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My 3 word player analysis V Geelong

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1 hour ago, Redleg said:

 Do you disagree with any evaluation? That is probably a more relevant post than a swipe at Joeboy who is posting a clearly difficult type of thread that will have many critics.

I love Joeboy's 3 word analysis, it's one of the  first threads I read and rather than having a swipe at him I'm offering my opinion on his view.  I don't agree on quite a lot of this comments but that's fine, it's an opinion business.  But I think calling Tmac "embarrassing"  is just unnecessary.  Footy is a team game, some have leading roles, some don't.  I wasn't embarrassed by Tmac's performance, I just thought he had an underwhelming night.  I thought Viney was fantastic in his role all night, I thought ANB was involved for most of the night ( and was mentioned in Goody's presser).  And on it goes.

I read the review in the joy of the best win I've seen Melbourne involved in and to be making comments like "embarrassing" just seemed a very jaundice view.

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    1 hour ago, leave it to deever said:

    Without  Jvs efforts in the first half we would have lost.

    I thought his four quarter effort was fantastic he never gave up

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    1 hour ago, forever demons said:

    I thought his four quarter effort was fantastic he never gave up

    He did but i thought he and oliver were the only real standouts in the first half for us.

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    Up with our greatest wins ever, and you give negative reviews of half the team. 😢

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    14 hours ago, joeboy said:

    Viney - tried but lacking

     

    "Tried" is the wrong word IMO. Gave an incredible effort, is more apt.

    Would love to see a highlight package of purely Viney's tackling and unbelievable desperation for that whole game. He was throwing himself at every kick. Didn't always get the smother, but his pressure was immense. Would encourage yourself, and anyone else, to watch the replay with a closer eye on how many times Viney was diving at kicks.

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    14 hours ago, joeboy said:

    Gawn - deserved the honour

    Oliver - sealed the Brownlow

    Salem - was surprisingly fumbly

    Viney - tried but lacking 

    Petracca - not as dominant 

    May - met his match

    Harmes - prolific and aggressive 

    Brayshaw - important last quarter

    Pickett - had mercurial moments 

    Lever - outstanding last quarter

    Sparrow - some important touches

    Langdon - impressive first half

    Neal-Bullen - couldn’t get involved 

    Spargo - played his part

    Brown - always provided target

    Fritsch - noticed by absence 

    Rivers - was rarely sighted

    Bowey - performance defied inexperience 

    Smith - hard to define

    Petty - was rarely sighted

    Jackson - season worst performance 

    McDonald - was embarrassingly ineffective 

     

    Viney will  and grunt in the last won the game, bias too much

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    5 hours ago, Baghdad Bob said:

    I love Joeboy's 3 word analysis, it's one of the  first threads I read and rather than having a swipe at him I'm offering my opinion on his view.  I don't agree on quite a lot of this comments but that's fine, it's an opinion business.  But I think calling Tmac "embarrassing"  is just unnecessary.  Footy is a team game, some have leading roles, some don't.  I wasn't embarrassed by Tmac's performance, I just thought he had an underwhelming night.  I thought Viney was fantastic in his role all night, I thought ANB was involved for most of the night ( and was mentioned in Goody's presser).  And on it goes.

    I read the review in the joy of the best win I've seen Melbourne involved in and to be making comments like "embarrassing" just seemed a very jaundice view.

    Can understand that, but because you didn’t actually say that, that you were disappointed, or disagreed with the analysis of TMac, I misconstrued your point.

    BTW, I thought that win has given these boys supreme belief in their ability to overcome whatever is thrown at them.

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    3 hours ago, Lord Nev said:

    "Tried" is the wrong word IMO. Gave an incredible effort, is more apt.

    Would love to see a highlight package of purely Viney's tackling and unbelievable desperation for that whole game. He was throwing himself at every kick. Didn't always get the smother, but his pressure was immense. Would encourage yourself, and anyone else, to watch the replay with a closer eye on how many times Viney was diving at kicks.

    Put the block on a player chasing Kozzie, who then kicked to Fritta for his goal late in the game. Great 1% to JV.

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    22 hours ago, Redleg said:

    Put the block on a player chasing Kozzie, who then kicked to Fritta for his goal late in the game. Great 1% to JV.

    And not just any player. Someone much bigger than him with elite running capacity in Mark Blicavs.

    For what it's worth, I though Viney played an integral role in the win. However, how can someone with such bloodlines, drive and opportunity (ie, in having a father involved in AFL) have grown up with the inability to kick on his non-preferred? (And his preferred isn't great, either). I think it's consigned Viney to the role of "elite run with player" - an important role, but I suspect not one that he thought he would ever play. 

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    22 hours ago, Redleg said:

    Put the block on a player chasing Kozzie, who then kicked to Fritta for his goal late in the game. Great 1% to JV.

    JV also broke a tackle in the forward pocket in the last quarter to handball to Oliver who subsequently snapped a goal.

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    3 minutes ago, Cyclops said:

    JV also broke a tackle in the forward pocket in the last quarter to handball to Oliver who subsequently snapped a goal.

    Correct. Not all contributions are noticed by the average fan or journo.

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