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VOTES
PLAYER (CLUB)
10
Christian Petracca (MELB)
8
Bayley Fritsch (MELB)
4
Alex Neal-Bullen (MELB)
4
Kysaiah Pickett (MELB)
2
Max Gawn (MELB)
2
Kade Chandler (MELB)

LEADERBOARD

Interim leaderboard due to byes
VOTES PLAYER CLUB
28 Isaac Heeney SYD
21 Tom Green GWS
18 Matt Rowell GCFC
17 Zak Butters PORT
17 Caleb Serong FRE
16 Luke Jackson FRE
15 Jesse Hogan GWS
15 Christian Petracca MELB
14 Sam Taylor GWS
13 Harry McKay CARL
12 Touk Miller GCFC
12 Connor Rozee PORT
11 Patrick Dangerfield GEEL
11 Errol Gulden SYD
10 Marcus Bontempelli WB
10 Archie Perkins ESS
10 Tom Stewart GEEL
10 Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera STK
9 Noah Anderson GCFC
9 Max Gawn MELB
9 Brodie Grundy SYD
9 Clayton Oliver MELB
9 Wil Powell GCFC
 

Was so pleased to see Trac shake off the fumbles he had at the start of the game (and to begin the season). I've been critical of him early on with his disposal and handballing to the feet of his team mates. Hopefully the perfect connection he had with the forwards several times in the second half on the weekend will boost that confidence.

 

3 former demons. In top 20
it does say something 

plus our 3

Edited by 640MD

17 minutes ago, BW511 said:

Trac not bad for someone who wasn’t that influential, hey Sam Mitchell.

Strange he made that statement then gave him 5 votes, maybe he watched the replay.

Lol.

Based on coaches votes, the three best players in the Australian Football league were all top-pick selections taken under special concession rules for the Television-Zone clubs.

Heeney; bid at pick 2, taken with pick 18 - a discrepancy so dramatic that the points system was introduced.

Green; points-based matched bid inside the top 10, using leftover junk draft picks after the Giants had already used pick 4.

Rowell; bonus No.1 pick given to Gold Coast because of how rubbish they chose to be. (Concessions given also included three other top-20 picks spread over the 2019-20 drafts)

 

 

AFL would be delighted I'm sure that 8 of the top 10 players from interstate clubs.

12 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

AFL would be delighted I'm sure that 8 of the top 10 players from interstate clubs.

But, wait, the TV clubs have all had an extra round to earn votes in early.

It is almost as if the main point of round zero was to push selected clubs to the top of the apparent ladder. Hrrrmm....


33 minutes ago, loges said:

Strange he made that statement then gave him 5 votes, maybe he watched the replay.

I think Mitchell was referring to Oliver, not Petracca.

36 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

Surprised Gawn received votes. I thought he was quite poor with his disposal.

He was in the best players in both the Age and HS, as well as receiving 7 on the Footy Show.  He clearly beat the Hawthorn ruck and fed the dominant midfield most of the day.  Mitchell rates him very highly - part of his game plan against us is to avoid kicking it to Gawn - and I dare say Mitchell gave him his 2 votes.

1 hour ago, Fat Tony said:

Surprised Gawn received votes. I thought he was quite poor with his disposal.

Definitely some poor kicks like the one to Kozz that should have hit him up easily with no one around, instead went out of bounds (Kozz slapping the ball in anger :)

BUT apart from hitouts where it was pretty even he was influential across the ground

10 Contested possessions

7 inside 50's

390 Metres gained (fourth on ground)

6 tackles

Some of the stats that show he did really impact the game. Some of the stuff he does for a ruckman his size is just crazy.

Edited by Young Blood

Chandler with a couple of votes, nice!


Fancy Nibbler getting 4 votes from the coaches when he got next to zero mention on Demonland! Shocked. 😳

53 minutes ago, Webber said:

Fancy Nibbler getting 4 votes from the coaches when he got next to zero mention on Demonland! Shocked. 😳

He did ok on the DLand votes this week Webber, he had a standout game.😁

18 hours ago, 640MD said:

3 former demons. In top 20
it does say something 

plus our 3

Wow. Good observation. Jackson was certainly the one that got away & had we kept him we'd have not had Grundy 

1 hour ago, DeeZone said:

He did ok on the DLand votes this week Webber, he had a standout game.😁

True that, DeeZone. Maybe the worm is turning. Either way, I’ll keep riding it until he’s acknowledged legend status.


18 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

Surprised Gawn received votes. I thought he was quite poor with his disposal.

Totally agree Tony I was screaming for him to hand pass in the first half !!! 

17 hours ago, Young Blood said:

Definitely some poor kicks like the one to Kozz that should have hit him up easily with no one around, instead went out of bounds (Kozz slapping the ball in anger :)

BUT apart from hitouts where it was pretty even he was influential across the ground

10 Contested possessions

7 inside 50's

390 Metres gained (fourth on ground)

6 tackles

Some of the stats that show he did really impact the game. Some of the stuff he does for a ruckman his size is just crazy.

Like a friend of mine in our Cricket Club last century I always said “l’d rather play with him than he play for the  opposition “

Thats Gawny !! Also to a tee. 

On 25/03/2024 at 15:38, 640MD said:

3 former demons. In top 20
it does say something 

plus our 3

Yes Dees have 3 former players in top 20

Only crows with former player Dangerfield in this list !! 
 

imagine hogan and Jackson still in red and blue … now let’s wake up 

 
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Jack Viney (Melbourne)

“Two weeks in a row he’s missed out on votes when he probably could have easily got them.

“He was second highest rated player (against Hawthorn) behind Christian Petracca for zero coaches votes.

“His ball use at the moment is No.12 of any midfielder in the competition. We haven’t really associated that with Jack Viney before.”

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