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Gawn - dominated all game

Viney - bullocking at best

Jetta - never looked confident

May - some horrible disposal

Hibbert - continued impressive performances

O McDonald - reliable and effective 

Lockhart - was almost unsighted

Langdon - prolific and effective 

vandenBerg - some solid tackling

Brayshaw - seemingly half paced

Oliver - class must rise

Fritsch - has little influence 

Melksham - continued poor season

Bennell - classy with ball 

Pickett - just some cameos

Petracca - class and passion

T. McDonald - seemingly not missed 

Weideman- tried but limited

Hannan - displayed some class

Harmes - season best game

Salem - great first half

Lever - some important intercepts

Edited by joeboy

 

Pickett - good pressure involvements

Hannan - forward pressure important

Edited by Tim

 

I have no idea what game JoeBoy was watching. But my go at it..

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Jetta - Showed his age

Lever - Looked more composed

McDonald - Surprisingly really solid

May - One to forget 

Salem - Dashing and confident 

Hibberd - Passionate and reliable

Melksham - Quiet but important

Harmes - Some better signs

Langdon - Great first half

Gawn - Competitions best ruckman

Viney - Inspirational and unrelenting

Vanders - Quiet but aggressive

Hannan - Important role player

Brayshaw - Needs more centertime 

Fritsch - Goalkicking is back

Weid - Executed his role

Pickett - Needs more time

Bennell - Silky but hesitant

Petracca - Our game breaker

Lockhart - First one out

 


May: good until late

Bennell:  very smooth mover

Max Gawn:  Owned the sky

Viney:  Willed us onward

Pickett:  pressure acts rule

Omac:  Solid and dependable

Weideman: Played important role

 
14 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

Melbourne - little has changed.

Gawn - loose without him.

Goodloss - will be delusional.

YEP DELUSIONAL IN FACT but Ill take a win anytime!


Weideman - Provided a target (still runs under the ball to often though)

Oliver - Please find composure

Petracca - When it mattered

Viney - Never stopped trying

O. McDonald - Made backline better

Melksham - Has goat photos

15 minutes ago, Rednblueriseing said:

Viney - bring that game everyweek

Rednblueriseing - not three words

1 hour ago, joeboy said:

Viney - bullocking at best

Oliver - class must rise

Top work joeboy.

I really enjoy this thread and appreciate your effort to keep up the tradition of posting it after every game.  After our recent games i wouldn't be able to do it! But even when we play ok i find it hard to be analytical or objective straight after a game. So kudos

I don't always agree with all of your assessments (which is part of what i enjoy abouyt the trads) but prety muchg agree with all of them this week.

That said the two i have quoted above are somewhat open to interpretation.

Did Viney demonstrate best practice bullocking (sic) or was he just bullocking, at best?

Did the the class of Oliver rise, as it must or is your assessment that his class must rise? 

2 hours ago, joeboy said:

Gawn - dominated all game

Viney - bullocking at best

Jetta - never looked confident

May - some horrible disposal

Hibbert - continued impressive performances

O McDonald - reliable and effective 

Lockhart - was almost unsighted

Langdon - prolific and effective 

vandenBerg - some solid tackling

Brayshaw - seemingly half paced

Oliver - class must rise

Fritsch - has little influence 

Melksham - continued poor season

Bennell - classy with ball 

Pickett - just some cameos

Petracca - class and passion

T. McDonald - seemingly not missed 

Weideman- tried but limited

Hannan - displayed some class

Harmes - season best game

Salem - great first half

Lever - some important intercepts

Love this thread each week - thanks - don’t always agree ( none of us do ) but always enjoy and look forward to your 3 word summary - this week agree with all ( except Weid ) 
Weiderman - Made massive contribution !


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7 hours ago, binman said:

Top work joeboy.

I really enjoy this thread and appreciate your effort to keep up the tradition of posting it after every game.  After our recent games i wouldn't be able to do it! But even when we play ok i find it hard to be analytical or objective straight after a game. So kudos

I don't always agree with all of your assessments (which is part of what i enjoy abouyt the trads) but prety muchg agree with all of them this week.

That said the two i have quoted above are somewhat open to interpretation.

Did Viney demonstrate best practice bullocking (sic) or was he just bullocking, at best?

Did the the class of Oliver rise, as it must or is your assessment that his class must rise? 

The former, for both, and thanks for your support


 

Tarax Show has been out bush this weekend communing with the crocodiles and other wildlife at Ngurrungurrudjba. We celebrated later with a big bold cabernet sauvignon-shiraz blend all round. Anyway here's our (    ) take...

Joeboy - keep on sunnyside!

Gawn - Captain in control

Viney - back on top

Jetta - junk yard scrapper

May - big burly bloke

Hibbert - form renaissance continues

O McDonald - solid redemptive performance

Lockhart - big city lights

Langdon - wing ding king

VandenBerg - running into bodies

Brayshaw - onions going cold

Oliver - skills determine class

Fritsch - improving goal accuracy

Melksham - Nasher understands Jake

Bennell - time and space

Pickett - doing team thing

Petracca - drove big nail!

Tom McDonald - eye early casualty

Weideman- cool kick Sam!

Hannan - possessions belie impact

Harmes - midfielder midfielder midfielder

Salem - rolled up sleeves

Lever - intercept maestro returns

Goodwin - positively influenced result

MFC - magnets finally composed

Umpires - racked up Rankine

Edited by Tarax Club


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