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N.Jones - still the heartbeat

Vince - age is wearying

Hogan - not the saviour

Salem - cruelled by illness

Watts - finally has arrived

Petracca - some exciting glimpses

Dawes - injuries bedevilled performance

Viney - great first half

Lumumba - rarely on field

Trengove - at the crossroads

Brayshaw - curtailed very early

Gawn - season's biggest story

Tyson - prolific and wasteful

Oliver - cause for excitement 

Dunn - alienated the selectors

Stretch - worthy but limited

Kent - exciting when focused

Frost - found his niche

Newton - injuries stalled advancement 

Garland - out of favour

Pedersen - rarely impressed selectors

Michie - couldn't take chances

Kennedy-Harris - injuries decimated season

T.McDonald - was rarely beaten

Weideman - far from ready

Hulett - impressive at Casey

O.McDonald - perseverance paid off

Hunt - feel good story

Neal-Bullen - career has stalled

Grimes - not our future

Bugg - a worthwhile addition

Spencer - out of favour

Mitch King - little is known

Kennedy - couldn't maintain momentum

Garlett - disappointing after re-signing

vandenBerg - struggled for form

Jetta - an impressive season

White - limited when selected

Wagner - impressive early on

Harmes - skills need consolidation

Smith - little is known

M.Jones - a fringe player

Terlich - others were preferred

Max King - little is known

 

Entertaining as always 

 I think a bit harsh on Stretch, only his 2nd year and is still 19. Shows great poise, speed and decision making and is a big part of our future.

Hogan had some poor games but I think it's more because we rely much less on him. Not to mention he's in his 2nd season and is only 21.

Again harsh on Dom Tyson. Judged harshly throughout and his final 12 weeks were elite

Otherwise spot on. Great work this year Joeboy :)

 

excellent review,

Did think Stretch was better than you implied, "skilled outside player". Dom Tyson had a good season, but I agree he needs to hit more targets. Vince was great until the last 4-5 weeks, but those were awful.


3 - word - player

- Favourite weekly thread

- Generally pretty right

- Dont always agree

- Hard on Tyson

- Hard on Stretch

- Thanks very much 

Thanks Joeboy for your contributions. Of course I didn't always agree but your three worders were always a post that I was quick to read and ponder.

I think young Wagner will make a big step next year. He impressed in many games.  He and Hunt could form a very attacking halfback line. Jayden Hunt was a sensation and excited us all with his attack on the ball and his extreme pace. I still maintain that he will be  Don Williams all over again. And what a player Donny was.

12 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Team - Essendon, North, Carlton

Finals - one that gotaway

lucky no finals

would've been thrashed 

 

Thanks, Joeboy.  I'm sure you won't mind if I contribute...


N.Jones - getting more help

Vince - FMD Bernie

Hogan - finished poorly unfortunately

Salem - missed his poise

Watts - a definite improvement

Petracca - solid foundations

Dawes - can't cash cheques

Viney - breakout year

Lumumba - do social work

Trengove - successful first steps

Brayshaw - gun in making

Gawn - game's premier ruckman

Tyson - really important player

Oliver - our frigging superduperstar 

Dunn - Goody doesn't rate

Stretch - becoming a fixture

Kent - good and awful

Frost - back not forward

Newton - found his level 

Garland - lacks intensity

Pedersen - handy on list

Michie - in s.l.o.w  m   o   t   i   o   n

Kennedy-Harris - wouldn't write off

T.McDonald - better later on

Weideman - needs 10kg

Hulett - nice first year

O.McDonald - will keep improving

Hunt - man crush

Neal-Bullen - poor decisions/disposals

Grimes - 100 > me

Bugg - handy fringe player

Spencer - required backup player

Mitch King - loved first looks

Kennedy - great VFL player

Garlett - poor year - soft

vandenBerg - ankle curtailed him

Jetta - great, but brain-fades

White - close but NQR ?

Wagner - took his chances

Harmes - improve your kicking 

Smith - athletic - looks lively

M.Jones - quick, but limited

Terlich - Grandpa should retire

Max King - talented but regressed

MFC - took important steps

Roos - worth every cent

35 minutes ago, ProDee said:

Thanks, Joeboy.  I'm sure you won't mind if I contribute...


N.Jones - getting more help

Vince - FMD Bernie

Hogan - finished poorly unfortunately

Salem - missed his poise

Watts - a definite improvement

Petracca - solid foundations

Dawes - can't cash cheques

Viney - breakout year

Lumumba - do social work

Trengove - successful first steps

Brayshaw - gun in making

Gawn - game's premier ruckman

Tyson - really important player

Oliver - our frigging superduperstar 

Dunn - Goody doesn't rate

Stretch - becoming a fixture

Kent - good and awful

Frost - back not forward

Newton - found his level 

Garland - lacks intensity

Pedersen - handy on list

Michie - in s.l.o.w  m   o   t   i   o   n

Kennedy-Harris - wouldn't write off

T.McDonald - better later on

Weideman - needs 10kg

Hulett - nice first year

O.McDonald - will keep improving

Hunt - man crush

Neal-Bullen - poor decisions/disposals

Grimes - 100 > me

Bugg - handy fringe player

Spencer - required backup player

Mitch King - loved first looks

Kennedy - great VFL player

Garlett - poor year - soft

vandenBerg - ankle curtailed him

Jetta - great, but brain-fades

White - close but NQR ?

Wagner - took his chances

Harmes - improve your kicking 

Smith - athletic - looks lively

M.Jones - quick, but limited

Terlich - Grandpa should retire

Max King - talented but regressed

MFC - took important steps

Roos - worth every cent

ProDee - learn to count

1 minute ago, Demon Jim said:

Character revealing response

Stay off Demonland 

I thought you'd apreciate my brevity.

Obviously not.


2 minutes ago, ProDee said:

I thought you'd apreciate my brevity.

Obviously not.

People like you kill the generally good vibe on this site. I was only cracking a light gag and you decided to turn the conversation toxic. I'm not sure why you felt the need to do that. 

2 minutes ago, Demon Jim said:

I was only cracking a light gag and you decided to turn the conversation toxic. I'm not sure why you felt the need to do that. 

So was I.

 

29 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Free Of Charge 

Is that what you meant - haha

What else would I have meant ?


8 hours ago, ProDee said:

What else would I have meant ?

Given it was a reference to counting, I thought it meant Fingers or Calculator

 

My subjective rating out of 10 based on performances for Melbourne:

N. Jones: 8

Vince: 7

Hogan: 7

Salem: 6

Watts: 7.5

Petracca: 7

Dawes: 3

Viney: 8

Lumumba: 2

Trengove: 5

Brayshaw: 6

Gawn: 9.5

Tyson: 8

Oliver: 7.5

Dunn: 4

Stretch: 7

Kent: 7

Frost: 7.5

Newton: 4

Garland: 4

Pedersen: 7

Michie: 4

Kennedy-Harris: N/A

T.McDonald: 8

Weideman: 5

Hulett: N/A

O.McDonald: 7

Hunt: 8

Neal-Bullen: 3

Grimes: 4

Bugg: 5

Spencer: N/A

Mitch King: N/A

Kennedy: 5

Garlett: 6.5

vandenBerg: 5.5

Jetta: 8

White: 4.5

Wagner: 6.5

Harmes: 6.5

Smith: N/A

M.Jones: 6

Terlich: N/A

Max King: N/A

3 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

My subjective rating out of 10 based on performances for Melbourne:

Newton: 4

Michie: 4

Weideman: 5

vandenBerg: 5.5

About the only ones I'd dispute. IMO
Newton 2 (2 games - one poor, one OK),
Michie 3 (4 games incl 3 poor),
Weiderman 3
VDB 6.5

BTW if Viv is delisted, as I suspect, I hope he gets picked up by another club. A friend who knows him says he's a ripping young bloke, shy beyond belief.


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