Trengove - playing on empty

Grimes - gave a damn

Watts - couldn't find rhythm

Bate - second half effort

Frawley - seemingly without passion

Sylvia - started to perform

McKenzie - disposal was amateurish

Dunn - not the worst

Blease - some isolated cameos

Garland - no heroics today

Moloney - no involvement again

McDonald - absence was felt

Rivers - not the answer

Macdonald - our best defender

Sellar - was always solid

Martin - looked totally lost

Tapscott - angry but useless

Howe - classy but absent

Spencer - waste of space

Bail - had little involvement

Nicholson - brave but careless

Magner - is obviously tiring

Can't disagree with most of that, thought Sellar was very ordinary in the first half though, and maybe a little more cred for Howe

martin lost? [censored] mate he was one of our very few that tried hard..!!

Martin had 20+ possessions. When was the last time Jamar did that?

Nicholson and Howe were in our best six!

Trengove did more than Grimes

Blease was better than you suggest

I thought Martin was good. Decent disposal, and very good ruck work.

Watts was better than you suggest

I'm getting smashed in another thread but you are spot on re Spencer.

I thought Sellar was ok.

And at least Blease provides dash and flair with skill. He was ok.

Terrible day- even the 3 word analysis is way below standard .

This is my take:

Trengove – good game today

Grimes – run the lines

Watts – disposal very efficient

Bate – 2H much better

Frawley – very ordinary today

Sylvia – good under pressure

McKenzie – wasted his opportunities

Dunn – kicked out well

Blease – broke the lines

Garland – marked strongly today

Moloney – must be dropped

McDonald – we missed Tom

Rivers – good leader today

Macdonald – really good game

Sellar – worked hard today

Martin – top 5 today

Tapscott – needs to focus

Howe - also ran hard

Spencer – did ok contested

Bail – needs better decisions

Nicholson – really worked hard

Magner – tough but ineffective

McKenzie - disposal was amateurish

You obviously have never watched the amateurs

Blease was better than you suggest

I started a post about 10 days ago wondering why Blease is not given a decent go. He clearly has genuine ability. Put him in the STARTING 21, challenge him with whatever he's not doing that you want him to do and LEAVE him there for a few matches.

3 word analysis. "Another poor game"

Mark Neeld: Melbourne will be the hardest team to play. Must be like a Billy Connolly concert ... the laughter is contagious (by 15 clubs excl Suns & Giants).

3 word analysis. "Another poor game"

Mark Neeld: Melbourne will be the hardest team to play. Must be like a Billy Connolly concert ... the laughter is contagious (by 15 clubs excl Suns & Giants).

It's a process. Processes take time.

Only one 3 word comment needed for the whole team - Just too depleted

Trengove - playing on empty

Grimes - gave a damn

Watts - couldn't find rhythm

Bate - second half effort

Frawley - seemingly without passion

Sylvia - started to perform

McKenzie - disposal was amateurish

Dunn - not the worst

Blease - some isolated cameos

Garland - no heroics today

Moloney - no involvement again

McDonald - absence was felt

Rivers - not the answer

Macdonald - our best defender

Sellar - was always solid

Martin - looked totally lost

Tapscott - angry but useless

Howe - classy but absent

Spencer - waste of space

Bail - had little involvement

Nicholson - brave but careless

Magner - is obviously tiring

I really thought Martin was our best today. He looked composed with good rucking and good disposal.Never looked 'lost' for a moment.

Edited July 1, 201213 yr by Bobby McKenzie

Sylvia - Class is permanent!

Mckenzie - learn to kick.

Thought Martin was good. Would like to see more of him this year. His possessions and impact was notable, for a guy that's been out of the seniors for most of the season. Would be a waste to trade or (worse still) delist at the end of the year, especial if we keep Spencil or Gawn. I know Gawn is a project to be developed, but Martin has shown that he is ready to hit the ground running now.

The only thing Martin lacked today was match fitness. He held his own in the ruck contests, against an opponent who routinely bakes Jamar, and gave us a lot around the ground.

LOLOLOLOL. Just listened to JTren's post match interview. He got asked by Burgan about the loss of Jamar and he's like Spencer was serviceable in a very quiet manner! LOLOOL

Martin was decent in the hit outs but his disposals were misleading, he fumbles constantly and does tiny little kicks. Martin is an able replacement but Jamar is still far, far better. As for Spencer I don't think he needed to play and if McDonald wasn't injured he would've been subbed out at half time. Spencer will only ever be a decent VFL ruckman. He can't get the ball, kick properly (and non awkward), mark or any other basics at AFL standard. The only thing he has on his side are his height and some ok tap skills. Very lucky to get a game, we should have played Bennell for another runner.

Trengove needs to be dropped/rested as he plays like his legs are concrete pillars. Blease was quite dangerous, and should have kicked 4 instead of 2 (which would have helped his cause a lot to stay in the side). Grimes tried hard but he needs to get his disposal back to scratch. Watts was not as good as usual, but still alright and one of our best today

You obviously have never watched the amateurs

Yes DC they are much better Igo to quite a few games over aseason

Mckenzie is not that good