Getting ready for this week. I'm assuming people still want this. Voting will be as usual.
AFL 2025 Rd 1: Carlton vs Richmond
Probably our poorest game in a long time, we capitulated against Richmond after leading by 41 points. We played stupid football and got run over by a side many predicted not to win a game. There wasn't much positive to get out of it.
Trends:
[1] There were 12 voters this round, which is not great for Rd 1. Granted that we lost, but a few more people putting in their opinions would be appreciated. Please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate.
[2] The rating was a 5.58, which is almost an E-, one of the worst performances under Michael Voss. Some us could see some positives from our first quarter and a bit, other just saw the train wreck.
[3] 11 players managed a mention this week. When we win, we often get 15 or more. And then, a couple of these guys were actually beaten.
[4] The average vote this week was 19!. That is the worst I can remember.
[5] 3 players managed 100 votes or more this week.
[6] Jacob Weitering was an easy winner this week. He slaughtered his opponent. Tome de Koning and Patrick Cripps shared equal second.
[7] Two player managed votes from everyone this week; Patrick Cripps and Tom de Koning. Our BOG, Weitering, missed one.
[8] Of our youngsters, Lucas Camporeale made an impression with 21 disposals. Pity not many of them hit targets, but he wasn't alone there.
[9] This was a game where our forwards struggled. Mids and defenders got the votes.
Votes:
Weitering, Jacob 251
Cripps, Patrick 177
de Koning, Tom 177
Silvagni, Jack 58
Cerra, Adam 49
Hewett, George 47
Hollands, Oliver 37
Camporeale, Lucas 21
Acres, Blake 16
Cowan, Lachlan 2
Saad, Adam 2
AFL 2025 Rd 2: Carlton vs Hawthorn
Lots of things didn't go our way, but it was our inability to finish that killed us. Much better than last week, but still not what we need to win.
Trends:
[1] There were 11 voters this round, which is heading in the wrong direction. Alas, that often happens when we lose, and our 1st two games have been considerably worse than we had hoped. Please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate.
[2] The rating was a 7.79, which is almost an C-. Not good enough, but compared to last week infinitely better.
[3] 14 players managed a mention this week, which is also an improvement. When we win, we often get 15 or more.
[4] The average vote this week was 27. The effort was there, but ...
[5] 4 players managed 100 votes or more this week. That shows we had a much improved performance.
[6] Tom de Koning was this week's winner, which is disappointing. Not that I dislike Tom, but his opponent was also a significant player (for the second week in a row). For that matter, Patrick Cripps was clearly 2nd, and he, too, lacked some of the penetration that really good Cripps games usually display.
[7] Two player managed votes from everyone this week; Patrick Cripps and Tom de Koning.
[8] Of our youngsters, Ollie Hollands had a good defensive game and Motlop showed a lot more than he has of late.
[9] This week our forwards again struggled for impact. When you don't score much after half time, it is hard to get a vote.
Votes:
de Koning, Tom 294
Cripps, Patrick 244
Hewett, George 205
Cerra, Adam 120
Weitering, Jacob 96
Motlop, Jesse 53
Hollands, Oliver 46
Silvagni, Jack 39
Walsh, Sam 25
Saad, Adam 18
Cottrell, Matthew 11
Fogarty, Lachlan 7
William, Zac 7
McGovern, Mitchell 4
Progressive Voting:
Tom de Koning 471
Patrick Cripps 422
Jacob Weitering 347
George Hewett 252
Adam Cerra 170
Jack Silvagni 98
Ollie Hollands 84
Jesse Motlop 54
Sam Walsh 25
Lucas Camporeale 21
Adam Saad 21
Blake Acres 17
Matthew Cottrell 11
Lachie Fogarty 8
Zac Williams 8
Mitch McGovern 4
Lachie Cowan 3
AFL 2025 Rd 3: Carlton vs Western Bulldogs
Should have won this one; we were the better team for most of the day. But, being unable to execute when it mattered was enough for us to fail.
Trends:
[1] There were 13 voters this round, which is better than the previous round. :(( Alas, that often happens when we lose, and our 1st three games have been considerably worse than we had hoped. Please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate.
[2] The rating was a 7.92, which is almost a C. Not good enough, but compared to last week infinitely better.
[3] 14 players managed a mention again this week, which isn't bad. Just not good enough yet.
[4] The average vote this week was 27 again. The effort was there, but ... Consistency? Maybe.
[5] 5 players managed 100 votes or more this week. That is also an improvement, but we need more from more if we are going to win against a decent team.
[6] Tom de Koning was this week's winner again, which is disappointing. Not that I dislike Tom, but his opponent was also a significant player (for the third week in a row). On the other hand, Brodie Kemp managed his first top 5 finish in probably his most effective game to date.
[7] Two player managed votes from everyone this week; Kemp and Tom de Koning. Two missed from voter (Weitering and Hewett), while Jack Silvagni missed from two.
[8] Of our youngsters, none really stood out but Kemp. That isn't good enough. One thing to note, was Lewis Young's game: he drifted out of the game, but it was his best in many ways.
[9] While this week's effort was more even, with our forwards being more dangerous, there still wasn't the sort of consistency required to get us over the line.
Votes:
de Koning, Tom 317
Kemp, Brodie 274
Weitering, Jacob 189
Hewett, George 140
Silvagni, Jack 128
Cerra, Adam 58
Saad, Adam 15
Fogarty, Lachlan 15
Curnow, Charles 15
Haynes, Nick 9
Young, Lewis 9
Cripps, Patrick 6
Hollands, Oliver 6
Walsh, Sam 6
Progressive Voting:
Tom de Koning 788 Tom deserves his lead after 3 strong performances, but he hasn't been a clear winner yet. :(
Jacob Weitering 536
Patrick Cripps 428 Again, Cripps deserves his 3rd spot, but not one of his games has been really good yet.
George Hewett 393 A big effort from George. He really deserves his 4th spot as arguably our most effective mid this year.
Brodie Kemp 275 Basically one brilliant game. Nothing in the others.
Adam Cerra 228
Jack Silvagni 226 Jack has been a big inclusion for us, in both defence and attack.
Ollie Hollands 90
Jesse Motlop 54 Like Kemp, one good game.
Adam Saad 36
Sam Walsh 31
Lachie Fogarty 23
Lucas Camporeale 21
Blake Acres 17
Charlie Curnow 16
Matt Cottrell 11
Nick Haynes 10
Lewis Young 10
Zac Williams 8
Mitch McGovern 4
Lachie Cowan 3
The way the votes drop off after Silvagni really shows how poor we've been this year. Not enough being done by enough people to make it matter.
AFL 2025 Rd 4: Carlton vs Collingwood
One poor quarter and some more awful forward football.
Trends:
[1] There were 8 voters this round, which is among the lowest in memory. :((
Please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate.
[2] The rating was a 7.22, which is almost a D+. Not good enough.
[3] 13 players managed a mention this week, which is one less than last week. Just not good enough yet.
[4] The average vote this week was 23. Not good enough yet.
[5] 4 players managed 100 votes or more this week. That is one less than last week, but still not too bad. Unfortunately, not all of those players won their position clearly.
[6] George Hewett continues his excellent season by collecting 282 votes. This is his 3rd week in the top 4 vote getters. Saad, Ollie Hollands and Walsh were equal 2nd with 128 votes.
[7] One player managed votes from everyone this week; Hewett. Saad missed from one voter, while Jack Silvagni missed from two.
[8] Of our youngsters, none really stood out but Ollie Hollands. That isn't good enough. Will White was noticed; had he kicked 3 goals instead of 3 points, it would have been more than noticed.
[9] Our defenders and mid continue to get votes, but our forwards aren't.
Votes:
Hewett, George 282
Saad, Adam 128
Hollands, Oliver 128
Walsh, Sam 128
Silvagni, Jack 94
Weitering, Jacob 68
Cerra, Adam 47
William, Zac 38
Acres, Blake 34
de Koning, Tom 30
Docherty, Sam 26
Lord, Cooper 13
White, Will 9
Progressive Voting:
Tom de Koning 818
George Hewett 674
Jacob Weitering 608
Patrick Cripps 428
Jack Silvagni 320
Adam Cerra 275
Brodie Kemp 275
Ollie Hollands 218
Adam Saad 164
Sam Walsh 128
Jesse Motlop 54
Blake Acres 51
Zac Williams 46
Sam Docherty 26
Lachie Fogarty 23
Lucas Camporeale 21
Charlie Curnow 16
Cooper Lord 13
Matthew Cottrell 11
Nick Haynes 10
Lewis Young 10
Will White 9
Mitch McGovern 4
Lachie Cowan 3
George Hewett moved up 2 spots to 2nd.
AFL 2025 Rd 5: Carlton vs West Coast in Adelaide
What a difference a week makes. Granted that we were playing an ordinary side, but we've been ordinary until this game.
Trends:
[1] There were 13 voters this round, which isn't high for a 71 point win.
Please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable.
[2] The rating was a 8.74, which is a comfortable B- and the highest of the year so far. Still, there is room for improvement.
[3] 15 players managed a mention this week, which is an improvement. Not only that, but their contributions were more significant. We had clear winners in a lot of places for a change.
[4] The average vote this week was 30. Easily our best result for the year.
[5] 3 players managed 100 votes or more this week. That is one less than last week, but still not too bad. However, unlike the previous weeks, these guys were serious winners, not just the best of an ordinary lot.
[6] George Hewett continues his excellent season by collecting 353 votes in a Cripps-like performance. This is his 4rd week in the top 4 vote getters. Sam Walsh was 2nd with 346 votes, his best game in a long time.
[7] Two player managed votes from everyone this week; Hewett and Walsh. Nobody else got close.
[8] Of our youngsters, Corey Durdin made the most impact in easily his best game for us to date.
[9] This was a round where all of our lines got some recognition, but our mids were dominant. Nice to see!
Votes:
Hewett, George 353
Walsh, Sam 346
Durdin, Corey 108
Cerra, Adam 81
Cripps, Patrick 81
McGovern, Mitchell 67
Saad, Adam 61
Weitering, Jacob 61
Oliver Hollands 57
Silvagni, Jack 44
Cottrell, Matthew 37
Curnow, Charles 7
Docherty, Sam 3
Haynes, Nick 3
Motlop, Jesse 3
Progressive Voting:
George Hewett 1028
Tom de Koning 818
Jacob Weitering 665
Patrick Cripps 508
Sam Walsh 506
Jack Silvagni 363
Adam Cerra 355
Brodie Kemp 275
Ollie Hollands 275
Adam Saad 224
Corey Durdin 108
Mitch McGovern 71
Jesse Motlop 57
Blake Acres 51
Matthew Cottrell 48
Zac Williams 46
Sam Docherty 29
Lachie Fogarty 23
Charlie Curnow 22
Lucas Camporeale 21
Nick Haynes 13
Cooper Lord 13
Lewis Young 10
Will White 9
Lachie Cowan 3
AFL 2025 Rd 6: Carlton vs North Melbourne at Marvel
A really strong game this round, pounding a team that bothered us in recent times.
Trends:
[1] There were 14 voters this round, which isn't that high for a game where we've thrashed a team. Please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable.
[2] The rating was a 9.74, which is a comfortable A- and the highest of the year so far. Still, there is room for improvement.
[3] 20 players managed a mention this week, which is nothing short of huge! Not only that, but their contributions were more significant. We had clear winners all over the ground.
[4] The average vote this week was 33. Easily our best result for the year.
[5] 4 players managed 100 votes or more this week, which is almost the norm when we win.
[6] George Hewett continues his excellent season by collecting a Judd-like 417 votes in his BOG in a row. This is his 5th week in the top 4 vote getters. Adam Cerra was 2nd with 233 votes, his best game in a long time.
[7] One! player managed votes from everyone this week; Hewett. Nobody else got close, as a lot of votes got shared around.
[8] Most of our youngsters made a good contribution: Carroll got votes, Cottrell got votes, Durdin got votes, Fogarty got votes, Motlop had his best game for the year, Ollie Hollands got votes and Will White got votes.
[9] This was a round where all of our lines got some recognition, but our mids were dominant. Nice to see!
Votes:
Hewett, George 419
Cerra, Adam 233
de Koning, Tom 150
Motlop, Jesse 129
Curnow, Charles 94
William, Zac 83
Durdin, Corey 77
Weitering, Jacob 63
Silvagni, Jack 35
Cottrell, Matthew 31
Walsh, Sam 28
McGovern, Mitchell 21
Hollands, Oliver 21
Acres, Blake 21
White, Will 17
Young, Lewis 17
Carroll, Matthew 10
Cripps, Patrick 7
Haynes, Nick 3
Fogarty, Lachlan 3
Progressive Voting:
George Hewett 1445
Tom de Koning 967
Jacob Weitering 728
Adam Cerra 588
Sam Walsh 534
Patrick Cripps 515
Jack Silvagni 398
Ollie Hollands 296
Brodie Kemp 275
Adam Saad 224
Jesse Motlop 186
Corey Durdin 185
Zac Williams 129
Charlie Curnow 116
Mitch McGovern 92
Matthew Cottrell 79
Blake Acres 72
Sam Docherty 29
Lewis Young 27
Will White 26
Lachie Fogarty 26
Lucas Camporeale 21
Nick Haynes 16
Cooper Lord 13
Matthew Carroll 11
Lachie Cowan 3
AFL 2025 Rd 7: Carlton vs Geelong
A really strong win over a top team.
Trends:
[1] There were 13 voters this round, which isn't that high for a game where we've beaten a contender. Please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable.
[2] The rating was a 9.87, which is a almost an A and the highest of the year so far. Still, there is room for improvement.
[3] 16 players managed a mention this week, which is another top effect! Not only that, but their contributions were more significant. We had clear winners all over the ground.
[4] The average vote this week was 34. Our best result for the year.
[5] 7 players managed 100 votes or more this week, which is unheard of. It is the largest score in this category since I've been doing the voting.
[6] It was really close among the top vote getters this week. Sam Walsh got his first BOG in considerable time with 216. Nick Haynes followed closely behind with 209, his first mention in the top echelons. Followed closely by George Hewett (197) and Patrick Cripps with 190.
[7] One! player managed votes from everyone this week; Harry McKay. Many managed all but one voter.
[8] Again, our youngsters made a decent contribution this week, led by the Hollands bothers.
[9] This was a round where all of our lines got some recognition, but our mids were dominant. Nice to see!
Votes:
Walsh, Sam 216
Haynes, Nick 209
Hewett, George 197
Cripps, Patrick 190
McKay, Harrison 178
de Koning, Tom 152
McGovern, Mitchell 114
Hollands, Oliver 61
Silvagni, Jack 38
Cerra, Adam 34
Hollands, Elijah 30
Fogarty, Lachlan 19
Curnow, Charles 15
Saad, Adam 11
Durdin, Corey 8
Weitering, Jacob 8
Progressive Voting:
1642 George Hewett
1119 Tom de Koning
750 Sam Walsh
735 Jacob Weitering
705 Patrick Cripps
622 Adam Cerra
436 Jack Silvagni
357 Ollie Hollands
275 Brodie Kemp
236 Adam Saad
225 Nick Haynes
206 Mitch McGovern
192 Corey Durdin
186 Jesse Motlop
179 Harry McKay
132 Charlie Curnow
129 Zac Williams
79 Matthew Cottrell
72 Blake Acres
45 Lachie Fogarty
31 Elijah Hollands
29 Sam Docherty
27 Lewis Young
26 Will White
21 Lucas Camporeale
13 Cooper Lord
11 Matthew Carroll
3 Lachie Cowan
AFL 2025 Rd 8: Carlton vs Adelaide
Our poorest result of the year. Very disappointing.
Trends:
[1] There were 7 voters this round, which is the lowest I've ever been involved with. But our performance was so bad that it almost justifies the lack of interest. Still,please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable.
[2] The rating was a 5.38, which represents a F+. That is even less than for the Richmond game. :(
[3] 12 players managed a mention this week, which isn't bad. Alas, none of them were in the range of the previous few week's results.
[4] The average vote this week was 18. Our worst result since I've been doing this.
[5] 2 players managed 100 votes or more this week, the total reverse of last week.
[6] Cripps and Hewett were the only 2 to pass 100 votes, with Cripps getting his first BOG for the season. George was 2nd.
[7] Three player managed votes from everyone this week; Cripps, Hewett and Haynes!
[8] Again, our youngsters made some contribution this week, led by the Hollands bothers.
[9] This was a round where none of our lines stood out. Our mids did best, but that wasn't saying a lot.
Votes:
Cripps, Patrick 173
Hewett, George 142
Weitering, Jacob 96
Haynes, Nick 69
Cerra, Adam 61
Hollands, Oliver 58
Curnow, Charles 58
Saad, Adam 50
Hollands, Elijah 31
Walsh, Sam 23
Durdin, Corey 23
Young, Lewis 23
Progressive Voting:
George Hewett 1784
Tom de Koning 1119
Patrick Cripps 878
Jacob Weitering 831
Sam Walsh 773
Adam Cerra 684
Jack Silvagni 436
Ollie Hollands 414
Nick Haynes 294
Adam Saad 286
Brodie Kemp 275
Corey Durdin 215
Mitch McGovern 206
Charlie Curnow 189
Jesse Motlop 186
Harry McKay 179
Zac Williams 129
Matthew Cottrell 79
Blake Acres 72
Elijah Hollands 62
Lewis Young 50
Lachie Fogarty 45
Sam Docherty 29
Will White 26
Lucas Camporeale 21
Cooper Lord 13
Matt Carroll 11
Lachie Cowan 3
Sorry that the analysis is not up to date. I'm having some issues with the spreadsheet. I'll update things as soon as I've worked out why it isn't working properly.
I Think I have the gremlins out of the Spreadsheet at the moment. I will catch up eventually.
My apologies for getting behind.
AFL 2025 Rd 9: Carlton vs St. Kilda/color]
A considerable improvement over the previous round, but there still remains a lot of room for improvement.
That said, we stood up when we had to and he managed to get through 4 quarters.
Trends:
[1] There were 13 voters this round, which is close to normal this season. Still,please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable.
[2] The rating was a 9.28, which represents a B+. It is pretty good, everything considered.
[3] 16 players managed a mention this week, which is pretty good.Also, our better players were significantly better this round compared to the Adelaide disaster.
[4] The average vote this week was 30. Much better!
[5] 52 players managed 100 votes or more this week. Again, much improved.
[6] Harry McKay was BOG this round with 271 votes, followed by Jack Silvagni with 200. If this doesn't show how significant H can be, than little will.
[7] OnlyOne player managed votes from everyone this week; H! Jack missed from 1 voter, as did Patrick Cripps. Weitering missed from 2 voters.
[8] Again, our youngsters made some contribution this week, led by Binns, the Hollands bothers and Cooper Lord.
[9] This was a round where none of our lines stood out. We had good contributions across much of the field.
Votes:
McKay, Harrison 271
Silvagni, Jack 200
Cripps, Patrick 179
Hewett, George 154
Haynes, Nick 118
Walsh, Sam 75
de Koning, Tom 64
Young, Lewis 57
Saad, Adam 54
Weitering, Jacob 54
Curnow, Charles 43
Binns, Jaxon 36
Cerra, Adam 32
Hollands, Oliver 29
Lord, Cooper 18
Hollands, Elijah 11
Progressive Voting:
George Hewett 1938
Tom de Koning 1184
Patrick Cripps 1057
Jacob Weitering 885
Sam Walsh 848.
Adam Cerra 716
Jack Silvagni 636
Harry McKay 450
Oliver Hollands 443
Nick Haynes 412
Adam Saad 339
Brodie Kemp 275
Charlie Curnow 232
Corey Durdin 215
Mitch McGovern 206
Jesse Motlop 186
Zac Williams 129
Lewis Young 107
Matthew Cottrell 79
Elijah Holland 72
Blake Acres 72
Lachie Fogarty 45
Jaxon Binns 36
Cooper Lord 31
Sam Docherty 29
Will White 26
Lucas Camporeale 21
Matthew Carroll 11
Lachie Cowan 3
I Think I have the gremlins out of the Spreadsheet at the moment. I will catch up eventually.
My apologies for getting behind.
AFL 2025 Rd 10: Carlton vs Sydney/color]
We controlled the game for 3 quarters, but couldn't get the job done. :( Considering how ordinary Sydney have been since then, this was definitely one that got away from us.
Trends:
[1] There were 10 voters this round, which is close to normal this season for a loss. Still, I'd hoped that more people would care enough to vote. Please do voteplease do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable. And our statistics hold up pretty well when it comes to John Nicholls Medal night!
[2] The rating was a 6.57, which represents a D-, shows how disappointed the voters were with this performance.
[3] 13 players managed a mention this week, which is reasonable. Alas, our main vote getters were not as significant as they were last week.
[4] The average vote this week was 21. It could have been much better if we'd held on in that last quarter.
[5] 3 players managed 100 votes or more this week. Very much a step backwards
[6] Adam Cerra was BOG this round with 194 votes, followed by Patrick Cripps with 187.
[7] No player managed votes from everyone this week. Patrick Cripps missed from 1, Cerra missed from 2 voters.
[8] Again, our youngsters made some contribution this week, led by Ollie Hollands and Cooper Lord.
[9] This was a round where none of our lines stood out. We had good contributions across much of the field, but no dominant players.
Votes:
Cerra, Adam 194
Cripps, Patrick 187
Hewett, George 121
Haynes, Nick 92
Saad, Adam 89
Hollands, Oliver 89
McKay, Harrison 82
Curnow, Charles 69
Lord, Cooper 23
Silvagni, Jack 20
Pittonet, Marc 13
Weitering, Jacob 3
McGovern, Mitchell 3
Progressive Voting:
2059 George Hewett
1244 Patrick Cripps
1184 Tom de Koning
910 Adam Cerra
888 Jacob Weitering
848 Sam Walsh
656 Jack Silvagni
532 Harry McKay
532 Oliver Hollands
504 Nick Haynes
428 Adam Saad
301 Charlie Curnow
275 Brodie Kemp
215 Corey Durdin
209 Mitch McGovern
186 Jesse Motlop
129 Zac Williams
107 Lewis Young
79 Matthew Cottrell
72 Elijah Holland
72 Blake Acres
54 Cooper Lord
45 Lachie Fogarty
36 Jaxon Binns
29 Sam Docherty
26 Will White
21 Lucas Camporeale
14 Marc Pittonet
11 Matthew Carroll
3 Lachie Cowan
I Think I have the gremlins out of the Spreadsheet at the moment. I will catch up eventually.
My apologies for getting behind.
AFL 2025 Rd 11: Carlton vs GWS
Like last round, we had our chances, but couldn't take them and ran out of gas. :(
Trends:
[1] There were 12 voters this round, which is better than we have for most of our losses this year. Still, I'd hoped that more people would care enough to vote. Please do voteplease do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable. And our statistics hold up pretty well when it comes to John Nicholls Medal night!
[2] The rating was a 6.44, which represents a E+, shows how disappointed the voters were with this performance.
[3] 14 players managed a mention this week, which is reasonable. Alas, our main vote getters were not the big winner we need.
[4] The average vote this week was 21.
[5] 4 players managed 100 votes or more this week. A step forward.
[6] Sam Docherty was BOG this round with 201 votes, followed by Adam Cerra with 175 and Patrick Cripps with 169.
[7] One player managed votes from everyone this week: Patrick Cripps. Docherty, Lord and Cerra missed from 1 voter.
[8] Again, our youngsters made some contribution this week, led by Ollie Hollands and Cooper Lord. Harry O'Farrell also made a contribution.
[9] This was a round where none of our lines stood our defence and forward line were lacking, but our mids were our best players.
Votes:
Docherty, Sam 201
Cerra, Adam 175
Cripps, Patrick 169
Lord, Cooper 105
Haynes, Nick 73
Saad, Adam 64
Hollands, Oliver 62
Walsh, Sam 59
Fogarty, Lachlan 19
McKay, Harrison 13
Curnow, Charles 13
White, Will 5
O'Farrell, Harry 5
de Koning, Tom 3
Progressive Voting:
2059 George Hewett
1413 Patrick Cripps
1186 Tom de Koning
1084 Adam Cerra
907 Sam Walsh
888 Jacob Weitering
656 Jack Silvagni
593 Oliver Hollands
577 Nick Haynes
546 Harry McKay
492 Adam Saad
314 Charlie Curnow
275 Brodie Kemp
231 Sam Docherty
215 Corey Durdin
209 Mitch McGovern
186 Jesse Motlop
159 Cooper Lord
129 Zac Williams
107 Lewis Young
79 Matthew Cottrell
72 Elijah Holland
72 Blake Acres
64 Lachie Fogarty
36 Jaxon Binns
26 Will White
21 Lucas Camporeale
14 Marc Pittonet
11 Matthew Carroll
6 Harry O'Farrell
3 Lachie Cowan
AFL 2025 Rd 13: Carlton vs Drug Cheats
A win over the Drug Cheats is always a positive, even if we weren't that impressive.
Trends:
[1] There were 12 voters this round, which is not that great for a win over one of our traditional foes. Please do voteplease do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable. And our statistics hold up pretty well when it comes to John Nicholls Medal night!
[2] The rating was a 8.14, which represents a C, shows how disappointed the voters were even with a win.
[3] 16 players managed a mention this week, which is the sort of thing we get when we win these days.
[4] The average vote this week was 27.
[5] 5 players managed 100 votes or more this week. A real step forward.
[6] Tom de Koning was BOG again this round, for the 3rd time this year, with 217 votes, followed by Jack Silvagni with 190, George Hewett (183), Sam Walsh and Ollie Hollands.
[7] No player managed votes from everyone this week.
[8] Again, our youngsters made some contribution this week, led by Ollie Hollands, Jesse Motlop and Cooper Lord.
[9] This was a round where our mids and defenders shone out. Our forwards, not so much.
Votes:
de Koning, Tom 217
Silvagni, Jack 190
Hewett, George 183
Walsh, Sam 136
Hollands, Oliver 122
Motlop, Jesse 95
Cerra, Adam 88
Acres, Blake 51
Saad, Adam 47
Haynes, Nick 31
Cincotta, Alex 20
Lord, Cooper 17
Curnow, Charles 7
William, Zac 7
Carroll, Matthew 7
Docherty, Sam 3
Progressive Voting:
2243 George Hewett
1413 Patrick Cripps
1403 Tom de Koning
1173 Adam Cerra
1043 Sam Walsh
888 Jacob Weitering
846 Jack Silvagni
715 Oliver Hollands
607 Nick Haynes
546 Harry McKay
540 Adam Saad
321 Charlie Curnow
281 Jesse Motlop
275 Brodie Kemp
234 Sam Docherty
215 Corey Durdin
209 Mitch McGovern
176 Cooper Lord
136 Zac Williams
123 Blake Acres
107 Lewis Young
79 Matthew Cottrell
72 Elijah Holland
64 Lachie Fogarty
36 Jaxon Binns
32 Will White
21 Lucas Camporeale
21 Alex Cincotta
18 Matthew Carroll
14 Marc Pittonet
6 Harry O'Farrell
3 Lachie Cowan
AFL 2025 Rd 14: Carlton vs West Coast
The first quarter and 3/4's was excellent. After that, it was a slog.
Trends:
[1] There were 10 voters this round, which is worse than we usually get for a loss. A sign of things to come? Or just because the game was interstate. It took me a long time to see it all, as I was in hospital for the whole game. :( It sort of described my weekend!
Please do voteplease do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable. And our statistics hold up pretty well when it comes to John Nicholls Medal night!
[2] The rating was a 7.77, which represents a C-, shows how disappointed the voters were even with a win. Considering how they felt in the next 2 weeks ...
[3] 14 players managed a mention this week, which is a little low for modern wins. We often get 16 or more when we actually play 4 quarters.
[4] The average vote this week was 25, which is about as low as a win ever goes.
[5] 3 players managed 100 votes or more this week. It might have been more if more people had voted, but it does show the malaise we've experienced this season.
[6] George Hewett was BOG again this round, for the 4th time this year, with 326 votes, followed by Adam Cerra with 186 and Ollie Hollands with 132. Ollie has 2 top 3 finishes so far this season.
[7] One player managed votes from everyone this week, George Hewett. Ollie missed from 1 voter, while the rest were all over the place.
[8] Again, our youngsters made some contribution this week, led by Ollie Hollands and Jaxon Binns.
[9] This was a round where our mids and defenders shone out. Our forwards, not so much. I much rather an even performance, but our forwards have struggled this year.
Votes:
Hewett, George 326
Cerra, Adam 186
Hollands, Oliver 132
de Koning, Tom 97
Cincotta, Alex 82
Binns, Jaxon 82
McGovern, Mitchell 70
Fogarty, Lachlan 54
Haynes, Nick 43
Weitering, Jacob 31
Saad, Adam 23
William, Zac 19
Cripps, Patrick 12
Carroll, Matthew 8
Progressive Voting:
2569 George Hewett
1500 Tom de Koning
1425 Patrick Cripps
1359 Adam Cerra
1043 Sam Walsh
919 Jacob Weitering
847 Ollie Hollands
846 Jack Silvagni
650 Nick Haynes
563 Adam Saad
546 Harry McKay
321 Charlie Curnow
281 Jesse Motlop
279 Mitch McGovern
275 Brodie Kemp
234 Sam Docherty
215 Corey Durdin
176 Cooper Lord
156 Zac Williams
123 Blake Acres
118 Jaxon Binns
118 Lachie Fogarty
107 Lewis Young
105 Alex Cincotta
79 Matthew Cottrell
72 Elijah Holland
32 Will White
25 Matthew Carroll
21 Lucas Camporeale
14 Marc Pittonet
6 Harry O'Farrell
3 Lachie Cowan
AFL 2025 Rd 15: Carlton vs North Melbourne
Another embarrassment, and we still almost won. Just goes to show how poor we were for so much of the game.
Trends:
[1] There were 6 voters this round, a new low that I hope never to see again. Our performance was so bad that it almost justifies the lack of interest. Still,please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable, especially as I've got the spreadsheet behaving again..
[2] The rating was a 5.50, which represents a F+ or an E-. That is on par with the Richmond game. :(
[3] 14 players managed a mention this week, which isn't bad. Alas, none of them were in the range of the previous few week's results as even our best players were overshadowed by North players.
[4] The average vote this week was 18. Our equal worst result since I've been doing this.
[5] 2 players managed 100 votes or more this week, which says so much about how we were dominated by North.
[6] McGovern and Hewett were the only 2 to pass 100 votes, with McGovern getting his first BOG for the season. George was 2nd.
[7] No player managed votes from everyone this week. Nobody really stood out.
[8] Again, our youngsters made some contribution this week, led by Hollands.
[9] This was a round where none of our lines stood out. Our mids did best, but that wasn't saying a lot.
Votes:
McGovern, Mitchell 193
Hewett, George 174
Hollands, Oliver 83
Acres, Blake 69
Saad, Adam 64
Docherty, Sam 64
Weitering, Jacob 55
Cerra, Adam 28
William, Zac 28
Fogarty, Lachlan 18
Haynes, Nick 18
Motlop, Jesse 14
Binns, Jaxon 9
Cripps, Patrick 9
Progressive Votes:
2743 George Hewett
1500 Tom de Koning
1434 Patrick Cripps
1386 Adam Cerra
1043 Sam Walsh
974 Jacob Weitering
930 Ollie Hollands
846 Jack Silvagni
668 Nick Haynes
627 Adam Saad
546 Harry McKay
279 Mitch McGovern
472 Charlie Curnow
298 Sam Docherty
294 Jesse Motlop
275 Brodie Kemp
215 Corey Durdin
191 Blake Acres
183 Zac Williams
176 Cooper Lord
137 Lachie Fogarty
127 Jaxon Binns
107 Lewis Young
105 Alex Cincotta
79 Matthew Cottrell
72 Elijah Holland
32 Will White
25 Matthew Carroll
21 Lucas Camporeale
14 Marc Pittonet
6 Harry O'Farrell
3 Lachie Cowan
AFL 2025 Rd 16: Carlton vs Port Adelaide
Another embarrassment. What more can I say?
Trends:
[1] There were 9 voters this round, which is a 50% improvement over last week. Pity opur game wasn't the same. Our performance was so bad that it almost justifies the lack of interest. Still,please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable, especially as I've got the spreadsheet behaving again..
[2] The rating was a 4.96, which represents a F. A new and unwelcome low. :(
[3] 13 players managed a mention this week, which isn't bad. Alas, none of them were match winning.
[4] The average vote this week was 16. A new low.
[5] 3 players managed 100 votes or more this week, which is better than last week. Hewett, Hollands and Haynes managed it this week.
[6] George Hewett managed yet another BOG for us, followed closely by Nick Haynes and Ollie Hollands.
[7] 2 players, Haynes and Hewett, managed votes from everyone this week. Ollie missed from one voter.
[8] Again, our youngsters made some contribution this week, led by Hollands.
[9] This was a round where none of our lines stood out. Our mids did best, but that wasn't saying a lot. I hate writing this!
Votes:
Hewett, George 201
Haynes, Nick 163
Hollands, Oliver 152
Docherty, Sam 66
Fantasia, Orazio 44
William, Zac 33
Lord, Cooper 22
Curnow, Charles 19
Cincotta, Alex 17
Young, Lewis 11
Cripps, Patrick 8
Fogarty, Lachlan 6
de Koning, Tom 3
Progressive Votes:
2944 George Hewett
1503 Tom de Koning
1442 Patrick Cripps
1386 Adam Cerra
1082 Ollie Hollands
1043 Sam Walsh
974 Jacob Weitering
846 Jack Silvagni
831 Nick Haynes
627 Adam Saad
546 Harry McKay
472 Mitch McGovern
365 Sam Docherty
341 Charlie Curnow
294 Jesse Motlop
275 Brodie Kemp
216 Zac Williams
215 Corey Durdin
198 Cooper Lord
191 Blake Acres
142 Lachie Fogarty
127 Jaxon Binns
119 Alex Cincotta
118 Lewis Young
79 Matthew Cottrell
72 Elijah Holland
45 Orazio Fantasia
32 Will White
25 Matthew Carroll
21 Lucas Camporeale
14 Marc Pittonet
6 Harry O'Farrell
3 Lachie Cowan
AFL 2025 Rd 17: Carlton vs Collingwood
Another embarrassment.
Trends:
[1] There were 8 voters this round, which is still far from ideal. Unfortunately, our performance was so bad that it almost justifies the lack of interest. Still,please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable, especially as I've got the spreadsheet behaving again..
[2] The rating was a 5.71, which represents a E-. It isn't good, but it wasn't as bad as last week. :(
[3] 17 players managed a mention this week, which is actually very good, but most were bit votes for guys who showed something, rather than for clear winners.
[4] The average vote this week was 19, which is merely poor. We weren't that embarrassing in the bad old days of a few years back.
[5] 2 players managed 100 votes or more this week, which is one worse than last week. Williams and Ollie Hollands managed it this time.
[6] Zac Williams managed his 1st BOG for us with 264 votes and he didn't even manage 4 quarters of football, followed by Ollie Hollands.
[7] 1 players, Zac Williams, managed votes from everyone this week. Ollie missed from one voter.
[8] Again, our youngsters made some contribution this week, led by Hollands and Cowan.
[9] This was a round where none of our lines stood out. Our mids did best, but that wasn't saying a lot. I hate writing this!
Votes:
William, Zac 264
Hollands, Oliver 150
Cowan, Lachlan 93
Cripps, Patrick 64
Docherty, Sam 61
Pittonet, Marc 50
Motlop, Jesse 43
Weitering, Jacob 29
Cerra, Adam 29
Hewett, George 14
Haynes, Nick 14
Moir Ashton 14
Curnow, Charles 11
Acres, Blake 7
Carroll, Matthew 7
Lord, Cooper 4
Young, Flynn 4
Progressive Votes:
2959 George Hewett
1503 Tom de Koning
1506 Patrick Cripps
1415 Adam Cerra
1231 Ollie Hollands
1043 Sam Walsh
1003 Jacob Weitering
846 Jack Silvagni
845 Nick Haynes
627 Adam Saad
546 Harry McKay
480 Zac Williams
472 Mitch McGovern
425 Sam Docherty
351 Charlie Curnow
337 Jesse Motlop
275 Brodie Kemp
215 Corey Durdin
201 Cooper Lord
199 Blake Acres
142 Lachie Fogarty
127 Jaxon Binns
119 Alex Cincotta
118 Lewis Young
96 Lachie Cowan
79 Matthew Cottrell
72 Elijah Holland
64 Marc Pittonet
45 Orazio Fantasia
33 Matthew Carroll
32 Will White
21 Lucas Camporeale
15 Ashton Moir
6 Harry O'Farrell
4 Flynn Young
AFL 2025 Rd 18: Carlton vs Brisbae
Another shocker. :(
Trends:
[1] There were 9 voters this round, which is still far from ideal. Unfortunately, our performance was still uninspiring. Still,please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable, especially as I've got the spreadsheet behaving again..
[2] The rating was a 6.04, which represents a E. It isn't good, but it wasn't as bad as some of our efforts this year. :(
[3] 13 players managed a mention this week, which is not too bad, but it was a case of rewarding decent effort rather than clear winners.
[4] The average vote this week was 20, which is merely ordinary.
[5] 3 players managed 100 votes or more this week, which is one better than last week. Cripps, Haynes and Hewett broke 100 votes.
[6] George Hewett managed his 6th BOG for us with 245 votes, followed closely by Patrick Cripps (231).
[7] 2 players, Hewett & Cripps, managed votes from everyone this week. Lachie Cowan missed from one voter.
[8] Again, our youngsters made some contribution this week, led by Hollands and Cowan.
[9] This was a round where none of our lines stood out. Our mids did best, but that wasn't saying a lot. I hate writing this, but it has been quite common this season!
Votes:
Hewett, George 245
Cripps, Patrick 231
Haynes, Nick 127
Cowan, Lachlan 94
Pittonet, Marc 80
Hollands, Oliver 54
Docherty, Sam 30
Cerra, Adam 13
O'Farrell, Harry 13
William, Zac 7
Motlop, Jesse 3
Curnow, Charles 3
Fantasia, Orazio 3
There won't be a Progressive Votes for this week, as I stuffed up and already included the next round in the spreadsheet.
AFL 2025 Rd 19: Carlton vs Melbourne
Our best effort for quite some time, especially since we have so many good players unavailable,
Trends:
[1] There were 9 voters this round, which is the same as last weekl. Unfortunately, our performance was still uninspiring enough not to attract more voters. Still,please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable, especially as I've got the spreadsheet behaving again..
[2] The rating was a 8.93, which represents a B. Not what we want, against a fellow struggler, but much better than we've been producing of late.
[3] 13 players managed a mention this week, which is the same as last week. However, the votes are far more significant, as more of our players had good games. We really took our moments, which we haven't recently.
[4] The average vote this week was 29, which is much improved on recent weeks.
[5] 6 players managed 100 votes or more this week, which is nothing short of brilliant. We have rarely had numbers this impressive.
[6] Jacob Weitering managed his 1st BOG for us this season with 327 votes, followed closely by Patrick Cripps (307).
[7] 4 players, Weitering, Cowan, Curnow & Cripps, managed votes from everyone this week. Ashton Moir missed from one voter.
[8] Our youngsters weren't just contributors this week, they were significant reasons as to why we won. Cowan, Carroll and Moir stood out and got good votes as a result.
[9] This was a round where all of our lines stood out. Our mids did best, but it was close.
Votes:
Weitering, Jacob 327
Cripps, Patrick 307
Cowan, Lachlan 238
Moir Ashton 129
Carroll, Matthew 119
Curnow, Charles 109
Cerra, Adam 30
Docherty, Sam 30
Lord, Cooper 25
Pittonet, Marc 15
Hewett, George 5
William, Zac 5
Saad, Adam 5
Progressive Voting:
3208 George Hewett
2045 Patrick Cripps
1503 Tom de Koning
1458 Adam Cerra
1330 Jacob Weitering
1285 Ollie Hollands
1043 Sam Walsh
973 Nick Haynes
846 Jack Silvagni
632 Adam Saad
546 Harry McKay
492 Zac Williams
480 Sam Docherty
472 Mitch McGovern
464 Charlie Curnow
428 Lachie Cowan
341 Jesse Motlop
275 Brodie Kemp
226 Cooper Lord
215 Corey Durdin
199 Blake Acres
159 Marc Pittonet
152 Matthew Carroll
144 Ashton Moir
142 Lachie Fogarty
127 Jaxon Binns
119 Alex Cincotta
118 Lewis Young
79 Matthew Cottrell
72 Elijah Holland
48 Orazio Fantasia
32 Will White
21 Lucas Camporeale
19 Harry O'Farrell
4 Flynn Young
AFL 2025 Rd 20: Carlton vs Hawthorn
Not good enough, although we did outscore them for 3 quarters. However, the damage was done. :(
Trends:
[1] There were 8 voters this round, which is one less than last weekl. :( Unfortunately, our performance was still uninspiring enough not to attract more voters. Still,please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable, especially as I've got the spreadsheet behaving again..
[2] The rating was a 6.29, which represents a E+. Not what we want.
[3] 13 players managed a mention this week, which is the same as last week. But many got votes for being trier rather than real winners.
[4] The average vote this week was 21, which is dreadful.
[5] 3 players managed 100 votes or more this week, which is down on recent times.
[6] George Hewett managed his 7th BOG for us this season with 279 votes, followed not so closely by Harry O'Farrell and Will White. Their 1st top 3 finishes!
[7] 1 player managed votes from everyone this week. No guesses as to who it was.
[8] Our youngsters were big contributors this round, with O'Farrell and White being 2nd and 3rd respectively. Hollands and Cowen weren't far behind.
[9] This was a round where no line really stood out. :(
Votes:
Hewett, George 279
O'Farrell, Harry 161
White, Will 102
Cowan, Lachlan 94
Hollands, Oliver 83
Weitering, Jacob 75
Docherty, Sam 67
Cripps, Patrick 35
Curnow, Charles 24
Cerra, Adam 8
Haynes, Nick 8
William, Zac 4
Acres, Blake 4
Progressive Votes:
3488 George Hewett
2081 Patrick Cripps
1503 Tom de Koning
1466 Adam Cerra
1405 Jacob Weitering
1388 Ollie Hollands
1043 Sam Walsh
981 Nick Haynes
846 Jack Silvagni
632 Adam Saad
547 Sam Docherty
546 Harry McKay
522 Lachie Cowan
496 Zac Williams
487 Charlie Curnow
472 Mitch McGovern
341 Jesse Motlop
275 Brodie Kemp
226 Cooper Lord
215 Corey Durdin
203 Blake Acres
181 Harry O'Farrell
159 Marc Pittonet
152 Matthew Carroll
144 Ashton Moir
142 Lachie Fogarty
134 Will White
127 Jaxon Binns
119 Alex Cincotta
118 Lewis Young
79 Matthew Cottrell
72 Elijah Holland
48 Orazio Fantasia
21 Lucas Camporeale
4 Flynn Young
AFL 2025 Rd 21: Carlton vs Fremantle
We were in front with five minutes to go, and lost by almost 5 goals. That flatters Freo hugely. Unfortunately, we couldn't provide the effort for 4 quarters, a common tale in 2025. :(
Trends:
[1] Last week there were 8 voters, which was a very low. But this week eclipses that easily. A mere 6 people voted. 6! That is a new low I hope never to see repeated.
Still,please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable, especially as I've got the spreadsheet behaving again..
[2] The rating was a 7.39, which represents a D+. It is an improvement over recent times, but is still not good enough.
[3] 9 players managed a mention this week, which is the lowest of the year. Two players dominated.
[4] The average vote this week was 24, which is better than last week.
[5] 3 players managed 100 votes or more this week, which is the same as last week. And 1 player got 99.
[6] George Hewett managed his 8th BOG for us this season with 363 votes, followed closely by Patrick Cripps, who was more even (314 votes).
[7] 2 players managed votes from everyone this week, Cripps and Hewett.
[8] Our youngsters were decent contributors this round, with Ollie Hollands, Francis Evans and Lachie Cowan featuring.
[9] This was a round 2 of our mids dominated while few others won over 4 quarters.
Votes:
Hewett, George 363
Cripps, Patrick 314
Haynes, Nick 166
Evans, Francis 99
Cowan, Lachlan 74
de Koning, Tom 37
Hollands, Oliver 25
Lord, Cooper 18
William, Zac 12
Progressive Voting:
3851 George Hewett
2395 Patrick Cripps
1540 Tom de Koning
1466 Adam Cerra
1405 Jacob Weitering
1392 Ollie Hollands
1147 Nick Haynes
1043 Sam Walsh
846 Jack Silvagni
632 Adam Saad
596 Lachie Cowan
547 Sam Docherty
546 Harry McKay
508 Zac Williams
487 Charlie Curnow
472 Mitch McGovern
341 Jesse Motlop
275 Brodie Kemp
245 Cooper Lord
215 Corey Durdin
203 Blake Acres
181 Harry O'Farrell
159 Marc Pittonet
152 Matthew Carroll
144 Ashton Moir
142 Lachie Fogarty
134 Will White
127 Jaxon Binns
119 Alex Cincotta
118 Lewis Young
99 Francis Evans
79 Matthew Cottrell
72 Elijah Holland
48 Orazio Fantasia
21 Lucas Camporeale
4 Flynn Young
AFL 2025 Rd 22: Carlton vs Gold Coast
We finished well, but were ordinary otherwise.
Trends:
[1] Last week there were 6 voters, which was the equal lowest I've ever seen. This week, we managed 7.
Still,please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable, especially as I've got the spreadsheet behaving again..
[2] The rating was a 7.71, which represents a C-. It is an improvement over recent times, but is still not good enough.
[3] 11 players managed a mention this week, which is heading in the right direction.
[4] The average vote this week was 25, which is better than last week.
[5] 5 players managed 100 votes or more this week, which is much improved. We don't often lose with 5 top contributors like this round.
[6] Francis Evans managed his 1st BOG for us this season with 303 votes. Having seen him early in the season, I didn't think this was possible. Kudos to the guy for improving so much. Ollie Hollands and 2nd, Cooper Lord was 3rd.
[7] 2 players managed votes from everyone this week, Evans and Hollands.
[8] Our youngsters were our best contributors this round, with Ollie Hollands, Francis Evans and Cooper Lord taking the top 3 positions.
[9] This was another performance where no area dominated.
Votes:
Evans, Francis 303
Hollands, Oliver 204
Lord, Cooper 198
Cripps, Patrick 143
McKay, Harrison 110
Hewett, George 66
Cowan, Lachlan 61
Saad, Adam 39
Acres, Blake 17
Haynes, Nick 11
William, Zac 6
Progressive Voting:
3917 George Hewett
2535 Patrick Cripps
1596 Ollie Hollands
1540 Tom de Koning
1466 Adam Cerra
1405 Jacob Weitering
1158 Nick Haynes
1043 Sam Walsh
846 Jack Silvagni
656 Harry McKay
656 Lachie Cowan
632 Adam Saad
547 Sam Docherty
514 Zac Williams
487 Charlie Curnow
472 Mitch McGovern
443 Cooper Lord
402 Francis Evans
341 Jesse Motlop
275 Brodie Kemp
219 Blake Acres
215 Corey Durdin
181 Harry O'Farrell
159 Marc Pittonet
152 Matthew Carroll
144 Ashton Moir
142 Lachie Fogarty
134 Will White
127 Jaxon Binns
119 Alex Cincotta
118 Lewis Young
79 Matthew Cottrell
72 Elijah Holland
48 Orazio Fantasia
21 Lucas Camporeale
4 Flynn Young
AFL 2025 Rd 23: Carlton vs PortAdelaide
Our best game for quite a while with a very inexperienced line-up. Couldn't have been much better, considering the guys we had available. The game was Sam Walsh's return, and didn't he show that he wanted to be out there! And H played pone of the games of the season.
Trends:
[1] This week we attracted 11 voters, which isn't fantastic, but it is a considerable improvement over recent weeks.
Still,please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable, especially as I've got the spreadsheet behaving again..
[2] The rating was a 9.88, which is between a A- and an A-. It was our best score for the season, which tells you a lot about our season. We had some bigger wins, but they were against West Coast and North Melbourne.
[3] 15 players managed a mention this week, which is now commonplace when we play well. Maybe it is the voters, maybe it is the team, but we seem to share votes around a lot better than we used to when we play well.
[4] The average vote this week was 32, which is equal to our best for the year. To be honest, it showed.
[5] 4 players managed 100 votes or more this week, which is actually less than last week. But, unlike most of our season, the scores were huge. We clearly had really dominant players
[6] Harry McKay managed his 2nd BOG for us this season with a Judd-like 459 votes. That is the highest score for anyone this season, eclipsing George Hewett's 417 against North Melbourne. The other 3 top vote getters were around the 200 mark, which has been BOG material more than once this season. In order, they were Walsh, Hewett and Cripps (198).
[7] 3 players managed votes from everyone this week, McKay, Walsh and Hewett.
[8] Our youngsters may not have stood out this like like they did last week, but they continued to make significant contributions. Ollie Hollands, Lachie Cowan and Francis Evans were the most obvious.
[9] Our mids and forwards dominated this week. The defence was good, but didn't have as much work to do.
Votes:
McKay, Harrison 459
Walsh, Sam 227
Hewett, George 222
Cripps, Patrick 198
Haynes, Nick 79
Cowan, Lachlan 59
Hollands, Oliver 54
Evans, Francis 44
William, Zac 40
de Koning, Tom 35
Acres, Blake 25
Young, Lewis 10
Lord, Cooper 10
Carroll, Matthew 5
Progressive Voting:
4139 George Hewett
2735 Patrick Cripps
1651 Ollie Hollands
1575 Tom de Koning
1466 Adam Cerra
1420 Jacob Weitering
1270 Sam Walsh
1237 Nick Haynes
1115 Harry McKay
846 Jack Silvagni
716 Lachie Cowan
671 Adam Saad
553 Zac Williams
547 Sam Docherty
487 Charlie Curnow
472 Mitch McGovern
453 Cooper Lord
447 Francis Evans
341 Jesse Motlop
275 Brodie Kemp
244 Blake Acres
215 Corey Durdin
181 Harry O'Farrell
159 Marc Pittonet
157 Matthew Carroll
144 Ashton Moir
142 Lachie Fogarty
134 Will White
128 Lewis Young
127 Jaxon Binns
119 Alex Cincotta
79 Matthew Cottrell
72 Elijah Holland
48 Orazio Fantasia
21 Lucas Camporeale
4 Flynn Young
AFL 2025 Rd 24: Carlton vs Essendon
Another game I didn't see live. I am writing to the AFL and complaining about the number of Thursday night games we've had.
Never mind, this was our 1st Thursday night win for the season.
It was our 1st win in the final round in ages.
As such, it was always nice to beat the Drug Cheats.
Trends:
[1] This week we attracted 10 voters, which isn't fantastic, but it is a considerable improvement over the weeks we lost.
Still,please do vote, win, lose or draw: it is something we appreciate and it makes our statistics a lot more reliable, especially as I've got the spreadsheet behaving again. You look at how our voting stacks up and we're pretty damned good; we usually get the players in something close to the right order. Do think about this for 2026.
[2] The rating was a 9.0, which isa B. The few people who voted expected us to beat the Drug Cheats, who were struck down by injury, and marked the effort accordingly.
[3] 15 players managed a mention this week, which is the same as last week.
To be honest, I'm happy when I see these sort of numbers. It suggests to me that we're getting a contribution from a significant portion of the team. That seems to be more common these days. Back in the Judd days we often had some players dominate while the others either didn't do as much, or weren't recognized. I prefer it this way.
[4] The average vote this week was 29, which is reasonable. Hopefully we can see more scores in the 30's in 2026.
[5] 5 players managed 100 votes or more this week. But we did have 2 real dominant scores.
[6] George Hewett managed his 9th BOG for us this season with a Judd-like 374 votes. Weitering was 2nd with 252. 18 times this season George was in the top 4 vote getters. That is Cripps-like! Cripps managed 14 top-4 finishes in a year where he was down.
[7] 2 players managed votes from everyone this week, Hewett and Weitering. Cripps and Evans missed 1 voter, while Walsh missed 2.
[8] Our youngsters have been one of the positives this year. Guys like Hollands and Cowan have been consistent vote getters across the season. This week they weren't as dominant.
[9] There was a fairly even spread this week, with no line dominating. We struggled all year with our forward work and it shows.
Votes:
Hewett, George 374
Weitering, Jacob 252
Evans, Francis 185
Cripps, Patrick 131
Walsh, Sam 126
McKay, Harrison 72
Motlop, Jesse 72
Acres, Blake 41
Hollands, Oliver 23
de Koning, Tom 18
Cowan, Lachlan 14
Saad, Adam 14
Young, Flynn 14
Moir Ashton 9
Wilson, Billy 9
Progressive Voting:
4513 George Hewett
2866 Patrick Cripps
1673 Ollie Hollands
1672 Jacob Weitering
1593 Tom de Koning
1466 Adam Cerra
1396 Sam Walsh
1237 Nick Haynes
1187 Harry McKay
846 Jack Silvagni
729 Lachie Cowan
684 Adam Saad
631 Francis Evans
553 Zac Williams
547 Sam Docherty
487 Charlie Curnow
472 Mitch McGovern
453 Cooper Lord
413 Jesse Motlop
284 Blake Acres
275 Brodie Kemp
215 Corey Durdin
181 Harry O'Farrell
159 Marc Pittonet
157 Matthew Carroll
153 Ashton Moir
142 Lachie Fogarty
134 Will White
128 Lewis Young
127 Jaxon Binns
119 Alex Cincotta
79 Matthew Cottrell
72 Elijah Holland
48 Orazio Fantasia
21 Lucas Camporeale
18 Flynn Young
9 Billy Wilson
Congratulations to:
[1] George Hewett 4513 votes Our runaway winner by over a thousand votes.
George turned up every week in a career best season. 9 time BOG, 18 time a top-4 vote getter. What a season!
[2] Patrick Cripps 2866 votes Our Captain had a much quieter season this time around, but still managed 1 BOG and 15 top-4 performances. Here is hoping that 2026 is more like 2024!
[3] Ollie Hollands 1673 votes This is both a positive and a negative. It is a huge positive for Ollie and marks his 'graduation', if you will. But it is also a serious negative, in that so many players who were consider top players failed to fire. Injuries curtailed some of them, but form was a significant issue. Seriously. guys like de Koning should be polling a lot more votes than this.
Not to take anything away from Ollie Hollands, who deserves the kudos. He didn't win any BOGs, but he was a consistent performer most weeks.
[4] Jacob Weitering 1672 votes A good effort from Weitering. He was BOG twice and in the top 4 four times.
[5] Tom de Koning 1593 votes After a positive start to the year, Tom failed to really fire. He was BOG three time, only once after round 3, and in the top 4 six times, none in the last third of the season.