MVP 2025 MVG - Round 12 vs Tigers

[Giant Strides]

Well, that was a headscratcher. We played pretty shit for 3 quarters, then came roaring home to fall over the line. The usual scoring stars - Hogan & Greene - were pretty unseen. So, who were the heroes in your opinion in that match? Who deserves your votes? Who played consistently across 4 quarters OR who was a star in the final term comeback? I'm unsure how to approach voting this week - so over to you! Happy if you include your thoughts on the why for the who!

 

[taurus]

Joint 4 points, My man Callum Browne and Cadman.
2 Angove
1 Aleer - strength and speed. He may be our Mac Andrews. Provided intercepts given Taylor was on Lynch.
1 Darcy
1 Tom Green

12

Tom Green

Age

25

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

3star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

5star

. I'm usually a sharp critic but only one in the mid with starch.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

5- Callan Ward

8

Callan Ward

Age

36

Ht

187cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.8

5star

K

11.2

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

4.3

5star

CL

5.4

5star

D

17.8

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.8

4star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.3

3star

CL

3.3

4star

D

10.0

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

(I think his inspirational 3rd quarter talk to the team, was just as important to the win)
4- Lachie Ash
3- Callum Brown
2- Tom Green

12

Tom Green

Age

25

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

3star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

5star

1- Leek Aleer

 

[Battlepants]

4 - Ash
4 - Green
3 - Whitfield
2 - Brown
1 - Cadman

 

[GWS Goose]

5. Ash (by a long way)
3. Jones
3. Alert
2. McMullen
1. Brown
1. Cadman

 

[Orange Agent]

4 Ash
3 Ricca
3 Brown
2 Whitfield
1 Idun

 

[Orangeutan]

5 - Ash (almost 800 metres gained, 36 touches at 86% efficiency)
3 - Green
2 - Whitfield
2 - Brown
2 - Idun (putting out fires all evening - massive, yet underrated game)
1 - Cadman

 

[Giant Strides]

5 - Lachie Ash
3 - Callum Brown
2 - Sam Taylor

15

Sam Taylor

Age

26

Ht

198cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.1

4star

MG

130.5

2star

D

8.0

2star

K

2.5

1star

HB

5.5

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.5

3star

MG

60.8

1star

D

8.6

3star

K

3.0

1star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.2

2star

T

2.8

5star

MG

110.8

2star

2 - Lachie Whitfield

6

Lachie Whitfield

Age

31

Ht

185cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

13.4

5star

HB

9.3

5star

M

6.3

5star

T

2.7

4star

MG

411.8

5star

D

21.4

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

8.9

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.8

3star

MG

350.6

5star

D

17.6

5star

K

8.2

4star

HB

9.4

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

2 - Connor Idun

39

Connor Idun

Age

25

Ht

193cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

74.0

1star

No current season stats available

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

74.0

1star

1 - Toby McMullen

 

[GWS Goose]

Hypocritically, despite not giving him votes myself, I expected to see Idun be in more lists.

 

[Giant Strides]

Hypocritically, despite not giving him votes myself, I expected to see Idun be in more lists.

 

[Capital hawk]

4. Ash: Running machine. He now just backs himself and this went up a notch in the last.
2. Cadman: Contested marking.
2. Jones. Work rate is exceptional.
2. Brown. Good to see him return to form.
2. Taylor. We judge him hard due to how good he is every week.
2. Whitfield. Would love to see him rotate between half back and wing.
1. Idun. Super reliable.

Shout out to Cal. Much admired. Tough as they come but also super skillful. Sad day for the Giants.

 

[Giant Strides]

A spread of votes here:

Rd 12 v Tigers	Votes	Points
Ash	31	26
Brown	20	17
Whitfield	11	9
Green	10	8
Cadman	9	8
Jones	6	5
Idun	6	5
Ward	5	4
Aleer	5	4
Taylor	4	3
McMullen	3	3
Riccardi	3	3
Angove	2	2