This post will be long.
Positives:
Barass - My god we have a player, the courage to back himself, the knowledge of when to spoil, the flowing locks, the disposal efficiency. He is the perfect defender. I feel bad for Emac though.
Shepard - He's a high flyer deep down, but he loves the spoil. Comes in from 18 deep and still gets the ball on his fist. His dash was awesome out of the backline and late in the game he was still going HAM
Schofield - Played a great defensive role, was the last man on the goal line a number of times and didn't try anything fancy, just smashed it through, great closing speed and beautiful chemistry with the others.
Gov - See Barass, except sometimes goes for marks instead of spoils, usually pays off though.
Hurn - We basically have the best kick in set ups in the league. It's all because of this absolute weapon. It creates goals plain and simple and releases pressure.
Wellingham - Great attack on the ball but his disposal seemed off today, a lot of weird kicks that didn't make a lot of sense. His ground ball hunting was awesome though.
Priddis - That handball ratio is good and his tackles and balls won from an non advantageous position is sublime. He held the ball so well in traffic and his arms could not be pinned, his pickups from ground level were only matched by Gaff
Gaff - Is there a better runner in the AFL? Combines running prowess with great knowledge of the game, his first grab play under immense pressure was the difference between so many of our forward thrusts becoming ball ups, he impacted hugely and his vision was first class. Arguably our bravest player with Shep, he has been smashed in the head and still goes crashing through contests as well as back with the flight!
Shuey - The damage per possession of this man is through the roof. He is inside and outside in perfect balance and has every weapon any AFL player could ever want. His tackling technique is matched only by Priddis and maybe Cripps
JK - Our bearded god, arguably the best Forward in the competition. He's got his set shot kicking sorted out and his hands are better than ever, the bloke never puts his head down and gives up. He's also a great field kick.
Darling - Started so horribly but took a leaf out of JK's book and just kept going, then it all turned around. Really turned the game in the end with crucial marks and goals.
Lecras - So dangerous as a forward roaming the ground, he actually gets more touches as a forward than he does as a midfield and although he missed some set shots, his field kicking and first grabs below his knees were back to their best and he seemed to be relishing the defensive stuff. He looks like he cares more in the back half of the year and we need him.
Hutchings - Is borderline best 22 but I think he's best 22. Manages to pop up for a goal, he can tackle and can always switch to a shutdown role. Unfortunately he has some negatives as well.
Ruck combo - Mostly Giles here, but perhaps we're just a better team with 2 ruckmen. Lycett copped aknee knock and Giles took over big time, took marks forward as well as down back and could be the hero that West Coast need
Handballing - Seemed overdone at times, but this was amazing for the most part, stemming from clean first grabs, the whole game revolves around this clean use, especially for a team like ours with some good runners.
Negatives:
Yeo - Disposal is poor, decision making is even worse. He has so many good attributes but he doesn't seem to be utilising them at all.
Masten - Only just a negative, I appreciate his enormous pressure release running, but while everyone else today flicked off handballs with ease he seemed to do it in situations where it wasn't required. Also needs to learn he can't fend off. Hutchings as well, these two always get caught holding the ball.
Lycett - Purely for those times he thinks he's a midfielder, needs to dish off quicker at times
Jetta - Same as last week, just faded big time late, doesn't look fit but he does look dangerous when he gets the ball.
Hill - Has been down for a while, really want to believe he'll be back to his best but in a weird way I feel our forward chemistry has been at its best lately, despite him playing poorly. As we saw last year though, all of JK, Lecca, Cripps, Hill and JD can work together.
Positives:
Barass - My god we have a player, the courage to back himself, the knowledge of when to spoil, the flowing locks, the disposal efficiency. He is the perfect defender. I feel bad for Emac though.
Shepard - He's a high flyer deep down, but he loves the spoil. Comes in from 18 deep and still gets the ball on his fist. His dash was awesome out of the backline and late in the game he was still going HAM
Schofield - Played a great defensive role, was the last man on the goal line a number of times and didn't try anything fancy, just smashed it through, great closing speed and beautiful chemistry with the others.
Gov - See Barass, except sometimes goes for marks instead of spoils, usually pays off though.
Hurn - We basically have the best kick in set ups in the league. It's all because of this absolute weapon. It creates goals plain and simple and releases pressure.
Wellingham - Great attack on the ball but his disposal seemed off today, a lot of weird kicks that didn't make a lot of sense. His ground ball hunting was awesome though.
Priddis - That handball ratio is good and his tackles and balls won from an non advantageous position is sublime. He held the ball so well in traffic and his arms could not be pinned, his pickups from ground level were only matched by Gaff
Gaff - Is there a better runner in the AFL? Combines running prowess with great knowledge of the game, his first grab play under immense pressure was the difference between so many of our forward thrusts becoming ball ups, he impacted hugely and his vision was first class. Arguably our bravest player with Shep, he has been smashed in the head and still goes crashing through contests as well as back with the flight!
Shuey - The damage per possession of this man is through the roof. He is inside and outside in perfect balance and has every weapon any AFL player could ever want. His tackling technique is matched only by Priddis and maybe Cripps
JK - Our bearded god, arguably the best Forward in the competition. He's got his set shot kicking sorted out and his hands are better than ever, the bloke never puts his head down and gives up. He's also a great field kick.
Darling - Started so horribly but took a leaf out of JK's book and just kept going, then it all turned around. Really turned the game in the end with crucial marks and goals.
Lecras - So dangerous as a forward roaming the ground, he actually gets more touches as a forward than he does as a midfield and although he missed some set shots, his field kicking and first grabs below his knees were back to their best and he seemed to be relishing the defensive stuff. He looks like he cares more in the back half of the year and we need him.
Hutchings - Is borderline best 22 but I think he's best 22. Manages to pop up for a goal, he can tackle and can always switch to a shutdown role. Unfortunately he has some negatives as well.
Ruck combo - Mostly Giles here, but perhaps we're just a better team with 2 ruckmen. Lycett copped aknee knock and Giles took over big time, took marks forward as well as down back and could be the hero that West Coast need
Handballing - Seemed overdone at times, but this was amazing for the most part, stemming from clean first grabs, the whole game revolves around this clean use, especially for a team like ours with some good runners.
Negatives:
Yeo - Disposal is poor, decision making is even worse. He has so many good attributes but he doesn't seem to be utilising them at all.
Masten - Only just a negative, I appreciate his enormous pressure release running, but while everyone else today flicked off handballs with ease he seemed to do it in situations where it wasn't required. Also needs to learn he can't fend off. Hutchings as well, these two always get caught holding the ball.
Lycett - Purely for those times he thinks he's a midfielder, needs to dish off quicker at times
Jetta - Same as last week, just faded big time late, doesn't look fit but he does look dangerous when he gets the ball.
Hill - Has been down for a while, really want to believe he'll be back to his best but in a weird way I feel our forward chemistry has been at its best lately, despite him playing poorly. As we saw last year though, all of JK, Lecca, Cripps, Hill and JD can work together.
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