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.