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My 3 word end of year analysis

joeboy
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Baker - showed some signs

Brayshaw - a downward spiral 

Chandler - not enough evidence

Dunkley - needs significant development 

Fritsch - a classy forward

Frost - consistent and passionate 

Garlett - didn’t seem interested 

Gawn - our singular champion

Hannan - cruelled by injury 

Harmes - success as tagger

Hibberd - seemingly rarely fit

Hore - courageous and promising 

Hunt - rarely beat opponent

Jetta - never got going

Jones - time has elapsed

Keilty - didn’t show out

Kennedy-Harris - probably exhausted chances

Kolodjashnij - ruined by injury

Lever - will be better 

Lewis - professional until end

Lockhart - a bit player 

May - will be important 

O.McDonald - rarely surprised supporters

T.McDonald - our biggest disappointment

Melksham - best rarely seen

Neal-Bullen - rarely justified selection 

Oliver - prolific, rarely outstanding 

Petracca - exciting in bursts 

Petty - showed some promise 

Preuss - rarely justified selection

Salem - disappointing second half 

T.Smith - tried but deficient 

Spargo - just a schoolboy 

Stretch - has exhausted chances

Viney - never got going

C.Wagner - only Casey standard

J. Wagner - like his brother

Weideman - poor before injuries

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    I find myself disagreeing with your 3 word analysis often - but this one is pretty much spot on. 

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    Great summation Joeboy.  Have enjoyed your work all season - much more than the performance of the team.

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    Goodwin - clock is ticking

    Football department - trade period important

    National Draft - need an A-grader 

     

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    T Mac was very disappointing in the first half of the year but I feel this assessment would’ve been different had he not got injured.

    In 2 of the last 3 games he played, he had a direct influence on our wins vs Freo and Carlton and appeared to be on an upward trajectory.

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    Retired

    Lewis & Maynard

    Need 5-6 more to go

    Garlett - cooked

    Hannan - between injured and too big a difference from his very good to awful

    J Wagner - tries hard but lacks skill & reading of the game

    keilty - good - very good VFL, just not AFL

    Hore - very good plus at VFL, under pressure at AFL doesn’t make it, very close, Pies let very few good ones go!

    T Smith - almost good enough but 29

    C Wagner - VFL very very good, maybe survives as back up!!

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    There are a few older players who need to hit back next year, such as Hibberd and Jetta. I think Garlett will be gone, and I think Jones will get one more year, but won’t be best 22 imo.

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    7 hours ago, D4Life said:

    Retired

    Lewis & Maynard

    Need 5-6 more to go

    Garlett - cooked

    Hannan - between injured and too big a difference from his very good to awful

    J Wagner - tries hard but lacks skill & reading of the game

    keilty - good - very good VFL, just not AFL

    Hore - very good plus at VFL, under pressure at AFL doesn’t make it, very close, Pies let very few good ones go!

    T Smith - almost good enough but 29

    C Wagner - VFL very very good, maybe survives as back up!!

    VG but a little tough on Hore. I think he has the desire to work on deficiences. 

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    17 hours ago, joeboy said:

     

    Agree in full joeboy.

    Well done and thanks for all your efforts this season 

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    11 hours ago, D4Life said:

    Retired

    Lewis & Maynard

    Need 5-6 more to go

    Garlett - cooked

    Hannan - between injured and too big a difference from his very good to awful

    J Wagner - tries hard but lacks skill & reading of the game

    keilty - good - very good VFL, just not AFL

    Hore - very good plus at VFL, under pressure at AFL doesn’t make it, very close, Pies let very few good ones go!

    T Smith - almost good enough but 29

    C Wagner - VFL very very good, maybe survives as back up!!

    Only two I have major misginings about getting rid of are Hore and Corey Wagner. oth of them were 1st year players and need a bit of time to develop. Hore did not come back from his injured shoulder real well. Cory shwed a bit of go in the last couple of games , enough to indicate he is picking up the pace. A bit like Lockart and Dunkley. A fair bit of upside from all of them.

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    I don't always agree with your 3 word analysis JoeBoy, but I do enjoy reading them - thanks!

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    On 8/24/2019 at 8:05 PM, joeboy said:

    Baker - showed some signs

    Brayshaw - a downward spiral 

    Chandler - not enough evidence

    Dunkley - needs significant development 

    Fritsch - a classy forward

    Frost - consistent and passionate 

    Garlett - didn’t seem interested 

    Gawn - our singular champion

    Hannan - cruelled by injury 

    Harmes - success as tagger

    Hibberd - seemingly rarely fit

    Hore - courageous and promising 

    Hunt - rarely beat opponent

    Jetta - never got going

    Jones - time has elapsed

    Keilty - didn’t show out

    Kennedy-Harris - probably exhausted chances

    Kolodjashnij - ruined by injury

    Lever - will be better 

    Lewis - professional until end

    Lockhart - a bit player 

    May - will be important 

    O.McDonald - rarely surprised supporters

    T.McDonald - our biggest disappointment

    Melksham - best rarely seen

    Neal-Bullen - rarely justified selection 

    Oliver - prolific, rarely outstanding 

    Petracca - exciting in bursts 

    Petty - showed some promise 

    Preuss - rarely justified selection

    Salem - disappointing second half 

    T.Smith - tried but deficient 

    Spargo - just a schoolboy 

    Stretch - has exhausted chances

    Viney - never got going

    C.Wagner - only Casey standard

    J. Wagner - like his brother

    Weideman - poor before injuries

    Lockhart - Joeboy’s new Dom

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    2019

    Throw in Bin

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    Nice summary joeboy

    Lockhart a bit better than a bit player, I think you’ve nailed the rest

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    10 hours ago, In Harmes Way said:

    Nice summary joeboy

    Lockhart a bit better than a bit player, I think you’ve nailed the rest

    Agree. I have high hopes for him. I hope he proves you wrong Joeboy. 

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