Well, not quite sure what happened. Not sad, not upset, not disappointed... disgusted. 100% disgusted, it was an effort the players should be ashamed of.
Defenders:
Nick Smith|4/10|Beaten by most of the players he played on, he wasn't alone
\Ted Richards|5/10|He did OK on Roughead and other opponents, but why the heck he was paired up on Poppy, I have no idea
\Nick Malceski|3/10|Was awful in just about everything he did, turned the ball over, missed so many tackles
\Gary Rohan|2/10|Was worse than Malceski, but wasn't the worst defender, he did OK in some contests, went for a run down the wing (****ed it up though), but was way out of his depth
\Heath Grundy|7/10|Was by and far our best defender, smashed whoever he played against especially when it was a 1on1 contest. Was sold up the river a number of times by his team mates when they pissed off up the field and left him 1v2, but he still did well, bringing the ball to ground. I don't remember any of his opponents getting the better of him.
\Dane Rampe|3/10|Was out of his depth and showed up. He tried hard all day but was smashed over the four quarters
\Rhyce Shaw|1/10|Wasn't our worst player, but barely better than our worst. I think he had 3 effective kicks for the entire match, turned it over constantly everywhere across the field, missed handballs, couldn't lay a single tackle all game, and was found constantly lagging behind his opponent, or completely switched off
Midfielders:
Kieren Jack|5/10|Worked tirelessly, but
always
caught behind his opponent. It was almost as if he didn't have anyone to play against.
\Josh Kennedy|6/10|Our best midfielder, did what he could, kicked our first goal, played well but was not helped at all
\Ben McGlynn|4.5/10|Faded in and out of the match, had some impact, then went AWOL for 20 minutes having no impact in any contest or whatever
\Mike Pyke|6.5/10|Played well in the ruck, won the contests, but roundly beaten across the field as if he wasn't even playing.
\Luke Parker|2.5/10|Awful, enough said.
\Jarrad McVeigh|4.5/10|Was not good, didn't have anywhere near enough impact on the game, but his skills were good. Always found lagging behind any opponent he was on.
\Lewis Jetta|0/10|Can't think of anything positive to say. I used to think that Leon Davis's 2002 GF was piss-poor, but Jetta was by far worse than Leon. Did not hit a target, did not break free from an opponent, did not chase, did not tackle, and to top it off, kicked it in to a 2v1 only for the ball to sail over his head 10 seconds later. ******* squib.
\Jake Lloyd|3.5/10|Couldn't get near it, but he was far from the worst player in the 1st half and I think Longmire made a bad call sub'ing him off.
\Craig Bird|5/10|There was a clear lift in the midfield when he came on, and we weren't getting annihilated and bent over in the 3rd with him on.
Forwards:
Dan Hannebery|3/10|Poor skills, poor execution, couldn't lay a tackle, didn't chase and certainly couldn't break free of his tag. Unsighted for large periods of the game.
\Lance Franklin|6.5/10|One of our best players, if it wasn't for him it was Port Adelaide 2007 all over again.
\Harry Cunningham|2.5/10|Wasn't sure he was playing sometimes, had to look across the ground to find him. Don't think he had an opponent, or at least played nowhere near him.
\Adam Goodes|6/10|Did his best and it looked like he might drag us back into the game, but no one went with him.
\Kurt Tippet|5/10|Wasn't great, but wasn't bad, pretty average really. Good in the ruck, average as a forward, but the way the ball was coming in, he had no chance.
\Sam Reid|4/10|A lot of fans at the ground boo'd him. He was far from our worst player. Sure, he didn't chase hard and missed a lot of marks, but * me when Shaw kicks it over your head from 15 metres away, what else can he do?
I've tried to make it balanced and objective from my point of view at the game. I'd like to hear what other people think.
Defenders:
\Ted Richards|5/10|He did OK on Roughead and other opponents, but why the heck he was paired up on Poppy, I have no idea
\Nick Malceski|3/10|Was awful in just about everything he did, turned the ball over, missed so many tackles
\Gary Rohan|2/10|Was worse than Malceski, but wasn't the worst defender, he did OK in some contests, went for a run down the wing (****ed it up though), but was way out of his depth
\Heath Grundy|7/10|Was by and far our best defender, smashed whoever he played against especially when it was a 1on1 contest. Was sold up the river a number of times by his team mates when they pissed off up the field and left him 1v2, but he still did well, bringing the ball to ground. I don't remember any of his opponents getting the better of him.
\Dane Rampe|3/10|Was out of his depth and showed up. He tried hard all day but was smashed over the four quarters
\Rhyce Shaw|1/10|Wasn't our worst player, but barely better than our worst. I think he had 3 effective kicks for the entire match, turned it over constantly everywhere across the field, missed handballs, couldn't lay a single tackle all game, and was found constantly lagging behind his opponent, or completely switched off
Midfielders:
\Josh Kennedy|6/10|Our best midfielder, did what he could, kicked our first goal, played well but was not helped at all
\Ben McGlynn|4.5/10|Faded in and out of the match, had some impact, then went AWOL for 20 minutes having no impact in any contest or whatever
\Mike Pyke|6.5/10|Played well in the ruck, won the contests, but roundly beaten across the field as if he wasn't even playing.
\Luke Parker|2.5/10|Awful, enough said.
\Jarrad McVeigh|4.5/10|Was not good, didn't have anywhere near enough impact on the game, but his skills were good. Always found lagging behind any opponent he was on.
\Lewis Jetta|0/10|Can't think of anything positive to say. I used to think that Leon Davis's 2002 GF was piss-poor, but Jetta was by far worse than Leon. Did not hit a target, did not break free from an opponent, did not chase, did not tackle, and to top it off, kicked it in to a 2v1 only for the ball to sail over his head 10 seconds later. ******* squib.
\Jake Lloyd|3.5/10|Couldn't get near it, but he was far from the worst player in the 1st half and I think Longmire made a bad call sub'ing him off.
\Craig Bird|5/10|There was a clear lift in the midfield when he came on, and we weren't getting annihilated and bent over in the 3rd with him on.
Forwards:
\Lance Franklin|6.5/10|One of our best players, if it wasn't for him it was Port Adelaide 2007 all over again.
\Harry Cunningham|2.5/10|Wasn't sure he was playing sometimes, had to look across the ground to find him. Don't think he had an opponent, or at least played nowhere near him.
\Adam Goodes|6/10|Did his best and it looked like he might drag us back into the game, but no one went with him.
\Kurt Tippet|5/10|Wasn't great, but wasn't bad, pretty average really. Good in the ruck, average as a forward, but the way the ball was coming in, he had no chance.
\Sam Reid|4/10|A lot of fans at the ground boo'd him. He was far from our worst player. Sure, he didn't chase hard and missed a lot of marks, but * me when Shaw kicks it over your head from 15 metres away, what else can he do?
I've tried to make it balanced and objective from my point of view at the game. I'd like to hear what other people think.
