Apologies all, I was off in Adelaide across the weekend and straight back to work so couldn’t get the standard round review out on time! For the sake of it, here’s a really condensed version of events for the weekend of football.
Adelaide (15.10.100) defeated by Geelong (18.11.119)
- Max Holmes (147).
- Bailey Smith (126).
- Mark Keane (112).
- Wayne Milera (109).
- Jeremy Cameron (105).
Other 100+ scores: Darcy Fogarty (101), Ollie Dempsey (100)
Disappointment: Dawson (60), De Koning (57)
Rookies: Knevitt (50), Clohesy (22) – Geelong
Taylor (50), Curtin (42), Draper (41) – Adelaide
Injuries: Mullin (tactical), Sholl (tactical)
Collingwood (16.13.109) defeated Sydney (12.6.78)
- Nick Daicos (134).
- Brodie Grundy (122).
- Darcy Cameron (119).
- Isaac Heeney (118).
- Noah Long (114).
Other 100+ scores: Steele Sidebottom (114), Scott Pendlebury (103)
Disappointment: Roberts (79)
Rookies: Long (114), Allan (5) – Collingwood
Bice (89), Cleary (81), Hanily (70), Warner (65), Sheldrick (58), Hamling (41) – Sydney
Injuries: Amartey (hamstring), Elliot (tactical)
North Melbourne (13.11.89) defeated by Gold Coast (21.15.141)
- Matt Rowell (126).
- Caleb Daniel (116).
- Noah Anderson (113).
- Touk Miller (106).
- Joel Jeffrey (104).
Other 100+ scores: Harry Sheezel (102), Jy Simpkin/Luke Davies-Uniacke/Ben Long (101), John Noble (100)
Disappointment: Xerri (83), Parker (69)
Rookies: O’Sullivan (69), Konstanty (49), Duursma (44), Hardeman (16) – Kangaroos
Read (74), Walter (55) – Gold Coast
Injuries: McKercher (tactical), Walter (tactical)
Carlton (17.19.121) defeated West Coast (6.14.50)
- Sam Walsh (141).
- George Hewett (129).
- Mitch McGovern (125).
- Tom De Koning (118).
- Adam Cerra (117).
Other 100+ scores: Adam Saad (116), Patrick Cripps (114), Jack Graham (101)
Disappointment: Baker (71)
Rookies: Gross (82), Hall (52), Reid (51), Brock (39), Dewar (34), Davis (12) – Eagles
Motlop (67), Carroll (60), White (53) – Carlton
Injuries: McKay (concussion), Kemp (Achilles), Williams (tactical)
Western Bulldogs (14.13.97) defeated by Brisbane (18.10.118)
- Hugh McCluggage (135).
- Callum Ah Chee (134).
- Zac Bailey (117).
- Ed Richards (113).
- Tim English/Will Ashcroft (112).
Other 100+ scores: Tom Liberatore (101)
Disappointment: Dunkley (88), Zorko (83), Dale (68), Freijah (50)
Rookies: Ashcroft (90), McLachlan (5) – Brisbane
Davidson (61), Cleary (61), Dolan (44), Hynes (16) – Bulldogs
Injuries: Harmes (foot), Reville (tactical)
Melbourne (8.9.57) defeated by Essendon (15.6.96)
- Max Gawn (145).
- Zach Merrett (124).
- Ed Langdon (119).
- Will Setterfield/Sam Draper (110).
- Nic Martin (108).
Other 100+ scores: Archie Roberts (107), Jordan Ridley (106), Sam Durham (105), Zach Reid (104)
Disappointment: Oliver (86)
Rookies: Langford (67), Lindsay (48), Spargo (46), Henderson (13) – Melbourne
Reid (104), Menzie (92), El-Hawli (67), Prior (54), Kako (34) – Essendon
Injuries: Bryan (knee), Henderson (tactical)
Richmond (7.5.47) defeated by Fremantle (16.12.108)
- Andrew Brayshaw (155).
- Josh Treacy (130).
- Toby Nankervis (125).
- Jacob Hopper (118).
- Tom Brown (106).
Other 100+ scores: Jordan Clark (104), Jayden Short/Caleb Serong (103), Tim Taranto (101)
Disappointment: Young (79)
Rookies: Worner (79), Reid (58), Dudley (17) – Fremantle
Trainor (80), Green (47), Lynch (34), Faull (11) – Richmond
Injuries: Lynch (tactical), Ryan (tactical)
St Kilda (12.10.82) defeated by GWS (16.14.110)
- Lachie Ash (137).
- Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (133).
- Toby Greene (127).
- Josh Kelly (115).
- Tom Green (113).
Other 100+ scores: Jack Sinclair (108), Callan Ward (105), Marcus Windhager (103)
Disappointment: Whitfield (86), Callaghan (82), Macrae (70)
Rookies: Hall (62), Travaglia (21), Hastie (16), Collard (12) – Saints
Stone (39) – GWS
Injuries: Collard (tactical), Brown (tactical)
Port Adelaide (18.13.121) defeated Hawthorn (14.7.91)
- Connor Rozee (137).
- Zak Butters (135).
- Jason Horne-Francis (119).
- Jordan Sweet (114).
- Willem Drew (109).
Other 100+ scores: Lloyd Meek/Joe Richards (105), Jai Newcombe (104), James Sicily (102), Sam Powell-Pepper/Josh Weddle/Dylan Moore (101)
Disappointment: Sinn (39)
Rookies: Powell-Pepper (101), Cochrane (52), Moraes (42), Berry (4) – Port
Zilch – Hawks
Injuries: Bergman (knee), Nash (wrist)
The Swannies running defenders seem to be running in each other’s way IMO.
Too many are draining their points from each other IMO.
Should I sack Roberts ?
TU. Yep, they’re getting in each other’s way
TD. Nah, you’re just sooking and looking for an excuse
He’s unlikely to be a top 6 defender with an average under 100 so trade away if there are no more urgent matters.