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My 3 word player analysis v The Bulldogs

joeboy
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Bail - was rarely sighted

Dawes - was almost unsighted

Dunn - reliable and steady

Frost - 2 great tackles

Garland - just a game

Garlett - exciting and talented

Gawn - way too erratic

Grimes - way too flakey

Hogan - tried but disappointing

Kennedy- Harris - effective and creative

Jamar - dominated tap outs

Jetta - great defensive drive

M.Jones - provided effective link

N.Jones - missing when needed

Lumumba - classy and effective

McDonald - was always reliable

McKenzie - had little impact

Michie - little game time

Newton - classy but quiet

Salem - outstanding 3 quarters

Tyson - prolific but wasteful

VandenBerg - injured very early

Viney - often careless disposal

Watts - some useful plays

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    Bail - was rarely sighted

    Dawes - was almost unsighted

    Dunn - reliable and steady

    Frost - 2 great tackles

    Garland - just a game

    Garlett - exciting and talented

    Gawn - way too erratic

    Grimes - way too flakey

    Hogan - tried but disappointing

    Kennedy- Harris - effective and creative

    Jamar - dominated tap outs

    Jetta - great defensive drive

    M.Jones - provided effective link

    N.Jones - missing when needed

    Lumumba - classy and effective

    McDonald - was always reliable

    McKenzie - had little impact

    Michie - little game time

    Newton - classy but quiet

    Salem - outstanding 3 quarters

    Tyson - prolific but wasteful

    VandenBerg - injured very early

    Viney - often careless disposal

    Watts - some useful plays

    I generally love your 3 word reviews, but this is the worst you have ever done.

    Lucky though, it is only NAB Challenge matches, so you are just "blowing" out the cobwebs.

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    Not a bad summation of today's performances. I fear that your review of Viney's game will be a common theme throughout his career.

    P.S You missed Toumpas

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    Toumpas - missing from analysis

    Cross - also not included

    Joeboy - perhaps not watching

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    Love these threads, glad you're carrying them into 2015, joeboy.

    Disagree with about two thirds of this one though.

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    Garlett - great pick up

    Toumpas- confidence building game

    Salem - prolific ball winner

    Viney- first game back

    Jones - easy 22 disposals

    Tyson- typical Tyson game.

    M jones - disposal worris me

    Jetta - played his role

    Dunn - played his role

    McDonald - great attacking run

    Lumumba - versatile game today

    Hogan - underdone but huge

    JKH - great in patches

    Cross- average game today

    Gawn - ok but average

    Bail - didn't get much

    Frost - quiet but explosive

    Newton - quiet game today

    Michie - ok for sub

    Vandenberg - head collision sub

    Watts- silky given opportunity

    Garland - lethargic and slow

    Don't know if missed any today's game was so poor against rally poor opposition.

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    N.Jones - missing when needed

    Because he was ...

    - off the ground

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    "Tyson - prolific but wasteful"

    I hope this isn't common for Dom. His disposal has been very poor in the first two games.

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    Got down to Dunn in first post and stopped reading....

    I didn't see an issue with Dunns rating?

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    I didn't see the match but this is very much to the contrary of what I've heard so far. For Hogan to be 'disappointing' in his third game of AFL level footy is a bit stiff.

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    I didn't see an issue with Dunns rating?

    As per the norm dazzle there is no explanation. It's just 'opinion', which he says we are free to have but it's always wrong unless it's in line with his.

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    Extremely stiff for hogan imo, he spilled a mark and didn't dominate but my God he worked hard, he got to good positions.

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    I didn't see the match but this is very much to the contrary of what I've heard so far. For Hogan to be 'disappointing' in his third game of AFL level footy is a bit stiff.

    Hogan was in no way disappointing. He's rusty, he lacks touch, but he's running hard, crashing packs and making his presence known. Sooner or later he'll get his touch back and those marks will stick.

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    As per the norm dazzle there is no explanation. It's just 'opinion', which he says we are free to have but it's always wrong unless it's in line with his.

    You are right i dont even know why i asked.

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    Hogan was in no way disappointing. He's rusty, he lacks touch, but he's running hard, crashing packs and making his presence known. Sooner or later he'll get his touch back and those marks will stick.

    Agreed. we really missed him in the second half, as he was that link up player pushing up the ground and presenting Riewoldt style.

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    Those actually at the ground would have seen a definite game plan in action, as distinct from the way the Bullies went about it.

    Markedly different approach when playing down wind cf against the wind. Few, if any, long bombs.

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    Unlike you to be dismissive of other posters, TDI.

    I used to think Joeboy's 3 word were good, but towards the end of last season and now this, seems a bit pessimistic to me, and samey, not sure if he watched the game

    My opinion of course

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    I used to think Joeboy's 3 word were good, but towards the end of last season and now this, seems a bit pessimistic to me, and samey, not sure if he watched the game

    My opinion of course

    I actually appreciated the efforts you took to present a regular training report for people who weren't as lucky as you,and were employed , so I'd just be interested to know ( in 3 words per player only ) how YOU viewed each player's performance on the day ,and yes I was at the game.
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    I actually appreciated the efforts you took to present a regular training report for people who weren't as lucky as you,and were employed , so I'd just be interested to know ( in 3 words per player only ) how YOU viewed each player's performance on the day ,and yes I was at the game.

    Wouldn't bother giving him the time of day mate, not worth the headache.

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    I think maybe you were too influenced by the second half and not the first, which was damn good. I'm sure we took our foot off the pedal a bit and started trying some different options.

    The wind in the last quarter also changed to the south and was blowing directly across the ground, so we lost the large advantage from the second quarter.

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    Hogan was in no way disappointing. He's rusty, he lacks touch, but he's running hard, crashing packs and making his presence known. Sooner or later he'll get his touch back and those marks will stick.

    I am happy for him to build his game and develop, rather than being seen as the big white hope. They have always let us down when we expect too much.

    The kid can play and we will see it soon enough.

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