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VOTES: Rd 18 vs Brisbane


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6. Petracca

5. Gawn

4. Brayshaw

3. Viney

2. Melk

1. McVee

Im shocked that some people have Max over Trac. We don't even get a chance at the come back without Trac. For most of the game, that was one of the best solo performances I have seen in a long time. Max was absolutely fantastic, of course.

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24 minutes ago, RyanD said:

6. Petracca

5. Gawn

4. Brayshaw

3. Viney

2. Melk

1. McVee

Im shocked that some people have Max over Trac. We don't even get a chance at the come back without Trac. For most of the game, that was one of the best solo performances I have seen in a long time. Max was absolutely fantastic, of course.

I went Max because he was great for 4 quarters. Trac was missing for 10 minutes in the second when they were charging. Although he did come straight back into it and kicked one to show how dangerous he was. I think you can go either way for me it’s more consistent effort vs outright brilliance 

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24 minutes ago, RyanD said:

6. Petracca

5. Gawn

4. Brayshaw

3. Viney

2. Melk

1. McVee

Im shocked that some people have Max over Trac. We don't even get a chance at the come back without Trac. For most of the game, that was one of the best solo performances I have seen in a long time. Max was absolutely fantastic, of course.

You're welcome to be shocked but 21 contested possessions and 10 clearances for a ruckman isn't good. It's out of this world good.

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Thought Hunter might have picked up a few 1's & 2's.  Felt he was solid all night (26 possessions)

DE rating wasn't kind to him but I didn't think he was wasteful

Had the most metres gained by any player on the night (559) 2nd best none other than Joe Daniher with 490

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Top 3 standout and then any number of players could have filled the next 3

6 - Gawn (a colossus all night)

5 - Petracca (brilliant)

4 - Viney (a beast)

3 - Melksham (dangerous & productive)

2 - Brayshaw (solid)

1 - Hunter (solid)

Unlucky - Pickett, McVee, Bowey, Rivers

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One of the easier BOG's of all time I would've thought.

6 Gawn

5 Petracca - he was excellent and the the third best man on the ground behind Max and Daniher who was very nearly a matchwinner for the Lions.

4. Melksham - such a clever player, sometimes too cute but did a good job on Andrews and then proved to be the matchwinner.

3. Viney - an amazing defensive and offensive game, again!

2.Brayshaw - Gus doing the team things again

1. Pickett - Koz was back to somewhere near his best.

I really liked Rivers, Bowey and McVee.  I thought they displayed great poise and footy IQ.  All three of them could easily feature.

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I thought it was our seniors who really stood stood up and really stood out.  Hence my votes:

6.  Gawn

5.  Petracca

4.  Viney

3.  Melksham

2.  Brayshaw 

1.  Hunter

………. but gee, some of our kids were strong contributors when they were needed: McVee, Rivers, Sparrow, Bowey, JJ

We are building!

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Christian beat the Lions yesterday with the help of Max, Jack, Milkshake and co and he’s on trac to win this …

198. Christian Petracca 
127. Clayton Oliver 
123. Jack Viney 
71. Max Gawn 
65. Steven May 
53. Angus Brayshaw 
50. Trent Rivers 
48. Jake Lever 
43. Christian Salem 
42. Lachie Hunter
40. Brodie Grundy 
27. Jake Bowey 
23. Tom Sparrow Judd McVee Kysaiah Pickett 
19. Bayley Fritsch 
18. Ed Langdon 
11. Kade Chandler
9. Ben Brown
8. Charlie Spargo  
7. Jake Melksham 
6. Jacob van Rooyen 
5. Tom McDonald Alex Neal-Bullen 
4. Michael Hibberd 
3. James Jordon Adam Tomlinson
1. Harry Petty 

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By the numbers;

6 Max Gawn

5 Christian Petracca

4 Jack Viney

3 Angus Brayshaw

2 Jake Melksham

1 Kysaiah Pickett

Honourable mentions;

Lachlan Hunter

James Jordan

Steven May

Alex Neal-Bullen

Trent Rivers

Tom Sparrow

Special mention;

Judd McVee

Adjudication;

Bounce downs at the centre square were by and large acceptable. Balls up were a bit of a  balls up, straight up and vertical gentlemen. Timid parabolic attempts are unacceptable. Last one of the match suggests senior umpire Nichols still has it in for Max.

Opposition hyperbole watch;

Eric 'the Hipster' Wood gets this week's reality check award for disputing the final contest of the match. The ball landed on Jake Lever's chest. Collect your free eye check from specsavers. A monocle is prescribed.

Broadcasters;

BT managed to read the tea leaves correctly during the last quarter. Predicted a Demon victory with two minutes to go. Nathan Jones' special comments were intelligent and insightful.

From the director's chair;

A come from the clouds win that will inspire belief.

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