my 3 word player analysis V the Fats

[joeboy 3,166]

Whelan - didn't appear interested

Carroll - third poor game

Ferguson - little to commend

Ward - erratic and loose

Wheatley - some cheap possessions

Bell - a commendable effort

Johnstone - kept on trying

McDonald - not at best

Moloney - full bodied endeavour

Miller - provided a contest

Green - gave a target

Davey - needn't have played

Jones - a shining light

Jamar - not on field

Holland - not on field

White - beaten by hack

Godfrey - unfortunately still commendable

Bate - totally lost fluency

Bruce - prolific but wasteful

Brown - cheap late possessions

Johnson - cheap meaningless possessions

Yze - shouldn't retain position

[Whispering_Jack 30,645]

A bit tough on White and Whelan and not tough enough on Aaron Davey who didn't look interested in my opinion.

Daniel Bell - a shining light (along with Jones).

[classy dees 42]

not bad joeboy, ill have a go

Whelan - wasn't highly effective

Carroll - was beaten generally

Ferguson - sat on pine

Ward - didnt give much

Wheatley - not best 22

Bell - love his endeavor

Johnstone - better than previously

McDonald - nothing special

Moloney - faded after start

Miller - needed to convert

Green - good pseudo FF

Davey - invisible

Jones - love his guts

Jamar - had enough

Holland - sat with fergy

White - had a shocker***

Godfrey - enoguh is enough

Bate - didn't give much

Bruce - our best easily

Brown - gave us little

Johnson - future CHB perhaps?

yze - far from worst

*** won the ruck but was annihilated around the ground, and have never seen him make so many errors.

[Jaded No More 68,974]

A bit tough on White and Whelan and not tough enough on Aaron Davey who didn't look interested in my opinion.

Daniel Bell - a shining light (along with Jones).

Jeff White was shocking today, absolutely shocking.

He is a ruckman, and should therefore be judged on his rucking, which today was pathetic (he can't hit the damn thing to advantage!). He got beaten by a nobody.

His disposal around the ground was also ordinary. He made some huge errors with the ball, and dropped some seaters.

One of his worst performances.

Whelan was Whelan.

Davey needs to be dropped. Chasing from behind is just not enough.

Bell, Moloney and Jones... all under 23, and all full of heart.

The rest were on the wrong side of rubbish. Be it in their disposal, their hardness, or their willingness to chase.

[dees_rule_4eva 22]

Jeff White was shocking today, absolutely shocking.

He is a ruckman, and should therefore be judged on his rucking, which today was pathetic (he can't hit the damn thing to advantage!). He got beaten by a nobody.

His disposal around the ground was also ordinary. He made some huge errors with the ball, and dropped some seaters.

One of his worst performances.

Whelan was Whelan.

Davey needs to be dropped. Chasing from behind is just not enough.

Bell, Moloney and Jones... all under 23, and all full of heart.

The rest were on the wrong side of rubbish. Be it in their disposal, their hardness, or their willingness to chase.

White was terrible around the ground, but smashed Blake in the ruck. Try hitting the ball to advantage when your midfielders are not as hungry as the Cats.

Agree on Whelan.

Davey needs to be dropped. Agree. Or maybe he's injured. God knows.

[buck_nekkid 6,046]

White was terrible around the ground, but smashed Blake in the ruck. Try hitting the ball to advantage when your midfielders are not as hungry as the Cats.

Agree on Whelan.

Davey needs to be dropped. Agree. Or maybe he's injured. God knows.

Here's a thought.. Aaron Davey is cheesed off that his brother, who trained with Melbourne over the summer, was not picked up. Instead he went to the Bombers. So, maybe he's not really happy and is expressing it in his play????... Hmmmm. Otherwise, how can you explain the 'hero to zero' path so fast?

[Gouga 570]

I actually thought Ferguson's game was quite good and it was mistake to keep him on the bench in the second half.

Bate and Davey both need to be dropped.

Someone rang triple m and said that Davey is struggling with an injury from the all star game. I'm not convinced, he looks fit enough. Just out of touch.

[who killed ame? 0]

Bell, Moloney and Jones... all under 23, and all full of heart.

The rest were on the wrong side of rubbish. Be it in their disposal, their hardness, or their willingness to chase.

lets just hope none of them get injured, yeah?

enjoyed watching all of them play today. green showed flashes of .. well better then the rest. he actually ran to the ball when he was in the forward line. he should have started there!!

[deesrock 0]

Here's a thought.. Aaron Davey is cheesed off that his brother, who trained with Melbourne over the summer, was not picked up. Instead he went to the Bombers. So, maybe he's not really happy and is expressing it in his play????... Hmmmm. Otherwise, how can you explain the 'hero to zero' path so fast?

What a joke! You can not be serious!

[who killed ame? 0]

What a joke! You can not be serious!

actually that makes some sense.

[sylvinator 96]

whoever said ferguson played alright today was watching a different game i was. he loses every one-on-one. has no strength. does not read the play well...

He will 300% get delisted at years end...will be no loss he is not afl standard

i still rue the fact we didnt trade him for sewell a couple of years ago. what a great trade that wouldv been for us

[waynewussell 6,237]

Whelan - tough but erratic

Carroll - leave on Mooney

Ferguson - best for Hawkins

Ward - gave his best

Wheatley - gradually into form

Bell - showed us heaps

Johnstone - improved his workrate

McDonald - best at clearances

Moloney - provided some drive

Miller - provided a contest

Green - FF best position

Davey - didn't give up

Jones - a shining light

Jamar - some good hitouts

Holland - tried to compete

White - in comfort zone

Godfrey - kept on coming

Bate - Sandy stint beckons

Bruce - almost our best

Brown - gets the ball

Johnson - full on effort

Yze - more than previously

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

........

Remind me from your summary, how much did we win by in the end?

[DemonDoug 0]

Can't drop them all (mmm, not a bad idea though !) , but we need several changes so players who are not performing realise there is a price to pay. Bizell, CJ, Byron P in plus one new player is worth a try. Pity if Sylvia is injured and Moroney ! Can things get any worse !

[deesrock 0]

Just reading best players on "real footy" and Nathan Carrol is in the mix - normally I rate him but he has been beaten 3 out of 3 games this season - shows how good we are going when he is named in the best....

Maybe it was meant to be the other Nathan - JONES - he tries his heart out and nevers shirks a contest - he wants that ball.......maybe forget the 3 words for every player this week and just put

LEARN FROM JONES

next to all of them - a 18/19 year old kid who has more oomph and desire than the rest of the team put together!

A future star!!!

[waynewussell 6,237]

Rhino, in three words, which comment do you disagree with?

[demoniac 1,336]

Paul Johnson showed something. He is definitely a better option down back than Holland - he is quicker, has more footy smarts and has better disposal, he needs to work on his marking but so does Benny. His effort in front of the MCC members when he chased 3 times from the half back flank to the wing without receiving any help at all from any other Melbourne players should be compulory viewing for all of them.

Not up to AFL standard. White, Yze, Ferguson, Brown, Wheatley, Holland, Ward, Godfrey

[marfa 0]

its like as if theyre getting paid extra to lose, none of them seem to be trying, they all run like as if theyre in la la land, no one tackles, when an opposistion palyer marks our boys run showing him where to kick, holland carrol and miller really need to go

[Red and Blue Flame 191]

I actually thought Ferguson's game was quite good and it was mistake to keep him on the bench in the second half.

Bate and Davey both need to be dropped.

Someone rang triple m and said that Davey is struggling with an injury from the all star game. I'm not convinced, he looks fit enough. Just out of touch.

HOORAY FINALLY- bate should be dropped...all the fans around me today we were saying hurray when daniher finally dragged him late in the game. I'm not convinced.., didnt want to go in and get the ball..better off at a club winning and getting cheap kicks.

[Red and Blue Flame 191]

Paul Johnson showed something. He is definitely a better option down back than Holland - he is quicker, has more footy smarts and has better disposal, he needs to work on his marking but so does Benny. His effort in front of the MCC members when he chased 3 times from the half back flank to the wing without receiving any help at all from any other Melbourne players should be compulory viewing for all of them.

Not up to AFL standard. White, Yze, Ferguson, Brown, Wheatley, Holland, Ward, Godfrey

I agree completely with that.. i think we need to talk about Jeff White- beaten by a hack, and just cant play the ruck well since the smaller circle has been brought in a couple of years ago. Isn't the same and his well past his best- should look into trading him if he continues his current form, we'll wait and see

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

Rhino, in three words, which comment do you disagree with?

Most of it.

[occo 2]

Whelan - didn't appear interested

Carroll - third poor game

Ferguson - little to commend

Ward - erratic and loose

Wheatley - some cheap possessions

Bell - a commendable effort

Johnstone - kept on trying

McDonald - not at best

Moloney - full bodied endeavour

Miller - provided a contest

Green - gave a target

Davey - needn't have played

Jones - a shining light

Jamar - not on field

Holland - not on field

White - beaten by hack

Godfrey - unfortunately still commendable

Bate - totally lost fluency

Bruce - prolific but wasteful

Brown - cheap late possessions

Johnson - cheap meaningless possessions

Yze - shouldn't retain position

Agree with u in all thoes except Fergs. First game back and started ok, took some nice marks. It was hard for defenders today as the ball kept coming in there. Davey was ordinary again. My best mate bate, well hes struggeling. I suggested he go forward but didnt ever mark it. Some worries i think. From what i saw today i would like Garland, Pettard and Newton to get a run with Biz and drop Bell - who was as ordinary as most of the players. Racked possessions but ineffective kicks and handballs.