Davey - Played a reasonable game but seemed a little bit rusty to me and his disposal wasn't as spot on as usual. Worked hard as always and will improve with the game under his belt
Dempsey - Raw as hell but i really liked his game and as we got on top he really came into the game. He backs his judgment and today made some very good decisions and his disposal was very good.
Dyson - Very ordinary game and it was the same old Ricky as in previous years. Did do a couple of nice things but again, far to few and far between.
Fletcher - A bit rusty as has had a limited pre season but played quite well and provided a steady head. Looks like he is carrying an injury to me.
Hille - Really liked his game and he worked extremely hard. Did well in the tapwork, provided a dangerous option up forward and chased and harassed all game. Big thumbs up
Houli - Had no confidence early and wasn't really in the game much. Needs to take some heat off some of his handballs, as they move to quick and result in turnovers. Like Dempsey, when we got on top, he really dominated and looked really good. Huge motor and really got into the game as others ran out of puff.
Jetta - Played well defensively and did a little bit in an offensive aspect also. Has a touch of class and is coming along slowly but surely.
Johnson - Worked his guts out as always and improved as the game progressed. Did some good grunt work and was a handy contributor.
Laycock - Disappointing. I've been singing his praises for years but he is starting to lose me. He has talent but he is lazy and in a team game that is not on.
Lloyd - Fantastic game from a fantastic captain who stood up when we really need him to. With Lucas going down we needed our leaders to stand up and that's exactly what they did, and none more so that Lloydy.
Played one half of footy the whole pre season, yet ran his guts out and put his body on the line, great game.
Lonergan - Really good game from Sam and it will also do him the world of good. Won some really good hard balls and although his disposal was 50/50 he won the ball well.
Lovett-Murray - Great game and has continued on from his great pre season form. Looks really good up forward and with his strong marking will become a very important player for us during Lucas' injury.
McPhee -I have been one of his biggest critics but today he stood up when needed. Another with a limited pre season. Marked strongly, no fumbling, put his body on the line and tried his guts out. Will benefit greatly from the game and will be needed with Lucas's injury. Great leadership shown.
McVeigh - Stood up all game and just ran his guts out. Needs to learn to keep his mouth shut, as he will lose us a game one day from it, but other than that a faultless display and BOG honours were well deserved.
Michael - Was ok but had 4 kicked on him from a player coming back from injury. Of course he fared better as we got on top of the Roos and did provide a steady head down back. Serviceable.
Nash - Solid game and again provided some great disposal to set up scoring opportunities. Tried very hard and played a solid game.
Ramanauskas - Great game from Rama and his disposal and guile helped us out of the shit many times. Another who will benefit from the game and great to have him back.
Ryder - Played a more defensive game today, so was never going to stand out, yet he did his job and did provide some rebound at various stages.
Slattery - Tried hard and did some good offensive work.
Stanton - Tagged out of it and was very poor today. Not interested in trying to work his way into the game by attempting to win a contested ball but wanted it fed to him. Worst game i think i have ever seen him play.
Watson - Great game and was in everything. As usual racked up contested possessions and probably had the most clearances of any player on the ground. Provided options and smarts around the ground and apart from that first poor kick, his disposal was good.
Still a lot to learn for this team but the confidence from this win will do us wonders.
Worked hard all day and essentially just ran North into the ground.
Need more talking and telling players when they are hot and too many flying to spoil marks, leaving their opponent free.
Great to have a win and still a lot of improvement to come.
Dempsey - Raw as hell but i really liked his game and as we got on top he really came into the game. He backs his judgment and today made some very good decisions and his disposal was very good.
Dyson - Very ordinary game and it was the same old Ricky as in previous years. Did do a couple of nice things but again, far to few and far between.
Fletcher - A bit rusty as has had a limited pre season but played quite well and provided a steady head. Looks like he is carrying an injury to me.
Hille - Really liked his game and he worked extremely hard. Did well in the tapwork, provided a dangerous option up forward and chased and harassed all game. Big thumbs up
Houli - Had no confidence early and wasn't really in the game much. Needs to take some heat off some of his handballs, as they move to quick and result in turnovers. Like Dempsey, when we got on top, he really dominated and looked really good. Huge motor and really got into the game as others ran out of puff.
Jetta - Played well defensively and did a little bit in an offensive aspect also. Has a touch of class and is coming along slowly but surely.
Johnson - Worked his guts out as always and improved as the game progressed. Did some good grunt work and was a handy contributor.
Laycock - Disappointing. I've been singing his praises for years but he is starting to lose me. He has talent but he is lazy and in a team game that is not on.
Lloyd - Fantastic game from a fantastic captain who stood up when we really need him to. With Lucas going down we needed our leaders to stand up and that's exactly what they did, and none more so that Lloydy.
Played one half of footy the whole pre season, yet ran his guts out and put his body on the line, great game.
Lonergan - Really good game from Sam and it will also do him the world of good. Won some really good hard balls and although his disposal was 50/50 he won the ball well.
Lovett-Murray - Great game and has continued on from his great pre season form. Looks really good up forward and with his strong marking will become a very important player for us during Lucas' injury.
McPhee -I have been one of his biggest critics but today he stood up when needed. Another with a limited pre season. Marked strongly, no fumbling, put his body on the line and tried his guts out. Will benefit greatly from the game and will be needed with Lucas's injury. Great leadership shown.
McVeigh - Stood up all game and just ran his guts out. Needs to learn to keep his mouth shut, as he will lose us a game one day from it, but other than that a faultless display and BOG honours were well deserved.
Michael - Was ok but had 4 kicked on him from a player coming back from injury. Of course he fared better as we got on top of the Roos and did provide a steady head down back. Serviceable.
Nash - Solid game and again provided some great disposal to set up scoring opportunities. Tried very hard and played a solid game.
Ramanauskas - Great game from Rama and his disposal and guile helped us out of the shit many times. Another who will benefit from the game and great to have him back.
Ryder - Played a more defensive game today, so was never going to stand out, yet he did his job and did provide some rebound at various stages.
Slattery - Tried hard and did some good offensive work.
Stanton - Tagged out of it and was very poor today. Not interested in trying to work his way into the game by attempting to win a contested ball but wanted it fed to him. Worst game i think i have ever seen him play.
Watson - Great game and was in everything. As usual racked up contested possessions and probably had the most clearances of any player on the ground. Provided options and smarts around the ground and apart from that first poor kick, his disposal was good.
Still a lot to learn for this team but the confidence from this win will do us wonders.
Worked hard all day and essentially just ran North into the ground.
Need more talking and telling players when they are hot and too many flying to spoil marks, leaving their opponent free.
Great to have a win and still a lot of improvement to come.
