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Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

September 14, 2023, 08:36:18 pm

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 Sam Walsh or Patrick Cripps)
[3] Three players at least must get a mention.
[4] A grade for the game, A+ (what I want to see) to F-.

Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

Reply #1 – September 16, 2023, 01:20:08 am

I won't get to sleep for at least another hour yet, so I'll start off proceedings.
1st Semi Final      Carlton vs Melbourne
Another heart-stopper and the perfect result. But I can’t give the team an A, not even for a win like this. We made far too many errors at crucial moments and wasted a lot of Inside 50’s.
Team:   B+
Finding a way to win from where we were was special.

Votes:
[3]   Sam Walsh
[2]   Patrick Cripps
[2]   Jacob Weitering
[1.5]   Tom de Koning
[1.5]   Nic Newman
[1]   Adam Saad
[1]   Sam Docherty
[0.5]   Mitch McGovern
[0.5]   Jesse Motlop
[0.5]   Blake Acres
[0.5]   Lachie Fogarty
[0.5]   George Hewett
[0.5]   Adam Cerra

Explanations:
[3]   Sam Walsh:      34 possessions, 2 brilliant goals, 6 marks, 8 tackles and 3 clearances says it all: the sort of game that makes a difference.
[2]   Patrick Cripps:      27 possessions, 9 clearances, 6 tackles and some really good moments describes the game from a man who it mattered to.
[2]   Jacob Weitering:   Head knock or not, Weitering dominated his position, even if he didn’t hold some he usually marks. His ability to starve the Melburne key forwards was crucial.
[1.5]   Tom de Koning:   Tom produced in some big moments. He took only 4 marks, but each of those was crucial, as were his goals and clearances.
[1.5]   Nic Newman:      A few uncharacteristic mistakes, but a very solid game on defence at 30 possessions again.
[1]   Adam Saad:      Really did a job on his opponents.
[1]   Sam Docherty:   Came back after a dislocated shoulder and was crucial at important times.
[0.5]   Mitch McGovern:   20 possessions and a solid job in defence.
[0.5]   Jesse Motlop:      Not a lot of ball, but his goals were crucial.
[0.5]   Blake Acres:      Down for him with only 17 possessions and was targeted by the Melbourne players, but still managed to pop up at do crucial things when he was needed.
[0.5]   Lachie Fogarty:   Not enough scoring, but still doing very good things in the forward line.
[0.5]   George Hewett:   20 possessions; a solid game.
[0.5]   Adam Cerra:      Faded out of the game, but what he did was excellent.

Honourable Mentions:
Brodie Kemp:      Not his best game, but still doing nice things and hold down a critical post.
Matthew Kennedy:   Not really a key forward, but he worked hard and did some nice things.
Caleb Marchbank:   What could have been: got to a lot of contests but didn’t hold his marks. His decision making was much better tonight.
Marc Pittonet:      Lion-hearted in the ruck. Worked hard and kept Gawn under control mostly.
Oliver Hollands:   4 possessions in the last quarter, and 1 kick smothered poorly, but his run and smart disposal was excellent in that final flurry.
Alex Cincotta:      Not huge possessions, but really did a solid negative job.

Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

Reply #2 – September 16, 2023, 07:31:26 am

Team: A +
5. Acres
4. Walsh
3. TDK
2. Weitering
1. Motlop

Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

Reply #3 – September 16, 2023, 09:31:25 am

Heart/Spirit: A+
Game: B+

5- Walsh
3 - Cripps
1 - Acres
1 - Docherty
1 - Newman
1 - Pittonet
1 - Saad
1 - TDK
1 - Weitering

HM: Kemp, Gov, Motlop.

Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

Reply #4 – September 16, 2023, 01:24:17 pm

Team B

5 Walsh
4 Acres
3 Newman
2 Saad
1 Weitering

Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

Reply #5 – September 16, 2023, 01:48:26 pm

Team A-
5. Walsh
2. Cripps
2. Newman
2. de Koning
1. Pittonet
1. McGovern
1. Motlop
1. Acres
HM: Cerra, Weitering, Saad, Docherty, Cincotta, Hollands.

Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

Reply #6 – September 16, 2023, 02:15:34 pm

Team B minus

3 Walsh
2 Acres
2 Cripps
2 Weitering
1 Newman
1 De Koning
1 Cerra
1 Motlop
1 Saad
1 Docherty

Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

Reply #7 – September 16, 2023, 03:01:43 pm

Team A+....
3: Acres..match winning efforts again after being targeted for some rough stuff early but stood up.
3: Walsh...Mr Reliable
3: Weitering...See Walsh
2: TDK...one of his best games imo, goals, speccy's and important moments.
1: Docherty....soldiered on with a bung shoulder and a credit to the jumper and himself as always.
1: Cripps..led well and was humble in victory, very impressive character.
1: Pittonet...great job dogging Gawn all game
1: McGovern...copped a few hits like Acres but got up and helped Weitering defend well when he had to.

Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

Reply #8 – September 17, 2023, 12:22:17 am

Team = A - largely on the basis of winning under duress.

4 - Walsh
2 - Cripps
2 - Newman
1 - Docherty
1 - Acres
1 - Pittonet
1 - Saad
1 - TDK
1 - Weitering
1 - McGovern

Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

Reply #9 – September 17, 2023, 09:16:03 pm

Team: B

4 - Walsh
3 - Cripps
2 - Weitering
1 - Newman
1 - Saad
1 - Acres
1 - Docherty
1 - TDK
1 - Motlop

Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

Reply #10 – September 17, 2023, 09:52:57 pm

Team A

5. Walsh
4. Acres
3. Cripps
2. Weitering
1. TDK

Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

Reply #11 – September 17, 2023, 10:06:22 pm

Team A
3 Blacres
2 Crippa
2 Walsh
2 Weitering
1 Newman
1 TDK
1 Cerra
1 Motlop
1 Saad
1 Doc

HM Fogarty, Pitto

Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

Reply #12 – September 18, 2023, 11:45:15 am

Team: A (extra rating for snatching the lead at the death)

5 - Walsh
4 - Cripps
3 - Weitering
2 - Acres
1 - De Koning

Everyone else gets HMs

Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

Reply #13 – September 21, 2023, 12:24:21 pm

Team A-

5:  Walsh
4:  Cripps
3: Weitering
2: De Koning
1: Docherty

HM’s: Newman, Acres, Pitto. All players had their moments…

Re: Jim Park Voting 2023 1st Semi Final

Reply #14 – September 28, 2023, 11:09:54 am

I want to close this off, so, If you want to vote, please do it ASAP!