Slowey wrote:PG
I respect your opinion however, lets put some things into perspective after a in depth conversation with a Fitzroy die hard I'm told they had 3 A grade players to Tuesday's nights training and had up to 9 first choice players out of the A grade side that played today. I'll be honest I didn't see the game but if this was the case surely you don't take a lot out of the day. You blokes won and won well but look to next week. Surely the Fitzroy people would be absolutely fuming with the out put they are receiving from some mature aged recruits they chased in the pre season. I for one had them penciled in to play finals this year but going on results if they did make it they would be making the numbers up. Ingle Farm, BOS and Rosewater clearly the standouts this year
To be fair I was more highlighting the unusual arrogance that arose from these comments.
For what it's worth, I thought Fitzroy were good in the first half of the B grade - dominated the midfield and had smart older players up forward.
The A grade jumped out the blocks and led at quarter time but fell away viciously.
Definitely challenges for Ingle Farm to over come in the latter part of the season, consistency is our biggest focus.
I must say though, perhaps Fitzroy would be better served investing their time in the under 18 kids, they had a couple of very good ones today especially one young fella who played B grade for 3/4 and then a full A grade game. African lad I'm guessing? (Apologies if I'm wrong). He was incredibly athletic and strong for his size, tackled well and was fit. He was probably their best player in the B grade.