Swooper1987

A mighty player! Probably cost us a GF berth in 1987 when he broke his leg in the famous game at the Western Oval, then missed the semi against WCE in 1990 which would have given us a great shot at one of the most open flag races in history - we'd already knocked Hawthorn over the game before. That year Gaz won his first B&F and was one of the best players in the competition. Injury was a constant curse for him but at his best, there were few better.

A great ambassador for the MFC and a wonderful player. Congratulations, Daisy.

He really was a brilliant player. Long overdue.

J. Daicos 10 - 5/5 Howe 8 - 4/4 Gawn 4 - 3/1 May 4 - 1/3 Pendlebury 2- 2/0 Sidebottom 2 - 0/2

All of the Age, Herald Sun and AFL.com listed Gawn as our best. In the Herald Sun he received 1 vote (Howe and J Daicos got the 3 and 2), in the Age he received 7 (Howe and J Daicos scored 8). Incidentally, Gawn is now outright second in The Age Player of the Year award behind Bailey Smith. So it seems there was a lot of "love for Gawny" everywhere yesterday, not just on Demonland (with a few notable exceptions). Cameron had three disposals to half time and got 19 hitouts for the game. He rated 10 on CD ranking points to Gawn's 17.6.

3AW went Howe, J Daicos, Pendlebury, Gawn and Langdon in that order. Nice to see Langdon get recognised for what was a very disciplined and team oriented role.

Champion data for what it's worth rated Gawn at 17.6 v Cameron 10.0. In a head to head contest that's about as comprehensive as it gets. Gawn was excellent (again) against one of the other top level rucks in the comp.

Gawn May Langdon Oliver Turner Petracca Was a really good effort but too many basic errors were the difference. If only we had a couple of players with the composure of Sidebottom and Pendlebury.

The composure of Sidebottom and Pendlebury v the opposite from Oliver and Petracca. I thought Oliver and Tracc were good today but the same old issues really stood out when you have a comparison like those two Collingwood champions. I'll give Lindsay the benefit of the doubt for his 50 - much worse hasn't been paid but Pickett knows better and his lack of discipline in big games really hurts. Fritsch goes from chocolate royals to boiled lollies in one play that ultimately costs the win. It was another one of those games that we have seen plenty of in the last few years but in so many ways we are a really good footy team.

I'm losing confidence in the Champion Data analysis of the game. Apparently Koz was our second highest rated player today with 13.5. About the only noteworthy statistic from his game was 5 clearances. He didn't kick a goal he had 12 disposals and laid three tackles. I love Koz but geez their rating system needs some serious work. He was bloody awful today.

A major worry was the influence of Wanganeen- Milera in the second half. He had 15 touches in the last quarter alone and looked like he hadn't showered in a year given the space he had to do as he pleased.

Tough to find 6 voteworthy performances but in terms of our best 6 player: Gawn May Turner Fritsch Chandler Petracca Of those Gawn definitely won his position; May played a good three quarters; Turner was competitive all day; Fritsch was involved and actually tackled (4 for the day); Chandler particularly through the middle of the game and Petracca was the best of a pretty sorry midfield bunch.

Fantastic to see Roan Steele drafted at pick 8 to Collingwood. Roan was a wonderful player for Casey over the past few seasons.

Grundy got a 9.8 game rating from Champion Data. Gawn was 14.8. That's a pretty comprehensive flogging.

Goodwin spoke pretty highly of Salem's game in the presser so thinking: Goodwin - Pickett 5, Salem 4, Oliver 3, Gawn 2, Petracca 1 and Cox Pickett 5, Oliver 4, Petracca 3, Salem 2, Langdon 1. Agree that Gawn was better than a 2 vote game.