04-04-2022, 10:24 AM
Rd 2: Carlton vs Western Bulldogs
While we have beaten the Dogs a number of times in recent years, I haven’t been able to be at a single one of our victories. The losses, however, I saw.
How times have changed.
It was so nice to see us NOT being run over in the last quarter.
Trends:
[1] This week there were 15 voters, one less than there was last week. This is down from the 19 that was typical for a win 2021 and 2020. Does this say something about the changing demographic of our population? Possibly. I guess the proof of the pudding will come if we lose. The average voters for a loss last year was 14.
[2] The rating this week was 9.78, which is higher than last week. This is an A-, something that has been rarely seen in recent years. In fact, only 4 voters rated the game with a B (+).
I think we are getting accustomed to winning again. Our expectations are higher. A win like this in 2019 would have been an A+. This is not a bad thing, not at all.
[3] Like last week, we have 14 players get a mention. It is a little lower than for many of our wins in the last couple of seasons, but it is a sign that we have players performing at a higher level. We are not looking to give votes for encouragement, nor are we struggling to fill in the votes.
To be honest, that is my biggest task when I vote: so many players deserve a lot more votes than I can give them. I much prefer this to what was often the norm in the last few years.
[4] This week the average vote was 32, one better than last week. Not sure if this stat is telling me anything significant yet. But time will tell.
[5] Patrick Cripps was BOG for the second time in two weeks with 375 votes, 33 more than last week. He was followed by Charlie Curnow with 264. Very nice to see Charlie in the votes. Only three of our key mids scored over 100 this week, but Cerra was missing, and Walsh was clearly underdone.
[6] Cripps and Curnow both managed votes from every voter this week. Hewett, Kennedy and McKay attracted most voters’ attention.
[7] This was Sam Walsh coming back from his operation. He managed a lot of possessions, but not quite the sort of game we’ve become used to. He managed 55 votes in a solid return. He will get better as he gets fitter.
[8] 5 players scored more than 100 votes, a brilliant effort I can’t remember seeing for years.
[9] Congratulations to Lochie O’Brien for getting votes instead of complaints. One of his better efforts.
Votes:
Cripps, Patrick 375
Curnow, Charles 264
Kennedy, Matthew 205
McKay, Harrison 169
Hewett, George 121
Pittonet, Marc 81
Walsh, Sam 55
O'Brien, Lochie 42
Docherty, Sam 39
Silvagni, Jack 36
William, Zac 33
McGovern, Mitchell 20
Weitering, Jacob 16
Fisher, Zac 10
Progressive Voting:
717 - Cripps, Patrick (0)
503 - Kennedy, Matthew (0)
271 - Hewett, George (0)
264 - Curnow, Charles (0)
215 - Cerra, Adam (0)
170 - McKay, Harrison (0)
142 - Docherty, Sam (0)
136 - Pittonet, Marc (0)
109 - McGovern, Mitchell (0)
100 - Saad, Adam (0)
56 - Walsh, Sam (0)
52 - Silvagni, Jack (0)
52 - Durdin, Corey (0)
43 - O'Brien, Lochie (0)
33 - William, Zac (0)
17 - Weitering, Jacob (0)
17 - Fisher, Zac (0)
7 - Owies, Matthew (0)
7 - de Koning, Tom (0)
4 - Martin, Jack (0)
While we have beaten the Dogs a number of times in recent years, I haven’t been able to be at a single one of our victories. The losses, however, I saw.
How times have changed.
It was so nice to see us NOT being run over in the last quarter.
Trends:
[1] This week there were 15 voters, one less than there was last week. This is down from the 19 that was typical for a win 2021 and 2020. Does this say something about the changing demographic of our population? Possibly. I guess the proof of the pudding will come if we lose. The average voters for a loss last year was 14.
[2] The rating this week was 9.78, which is higher than last week. This is an A-, something that has been rarely seen in recent years. In fact, only 4 voters rated the game with a B (+).
I think we are getting accustomed to winning again. Our expectations are higher. A win like this in 2019 would have been an A+. This is not a bad thing, not at all.
[3] Like last week, we have 14 players get a mention. It is a little lower than for many of our wins in the last couple of seasons, but it is a sign that we have players performing at a higher level. We are not looking to give votes for encouragement, nor are we struggling to fill in the votes.
To be honest, that is my biggest task when I vote: so many players deserve a lot more votes than I can give them. I much prefer this to what was often the norm in the last few years.
[4] This week the average vote was 32, one better than last week. Not sure if this stat is telling me anything significant yet. But time will tell.
[5] Patrick Cripps was BOG for the second time in two weeks with 375 votes, 33 more than last week. He was followed by Charlie Curnow with 264. Very nice to see Charlie in the votes. Only three of our key mids scored over 100 this week, but Cerra was missing, and Walsh was clearly underdone.
[6] Cripps and Curnow both managed votes from every voter this week. Hewett, Kennedy and McKay attracted most voters’ attention.
[7] This was Sam Walsh coming back from his operation. He managed a lot of possessions, but not quite the sort of game we’ve become used to. He managed 55 votes in a solid return. He will get better as he gets fitter.
[8] 5 players scored more than 100 votes, a brilliant effort I can’t remember seeing for years.
[9] Congratulations to Lochie O’Brien for getting votes instead of complaints. One of his better efforts.
Votes:
Cripps, Patrick 375
Curnow, Charles 264
Kennedy, Matthew 205
McKay, Harrison 169
Hewett, George 121
Pittonet, Marc 81
Walsh, Sam 55
O'Brien, Lochie 42
Docherty, Sam 39
Silvagni, Jack 36
William, Zac 33
McGovern, Mitchell 20
Weitering, Jacob 16
Fisher, Zac 10
Progressive Voting:
717 - Cripps, Patrick (0)
503 - Kennedy, Matthew (0)
271 - Hewett, George (0)
264 - Curnow, Charles (0)
215 - Cerra, Adam (0)
170 - McKay, Harrison (0)
142 - Docherty, Sam (0)
136 - Pittonet, Marc (0)
109 - McGovern, Mitchell (0)
100 - Saad, Adam (0)
56 - Walsh, Sam (0)
52 - Silvagni, Jack (0)
52 - Durdin, Corey (0)
43 - O'Brien, Lochie (0)
33 - William, Zac (0)
17 - Weitering, Jacob (0)
17 - Fisher, Zac (0)
7 - Owies, Matthew (0)
7 - de Koning, Tom (0)
4 - Martin, Jack (0)
Live Long and Prosper!