Frankston very competitive for 3 quarters but unraveled in the last quarter. Couldnt hold the Dogs who were kicking with a gale wind.Ace Cordy was the main difference.4 goals, set up a few others and took a few telling marks inside 50.
Hockey was superb for Frankston, Wood although inconsistent did some classy things. Buchan played full forward with the wind then played as a loose man across half back against the wind. Hope coach Hill leaves him as a defender. Reads the play well and has great hands. They desperately need a tall back who can take a few marks and Buchan looks the goods. Nathan Gardner good again and took one huge pack mark.
Footscray to me look well short of their form last year.They are extremely well drilled in how to draw a free kick for a head high tackle ala Joel Selwood though. Numerous frees paid for this all day to the Dogs. It was upsetting the Frankston hill lads, and seemed to be frustrating the Frankston players. Even Ben Cavarra was remonstrating with the umpire after one paid against him. A really ugly thing that has crept into our game.
Really proud of the way the Dolphins played yesterday. Hopefully after the Bye this week we can continue to improve and just maybe get that elusive win.
Scoreboard says it was one of those brutal Frankston days with the wind coming in off the bay and the Dogs were brutal with it, kicking 16 goals to 3 in the second and fourth quarters. The Dolphs kicked 5 to 1 in the opening term but four apiece in the third meant they were going to end up getting belted.
Good to see Jason Pongracic in the best for Frankston. The kid can play and hopefully he's starting to get his form back after missing almost all of last year.
Re Footscray being well off last year's level, they've won their last three games by 62 points over Geelong, 144 over Nth Ballarat and 66 points in really difficult conditions at Frankston. That's ominous form.
In Round 1 they kicked themselves out of a win over Box Hill. They mightn't be quite as good as last year with some experience gone, but I think they will be right up there again.
Pongo definitely had his best game for some time. Interestingly, he played out of the goal square for a lot of it and his 2 goals were all class. Others who were good was Cavarra...I think Paul wrote previously that he makes things happen for Frankston...that was pretty much how it was. He spent the first quarter on a forward flank, but when he went on to the ball things started to happen for the Dolphs. Jayden Cass showed some real class at different times.
Footscray would need to play a lot better than they did against Frankston to match it with the top teams. No doubt they are capable of it, but Frankston looked almost their equal for 3 quarters. Really looking forward to this week Footscray v Willy...then we'll see how Footscray are travelling.
Spot on, Dogs v Willi should be a cracker this week. I'm not sure Footscray could do much more on a gale force day at Frankston than kick 16 goals to three with the wind? Those days often end in ugly games with lots of stoppages, so to win by 66 points is pretty convincing, especially when you consider that's almost the same margin Werribee and Sandy beat the Dollies by in ideal conditions.
I think the Dogs will be a similar proposition to last year. On big decks in good conditions they will be very tough to stop. Last year Frankston all but beat them on a wet day on a tight ground. Perhaps a rotten day at Port in the finals could be their undoing?
Just an extra note, interesting that the Whitten Oval has been shortened considerably this season. Wonder what effect that will have on Footscray as there will be less open play.
I think Williamstown will beat Footscray on Sunday. The seagulls played them twice last year for an easy home win follwed by a loss when they had the game in their keeping but kicked badly and wasted chances. Footscray and Western Oval will hold no fear for the seagulls and will be pumped up for this.
Frankston very competitive for 3 quarters but unraveled in the last quarter. Couldnt hold the Dogs who were kicking with a gale wind.Ace Cordy was the main difference.4 goals, set up a few others and took a few telling marks inside 50.
Hockey was superb for Frankston, Wood although inconsistent did some classy things. Buchan played full forward with the wind then played as a loose man across half back against the wind. Hope coach Hill leaves him as a defender. Reads the play well and has great hands. They desperately need a tall back who can take a few marks and Buchan looks the goods. Nathan Gardner good again and took one huge pack mark.
Footscray to me look well short of their form last year.They are extremely well drilled in how to draw a free kick for a head high tackle ala Joel Selwood though. Numerous frees paid for this all day to the Dogs. It was upsetting the Frankston hill lads, and seemed to be frustrating the Frankston players. Even Ben Cavarra was remonstrating with the umpire after one paid against him. A really ugly thing that has crept into our game.
Really proud of the way the Dolphins played yesterday. Hopefully after the Bye this week we can continue to improve and just maybe get that elusive win.
Scoreboard says it was one of those brutal Frankston days with the wind coming in off the bay and the Dogs were brutal with it, kicking 16 goals to 3 in the second and fourth quarters. The Dolphs kicked 5 to 1 in the opening term but four apiece in the third meant they were going to end up getting belted.
Good to see Jason Pongracic in the best for Frankston. The kid can play and hopefully he's starting to get his form back after missing almost all of last year.
Re Footscray being well off last year's level, they've won their last three games by 62 points over Geelong, 144 over Nth Ballarat and 66 points in really difficult conditions at Frankston. That's ominous form.
In Round 1 they kicked themselves out of a win over Box Hill. They mightn't be quite as good as last year with some experience gone, but I think they will be right up there again.
Pongo definitely had his best game for some time. Interestingly, he played out of the goal square for a lot of it and his 2 goals were all class. Others who were good was Cavarra...I think Paul wrote previously that he makes things happen for Frankston...that was pretty much how it was. He spent the first quarter on a forward flank, but when he went on to the ball things started to happen for the Dolphs. Jayden Cass showed some real class at different times.
Yep, great to see Jayden back up and going. He's had a rough trot but he's a super kid with lots of potential.
Footscray would need to play a lot better than they did against Frankston to match it with the top teams. No doubt they are capable of it, but Frankston looked almost their equal for 3 quarters. Really looking forward to this week Footscray v Willy...then we'll see how Footscray are travelling.
Spot on, Dogs v Willi should be a cracker this week. I'm not sure Footscray could do much more on a gale force day at Frankston than kick 16 goals to three with the wind? Those days often end in ugly games with lots of stoppages, so to win by 66 points is pretty convincing, especially when you consider that's almost the same margin Werribee and Sandy beat the Dollies by in ideal conditions.
I think the Dogs will be a similar proposition to last year. On big decks in good conditions they will be very tough to stop. Last year Frankston all but beat them on a wet day on a tight ground. Perhaps a rotten day at Port in the finals could be their undoing?
Just an extra note, interesting that the Whitten Oval has been shortened considerably this season. Wonder what effect that will have on Footscray as there will be less open play.
I think Williamstown will beat Footscray on Sunday. The seagulls played them twice last year for an easy home win follwed by a loss when they had the game in their keeping but kicked badly and wasted chances. Footscray and Western Oval will hold no fear for the seagulls and will be pumped up for this.