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6.  Oliver

5.  Langdon

4.  Petracca

3.  May

2.  Brayshaw

1.  Melksham

 

Langdon - was there two of him? Both wings, fwd and back. He was crucial all game to our game plan

oliver

Gus

Trac

may

viney

46 minutes ago, P-man said:

6. Langdon - best game for the club to date. In terms of what he is meant to do there was no-one better.

5. Oliver

4. May

3. Petracca 

2. Melksham - 8 inside 50s (1st), 407 metres gained (2nd), 2 goals, 6 score involvements. That’s a fair return.

1. Brayshaw

This

 

 

6. Oliver

5. Langdon

4. Petracca

3. Brayshaw

2. Vandenberg

1. Preuss


6 Oliver

5 Langdon

4 Brayshaw

3 Petracca 

2 May

1 Spargo

6. Clayton Oliver

5. Christian Petracca

4. Ed Langdon

3. Steven May

2. Angus Brayshaw

1. Charlie Spargo

 

6 Langdon - a serious player

5 Oliver - he is in amazing form

4 Melksham - a real attacking yardstick for us

3 May

2 Brayshaw

1 Spargo 

Special mention time Preuss and Weideman

6 Langdon

5 Gus

4 Oliver

3 May

2 Trac

1 Weid 


6: Oliver

5: Langdon

4: Spargo

3: Petracca

2: May

1: Brayshaw

6 - Clarry

5 - Tracc

4 - Langdon (what a ripper)

3 - May

2 - Gus

1 - Spargo


6. Langdon - exciting to discover more and more what a gun we have in this fella. Get that kicking a little better and we have a legit star

5. Oliver - Just keeps getting better. I think Brayshaw and him connect far better than he and Viney do. Nothing against Viney. You cannot fault his commitment to the ball, but he almost has a "me vs the world' aspect to his game that isn't easy to read and doesn't always benefit those around him. On other occasions though, you're so glad to have him busting through

4. Brayshaw - such a relief to see the colour come back to his face. Thought we'd lost him for a while there

3. Trac - Not his best game, but his average games are still a big asset, which is a  true hallmark of a star player

2. Spargo - would have put him at the top if his second half was like his first!

1. Preuss - just a really impressive season debut. You can tell by his fitness and ruck-craft that he's been a really committed player away from the action. Players deserve more credit for this.

Edited by Mel Bourne

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... and I tipped this. Trac and Clarrie clearing away from Maxy in his absence.

Progressive

117. Christian Petracca
96. Clayton Oliver
84. Max Gawn
81. Jack Viney
69. Steven May
40. Ed Langdon
39. Jake Lever
36. Michael Hibberd
29. Angus Brayshaw
15. Jay Lockhart
13. Oscar McDonald
10. Jake Melksham 
8. Kysaiah Pickett 
7. James Harmes Luke Jackson Sam Weideman
6. Mitch Hannan Trent Rivers Christian Salem
5. Adam Tomlinson
4. Tom McDonald Charlie Spargo
3. Jayden Hunt

Really interesting to read through the votes this week. Very little love for defenders other than May, which makes me wonder whether that's because the forwards and the midfielders did their job or because, like umpires with Brownlow voting, we (me included) get seduced by the flashier players? Anyway, I know they're late, but here are my votes:

6. Oliver

5. Langdon

4. Brayshaw

3. May

2. Petracca

1. Hibberd

Others in contention for that final vote included Salem, Weideman, VandenBerg and Viney. It's not like I voted alphabetically stopping at P. Salem's stats are somewhat inflated by the dead time kick-to-kick in the last few minutes of the game, but apart from that he provided excellent linking up between defence and the wing; Weideman provided a contest every time the ball got near and gave the midfielders someone to target; vandenBerg provided excellent pressure but again let his game down with some poor disposal and I just couldn't squeeze Viney in. 

6.Langton

5. Oliver.

4.Brayshaw

3.Petracca

2.Preuss

1.Spargo

6. Oliver

5. Langdon

4. Petracca

3. May

2. Brayshaw

1. Spargo


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