My 3 word player analysis V Port Flower

[joeboy 3,166]

Bartram - never appeared confident

Bennell - great opportunist's game

Davey - excellent stoppage game

Frawley - strength and confidence

Garland - worried by pace

Green - experience was vital

Grimes - was unusually quiet

Jamar - true lionhearted effort

Jetta - a significant return

Jones - successful new role

MacDonald - safe and important

McDonald - Brownlow medal form

Miller - silenced his critics

Moloney - tough and relentless

Morton - patchy but successful

Rivers - didn't imbue confidence

Scully - some important clearances

Sylvia - terrific second half

Trengove - dynamic and prolific

Watts - classy and composed

Wonaeamirri - needed the run

McKenzie - important tagging role

[Chook 15,013]

Sylvia - Not a ruckman

Wonaeamirri - Run some laps

Jones - Calm down please

[Jaded No More 68,915]

Sylvia - Not a ruckman

Wonaeamirri - Run some laps

Jones - Calm down please

Jones is prone to brainfarts, we know that, but he shut down Danyle (rubbish spelling of a name) Pearce, which was enormous in the context of the game. Props to him for a great job.

Garland is going to have some ups and downs, and will no doubt tire as the year goes on, given he didn't do a pre-season. Also, being punched in the stomach twice wouldn't have helped. FFS why was a free kick not awarded when he was punched right in front of the umpire?

[deewakka 1]

Rivers did what was required always does

Edited May 22, 2010 by QueenC
No need to yell

[Range Rover 1,935]

Wonaemirri - Stop eating donuts

Edited May 22, 2010 by Spirit of Barassi

[Chook 15,013]

Jones is prone to brainfarts, we know that, but he shut down Danyle (rubbish spelling of a name) Pearce, which was enormous in the context of the game. Props to him for a great job.

Garland is going to have some ups and downs, and will no doubt tire as the year goes on, given he didn't do a pre-season. Also, being punched in the stomach twice wouldn't have helped. FFS why was a free kick not awarded when he was punched right in front of the umpire?

Of course re Jones, but even his brainfarts are a part of him doing what the coaches want - play on at all costs.

[Bates Mate 4,487]

Wonaemirri - Stop eating donuts

and turtle

[monoccular 17,430]

Garland is going to have some ups and downs, and will no doubt tire as the year goes on, given he didn't do a pre-season. Also, being punched in the stomach twice wouldn't have helped. FFS why was a free kick not awarded when he was punched right in front of the umpire?

Was McClown the officiating umpire at the time? And that was the second one! Cornes elbow to JW's throat in the first quarter - no report! Yet Moloney was the only report.

[Jaded No More 68,915]

Wonaemirri - Stop eating donuts

Morton- lose some weight

[Bates Mate 4,487]

Morton- lose some weight

Morton - biggest shorts to legs ratio in afl

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,177]

RIVERS DID WHAT WAS REQUIRED ALWAYS DOES

Rivers was again useless.

[BAMF 4,353]

Rivers was again useless.

Agreed. A passenger today.

[Jaded No More 68,915]

Rivers got carved up on the lead... by a ruckman...

*sigh*, I love him, but he is making me shitty.

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,177]

Agreed. A passenger today.

The customary safe hands and clean spoils which are the strengths of his game just are not there.

[QueenC 74]

Also, being punched in the stomach twice wouldn't have helped. FFS why was a free kick not awarded when he was punched right in front of the umpire?

Wearing red and blue probably didn't help his case !!!

[H_T 3,047]

The customary safe hands and clean spoils which are the strengths of his game just are not there.

*shakes head*

Rivers by far tonight gave his team the most 1%'s = 11. By far. He didn't give away any free kicks. He contested well in packs. He may have spilled a mark from memory, but he wasn't the only one during the night in Darwin. Hardly "useless".

Some may say he looked slow chasing Hitchcock, but who wouldn't ? FFS.

Rivers: One percenter King.

[DaveyJones'sLocker 647]

Garland is going to have some ups and downs, and will no doubt tire as the year goes on, given he didn't do a pre-season. Also, being punched in the stomach twice wouldn't have helped. FFS why was a free kick not awarded when he was punched right in front of the umpire?

yes i agree i think he needs "more protection" ala Rodney Eade & Barry Hall

[Guest Rojik of the Arctic]

*shakes head*

Rivers by far tonight gave his team the most 1%'s = 11. By far. He didn't give away any free kicks. He contested well in packs. He may have spilled a mark from memory, but he wasn't the only one during the night in Darwin. Hardly "useless".

Some may say he looked slow chasing Hitchcock, but who wouldn't ? FFS.

Rivers: One percenter King.

Thank God somebody here watched the game.

[Gorgoroth 12,954]

Wona - stop eating turtle

Morton - start eating turtle

Davey - lighting through centre

Miller - strightest kicking ever (for him)

Jones - first option please!!!!!!

Trengove - Rising star winner!

Watts - Oh so clean. (another could be) Lighting fast hands!

Bruce - Did not miss.

[Disco Demons 92]

trengove - won the match! (rushed point gave us the lead)

[stranga 328]

Morton - hesitant, uncomposed, slow

Rivers - Being good at one percenters in only part of being a good player.

Watts - Better than Natinui

Trengove - good in clinches

Whole team - Too loose

Jamar - taps to opposition as much as our boys

Edited May 23, 2010 by stranga

[Micky Dee 11]

Jack Trengove- "FISTS OF DESTINY!"

Correct me if i'm wrong but not only did he punch through our winning point but he also spoiled Port's last kick into their 50 in the dying seconds. Onya Jack!

[Lil_red_fire_engine 11,177]

Morton - hesitant, uncomposed, slow

What a joke. Yes made some errors which is understandable when you have not played at this level for 2 months but look at the two perfect passes inside our forward 50m he made. He has been sorely missed. He may be laconic but he is not slow.

[Vagg 2,439]

What a joke. Yes made some errors which is understandable when you have not played at this level for 2 months but look at the two perfect passes inside our forward 50m he made. He has been sorely missed. He may be laconic but he is not slow.

Spot on! Weren't those passes superb?!!

Cale will be better for the run. And, Melb will be better with him back in the team...

[Guest Guy Rigoni]

*shakes head*

Rivers by far tonight gave his team the most 1%'s = 11. By far. He didn't give away any free kicks. He contested well in packs. He may have spilled a mark from memory, but he wasn't the only one during the night in Darwin. Hardly "useless".

Some may say he looked slow chasing Hitchcock, but who wouldn't ? FFS.

Rivers: One percenter King.

This, the Rivers hate is crazy, he plays his role and is a team leader.