Phantom Gossiper wrote:Pistol wrote:Anyone with a mid-season review on clubs and players?
I think the gap between PV and the rest looks to be narrowing, and i think the gap between NEK and the rest is smaller still.
Open race, liking the way Fitzroy are coming along, look to have more vareity/depth in their line up than NEK, and i think with a few going away to Sydney (hopefully) they will come back better cricketers and turn it on in the 2nd half.
I think Timmy Hodson is the stand out player in the comp so far this year, barely ahead of Balding. Both are capable of taking a game away from you in the blink of an eye but its a scary thought for sides if Hodson is opening the batting and tearing you open from the start, then you have to try and recover and he has set the foundation for the rest of the side.
Rose Park look to be improving and would almost have them on even par with AL. Ross Smith look miles out of their depth, but hopefully can be competitive after the break.
I think Spry is the big improver this year, after a good break out year he went quite last year and seemed to struggle but this year looks to have rediscovered that magic - might be due to his "special" (didnt say retarted trippsta) running style
Jon Smith i think wants to be the guy who gets the most runs in div 1 AND the most ducks

how did i miss that
oh and how much do i owe ya for that write up PG??!
as much as id love to agree, id have to say Baldo should be there instead of me. Someone who is capable of ripping through a batting side and then coming in and scoring 100's off 20 balls would scare sides more.
as for a review, I'm only going by what i have seen having only played Adelaide, Fitzroy and Rose Park (not including the T20's they dont really count)
Bowling, I'd have to say I have been impressed by Pidge and Harry, especially how they bowled to me in the first match. Watching Nitter rip thorugh us in the second week against them was impressive, as painful as it was to watch and how much swing Clarkey got last weekend. He was starting it outside my leg stump and ending up heading towards 1st slip! Rich has been bowling pretty well for us, taking wickets in pretty much every match and one of my mates, Sarge is starting to enjoy his bowling and picking up regular wickets which im very happy to see.
Batting, JS carrying the bat against fitzroy was awesome, just need him to forget about getting the record for the most ducks in a season! Loechel has looked good (as much as i hate to say it) and is well ahead in the runs already. Auto and Superbad also made things look very easy in their second dig against us. Someone who has actually suprised me was PT, since when does he have agressive shots?!?!
now someone else post away... give me something interesting to read in the morning
