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Player ratings according to AFL.com (see the site for explanations):

Angus Brayshaw – 8
Sam Frost – 7
Bayley Fritsch – 4
Max Gawn – 7
Mitch Hannan – 6
James Harmes – 9
Michael Hibberd – 7
Neville Jetta – 7
Nathan Jones – 6
Jordan Lewis – 7
Oscar McDonald – 6
Tom McDonald – 8
Jake Melksham – 6
Alex Neal-Bullen – 6
Clayton Oliver – 8
Christian Petracca – 4
Christian Salem – 7
Charlie Spargo – 5
Dom Tyson – 6
Aaron vandenBerg – 8
Jack Viney – 8
Sam Weideman – 9
 

 
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    omac and nibbler bit stiff, but oh well. winners are grinners :D

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    Oscar was very good and ANB had 9 CP and 9 tackles. both stiff along with 20 touches and a goal. If Viney is an 8 then ANB is at least a 7.

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    A bit harsh on Petracca there.  If Salem gets a seven with his cervine tactics, surely Petracca rates equally with his six tackles and one brilliant assist to his captain? 

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    3 hours ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

    A bit harsh on Petracca there.  If Salem gets a seven with his cervine tactics, surely Petracca rates equally with his six tackles and one brilliant assist to his captain? 

    Hit T Mac on the chest too for the opening goal.   Even when hes a bit off hes still creative and dangerous.

    And yes that goal assist to Jonesy was great.

    Edited by Petraccattack

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    If the dees one was written by the same scribe as the Geelong one they are a little flexible. I saw comments on twitter and followed the link. People were complaining that Dangerfield was given a 7. By the time I looked he had been downgraded to a 6. (Still reckon he was a 3 or 4 though.)

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    Harmes should be given a 10 just for smashing selwood all game. He was massive for us. 

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    Rewatched the game, (3rd time), ANB for sure a 7.

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    On 9/8/2018 at 4:24 AM, spirit of norm smith said:

    Dangerfield was a 5.  We controlled him all night.  Got the pill but was grounded in impact. 

    He gave away 6 frees, had 12 clangers and his disposal efficiency was 52%. 5 is generous IMO.

    Edited by Ethan Tremblay

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    6 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    He gave away 6 frees, had 12 clangers and his disposal efficiency was 52%. 5 is generous IMO.

    Just 3 clearance and 3 inside 50s. Also spent time forward yet didn't kick a goal and only managed one assist all game. An occasion where the stats do a reasonable job of telling the story - Dangerfield was often sighted but rarely noted. With all the frees against and clangers, yep, he'd have to be below a 5.

    As for the ratings of the Demon players, well, I think the main thing I thought was important was that very few, if any, players really failed on the day, and as long as their ratings reflect that I can't really worry too much about the details.

    Still wrapped for any extra praise on Weideman as I think every little extra piece of confidence that comes his way will add up.

    Looking more and more like we're going to have to figure out a permanent 3-talls forward line next season. I'd say it can work if they balance their loads to all spend as close to 100% time on field as possible, letting the mids use the bench more.

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