This Saturday night we play on the MCG
Remember:
[1] 15 votes in total
[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-.
We were not on free to air, which I find incredible. But at least I saw the game on Kayo. We are really dudded when it comes to TV. Just as I said last week!
Team: A
Beating the Drug Cheats in those circumstances. We should have won by 5 goals!
Votes:
[2.5] David Cuningham:
[2.5] Sam Docherty
[1.5] Michael Gibbons
[1.5] Sam Walsh
[1] Ed Curnow
[1] Levi Casboult:
[1] Jacob Weitering:
[1] Liam Jones:
[0.5] Patrick Cripps:
[0.5] Marc Pittonet
[0.5] Tom Williamson
[0.5] Kade Simpson
[0.5] Lachie Plowman
[0.5] Mitch McGovern:
Explanations:
[2.5] David Cuningham: 30 possessions according to Ch7. Brilliant.
[2.5] Sam Docherty: Best game back. 30+ possessions and keeping his man down.
[1.5] Michael Gibbons: A couple of mistakes and 2 poor kicks at goal was about all the Gibbo did wrong. A great performance.
[1.5] Sam Walsh: Sam’s best game for the year, Great one on one work and very few errors.
[1] Ed Curnow: Kept his opponent quiet and got the ball himself. Good effort.
[1] Levi Casboult: Marking brilliantly and rucking well.
[1] Jacob Weitering: Totally destroyed the Essendon forwards.
[1] Liam Jones: A great job on the right, even with not much ball.
[0.5] Patrick Cripps: Relatively well held and still had 20 possessions in s short game. A good Captain’s effort.
[0.5] Marc Pittonet: Not as dominant as he was last week, but didn’t let his opponents get on top. A couple of really nice contested grabs.
[0.5] Tom Williamson: Best game yet. Held his man down and got the ball himself. Really important.
[0.5] Kade Simpson: Probably Simmo’s best game for the year.
[0.5] Lachie Plowman: A poor couple of minutes and gave away a goal, but was excellent otherwise. Probably his best game this year.
[0.5] Mitch McGovern: So near, yet so far. Couldn’t get enough ball, but he was a huge danger all night.
Honourable Mentions:
Will Setterfield: Not yet doing enough, but he had a semi-negative job and he did it well. I still want to see him want it more, but he is on the improve.
Jack Newnes: Not a great game, but he made few errors and did some good things at the right moment. Maybe he will be useful.
Sam Philp: There were some very nice signs from this guy. He ran and tackled hard and got to the right places. He has a long way to go, but he looks promising.
Team B+
Docherty 5
Cunningham 5
Gibbons 3
Weitering 1
Casboult 1
Team = B - didn't kick to advantage as well as last week
[3] Cuningham
[2] Docherty
[2] Walsh
[2] Casboult
[2] Simpson
[1] Weitering
[1] Jones
[1] Pittonet
[1] Gibbons
[0.5] Mitch McGovern:
Team: A-
5. Cuningham
4. Casboult
3. Docherty
2. Gibbons
1. Setterfield
Team B+ (poor goal kicking again)
4 Cunningham
2 McGovern
2 Docherty
1 Levi
1 Samo
1 Weiters
1 Gibbons
1 Walsh
1 Pitto
1 Ed
Strong team defense and even contribution from many.
Phelps took a while to adjust but showed some good signs.
Team B
3 - Casboult
3 - Cuningham
3 - Docherty
2 - Gibbons
1 - Curnow
1 - Pittonet
1 - Walsh
1 - Weitering
Hm: Murph, SPS, Brackets.
Team B
5 Docherty
4 Cuningham
2 Casboult
2 Pittonet
1 Gibbons
1 Walsh
Team B- We were at least a 5 goal better side than this rabble but only managed to scrape in by luck and a well timed falcon.
3 Docherty - Last week I said he was about to cut loose and he produced that yesterday. Cool professional in AA form.
2 Cuningham - Really nice work. Gee I hope it's not a once off because this bloke has skills.
1 Casboult - On a roll. If he can keep this up his next contract will be assured.
1 Gibbons - Solid enough effort but still makes fundamental errors which is the reason why he's a foot soldier and not a captain.
1 Walsh - Best game by him this year. Hopefully there's more to come.
1 Pittonet - Battles hard all game and super consistent would only be behind Doc and Weiters in the B&F
1 Weitering - Hasn't put a foot wrong in 4 games.
1 Curnow - Claims another scalp in Shiel
1 McGovern - Still goes quiet for long periods but he was better yesterday.
1 Williamson - This kid is tough. Can kick well and has a bit on mongrel. I hope he stays fit.
1 Jones - Very solid player. Still nervous when he's in the area but rather have him there than not.
1 Cripps - Even his average game is still better than most
Team A-
5:Cunningham
5:Casboult
2:Docherty
1:Gibbons
1:Murphy
1:McGovern
Latter two didn't play 4 quarters but were influential at critical moments.
Team.A
3. Cuningham
3. Docherty
3. Curnow to good for Shiel
1. Casboult
1. Simpson
1. Walsh
1, Gibbons
1. Pittonet
1. Murphy was superb in the last quarter. We wouldn't have won without him.
Team. B+
Bad kicking (at goal) is bad footy. Should have been a 5-6 goal win.
4. Doc - as good as ever. Maybe better?
4. Levi - could have kicked 5.
2. Cuners - now to back it up David who!
2. Ed Curnow - that's gotta be his job every week.
1. SPS - shut MTW down.
1. Pitto
1. Murph - wound back the clock in Q4 (thankfully)
Team B-
Casboult: 4
Doc: 3
Cunningham: 2
Murphy: 2
Gibbons: 2
Pitto: 1
Ed: 1
Team C+
Cuningham 3
Docherty 3
Liam Jones' head 3
Casboult 3
Pittonet 2
Murphy 1
Team B
5 Docherty (The Doc of old!)
4 Cuningham (His best game)
3 Walsh (Back to 2019 form)
2 Ed Curnow (Super Stopper)
1 Setterfield (Probably his best game.)
While I was impressed by the talls, I couldn't give them a vote because I didn't really see 4 qtrs of footy from them.
sMurph, Crippa and Simmo are probably unlucky to not get a vote.
I wish Jones would get back to marking the footy, if he gets into the same marking numbers as Weitering we are really going to see a solid defensive structure. At the moment his punching everything leaves things a bit chaotic. It's only an extra two or three marks a game, and we'll see a scoring swing in our favour.
Team Rating: B
4 Casboult ~ 3 goals out of 7 for the team. 9 marks. 3 Contested. Best forward on the ground.
4 Docherty ~ Played the role to a tee. Would have thought he was wearing on Essendon jumper they picked him out so often. Always uses it well.
3 Cunningham ~ A fantastic game. 2 misses and the OB in last the only things that let him down. Nails them and it's an elite performance.
2 Gibbons ~ His pressure for a small forward was huge. Like Cunners didn't hit the score board when he needed to. Was a handful for the Bombers.
1 Walsh ~ Worked hard all game.
Team B+
5 - Docherty
4 - Cunningham
3 - Casboult
2 - Gibbons
1 - Curnow
Team B+
5 Docherty
4 Cuningham
3 Casboult
2 Pittonet
1 Murphy
Team: B
5 - Cuningham
4 - Casboult
3 - Docherty
2 - Weitering
1 - Walsh
Anyone else wanting to vote, please do so soon. I will keep this thread open until Friday, but with the game on Thursday night most people will be thinking about it.