked very promising kicked 3 . 1. Has a very long left foot kick. Connor McLeod looked very good, has a beautiful kick and seems to have progressed considerably from last season. Kysaiah Pickett was all fluff and no substance. Jamieson House a recruit from Tas. was a little disappointing but need to see more of him. Overall the reserves played a very good team game and ran very hard.

Maybe I was expecting too much for their first hit out under a new coach, it will take time to get used to his coaching and the style of game he wants played. He must start to settle players in positions he expects them to play. Thompson - slight driver, Jimmy T. - ankle clean out and Jesse Lonergan - hammy did not play.

Mickyj wrote:Ryan Langcake  I've goggled I've found one who played in the Riverland and one who played at Lockleys could be the same player 

goddy11 wrote:

Mickyj wrote:Ryan Langcake  I've goggled I've found one who played in the Riverland and one who played at Lockleys could be the same player 

Is that print for us that need reading glasses.   

Wimpy thanks for the report. I was sort of expecting that, new coach and all. Surprised the scores were close. Elizabeth Oval finds a lot of side out. Lets hope we learn somethings before the season proper.

wimpy wrote:No, Ryan Bruce is one of our juniors from last years premiership side.
He comes from the RSMU Hawks, is only 18.
In my previous post I mentioned Grady Armfield he only turned 19 on 28/2/2019.
Nine from our premiership team last season played in the reserves or league last night.

goddy11 wrote:How did the U18 go.

Reddeer wrote:

goddy11 wrote:How did the U18 go.

Not a word of a mention so if you read between the lines I reckon they weren't that flash.
Plenty of reports on the U16 coming from behind to win so obviously the U18 had nothing to write home about. Once again the supporters are kept in the dark!!!

Mickyj wrote:Our men's teams venture out to Coopers Stadium over the weekend with the senior teams playing their second trial Friday night. The underage sides head to the parade on Sunday with the Under 16's looking to continue the momentum from their Round 1 come from behind win.


Seems we are playing a lot of young players and just Redden to ruck .