seagrim
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Tuck - one of our best, put his head over the all and won his fair share of clearances. 33 touches, but botched a few kicks. 7.5/10
Foley - a solid game, he seems to enjoy the lack of a tag. got a lot of the footy, but needs to learn to steady when he is kicking on the run. kicked a nice goal from 50. 7/10
Brown- needs to stay closer to goals. he skulked around HB too much today, and is more dangerous closer to goal. botched a few kicks too. 5/10
Richardson- can't bag his work ethic, just had one of those days where he couldn't find the pill til later on. Not bad. Not good. 4.5 /10
Newman - found lots of the pill, but uncharacteristically panicked when he didnt have to. Also didnt think he went as hard today as he normally does. A few lovely penetrating kicks though.
6/10
White - love this guy, played an okay game but once again, panicked at times. Beautiful goal on the run though. Just needs to slow down when he has the ball and assess before he blazes away. 5.5/10
Polo - did enough to gain himself another berth, and had a red hot start to the game. Faded away a little at the end, but his intensity and usage of the ball couldn't be questioned. 6.5 / 10
Bowden- hmm... played well in the last quarter, but the game was lost. He's a downhill skiier im afraid and on his way out. 4/10
McGuane - one of his best games for the club. Destroyed Johnson. Loved seeing a bit of biff with him at the end too. Used the ball pretty well too surprisingly. 8/10
Deledio - kept out of it well by picken but needs to learn how to cope with hard tags. he tackled very well however, and when he got the ball his kicking was penetrating. 6/10
Rance - i have a massive massive massive man crush on this guy. Played oh so well on Hahn for parts, and his attack and run was greatly appreciated. A bit fumbly, but you cant get hung up on that seeing as its his second game. 7.5/10
King- hmmmm what to do with King. Used it okay today, found a bit of it, but gave his opponents wayyyyy too much space. Think he needs to learn about accountability in the VFL before he costs us more goals in the AFL. 3.5 / 10
Jackson - I never, ever, ever feel safe when this kid has the ball in his hands. His awareness is terrible and he uses the ball atrociously. It's a shame because he manages to get his hands on it a lot. 3/ 10
Graham - neither good nor bad, but certainly better than Browne would have done. his bigger frame is helping him win taps, but he isn't really handy around the ground. 4.5/10
Morton - when he gets the ball, he is very good, but he needs to get more of it. He has immense potential, just at times goes missing for extended periods. 5/10
Schulz - a disappointing game for him, he went missing until half way through the third. his touches don't tend to do anything either, just offload the ball to someone else in the hope that they can do something better with it. 3.5 /10
Moore - did a few nice things defensively, but with the doggies small forward line he was only really required for spoiling purposes when the ball came in deep, but he did his job. 5/10
Hislop- nuggety bloke, his attack on the ball is ferocious but too often panicks. if he can increase his awareness then he will become a much more valuable player. 4.5/10
Simmonds- very disappointing game from him, didn't offer a lot around the ground and was beaten comprehensively in the hitouts. was a bit groggy after a knee to the head from hudson so ill cut him some slack. 4/10.
Riewoldt- started off amazingly, but seems to only fire when the midfielders are getting it in to him, a bit of a downhill skiier. needs to put in 4 quarter performance even when the game isn't going ourway. 5/10
Tambling - what a disappointment this guy is. Definitely playing for his career now, let alone his spot if he manages to hold it next week. Looked lost out there, alex rance had more poise playing his seconds game than tambling. 2.5/10
Edwards - another bloke who i am very disappointed with, needs to learn how to find the pill, and how to kick. A stint with coburg is in order to get some of the fire in the belly back. 3/10
thoughts?
Foley - a solid game, he seems to enjoy the lack of a tag. got a lot of the footy, but needs to learn to steady when he is kicking on the run. kicked a nice goal from 50. 7/10
Brown- needs to stay closer to goals. he skulked around HB too much today, and is more dangerous closer to goal. botched a few kicks too. 5/10
Richardson- can't bag his work ethic, just had one of those days where he couldn't find the pill til later on. Not bad. Not good. 4.5 /10
Newman - found lots of the pill, but uncharacteristically panicked when he didnt have to. Also didnt think he went as hard today as he normally does. A few lovely penetrating kicks though.
6/10
White - love this guy, played an okay game but once again, panicked at times. Beautiful goal on the run though. Just needs to slow down when he has the ball and assess before he blazes away. 5.5/10
Polo - did enough to gain himself another berth, and had a red hot start to the game. Faded away a little at the end, but his intensity and usage of the ball couldn't be questioned. 6.5 / 10
Bowden- hmm... played well in the last quarter, but the game was lost. He's a downhill skiier im afraid and on his way out. 4/10
McGuane - one of his best games for the club. Destroyed Johnson. Loved seeing a bit of biff with him at the end too. Used the ball pretty well too surprisingly. 8/10
Deledio - kept out of it well by picken but needs to learn how to cope with hard tags. he tackled very well however, and when he got the ball his kicking was penetrating. 6/10
Rance - i have a massive massive massive man crush on this guy. Played oh so well on Hahn for parts, and his attack and run was greatly appreciated. A bit fumbly, but you cant get hung up on that seeing as its his second game. 7.5/10
King- hmmmm what to do with King. Used it okay today, found a bit of it, but gave his opponents wayyyyy too much space. Think he needs to learn about accountability in the VFL before he costs us more goals in the AFL. 3.5 / 10
Jackson - I never, ever, ever feel safe when this kid has the ball in his hands. His awareness is terrible and he uses the ball atrociously. It's a shame because he manages to get his hands on it a lot. 3/ 10
Graham - neither good nor bad, but certainly better than Browne would have done. his bigger frame is helping him win taps, but he isn't really handy around the ground. 4.5/10
Morton - when he gets the ball, he is very good, but he needs to get more of it. He has immense potential, just at times goes missing for extended periods. 5/10
Schulz - a disappointing game for him, he went missing until half way through the third. his touches don't tend to do anything either, just offload the ball to someone else in the hope that they can do something better with it. 3.5 /10
Moore - did a few nice things defensively, but with the doggies small forward line he was only really required for spoiling purposes when the ball came in deep, but he did his job. 5/10
Hislop- nuggety bloke, his attack on the ball is ferocious but too often panicks. if he can increase his awareness then he will become a much more valuable player. 4.5/10
Simmonds- very disappointing game from him, didn't offer a lot around the ground and was beaten comprehensively in the hitouts. was a bit groggy after a knee to the head from hudson so ill cut him some slack. 4/10.
Riewoldt- started off amazingly, but seems to only fire when the midfielders are getting it in to him, a bit of a downhill skiier. needs to put in 4 quarter performance even when the game isn't going ourway. 5/10
Tambling - what a disappointment this guy is. Definitely playing for his career now, let alone his spot if he manages to hold it next week. Looked lost out there, alex rance had more poise playing his seconds game than tambling. 2.5/10
Edwards - another bloke who i am very disappointed with, needs to learn how to find the pill, and how to kick. A stint with coburg is in order to get some of the fire in the belly back. 3/10
thoughts?
