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Jetta - livelier but careless 

Lever - just a game

Hibberd - consistently gave drive

Hunt - lacking customary drive

McDonald - continued good form

Jones - indefatigable and inspiring 

Gawn - dominant from centre

Oliver - classy and consistent 

Vince - not a tagger

Salem - ineffective on ball

Neal-Bullen - had little impact 

Lewis - almost always solid

Petracca - classy and impressive 

Pedersen - was rarely sighted

Harmes - tough and effective 

Fritsch - classy and brave

Garlett - perfect forward’s game

Hogan - 3 great quarters

Wagner - didn’t imbue confidence 

Bugg - tried but failed

Tyson - was mostly reliable

Melksham - was almost effective 

 

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Hunt : Cannot defend

Lever : Cannot hold ball

Wagner : Can tackle !!!!

Jeffy : Magnificent

Clarrie : Best player in AFL under 21

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Bugg- only kicks points!

He is not the least bit dangerous around goal. Honestly his shot conversion has to be the worst on the list.

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Not bad joeboy, but I disagree on Vince.  Zorko may have got off the leash a little in the second half but he completely shut him out of the game in the first half.  He generally limited his influence and did a good job.

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I thought Martin evened things up with Gawn, Lewis was a liability, but otherwise agree.

Hunt is worrying not sure what his problem is. Hasn’t gone on with it this season. 

If we didn’t have Oliver in the guts I wonder if we would win a game. And that is a worry. We need Viney back as soon as. 

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26 minutes ago, joeboy said:

Jetta - livelier but careless 

Lever - just a game

Hibberd - consistently gave drive

Hunt - lacking customary drive

McDonald - continued good form

Jones - indefatigable and inspiring 

Gawn - dominant from centre

Oliver - classy and consistent 

Vince - not a tagger

Salem - ineffective on ball

Neal-Bullen - had little impact 

Lewis - almost always solid

Petracca - classy and impressive 

Pedersen - was rarely sighted

Harmes - tough and effective 

Fritsch - classy and brave

Garlett - perfect forward’s game

Hogan - 3 great quarters

Wagner - didn’t imbue confidence 

Bugg - tried but failed

Tyson - was mostly reliable

Melksham - was almost effective 

 

Jetta - very badly beaten 

Lever - OMac 2016

Hibberd - consistently gave drive (tick)

Hunt - hacking ball consistently

McDonald - continued good form (tick)

Jones - indefatigable and inspiring (tick)

Gawn - nullified their bloke

Oliver - classy and consistent (tick)

Vince - brave as usual

Salem - ineffective on ball (tick)

Neal-Bullen - doesn't do enough

Lewis - sometimes solid defender

Petracca - classy and impressive (tick)

Pedersen - can't hold marks

Harmes - lost out there

Fritsch - early days yet

Garlett - good forward’s game

Hogan - 3 great quarters (tick)

Wagner - improved in week 

Bugg - same old Bugg

Tyson - goes missing often

Melksham - not very effective 

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16 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

Jetta - very badly beaten 

Lever - OMac 2016

Hibberd - consistently gave drive (tick)

Hunt - hacking ball consistently

McDonald - continued good form (tick)

Jones - indefatigable and inspiring (tick)

Gawn - nullified their bloke

Oliver - classy and consistent (tick)

Vince - brave as usual

Salem - ineffective on ball (tick)

Neal-Bullen - doesn't do enough

Lewis - sometimes solid defender

Petracca - classy and impressive (tick)

Pedersen - can't hold marks

Harmes - lost out there

Fritsch - early days yet

Garlett - good forward’s game

Hogan - 3 great quarters (tick)

Wagner - improved in week 

Bugg - same old Bugg

Tyson - goes missing often

Melksham - not very effective 

What is all that s love for Jones?  He was hopeless 90% of the time.  Handballs like a headless chook, rushes and kicks to really poor options.  He did 2 good things, and about 20 bad.

jetta - spot on.  He was thrashed by all comers, gave cheapie frees, outpositioned and lost his man too easily.

a few of these guys should be looking over their shoulders after that performance.

looking like a slightly above average middle table team ATM

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11 minutes ago, buck_nekkid said:

What is all that s love for Jones?  He was hopeless 90% of the time.  Handballs like a headless chook, rushes and kicks to really poor options.  He did 2 good things, and about 20 bad.

jetta - spot on.  He was thrashed by all comers, gave cheapie frees, outpositioned and lost his man too easily.

a few of these guys should be looking over their shoulders after that performance.

looking like a slightly above average middle table team ATM

Jones = maybe you're right.

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1 hour ago, dimmy said:

Hunt : Cannot defend

Lever : Cannot hold ball

Wagner : Can tackle !!!!

Jeffy : Magnificent

Clarrie : Best player in AFL under 21

is Wagner a 'run-with' possibility, dimmy?

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Lewis... career almost over

Bugg.. not much skill

Harmes.. drinks own bathwater

Lever.. JUST A PLAYER

Jetta ... Is he ill??

TOO MANY DEES........... JUST CANT PLAY!!

 

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We have a few good players who are out of form. Off the top of my head Lever, Hunt, Jetta and Salem, have all looked a bit off in the first 2 games.

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9 hours ago, 64" said:

We definitely paid overs for lever.

He will be good for us. We are not using him as the Crows did. He is picking up a key forward which stops him sweeping. Needs Frost and Oscar to take key forwards and then he can sweep and float off his nan a bit. 

His passing from the back will set up play for us. 

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9 hours ago, 64" said:

We definitely paid overs for lever.

Classic Demonland.  If someone isn't dominating inside the first 2 games of arriving at the club then he's no good, we paid overs and our FD are a joke.

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Would like to add Goodwin to these wonderful assessments:

After two rounds mine is:

"Wasting the list"

It is obvious we have a decent list but we are simply not realising the potential of so many players.

Salem is a good example and Petracca could be so much better just to name two.

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Brayshaw : Missed the plane.

Yeh, Wagner could be a "stopper"as lond as when he gets it somebody responsible is in the area . Buit  a real trier

 

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I'm with Buck Nekkid re Jones.

Check him on the replay : he coughs it up quite a bit, is messy by hand and 50/50 by foot. Nice to see him snag a couple of goals last night - he doesn't kick all that many.

Which takes me on to Kent. I wouldn't be considering him. Oppo teams don't fear him because he tackles like Jack Watts and doesn't hurt them on the scoreboard. Seriously. He just does not kick goals; all he has is leg speed. I think of  Sam Blease as a comparison - lightning fast but not an asset.

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