My 3 word player analysis v The Bulldogs

[joeboy 3,169]

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

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

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.

[Mondê 525]

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

[Giles 181]

Toumpas - missing from analysis

Cross - also not included

Joeboy - perhaps not watching

[Yossarian 1,820]

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

Disagree with about two thirds of this one though.

[Henrietta Lumbago 331]

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.

[bing181 9,332]

N.Jones - missing when needed

Because he was ...

- off the ground

[praha 11,240]

"Tyson - prolific but wasteful"

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

[mauriesy 7,359]

Joeboy - way too pessimistic.

[The Devil Inside 2,147]

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

[Elusive Tunbridge 795]

Unlike you to be dismissive of other posters, TDI.

[dazzledavey36 55,389]

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

I didn't see an issue with Dunns rating?

[Little Richard 6,265]

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.

[Wiseblood 24,637]

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.

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

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

[RalphiusMaximus 6,098]

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.

Edited March 15, 2015 by RalphiusMaximus

[dazzledavey36 55,389]

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.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

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.

[M_9 2,091]

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.

[The Devil Inside 2,147]

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

[What 18,810]

Hogan disappointing? umm no.

[joeboy 3,169]

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.

[Yossarian 1,820]

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.

[mauriesy 7,359]

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.

[Redleg 41,627]

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.