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My 3 word end of year analysis


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N.Jones - the supreme performer

Grimes - never got going

Hogan - weight of expectation

Salem - adulation was unwarranted

Watts - year's greatest disappointment

Toumpas - couldn't gain momentum

Dawes - stagnated after brilliance

Viney - failed to inspire

Frawley - dependable and versatile

Trengove - cruelled by injury

Byrnes - failed to deliver

Clark - no comment necessary

Tyson - performances belied inexperience

McKenzie - tagger without skills

Dunn - found his niche

Clisby - couldn't find mojo

Kent - teased and faltered

Blease - disappointed us all

Cross - made his mark

Strauss - couldn't impress selectors

Garland - seen better years

Pedersen - rejuvenated and reinvented

Michie - injuries curtailed advancement

Vince - professional and skilled

Kennedy - Harris - early exciting form

McDonald - was rarely beaten

Nicholson - papers are marked

Riley - rough and ready

Hunt - the jury's out

Evans - little to show

Barry - improver , but raw

Tapscott - little to impress

Gawn - never gathered momentum

Howe - talented but lazy

Jamar - worthy but slowing

Spencer - work in progress

Bail - just filling in

M.Jones - showed average skills

Terlich - the turnover specialist

Fitzpatrick - rarely utilised height

Jetta - feel good story

Georgio - surprisingly sparingly used

Harmes - impressed Casey regulars

King - jury is out

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My opinion.

N.Jones - better than 2013

Grimes - learn to kick

Hogan - plz debut soon

Salem - loaded with upside

Watts - definition of mediocre

Toumpas - injury riddled year

Dawes - carried foward line

Viney - second year blues

Frawley - never fooled anyone

Trengove - needs some luck

Byrnes - get off list

Clark - feel sorry for

Tyson- played beyond experience

McKenzie - absolute list clogger

Dunn - proved alot wrong

Clisby - who is clisby?

Kent - showed raw talent

Blease - waste of talent

Cross - nothing but professional

Strauss - another list clogger

Garland - never gathered momentum

Pedersen - played to potential

Michie - potential work horse

Vince - spark we need

Kennedy - Harris - could be anything

McDonald - never gave in

Nicholson - catchya later maarrtt

Riley - needs full preseason

Hunt - dont know enough

Evans - here nor there

Barry - is good at?

Tapscott - may be last

Gawn - never gathered momentum

Howe - liked down back

Jamar - getting abit old

Spencer - cant see it

Bail - owe an apology

M.Jones - slow-down to kick!!

Terlich - went backwards unfortunately

Fitzpatrick - looked scared early

Jetta - feel good story

Georgio - must improve on

Harmes - hearing good things

King - full preseason please

Gawn- work in progress

Do your worst!!

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My take

JonesN - keeps on improving

Grimes - disposal woes continue

Hogan - next year please

Salem - needs more possessions

Watts - a major letdown

Toumpas - never got going

Dawes - kept on trying

Viney - still learning how

Frawley - lazy halfhearted season

Byrnes - clogged the list

Clark - a sad story

Tyson - showed that recruiter

McKenzie - tried but talentless

Dunn - proved people wrong

Clisby - an unsolved mystery

Kent - some great patches

Blease - running nowhere fast

Cross - professionalism par excellance-

Trengove - needs big preseason

Strauss - composing farewell speech

Garland - always behind eightball

Pederson - had me fooled

Michie - showed great promise

Vince - thanks Colin Sylvia

Kennedy-Harris - has bright future

McDonald - kept standing firm

Nicholson - needed bigger barn

Riley - big preseason needed

Hunt - I don't know

Barry - doesn't impact contests

Tapscott - is injury prone

Gawn - showed promise late

Howe - learning new role

Jamar - tried very hard

Spencer - needs some continuity

Bail - kept on improving

JonesM - decision making woeful

Terlich - error riddled season

Fitzpatrick - showed up late

Jetta - becoming a beauty

Georgiou - a useful backup

Harmes - development coaches approve

King - will take time

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My crack.

N.Jones - Captain season personified

Grimes - some good & shocking

Hogan - ready to explode

Salem - loaded with upside !!

Watts - time to trade

Toumpas - at the crossroads

Dawes - worked hard alone

Viney - needs composures

Frawley - always going elsewhere

Trengove - on the trade table - Hope we keep

Byrnes - bad club decision

Clark - hope the best

Tyson- best pick we have had in years

McKenzie - MUPPET, MUPPET, MUPPET

Dunn - showed leadership & poise

Clisby - Gone

Kent - something to embrace

Blease - selfish , ignorant , delisted

Cross - nothing but professional !!!

Strauss - not hungry enough

Garland - lost his confidence

Pedersen - proved me wrong

Michie - potential work horse

Vince - spark we need

Kennedy - Harris - could be anything

McDonald - never gave in - decision making needs work

Nicholson - not worth insult

Riley - will get better

Hunt - dont know enough

Evans - pay out early

Barry - I see something

Tapscott - GONE

Howe - added string to bow

Jamar - beaten most weeks

Spencer - DUD

Bail - like his workrate

M.Jones - not for me

Terlich - depth player 2015

Fitzpatrick - wasted his chance in 2014 - Trade

Jetta - showed he wants it

Georgio - back up is all

Harmes - hearing good things

King - full preseason please

Gawn- work in progress

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N.Jones - the supreme performer

Grimes - never got going

Hogan - weight of expectation

Salem - adulation was unwarranted

Watts - year's greatest disappointment

Toumpas - couldn't gain momentum

Dawes - stagnated after brilliance

Viney - failed to inspire

Frawley - dependable and versatile

Trengove - cruelled by injury

Byrnes - failed to deliver

Clark - no comment necessary

Tyson - performances belied inexperience

McKenzie - tagger without skills

Dunn - found his niche

Clisby - couldn't find mojo

Kent - teased and faltered

Blease - disappointed us all

Cross - made his mark

Strauss - couldn't impress selectors

Garland - seen better years

Pedersen - rejuvenated and reinvented

Michie - injuries curtailed advancement

Vince - professional and skilled

Kennedy - Harris - early exciting form

McDonald - was rarely beaten

Nicholson - papers are marked

Riley - rough and ready

Hunt - the jury's out

Evans - little to show

Barry - improver , but raw

Tapscott - little to impress

Gawn - never gathered momentum

Howe - talented but lazy

Jamar - worthy but slowing

Spencer - work in progress

Bail - just filling in

M.Jones - showed average skills

Terlich - the turnover specialist

Fitzpatrick - rarely utilised height

Jetta - feel good story

Georgio - surprisingly sparingly used

Harmes - impressed Casey regulars

King - jury is out

Think you need to let dust settle a little and re do this a bit more objectively, you have had a shocker here.

Watts = years greatest dissapointment? You have to be kidding, he will probably finish top 10 in the B&F, yes for a #1 draft pick hes no star but hes had a reasonable season, Toumpas has been the biggest dissapointment for me. He couldnt even get a game, at least Watts contributed regularly.

Very hard on Salem too, I think most would agree he showed quite a lot for a teenager in his first year coming off a limited pre season.

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Not quite yet

Agree, and in more than 3 words: I like the way he takes the game on, and his capacity for good decision-making and good finishing (not always demonstrated - yet). Also like his apparent competitive instincts, and his willingness for the contest. Upside as a developing cog in a side better than where we are now.

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Can't kick,handball.

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I'm not sure if it was the greatest disappointment but I essentially agree with Joeboy's comment on Watts' season - it was extremely disappointing.

He is into his sixth season and with a fantastic coach behind him. He has all the natural talent in the world. Time to step up and become a player that makes a difference to the side's fortunes.

Other than the third quarter of the Port game (in Adelaide) where he played as a loose man, I can only recall one game where he made a real difference to the result - the win over Richmond.

That is simply not good enough for a player of his talent who has been in the system for 6 years. Other than that game I struggle to recall many games (perhaps the St Kilda game in Round 1) where he was in our best 6 players let alone make a significant impact on the game.

For me it was just a season he meandered his way through - doing just enough to keep his spot in the side.

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I agree with Pedersen's improvement but I saw a correlation between the club dropping off and Pedo's form dropping off.

Fair observation - cause or effect?

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I agree with Pedersen's improvement but I saw a correlation between the club dropping off and Pedo's form dropping off.

Actually the fall off coincided with Roo's announcement he was extending the 3rd yr of his contract (made during the second bye break).

You'd have thought the players would be up and about after his announcement....not so.

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