Jim Park Voting 2024 Elimination Final Carlton vs Brisbane

[Blue Moon]

Team: E
5.  Weitering
4. Walsh
3. Hewitt
2. Young
1. McKay

[crashlander]

I've been waiting to see if anyone else was willing to vote for this shocker, but it doesn't appear like anyone can stomach it. So be it. I'll vote and call stumps for 2024.

A very disappointing way to finish 2024, but we were only a shadow of the team that played last year. Last year, a lot of borderline players stepped and demanded to be played and retained. This year it was the opposite; our lower ranked players didn’t take their opportunities. Still, it was disappointing, even if it was against the eventual premiers.
I simply couldn’t vote in those first couple of days; I was too angry.

Team: C
We lost by less than 5 goals against the premiers with nothing like our best available side and no effort whatsoever in the 1st half. That isn’t as bad looking at it now. At the time, I would have been tempted to rate the team an F for not fronting up.

Votes:
[3] George Hewett
[2] Patrick Cripps
[2] Jacob Weitering
[1.5] Tom de Koning
[1.5] Blake Acres
[1] Sam Walsh
[1] Nic Newman
[1] Lewis Young
[0.5] Ollie Hollands
[0.5] Elijah Hollands
[0.5] Adam Saad
[0.5] Harry McKay

Explanations:
[3] George Hewett: Probably our best. He certainly got the ball when others couldn’t get near it. 33 disposals and 4 clearances.
[2] Patrick Cripps: We failed not because of Cripps. Like Hewett, he was, at least, a presence in the first half.
[2] Jacob Weitering: The dominant defender on the day.
[1.5] Tom de Koning: Made a difference when he came on. Shows why we missed him.
[1.5] Blake Acres: Another who can hold his head up.
[1] Sam Walsh: A good second half.
[1] Nic Newman: Solid.
[1] Lewis Young: Showed a bit of what he can do. Pity he doesn’t do it enough.
[0.5] Ollie Hollands: A good second half, but nothing early.
[0.5] Elijah Hollands: Ditto.
[0.5] Adam Saad: Tried hard all day.
[0.5] Harry McKay: 3 goals. It should have been more.

Honourable Mentions:
Lachie Cowan: The lad has a future. I like the way he attacked the ball.
Sam Docherty: Survived his game back after his 2nd ACL. But was rather rusty.
Marc Pittonet: Tried hard, but had a shocking first half. Took a couple of marks and kicked a couple of nice goals in the 2nd half.