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Bartram - justified his selection

Bate - exciting too rarely

Bennell - must improve disposal

Bruce - milestone to forget

Davey - was well held

Dunn - continued good form

Frawley - tough and steady

Green - prolific , not imposing

Grimes - great under pressure

Jamar - couldn't impose himself

Jetta - overwhelmed by opposition

Jones - a poor game

Jurrah - some exciting moments

Martin - rarely bothered scorers

McDonald - game has passed

McLean - quietest career game

Moloney - played with passion

Morton - played without passion

Petterd - excellent first half

Rivers - held Rooke well

Robertson - has become irrelevent

Warnock - probably broke even

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Bartram -years best game

Bate - hit the scoreboard

Bennell - showed some glimpses

Bruce - enough is enough

Davey - targeted and struggled

Dunn - was reasonable again

Frawley - not too bad

Green - possessions lacked impact

Grimes - kicking a concern

Jamar - Jamar of old

Jetta - was not intimidated

Jones - played pretty well

Jurrah - freakish skills displayed

Martin - shockingly quiet game

McDonald - needs to retire

McLean - has regressed significantly

Moloney - absolutely brilliant effort

Morton - very nice game

Petterd - continues his reniassance

Rivers - solid down backl

Robertson - is definitely finished

Warnock - held his own

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Martin - rarely bothered scorers

Because he played big chunks of the game in the ruck... :blink:

Morton - played without passion

What the hell?

He had a good game, took some good contested marks, and made the most of every one of his opportunities.

To label a player passionless is so silly, particularly a 19 year old who has not put a foot wrong since debut.

Grimes - kicking a concern

Fluffed one kick badly, but this kid operates under pressure constantly and hardly turns it over.

A player who has kicking concerns does not take the kick-outs every single time.

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Bartram - justified his selection

Bate - exciting too rarely

Bennell - must improve disposal

Bruce - milestone to forget

Davey - was well held

Dunn - continued good form

Frawley - tough and steady

Green - prolific , not imposing

Grimes - great under pressure

Jamar - couldn't impose himself

Jetta - overwhelmed by opposition

Jones - Broke the lines

Jurrah - some exciting moments

Martin - rarely bothered scorers

McDonald - game has passed

McLean - quietest career game

Moloney - played with passion

Morton - played without passion

Petterd - excellent first half

Rivers - held Rooke well

Robertson - has become irrelevent

Warnock - probably broke even

You need to leave your preconceptions at the door when you go to watch these games. Judge the players on their game, not your opinion of them.

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With appropriate adjustments for your prejudices against Bate, Bennell, Bate, Jetta, Bate, Morton & Bate, it's pretty good. Not that these players were great, but I thought they all made a solid contribution.

IMO considering the lack of contribution from Davey & McLean (who were tagged by the best in the business) and McDonald & Jones & Moloney (who weren't -the best thing that can be said about our midfield today is that we're one game closer to Scully!), it was a reasonable effort. Especially given the Cats' charity goals (in front of the home crowd) & junktime goals.

Does anybody still think Cats will play off in GF? Saints vs Dogs for mine.

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McLean was dreadful today.

Thought a bit harsh on Morton who played a reasonable game, Bate, who did alright under the circumstances, and Jetta, who was one of our best in the 1st half. A bit generous to Dunn too i thought, he was just average at best today IMO.

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Bartram - little influence

Bate - excellent in patches

Bennell - still developing

Bruce - bad game in good year

Davey - very poor disposal

Dunn - deserves more time

Frawley -solid and steady

Green - quantity not quality

Grimes - another good experience

Jamar - see green

Jetta - see bennell

Jones - not his best

Jurrah - is very exciting

Martin - solid backup ruck

McDonald - no more pleeeeease

McLean - went to wrong ground

Moloney - tough gutsy passionate

Morton - solid in different role

Petterd - see bate

Rivers - solid as usual

Robertson - see Mcdonald

Warnock - I like him

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Bartram - justified his selection

Bate - exciting too rarely

Bennell - must improve disposal

Bruce - milestone to forget

Davey - was well held

Dunn - continued good form

Frawley - tough and steady

Green - prolific , not imposing

Grimes - great under pressure

Jamar - couldn't impose himself

Jetta - overwhelmed by opposition

Jones - a poor game

Jurrah - some exciting moments

Martin - rarely bothered scorers

McDonald - game has passed

McLean - quietest career game

Moloney - played with passion

Morton - played without passion

Petterd - excellent first half

Rivers - held Rooke well

Robertson - has become irrelevent

Warnock - probably broke even

Kelli Underwood- Most annoying voice

Umpiring - Is getting worse

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Not the Dogs. They still lack a spine, and against the best teams it's going to kill them. Pies, Bombers or Lions are all a better bed for the GF.

To start, I didn't see any footy today. But I don't agree that Footscray are not real.

In general terms, I think their defence is under-rated. (especially the attacking bit). For mine, Lindsay Gilbee is a star. Given the unchallenged logic that defence wins finals, I think they are well placed.

Their ball carrying and skill levels are as good as anyone.

Concerned about their ruck combo in finals. Minson is a spas and the Adelaide bloke is average.

But they have a nice lightweight, skilled look about them. I think they will go very deep into the finals and are an outside chance of winning.

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Because he played big chunks of the game in the ruck... :blink:

I wasn't referring to his goal scoring !

What the hell?

He had a good game, took some good contested marks, and made the most of every one of his opportunities.

To label a player passionless is so silly, particularly a 19 year old who has not put a foot wrong since debut.

He definitely looked to be playing without passion despite picking up meaningless possessions in junk time , which was pretty much the entire game after the 1st quarter . His game was devoid of desperation , attack on the ball when it was in dispute , and any anxiousness to move the ball on quickly .

I am always critical of players , like Morton ( and Bate ) who have natural talent to burn , but use their skills invariably for evil and not good .

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Fair enough Dog. Didn't see it and could be that I just don't like him.

Punchable head imo.

Agree re: punchable head. LOL

To be honest, i've never really liked or rated Minson (or Hudson) all that much either, but Minson's influence on the game last night could not be questioned. Uncharacteristically, his foot skills and decision-making were very clean, and he setup up at least 3 or 4 shots on goal thru penetrating kicks inside 50. Not to mention strong marks around the ground. I haven't seen stats from that match, but wouldn't be surprised if he got over 20 disposals, majority effective.

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