Practice Match #1 - Collingwood vs Geelong at Olympic Park

[Jezza]

Nice to win, even if it's only a practice match.

Anyone attend the match?

[The Average Tourist]

Saw the second half apparently Sier Kirby Brown and someone else played the first half only
broomy The Berg, Keefe J Thomas I think played the whole game lots of players with numbers over 46
Take sways for me is that Lynch had a presence both in the ruck and forward Good that The Berg and Broomy played it out
I noticed MCarthy and MackieI am new at this) but my take away is that McLarty still has puppy fat but he jumps at the ball in the air and has good hands took a couple of really strong marks especially in the last quarter
Apparently there is another game on Friday night at the Holden centre
I hope Broomy The Berg Keefe Jthomas all play
Langdon was hobbling with a heavily strapped right ankle, J Elliott was there but only watching
Pushing for senior selection Broomy Keefe I think the Berg just need to play games to get some confidence so not in the AFL
But I like McLarty and Lynch and have always been a Broomy fan
Hope this helps

[The Average Tourist]

Oh and the 50 metres paid to Jthomas was a shocking piece of over umpiring

[Presti35]

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[Presti35]

My take from what I've read on various sites:

8. Tom Langdon - Cant find much on him. Seems he played the full game but looked slow. Received a minor leg injury and was tapped up.

12. Matthew Scharenberg - Played the full match and looked really good down back. Good signs again. His confidence will be getting higher.

17. Callum Brown - Played the first half only. Looked raw after missing out on much of the pre season due to illness. I'd expect to see him get his match fitness back through the VFL. It's extremely good news to see him run around today, even if it was only for 2 quarters. Has some work to do.

23. Lachlan Keeffe - Played the full game and had a good match. Kicked a goal and a couple of behinds. Spent some time in the ruck and his presence around the ball was seen. Good sign, but some say he slowed down towards the end.

24. Josh Thomas - Played the full match and became the hero with a goal on the siren to win it. Played well without being a star.

27. Kayle Kirby - Only played the first half. Looks like he likes to take the game on, but match fitness still a small issue. Reminds some like Harry O when he arrived at the club.

29. Tim Broomhead - Was best on ground. Played an inside mid role and also kicked a goal. Hopefully he can follow on with this form.

34. Mitch McCarthy - Moved around the ground well. Spent some time in the ruck, to the surprise of some.

35. Sam McLarty - Played the full game. Reads the play well but made some basic skill errors.

36. Brayden Sier - Only played the first half. Played in the middle. Has a lot of work to do.

44. Liam Mackie - Played a full game and was named in the bests. Played mostly in defence. Even tho names in the bests, made a couple of kicking errors. But encouraging signs.

45. Max Lynch - Played a full game and was named in the bests. 2 goals to his name.

I'm sure more info from the club and coaches will be available soon.

[MatthewBoydFanClub]

McCarthy is the interesting one. He was initially hopeless playing down forward, then when moved into the ruck was much better. He even looks dangerous as a forward when he plays as a ruckman. He is extremely athletic with a huge leap and fast off the mark and covers a lot of ground. Has the look of a tall defender rather than forward, but appears best when involved in the action, so ruck could be his position. Obviously very raw who hasn't had much match experience, his development in the VFL this year will be very interesting to watch.

[Dave The Man]

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