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VOTES: Rd 16 vs Gold Coast

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  1. Melksham

  1. Pickett

  1. Gawn

  1. Viney

  1. Bowey

  1. Petracca

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    6 Melksham

    5 Pickett

    4 Bowey

    DAYLIGHT

    3 Gawn

    2 Turner

    1 Viney (at least he gave manic effort)

    How anyone could give Petracca a vote yesterday I assume they just check the stats. His defensive intent was poor and his use of the ball by foot was poor and he was one of the key players missing in Q1.

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    8 hours ago, picket fence said:

    Rivers was putrid!

    Sorry that’s harsh. Rivers ran and carried the footy and had good DE70%. Had to play back more when Howes went down early. Suns stretched us in 3rd qtr with King, Read and Walter. Apart from when Walter outmuscled Rivers in the 3rd, Rivers competed hard. Also got into the incident to support May. Intercepted 3 or 4 crucial times in back half.

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    15 hours ago, Swooper1987 said:

    Melksham - probably should've kicked 7 or 8. He was thoroughly dominant. Loves the QLD weather

    Pickett - influenced largely by his epic last quarter

    Viney - putrid first quarter but along with Gawn got us competitive again in the second

    Gawn - see above. Witts is a very good AFL ruckman and Gawn shaded him

    Bowey - 25 at 88%. Our best ball user by a mile

    Petracca - gets a vote simply because he was involved but his butchery is a real problem.

    +1

    Couldn't agree more Swooper

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    6. Kysaiah Pickett 

    5. Jake Melksham 

    4. Trent Rivers 

    3. Jake Bowey 

    2. Christian Petracca 

    1. Jack Viney

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    6 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Sorry that’s harsh. Rivers ran and carried the footy and had good DE70%. Had to play back more when Howes went down early. Suns stretched us in 3rd qtr with King, Read and Walter. Apart from when Walter outmuscled Rivers in the 3rd, Rivers competed hard. Also got into the incident to support May. Intercepted 3 or 4 crucial times in back half.

    Um,sorry to spoil your bubble but Rivers was suppose to play 3rd tall and wasn't anywhere near him,left McVee to take it while he was trying to get 20+

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    PLAYER VOTES
    1Max GawnMax Gawn194
    2Jack BoweyJake Bowey107
    3Christian PetraccaChristian Petracca100
    4Kysaiah PickettKysaiah Pickett90
    5Clayton OliverClayton Oliver75
    6Ed LangdonEd Langdon45
    7Steven MaySteven May42
    8Kade ChandlerKade Chandler40
    9Harvey LangfordHarvey Langford38
    10Jack VineyJack Viney36
    11Jake MelkshamJake Melksham34
    12Daniel TurnerDaniel Turner29
    =13Trent RiversTrent Rivers25
    =13Christian SalemChristian Salem25
    15Xavier LindsayXavier Lindsay16
    =16Bayley FritschBayley Fritsch13
    =16Tom McDonaldTom McDonald13
    18Harrison PettyHarrison Petty7
    19Tom SparrowTom Sparrow4
    =20Blake HowesBlake Howes3
    =20Judd McVeeJudd McVee3
    22Caleb WindsorCaleb Windsor2
    =23Jack HendersonJack Henderson1
    =23Harry SharpHarry Sharp1
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    On 28/06/2025 at 16:45, dees189227 said:

    For those giving trac votes, don't look at the stat's. He was going 18% by foot. Barely did anything good with the ball

    Fair point.

    I tend to vote Trac lately because of work rate. Not having his best season but I don't believe it's from a lack of trying. 7 clearances, 10 SIs, I wish there were others stepping up to take the votes but there just wasn't much to choose from.

    Also where can you get kicking eff % stats from? Would be very keen to see these.

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    19 hours ago, layzie said:

    Fair point.

    I tend to vote Trac lately because of work rate. Not having his best season but I don't believe it's from a lack of trying. 7 clearances, 10 SIs, I wish there were others stepping up to take the votes but there just wasn't much to choose from.

    Also where can you get kicking eff % stats from? Would be very keen to see these.

    They mentioned it on the radio about his kicking efficiency

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    Coaches votes

    Gold Coast v Melbourne

    9 Jake Melksham (MELB)
    9 Matt Rowell (GCFC)
    4 John Noble (GCFC)
    3 Touk Miller (GCFC)
    2 Jarrod Witts (GCFC)
    2 Kysaiah Pickett (MELB)
    1 Sam Flanders (GCFC)  

    ?? Goodwin - 5. Melksham 4 Rowell 3 Miller 2 Pickett 1 Noble

    ??? Hardass. - 5. Rowell 4. Melksham 3. Noble 2. Witts 1. Flanders

    I dont Damien Hardass gave Pickett a vote. That’s a joke. 3 goals. 25 possessions. Almost single-handedly kept Dees in the contest. Witts and Gawn broke even , or Gawn might have won on a split decision.

    These coaches votes are ridiculous. McRae pumps up Daicos. Chris Scott gives Gus votes almost exclusively to Cats players even when they lose!!

    Edited by spirit of norm smith
    Cx

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    2 hours ago, dees189227 said:

    They mentioned it on the radio about his kicking efficiency

    They should make that stat available, but of course they need to lock some away so the experts can look like experts god bless 'em.

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    1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Coaches votes

    Gold Coast v Melbourne

    9 Jake Melksham (MELB)
    9 Matt Rowell (GCFC)
    4 John Noble (GCFC)
    3 Touk Miller (GCFC)
    2 Jarrod Witts (GCFC)
    2 Kysaiah Pickett (MELB)
    1 Sam Flanders (GCFC)  

    ?? Goodwin - 5. Melksham 4 Rowell 3 Miller 2 Pickett 1 Noble

    ??? Hardass. - 5. Rowell 4. Melksham 3. Noble 2. Witts 1. Flanders

    I dont Damien Hardass gave Pickett a vote. That’s a joke. 3 goals. 25 possessions. Almost single-handedly kept Dees in the contest. Witts and Gawn broke even , or Gawn might have won on a split decision.

    These coaches votes are ridiculous. McRae pumps up Daicos. Chris Scott gives Gus votes almost exclusively to Cats players even when they lose!!

    Gawn is a victim of his own incredible standards. Because he doesn't dominate, even though he shaded Witts, Hardwick rates Witts game highly. Montagna called the Witts the games biggest tagger on 'First Crack".

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    3 hours ago, layzie said:

    They should make that stat available, but of course they need to lock some away so the experts can look like experts god bless 'em.

    If kicking efficiency stats are "locked away", I suspect it's not about making commentators look like experts* but keeping the best stuff for customers who are prepared to pay.

    *Like so many other things, you can put lipstick on a pig, etc.

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    12 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    If kicking efficiency stats are "locked away", I suspect it's not about making commentators look like experts* but keeping the best stuff for customers who are prepared to pay.

    *Like so many other things, you can put lipstick on a pig, etc.

    What service offers this though? I reckon I'd happily look into something like a subscription service during the season for premium stats. For now we're lucky to have The work of Wheel O Ratings which helps a lot.

    I stand behind my crazy conspiracy theory though. Premium stats are kept for the network mouthpieces so you have to listen to them, down the ground footage is kept for the brains trust on the Murdoch based footy shows during the week so we're forced to watch them. We really are through the looking glass people...

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    3 hours ago, layzie said:

    What service offers this though? I reckon I'd happily look into something like a subscription service during the season for premium stats. For now we're lucky to have The work of Wheel O Ratings which helps a lot.

    I stand behind my crazy conspiracy theory though. Premium stats are kept for the network mouthpieces so you have to listen to them, down the ground footage is kept for the brains trust on the Murdoch based footy shows during the week so we're forced to watch them. We really are through the looking glass people...

    I assume Champion Data.

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