joeboy 3,193 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Gawn - stood up outstandingly May - an elite performance Langdon - prolific and indefatigable Oliver - slightly off key Petracca - was the difference Salem - reliable and tight Rivers - calm and composed Hibberd - some important clearances Wagner - rarely looked confident Brown - important in fourth Brayshaw - continues to confound Tomlinson - jury is out Viney - couldn’t get going Melksham - continued disappointing season Jones - age has wearied Lever - reliable and effective Weideman - ten minute performance McDonald - slow , not terrible Spargo - little to commend vandenBerg - not a wingman Hannan - couldn’t justify inclusion Pickett - played little part 1 Quote
Flower Magic 776 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Oliver - last quarter brilliant 7 1 Quote
At the break of Gawn 4,512 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Brown definitely deserves another week. He also looks as quick as Usain Bolt compared to Tmac out there. 2 1 Quote
dimmy 1,308 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Wagner : Did his job Melksham : important link Salem : best game tonight 6 Quote
Devil In Disguise 2,284 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Harsh on Wagons. Was solid with good disposal. 3 Quote
spirit of norm smith 16,679 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Oscar - slow AND terrible 1 1 Quote
spirit of norm smith 16,679 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Vandenburg - lost the plot Hannan - headless chook syndrome Quote
spirit of norm smith 16,679 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 May - a bloody superstar Petracca - nearly A grade Viney - in the trenches 3 Quote
Die Hard Demon 1,224 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Melbourne - Too many passengers 1 Quote
layzie 34,528 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Pretty much bang on. I was not confident about Wagner but I thought he played a decent game in the end. While it wasn't Gawn's best performance he certainly battled hard and did everything possible. 4 Quote
rjay 25,424 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Langdon - love this guy MFC - get another Langdon 4 Quote
nosoupforme 3,085 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Petracca 4 great goals May His best performance Oliver Great last Quarter Langdon Is all class Lever Back to best Wagner give him credit Rivers is our future Gawn Lead us well Oscar Played his role Viney gives his all Salem consistent as always Brown presented all day spargo missing in action Rest team effort 3 Quote
Dr.D 1,771 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Gawn - didn't appear hampered May - Worth every cent Langdon - Continued underrated season Oliver - Slow first half Petracca - 2 or 3 (votes) Salem - important final kick Rivers - Looks a find. Hibberd - has found form Wagner - just a game Brown - easily surpassed McDonald Brayshaw - disappointing from start Tomlinson - one needed mark Viney - resorted to tagging Melksham - lost lateral movement Jones - very costly mistake Lever - much improved performance Weideman - 2 goal quota McDonald - Casey scorpion reserves Spargo - very uninspiring display vandenBerg - makes us slower Hannan - cant hit scoreboard Pickett - starting to worry Quote
Sir Why You Little 37,457 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Brown: earnt his spot ( in a low scoring game) 2 Quote
Dame Gaga 2,453 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Trac - Star to Supernova May - Here There Everywhere Max - Kept Keeping On Salem - Kept His Cool Spargo - Some Good Tackles Lever - Mopped Up Spillage Weid - Sparkled At Times Brown - Steady And Composed 3 Quote
Coq au vin 755 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Watch the game again. This was Tomlinson’s best game for us so far. He played very well. 5 Quote
Straight Sets Simon 23,113 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 Viney shut down Steele when he went to him. A huge reason we won the game. 2 1 Quote
CBDees 3,167 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 10 hours ago, joeboy said: Gawn - stood up outstandingly May - an elite performance Langdon - prolific and indefatigable Oliver - slightly off key Petracca - was the difference Salem - reliable and tight Rivers - calm and composed Hibberd - some important clearances Wagner - rarely looked confident Brown - important in fourth Brayshaw - continues to confound Tomlinson - jury is out Viney - couldn’t get going Melksham - continued disappointing season Jones - age has wearied Lever - reliable and effective Weideman - ten minute performance McDonald - slow , not terrible Spargo - little to commend vandenBerg - not a wingman Hannan - couldn’t justify inclusion Pickett - played little part A bit harsh on Wagner. I thought he worked his way into the game well and played his part in an increasingly accomplished back half. 2 1 Quote
58er 6,872 Posted August 29, 2020 Posted August 29, 2020 25 minutes ago, Coq au vin said: Watch the game again. This was Tomlinson’s best game for us so far. He played very well. Absolutely agree esp in last quarter!! 2 Quote
D4Life 2,584 Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 12 hours ago, joeboy said: Gawn - stood up outstandingly May - an elite performance Langdon - prolific and indefatigable Oliver - slightly off key Petracca - was the difference Salem - reliable and tight Rivers - calm and composed Hibberd - some important clearances Wagner - rarely looked confident Brown - important in fourth Brayshaw - continues to confound Tomlinson - jury is out Viney - couldn’t get going Melksham - continued disappointing season Jones - age has wearied Lever - reliable and effective Weideman - ten minute performance McDonald - slow , not terrible Spargo - little to commend vandenBerg - not a wingman Hannan - couldn’t justify inclusion Pickett - played little part Oliver - lifted in last Viney - stopped Steele influence Spargo - some tackling pressure Wagner - better than usual Tomlinson - some good things 2 Quote
BW511 2,730 Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 We can’t expect to be a real threat until we can get consistent effort across the park. A lot of passengers each week and it costs us too often, this week we got off lucky 1 Quote
titan_uranus 25,255 Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 Oliver - critical last quarter May - another AA performane Viney - tagging role worked vandenBerg - having no impact Jones - unfortunately played terribly 13 hours ago, Die Hard Demon said: Melbourne - Too many passengers Melbourne - won despite passengers. 1 Quote
Cheesy D. Pun 1,765 Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 1 hour ago, titan_uranus said: Oliver - critical last quarter May - another AA performane Viney - tagging role worked vandenBerg - having no impact Jones - unfortunately played terribly Melbourne - won despite passengers. I don't understand this point about passengers. You don't get that defensive structure without everyone on board. We had players that made mistakes with ball in hand and some of those might miss a game next week, but we shut down a very good running team with a stunning 18-man defence. One example I would give is Brayshaw. Had a quiet night but he ran constantly from east to west to combat the Saints spread and switch. That's not a passenger in my view. On a side note, another point I would make is that defensive efforts are not always reflected in tackles or any other stat. Sometimes corralling and forcing a kick to an advantageous position is better than a tackle. Don't get me wrong, this performance was far from perfect and we have plenty of players that need to get better around the ball and with ball in hand, but you don't get a performance like that from May, for example, without everyone pulling their weight, defensively. 5 Quote
binman 44,824 Posted August 30, 2020 Posted August 30, 2020 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Cheesy D. Pun said: One example I would give is Brayshaw. Had a quiet night but he ran constantly from east to west to combat the Saints spread and switch. That's not a passenger in my view. Agree, looked to be really busting a gut all night. There was one where he didn't quite get to the ball carrier but put on just enough pressure to impact the kick inside 50 which we marked. Won't get a stat but that is exactly what we need from every player. And didn't get from every player last week Edited August 30, 2020 by binman 3 Quote
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