Remember:
[1] At least 3 players need to get a mention.
[2] No more than 10 votes for any one player.
[3] Give a rating of team performance. It can be anywhere from A+ to F.
[4] Votes must add up to 15.
Do start without me. I'll be at the game, so it will be after midnight when I get home.
Is everybody waiting for me? I expected a LOT of people wanting to put their 2 cents worth in for this one!
Team: A
The result probably cost us the #1 pick, but I’m not going to lose any sleep about that. I am very pleased with the way we just kept going. That we frustrated Hawthorn has a pleasant side effect.
Votes:
This one was another real team performance with a lot of players really putting in.
[2] Sam Docherty
[2] Marc Murphy
[2] Liam Jones
[1.5] Matthew Kreuzer
[1] Bryce Gibbs
[1] Jed Lamb
[1] Sam Kerridge
[1] Blaine Boekhorst
[0.5] Jarrod Pickett
[0.5] Lachie Plowman
[0.5] Charlie Curnow
[0.5] Ciaran Byrne
[0.5] Jacob Weitering
[0.5] Kade Simpson
[0.5] Zac Fisher
Explanations:
[2] Sam Docherty: 15 marks and 30+ possessions again just shows his dominance down there in defence. Hawthorn guy couldn’t get near him.
[2] Marc Murphy: First half was OK, 2nd half was brilliant. It was a very good captain’s game. His possessions hurt.
[2] Liam Jones: Jones was brilliant. His spoils were so impressive. His opponents struggled to get a sniff.
[1.5] Matthew Kreuzer: Worked very hard in the ruck and got a number of great centre clearances.
[1] Bryce Gibbs: His start and finish were nothing less than brilliant.
[1] Jed Lamb: Did his job, got a fair bit of ball and irritated the hell out of the Hawthorn defence. His 2 goals were exceptional.
[1] Sam Kerridge: Excellent all night, even with his usual handful of disposal muck-ups.
[1] Blaine Boekhorst: One of his best games, Blaine didn’t just disappear when the pressure went on. He still has considerable improvement to be the player we need, but this was a very good step forward.
[0.5] Jarrod Pickett: Not enough possession yet, but a big improvement. Probably his best game for us. Speed was very useful.
[0.5] Lachie Plowman: A great game in defence, totally shading his opponents.
[0.5] Charlie Curnow: 22 possessions and some great marks, Charlie was always dangerous.
[0.5] Ciaran Byrne: An excellent return from Byrne, who adds real dash and pace to our defence. He had midfield numbers while his opponents struggled for impact.
[0.5] Jacob Weitering: I didn’t think he had the perfect matchup at any time, but Jacob really had a solid game with string marking and much improved decision making.
[0.5] Kade Simpson: It was a typical Simmo game in many ways. Really solid.
[0.5] Zac Fisher: Possibly his best game to date with 16 possessions, each of which were dangerous.
Honourable Mentions:
Dale Thomas: Most other days this sort of effort would have garnered votes. Daisy was very smart and almost took mark of the year. His possessions generally hurt Hawthorn.
Matthew Wright: Like Daisy, Wright’s solid effort would often have been a vote winner. His goals and pressure were what we needed.
Sam Petrevski-Seton: Not enough yet, but when he gets the ball, good things happen for us.
3 Murphy
3 Docherty
2 Kreuzer
2 Jones
2 Curnow
1 Plowman
1 Thomas
1 Weitering
As Crash posted it was a very even team performance and only two or three players could be overlooked for votes, Byrne, Lamb, Gibbs and Kerridge the most unlucky to miss out in my votes.
Team: B+
5 - Murphy
4 - Kreuzer
3 - Docherty
2 - Jones
1 - Gibbs
Four or five others were worthy of votes.
Team A:
4:Jones
3:Murphy
2:Docherty
2:Kruezer
2: Lamb
1:Pickett
1:Weitering
Team A
3 Murphy
3 Docherty
2 Plowman
2 Jones
1 MK
1 Lamb
1 Gibbs
1 Pickett
1 Charlie
Solid team effort.
HM Daisy, Simmo, BB, ZacAttack & Byrne
Team A
3 Docherty
3 Jones
3 Murphy
2 Curnow
2 Boekhorst
1 Pickett
1 Kreuzer
Team = A
[3] Liam Jones
[3] Sam Docherty
[3] Marc Murphy
[2] Kade Simpson
[1] Matthew Kreuzer
[1] Jed Lamb
[1] Lachie Plowman
[1] Jacob Weitering
Team. A
4. Murphy
2. Docherty
2. Jones
2. Lamb
2. Kreuser
2. Pickett
1. Thomas
Team = A
[3] Liam Jones
[3] Sam Docherty
[2] Marc Murphy
[2] Boeky
[1] Matthew Kreuzer
[1] Jed Lamb
[1] Wilson Pickett
[1] Sam Kerridge
[1] The Plow
Team: A
Murphy - 4
Kreuzer - 3
Pickett - 2
Docherty - 2
Kerridge - 1
Lamb - 1
Boekhurst - 1
Fisher - 1
Team B-
Doc 3
Murphy 2
Lamb 2
Jones 2
Kerridge 2
Gibbs 1
Kruezer 1
Curnow 1
Picket 1
Team B+
3 - Docherty
3 - Murphy
2 - Curnow C
2 - Kreuzer
2 - Weitering
1 - Fisher
1 - Jones
1 - Lamb
HM: Kerridge, Pickett, Plowman & Thomas.
Team: B+
5 Murphy
4 Docherty
3 Jones
2 Pickett
1 Curnow