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 11: Carlton vs Gold Coast
Rating: A
We outplayed Gold Coast in so many areas, a really solid effort after last week’s disappointment. Unfortunately, they can kick goals from ten rows back in the stands and we can’t.
Last week it was a challenge to give votes: this week it is a challenge to reward everyone who was significant.
Votes:
[2.5] Patrick Cripps
[2] Tome de Koning
[2] Sam Walsh
[1.5] Blake Acres
[1] Matthew Kennedy
[1] Nic Newman
[1] Alex Cincotta
[1] Zac Williams
[0.5] Mitch McGovern
[0.5] George Hewett
[0.5] Brodie Kemp
[0.5] Harry McKay
[0.5] Lachie Cowan
[0.5] Charlie Curnow
Explanations:
[2.5] Patrick Cripps: What a game! 31 possessions and 13 clearances!
[2] Tom de Koning: Tom was probably beaten in the ruck, but around the ground he was dynamic. Tom played more to his strengths rather than his weaknesses, and it was obvious that he succeeded. 10 clearances and some nice marks.
[2] Sam Walsh: 32 possessions, but his disposal was diabolical.
[1.5] Blake Acres: A solid 4-quarter effort.
[1] Matthew Kennedy: Love the way he attacked the ball.
[1] Nic Newman: Quiet early, but he really lifted and did some magic things.
[1] Alex Cincotta: Not a lot of possessions, but he totally negated Touk Miller. Miller got in 21 times, their best. But very few of his disposals were damaging. On the other hand, Cincotta did some wonderful stuff that simply wouldn’t appear on the stats sheet.
[1] Zac Williams: 4 goals and an excellent game for a guy who has struggled of late. He kicked snap goals, roving the pack, which our other smalls don’t do. He even spent some time in the middle and was more than useful.
[0.5] Mitch McGovern: Started brilliantly and kept his opponent quiet, Mitch also took a couple of great marks. A fine performance.
[0.5] George Hewett: Unheralded, but very effective. 6 clearances.
[0.5] Brodie Kemp: One of his better games, Kem kept his opponent out of it and provided drive himself. He still has to work on his kicking, which was not as good as it could have been.
[0.5] Harry McKay: To dominate his position and get this few votes only goes to show how even our contribution was today. H’s marking was excellent.
[0.5] Lachie Cowan: Probably his best game, Cowan’s disposal was great, his willingness to take the game on was excellent and his cutting out his opponent was more than solid.
[0.5] Charlie Curnow: Normally, kicking four goals four (it should have ben at least 7 goals), would have been a brilliant effort, but Charlie’s first half was ordinary. It didn’t help the way we delivered the ball to him, but …
Honourable Mentions:
Jacob Weitering: Most other week’s Jacob’s efforts would have been worth votes. He was brilliant early, but obviously a bit sore later. King kicked 3 and could have kicked 5, but didn’t win a single contest against Weitering.
Adam Saad: Pretty quiet by his standards, but kept his opponent quiet and still provided drive. He’ll be better for the run.
Oliver Hollands: Like Weitering, Ollie was brilliant early, but faded a bit. Still, he did a lot of good things and would have got 2 votes last week on this effort.
Elijah Hollands: Came home with a wet sale and kicked a nice goal. Again, this effort would have got 2 votes last week.
Orazio Fantasia: Played further up the ground and did a lot better than he has done. He might even keep his place.
Jordan Boyd: A really solid effort in defence.
A
4 TDK
4 Cripps
2 McGovern
2 Walsh
1 Kemp
1 Williams
1 Newman
Team B
Cripps 5
Williams 3
Tdk 3
Walsh 2
Cincotta 1
O hollands 1
Team = A
[5] Cripps
[2] Walsh
[2] Williams
[2] McGovern
[2] TDK
[1] McKay
[1] Cincotta
Team C:
6: Cripps
4: Walsh
1: TDK
1: Williams
1: McGovern
1: Acres
1: Kennedy
Team C+
Cripps 3
Walsh 2
Newman 2
TDK 2
Acres 1
McKay 1
Charlie 1
Williams 1
Kemp 1
McGovern 1
B - four quarters football.
5. Cripps
4. Kennedy
3. Walsh
2. TDK
1. Acres
Team B-
Cripps 3
Walsh 3
De Konning 2
Williams 2
Acres 1
McKay 1
Kennedy. 1
McGovern 1
Kemp. 1
Ab
Team A- (would have been A but for allowing those 3 late goals from GCS)
4 - Cripps
3 - TDK
2 - Walsh
2 - Williams
1 - Curnow
1 - McGovern
1 - McKay
1 - Newman
HM: Acres, Cincotta, O & E Hollands, Kemp, Kennedy.
Team B
5 Cripps
4 McKay
3 TDK
2 Charlie
1 Walsh
Team: A
5. Cripps
4. Williams
3. TDK
2. Curnow
1. O.Hollands
Team A-
5 Cripps
4 Acres
3 Walsh
2 Williams
1 TDK
Team: A
5 - Cripps
4 - Walsh
3 - De Koning
2 - Curnow
1 - Williams
Team - A : Would've been A+ but for the lapse late in the last
3 - Cripps
2 - TDK
1 - Walsh
1 - Williams
1 - Curnow
1 - McGovern
1 - McKay
1 - Newman
1 - Cincotta
1 - O.Hollands
1 - Acres
1 - Kennedy
Team B
4 Crippa
2 Walsh
2 Williams
2 McGovern
2 TDK
1 H
1 Ollie
1 Cincotta
HM George, Newy, Charlie, Acres
Sometimes I think we mark Charlie pretty hard. He kicked 4, could have had 6 or 7, and was the clear difference between the two sides in the second half. Sure, he got towelled up in the first half, but he only needs 15 minutes to turn a game, and his two marks in the third quarter were classical power forward stuff.
So
Team A- (would have been better if we didn't cough up lazy goals at the end.)
Cripps 5
Walsh 3
Curnow 3
Williams 2
TDK 1
Harry 1
HM : Newman, Dutch minor, Dutch major, Kennedy,
Team B
5: Cripps
4: TDK
3: Weitering
2: Walsh
1: Kemp
HM’s: Charlie ,Zac, Acres ( all unlucky not to get votes)