Bartram - season worst game

Bate - only winning forward

Bruce - tried all day

Davey - probably on field

Dunn - showed some endeavour

Frawley - only winning defender

Garland - tried but failed

Green - may have played

Grimes - many skill errors

Jamar - overburdened and ineffective

Jetta - not on field

Jones - effective stopping game

MacDonald - suspect under pressure

Miller - not on field

Moloney - untypically no zest

Morton - looked painfully slow

Rivers - had no idea

Scully - disposal needs work

Trengove - showed great heart

Warnock - was towelled up

Watts - showed little endeavour

McKenzie - tried but failed

Edited June 27, 201015 yr by joeboy

Can't really argue with that. You're being a bit too generous to some though.

Warnock was terrible today. Shocking decision making deep in defence.

Anyone else wondering if the Boxing Camp may have taken it out of a few players? Especially the leader, Moloney.

Do our fitness staff have any say in the planning of the camp?

I didn't see the game, but a couple of comments from the radio guys stood out.

On Watts, they said you can't deny that he keeps moving and presenting. I would guess that what he lacks is the contesting part.

Garland they said was continually making bad decisions and disadvantaging teammates.

It also seemed that Scully and Grimes were turning it over a lot today.

Bartram - forget this week

Bate - glad he's ours

Bruce - far from worst

Davey - needs some support

Dunn - bits and peices

Frawley - solid yet again

Garland - seems dodgy one-on-one

Green - head held high

Grimes - found ball, clang!

Jamar - see aaron davey

Jetta - where to next?

Jones - tagged very well

MacDonald - looked to attack

Miller - [censored] poor effort

Moloney - given no space

Morton - no urgency shown

Rivers - looked unusually lost

Scully - lazy 25 again

Trengove - one of best

Warnock - smashed all day

Watts - +1 more game

McKenzie - down form patch

Edited June 27, 201015 yr by Jonesy!!!

Jamar - overburdened and ineffective

Shocking analysis. Best ruckman on the field. Did what he had to do. Is a warrior.

Anyone else wondering if the Boxing Camp may have taken it out of a few players? Especially the leader, Moloney.

Do our fitness staff have any say in the planning of the camp?

I would have thought the fact that Adelaide were paying him more attention following his recent good performance was more of a factor.

Grimes gets treated like royalty around here. I know he has only played about 20 games and he has many good attributes but he has some big deficiencies to work on. Sometimes I think he is better off using his left foot everytime because his right just lacks penetration and just hangs up in the air waiting to get picked off. If he is going to play that sweeper role across half back he needs to eliminate these turnovers that often result in goals to the opposition. He also has poor accelleration off the mark and poor awareness of what is behind him... all year I have noticed that he has been run down or caught off guard when playing on. Plenty of improvement left in him yet.

I would have thought the fact that Adelaide were paying him more attention following his recent good performance was more of a factor.

Yeah true, I did say in the game day thread that Adelaide were on to our Russian/Beamer combo, but from what I've heard he didn't show much of his usual vigor. I love the idea of the boxing camp and the invaluable bonding it brings to our young blokes but just wondering if the timetable and activities involved are co-ordinated with our fitness staff.

really doubt the camp mattered at all... we really dont like that ground!!!... or anywhere else that doesnt end in MCG

Grimes gets treated like royalty around here. I know he has only played about 20 games and he has many good attributes but he has some big deficiencies to work on. Sometimes I think he is better off using his left foot everytime because his right just lacks penetration and just hangs up in the air waiting to get picked off. If he is going to play that sweeper role across half back he needs to eliminate these turnovers that often result in goals to the opposition. He also has poor accelleration off the mark and poor awareness of what is behind him... all year I have noticed that he has been run down or caught off guard when playing on. Plenty of improvement left in him yet.

I agree with a lot of what you said there and i thought he was much better when switched in to the midfield; he simply makes too many errors in the backline and turns it over/puts his team mates under pressure. He is much more creative when he is in the middle and should spend the rest of the year there.

Miller. He was like a statue today and he is simply not up to it, you can't have a player that doesn't put his body in especially when he is as big as he is. He stands there at times and just looks completely last.

Today was a big setback for the club we have once again shown that we are simply not good enough and I can't see where the needed improvement will come from.

I agree with a lot of what you said there and i thought he was much better when switched in to the midfield; he simply makes too many errors in the backline and turns it over/puts his team mates under pressure. He is much more creative when he is in the middle and should spend the rest of the year there.

Miller. He was like a statue today and he is simply not up to it, you can't have a player that doesn't put his body in especially when he is as big as he is. He stands there at times and just looks completely last.

Today was a big setback for the club we have once again shown that we are simply not good enough and I can't see where the needed improvement will come from.

i brought this up about 5 weeks ago and got absolutely smashed. Amazing how quickly people change around here(and thats not just pointing you out RobbieF)

i brought this up about 5 weeks ago and got absolutely smashed. Amazing how quickly people change around here(and thats not just pointing you out RobbieF)

Jack Grimes has played about 20 games, and if his current form is any indication, he will be a star by the time he reaches 50 games.

He is number 198 on our list of problems.

Bartram - season worst game

Bate - only winning forward

Bruce - tried all day

Davey - probably on field

Dunn - showed some endeavour

Frawley - only winning defender

Garland - tried but failed

Green - may have played

Grimes - many skill errors

Jamar - overburdened and ineffective

Jetta - not on field

Jones - effective stopping game

MacDonald - suspect under pressure

Miller - not on field

Moloney - untypically no zest

Morton - looked painfully slow

Rivers - had no idea

Scully - disposal needs work

Trengove - showed great heart

Warnock - was towelled up

Watts - showed little endeavour

McKenzie - tried but failed

Inbreds ????

C'Mon you can do better than that

Jack Grimes has played about 20 games, and if his current form is any indication, he will be a star by the time he reaches 50 games.

He is number 198 on our list of problems.

We have 198 problems? [censored].

Jack Grimes has played about 20 games, and if his current form is any indication, he will be a star by the time he reaches 50 games.

He is number 198 on our list of problems.

No he's not, he is going to be a good player but let's not put our head in the sand and ignore the defects he has in his game. We've done this for years and allowed players to continually make the same mistakes and then wondered why we never get anywhere. If we had changed the way Miller was starting to play 6 or so years ago he may have been some value to the side but we didn't and allowed him to go upfield taking easy marks and passing it off to a runner. Now he has to play closer to the goal and be a focal point he hasn't got a clue.

Scully has to be told that getting a handball out to no one and just hoping one of our will be there is not good enough. Jones has to be told that he must get rid of the ball sooner and not try to take on the pack. Watts must be told that he has to be aware that there are others on the field and that when he has a mark, free kick or gets a handball he has to get rid of it before he gets tackled not after.

It's all these little things that cause turnovers and most goals now days come from turnover, so if you are fair dinkum about improving you must cut them out of your play.

MacDonald - suspect under pressure

Macdonald was one of few players to go hard at the ball and the man consistently all game.

Didn't Jones tag Thompson?

If so Thompson easily won the battle.

What is up with Jetta? Surely He has to make room in the side.......for anyone. At the start of the season it was "How are we going to fit Jetta, Wona and Bennell in the same team?" Now I am wondering how any one of them will fit in our team. I hope all 3 bounce back to some form so we are posed with the same question once again.

Jared Rivers has to be dropped. I know he has his supporters, but each week he just does enough to keep him name out of the bottom 3 players, subsequently missing the axe each week. The problem is he is consistently in the bottom 5 players every game. Maybe he does need some time/confidence building at Casey. He is not a poor player, and I am not using him as a scape goat, I just think he could use some time to build his confidence in at Casey and return a more rounded player.

Sylvia and Junior being out are hurting more than I thought they would.

i brought this up about 5 weeks ago and got absolutely smashed. Amazing how quickly people change around here(and thats not just pointing you out RobbieF)

No. You got smashed cos you hitched your wagon to Jayceebee when he claimed Grimes should be dropped to the VFL for "disciplinary" reasons.

Most people here... barring the kids... are aware of his deficiencies. Always have been. Every player has them.

i brought this up about 5 weeks ago and got absolutely smashed. Amazing how quickly people change around here(and thats not just pointing you out RobbieF)

Yes Grimes made some errors. To be fair so did alot of his teammates and many made alot more errors.

Jared Rivers has to be dropped. I know he has his supporters, but each week he just does enough to keep him name out of the bottom 3 players, subsequently missing the axe each week. The problem is he is consistently in the bottom 5 players every game. Maybe he does need some time/confidence building at Casey. He is not a poor player, and I am not using him as a scape goat, I just think he could use some time to build his confidence in at Casey and return a more rounded player.

Easily bottom 3 this week. If he's not gone next week, we know that the match committee are looking at unrealised potential and not form.