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Brayshaw - an important connector

Salem - possessions finally effective 

Langdon - just keeps giving

Petracca - excellent, not elite

Oliver - prolific and vital

May - a solid rock

Fritsch - better second half

Viney - normal bullocking performance 

Hibberd - continued solid form

Preuss - was not disgraced

Melksham - took his chances

Lockhart - brave and smart

vandenBerg - glad he’s ours

Jones - cunning but slow 

Weideman  - making an impact

Harmes - disciplined team first

Spargo - great first half

Tomlinson - was rarely sighted

Sparrow - better each game

McDonald - fumbly but improving 

Lever - not his best

Pickett - couldn’t get going 

 
1 minute ago, Billy said:

Thought Lever was at his best

Thought Lever had a shocker but has had a good month.

 
2 minutes ago, dee-tox said:

Thought Lever had a shocker but has had a good month.

Yep gave pies 2 direct goals and fumbles alot. 

7 minutes ago, joeboy said:

Brayshaw - an important connector

Salem - possessions finally effective 

Langdon - just keeps giving

Petracca - excellent, not elite

Oliver - prolific and vital

May - a solid rock

Fritsch - better second half

Viney - normal bullocking performance 

Hibberd - continued solid form

Preuss - was not disgraced

Melksham - took his chances

Lockhart - brave and smart

vandenBerg - glad he’s ours

Jones - cunning but slow 

Weideman  - making an impact

Harmes - disciplined team first

Spargo - great first half

Tomlinson - was rarely sighted

Sparrow - better each game

McDonald - fumbly but improving 

Lever - not his best

Pickett - couldn’t get going 

Time to get Jordan Lewis into the coaching role.


1 minute ago, dee-tox said:

Thought Lever had a shocker but has had a good month.

Made one really bad mistake, but other than that was ok

 
7 minutes ago, Fanatique Demon said:

Thanks Joeboy.  I look forward to this each week.

Agreed. Great 66 word game summary. 

24 minutes ago, Billy said:

Thought Lever was at his best

I didn't think he was at his worst, but there were a couple of turnovers that didn't help - the no look handpass to Grundy for the goal wasn't great but nor did he drop his head either. Our backline is just looking really solid right now.


24 minutes ago, Deemania since 56 said:

Time to get Jordan Lewis into the coaching role.

Would love that.

43 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

I didn't think he was at his worst, but there were a couple of turnovers that didn't help - the no look handpass to Grundy for the goal wasn't great but nor did he drop his head either. Our backline is just looking really solid right now.

Wouldn’t listen to Garry Lyon to much, we have to win by over a hundred points for him to give us any credit 

1 hour ago, Rednblueriseing said:

Yep gave pies 2 direct goals and fumbles alot. 

Agree.  Lever was average. Good spoils. One good mark. One missed tackle.  Two bad turnovers that cost goals.   Had a good last 3 weeks but today was “not his best”


1 hour ago, joeboy said:

Brayshaw - an important connector

Salem - possessions finally effective 

Langdon - just keeps giving

Petracca - excellent, not elite

Oliver - prolific and vital

May - a solid rock

Fritsch - better second half

Viney - normal bullocking performance 

Hibberd - continued solid form

Preuss - was not disgraced

Melksham - took his chances

Lockhart - brave and smart

vandenBerg - glad he’s ours

Jones - cunning but slow 

Weideman  - making an impact

Harmes - disciplined team first

Spargo - great first half

Tomlinson - was rarely sighted

Sparrow - better each game

McDonald - fumbly but improving 

Lever - not his best

Pickett - couldn’t get going 

I agree with all except Jones.  He had a good game.  Effective with the footy.  Tackled hard.  Noble and Daicos won’t be saying he is slow.  

Yeah I liked them all but I thought Jones made some real important contributions at times.

1 hour ago, joeboy said:

Brayshaw - an important connector

Salem - possessions finally effective 

Langdon - just keeps giving

Petracca - excellent, not elite

Oliver - prolific and vital

May - a solid rock

Fritsch - better second half

Viney - normal bullocking performance 

Hibberd - continued solid form

Preuss - was not disgraced

Melksham - took his chances

Lockhart - brave and smart

vandenBerg - glad he’s ours

Jones - cunning but slow 

Weideman  - making an impact

Harmes - disciplined team first

Spargo - great first half

Tomlinson - was rarely sighted

Sparrow - better each game

McDonald - fumbly but improving 

Lever - not his best

Pickett - couldn’t get going 

Agree with all bar Jones and Harmes.

Jones - a steadying influence

Harmes - form slump continues 

look forward to your 3 words that gets it right mostly

29 minutes ago, layzie said:

Yeah I liked them all but I thought Jones made some real important contributions at times.

Was ok

40 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

I agree with all except Jones.  He had a good game.  Effective with the footy.  Tackled hard.  Noble and Daicos won’t be saying he is slow.  

Jones is not slow just old, he has never been slow, it's a known fact every demon player is 29% slower then the average AFL player.


Brayshaw - works effectively attacking

Salem - possessions more favourable

Langdon - keeps getting better

Petracca - much improvement left

Oliver - same as traktor

May - heart in mouth

Fritsch - 'looks' very good

Viney - same as usual

Hibberd - never sure what

Preuss - market value doubled

Melksham - better than Hannon???

Lockhart - continues to impress

vandenBerg - very courageous player

Jones - 8 to go

Weideman  - structurally important now

Harmes - just not sure

Spargo - continues to surprise

Tomlinson - goodness gracious me

Sparrow - 27 . . . good get

McDonald - market value halving

Lever - some big questions

Pickett - please don't drop

MFC - Nice century score.

Weid - Kick to me.

Preuss - No more lumbering.

TMac - One good goal.

Pickett - Busy little bee.

Trac - Watch my goal.

Vanders - Watch out boys.

Gus - Seen the light.

Spargo - Wind him up. (And watch him go).

Oliver - Hitting the targets.

Jones - years best game

Harmes - is really struggling

Lever - Had a shocker.

Only one to have a shocker mind you.

 
8 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Agree.  Lever was average. Good spoils. One good mark. One missed tackle.  Two bad turnovers that cost goals.   Had a good last 3 weeks but today was “not his best”

Expectations give him a key role on the backline, demanding a larger territory in which to intercept and dispose of the ball. He is not as strong in such roles; he needs to start off in the back pocket/half back flank area where the range of the roaming role is more constrained; thus, his interceptions and run-on to play (as a play maker) can be done without interim periods of exhaustion or late arrival,  getting to the contest and/or reading the play as a more defenders concentrate at the location of the incoming ball. Ping! He's there, he's got the ball, he has disposed of the ball, he is reading ongoing play as he returns back to his 'nest'. Reduce the area of responsibility, increase the effectiveness of his disposal and his chipping-in to the turnover. 

Tomlinson reminds me of a Neeld-era player. Can't see it.


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