Voting is as usual: you have 15 votes to award pretty much as you will, with the following provisos:
[1] 15 votes in total, no more, no less.
[2] No more than 10 votes for any one player (even Cripps)
[3] Three players at least must get a mention.
[4] A grade for the game, A+ (what I want to see) to F-.
Team: B+
5. Saad
4. Walsh
3. Cuningham
2. Owies
1. SPS
Team: B+
5. Walsh
3. Saad
2. Cuners
1. Owies
1. Betts
1. Big Harry
1. SPS
1. Weiters
Team: B
5. Walsh
3. Ed
1. Weitering
1. Fogarty
1. Saad
1. Cuners
1. Owies
1. Betts
1. Harry
Team B
5 Walsh
4 E. Curnow
3 Weitering
2 McKay
1 Owies
HM; Fogarty and Saad, but I can't ignore Ed this week, his lock down job on CheatsFC mids enabled those two. Seeing Saad and Fogarty clean up and use spilled balls from Ed tackles it can be easy to give Saad or Fogarty the votes, but they might not have got the pill if not for Ed's pressure acts.
Team B
Walsh 5
Cunningham 3
Saad 2
Ed 2
Weiters 2
Owies 1
Team: A (that performance would normally get a 'B' from me, but it was the Drug Cheats!)
5 - Walsh
4 - Curnow
3 - Weitering
2 - Cuningham
1 - McKay
HMs; Samo for a great half, Saad for the continuous chorus of boos, Cripps for plugging away and finally kicking a captain's goal, Owies for making the most of his opportunities, a great tackle and a little bit of biffo, and Eddie for some blast from the past magic :)
Team B+
6: Walsh
3: Cuningham
2: E. Curnow
2: Weitering
2: Saad
Team: B
6. Walsh
3. Curnow
2. Weitering
2. Saad
1. Betts
1. McKay
C
8 Walsh
4 Saad
3 Curnow
Team B- (loss of points for 1st qtr).
6 - Walsh
2- Curnow
2 - Saad
2 - Weitering
1 - Betts
1 - Cuningham
1 - McKay
HM: H, Owies, SPS.
team c+
6. Walsh
3. Harry
2. Curnow
2. Saad
2. Betts
I forgot about Ed....
Team. A (any team that beats the Drug Cheats gets A from me ).
5. Walsh
4. Curnow
1. Saad
1. Weitering
1. Betts
1. McKay
1. Owies
1. Cuningham
Team: B
5: Walsh
4: Weitering
3: Curnow
2: Saad
1: McKay
Team C
Walsh 5
Curnow 3
Saad 2
Weitering 2
Cunningham 2
McKay 1
4 Walsh
3 Curnow
2 Weitering
2 Saad
1 Betts
1 Harry
1 Owies
1 Cuningham
HM Parks for nailing AMT and resetting the momentum, Samo, Stocker for his aggro and effort
Team B
5 Walsh
4 Weitering
3 Saad
2 Cuningham
1 McKay
Team B
3: Walsh
2: Weitering
2: Saad
2: Cuningham
2: E.Curnow
2: McKay
1: Betts
1: Owies
HM's: Crippa, Cottrell and Samo.
It is always nicer voting after a win. At least I got to see the game on TV.
Team: B
A win is a win is a win, especially when it is against the Drug Cheats. But, more than that, it was where we did not control the whole game: we were 21 points down and had periods of multiple goals to take the game by the throat. In the end, we should have won by considerably more.
Votes:
[3] Sam Walsh
[2] Adam Saad
[1.5] Jacob Weitering
[1.5] Ed Curnow
[1] David Cuningham
[1] Harry McKay
[1] Eddie Betts
[0.5] Matthew Owies
[0.5] Sam Petrevski-Seton
[0.5] Patrick Cripps
[0.5] Sam Docherty
[0.5] Matthew Cottrell
[0.5] Marc Pittonet
Explanations:
[3] Sam Walsh: BOG by so far it wasn’t funny. It isn’t just the possessions; it is how he gets them.
[2] Adam Saad: An excellent game against his former team. Would be very happy with his game.
[1.5] Jacob Weitering: Took on two-Litre Peter and smashed him, providing a lot of drive in the process.
[1.5] Ed Curnow: An excellent game from Ed.
[1] David Cuningham: Cuningham loves playing Essendon. He has played his best two game against the Drug Cheats. His kicking was delightful.
[1] Harry McKay: Kept at it all day and finished with 4 good goals.
[1] Eddie Betts: The different between close and through the middle. Eddie provides something we can learn from.
[0.5] Matthew Owies: His 2nd game was much better than his first, and his fanatical approach to chasing and tackling was excellent.
[0.5] Sam Petrevski-Seton: Much better up the ground. Made some good moves and had a good affect after he came on.
[0.5] Patrick Cripps: This was not Cripps at his best. He made a few errors and was probably trying too hard to make something happen. But when it clicked, it did click. His goals were much appreciated.
[0.5] Sam Docherty: Not as many errors today, especially with his kicking.
[0.5] Matthew Cottrell: A quiet start but took on an opponent considerably taller and tore him a new one.
[0.5] Marc Pittonet: Battled manfully in the ruck against a guy with a lot more athleticism. A very solid effort from the big man.
Honourable mentions
Lachie Plowman: Had a shaky start and allowed his man 3 first-quarter goals. Barely allowed him to have a kick after that.
Liam Jones: His man ended up getting some goals, including 2 in junk time, but it was the other things he did that made his game.
Jack Newnes: Solid and kept control over his position.
Liam Stocker: Not a lot of the ball, but he did some good things and made some excellent tackles.
Paddy Dow: Did quite well while he was on. He had less than 1 quarter and managed 6 decent possessions.