morell wrote:Didn't keep score
Teams were mixed in
One team had heaps out
Was a good hit out
Thanks for the game
HAHA! That's generally the way these things go! However.. I did keep score
B Grade - 3x 20min periods1st Gepps Cross 4.2.26 v Ingle Farm 0.4.4
2nd Gepps Cross 10.3.65 v Ingle Farm 0.5.5
Final Gepps Cross 12.9.81 d Ingle Farm 0.5.5
Gepps Cross were very quick and fit in comparison, used the ball quite well and were able to generate good run out of defense. Their forward entry was good - not great - but the Ingle Farm back 6 were very ordinary, and greatly out matched. Too slow, too short, too unfit, the back 6 were made to look silly at times as Gepps Cross continued to take uncontested marks I50.
I would be surprised if Gepps Cross weren't closer to full strength than not though, some of the guys running around would expect will push or play A grade. Spriggs for one, killed us, along with two of their mids and their full forward.
Out of the 24 that played, only 6x were from my B grade side that lost to TOS in the Elimination final last season - rest were literally C Graders, or a couple of U18 kids. Interestingly most of the players who had disappointing games were out of that group of 6 B graders!
Trial games aren't about winning or losing anyway, lot of these blokes are too lazy to train, this is the best and only way to get some sort of fitness in, and have a look at some newer faces plus see areas that we clearly lack in.
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:42 pm
