Analysis The Matt Taberner effect

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I'd bring Tabs in for the Bombers game. Think he's a bit unfairly maligned on here tbh. A rookie selection who had the honour of being the sidekick to Matty Pavlich for a few years. Name me another rookie selected Key forward who's shown more than Tabs for us?

good call, he had a ripper of a game.
 
2 things relating to his history.

1. Before when he goaled, The team mates didn't rally around him, hug him, Pat his bum, high 5 etc.

2. Clear on a lead, but the team mates would kick to the guy with 2-3 players hanging off him (Pav).

There have been some fair critiques - his history was with poor marking and some errors of youth in decision making etc,

But he hasn't been given an even chance by Freo up til now (point 1&2), I'm stoked that he's persisted and basically got bog today - not sure if "official" one, but close to it if he isn't it.

Stoked with his work - and then add his work as a second ruck on top of that. I thought he held his own there.

We'll done that man!
 
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Aye - Tabs is no longer in Pav's shadow, that's for sure. I imagine it would have been damn hard to develop as well as you'd like with someone like Pav in the team. Same reason Mundy probably struggled last season as captain

On that note - can't see there being any issues between Mundy and Fyfe. Seemed to have a good chat after the game at the race while the rest of the stragglers arrived
 
7 contested marks!
Has always been underrated here.

2016 AFL League Contested Marks Per Game Leaders (Minimum 5 Games Played)

Rank Player Team Games Average
1 Tom Lynch Gold Coast 22 2.82
2 Tom Hawkins Geelong 23 2.52
3 Rory Lobb GWS 24 2.50
4 Nathan Fyfe Fremantle 5 2.40
5 Joe Daniher Essendon 22 2.36
6 Majak Daw North Melbourne 9 2.33
7 Levi Casboult Carlton 20 2.30
8 Ben Brown North Melbourne 22 2.23
8 Jeremy McGovern West Coast 22 2.23
10 Mark Jamar Essendon 5 2.20
11 Max Gawn Melbourne 22 2.09
12 Darcy Moore Collingwood 17 2.06
13 Jesse Hogan Melbourne 21 2.05
14 Jack Riewoldt Richmond 22 1.95
15 Travis Cloke Collingwood 13 1.92
16 Charlie Dixon Port Adelaide 18 1.89
17 Mason Wood North Melbourne 8 1.88
18 Taylor Walker Adelaide 23 1.87
19 Joshua Kennedy West Coast 23 1.83
20 Matthew Taberner Fremantle 17 1.82
21 Josh Bruce St Kilda 22 1.77
22 Jack Darling West Coast 23 1.74
23 Jordan Roughead Western Bulldogs 25 1.72
24 Peter Wright Gold Coast 17 1.71
24 Jarrad Waite North Melbourne 14 1.71
26 Xavier Richards Sydney 10 1.70
27 Kurt Tippett Sydney 17 1.65
28 Lance Franklin Sydney 26 1.62
28 Nick Riewoldt St Kilda 21 1.62
28 Benjamin Griffiths Richmond 13 1.62
28 Ted Richards Sydney 8 1.62
32 Nicholas Naitanui West Coast 15 1.60
 
Has always been underrated here.

2016 AFL League Contested Marks Per Game Leaders (Minimum 5 Games Played)

Rank Player Team Games Average
1 Tom Lynch Gold Coast 22 2.82
2 Tom Hawkins Geelong 23 2.52
3 Rory Lobb GWS 24 2.50
4 Nathan Fyfe Fremantle 5 2.40
5 Joe Daniher Essendon 22 2.36
6 Majak Daw North Melbourne 9 2.33
7 Levi Casboult Carlton 20 2.30
8 Ben Brown North Melbourne 22 2.23
8 Jeremy McGovern West Coast 22 2.23
10 Mark Jamar Essendon 5 2.20
11 Max Gawn Melbourne 22 2.09
12 Darcy Moore Collingwood 17 2.06
13 Jesse Hogan Melbourne 21 2.05
14 Jack Riewoldt Richmond 22 1.95
15 Travis Cloke Collingwood 13 1.92
16 Charlie Dixon Port Adelaide 18 1.89
17 Mason Wood North Melbourne 8 1.88
18 Taylor Walker Adelaide 23 1.87
19 Joshua Kennedy West Coast 23 1.83
20 Matthew Taberner Fremantle 17 1.82
21 Josh Bruce St Kilda 22 1.77
22 Jack Darling West Coast 23 1.74
23 Jordan Roughead Western Bulldogs 25 1.72
24 Peter Wright Gold Coast 17 1.71
24 Jarrad Waite North Melbourne 14 1.71
26 Xavier Richards Sydney 10 1.70
27 Kurt Tippett Sydney 17 1.65
28 Lance Franklin Sydney 26 1.62
28 Nick Riewoldt St Kilda 21 1.62
28 Benjamin Griffiths Richmond 13 1.62
28 Ted Richards Sydney 8 1.62
32 Nicholas Naitanui West Coast 15 1.60
would have to be leading the average this year
 
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Dear Matt Tabernar,

Hey man pencil neck here. Just wanted to see how you were going and to say sorry for doubting you and saying you would never make it.

Regards,

Steinfreo
Man you're some kind of crazy....................................................wearing Eagles colours indeed.



And I won't mention that suspicious stain on your crotch area.
 

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