AFL 2024 Rd 7: Carlton vs Geelong Rating: C+ Another game we should have won, but threw away. Granted that the Umpiring really hurt us, but we still had easy chances and screwed them up.
Votes: [3] Sam Walsh [3] Patrick Cripps [2] Blake Acres [2] Jacob Weitering [1] George Hewett [1] Marc Pittonet [1] Harry McKay [0.5] Matthew Kennedy [0.5] Charlie Curnow [0.5] Jordan Boyd [0.5] Elijah Hollands
Explanations: [3] Sam Walsh: Brilliant. 31 possessions, 7 tackles and 4 clearances. [3] Patrick Cripps: 29 possessions, 8 clearances and 6 tackles, to go with 2 Captain’s goals. [2] Blake Acres: Quiet early, but came home like a train. 28 possessions, 3 tackles and 3 clearances, with 2 brilliant goals. [2] Jacob Weitering: A dominant game against Hawkins. Obliterated him. Pity about that miss: that was crucial. [1] George Hewett: Another excellent effort from George: 23 possessions, 6 tackles and 5 clearances. [1] Marc Pittonet: A top effort in the ruck. 11 clearances on his own! [1] Harry McKay: Marked everything that came his way. [0.5] Matthew Kennedy: A really solid game: 21 possessions, 9 tackles and 4 clearances. [0.5] Charlie Curnow: Could have won the game, but missed goals at crucial times. [0.5] Jordan Boyd: Very solid in defence. [0.5] Elijah Hollands: Not quite the numbers I’d hoped for, but he converted his chances.
Honourable Mentions: Matt Cottrell: Tried hard, and did provide scoring chances with every possession. Nic Newman:
AFL 2024 Rd 6: Carlton vs GWS I big effort against one of the best teams in the comp.
Trends: [1] There were 17 voters this round, which is excellent for this year. It is the best so far.
[2] The rating was a 10, which is an A. This is the first time I've seen a perfect, whole number score. For it to be a 10 tells you much better this one than last week,
[3]14 players managed a mention this week, which is the same as last week. Again, it suggests that a lot of players made a decent contribution.
[4] The average vote this week was 31. Considering last week it was 24, you can easily see the improvement.
[5]4 players managed 100 votes or more this week. A great contribution from all 4.
[6] Patrick Cripps managed 429 votes to be BOG this week. Sam Walsh managed 324 votes. Batman and Robin? De Koning and Pittonet rounded out the top 4.
[7]Three player managed votes from everyone this week. Pittonet missed from one voter.
[8] Not a lot from our younger players, as far as votes so anyway. Matthew Cottrell was the standout.
[9] Our midfield totally dominated.
Votes: Cripps, Patrick 429 Walsh, Sam 324 de Koning, Tom 203 Pittonet, Marc 156 Kennedy, Matthew 82 Cottrell, Matthew 79 Hewett, George 65 McKay, Harrison 62 Curnow, Charles 38 Boyd, Jordan 29 Hollands, Oliver 15 Kemp, Brodie 9 Acres, Blake 6 Newman, Nicholas 3
Progressive Voting: Patrick Cripps 1503 Harry McKay 952 Sam Walsh 784 Tom de Koning 784 George Hewett 640 Charlie Curnow 514 Mitch McGovern 434 Jacob Weitering 414 Adam Saad 310 Blake Acres 250 Adam Cerra 231 Brodie Kemp 206 Matthew Kennedy 171 Marc Pittonet 162 Matthew Cottrell 144 Jordan Boyd 118 Nic Newman 108 Zac Williams 85 Lachlan Fogarty 68 Jack Carroll 64 Elijah Hollands 59 Lewis Young 55 Ollie Hollands 22 Matthew Owies 16 David Cuningham 13 Orazio Fantasia 13
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-.
B: [6] Zac Williams, [33] Lewis Young, [2] Lachlan Cowan HB: [39] Alex Cincotta, [23] Jacob Weitering, [24] Nic Newman C: [28] David Cuningham, [9] Patrick Cripps, [13] Blake Acres HF: [46] Matthew Cottrell, [10] Harry McKay, [20] Elijah Hollands F: [44] Matthew Owies, [30] Charlie Curnow, [12] Tom De Koning R: [27] Marc Pittonet, [18] Sam Walsh, [29] George Hewett Int: [37] Jordan Boyd, [7] Matthew Kennedy, [14] Orazio Fantasia, [19] Corey Durdin, [5] Adam Cerra
Em: [17] Brodie Kemp, [4] Oliver Hollands, [16] Jack Carroll
Considering our injury problems, this isn't bad line-up. It is a pity that a number of our players are not in great touch.
[1] I was a bit surprised by Kemp's demotion, but he didn't have a good one last week. He has been very up and down this year.
[2] Orazio is very lucky. I hope he can produce this week, as he's only kicked 1 goal for us as yet.
[3] I can understand why Ollie Hollands and Jack Carroll come out. Cerra is a better option. Ollie's form hasn't been great for all the work he has been doing. With a little luck, he might pick up some form. Jack Carroll I'm yet to be convinced about. But a good 20 - 30 possessions game in the 2's will help him no end.
[4] Mattie Owies is a little lucky to remain. He has made some terrible errors in the last few weeks. Corey Durdin is probably ever luckier. I was surprised to see us give him an extra 2 years. Both guys need to produce this week.
[5] Young I hope he can have a good one. Cox isn't the best forward if you body him. Give him the run at the ball, and he can be a real pain in the posterior.
We play Werribee, who are presently 9th, at Weribee this Saturday at 14:05. We should have a few more listed players for thus game, especially as the emergencies will be able to play. Last week we lost Binns, Sam Durdin and Cincotta, which was almost all of the experience we had.
Some of our guys need to respond after last week.
Mirkov is really struggling at the moment: not getting his hand on the ball, not getting to contests, etc. You can tell he missed a year of football. A real disappointment, and I'm not sure we'll give him another year.
I'd be tempted to play Zac Williams on a wing, rather than Ollie Hollands. Ollie is struggling and needs to time in the VFL to regain form and confidence. Cincotta can play tight, he can even play midfield, which I didn't expect to see. he has real depth on his kicks as well.
Our line-up: B: Lachie Young Sam Durdin Harry Lemmey HB: Billy Wilson Dom Akuei Michael Lewis C: Alex Cincotta Jaxon Binns Tom Phillips HF: Ned Cahill Bob Monahan Ashton Moir F: Liam McMahon Luke Nelson Alex Mirkov R: Hudson O'Keefe Heath Ramshaw Zavier Maher Int: L. Prout W. White B. Kuipers A. Stevens B. Lambert
Em: D. Hogg K. Ferranato J. Gedi H. Gill C, Verrell T. Sruk F. Riley J. Brereton
Disappointed to see Jess Gedi out; he was good last week.
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-.
I hope he can have a good one. Cox isn't the best forward if you body him. Give him the run at the ball, and he can be a real pain in the posterior.