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My 3 word player analysis v Sydney


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Gawn -our only winner 

Viney - old habits again

Petracca - McCartin was better

Oliver - many irrelevant possessions 

Brayshaw - loose, seemingly  passionless 

Salem - excellent under circumstances 

Jordon - sound four quarters

Langdon - was obviously restricted 

Jackson - overrated and underperforming 

Neal-Bullen - had little influence 

Bowey - reality has hit

Harmes - a nothing game 

M Brown - not the panacea 

Spargo - had little involvement 

Fritsch - took most chances

Lever - nothing without May

Tomlinson - was surprisingly poor

Sparrow - career worst performance 

Petty - others should follow

Pickett - another poor effort

B Brown - can’t be retained 

Hunt - Hibberd must replace 

 

 

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M Brown - Better than Weid

Petracca - Becoming a liability

Hunt - back to 2s

Jordon - vanilla as anything

Lever - no longer trustworthy 

Fritsch - only classy Demon

Forward line coach - update your resume

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Brayshaw : Best Defender

Lever : lack of strength

Viney : Gutsy Performance

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Tomlinson - just too slow

Trac - looks totally off

Brown B - really quite embarrassing 

Max - did everything possible

Salem - rusty but ok

Harmes - not very effective

Jackson - just a game

Viney - tried very hard

Lever - struggles without #1

Spargo - had little influence 

Brayshaw - not worst defender

Bedford - better than BBB

Oliver - tried but ineffective 

Langdon - still looked injured

Bowey - becoming a worry 

Jordon - lacks the polish

Hunt - stick to basics

ANB - some good things 

Fritta - flashes of brilliance 

Sparrow - very costly errors

Pickett - very rarely involved 

M Brown - not AFL player

 

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Just had a laugh with my son (who also attended) about having a crisis meeting when we are top of the ladder! My spin is that we just got beaten by two late (dubious free kicks included!) goals by a potential top four team when we have injuries and out of form troops. We can afford to do some creative thinking. This is what we came up with in our morning after analysis.

Jackson plays key forward (BBB to find form with Casey - a bit like last year! M Brown or Weid to the bench)

Majak plays from the bench to give Max a rest when needed ( this could be as low as 45% ground time. Majak won't be embarrassed in the ruck contests!)

Rivers in for Hunt (been steady/consistent but dropped off in the two losses when we were scrambling for backline cover)

May comes in for Tomlinson (or Petty if he is injured). Salem, Harmes & Tomlinson will be better for the run. Hibberd not far away)

We have become too predictable! Time to show we have a few new tricks up our sleeve.

On yesterday's form, too soon for JVR (yes we also watched the entire Casey game). Turner close to a call-up. 

 

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15 hours ago, leucopogon said:

M Brown - Better than Weid

Petracca - Becoming a liability

Hunt - back to 2s

Jordon - vanilla as anything

Lever - no longer trustworthy 

Fritsch - only classy Demon

Forward line coach - update your resume

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jordon was great and in our best 3.

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14 minutes ago, waynewussell said:

Just had a laugh with my son (who also attended) about having a crisis meeting when we are top of the ladder! My spin is that we just got beaten by two late (dubious free kicks included!) goals by a potential top four team when we have injuries and out of form troops. We can afford to do some creative thinking. This is what we came up with in our morning after analysis.

Jackson plays key forward (BBB to find form with Casey - a bit like last year! M Brown or Weid to the bench)

Majak plays from the bench to give Max a rest when needed ( this could be as low as 45% ground time. Majak won't be embarrassed in the ruck contests!)

Rivers in for Hunt (been steady/consistent but dropped off in the two losses when we were scrambling for backline cover)

May comes in for Tomlinson (or Petty if he is injured). Salem, Harmes & Tomlinson will be better for the run. Hibberd not far away)

We have become too predictable! Time to show we have a few new tricks up our sleeve.

On yesterday's form, too soon for JVR (yes we also watched the entire Casey game). Turner close to a call-up. 

 

Could we try Tomlinson forward?

Can’t be worse than current occupants lately.

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6 hours ago, Redleg said:

Jordon was great and in our best 3.

Not saying he wasn't good, but there's no va va voom, x factor, call it what you want. I call it vanilla. I'm concerned about our up and coming midfielders.

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26 minutes ago, leucopogon said:

Not saying he wasn't good, but there's no va va voom, x factor, call it what you want. I call it vanilla. I'm concerned about our up and coming midfielders.

You have to remember that Sparrow & Jordon are following instructions and playing a role within the team, there role is to help our va va boom, x - factor stars shine. Their time will come just as it has for Harmes.!!!

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Gawn - Best on Ground

Viney - Contested Clanger Beast

Petracca - Duck that Lurgy

Oliver - Kick it Champ!

Brayshaw - Batman's Utility Belt

Salem - Settled in Nicely

Jordon - Take Game On

Langdon - Likes to Bomb

Jackson - Covid Brain Fog?

Neal-Bullen - Right Hand Post!

Bowey - Blown a Woofer?

Harmes - Out of Sight

M Brown - Needs some NOS

Spargo - Lost in Fargo?

Fritsch - Hangin in there

Lever - Another Pre Season?

Tomlinson - Higher, Harder, Faster!

Sparrow - Bit like Caro?

Petty - Gutsy second half

Pickett - One Quarter Wonder?

B Brown - Off to Kwik-E-Mart

Hunt - Piggy will Fly?

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