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-.
I am not confident.
Team: C
I get terribly frustrated when we lose. It is really bad for my mental health. Unfortunately, at the moment we are not a contender. We don’t have the personnel, nor do we have the game plan. But I do like that we stick around and keep going. We were pretty good in a lot of respects, just not good enough.
A special mention for the umpires: I have never seen a guy stand up after doing 720˚, still wait, before dishing the ball off and not be penalized. Christian Salem did that 3 times during the 1 game, and not one Umpire could see that it was holding the ball. Not one. Harry McKay does not have a back. ‘Handballs’ over the head do not need any contact with the 2nd hand. These were also multiple event occurrences and led directly to Melbourne goals.
If I rated them as I rate our team, they would get an E at least.
They may not have been the reason we lost, but they sure made our task a damned side harder and inflated the margin.
Votes:
[2.5] Sam Walsh
[2.5] Patrick Cripps
[2] Sam Docherty
[1.5] Adam Saad
[1.5] Nick Newman
[1] Zac Williams
[1] Ed Curnow
[1] Matthew Cottrell
[0.5] Lachlan Fogarty
[0.5] Jacob Weitering
[0.5] Liam Jones
[0.5] Marc Murphy
Explanations:
[2.5] Sam Walsh: What can you say? This guy puts in every week. Brilliant with 30 possessions and 9 marks.
[2.5] Patrick Cripps: There were those who did not appreciate Crippa’s game this week. 27 possessions, 10 tackles and 7 clearances say it all, especially when we did NOT get first hands on the ball.
[2] Sam Docherty: Gradually lost influence, but his game was excellent.
[1.5] Adam Saad: Took Pickett to the cleaners. One of the best defensive games I have seen Saad play.
[1.5] Nick Newman: Excellent in defence.
[1] Zac Williams: Probably his best game for us to this point.
[1] Ed Curnow: Ed is another guy who puts in every week. He was very solid and made the play a lot.
[1] Matthew Cottrell: For a guy who did nothing in the U18 comp, Cottrell continues to improve and was excellent.
[0.5] Lachlan Fogarty: Has to be rewarded for the way he kept getting the ball, but his fumbles and turnovers were disgraceful. He has to work on that.
[0.5] Jacob Weitering: Two key defenders against 3 key forwards was never going to end well. But Jacob kept on working hard.
[0.5] Liam Jones: Two key defenders against 3 key forwards was never going to end well. But Liam kept on working hard.
[0.5] Marc Murphy: Solid job around the forward line with 4 clearances. Earned his money today.
Honourable Mentions:
Marc Pittonet: Pitto kept trying like the big-hearted player he is. But he was beaten in the taps badly. Around the ground he was much better than his opponent, but he tires.
Lachie Plowman: Plow didn’t have a big game, but he did a solid negative job.
Will Setterfield: Setters wasn’t fantastic, but he was worth his place. It was nice to see both he and Stocker in the centre square.
Harry McKay: H didn’t get a lot of ball, but he did manage 3 goals. He was interfered with in just about every contest, but couldn’t buy a free kick. When he did not get one of the most obvious push-in-the-back frees I have ever seen, the ball went directly to the other end where Melbourne scored a goal.
Team C-
Walsh 4
Cripps 3
Saad 3
Jones 2
Docherty 2
Curnow 1
FWIW, I though Liam Stocker showed a bit as well. In the absence of anyone else putting their hand up as a decent midfielder, I would leave him there for a few weeks and see what he can deliver.
Team : D
Walsh : 6
McKay :2
Cripps : 2
Jones : 1
Docherty : 1
Betts : 1
Curnow E* : 1
Setterfield : 1
* Deserved 2 votes because he really cracked in and gave his all, but loses one for giving Harry's right arm a nice old shove, even if it was well meaning. He needs to be more aware than that.
Team. C
5. Walsh
4. Curnow
3. Saad
1. Cripps
1. Docherty
1. Jones
Team: C
Harry McKay does not have a back.
To be fair - the really stand out H moment, was right on 3/4 time (on the 50, near the 50 marking), and i have to imagine the ump couldnt decide if it was blatantly over the shoulder, or blatantly in the back - so, he paid neither. makes perfect sense
To be fair - the really stand out H moment, was right on 3/4 time (on the 50, near the 50 marking), and i have to imagine the ump couldnt decide if it was blatantly over the shoulder, or blatantly in the back - so, he paid neither. makes perfect sense
Reminds me of the time Corey Enright spoiled Warnock by punching him in the side of the head, when the umpire called play on!
A week ago Betts brushed some spuds back barely with enough force to bend his fingers and got pinged!
Team. D
4. Walsh
3. Curnow
3. Betts
2. McKay
1. Docherty
1. Jones
1. Cripps
Team = C
4. Walsh
3. Docherty
2. McKay
2. Cottrell
2. Betts
1. Jones
1. Cripps
Team: C
5. Docherty
4. Curnow
3. Cripps
2. Walsh
1. Betts
Team D
4 walsh
3 Docherty
2 Cripps
2 Saad
1betts
1 Stocker
1 curnow
1 Mckay
Team E:
3: McKay
3: Walsh
2: Docherty
2: Saad
2: E.Curnow
1: Cripps
1: Weitering.
1: Cottrell
Team: D
5 - Docherty
4 - Walsh
3 - Cripps
2 - Curnow
1 - McKay
Team C
4 - Walsh
3 - Curnow
3 - Docherty
2 - McKay
1 - Betts
1 - Cottrell
1 - Cripps
HM: Jones, Weitering, Saad.
Team C
3 Walsh
3 Docherty
2 Cripps
2 Saad
1 Jonesy
1 Stocker
1 Ed
1 H
1 Eddie
Team C
5: Walsh
4: Docherty
3: Cripps
2: Fogarty
1: McKay
HM’s. Ed, Saad, Eddie and Cotterall. Cudos to Stocks for his first afl goal and run in midfield. That this goal was largely ignored by his teammates was very disappointing.