My 3 word player analysis V North Melbourne

[joeboy 3,166]

Gawn - dominated the centre

Petracca - gradually outperformed Clarrie

Oliver - wonderful first half

Chandler - continued to excel

May - seemed more invested

Lever - was rarely required 

Bowey - mopped up well

Rivers - versatile and steady 

McVee - safe but quiet 

Pickett - consistently sublime possessions 

Hibberd - passionate and reliable 

Grundy - a vital role

Brayshaw - almost perfect game

Langdon - amazing last quarter 

Viney - perseverance and commitment 

Sparrow - tagged Cunnington successfully 

Neal-Bullen - some important connections 

Hunter - great first half

vanRooyen - had little involvement 

Fritsch - always looked dangerous 

Harmes - had limited opportunities 

Jordon - played role well

Schache - an average debut

[Tarax Club 3,916]

Good work joeboy! Clearly at the top of your game.

Edited April 29, 2023 by Tarax Club

[Borgzilla 53]

Would agree with this assessment. Great job.

[mauriesy 7,297]

I thought Hibberd was great at winning a contest but his disposal was very unreliable when he got it.

[spirit of norm smith 16,460]

8 hours ago, mauriesy said:

I thought Hibberd was great at winning a contest but his disposal was very unreliable when he got it.

Hibbo played a solid game. Had some important intercepts and defensive clearances.  88% disposal efficiency. Played 3/4 only and still not imv 100%.  

[deanox 9,924]

He has lost a yard of pace this year which might be why we have been playing him as a third tall instead of on the smalls, with Bowey, Rivers and McVee doing the smalls.

[dimmy 1,307]

Brayshaw mus have been magnificent !!!

[goodwindees 2,488]

5 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Hibbo played a solid game. Had some important intercepts and defensive clearances.  88% disposal efficiency. Played 3/4 only and still not imv 100%.  

Definitely not 100% fit, however, he still gets the oppo’s best small/medium forward (Zurhaar).  18 disposals in 3/4 at 88%. My kingdom for such unreliability. 

[goodwindees 2,488]

3 hours ago, deanox said:

He has lost a yard of pace this year which might be why we have been playing him as a third tall instead of on the smalls, with Bowey, Rivers and McVee doing the smalls.

They’re asking Hibbo & Rivers to play extra tall on occasions this year so they can get Petty out of the backline which was absolutely necessary to increase their ball speed out of defence. 
IMHO, you can’t play Lever, Petty, May & Brayshaw in defence against many teams that don’t have 3 super tall forwards as they are all slow movers of the footy. 
The game demands that your defenders play on and transition the ball quickly into your Forward 50 and those 4, generally love to go back off the mark and assess their options, in the modern game, that equates to an eternity to get it moving. 
 

[layzie 33,808]

Excellent stuff Joeboy 

[demosaw 1,025]

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