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My 3 word end of season analysis

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Bowey - consistent and reliable 

Brayshaw - important midfield addition

Brown - ruined by injury 

Chandler - failed with inconsistency 

Dunstan - couldn’t impress selectors 

Fritsch - needed more impact

Gawn -our  outstanding leader

Grundy - a major disappointment 

Harmes - something went wrong

Hibberd - gave his all

Hunter - a welcome addition 

Jordon - limited, probably gone

Langdon - an inconsistent year

Laurie - didn’t take chance

Lever - strong and composed 

May - powerful and consistent 

McDonald - had nothing left

McVee - first year revelation 

Melksham - turned back clock

Neal-Bullen - consistent, not outstanding 

Oliver - great until injury

Petracca - a consistent dynamo

Petty - cause for optimism 

Pickett - disappointingly limited output 

Rivers - exciting times ahead

Salem - a poor season

Schache - had limited opportunities 

Smith - versatile and involved 

Spargo - probably went backwards 

Sparrow - tough and uncompromising 

Tomlinson - had his moments 

Turner - certainly looks promising 

van Rooyen - more strength required 

Viney - great until finals

Woewodin - deserved more opportunities 

 

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Chandler - great start dwindled

Grundy - didn't fit, sadly

Lever -  solid and reliable

May - dee fensive leader

McDonald - body failed him

McVee - hard work rewards

Melksham - sad season's end

Neal-Bullen - consistent, great contributor

Oliver - sorely missed midseason

Petracca - needed up forward

Petty - revelation until injured

Pickett - needs to focus

Rivers - fabulous consistent defender

Salem - thyroid or knee?

Schache - can;'t teach hardness 

Smith - improved every game

Spargo - needed first final 

Tomlinson - essential third tall 

Turner - needs more gametime

van Rooyen - solid debut season

Viney - never say die

Woewodin - looking like dad 

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1 minute ago, monoccular said:

 

 

 

Chandler - great start dwindled

Grundy - didn't fit, sadly

Lever -  solid and reliable

May - dee fensive leader

McDonald - body failed him

McVee - hard work rewards

Melksham - sad season's end

Neal-Bullen - consistent, great contributor

Oliver - sadly missed midseason

Petracca - needed up forward

Petty - revelation until injured

Pickett - needs to focus

Rivers - fabulous consistent defender

Salem - thyroid or knee?

Schache - can;'t teach hardness 

Smith - improved every game

Spargo - needed first final 

Tomlinson - essential third tall 

Turner - needs more gametime

van Rooyen - solid debut season

Viney - never say die

Woewodin - looking like dad 

You've nailed it

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3 hours ago, joeboy said:

Bowey - consistent and reliable 

Brayshaw - important midfield addition

Brown - ruined by injury 

Chandler - failed with inconsistency 

Dunstan - couldn’t impress selectors 

Fritsch - needed more impact

Gawn -our  outstanding leader

Grundy - a major disappointment 

Harmes - something went wrong

Hibberd - gave his all

Hunter - a welcome addition 

Jordon - limited, probably gone

Langdon - an inconsistent year

Laurie - didn’t take chance

Lever - strong and composed 

May - powerful and consistent 

McDonald - had nothing left

McVee - first year revelation 

Melksham - turned back clock

Neal-Bullen - consistent, not outstanding 

Oliver - great until injury

Petracca - a consistent dynamo

Petty - cause for optimism 

Pickett - disappointingly limited output 

Rivers - exciting times ahead

Salem - a poor season

Schache - had limited opportunities 

Smith - versatile and involved 

Spargo - probably went backwards 

Sparrow - tough and uncompromising 

Tomlinson - had his moments 

Turner - certainly looks promising 

van Rooyen - more strength required 

Viney - great until finals

Woewodin - deserved more opportunities 

 

thanks JoeBoy for anoyher season of reflections.

 

May - give him Bluey !

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Not blooding JVR during the season last year was one of the biggest mistakes Goodwin and co. have made. Even 4-5 games would have been sufficient. VFL performance dictated it. Would have been better for the run. Woewodin got invaluable experience this year (and probably should have played a final).

EDIT: Woey should have probably replaced Langdon halfway through the year for a stretch of 6-7 games. Felt like him playing in the same squad as Huntet and Langdon was detrimental to both him and the team.

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Bowey - didn't kick on 

Brayshaw - versatility is crucial

Brown - is it over?

Chandler - flashy but limited

Dunstan - handy and unlucky

Fritsch - so very important

Gawn - was too selfless

Grundy - doubts proven correct

Harmes - wasn't hungry enough

Hibberd - hold head high

Hunter -  solid without starring

Jordon - limited but contributed

Langdon -very down year

Laurie - gifted some games

Lever - did his job

May - was strong again

McDonald - looks completely shot

McVee - a huge surprise

Melksham - superb, showed heart

Neal-Bullen - never stopped running

Oliver - outstanding pre hammy

Petracca - needed more help

Petty - could be anything

Pickett - patchy and comfortable

Rivers - took significant strides

Salem - below his standards

Schache -  wasn't trusted enough

Smith - had a crack

Spargo - deserved twos spell

Sparrow - played his role

Tomlinson - hard to judge

Turner - improved once more

van Rooyen - stood up massively

Viney - real leaders season

Woewodin - perfect building platform

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