joeboy

Bartram - has exhausted welcome

Bate - had no influence

Bennell - rarely gave whimper

Bruce - excellent first half

Cheney - little to enthuse

Davey - rarely showed interest

Dunn - lively and involved

Frawley - kept at task

Garland - was rarely noticed

Green - still all class

Grimes - injured and missed

Jamar - had little influence

Jetta - did almost nothing

Jones - taught a lesson

MacDonald - tough but slow

Moloney - displays diminishing zest

Rivers - milestone to forget

Scully - was rarely noticed

Trengove - a rare winner

Watts - our best player

McKenzie - overwhelmed by class

Spencer - an underwhelming display

I heard It. He speaks very well for such a young guy. Did anyone else hear Shifter talking about Jack Viney today? Geez we could be on to a good thing!

Yes Kevin Sheahan described him as ' a gun ' and said he was already playing reserves grade football in S.A. and is still under 16 .

Excellent interview this afternoon by Daniel Harford from Skilled Stadium.

Tom spoke very eloquently and confidently about his experiences prior to and following his selection at #1 in the draft .

He spoke of the constant enjoyment he gets in being handed a different assignment each week , and how doing the team things correctly was more significant to him than any personal achievment along the way . He noted that there was great cameraderie amongst the new breed at the club and how important it would be down the track because they were growing and bonding together both socially and on the field .

There was quite of deal of disappointment at not having got over the line in a couple of matches , and he noted that people do not recall the losers over time , even when they deserved to win .

He was asked about the difficulties he faced last year whilst trying to combine under 18 team football with school study , and was pleased with the way the MFC had managed his training requirements this year , noting that his body was feeling extremely good but with 9 more rounds to go anything could happen .

There was nothing really new or enlightening in his comments but rest assured this modest and well spoken young man is made of the right stuff and will certainly be a leader at the club for a decade .

Jurrah has been training at full speed for a month and wouldn't have been played at Casey if his body wasn't ready !

In your mind he needs to kick 6 goals against weak opposition in the VFL to prove he is ready , but most people understand that high performances in this lower grade do not necessarily translate to success in the AFL .

Just look at the regularly strong performances for the Scorpions by Newton ,Spencer, Johnson , Miller and Martin , all of whom were 'ready' to make the transition but failed miserably when given their chances on the big stage .

Jurrah is fit and his shoulder is sound - play him !

Repeating my line from the first thread for emphasis - Jurrah is the only player on our list who can make a difference .

Almost certainly , Riewoldt will be selected by the Saints against us this weekend , after arguably overcoming as debilitating an injury as Liam Jurrah , who almost certainly will not be selected .

The Saints have more to lose than us by rushing in their best and most valuable player , afterall they're in devestatingly good form , whilst we are almost certainly playing for peanuts .

Bailey and his committee are not ones to make courageous selection decisions , but with Jurrah apparently burning the place down at training there seems no reason to hold back the only player on our list who can make a difference .

Some will argue that he didn't exactly burn with Casey in their less than auspicious last hitout , but he could just as easily find form in an underperforming senior team than amongst and against less capable talent at Casey

6 - Bate

5 - Frawley

4 - Bruce

3 - Jones

2 - Trengove

1 - Scully

Bartram - season worst game

Bate - only winning forward

Bruce - tried all day

Davey - probably on field

Dunn - showed some endeavour

Frawley - only winning defender

Garland - tried but failed

Green - may have played

Grimes - many skill errors

Jamar - overburdened and ineffective

Jetta - not on field

Jones - effective stopping game

MacDonald - suspect under pressure

Miller - not on field

Moloney - untypically no zest

Morton - looked painfully slow

Rivers - had no idea

Scully - disposal needs work

Trengove - showed great heart

Warnock - was towelled up

Watts - showed little endeavour

McKenzie - tried but failed

No need to watch the replay Nasher. You are spot on!

Watch the replay and see how rarely he seriously chased , manned up , or made a serious second effort . Age and inexperience are irrelevant when talking about a senior team player . I stand by my comments - he WAS a liability with his failure to adhere to basic principles !

Bartram - outstanding attacking defender

Bate - only occasional cameos

Bruce - please never kick

Davey - inspiring link game

Dunn - no Casey performance

Frawley - rock and inspiring

Garland - wonderful all day

Green - uncharacteristically poor disposal

Grimes - brave but loose

Gysberts - had no impact

Jamar - heroic and dominant

Jetta - failed to impress

Jones - had tough role

Miller - actually provided strength

Moloney - inspiring and prolific

Morton - relished new role

Rivers - kept at task

Scully - disposal is worrying

Trengove - was rarely sighted

Warnock - tough and determined

Watts - was a liability

McKenzie - great in packs

Absolutely - but there are two or three antagonists on this site that continue to take cheap shots with their sarcasm and belittling responses.

Possible expats from our sister station.

BTW has anyone considered that Jamar may not be so anxious to re sign because of the way he was slighted pre season when contracts were initially being negotiated and he was only offered a 12 month contract ?

Like Schwarz his best was cruelled by a knee injury. Not the same afterwards.

Yes I regard Ross Dillon as my favourite ever player , but he certainly doesn't deserve prime CHF status because his kicking for goal was always woeful - I have an old Sun newspaper clipping of him missing a goal with the man on the mark standing on the goal line .To this day I regard that feat as a miracle .

6 - Bruce

5 - Grimes

4 - Gysberts

3 - Jamar

2 - Moloney

1 - Morton

Bartram - excellent holding job

Bate - just occasional cameos

Bennell - clever but limited

Bruce - trojan and workhorse

Davey - angry but effective

Garland - did his job

Green - classy as usual

Grimes - confident and effective

Gysberts - a revelation again

Jamar - sublime palming again

Jetta - creative second half

Jones - one wonderful goal

McDonald - 3 disciplined quarters

Miller - provided a contest

Moloney - regularly broke lines

Morton - almost best form

Rivers - continues to concern

Scully - was well held

Sylvia - enjoyed midfield freedom

Trengove - was relatively quiet

Warnock - took his chances

Watts - must be dropped

Brock was interviewed last night on Fox 1 , 2 or 3 , and was incredibly positive about his time at Melbourne , commenting about the eternal fondness he'd feel for the club because it gave him his first chance .

He was extremely forthcoming also about his admiration for the new blood at Melbourne , citing Gysbert's impressive debut , McKenzie ,and the Scullgoves ,as reason for great excitement amongst Demon fans .

All in all Brock handled himself impressively and professionally .

I had previously thought of him as a [censored] , but now he's only a half [censored]

No he didn't! He was one of our few winners today

On reflection , and after watching the replay ,I concede that I was probably too harsh on Frawley .

6 - Green - our only winner

5 - Gysberts - exciting debut

4 - Davey - lots of possessions , though rarely damaging

3 - Bartram - gave resting rovers no space

2 - MacDonald - only defender with aggression

1 - Bruce - consistent , and was used as a troubleshooter , mostly successfully

Bartram - not the worst

Bennell - had no involvement

Bruce - good under pressure

Davey - prolific , not damaging

Frawley - lowered his colours

Garland - poor before injury

Green - our only winner

Grimes - needs a rest

Gysberts- most impressive debutant

Jamar - had no influence

Jetta - seemed totally intimidated

Jones - taught a lesson

MacDonald - tough and useful

McDonald - rarely near ball

Miller - couldn't repeat heroics

Moloney - needs a rest

Morton - little to commend

Rivers - game from hell

Sylvia - made no impression

Warnock - was not sighted

Watts - nothing to excite

Wonaeamirri - will be dropped

I love him but I thought Aussie was pretty ordinary in patches. Not because he made poor decisions or anything, in fact it was generally the opposite when he got it, but that effort in the first or was it second (?) quarter was droppable, IMO. His opponent won the ball and then ran off him, as Wona merely jogged slowly behind him. Certainly should have been dragged (but I'm not sure he was).

I think you'll find , and this is the reason he was not dragged , was that he was under instructions not to make any EXCESSIVE chases and stretches for the ball because of his suspect hamstrings . He is being taught to modify his running gait to ease his sinews back into ' steel springs '

6 - Jetta

5- McDonald

4- Jamar

3- Trengove

2- Miller

1- Bennell

Bartram - never appeared confident

Bennell - great opportunist's game

Davey - excellent stoppage game

Frawley - strength and confidence

Garland - worried by pace

Green - experience was vital

Grimes - was unusually quiet

Jamar - true lionhearted effort

Jetta - a significant return

Jones - successful new role

MacDonald - safe and important

McDonald - Brownlow medal form

Miller - silenced his critics

Moloney - tough and relentless

Morton - patchy but successful

Rivers - didn't imbue confidence

Scully - some important clearances

Sylvia - terrific second half

Trengove - dynamic and prolific

Watts - classy and composed

Wonaeamirri - needed the run

McKenzie - important tagging role

It certainly used to be CC but he seems to have gone to ground recently

Great job , pretty much nailed everyone IMO

Joeboy, way off mate. I like the idea of the 3-worder. I usually agree with about 75% of your analyses.

Today you're obviously upset as we all are.

Hope you're back to your best next week.

TBH I thought this was one of my more objective weeks ; where are we so different this week ?

6 - McDonald

5 - Warnock

4 - Grimes

3 - Jamar

2 - Moloney

1 - Scully

Bartram - was rarely sighted

Bate - obviously under duress

Bennell - tried but failed

Bruce - had no influence

Davey - quiet then worse

Frawley - loose and ineffectual

Garland - was shown up

Green - couldnt get started

Grimes - prolific but loose

Jamar - can't criticize endeavour

Johnson - probably not playing

Jones - scarcely gave whimper

McDonald - loved his endeavour

Moloney - many ineffective disposals

Rivers - game has passed

Scully - no repeat heroics

Sylvia - a major disappointment

Trengove - couldn't handle pressure

Warnock - impressive game again

Watts - had some moments

Hughes - cannot be retained

McKenzie - just a game