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 = C
5 Walsh
3 Cripps
3 Smith
2 Hewitt
2 Byrne
Team C
3 Cripps
2 Walsh
2 Smith
2 Dean
2 McGovern
1 Haynes
1 Ainsworth
1 Wilson
1 Byrne
Team: C+
3: Cripps
3: Walsh
2: Newman
2: Smith
1: Ainsworth
1: Byrne
1: Florent
1: Haynes
1: McGovern
HM: Cottrell, Wilson.
Team C
5: Walsh
4: Cripps
4: Smith
1: McGovern
1: Haynes
Team C-
5: Cripps
4: Smith
3: Newman
2: Walsh
1: Florent
AFL Rd 19 2026 Carlton vs Collingwood
I’m sorry, I missed this one. Luckily, I’m the one doing the analysis.
As for us, we were again dominated in the middle, although our mids battled manfully. Our forwards again failed to fire, and we couldn’t take our chances. Bad kicking is bad football, and it cost us again.
Team: C
I hate losing to this mob, but they’ve owned us recently.
Votes:
[2] Patrick Cripps
[2] Sam Walsh
[2] Jagga Smith
[2] Harry Dean
[1] Nick Haynes
[1] George Hewett
[1] Ollie Florent
[1] Billy Wilson
[1] Nic Newman
[0.5] Lachie Cowan
[0.5] Ben Ainsworth
[0.5] Talor Byrne
[0.5] Mitch McGovern
Explanations:
[2] Patrick Cripps: Not dominant, but Cripps had 30 possessions, 2 goals, 6 tackles and 6 clearances. He is an inspiration.
[2] Sam Walsh: Sam continued his good form, getting 25 possessions, 6 tackles and 6 clearances.
[2] Jagga Smith: 29 possessions and 8 clearances tells how good Jagga was.
[2] Harry Dean: Our most effective defender, Harry controlled his opponents well.
[1] Nick Haynes: Another solid game from Nick.
[1] George Hewett: 25 possessions and 7 clearances.
[1] Ollie Florent: A really good job in defence, His run and carry and his deft disposal was excellent.
[1] Billy Wilson: Like Florent, Wilson really had a good game.
[1] Nic Newman: Another solid game from Newman.
[0.5] Lachie Cowan: A very good game in defence
[0.5] Ben Ainsworth: Not his best, but solid.
[0.5] Talor Byrne: Always a danger.
[0.5] Mitch McGovern: One of the few who could kick straight.
Honourable Mentions:
Liam Reidy: A big effort, but was beaten.
Brodie Kemp: Another nearly game, where his kicking really hurt us.
Blake Acres: Good.