Discussion Round 12: Teams & In Game Discussion (Bye - ESS, FRE, HAW, PTA, STK & WBD)

[Ricky Bobby]

Hore’s gonna end up in that awkward 90 range which will have us all second guessing whether he can be a keeper or not.

My # of trades remaining tells me that he is going to be a keeper

 

[Darkie]

That Gawn game really felt like a 180sc game. I honestly reckon being at the game of Brisbane and Carlton on the weekend that’s a better game than Cripps.

Not only a career high 34 possessions but a career high 19 contested, career high 10 clearances and also the highest hitout to advantage percentage of any ruck this year in a game.

Did this against the apparent best ruck in the league.

Absolutely crazy.

34 touches, 19 contested, 20 kicks, 9 score involvements, 10 clearances, 5 marks (3 contested), 5 inside 50’s, 3 rebound 50’s, 33 hitouts (15 hitouts to advantage).

Hard to argue when you put it like this.

 

[Rowsus]

ROB ---> Grundy costing just under $280k after today.

It's still a chunk of change!

 

[Crabby Skills]

2087 with Neale C pre-scaled for me...

What could have been!

 

[AngryAnt]

I honestly reckon being at the game of Brisbane and Carlton on the weekend that’s a better game than Cripps.

Can't agree with that at all, Cripps almost single handedly carried his side from what looked like being another drubbing to a win, he was a one man wrecking ball, Gawn's side were comfortably beaten.

 

[Ben's Beasts]

Well the Gawn v Grundy debate can be put to bed after today.

Absolute domination from The Beard and made Grundy look second rate.

 

[Ricky Bobby]

2045 for me (and could have been 2085 if I had stuck with Maxy as captain). Oh well, still pretty happy.

 

[IDIG]

Well the Gawn v Grundy debate can be put to bed after today.

Absolute domination from The Beard and made Grundy look second rate.

Haha BB not sure about the debate being put to bed. Reckon these 2 will be going at it for a few years to come!

 

[Lynchmond]

Well the Gawn v Grundy debate can be put to bed after today.

Absolute domination from The Beard and made Grundy look second rate.

Not sure how much we can read into it given Grundy has been carrying an ankle injury and was in some doubt through the week.

 

[Tamuhawk]

18/1972 Jelly (c)

Bad captain choice cost me 2k

 

[Ben's Beasts]

Haha BB not sure about the debate being put to bed. Reckon these 2 will be going at it for a few years to come!

Gawn the best for now

 

[Rowsus]

1958 before scaling. Jelly C

I agree with those that said Maxy deserved more.
34 disposals - 19 contested - on top of 15-16 H2A's.

A 180 wouldn't have been out of the question.
I reckon it was a much better game than his 168 in Rnd 6 last season, or 4 of his 5 160+'s in 2016.
I still think his 172 in Rnd 3 2016 was his best.

 

[quite ironic]

Can't agree with that at all, Cripps almost single handedly carried his side from what looked like being another drubbing to a win, he was a one man wrecking ball, Gawn's side were comfortably beaten.

I think the other factors just way towards Gawn more. He helped Melbourne to a 43-29 clearance advantage, 58-56 inside 50 advantage, did it against the best ruck in the league, the 2nd best team in the comp and was the only reason it wasn’t a 100 point loss. He can’t help his team mates being absolutely ordinary as Cripps benefited from arguably the worst team in the comp in Victoria who didn’t even have a player running with Cripps at any point in the game. Cripps was exceptional as was Walsh, Kruz, Curnow and Weitering in the 2nd half.
Curnow keeping Neale to 3 touches in the last 1.75 quarters was incredibly important.

Don’t get me wrong Cripps was unbelievable and it was a great game to be at but the game today with those factors involved push this to the best game of any player all season in my opinion.

 

[anfa18]

I think i'm going to score around 1915 this week.

 

[IDIG]

1946 for me. No complaints here.

Looks ok across my leagues so 2050+ looks like a ripping score gents

 

[Herbie66]

anyone have Pendles clangers count today ? worse kicking game I have seen from him , seemed to want to use his right a bit too much as well.

 

[NT.Thunder]

2001 SC
2063 RDT

 

[Misky]

1989 with 4 scores of 50 or less and Hurn on the bench who I planned to be playing this round....

0 trades used this week.

Pretty happy considering!

 

[Herbie66]

Tim Watson said Melbourne is the worse skilled side he has this year , I don't think Collingwood is that far ahead of them , pressure is one thing , but unless we clean up our disposal I can't see is threatening too much in September.

 

[quite ironic]

anyone have Pendles clangers count today ? worse kicking game I have seen from him , seemed to want to use his right a bit too much as well.

3 clangers

24 disposals (62% DE, only 3 contested).