VFL Round 20

[Dark Beanie]

Pies vs Werribee (away)

Sunday 6 August @ 12.00pm. Venue Avalon Airport oval Werribee.

Match centre:

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5263

Ladder: Pies 10th (9 wins, 6 losses, 14.5%) Werribee 2nd (14 wins, 2 losses, 169%)

Telecast on 7 & 7HD and via VFL website (link above).

[Dark Beanie]

Team selection:

B: B. Frampton 17, T. Ruscoe 21, J. Ryan 24
HB: C. Lane 48, A. Draper 19, T. Bianco 8
C: T. Wilson 12, E. Allan 16, W. Hoskin-Elliott 32
HF: J. Richards 29, J. Ginnivan (33), H. Harrison 36
F: N. Kreuger 15, W. Kelly 20, O. Steene 44
R: M. Cox 46, R. McInnes 26, C. Hustwaite 55

INT: N. Jetta 54, A. Begg 39, J. Tomasiello 61*, L. Tardrew 51, C. Murley (27)

EMG: J. Longmire 57, L. Purcell 65, Z. Greeves 72, J. Booth 53, R. Penny 62, J. Eyre 59, J. Petric 73, S. Glover 50

IN: M. Cox, W. Hoskin-Elliott, J. Tomasiello
OUT: A. Johnson (AFL), J. Carmichael (injured), R. Penny

"There are three rounds to go before the Smithy’s VFL finals and the permutations remain many and varied from the top of the ladder all the way down to the bottom."

https://www.afl.com.au/news/993141/the-run-home-smithy-s-vfl-round-20

[Ronnie McKeowns boots]

So Werribee are pretty handy by the looks...would be a great win if we can pinch it.

[Dark Beanie]

Reports that Frampton will not play in the VFL today (injury to Murphy means Frampton held over to play against Cats on Friday), so expect at least one change to the team.

There may be a couple more depending on who they want to have as backup in case Nick Daicos & Mitchell don't get up for the Cats game.

[Skids]

Scoreless first quarter... 5.3 to 0.0... oh dear.

[Skids]

I was hoping they had a strong breeze in the first, but there isn't any.
Cox 17 hit outs and 4 possessions, WHE & Ruscoe 5 touches, Harrison & Allan 4, McInnes 2.
Ginnivan hasn't touched it.

[Skids]

Goal Ginniivan... nice roving of the pack.

[masoncox]

Poor first half.
Slicing and dicing us ala last night.
Cox Ellen WHE ok.
The rest rubbish

[masoncox]

Getting thrashed
Nothing there.
.
Good luck against Geelong next week

[Ronnie McKeowns boots]

Didn't see anyone banging the door down for senior selection it must be said, but the Tigers are a very good football team...

[Big T]

[Skids]

Here's the stats and you can watch a replay somewhere on the page.

https://www.afl.com.au/vfl/matches/5263#player-stats

After the initial scoreless 1st quarter, the game was pretty even. 9.6 them, 8.10 us.

[masoncox]

[Dark Beanie]

Final score:

Werribee 14.9.93 defeated Pies 8.10.58

Goals: Ginnivan 2, Tomasiello, Murley, McInnes, Cox, Kreuger, Harrison

Top disposals: Tardrew & Ruscoe 21 each, Hustwaite 19, Bianco 18, Murley 17

AF points: Cox 120 (1 goal, 15 disposals, 46 hitouts), Harrison 74, Ruscoe 72

Only positive team stats were Hitouts & tackles, clearances pretty much even.

Pies remain in 10th position on the ladder, Werribee go to top spot.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/992522/around-the-state-leagues-saint-fires-harley-shines-big-pie-dominates

[Jezza]

^ Thanks, DB.

From what I gather, Cox played as well as you can expect of him. Good to see a strong response.