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My 3 word player analysis V Sydney

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Gawn - is something wrong?

McDonald - Weid hates him

Brown - will be better

Petracca - not as dynamic

Spargo - applied some pressure 

Melksham - had little influence 

Fritsch - uncharacteristically quiet game

Pickett - was well held

May - always in control

Salem - dominant and prolific 

Harmes - an impressive return

Jackson - was surprisingly quiet

Lever - was an onlooker

Brayshaw - mistake riddled performance 

Oliver - prolific and important 

Hibberd - mostly in control

Langdon - performed as expected 

Jordon - impressive first half

Rivers - not his best

Hunt - was rarely sighted

Neal- Bullen - a nothing game

Petty - rarely exuded confidence 

 

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    Wow, we watched different games.

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    Oliver - Important 4th quarter

    Sparrow - Intimidates the opposition

    McDonald - Impressed Sydney supporters

    Pickett - Conditions didnt suit

    Petty - Will get better

    ANB - Applies critical pressure

    Langdon - Always careful disposal

    May - Leads by example

    Harmes - Better than Jones

    Brown - Took his chances

    Fritch - Season worst game

    Jackson - An elite athlete

    Hibberd - Steady and reliable

    Hunt - Not much involvement

    Salem - Continues AA form

     

     

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    28 minutes ago, Bleeds_Red_&_Blue said:

    Oliver - Important 4th quarter

    Sparrow - Intimidates the opposition

    McDonald - Impressed Sydney supporters

    Pickett - Conditions didnt suit

    Petty - Will get better

    ANB - Applies critical pressure

    Langdon - Always careful disposal

    May - Leads by example

    Harmes - Better than Jones

    Brown - Took his chances

    Fritch - Season worst game

    Jackson - An elite athlete

    Hibberd - Steady and reliable

    Hunt - Not much involvement

    Salem - Continues AA form

     

     

    Wow if wet conditions don't suit Kossy then no conditions will. Should be "Small mans Paradise"!

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    32 minutes ago, Bleeds_Red_&_Blue said:

    Oliver - Important 4th quarter

    Sparrow - Intimidates the opposition

    McDonald - Impressed Sydney supporters

    Pickett - Conditions didnt suit

    Petty - Will get better

    ANB - Applies critical pressure

    Langdon - Always careful disposal

    May - Leads by example

    Harmes - Better than Jones

    Brown - Took his chances

    Fritch - Season worst game

    Jackson - An elite athlete

    Hibberd - Steady and reliable

    Hunt - Not much involvement

    Salem - Continues AA form

     

     

    Sparrow? 

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    Gawn - Hits to disadvantage

    McDonald - Play him back? (Lol)

    Brown - an improved performance

    Petracca - got caught regularly

    Spargo - big clutch goal 

    Melksham -rarely noticed him 

    Fritsch - not worth challenge

    Pickett -proactive first half

    May - had Buddys measure

    Salem - career best form

    Harmes - Offered significant drive

    Jackson - back to earth

    Lever - didn't intercept today

    Brayshaw - doesn't value footskills 

    Oliver - possible 3 votes

    Hibberd - Solid as (a) rock

    Langdon - continued AA season

    Jordon - important chase-down tackle

    Rivers - took first option

    Hunt - offered important run

    Neal- Bullen - playing his role

    Petty - poor mans Tomlinson

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    I think Rivers was important again. Not in the best but in the last quarter, he has 3-4 clearances out of the back 50, spoils and some important tackles.

    Three words “Plays his role”. “Reliable when asked “

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    I always enjoy your thread Joeboy, but think you’ve stuffed up this week. You’ve criticised 13 players, more than 50% of the team, yet we just beat a current top 4 team. That doesn’t add up. 

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    Great summary but too harsh on a number of players IMO .

    Especially Bullen - lifted on Sat and lead the way with spirit . Lever - effective again . Spargo - many high pressure acts . Petty - a 21 year old with few games looked very calm and composed .

    Love that each week for every player that has a quiet game two others lift .

    Very proud of all players ! Would love to see Weids playing in the team .

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    11 hours ago, Bleeds_Red_&_Blue said:

    Oliver - Important 4th quarter

    Sparrow - Intimidates the opposition

    McDonald - Impressed Sydney supporters

    Pickett - Conditions didnt suit

    Petty - Will get better

    ANB - Applies critical pressure

    Langdon - Always careful disposal

    May - Leads by example

    Harmes - Better than Jones

    Brown - Took his chances

    Fritch - Season worst game

    Jackson - An elite athlete

    Hibberd - Steady and reliable

    Hunt - Not much involvement

    Salem - Continues AA form

     

     

    Sparrow ... intimidates the opposition?

    No mean feat considering he didn't play.

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    Such negative comments. I think people forget how good Sydney are.

    It's another impressive win, so for me there should be mostly praise for our players.

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    Not as bad as Andrew Wu (The Age) who really made the statement that "first gamer" Jordon when describing the tackle .

    Worth noting: Good sides win ugly  often !!!   Tonight was one of those games where fluency was a scarce commodity but persistence was gold !!

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    2 hours ago, The Chief said:

    I always enjoy your thread Joeboy, but think you’ve stuffed up this week. You’ve criticised 13 players, more than 50% of the team, yet we just beat a current top 4 team. That doesn’t add up. 

    Joeboy - unrealistic lofty standards.

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    Many here on ‘Land obviously expect now to win every game by 10 goals. 
    It ain’t going to happen. 
    A tough hard win like last night was superb to watch. 
    Sydney threw everything at us, relentlessly and we were up for the fight. 
    players didn’t star last night (TMac and Clarry aside), but they worked bloody hard

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    3 hours ago, The Chief said:

    I always enjoy your thread Joeboy, but think you’ve stuffed up this week. You’ve criticised 13 players, more than 50% of the team, yet we just beat a current top 4 team. That doesn’t add up. 

    thATS how come you are the Chief!

    Joe Boy sounds like Max with this type of adding up!

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    1 hour ago, red&blue1982 said:

    Such negative comments. I think people forget how good Sydney are.

    It's another impressive win, so for me there should be mostly praise for our players.

    Agree. I’d actually have Sydney as our toughest and best opposition we’ve played this year. It was great to come away with the win and was a great contest. 
     

    The amount of people disrespecting Sydney and belittling them, particularly over Facebook, is absurd. 

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    Very harsh.

    My thoughts:

    Gawn - Battled not beaten

    McDonald - Exceptional core strength

    Brown - Had strong presence

    Petracca - In and out

    Spargo - Played above height

    Melksham - Hard to commend

    Fritsch - Clearly not right

    Pickett - Quiet yet pressuring

    May - Not Buddy's buddy

    Salem - Career best form

    Harmes - Proved Demonlanders wrong

    Jackson - Stemmed Swans Clearances

    Lever - Couldn't establish position

    (On Lever - Swans were clearly dragging him up the ground so he was out of position. Longmire coached against us well here but restricting our aerial dominance in defence. Thankfully Jordon, Rivers, Jackson, Langdon and Melksham all came back to contest)

    Brayshaw - Was well beaten

    Oliver - Back to best

    Hibberd - Pig in mud 

    Langdon - Reliable and everywhere

    Jordon - Plays with confidence

    Rivers - Battled but bruised

    Hunt - Often good run

    Neal- Bullen - Did he play

    Petty - Came into it

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    Bit harsh on Neale Bullen and Brayshaw. Both of them are playing "team"games. Statistics do not fully reflect the role a person plays.

    Actually I feel the team has improved markedly in what some would term the "Bottom 6". At the start of the year you would not have classed Neale-Bullen, Spargo, Kozzie, Fritsch , Rivers , Jordon & Hunt as important cogs in the machine. These are the :lower stats/effective players.

    Oliver/Petracca high stats & effectiveness. McDonald has been the big mobile forward we hoped was going to be around.(has proved a lot of people wrong) with sheer effort and committment .

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    2 hours ago, dimmy said:

    Bit harsh on Neale Bullen and Brayshaw. Both of them are playing "team"games. Statistics do not fully reflect the role a person plays.

    Actually I feel the team has improved markedly in what some would term the "Bottom 6". At the start of the year you would not have classed Neale-Bullen, Spargo, Kozzie, Fritsch , Rivers , Jordon & Hunt as important cogs in the machine. These are the :lower stats/effective players.

    Oliver/Petracca high stats & effectiveness. McDonald has been the big mobile forward we hoped was going to be around.(has proved a lot of people wrong) with sheer effort and committment .

    Brayshaw should've been dropped last week, but alas he was chosen and he played horrendously again.  He turned it over regularly or kicked in on the full. We can't carry his foot skills anymore. Must drop

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    20 hours ago, joeboy said:

    Gawn - is something wrong?

    McDonald - Weid hates him

    Brown - will be better

    Petracca - not as dynamic

    Spargo - applied some pressure 

    Melksham - had little influence 

    Fritsch - uncharacteristically quiet game

    Pickett - was well held

    May - always in control

    Salem - dominant and prolific 

    Harmes - an impressive return

    Jackson - was surprisingly quiet

    Lever - was an onlooker

    Brayshaw - mistake riddled performance 

    Oliver - prolific and important 

    Hibberd - mostly in control

    Langdon - performed as expected 

    Jordon - impressive first half

    Rivers - not his best

    Hunt - was rarely sighted

    Neal- Bullen - a nothing game

    Petty - rarely exuded confidence 

     

    Nailed every player.

    Except for Petty.

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