Princes Park => Robert Heatley Stand => Topic started by: crashlander on February 13, 2026, 01:27:21 pm
Title: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on February 13, 2026, 01:27:21 pm
With the season coming ever closer, it is time mull over what we want to do with our B&F award. I expect to have the time to deal with it again this year, so that isn't a problem. But I do wish to consider what we do with it, considering that we appear to be having fewer and fewer voters: [1] Do we want the same format that we've had? Personally, I like it, as it gives me an opportunity to award everyone who needs a mention, that just the best one of two. However, it is complicated (for some). [2] If we don't want to continue as it has been, what changes should we make?
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: PaulP on February 13, 2026, 01:51:36 pm
[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.
I find the format above, which has been in place for a while, to be somewhat restrictive. I'd like to be able to vote for an unlimited number of players for starters. We can see that this is a felt issue from a number of voters, because they often give HM or honorable mentions to players they can't fit into the format, which IMO is a backdoor way of giving them votes.
I'd also like restriction number 3 removed.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: DJC on February 13, 2026, 03:07:57 pm
I have stuck with a 5,4,3,2,1 voting system for a few years now but I often find that I have two or three players vying for the last vote.
I'm happy to keep going as is but, if a change is needed, how about adopting the John Nicholls Medal voting system or similar. That is: A maximum of 20 votes per game. The votes awarded are shared among a maximum of eight players. Voters don't have to award all of their votes. The maximum votes any one player may receive is 10.
That system would put the kybosh on your preference to award votes to lots of players Crash but perhaps we could go to voting for a maximum of 10 players.
The extremes would be one or two players with 10 votes, 10 players with two votes each, one player with one vote, or no votes at all for a shocking loss.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: LP on February 13, 2026, 03:28:11 pm
I can't see any reason to change, every system has a strength and weakness, and the grass is not always greener on the other side.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: rocky on February 13, 2026, 03:32:09 pm
I'll do whatever you want Crash. Probably the one thread I enjoy the most
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: Gointocarlton on February 13, 2026, 06:41:48 pm
I'll do whatever you want Crash. Probably the one thread I enjoy the most
x 2 Crash
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: percy on February 18, 2026, 06:05:09 pm
I am happy with it as is Crash. No need to change unless you want to.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: Blue Moon on February 19, 2026, 05:12:03 am
Very appreciative of your efforts.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: Baggers on February 19, 2026, 07:53:29 am
I wouldn't change the format, Capt Crash. It's a format unique to this forum and is working well.
Huge appreciation to you for your efforts.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on February 19, 2026, 10:15:06 am
It looks like most people would prefer to keep things as they are. Fair enough. I can do that.
Voting will appear as normal.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on March 11, 2026, 11:35:58 am
AFL 2026 Rd 0: Carlton vs Sydney The first 2.4 quarters were good, but after that, it wasn't fun. :(
Trends: [1] There were 16 voters this round, which is the best we've had in over a year. A sign of things to come? Hopefully, we can keep these numbers up! 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 6.40, which represents a E+, shows how disappointed the voters were. Not the way we wanted to start the season.
[3]15 players managed a mention this week, which isn't that bad. These days, we often get 16+ for a decent win, but it does show that we were more than competitive for much of the game.
[4] The average vote this week was 21, which again shows the dissatisfaction with the result and the effort in the 3rd term.
[5]3 players managed 100 votes or more this week.
[6] Sam Walsh was BOG this round with 292 votes, followed by Marc Pittonet with 214 and Jagga Smith with 106. Considering the Pitto was actually beaten in the ruck, it sort of tells the tale. Excellent to see Jagga make an impression in his debut.
[7]Two player managed votes from everyone this week, Walsh and Pittonet. Jagga Smith missed from 1 voter.
[8] It was our youngsters who made probably the most important contribution this week, as our midfield mainstays generally had a poor game. Jagga came in 3rd, while Harry Dean came in 7th. Cooper Lord also made a contribution. Our experienced mids, like Cripps and Hewett, didn't have great games, and we missed their drive.
[9] This was a round where only Sam Walsh really stood out for 4 quarters. Others were good for periods, but no one aspect of our team could be considered clear winners.
Votes: Walsh, Sam 292 Pittonet, Marc 214 Smith, Jagga 106 Lord, Cooper 90 Weitering, Jacob 56 William, Zac 52 Dean, Harry 38 Ainsworth, Ben 34 Florent, Oliver 22 Hollands, Oliver 22 Hollands, Elijah 10 Kemp, Brodie 10 Hewett, George 8 Cripps, Patrick 4 Young, Lewis 2
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 292 Pittonet, Marc 214 Smith, Jagga 106 Lord, Cooper 90 Weitering, Jacob 56 William, Zac 52 Dean, Harry 38 Ainsworth, Ben 34 Florent, Oliver 22 Hollands, Oliver 22 Hollands, Elijah 10 Kemp, Brodie 10 Hewett, George 8 Cripps, Patrick 4 Young, Lewis 2
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: Baggers on March 11, 2026, 12:25:50 pm
AFL 2026 Rd 0: Carlton vs Sydney The first 2.4 quarters were good, but after that, it wasn't fun. :(
Trends: [1] There were 16 voters this round, which is the best we've had in over a year. A sign of things to come? Hopefully, we can keep these numbers up! 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 6.40, which represents a E+, shows how disappointed the voters were. Not the way we wanted to start the season.
[3]15 players managed a mention this week, which isn't that bad. These days, we often get 16+ for a decent win, but it does show that we were more than competitive for much of the game.
[4] The average vote this week was 21, which again shows the dissatisfaction with the result and the effort in the 3rd term.
[5]3 players managed 100 votes or more this week.
[6] Sam Walsh was BOG this round with 292 votes, followed by Marc Pittonet with 214 and Jagga Smith with 106. Considering the Pitto was actually beaten in the ruck, it sort of tells the tale. Excellent to see Jagga make an impression in his debut.
[7]Two player managed votes from everyone this week, Walsh and Pittonet. Jagga Smith missed from 1 voter.
[8] It was our youngsters who made probably the most important contribution this week, as our midfield mainstays generally had a poor game. Jagga came in 3rd, while Harry Dean came in 7th. Cooper Lord also made a contribution. Our experienced mids, like Cripps and Hewett, didn't have great games, and we missed their drive.
[9] This was a round where only Sam Walsh really stood out for 4 quarters. Others were good for periods, but no one aspect of our team could be considered clear winners.
Votes: Walsh, Sam 292 Pittonet, Marc 214 Smith, Jagga 106 Lord, Cooper 90 Weitering, Jacob 56 William, Zac 52 Dean, Harry 38 Ainsworth, Ben 34 Florent, Oliver 22 Hollands, Oliver 22 Hollands, Elijah 10 Kemp, Brodie 10 Hewett, George 8 Cripps, Patrick 4 Young, Lewis 2
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 292 Pittonet, Marc 214 Smith, Jagga 106 Lord, Cooper 90 Weitering, Jacob 56 William, Zac 52 Dean, Harry 38 Ainsworth, Ben 34 Florent, Oliver 22 Hollands, Oliver 22 Hollands, Elijah 10 Kemp, Brodie 10 Hewett, George 8 Cripps, Patrick 4 Young, Lewis 2
Mucho Apreciados for your work, Capt Crash.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on March 11, 2026, 02:09:57 pm
AFL 2026 Rd 0: Carlton vs Sydney The first 2.4 quarters were good, but after that, it wasn't fun. :(
Trends: [1] There were 16 voters this round, which is the best we've had in over a year. A sign of things to come? Hopefully, we can keep these numbers up! 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 6.40, which represents a E+, shows how disappointed the voters were. Not the way we wanted to start the season.
[3]15 players managed a mention this week, which isn't that bad. These days, we often get 16+ for a decent win, but it does show that we were more than competitive for much of the game.
[4] The average vote this week was 21, which again shows the dissatisfaction with the result and the effort in the 3rd term.
[5]3 players managed 100 votes or more this week.
[6] Sam Walsh was BOG this round with 292 votes, followed by Marc Pittonet with 214 and Jagga Smith with 106. Considering the Pitto was actually beaten in the ruck, it sort of tells the tale. Excellent to see Jagga make an impression in his debut.
[7]Two player managed votes from everyone this week, Walsh and Pittonet. Jagga Smith missed from 1 voter.
[8] It was our youngsters who made probably the most important contribution this week, as our midfield mainstays generally had a poor game. Jagga came in 3rd, while Harry Dean came in 7th. Cooper Lord also made a contribution. Our experienced mids, like Cripps and Hewett, didn't have great games, and we missed their drive.
[9] This was a round where only Sam Walsh really stood out for 4 quarters. Others were good for periods, but no one aspect of our team could be considered clear winners.
Votes: Walsh, Sam 292 Pittonet, Marc 214 Smith, Jagga 106 Lord, Cooper 90 Weitering, Jacob 56 William, Zac 52 Dean, Harry 38 Ainsworth, Ben 34 Florent, Oliver 22 Hollands, Oliver 22 Hollands, Elijah 10 Kemp, Brodie 10 Hewett, George 8 Cripps, Patrick 4 Young, Lewis 2
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 292 Pittonet, Marc 214 Smith, Jagga 106 Lord, Cooper 90 Weitering, Jacob 56 William, Zac 52 Dean, Harry 38 Ainsworth, Ben 34 Florent, Oliver 22 Hollands, Oliver 22 Hollands, Elijah 10 Kemp, Brodie 10 Hewett, George 8 Cripps, Patrick 4 Young, Lewis 2
Mucho Apreciados for your work, Capt Crash.
No worries. But it was nice having more voters. So, please, keep voting! Hopefully the senior will make voting more of a pleasure than a pain!
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on March 23, 2026, 10:42:54 am
AFL 2026 Rd 1: Carlton vs Richmond We won, but we kicking 1 goal after half time was problematic.
Trends: [1] There were 15 voters this round, after a similar showing in the previous round. This is much better than we managed last year. 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 7.69, which represents a C-, is a considerable improvement after last week, but still something that needs improving.
[3]13 players managed a mention this week, two less than last week. These days, we often get 16+ for a decent win, but this wasn't a decent win.
[4] The average vote this week was 25, which again shows significant dissatisfaction with the result and the effort after half time.
[5]3 players managed 100 votes or more this week. This is the same as last week, but the totals suggest our better players were more effective.
[6]Jagga Smith was BOG this round with 254 votes; congratulations, youngster! He was followed by Sam Walsh with 233 and Patrick Cripps with 187.
[7]One player managed votes from everyone this week, Jagga Smith. Walsh missed from 1 voter, while Cripps missed from 2.
[8] The distribution of votes this week suggested that we had a more rounded performance across the board, rather than only getting something from the youngsters. Our mids were particularly strong, with 3 of them being the best 3 players on the ground.
[9] Looking at the youngsters, Jagga Smith stood out. Matt Carroll was also significant.
Votes: Smith, Jagga 254 Walsh, Sam 233 Cripps, Patrick 187 Pittonet, Marc 92 Weitering, Jacob 77 Carroll, Matthew 69 William, Zac 56 Lord, Cooper 54 Hewett, George 44 McGovern, Mitchell 36 Florent, Oliver 31 McKay, Harrison 13 Hayward, Will 8
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 526 Smith, Jagga 360 Pittonet, Marc 307 Patrick Cripps 192 Lord, Cooper 144 Weitering, Jacob 133 William, Zac 109 Matthew Carroll 70 Florent, Oliver 53 Hewett, George 52 Dean, Harry 38 Mitch McGovern 36 Ainsworth, Ben 34 Hollands, Oliver 22 Harry McKay 13 Hollands, Elijah 10 Kemp, Brodie 10 Will Hayward 8 Young, Lewis 2
Sam Walsh is the early leader, ahead of Jagga Smith. Pitto in 3rd says something.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: kruddler on March 23, 2026, 01:42:58 pm
I wonder if TDK is 3rd in the saints count at this stage? Or even in the top 10!
:-[ :D
He probably will be, will get a pass because the rest of the team is more why they lost than him. Gawn did play better than him, but he put in a shift at least, just not one worth 1.8 million worth.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: Lods on March 23, 2026, 04:08:02 pm
I had a look at the Saintsational voting for the games so far. Tom had the second most votes in the Collingwood game-45 under their system Nothing against Melbourne and only a handful against GWS to this stage, but they haven't finished voting yet.
But that first game gained him enough that he's probably in the top 4-5 at the moment on their voting. Hall, Sinclair and Wilkie are ahead of him, Windhager and NWM around the same
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: kruddler on March 23, 2026, 04:27:13 pm
I had a look at the Saintsational voting for the games so far. Tom had the second most votes in the Collingwood game-45 under their system Nothing against Melbourne and only a handful against GWS to this stage, but they haven't finished voting yet.
But that first game gained him enough that he's probably in the top 4-5 at the moment on their voting. Hall, Sinclair and Wilkie are ahead of him, Windhager and NWM around the same
So, basically 1 game gets you top 4-5 after 3 games?? Wow, they are worse than i thought.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: Lods on March 23, 2026, 05:09:26 pm
I had a look at the Saintsational voting for the games so far. Tom had the second most votes in the Collingwood game-45 under their system Nothing against Melbourne and only a handful against GWS to this stage, but they haven't finished voting yet.
But that first game gained him enough that he's probably in the top 4-5 at the moment on their voting. Hall, Sinclair and Wilkie are ahead of him, Windhager and NWM around the same
So, basically 1 game gets you top 4-5 after 3 games?? Wow, they are worse than i thought.
It's a bit like percentage A big win in the first three rounds and a couple of close results, gives you an unrealistic percentage. As the year goes on and more games are played it evens itself out and it's the consistent performers who end up at the top.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on April 02, 2026, 10:14:46 pm
AFL 2026 Rd 2: Carlton vs Melbourne I've left the voting thread open, as this is a short week. I'd rather not have to change things, but I will if necessary. I want more people voting, even in disasters like this one.
Trends: [1] There were 10 voters this round, which isn't too bad considering how poor we were after half time. 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 6.13, which represents a E+, shows juts how frustrated our voters are this week.
[3]15 players managed a mention this week, which is better than last week. But the size of the vote shows how few played 4 quarters.
[4] The average vote this week was 20, which again shows significant dissatisfaction with the result and the effort after half time.
[5]4 players managed 100 votes or more this week. This is the best for the year, but the size shows that our players weren't dominant for 4 quarters.
[6]Sam Walsh and Jacob Weitering were both BOG's this round with 175 votes. They were followed by Mitch McGovern with 163 and Elijah Hollands with 113.
[7]Three player managed votes from everyone this week, Walsh, McGovern and Weitering. Elijah Hollands missed from 1.
[8] The distribution of votes this week suggested that we had a rounded performance across the board; everyone fell off after half time.
[9] If there was a positive from this disaster, it was the significant contribution from our youngsters. Smith, Dean, Byrne and the Hollands brothers made contributions.
Votes: Walsh, Sam 175 Weitering, Jacob 175 McGovern, Mitchell 163 Hollands, Elijah 113 Young, Lewis 52 Hollands, Oliver 40 Cripps, Patrick 37 Smith, Jagga 34 Byrne, Talor 34 Ainsworth, Ben 31 Carroll, Matthew 28 Dean, Harry 12 Pittonet, Marc 9 William, Zac 9 McKay, Harrison 9
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 700 Smith, Jagga 394 Pittonet, Marc 316 Weitering, Jacob 308 Patrick Cripps 228 Mitch McGovern 199 Lord, Cooper 144 Hollands, Elijah 124 William, Zac 118 Matthew Carroll 97 Ainsworth, Ben 65 Hollands. Ollie 62 Young, Lewis 55 Florent, Oliver 53 Hewett, George 52 Dean, Harry 51 Byrne, Talor 34 Harry McKay 23 Kemp, Brodie 10 Will Hayward 8
Sam Walsh is the early leader, ahead of Jagga Smith. Pitto in 3rd says something.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on April 13, 2026, 12:00:00 pm
AFL 2026 Rd 4: Carlton vs North Melbourne I've left the voting thread open for longer, because of the short week. But, losing turns voters off.
Trends: [1] There were 9 voters this round, which is not good. But then, it is hard to vote when we do so poorly and when the program is so disjointed and unsatisfactory. 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 6.93, which represents a D, shows just how frustrated our voters are this week.
[3]17 players managed a mention this week, which is better than last week. But the size of the vote shows how few played 4 quarters. Hard, I guess, when the whole team doesn't play 4 quarters!
[4] The average vote this week was 23, which again shows significant dissatisfaction with the result and the effort after half time. Scores are around 30 when we win.
[5]4 players managed 100 votes or more this week, which equals last week's effort.
[6]Elijah Hollands was both BOG this round with 258 votes. He was followed by Pittonet, McGovern and Ollie Hollands.
[7]One player managed votes from everyone this week, Elijah Hollands. None of the others got close.
[8] The distribution of votes this week suggested that we had a rounded performance across the board; everyone fell off after half time.
[9] The Hollands brothers dominated. But most of our youngsters didn't make the contribution they've done in earlier games.
Votes: Hollands, Elijah 258 Pittonet, Marc 162 McGovern, Mitchell 142 Hollands, Oliver 104 Kemp, Brodie 69 Newman, Nicholas 58 Ainsworth, Ben 50 Walsh, Sam 31 Weitering, Jacob 31 Cripps, Patrick 31 Boyd, Jordan 27 Hewett, George 23 Cowan, Lachlan 23 Cerra, Adam 12 Florent, Oliver 8 Evans, Francis 8 Smith, Jagga 4
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 731 Pittonet, Marc 477 Smith, Jagga 398 Hollands, Elijah 382 Mitch McGovern 341 Weitering, Jacob 339 Patrick Cripps 259 Hollands. Ollie 166 Lord, Cooper 144 William, Zac 118 Ainsworth, Ben 115 Matthew Carroll 97 Kemp, Brodie 90 Hewett, George 75 Florent, Oliver 61 Young, Lewis 55 Newman, Nic 58 Dean, Harry 51 Byrne, Talor 34 Boyd, Jordan 27 Harry McKay 23 Cowan, Lachie 24 Cerra, Adam 12 Will Hayward 8 Evans, Francis 8
Sam Walsh is the early leader, ahead of Marc Pottonet! Considering that we haven't really won the ruck much, that says a lot. Jagga Smith is 3rd.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on April 19, 2026, 12:20:01 pm
AFL 2026 Rd 5: Carlton vs Adelaide I've left the voting thread open for longer, because of the short week. But, losing turns voters off, and another fail hurts.
Trends: [1] There were 10 voters this round, which is a considerable fall off from our opening game. Nichevo. When we lose, it is difficult to get voters to care enough to vote, especially when we don't show that we've learnt anything from those losses. 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 7.33, which represents a D+, shows just how frustrated our voters are this week. Considering that the rating was our 2nd best for the year just shows how dissatisfied we've become.
[3]17 players managed a mention again this week. Clearly, almost everyone of doing something, enough to get noticed, just not enough to get us over the line. :(
[4] The average vote this week was 24, which is also our 2nd best for the year. Scores are around 30 when we win, so read into that what you will.
[5] For the second week in a row 4 players managed 100 votes or more. But...
[6]Sam Walsh was BOG for the 3rd time this season with 246 votes. He was followed by Pittonet, Cripps and Haynes.
[7]Two players managed votes from everyone this week, Cripps and Walsh. Pittonet missed from one voter.
[8] It was hard to determine a trend among the vote getters this week, as so many of our players did something. However, 3 of our midfield players were among our top 4, so I'll say that our mids were our best division.
[9] The Hollands brothers and Matt Carroll were probably our most effective youngsters on the night. What a sad reflection that is at the moment, especially with a cloud now firmly over Elijah's future.
Votes: Walsh, Sam 246 Cripps, Patrick 187 Pittonet, Marc 165 Haynes, Nicholas 114 Carroll, Matthew 95 Hollands, Oliver 66 Hollands, Elijah 44 McGovern, Mitchell 44 Newman, Nicholas 33 Ainsworth, Ben 33 Florent, Oliver 33 Young, Lewis 15 Evans, Francis 7 McKay, Harrison 7 Cerra, Adam 4 Smith, Jagga 4 William, Zac 4
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 977 Pittonet, Marc 642 Patrick Cripps 446 Hollands, Elijah 426 Smith, Jagga 401 Mitch McGovern 385 Weitering, Jacob 339 Hollands. Ollie 232 Matthew Carroll 193 Ainsworth, Ben 148 Lord, Cooper 144 William, Zac 122 Haynes, Nick 114 Florent, Oliver 94 Newman, Nic 91 Kemp, Brodie 90 Hewett, George 75 Young, Lewis 69 Dean, Harry 51 Byrne, Talor 34 Harry McKay 30 Boyd, Jordan 27 Cowan, Lachie 24 Evans, Francis 16 Cerra, Adam 16 Will Hayward 8
Sam Walsh is the early leader, ahead of Marc Pittonet!
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on April 28, 2026, 10:38:53 am
AFL 2026 Rd 6: Carlton vs Collingwood I've left the voting thread open for longer, because of the short week. But, losing turns voters off, and another fail hurts. Especially as we managed to grab defeat from the jaws of victory yet again.
Trends: [1] There were 10 voters this round, which is the same as last round. Nichevo. When we lose, it is difficult to get voters to care enough to vote, especially when we don't show that we've learnt anything from those losses. 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 7.7, which represents a C-, is the best we've managed for the year and we still lost. Our rating of the Richmond game, our only win, was 7.69.
[3]18 players managed a mention again this week. Clearly, almost everyone of doing something, enough to get noticed, just not enough to get us over the line. :(
[4] The average vote this week was 25, which is also our equal best of the year. Scores are around 30 when we win, so read into that what you will.
[5]5 players managed 100 votes or more. That is excellent, I don't think we've managed better.
[6]Sam Walsh was BOG for the 4th time this season with 196 votes. He was followed by Carroll, Florent, Newman and Williams.
[7]No player managed votes from everyone this week, This is another thing without Precedence and shows why we aren't winning.
[8] It was hard to determine a trend among the vote getters this week, as so many of our players did something.
[9] Matt Carroll was probably our most effective youngsters on the night.
Votes: Walsh, Sam 196 Florent, Oliver 146 Carroll, Matthew 135 Newman, Nicholas 127 William, Zac 127 Hayward, Will 85 McGovern, Mitchell 73 Pittonet, Marc 54 Ainsworth, Ben 54 Cripps, Patrick 35 McKay, Harrison 35 Weitering, Jacob 23 Cowan, Lachlan 23 Young, Lewis 12 Haynes, Nicholas 8 Evans, Francis 8 Smith, Jagga 8 Kemp, Brodie 8
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 1173 Pittonet, Marc 696 Patrick Cripps 481 Mitch McGovern 458 Hollands, Elijah 426 Smith, Jagga 409 Weitering, Jacob 362 Matthew Carroll 327 William, Zac 249 Florent, Oliver 240 Hollands. Ollie 232 Newman, Nic 218 Ainsworth, Ben 202 Lord, Cooper 144 Haynes, Nick 122 Will Hayward 93 Kemp, Brodie 87 Young, Lewis 81 Hewett, George 75 Harry McKay 64 Dean, Harry 51 Cowan, Lachie 47 Byrne, Talor 34 Boyd, Jordan 27 Evans, Francis 23 Cerra, Adam 16
Looking at the voting and a number of things really stand out: [1] Sam Walsh has easily been our best player so far this year, yet he hasn't really been as good as he can be. And he is our most effective mid by far. [2] The rest of our midfield has really struggled to make an impact. Pittonet is 2nd, yet he has struggled to dominate opponents. Cripps is usually over a 100 votes by the this time, yet he is not half that. Cerra barely rates a mention. George is little better. [3] Jagga Smith is 6th, and he has struggled to make the same impact that he did to start the year. [4] Other than Marc Pittonet, few players have improved their scores. Elijah Hollands was good, but his career is now under a cloud. Matt Carroll is making a much bigger contribution, as had Mitch McGovern. And that's about it. [5] Some of our senior players are not even on the list. Saad, Acres and Cottrell don't have a vote. George and Adam Cerra barely have any. H, our key forward, hasn't even managed 100 votes yet. [6] Our replacements for de Koning, Silvagni and Curnow have struggled to make much of an impact. Ainsworth has been the pick of them, with 202 votes.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on May 07, 2026, 09:37:23 pm
AFL 2026 Rd 7: Carlton vs Fremantle I've left the voting thread open for longer, because of the short week. But, losing turns voters off, and another fail hurts. Especially as we managed to grab defeat from the jaws of victory yet again. I hate writing this ...
Trends: [1] There were 10 voters this round, which is the same as last 2 rounds. Nichevo. When we lose, it is difficult to get voters to care enough to vote, especially when we don't show that we've learnt anything from those losses. 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-, is the best we've managed for the year and we still lost. Our rating of the Richmond game, our only win, was 7.69 which says far too much.
[3]13 players managed a mention this week. Clearly, most of our players are doing something, enough to get noticed, just not enough to get us over the line. :(
[4] The average vote this week was 25, which is also our equal best of the year. Scores are around 30 when we win, so read into that what you will.
[5]4 players managed 100 votes or more. This is becoming the norm, which is something I like.
[6]Sam Walsh was BOG for the 5th time this season with 287 votes. He was followed by Kemp, Carroll and Cripps.
[7]Two player managed votes from everyone this week. This tells us that the same players were being seen as making a significant contribution.
[8] Our mids were probably our strongest group this week, but we were still beaten there. :( :(
[9] Matt Carroll was probably our most effective youngsters on the night for the 2nd week in a row.
Votes: Walsh, Sam 287 Kemp, Brodie 210 Carroll, Matthew 175 Cripps, Patrick 151 Haynes, Nicholas 78 McGovern, Mitchell 74 Newman, Nicholas 54 William, Zac 54 Hayward, Will 31 Reidy, Liam 21 Smith, Jagga 12 Lord, Cooper 8 Weitering, Jacob 4
A lot of our important players are not scoring well.
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 1461 Pittonet, Marc 696 Patrick Cripps 632 Mitch McGovern 532 Matthew Carroll 502 Hollands, Elijah 426 Smith, Jagga 421 Weitering, Jacob 366 William, Zac 303 Kemp, Brodie 297 Newman, Nic 273 Florent, Oliver 240 Hollands. Ollie 232 Ainsworth, Ben 202 Haynes, Nick 200 Lord, Cooper 152 Will Hayward 124 Young, Lewis 81 Hewett, George 75 Harry McKay 64 Dean, Harry 51 Cowan, Lachie 47 Byrne, Talor 34 Liam Reidy 28 Boyd, Jordan 27 Evans, Francis 23 Cerra, Adam 16
H having 64 shows just how out of sorts he is. Considering that he is our key forward, that really shows our dysfunctional our forward line is. Similarly, look at Weitering's score. When he is playing well, he'd be a 1000 by now.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on May 15, 2026, 10:21:02 am
AFL 2026 Rd 8: Carlton vs St. Kilda I left voting open for longer again after this disaster. I can understand why people don't want to vote: we were diabolical after half time after a really positive start. I don't think I've ever felt our side to be so heartless.
Trends: [1] There were 10 voters this round, which is the same as last 3 rounds. Nichevo. When we lose, it is difficult to get voters to care enough to vote, especially when we don't show that we've learnt anything from those losses. 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! Just something to note: in the corresponding round last only 7 people voted, which is about as low as I can remember. We must have been better this time, but somehow I can't see it.
[2] The rating was a 5.90, which represents a E, is the worst we've managed for the year, which really tells you how much this one hurt. Our rating of the Richmond game, our only win, was 7.69 which says far too much.
[3]13 players managed a mention this week. Clearly, most of our players are doing something, enough to get noticed, probably in the first half. :(
[4] The average vote this week was 19, which is the worst result of the year. Scores are around 30 when we win, so read into that what you will. Scores in the high 20's represent an honourable loss. This wasn't close to either.
[5]4 players managed 100 votes or more. This is becoming the norm, which is something I like. But it does suggest that too many others didn't do much at all.
[6]Ollie Florent was BOG for the 1st time this season with 207 votes. He was followed by Kemp, Ainsworth and Newman.
[7]Three player managed votes from everyone this week, Florent, Kemp and Newman.
[8] We had 2 recruits show the way this round, in Ainsworth and Florent.
[9] Matt Carroll was probably our most effective youngsters on the night for the 3rd week in a row.
Votes: Oliver Florent 207 Kemp, Brodie 183 Newman, Nicholas 168 Ainsworth, Ben 148 Haynes, Nicholas 47 Walsh, Sam 38 Carroll, Matthew 38 William, Zac 18 Saad, Adam 15 Smith, Jagga 9 Hollands, Oliver 9 Evans, Francis 3 Cerra, Adam 3
A lot of our important players are not scoring well. And it was clear that our 4 best stood out, as there was much after them at all.
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 1499 Pittonet, Marc 696 Patrick Cripps 632 Matthew Carroll 540 Mitch McGovern 532 Kemp, Brodie 480 Florent, Oliver 447 Newman, Nic 441 Smith, Jagga 430 Hollands, Elijah 426 Weitering, Jacob 366 Ainsworth, Ben 350 William, Zac 321 Haynes, Nick 247 Hollands. Ollie 241 Lord, Cooper 152 Will Hayward 124 Young, Lewis 81 Hewett, George 75 Harry McKay 64 Dean, Harry 51 Cowan, Lachie 47 Byrne, Talor 34 Liam Reidy 28 Boyd, Jordan 27 Evans, Francis 26 Cerra, Adam 19 Adam Saad 15
Usually we have 2 or 3 guys over 1000 at this point. This year, we have but one, Walsh.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on May 18, 2026, 10:21:15 am
AFL 2026 Rd 9: Carlton vs Brisbane I left voting open for longer again: I didn't get to see the replay until Friday night. Sad, but true. I can understand why people don't want to vote: we still failed. However, I did think this performance was a lot more promising than some of our recent ones have been.
Trends: [1] There were 10 voters this round, which is the same as last 4 rounds. Nichevo. This round last year there were 13 voters, but then, we won that time. When we lose, it is difficult to get voters to care enough to vote, especially when we don't show that we've learnt anything from those losses. 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 7.90, which represents a C, is the best we've had for the year to this point. We did challenge the reigning premiers on their home deck. Our rating of the Richmond game, our only win, was 7.69 which says far too much.
[3]12 players managed a mention this week. However, most of the votes were concentrated on the same handful.
[4] The average vote this week was 26, which is the best result of the year. Scores are around 30 when we win, so read into that what you will. Scores in the high 20's represent an honourable loss. Clearly, this loss was more honourable than some of our earlier ones.
[5]4 players managed 100 votes or more. This is becoming the norm, which is something I like. But it does suggest that too many others didn't do much at all.
[6]Patrick Cripps was BOG for the 1st time this season with 344 votes. He was followed by Walsh, Hayward and McKay. This was H's first top 5 finish for the year.
[7]Three player managed votes from everyone this week, Cripps, Hayward & McKay. Walsh missed from one voter, as did Ainsworth.
[8] We had 2 recruits show the way this round, in Ainsworth and Hayward.
[9] Ollie Hollands was our best youngster for the night, followed by Jagga Smith. But it was the experienced players who lifted. This was the first real Cripps-like game from Cripps and it was McKay's best so far by a huge amount.
Votes: Cripps, Patrick 344 Walsh, Sam 217 McKay, Harrison 186 Hayward, Will 170 Ainsworth, Ben 91 Hollands, Oliver 75 Newman, Nicholas 40 Smith, Jagga 36 McGovern, Mitchell 12 Hewett, George 8 Florent, Oliver 4 Cerra, Adam 4
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 1716 Patrick Cripps 976 Pittonet, Marc 696 Mitch McGovern 544 Matthew Carroll 540 Newman, Nic 480 Kemp, Brodie 480 Smith, Jagga 465 Florent, Oliver 451 Ainsworth, Ben 440 Hollands, Elijah 426 Weitering, Jacob 366 William, Zac 321 Ollie Hollands 316 Will Hayward 294 Harry McKay 250 Haynes, Nick 247 Lord, Cooper 152 Hewett, George 83 Young, Lewis 81 Dean, Harry 51 Cowan, Lachie 47 Byrne, Talor 34 Liam Reidy 28 Boyd, Jordan 27 Evans, Francis 26 Cerra, Adam 23 Adam Saad 15
To give you some idea how down we are, George Hewett has 83 votes. He won the John Nicholls Medal last year. Adam Cerra has 23, the second lowest of anyone who has votes so far. And Adam Saad is the lowest vote getter. These guys have been significant in previous years. Elijah Hollands, who hasn't played since the Collingwood game, is still ahead of Jacob Weitering.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on May 25, 2026, 10:16:55 am
AFL 2026 Rd 10: Carlton vs Western Bulldogs What a difference a week makes. The most tumultuous week imaginable, and we turn it into a win.
Trends: [1] There were 14 voters this round, which is a significant improvement over recent weeks. 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 9.00, which represents a B, is the best we've had for the year to this point. Our rating of the Richmond game, our only previous win, was 7.69 which says far too much.
[3]16 players managed a mention this week. A lot of guys were recognized for their efforts, because we managed something close to four quarters of football.
[4] The average vote this week was 29, which is the best result of the year. Scores are around 30 when we win, so read into that what you will.
[5]4 players managed 100 votes or more. This is becoming the norm, which is something I like.
[6] It was very close at the top this week with 4 players polling really well. Patrick Cripps was BOG for the 2nd time this season with 296 votes, only just ahead of Ollie Florent (276) with Carroll (228) and Cowan (198) filling the remaining places. This was the 2nd time that Florent has been in the top 4, and Cowan's 1st for the year.
[7]Two player managed votes from everyone this week, Cripps and Carroll. Florent missed by one, as did Cowan.
[8] We had a much more rounded distribution of votes this week. Our recruits put their hands up, as did a youngsters and our experienced players (who have generally been down this year). Our defenders and mids got most of the votes.
[9] Matt Carroll was our best youngster for the night, followed by Hollands and Jagga Smith. This was the 2nd real Cripps-like game from Cripps and it was McKay's 2nd best so far.
Votes: Cripps, Patrick 296 Florent, Oliver 276 Carroll, Matthew 228 Cowan, Lachlan 193 Hollands, Oliver 96 McKay, Harrison 80 Smith, Jagga 48 Hayward, Will 29 Walsh, Sam 26 Ison, Jack 23 Newman, Nicholas 13 William, Zac 10 Pittonet, Marc 10 Wilson, Billy 10 Cerra, Adam 8 Haynes, Nicholas 6
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 1742 Patrick Cripps 1272 Matthew Carroll 769 Florent, Oliver 727 Pittonet, Marc 706 Mitch McGovern 544 Smith, Jagga 513 Newman, Nic 493 Kemp, Brodie 480 Ainsworth, Ben 440 Hollands, Elijah 426 Ollie Hollands 413 Weitering, Jacob 366 Harry McKay 331 William, Zac 330 Will Hayward 323 Haynes, Nick 253 Cowan, Lachie 240 Lord, Cooper 152 Hewett, George 83 Young, Lewis 81 Dean, Harry 51 Byrne, Talor 34 Cerra, Adam 29 Liam Reidy 28 Boyd, Jordan 27 Evans, Francis 26 Ison, Jack 23 Adam Saad 15 Wilson, Billy 10
Elijah Hollands, who hasn't played since the Collingwood game, is still ahead of Jacob Weitering.
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on May 31, 2026, 09:56:17 pm
AFL 2026 Rd 11: Carlton vs Port Adelaide A good win over an improving team away. We had a few hard markers this week! Still, it is nice to be in the position to be picky!
Trends: [1] There were 12 voters this round, which is a little disappointing considering the circumstances. Still, I'm not complaining, I appreciate the time our voters spend. please 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 9.47, which represents a B+, is the best we've had for the year to this point. Our rating of the Richmond game, for example, was 7.69 which says far too much.
[3]16 players managed a mention again this week. That is what we get when we play more consistently.
[4] The average vote this week was 31, the first time we've passed 30 for the year!. Scores are around 30 when we win, so read into that what you will.
[5]4 players managed 100 votes or more. This is becoming the norm, which is something I like.
[6]Patrick Cripps was our best for the 3rd week in a row. His reemergence has been one of the reasons we've improved. He managed a Cripps-like 367 votes, a really dominant game! Jagga Smith was 2nd, with 241 votes, his 2nd highest. Then came Walsh (154) and Hayward (150). Walsh has not been outside the top 10 year this season.
[7]Two player managed votes from everyone this week, Cripps and Smith. Hayward missed by two.
[8] We had a much more rounded distribution of votes this week. Our recruits put their hands up, as did a youngsters and our experienced players (who have generally been down this year). Our defenders and mids got most of the votes.
[9] Jagga Smith was our best youngster for the night, followed byCowan, Wilson and Ison. This was the 2nd real Cripps-like game from Cripps.
Votes: Cripps, Patrick 367 Smith, Jagga 241 Walsh, Sam 154 Hayward, Will 150 Hewett, George 87 Florent, Oliver 67 Dean, Harry 63 Cowan, Lachlan 59 McKay, Harrison 59 Haynes, Nicholas 51 Evans, Francis 47 Ison, Jack 20 Wilson, Billy 20 McGovern, Mitchell 16 Derksen, Wade 16 Newman, Nicholas 4
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 1900 Patrick Cripps 1639 Florent, Oliver 794 Matthew Carroll 769 Smith, Jagga 754 Pittonet, Marc 706 Mitch McGovern 560 Newman, Nic 497 Kemp, Brodie 480 Will Hayward 473 Ainsworth, Ben 440 Hollands, Elijah 426 Ollie Hollands 413 Harry McKay 390 Weitering, Jacob 366 William, Zac 330 Haynes, Nick 304 Cowan, Lachie 299 Hewett, George 166 Lord, Cooper 152 Dean, Harry 114 Young, Lewis 81 Evans, Francis 74 Ison, Jack 43 Byrne, Talor 34 Wilson, Billy 30 Cerra, Adam 29 Liam Reidy 28 Boyd, Jordan 27 Wade Derksen 16 Adam Saad 15
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on June 08, 2026, 05:25:05 pm
AFL 2026 Rd 12: Carlton vs Geelong In some ways, this was our best win for the season. We beat a contender, to be honest we were far superior. They kicked goals they could never repeat, while we couldn't buy a goal, but we won anyway.
Trends: [1] There were 13 voters this round, one better than last week. please 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 9.97, which represents a A, is the best we've had for the year to this point. Our rating of the Richmond game, for example, was 7.69 which says far too much.
[3] An amazing 18 players managed a mention again this week. That is what we mean when we talk about a team performance!
[4] The average vote this week was 33, the best for the year!. Scores are around 30 when we win, so read into that what you will.
[5]5 players managed 100 votes or more. This is the best I can remember.
[6]Patrick Cripps was our best for the 4th week in a row. His reemergence has been one of the reasons we've improved. He managed a Cripps-like 368 votes, a really dominant game! Sam Walsh and Will Hayward both got 280 or better, which would win most weeks comfortably. Jagga Smith also broke the 200 mark, while Weitering got 100.
[7]Three players managed votes from everyone this week, Cripps, Walsh and Hayward. Smith and Weitering missed by two.
[8] We had a much more rounded distribution of votes this week. Our recruits put their hands up, as did a youngsters and our experienced players (who have generally been down this year). Our defenders and mids got most of the votes.
[9] Jagga Smith was our best youngster for the night, followed by Cowan, Wilson and Ison. This was the 2nd real Cripps-like game from Cripps.
Votes: Cripps, Patrick 368 Walsh, Sam 284 Hayward, Will 280 Smith, Jagga 203 Weitering, Jacob 100 Cowan, Lachlan 54 Newman, Nicholas 38 Ainsworth, Ben 38 Dean, Harry 35 Acres, Blake 27 Cerra, Adam 19 Wilson, Billy 15 Evans, Francis 8 Pittonet, Marc 8 Young, Flynn 8 Florent, Oliver 4 McKay, Harrison 4 Haynes, Nicholas 4
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 2184 Patrick Cripps 2007 Smith, Jagga 957 Florent, Oliver 798 Matthew Carroll 769 Will Hayward 753 Pittonet, Marc 714 Mitch McGovern 560 Newman, Nic 535 Kemp, Brodie 480 Ainsworth, Ben 479 Weitering, Jacob 466 Hollands, Elijah 426 Ollie Hollands 413 Harry McKay 394 Cowan, Lachie 352 William, Zac 330 Haynes, Nick 308 Hewett, George 166 Lord, Cooper 152 Dean, Harry 148 Young, Lewis 81 Evans, Francis 81 Cerra, Adam 48 Wilson, Billy 45 Ison, Jack 43 Byrne, Talor 34 Liam Reidy 28 Boyd, Jordan 27 Blake Acres 27 Wade Derksen 16 Adam Saad 15 Flynn Young 8
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on June 18, 2026, 09:59:54 pm
AFL 2026 Rd 13: Carlton vs Essendon Like the Richmond game, most of us were disappointed by the way we played against the Drug Cheats. However, they gave it their best shot, and they couldn't beat us when we were as flat as a tack. I am willing to give a little kudos, but not that much.
Trends: [1] There were 9 voters this round, which is more like what we get for a loss. Disappointing, especially when we've had 2 weeks to vote, but that was how we played. please 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 8.07, which represents a C. Our rating of the Richmond game, for example, was 7.69 which says far too much.
[3]16 players managed a mention again this week.
[4] The average vote this week was 26, which is very ordinary for a win!. Scores are around 30 when we win, so read into that what you will.
[5]3 players managed 100 votes or more.
[6] Crippa didn't win this week, although he did get some votes. Harry McKay judged BOG this week, for the first time this year. he has certainly improved in the last few weeks. George Hewett managed 2nd, his first top 2 rating for the year. Harry Dean managed 3rd, his first top 3 finish.
[7]One player managed votes from everyone this week; Harry McKay. Dean and Hewett missed from one voter.
[8] We had a much more rounded distribution of votes this week, even though the values were generally low. Our recruits put their hands up, as did a youngsters and our experienced players (who have generally been down this year). Our defenders and mids got most of the votes as we still struggle to kick goals.
[9] Harry Dean was our best youngster for the night, followed by Smith, Wilson and Byrne
Votes: McKay, Harrison 274 Hewett, George 220 Dean, Harry 184 Acres, Blake 99 Newman, Nicholas 81 Smith, Jagga 72 Ainsworth, Ben 61 Walsh, Sam 54 Cripps, Patrick 40 Wilson, Billy 40 Cowan, Lachlan 31 Cerra, Adam 22 Florent, Oliver 9 Byrne, Talor 9 Hayward, Will 4 Derksen, Wade 4
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 2237 Patrick Cripps 2047 Smith, Jagga 1029 Florent, Oliver 807 Matthew Carroll 769 Will Hayward 757 Pittonet, Marc 714 Harry McKay 667 Newman, Nic 616 Mitch McGovern 560 Ainsworth, Ben 546 Kemp, Brodie 480 Weitering, Jacob 466 Hollands, Elijah 426 Ollie Hollands 413 Hewett, George 386 Cowan, Lachie 384 Dean, Harry 332 William, Zac 330 Haynes, Nick 308 Lord, Cooper 152 Blake Acres 126 Wilson, Billy 86 Young, Lewis 81 Evans, Francis 81 Cerra, Adam 71 Ison, Jack 43 Byrne, Talor 43 Liam Reidy 28 Boyd, Jordan 27 Wade Derksen 21 Adam Saad 15 Flynn Young 8
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on June 30, 2026, 10:32:42 am
AFL 2026 Rd 15: Carlton vs GWS in Sydney To defeat GWS on their home deck was a considerably better performance than struggling to get over the line against the Drug Cheats. Also, winning without Weitering was a real positive.
Trends: [1] There were 10 voters this round, which is more like what we get for a loss. Disappointing, but that's how it is. In the corresponding round last year only 6 people voted. please 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 9.73, which represents a A-, a considerable improvement. Our rating of the Richmond game, for example, was 7.69 which is probably the lowest we could get and still win.
[3]18 players managed a mention again this week, which is very high. Clearly, our voters decided that most of our players made a contribution significant enough to recognize.
[4] The average vote this week was 32, which is the 2nd highest of the year!. Scores are around 30 when we win, so read into that what you will. The only better one was against Geelong.
[5]5 players managed 100 votes or more, and a 6th missed by 3! We rarely get into this territory.
[6] Crippa didn't win this week, although he did come second. Sam Walsh was judged BOG this week, for the sixth time this year. George Hewett managed 3rd, his second top 3 rating for the year. Jagga Smith and Nic Newman filled in the placings.
[7]Two player managed votes from everyone this week; Cripps and Walsh. Smith and Hewett both missed from 1 voter.
[8] Our midfield guns dominated the voting this week, with the top 4 spots going to our mids. Our defenders got votes, but nothing like what the mids got, and our forwards are making contributions, but not starring. Our youth continues to get noticed with Smith starring. And our more mature recruits have also been strong contributors.
[9] Jagga Smith was our best youngster for the night, followed by Cowan, Dean and Wilson.
Votes: Walsh, Sam 336 Cripps, Patrick 287 Hewett, George 229 Smith, Jagga 127 Newman, Nicholas 117 Acres, Blake 97 Cowan, Lachlan 58 Dean, Harry 44 Hayward, Will 44 Haynes, Nicholas 39 Evans, Francis 24 Cottrell, Matthew 15 McKay, Harrison 10 Cerra, Adam 10 Derksen, Wade 10 Wilson, Billy 5 Florent, Oliver 5 Kemp, Brodie 5
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 2573 Patrick Cripps 2334 Smith, Jagga 1156 Florent, Oliver 812 Will Hayward 801 Matthew Carroll 769 Newman, Nic 733 Pittonet, Marc 714 Harry McKay 677 Hewett, George 614 Mitch McGovern 560 Ainsworth, Ben 546 Kemp, Brodie 485 Weitering, Jacob 466 Cowan, Lachie 442 Hollands, Elijah 426 Ollie Hollands 413 Dean, Harry 376 Haynes, Nick 347 William, Zac 330 Blake Acres 223 Lord, Cooper 152 Evans, Francis 106 Wilson, Billy 90 Young, Lewis 81 Cerra, Adam 80 Ison, Jack 43 Byrne, Talor 43 Wade Derksen 31 Liam Reidy 28 Boyd, Jordan 27 Cottrell, Matthew 15 Adam Saad 15 Flynn Young 8
Title: Re: Jim Park Award 2026
Post by: crashlander on July 08, 2026, 09:17:06 pm
AFL 2026 Rd 15: Carlton vs West Coast at Marvel Probably our largest win for the year, it was also a game where we won all 4 quarters. That doesn't happen to us much.
Trends: [1] There were 10 voters again this round, which is still closer to what we get for a loss than for most of our wins. Disappointing, but that's how it is. In the corresponding round last year only 8 people voted. please 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 9.77, which represents a A-, for the 2nd week in a row. Our rating of the 1st Richmond game, for example, was 7.69 which is probably the lowest we could get and still win.
[3]16 players managed a mention this week, which remains on the high side. Clearly, our voters decided that most of our players made a contribution significant enough to recognize.
[4] The average vote this week was 32, which is the equal 2nd highest of the year!. Scores are around 30 when we win, so read into that what you will. The only better one was against Geelong.
[5] Again 5 players managed 100 votes or more, which remains on the high side. If we get fewer than 4, we usually struggle.
[6] Crippa didn't win this week, although he did come second, for the 2nd week ina row. Sam Walsh was judged BOG this week, for the seventh time this year. George Hewett managed 3rd, his third top 3 rating for the year. Ben Ainsworth and Harry McKay rounded out the places.
[7] Only two player managed votes from everyone again this week; Cripps and Walsh. Hewett and Ainsworth missed one.
[8] Our midfield guns dominated the voting this week, with the top 4 spots going to our mids. Our defenders got votes, but nothing like what the mids got, and our forwards are making contributions, but not starring. Our youth continues to get noticed as well. And our more mature recruits have also been strong contributors.
[9] Harry Dean was our best youngster for the night, followed by Byrne, Smith, Cowan and Wilson.
Votes: Walsh, Sam 366 Cripps, Patrick 308 Hewett, George 205 Ainsworth, Ben 190 McKay, Harrison 107 Dean, Harry 73 Byrne, Talor 63 Smith, Jagga 39 Cowan, Lachlan 39 Haynes, Nicholas 39 Wilson, Billy 10 Newman, Nicholas 5 Evans, Francis 5 Derksen, Wade 5 Florent, Oliver 5 McGovern, Mitchell 5
Progressive Voting: Walsh, Sam 2939 Patrick Cripps 2642 Smith, Jagga 1195 Hewett, George 820 Florent, Oliver 817 Will Hayward 801 Harry McKay 784 Matthew Carroll 769 Newman, Nic 738 Ainsworth, Ben 737 Pittonet, Marc 714 Mitch McGovern 565 Kemp, Brodie 485 Weitering, Jacob 466 Cowan, Lachie 481 Dean, Harry 449 Hollands, Elijah 426 Ollie Hollands 413 Haynes, Nick 386 William, Zac 330 Blake Acres 223 Lord, Cooper 152 Evans, Francis 110 Byrne, Talor 107 Wilson, Billy 100 Young, Lewis 81 Cerra, Adam 80 Ison, Jack 43 Wade Derksen 35 Liam Reidy 28 Boyd, Jordan 27 Cottrell, Matthew 15 Adam Saad 15 Flynn Young 8