It was very enjoyable to see the ressies run around last night. Sydney Uni offered up some decent opposition and at one stage they had a forward line that all had AFL experience. I thought that Jack Hiscox looked quite good for them. Xav was Ordinary, what a goose he was to think he was better than what we offered him and from last night there is absolutely no way another AFL club would look at him.

Re our guys, the standout was Dawson. He may have had an ineffective disposal but I didn't see it, that tracer like peach of a left foot will be a weapon in the seniors. I was impressed with his ability to present as a forward marking target, somewhat Parker-like and more importantly his inside work was excellent - in the past I have thought maybe he didn't win his own footy and was an outside player but he definitely has an inside game. Not sure if there'll be room for him with Jones and McVeigh to come back next week but this kid is ready to rumble as far as senior footy goes.

Of the others

* Ronke was busy though his foot skills look a bit suspect
* Maze, a MP favourite, did not let us down in the ruck and he has a nice kick on him. For a young ruckman he has something there, definitely worth looking at rookie listing as a project player in the Naismith mould
* Talia took some decent marks but no way could you consider him instead of Melican, he'd be on decent coin so has delist written all over him
* Maubain played forward a bit again, not sure if that is to give him more of the footy or of necessity but he looked OK, next year is a big one for him as it is interesting that he is the only 2016 draftee not to get an extension
* Tyrone, Robbo, Foote and Fox all played OK without looking any more than good reserve grade standard.
* Pink tried hard but reckon he could be a de-list