2015 Jim Park Voting

[DJC]

Kreuzer has made some progress since his return. 

[crashlander]

Kreuzer has made some progress since his return. 

Considerable progress indeed.
However, it is still a real worry that Chris Judd is 7th presently. Remember, he played relatively little of the season.
It is an even bigger worry that Walker and Menzel both have less than 100 votes. That Jamo and Yarran have just cleared the 100 mark also describes how little they have been able to effect our play this season.

Cripps, Docherty and Bell have been the improvers this season. They have all made big strides and sit comfortably in our top 5. They will probably sit in the top 5 for the John Nicholls' Medal.

[crashlander]

After another appalling effort, the effort to vote must be extremely difficult. Thank you to all those who bothered.
I could not vote: I did not see anything of the game at all, not a single highlight (or lowlight). I am unwilling to vote when I do not know what I am voting about. I am sure I am not alone.
We had 5 less voters this round compared to last round, and there were plenty of reasons why the voters would rather not have participated.

The rating: 6.17. That is poor by any standards, representing little over an E. We did have 1 good quarter, I guess.

The Votes: Round 20: Carlton vs. Brisbane
Cripps, Patrick 329
Murphy, Marc 200
Kreuzer, Matthew 128
Buckley, Dylan 108
Walker, Andrew 100
Bell, Tom 21
Carrazzo, Andrew 15
Jaksch, Kristian 10
Simpson, Kade 8
Smith, Clem 5

This was the smallest spread of vote getters for the year, which also says a lot. Other than Cripps, Murphy and Kreuzer, none of the totals was significant.

Progressive Votes:
3348 - Murphy, Marc (0)
2757 - Cripps, Patrick (0)
1724 - Docherty, Sam (0)
1675 - Bell, Tom (0)
1371 - Simpson, Kade (0)
1059 - Kreuzer, Matthew (0)
872 - Judd, Chris (0)
838 - Tuohy, Zach (0)
780 - Curnow, Edward (0)
717 - Everitt, Andrejs (0)
658 - Buckley, Dylan (0)
617 - White, Simon (0)
468 - Armfield, Dennis (0)
445 - Carrazzo, Andrew (0)
445 - Wood, Cameron (0)
423 - Henderson, Lachie (0)
340 - Gibbs, Bryce (0)
337 - Rowe, Sam (0)
325 - Casboult, Levi (0)
250 - Graham, Nick (0)
187 - Walker, Andrew (0)
140 - Tutt, Jason (0)
134 - Jamison, Michael (0)
125 - Yarran, Chris (0)
89 - Menzel, Troy (0)
36 - Boekhorst, Blaine (0)
23 - Holman, Nick (0)
16 - Jaksch, Kristian (0)
14 - Byrne, Ciaran (0)
12 - Jones, Liam (0)
9 - Dick, Matthew (0)
6 - Smith, Clem (0)
3 - Warnock, Robert (0)
2 - Ellard, David (0)

With 3 games to go and the likelihood of good performances pretty low, Murphy looks to have a winning lead, from Cripps, a margin of about 600. Still, that can change, especially if Murphy gets injured (why not? Everyone else is getting injured).
Cripps is a 1000 ahead of 3rd placed Docherty, who leads Bell by 49. Placed 3 to 5 are still up for grabs.

Judd is still in 6th place and he hasn't played for half a season.
Hendo has ended at 423, well below the leaders. He is presently at 15th spot.

Carrots is presently in 13th spot. He could move up a little in his final 3 games.

Of the new players this season Tutt leads with 120. he is followed by Boekhorst (36) and Jaksch (16). It was not a great year for new chums. Considering how may players we have tried this year, that is a remarkably poor sign.

[crashlander]

This was a most unexpected and joyous result that shows that Melbourne are still a long way behind us. Incredible!
The rating, 8.81, was the 2nd highest for the year, presenting a C+. It shows how poor we have been this year, because we didn't really play that well against the Demons.

The Votes: Round 21: Carlton vs. Melbourne
Cripps, Patrick 392
Kreuzer, Matthew 362
Walker, Andrew 159
Murphy, Marc 127
Curnow, Edward 76
Docherty, Sam 49
Buckley, Dylan 27
Simpson, Kade 24
Jamison, Michael 24
Tuohy, Zach 22
Rowe, Sam 17
Tutt, Jason 17
Boekhorst, Blaine 10
Whiley, Mark 10
Bell, Tom 5

This was Walker's 1st top 4 finish for the year. Whiley got his first votes. Kreuzer again got a lot of votes and played well even though he lost the ruck duels by a long way.

The progressives:
3476 - Murphy, Marc (0)
3149 - Cripps, Patrick (0)
1773 - Docherty, Sam (0)
1680 - Bell, Tom (0)
1422 - Kreuzer, Matthew (0)
1395 - Simpson, Kade (0)
872 - Judd, Chris (0)
860 - Tuohy, Zach (0)
856 - Curnow, Edward (0)
717 - Everitt, Andrejs (0)
685 - Buckley, Dylan (0)
617 - White, Simon (0)
468 - Armfield, Dennis (0)
445 - Carrazzo, Andrew (0)
445 - Wood, Cameron (0)
423 - Henderson, Lachie (0)
354 - Rowe, Sam (0)
346 - Walker, Andrew (0)
340 - Gibbs, Bryce (0)
325 - Casboult, Levi (0)
250 - Graham, Nick (0)
159 - Jamison, Michael (0)
157 - Tutt, Jason (0)
125 - Yarran, Chris (0)
89 - Menzel, Troy (0)
46 - Boekhorst, Blaine (0)
23 - Holman, Nick (0)
16 - Jaksch, Kristian (0)
14 - Byrne, Ciaran (0)
12 - Jones, Liam (0)
10 - Whiley, Mark (0)
9 - Dick, Matthew (0)
6 - Smith, Clem (0)
3 - Warnock, Robert (0)
2 - Ellard, David (0)

Cripps might just overtake Murphy, as Murphy won't score again this season. Whiley got his first votes. Juddy was moved down to 7th, but that he is still in the top 10 having played so little really tells a lot about our year. If we do lose Tom Bell, then we can claim a decent swap or a 1st rounder for him. For his faults, he is well entrenched in the top 5 and still getting votes. he could end up 3rd yet, depending on how we play in the next 2 weeks. The other possible exiting players have shown absolutely nothing.
Of those in their 1st year with us, Tutt has come out on top so far: a big surprise to some because his issues are many and obvious. However, he has got votes on a number of occasions, while Whiley. et al, have struggled to get a mention more than once. According to Malthouse, Jones was going to really make a mark this year. He has a dozen votes and would not have that many more for the NBs.

[crashlander]

Not much action on the voting front for Round 22. Granted that the game and the effort were quite forgettable, but a large number of our usual voters didn't bother. In fact, only 10 bothered. I'm worrying for next Round, as I won't be among the voters: I won't see or hear the game at all.
The rating was not high: 6.5. Not quite a D-. Describes our effort reasonably well.

As the penultimate round, the votes of this week will have a large bearing on the result of the Jim park Medal.

Votes: Round 22: Carlton vs. GWS
Cripps, Patrick 410
Curnow, Edward 196
Bell, Tom 143
Buckley, Dylan 91
Simpson, Kade 72
Dick, Matthew 46
Boekhorst, Blaine 20
Docherty, Sam 13
Tuohy, Zach 13

Quite remarkable, the small number of guys acknowledged this week: only 9 players. And Cripps' 410 votes dominated. He got more than double the next placed vote getter (Curnow). Tommy Bell was a clear 3rd with 143.

Progressive Results:
3558 - Cripps, Patrick (0)
3476 - Murphy, Marc (0)
1823 - Bell, Tom (0)
1786 - Docherty, Sam (0)
1467 - Simpson, Kade (0)
1422 - Kreuzer, Matthew (0)
1025 - Curnow, Edward (0)
873 - Tuohy, Zach (0)
872 - Judd, Chris (0)
776 - Buckley, Dylan (0)
717 - Everitt, Andrejs (0)
617 - White, Simon (0)
468 - Armfield, Dennis (0)
445 - Carrazzo, Andrew (0)
445 - Wood, Cameron (0)
423 - Henderson, Lachie (0)
354 - Rowe, Sam (0)
346 - Walker, Andrew (0)
340 - Gibbs, Bryce (0)
325 - Casboult, Levi (0)
250 - Graham, Nick (0)
159 - Jamison, Michael (0)
157 - Tutt, Jason (0)
125 - Yarran, Chris (0)
89 - Menzel, Troy (0)
65 - Boekhorst, Blaine (0)
54 - Dick, Matthew (0)
23 - Holman, Nick (0)
16 - Jaksch, Kristian (0)
14 - Byrne, Ciaran (0)
12 - Jones, Liam (0)
10 - Whiley, Mark (0)
6 - Smith, Clem (0)
3 - Warnock, Robert (0)
2 - Ellard, David (0)

With one round to go, the result is a forgone conclusion. Murphy didn't play, so he cannot catch Cripps. Tom Bell has 3rd place sown up, as Docherty went off for an operation. Carrots should move up significantly in the last round.
So, congratulations, Patrick Cripps, winner of the 2015 Jim Park Medal.
Final results will be determined in a few days when the few people who bother voting this week put in their 2 cents worth.

Again, thank you to everyone who spent the time to vote. Without you, this award would be meaningless.

PS: Purple names were unavailable this round. More were unavailable for the final round.

[crashlander]

Not a huge amount of interest in this game, as success was a very low probability event. However, we improved quite a lot from last time, with a much weaker side. Still, we need to beat the Hawthorn and Sydneys and Geelongs if we are to make an impression. We haven't been able to beat these sides for years.

I was a little surprised at the rating: 6.36. It was lower than last week and I thought we were worse against GWS. However, that is the way it was voted. 6.36 represents approximately an E+.

There were 12 voters this week, down 5 from this time last year. Considering how we have been, I am happy to see 12 people vote. Hopefully we can attract more voters next year.

My thanks to everybody who voted this year. Without your contributions, and the time you spend making them, this award would not be possible. Hopefully our performances in 2016 will attract more people to record their opinions. We do have a lot of strength in our diversity of opinions.

The Votes: Rd 23: Carlton vs. Hawthorn
Carrazzo, Andrew 307
Curnow, Edward 217
Cripps, Patrick 148
Everitt, Andrejs 74
Tutt, Jason 74
Tuohy, Zach 48
Kreuzer, Matthew 42
Bell, Tom 34
Rowe, Sam 8

Again, the votes were quite concentrated this week. Only 9 players garnered any votes from the voting public. That suggests that a lot of our boys didn't do a lot. Alas, statistics appear to verify that result.
Andrew Carrazzo bowed out with a BOG performance. Congratulations. Carrots hasn't managed these numbers for quite a while with his injury concerns. Ed Curnow was a very clear 2nd with 217 votes, while Patrick Cripps managed a respectable 148 votes.

The final standings for the Jim Park Medal for 2015:
3707 - Cripps, Patrick (149)
3476 - Murphy, Marc (0)
1857 - Bell, Tom (35)
1786 - Docherty, Sam (0)
1467 - Simpson, Kade (0)
1464 - Kreuzer, Matthew (43)
1242 - Curnow, Edward (218)
921 - Tuohy, Zach (48)
872 - Judd, Chris (0)
791 - Everitt, Andrejs (75)
776 - Buckley, Dylan (0)
752 - Carrazzo, Andrew (308)
617 - White, Simon (0)
468 - Armfield, Dennis (0)
445 - Wood, Cameron (0)
423 - Henderson, Lachie (0)
362 - Rowe, Sam (8)
346 - Walker, Andrew (0)
340 - Gibbs, Bryce (0)
325 - Casboult, Levi (0)
250 - Graham, Nick (0)
231 - Tutt, Jason (75)
159 - Jamison, Michael (0)
125 - Yarran, Chris (0)
89 - Menzel, Troy (0)
65 - Boekhorst, Blaine (0)
54 - Dick, Matthew (0)
23 - Holman, Nick (0)
16 - Jaksch, Kristian (0)
14 - Byrne, Ciaran (0)
12 - Jones, Liam (0)
10 - Whiley, Mark (0)
6 - Smith, Clem (0)
3 - Warnock, Robert (0)
2 - Ellard, David (0)

Congratulations to Patrick Cripps in winning his 1st Jim Park medal. Hopefully the first of many. Cripps managed 3707 to comfortably pass Marc Murphy with 3476.
These 2 guys were the standouts in a poor season, where injury robbed of class from the very first minute, way back in April.

In 3rd spot was Tom Bell, over 1600 votes behind Murphy, and 1900 votes behind Cripps. Still, Bell's was an excellent effort. Bell managed to lead Docherty by less than 100 votes. Docherty's 4th placing, like Bell's 3rd placing, was a huge improvement over anything previous.

Next were Simpson and Kreuzer, separated by only 3 votes. They were over 200 votes ahead of Ed Curnow.

Some huge disappointments in 2015 were (in no particular order)
Robert Warnock (3 votes for the year)
David Ellard (2 votes for the year)
Troy Menzel (89 votes)
Chris Yarran (125 votes included 0 since Round 8)
Michael Jamison (159 votes including 0 for the first 12 rounds)

35 players managed votes in 2015, compared to 33 last year. Last year only 1 player got under 10 votes. This year there were 3 players.
40 players played senior football for us in 2015, with Dillon Viojo-Rainbow and Cat B rookie Fraser Russell being the only 2 players who could have played but didn't.

Last year we had 4 players get more than 2000 votes. This year there were just 2.

Cripps managed our top votes in 7 different games for the year, while finishing 2nd on 3 occasions . Murphy Managed 5 BOGs and 6 2nd places.

[blue4life]

Thanks for all of your hard work Crash and congratulations to Patrick Cripps.
The first of many methinks.

[DJC]

Thanks for all of your hard work Crash and congratulations to Patrick Cripps.
The first of many methinks.

Yes, great work Crash!  It's one of the features of CSC that makes it so hard to stay away from.

While I think that we may have pumped up Cripps' tyres just a tad, I'm sure that he will win more than his share of awards over the next 10 years or so.