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-.
AFL Rd 3: Carlton vs North Melbourne
Rating: A
A win by almost ten goals is worth an A, especially as North do have a bunch of talented youngsters who kicked 3 of the first 4 goals (granted that the Umpire helped significantly). Still, we won every quarter and finished the game off.
Votes:
[2] Patrick Cripps
[2] George Hewett
[2] Harry McKay
[1.5] Matthew Kennedy
[1] Jacob Weitering
[1] Elijah Hollands
[1] Adam Cerra
[1] Adam Saad
[1] Blake Acres
[0.5] Lochie Fogarty
[0.5] Matthew Owies
[0.5] Nic Newman
[0.5] Charlie Curnow
[0.5] Tom de Koning
Explanations:
[2] Patrick Cripps: Crippa deserved about 10 votes with the game he played today. He broke tackles, he had 9 clearances and heaps of score involvements: between him and George Hewett, they had 21 score involvements. 5 tackles and a goal. A superb game.
[2] George Hewett: Not much behind Cripps, George was in everything. He had 9 clearances and 6 tackles and was strong and powerful all game.
[2] Harry McKay: 20 possessions and 10 marks and CHF, not to mention 5 excellent goals, H destroyed his opponents.
[1.5] Matthew Kennedy: His best game for the year, he was strong and hard and got the ball a lot.
[1] Jacob Weitering: A top game in defence.
[1] Elijah Hollands: Ordinary early, he picked up a lot after quarter time and ended up with 22 possessions and a goal. An excellent first up effort.
[1] Adam Cerra: Not as prolific as he can be, but his marking and precision kicking were real highlights.
[1] Adam Saad: A typical Saad game, lot of run, lots of ball and his opponents looking on in awe.
[1] Blake Acres: More territory than anyone else, he was very strong when it was necessary. His kicking was not at its best.
[0.5] Lochie Fogarty: 17 possessions for a negative small forward, his workrate and tackling provided others with goals.
[0.5] Matthew Owies: Not a huge game, but 3 goals and a lot of negative stuff.
[0.5] Nic Newman: Did his job and gid it well.
[0.5] Charlie Curnow: Not at his best, but was still lethal. Dropped a couple of sitters and could have had 6 or 7.
[0.5] Tom de Koning: Worked hard in the ruck and probably lowered his colours to Xerri, but when he came off, it was magical! Good around the ground.
Honourable Mentions:
Zac Williams: Another strong game in defence.
Mitch McGovern: Another excellent job in defence.
Oliver Hollands: Not as prolific as he can be, but did some great stuff!
A
5. McKay - he did everything you expect from a superstar
4. Hewett - a good hard nut display
3. Cripps - Kicking goals and winning plenty of clearances
2. Cerra - tackling and pressure was off the charts
1. Elij Hollands - his work rate is off the charts
5 McKay
4 Cripps
3 Hewett
2 Weitering
1 De Koning
Team A
Team B:
5: Mckay
3: McGovern
2: Cripps
1: Cerra
1: Hewett
1: Kennedy
1: C. Curnow
1: Fogarty
Team B - too many unforced errors when trying to be too cute
4: McKay
3: Hewett
2: Cripps
2: Cerra
1: Fogarty
1: Weitering
1: Curnow
1: McGovern
Team B
5 McKay
4 Hewett
3 Cripps
2 McGovern
1 E Hollands
Team B+
(lacked discipline a few times/smarty pants finessing)
3 - Hewett
3 - McKay
2 - Cerra
2 - Cripps
2 - Curnow
2 - Weitering
1 - McGovern
HM: TDK, Fogarty, Williams, E Hollands.
Team: A
5. McKay
4. Weitering
3. Cripps
2. Curnow
1. E. Hollands
Team B-
McKay 5
Cripps 4
Cerra 3
Hewitt 1
E Holland's 1
McGovern 1
Team A
5 Harry McKay
4 Patrick Cripps
3 George Hewett
2 Charlie Curnow
1 Elijah Hollands
Team B
4 Mckay
3 Hewett
2 Cripps
1 Cerra
1 E Hollands
1 Kennedy
1 Weitering
1 Fogarty
1 Acres
Team: A
5 - Cripps
4 - McKay
3 - Hewett
2 - Curnow
1 - Cerra
Team A
5 Harry
4 Crippa
2 Charlie
2 George
1 Cez
1 Elijah
HM Weiters, Fogarty
I'll keep this thread open for a little longer, but we play tomorrow. Please vote!