Rd 3: Carlton vs Gold Coast: Pre Game Premonitions

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Murphy and Gibbs got votes despite being well beaten while Simpson and Casboult had shockers but still polled.

Indeed. But neither Murphy nor Gibbs is likely to be dropped, and neither of them have been noticeably down on possessions. Nor have people 'noticed' them recently: they have been major discussion points for a lot longer than either Jamo or Rowe.
Not having seen the game I find it difficult to comment on well or well poorly anyone played. However, I didn't notice Casboult getting many votes. Simpson had a few, but there hasn't been the discussion about Simpson.
My own humble opinion is that Simmo is probably going to retire at the end of this year: his disposal has been less effective in recent times and his overall play has lacked some of the desperation that was typical of him at his best. He will be missed: he is one of very few players that we drafted in that era who came to be a good player. For a guy who had 'donuts' in his 1st 2 games he became a very effective player: for a guy selected where he in the draft, he was an excellent pick-up.