2015 Jim Park Voting

[crashlander]

To get 2 wins in a row after the start we had was very pleasing. However, the rating was down just a little compared to last week (9.00 compared to 9.26). It still represented an overall B, which was a pretty good result.
It also got the voters out in large numbers. Thank you to everyone who voted. This was one of the biggest turnouts since I took over the reins. A fantastic effort!

The votes: Round 13: Carlton vs. Gold Coast
Murphy, Marc 303
Bell, Tom 234
Docherty, Sam 128
Kreuzer, Matthew 125
Carrazzo, Andrew 116
Wood, Cameron 88
Armfield, Dennis 62
Tuohy, Zach 59
Everitt, Andrejs 54
Casboult, Levi 47
Graham, Nick 43
Cripps, Patrick  24
Simpson, Kade 24
Buckley, Dylan 21
Henderson, Lachie 9
Curnow, Edward 7
Holman, Nick 5

This was the biggest spread of votes we've also had for a long time.

Progressive Voting:
1742 - Cripps, Patrick (0)
1531 - Murphy, Marc (0)
1410 - Bell, Tom (0)
1369 - Docherty, Sam (0)
991 - Simpson, Kade (0)
872 - Judd, Chris (0)
608 - Curnow, Edward (0)
546 - Everitt, Andrejs (0)
445 - Wood, Cameron (0)
401 - Henderson, Lachie (0)
340 - Armfield, Dennis (0)
337 - Rowe, Sam (0)
325 - Casboult, Levi (0)
315 - Tuohy, Zach (0)
315 - White, Simon (0)
286 - Carrazzo, Andrew (0)
163 - Gibbs, Bryce (0)
137 - Kreuzer, Matthew (0)
128 - Graham, Nick (0)
125 - Yarran, Chris (0)
122 - Tutt, Jason (0)
89 - Menzel, Troy (0)
87 - Walker, Andrew (0)
58 - Buckley, Dylan (0)
14 - Byrne, Ciaran (0)
12 - Jones, Liam (0)
9 - Dick, Matthew (0)
5 - Holman, Nick (0)
5 - Jaksch, Kristian (0)
4 - Boekhorst, Blaine (0)
3 - Warnock, Robert (0)
2 - Ellard, David (0)

Cripps maintained his lead, but Murphy is catching up.

[crashlander]

Last round was ordinary in a lot of ways, but we were very brave and could have won the game with better kicking and some good luck. I was afraid we would have few voters, but that does not seem to be the case at all. This time last year only 7 people voted and they were not happy. This time, we had 16 voters.
The rating was lower: after all, we lost. However, the rating (7.77) represented a C-, which compares well to our efforts earlier in the season.
Thank you to everyone who spent the time to vote.

The Votes: Round 14: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs
Tuohy, Zach 357
Murphy, Marc 233
Armfield, Dennis 129
Graham, Nick 121
Jamison, Michael 119
Buckley, Dylan 61
Cripps, Patrick 51
Bell, Tom 41
White, Simon 22
Simpson, Kade 19
Curnow, Edward 5
Holman, Nick 5
Everitt, Andrejs 2

There wasn't a big spread of votes this time. Almost everyone had Tuohy as our best. 3rd, 4th and 5th ratings were very close. It is the first time this season, and I think the 1st time ever, that Zac Tuohy was our BOG. An impressive effort.

The Progressive Votes:
1793 - Cripps, Patrick (0)
1764 - Murphy, Marc (0)
1451 - Bell, Tom (0)
1369 - Docherty, Sam (0)
1010 - Simpson, Kade (0)
872 - Judd, Chris (0)
672 - Tuohy, Zach (0)
613 - Curnow, Edward (0)
549 - Everitt, Andrejs (0)
468 - Armfield, Dennis (0)
445 - Wood, Cameron (0)
401 - Henderson, Lachie (0)
337 - White, Simon (0)
337 - Rowe, Sam (0)
325 - Casboult, Levi (0)
286 - Carrazzo, Andrew (0)
250 - Graham, Nick (0)
163 - Gibbs, Bryce (0)
137 - Kreuzer, Matthew (0)
125 - Yarran, Chris (0)
122 - Tutt, Jason (0)
119 - Jamison, Michael (0)
118 - Buckley, Dylan (0)
89 - Menzel, Troy (0)
87 - Walker, Andrew (0)
14 - Byrne, Ciaran (0)
12 - Jones, Liam (0)
10 - Holman, Nick (0)
9 - Dick, Matthew (0)
5 - Jaksch, Kristian (0)
4 - Boekhorst, Blaine (0)
3 - Warnock, Robert (0)
2 - Ellard, David (0)

It is very close at the top at the moment between Cripps and Murphy, with only a handful of votes separating them out. Bell and Docherty remain in 3rd and 4th spots.
We still have a lot of very good players who are well down the leader board. Hopefully that can change as the season progresses.

[flyboy77]

So, what is Yarran's problem this year? Someone said they knew what 'ails' him....?

[crashlander]

So, what is Yarran's problem this year? Someone said they knew what 'ails' him....?

I wish I knew. His form has been reasonable, but not outstanding. He has been brought close to goal as often as the opposition can manage it: it reduces his effectiveness.

[crazyjoedevolamk11]

Nice to see Zac flourishing now that Mick has left the building... shackles off now...look at him go....

[crashlander]

This was probably our most ordinary game under Johnny Barker, and  pretty uninspiring games all up. We lost Gibbs for the rest of the year and Armfield for at least 4 weeks (probably more - breaks don't heal overnight). The umpiring was diabolical and cost us far too much. Our skills were ordinary at best in some freezing conditions.
I am happy that so few games are played under those conditions.

We managed 12 voters this week, still an improvement over this time last year, even though we lost. Voting this week will be interesting. I do not have pay TV so I won't be seeing any of the game. I doubt I will be voting, as my only way to work things out will come from following the statistics and they can be misleading. Hopefully those with pay TV or those lucky enough to be at the game can give us an idea of who really deserved a vote.

This round's rating was 7.08, just over a D. This is a reasonable representation of our effort.

The Votes: Round 15: Carlton vs. Richmond
Kreuzer, Matthew 204
Murphy, Marc 201
Gibbs, Bryce 177
Tuohy, Zach 156
Buckley, Dylan 109
Simpson, Kade 89
Carrazzo, Andrew 86
Cripps, Patrick 12
Curnow, Edward 12
Bell, Tom 9
Tutt, Jason 6
Holman, Nick 3

I think the results say something about our night where our best player (Kreuzer, in his 1st BOG in years) was actually beaten in the ruck by former Blue Hampson. That may have you scratching your heads, but it is a good measure of how we went.
Murphy managed 2nd place, a few votes ahead of Gibbs (a good effort on his return from suspension, especially when he was crippled in the last quarter with injury). Zac Tuohy and Dylan Buckley continued their good recent form.
Cripps had a quiet game for him.

Progressive Voting:
1965 - Murphy, Marc (0)
1805 - Cripps, Patrick (0)
1460 - Bell, Tom (0)
1369 - Docherty, Sam (0)
1099 - Simpson, Kade (0)
872 - Judd, Chris (0)
828 - Tuohy, Zach (0)
625 - Curnow, Edward (0)
549 - Everitt, Andrejs (0)
468 - Armfield, Dennis (0)
445 - Wood, Cameron (0)
401 - Henderson, Lachie (0)
372 - Carrazzo, Andrew (0)
341 - Kreuzer, Matthew (0)
340 - Gibbs, Bryce (0)
337 - Rowe, Sam (0)
337 - White, Simon (0)
325 - Casboult, Levi (0)
250 - Graham, Nick (0)
227 - Buckley, Dylan (0)
128 - Tutt, Jason (0)
125 - Yarran, Chris (0)
119 - Jamison, Michael (0)
89 - Menzel, Troy (0)
87 - Walker, Andrew (0)
14 - Byrne, Ciaran (0)
13 - Holman, Nick (0)
12 - Jones, Liam (0)
9 - Dick, Matthew (0)
5 - Jaksch, Kristian (0)
4 - Boekhorst, Blaine (0)
3 - Warnock, Robert (0)
2 - Ellard, David (0)

Murphy snuck ahead of Cripps, but things are close at the top. Nor is there much space between Bell and Docherty in 3rd and 4th places.
Judd remains in 5th spot almost half a season since his demise.
We have played 9 debutants this season, with a 10th, Brad Walsh, getting his go tonight. Of those 9 players 7 of them have managed votes so far. Tutt leads them with 128 votes, even with his significant problems (being unable to hold a tackle against anyone older than 10 years of age, for example).

[crashlander]

Sorry this has taken so long: I have been sick for the past week and I was not able to touch the family desk top, which had this (and other important files). I wasn't allowed to contaminate the computer.  : (On the other hand, I could contaminate my laptop as much as I liked...  ;D ;D)
As I didn't see any of the game I found it difficult to tell anything about it; which is why I didn't vote.

Voting was down a bit, but that is no real surprised with the game in WA and not everyone having access to pay TV.

A Rating of 7.59 was not too bad in the circumstances. representing a bit more than a D+, almost a C-. Much better than how we fared against Hawthorn.  :-[ :-[

The Votes: Round 16: Carlton vs. Fremantle
White, Simon 280
Buckley, Dylan 257
Docherty, Sam 210
Murphy, Marc 123
Curnow, Edward 99
Bell, Tom 76
Kreuzer, Matthew 70
Tutt, Jason 12
Cripps, Patrick 6
Simpson, Kade 6

A very small spread of votes suggested:
(a) I was not voting (as I spread the votes around).
(b) Not a large number of significant contributors. Very few players received minor votes.
I guess that makes sense when we do so little scoring.
Simon White lead the votes with an excellent game against Brownlow favourite Fyffe. Other defenders Buckley and Docherty also shone through. Tom Bell and Ed Curnow appear to have been our better mids (with Murphy).

Progressives:
2087 - Murphy, Marc (0)
1811 - Cripps, Patrick (0)
1580 - Docherty, Sam (0)
1536 - Bell, Tom (0)
1104 - Simpson, Kade (0)
872 - Judd, Chris (0)
828 - Tuohy, Zach (0)
724 - Curnow, Edward (0)
617 - White, Simon (0)
549 - Everitt, Andrejs (0)
484 - Buckley, Dylan (0)
468 - Armfield, Dennis (0)
445 - Wood, Cameron (0)
411 - Kreuzer, Matthew (0)
401 - Henderson, Lachie (0)
372 - Carrazzo, Andrew (0)
340 - Gibbs, Bryce (0)
337 - Rowe, Sam (0)
325 - Casboult, Levi (0)
250 - Graham, Nick (0)
140 - Tutt, Jason (0)
125 - Yarran, Chris (0)
119 - Jamison, Michael (0)
89 - Menzel, Troy (0)
87 - Walker, Andrew (0)
14 - Byrne, Ciaran (0)
13 - Holman, Nick (0)
12 - Jones, Liam (0)
9 - Dick, Matthew (0)
5 - Jaksch, Kristian (0)
4 - Boekhorst, Blaine (0)
3 - Warnock, Robert (0)
2 - Ellard, David (0)

With another quieter game, Cripps has fallen back a little in 2nd place behind Murphy, whose form lately has been much improved. 3rd and 4th place holders Docherty and Bell are now within one good game of overtaking Cripps. Their form this year has been really positive.
Juddy is still in 6th place, nearly half a season after he had to retire. That says a lot about the lack on contributions from our 'better players'. But, as Gibbs was finally finding form his year was terminated by injury and he has not been alone.

[crashlander]

I was glad to miss this game. It was hard enough to tolerate on the TV. Our worst ever defeat. Says it all.

The rating of 6.08 was actually not close to our worst for the year. It represents an E. In some ways it shows how far behind we are at the moment, and we are a long way behind the best in the competition at this point. However, it also shows how under manned we are. We have a lot of players unavailable due to injury. So much so that we really sent out the Northern Blues. It isn't going to get better either.

The Votes: Round 17: Carlton vs. Hawthorn

Murphy, Marc 322
Kreuzer, Matthew 259
Bell, Tom 94
Cripps, Patrick 76
Docherty, Sam 46
Curnow, Edward 28
Buckley, Dylan 25
Simpson, Kade 18
Henderson, Lachie 15
Tuohy, Zach 10
Holman, Nick 10
Boekhorst, Blaine 10

A very small spread with only 2 guys getting significant votes. Nor were there many people who wanted to vote. It was a very negative reaction to a remarkably poor effort.

Progressive Votes:

2409 - Murphy, Marc (0)
1887 - Cripps, Patrick (0)
1630 - Bell, Tom (0)
1625 - Docherty, Sam (0)
1122 - Simpson, Kade (0)
872 - Judd, Chris (0)
838 - Tuohy, Zach (0)
752 - Curnow, Edward (0)
669 - Kreuzer, Matthew (0)
617 - White, Simon (0)
549 - Everitt, Andrejs (0)
510 - Buckley, Dylan (0)
468 - Armfield, Dennis (0)
445 - Wood, Cameron (0)
416 - Henderson, Lachie (0)
372 - Carrazzo, Andrew (0)
340 - Gibbs, Bryce (0)
337 - Rowe, Sam (0)
325 - Casboult, Levi (0)
250 - Graham, Nick (0)
140 - Tutt, Jason (0)
125 - Yarran, Chris (0)
119 - Jamison, Michael (0)
89 - Menzel, Troy (0)
87 - Walker, Andrew (0)
23 - Holman, Nick (0)
14 - Boekhorst, Blaine (0)
14 - Byrne, Ciaran (0)
12 - Jones, Liam (0)
9 - Dick, Matthew (0)
5 - Jaksch, Kristian (0)
3 - Warnock, Robert (0)
2 - Ellard, David (0)

Murphy has moved out to a significant lead. Bell and Docherty are slowly catching up to Cripps.

[crashlander]

Not a great result, not a great crowd and not a great voter turnout. However, we did play half a game, instead of no part of the game. So this was an improvement.

There were 12 voters this week who rated the performance a reasonable 7.29, close to a D+. A reasonable effort for a team that looks more like the Northern Blues each week.

The Votes: Round 18: Carlton vs. North Melbourne
Murphy, Marc 359
Cripps, Patrick 250
Kreuzer, Matthew 132
Simpson, Kade 115
Docherty, Sam 96
Buckley, Dylan 36
Carrazzo, Andrew 33
Curnow, Edward 26
Everitt, Andrejs 26
Boekhorst, Blaine 20
Jamison, Michael 7
Henderson, Lachie 3

Progressives:
2768 - Murphy, Marc (0)
2117 - Cripps, Patrick (0)
1724 - Docherty, Sam (0)
1630 - Bell, Tom (0)
1237 - Simpson, Kade (0)
872 - Judd, Chris (0)
838 - Tuohy, Zach (0)
801 - Kreuzer, Matthew (0)
778 - Curnow, Edward (0)
617 - White, Simon (0)
575 - Everitt, Andrejs (0)
546 - Buckley, Dylan (0)
468 - Armfield, Dennis (0)
445 - Wood, Cameron (0)
419 - Henderson, Lachie (0)
405 - Carrazzo, Andrew (0)
340 - Gibbs, Bryce (0)
337 - Rowe, Sam (0)
325 - Casboult, Levi (0)
250 - Graham, Nick (0)
140 - Tutt, Jason (0)
126 - Jamison, Michael (0)
125 - Yarran, Chris (0)
89 - Menzel, Troy (0)
87 - Walker, Andrew (0)
34 - Boekhorst, Blaine (0)
23 - Holman, Nick (0)
14 - Byrne, Ciaran (0)
12 - Jones, Liam (0)
9 - Dick, Matthew (0)
5 - Jaksch, Kristian (0)
3 - Warnock, Robert (0)
2 - Ellard, David (0)

[crashlander]

It may have been the smallest Carlton vs. Collingwood crowd for ages, but the game was actually pretty close for most of the day. We were a little unlucky to lose, but with what we could put on the field, we were pretty good.
Still, we are a LONG way from where we would like to be.

It appeared that the voting public thought we were somewhat better: 19 people voted, which was better than last year (where we actually won). The overall rating was 7.72, which is almost a C-, our best rating for quite a while.

The Votes: Round 19: Carlton vs. Collingwood
Murphy, Marc 380
Cripps, Patrick 311
Everitt, Andrejs 142
Kreuzer, Matthew 130
Simpson, Kade 126
Bell, Tom 24
Carrazzo, Andrew 24
Jamison, Michael 8
Buckley, Dylan 4
Henderson, Lachie 4
Curnow, Edward 2
Boekhorst, Blaine 2

Cripps and Murphy were the standouts, with excellent displays which attracted a lot of votes. Everitt had his best game for ages, which Simpson and Kreuzer were also good contributors. Still not a huge spread of contributors, but we did lose.

Progressive voting:
3148 - Murphy, Marc (0)
2428 - Cripps, Patrick (0)
1724 - Docherty, Sam (0)
1654 - Bell, Tom (0)
1363 - Simpson, Kade (0)
931 - Kreuzer, Matthew (0)
872 - Judd, Chris (0)
838 - Tuohy, Zach (0)
780 - Curnow, Edward (0)
717 - Everitt, Andrejs (0)
617 - White, Simon (0)
550 - Buckley, Dylan (0)
468 - Armfield, Dennis (0)
445 - Wood, Cameron (0)
429 - Carrazzo, Andrew (0)
423 - Henderson, Lachie (0)
340 - Gibbs, Bryce (0)
337 - Rowe, Sam (0)
325 - Casboult, Levi (0)
250 - Graham, Nick (0)
140 - Tutt, Jason (0)
134 - Jamison, Michael (0)
125 - Yarran, Chris (0)
89 - Menzel, Troy (0)
87 - Walker, Andrew (0)
36 - Boekhorst, Blaine (0)
23 - Holman, Nick (0)
14 - Byrne, Ciaran (0)
12 - Jones, Liam (0)
9 - Dick, Matthew (0)
5 - Jaksch, Kristian (0)
3 - Warnock, Robert (0)
2 - Ellard, David (0)

Murphy has put some space between him and the rest, while Cripps looks pretty comfortable in 2nd spot.