Pass Marks Thus Far

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Which players would you give a pass mark to so far this season?

Not so much asking for who has played brilliantly well (because there aren't any) but who has achieved the minimum required acceptable standards?

Neil Craig was asked something similar in his press conference and threw up Goodwin and Reilly before trailing away into another question.

I've left off some of the guys who have just returned from injury and just gone with the 16 guys who have been regulars. Vote for as many or as few as you like.

 

[noddy]

I struggled to come up with two.

Better make that three.

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

if the pass mark benchmark is to the same level of 2009 performance than Petrenko is the only player I would nominate

yes Goody has been servicable however I would debate Craigy on Radar

Radar has been strong at the contest however for what ever reason his clean disposal by foot has deserted him

 

[Damp Squarie]

Dangerfield
MacKay
Maric
McLeod
Reilly


In A-Z order thats it!

Not saying theyve done everything right - but they pass.

 

[tiggsy]

if the pass mark benchmark is to the same level of 2009 performance than Petrenko is the only player I would nominate

yes Goody has been servicable however I would debate Craigy on Radar

Radar has been strong at the contest however for what ever reason his clean disposal by foot has deserted him

Perhaps he is being asked to be more of an inside player with his tagging role and has less time to pinpoint his disposal. I noticed last year that he had developed a tendency to stop and check his options which tended to mean that he did the right thing and disposed of the ball well. He isn't being given the time and his disposal quality has dropped as a result. May be a reason anyway.

 

[tiggsy]

I think Douglas has been one player who is throwing himself in with reckless abandon and at least showing the passion people suggest is missing from the team at the moment. It doesn't mean his decision making has improved, but I think he has been one of our pass mark players this year.

 

[Vader]

Rutten, Reilly, Maric, Goodwin (R1-3 anyway) and (maybe) McLeod.

 

[Bicks]

I'll go the other way, players I'd give a FAIL thus far, and I'm basing that strictly on the gameday performances, no allowance for injuries etc, if your fit enough to kit up your fit enough to be judged!!. Porplyzia, Tippett, Doughty, Edwards, Walker, Knights, Bock, Hentschel.

Porplyzia is a real worry, watched him close yesterday and he is an absolute shadow of the "Gun he once was, looks slow, reluctant to get into the thick of play,continually "skirting" the packs and putting no heart into his chase when pursuing his opponent.

 

[Crow-mo]

Rutten & Maric