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43# Andy Moniz-Wakefield - Progressing nicely in the VFL might need to get a bit more of the football.

42# Judd McVee - Struggling to get a lot of the ball. Needs time.

41# Fraser Rosman - Improving slowly since he's gone down back.

40# Blake Howes - Looked promising early a foot injury has hampered his progress.

39# Deakyn Smith - Progressing steadily down back.

38# Daniel Turner - Injured early has come back and looked impressive in the VFL.

37# Taj Woewodin - Has shown good signs on the wing.

36# Oskar Baker - Good form in the VFL but doesn't look like he has the abiltiy to turn that into good AFL form.

35# Majak Daw - Been solid in the ruck for Casey. You know what you get with Majak.

34# Jacob van Rooyen - Has shown promising signs in the VFL with a 6 goal haul against North.

33# Bailey Laurie - Shown promising signs in the VFL and been close to selection

32# Kade Chandler - Hasn't had a real run at it this year the suspension cost him dearly.

31# Jake Melksham - Cooked at AFL level but trying had at VFL level.

30# Michael Hibberd - Been injured for most of the year. Starting to find some form at VFL level.

29# Adam Tomlinson - Good form in the VFL but it's not transforming to good AFL form.

28# Mitch Brown - Excellent form at VFL level. Worth persisting with at AFL level

27# Sam Weideman - Good VFL form not turning into good AFL form like Tomlinson.

26# Joel.Smith - Was really starting to find his feet at AFL level until he done his ankle. Injury prone.

25# Luke Dunstan - Been a disappointing recruit. Accumulator but doesn't hurt the opposition.

24# Jayden Hunt - Been really poor the last month. Needs to find some form. Doing the small forward lockdown role.

23# Trent Rivers - Disappointing year not up to the lofty heights from his premiership year.

22# Ben Brown - Disappointing year. Last month has been putrid, needs to find some form.

21# Toby Bedford - The super sub. Showed promisng form has pace to burn and could be dangerous in tandem with Spargo and Pickett.

20# Tom Sparrow - Struggled of late needs to find consistantcy.

19# James Harmes - Been ok but needs to find a bit more of the ball.

18# Christian Salem - Been injured most of the year. Showed good signs against Sydney

17# Luke Jackson - Not putting his stamp on the game liek he should be time to step up.

16# Jake Bowey - Early in the year he was a rising star favorite struggled a little bit of late.

15# Harison Petty - Missed the whole pre season starting to play some good footy.

14# Alex Neal-Bullen - Not hitting the scoreboard but still playing his role.

13# Charlie Spargo - Similar to Neal-Bullen.

12# Tom McDonald - Strugled early but really started to hit his straps before he got injured.

11# Kysiah Pickett - Electrifying at his best the best defensive player in the comp.

10# Jake Lever - Not as good as last year.

9# James Jordon - Revelation on the wing this year.

8# Jack Viney - The heart and soul of the footy club still playing some great footy.

7# Ed Langdon - Best wingman in the comp.

6# Bailey Fritsch - Our only consistant forward.

5 Christian Petracca - Controversial most people would have him in the best 2 or 3 but I don't think he has had as good a year as he did last year.

4 Angus Brayshaw - Has been a revelation down back in All Australian form.

3 Steven May - Showed his importance with his absence. The rock of the back line.

2 Clayton Oliver - Never puts in a bad game.

1 Max Gawn - The best player in the league.

  

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    Pretty fair positioning for Trac. His first two weeks were sublimely explosive but a possible knee injury and/or other niggles and illness have certainly taken away a lot of his power and explosiveness.  Seems to have tied himself in some psychological knots around his set shot goal kicking too. Hoping the bye freshens him up for a strong 2nd half of the season.

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    Lets cut to the chase, Trac is out of form or injured. Watch his game Saturday night, he fumbled the ball more than anyone on the ground and that is a sign that his touch is just not there. Its actually symptomatic across the team, key players are desperately out of touch.

    Ben Brown - cant get near it, when he does, missing easy shots, some not making the distance.

    Lever - exposed badly without May and not the intercept player he was last year.

    Jacko - Just going to be honest.

     

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    I think you’re harsh on Tomlinson. And I think Mitch Brown has shown on Saturday what he showed us in a game or two last year – that is, he’s just not up to AFL. He gets brushed aside too easily and has no presence in a pack.

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