Voting is as usual: you have 15 votes to award pretty much as you will, with the following provisos:
[1] 15 votes in total, no more, no less.
[2] No more than 10 votes for any one player (even Sam Walsh or Patrick Cripps)
[3] Three players at least must get a mention.
[4] A grade for the game, A+ (what I want to see) to F-.
Team: = D (A 1st 1/2 & 10m + E.)
Walsh. 3
Ainsworth 2
Smith 2
Dean. 2
Pittonet 2
Hewett 1
Lord 1
Cripps. 1
Kemp 1
Team - D = Same old same old
Walsh 4 - Fingers crossed he looks to be moving well
Pitto 3 - 3 goals and more importantly 3 marks!
Smith 2 - The kid is something special. I feel for him
Florent 1 - Best of the newbies
Hewett 1 - Has a go. Gets a tag nowadays
Dean 1 - Good start to his career. Will get reported at some stage
Weitering 1 - Thought he got better as the game wore on
E Hollands 1 - Giving him a pass as he hasn't played a lot of football and was good apart from his kicking
Kemp 1 - Giving him a pass as he hasn't played a lot of football and was good apart from his kicking
Team D
Walsh 5
Lord 3
Pittonet 3
Smith 2
E Hollands 1
Dean 1
Team: F:
5: Pittonet
5: Walsh
3: Smith
2: Lord
Team: F
5. Williams
4. O.Hollands
3. Pittonett
2. Walsh
1.Lord
Team D
4: Pittonet
4: Walsh
2: Jagga
2: Ainsworth
1: Williams
1: O. Hollands
1: Florent
team F
walsh 6
pit 5
weitering 2
dean 1
jagga 1
Team D
Walsh 6
Lord 2
Pittonet 2
Smith 2
Dean 1
Williams 1
Weitering 1
Team E (first half ok but second was an F-)
5: Walsh
4: Pittonet
3: Williams
2: Lord
1: Smith
Team: D-
4 Walsh
3 Pittonet
2 Lord
2 Smith
1 Dean
1 Florent
1 Weitering
1 Williams
HM: Ainsworth, Kemp.
Team D
5 Walsh
4 Pittonet
3 Smith
2 Lord
1 Florent
Team D
Walsh 5
Pittonet 3
Lord 2
Dean 1
Ainsworth 1
Florent 1
Smith 1
Williams 1
E
7 Walsh
3 Pittonet
3 Ainsworth
2 Smith
AFL Rd 0 2026 Carlton vs Sydney
Team : D-
The idea of losing by 63 points after being 22 points in front irritates me no end. It is however, something that hasn’t been that rare in the last thirty years. I had hope we’d have moved past this sort of disaster, but my hopes are rarely realized.
Votes:
15 votes: This is not going to be easy.
[3] Sam Walsh
[2] Jacob Weitering
[1.5] Cooper Lord
[1.5] Marc Pittonet
[1.5] Jagga Smith
[1.5] Harry Dean
[1] Zac Williams
[0.5] Oliver Florent
[0.5] Lewis Young
[0.5] Ben Ainsworth
[0.5] Elijah Hollands
[0.5] Ollie Hollands
[0.5] Brodie Kemp
Explanations:
[3] Sam Walsh One of very few 4-quarter players on the ground, Walsh managed 32 possessions and 6 clearances. He may not have been as damaging as he can be, but he was clearly our best player on the night.
[2] Jacob Weiterng: Considering just how dominant Sydney were in the 3rd quarter, Jacob did a pretty good job. Yes, Charlie got three, but he wasn’t all that effective.
[1.5] Cooper Lord: Lord’s 1st half was as good as any game he’s played so far, but his influence did lag later. Still, 26 possessions was decent in the circumstances.
[1.5] Marc Pittonet: Pitto tried manfully in the ruck, but he was clearly beaten by Grundy. However, Pitto managed three goals and was a decent player.
[1.5] Jagga Smith: While his debut may not have been as good as his practice matches were, it was still an excellent first-up effort. 27 disposals and 3 clearances says a fair bit, especially as we were well beaten in the ruck.
[1.5] Harry Dean: Dean looked like he belonged. He was a very good player for us all night.
[1] Zac Williams: Zac’s 1st quarter was nothing short of brilliant; he had 5 clearances here alone, more than any other two players. But after that his influence waned. Still, he was decent.
[0.5] Oliver Florent: A solid game across half back, Ollie’s ball use promises to be important.
[0.5] Lewis Young: Not a brilliant game, but his man only scored 1 goal. Solid, no matter how shaky it may have looked at times.
[0.5] Ben Ainsworth: A reasonable debut. His goals were useful.
[0.5] Elijah Hollands: Not a bad comeback after a year off, but Elijah’s kicking, usually a strength, was not as good as it can be. 5 clangers.
[0.5] Ollie Hollands: Not as good as he has been, but provided useful run.
[0.5] Brodie Kemp: Kemp’s kicking was seriously off, but the rest of his game wasn’t that bad. A reasonable return from serious injury.
Honourable Mentions:
Harry McKay: Not as good as we needed, but still reasonable, considering how the ball is delivered to him.
George Hewett: Reasonable, but not as good as he was last year. Still, he had 6 tackles, our best.
5 Walsh
4 Weitering
3 Pittonet
2 Lord
1 Smith
Team E
Team: D
5 - Pittonet
4 - Walsh
3 - Weitering
2 - Lord
1 - Smith
Unlucky to miss out - Williams and Dean