Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy

[Wonaeamirri33]

Was thinking Watts might finish higher - but of course, he was out for seven games, and somewhat worse for wear coming back from the ankle injury. Unfortunately, that's given the usual ignoramus procession an excuse to run their usual nonsense again around some parts of BF, it seems. Hopefully he'll be near the top in next year's Bluey vote though.

 

[LeverPuller]

Nope.

 

[melbournemartin]

Does anyone know if Brent Moloney went?

Also well done in particular to Tom McDonald. Shit team or not, to come third in essentially your first year is a brilliant effort.

 

[Flyswatter]

Does anyone know if Brent Moloney went?

Also well done in particular to Tom McDonald. Shit team or not, to come third in essentially your first year is a brilliant effort.

super result for Tom, well deserved too, we have a long term player there. competitive beast.

 

[syl]

Beamer was there. Got a cheers from all.

Good job by Dunn - people who don't rate him can take note - he does his bit and is far more important for our lineup than many think.

re: Bate over Green - he was better than him, simple. Just a much maligned player by our fans.

 

[easter31]

Does anyone know if Brent Moloney went?

Also well done in particular to Tom McDonald. Shit team or not, to come third in essentially your first year is a brilliant effort.

Moloney was there with his partner. He sat with Jamar, Joel Mc, Sylvia, and Couch

 

[saj_21]

super result for Tom, well deserved too, we have a long term player there. competitive beast.

Pitty he can't kick or handabll all that well.

Well done to Jones and Grimes, but seriously, TMac Garland Mckenzie and to lesser extent rivers round out the top 6.......yuck!

 

[syl]

Putty he can't kick or handabll all that well.

Well done to Jones and Grimes, butr seriously, TMac Garland Mckenzie and to lesser extent rivers round out the top 6.......yuck!

**** I am sick of this shit.

 

[saj_21]

**** I am sick of this shit.

why though? you can't defend his disposal. If i had a dollar for everytime he shanked a kicked 5 rows on the full or handballed the ball 5 metres to his opponent i would be a rich man. Yes his young and but it isn't as though his kicking is a little bit off it is miles off.

 

[Bluelegs]

Dunn a surprise 10th?

Once he was moved back he played well imo

Was thinking Watts might finish higher - but of course, he was out for seven games, and somewhat worse for wear coming back from the ankle injury. Unfortunately, that's given the usual ignoramus procession an excuse to run their usual nonsense again around some parts of BF, it seems. Hopefully he'll be near the top in next year's Bluey vote though.

Yeah he did start the year averagely and then came into good form in the mid-year and unfortunately wasn't quite the same after the injury.

 

[Logger]

Votes per game rankings:

new    player    points    games    ave
1      1 - Nathan Jones    368    21    17.52
2      2 - Jack Grimes     348    21    16.57
3     17 - Mitch Clark     182    11    16.55
4      3 - Tom McDonald    314    20    15.70
5      4 - Jordie McKenzie 312    20    15.60
6     18 - Dan Nicholson   166    11    15.09
7     25 - Clint Bartram   119     8    14.88
8     10 - Lynden Dunn     257    18    14.28
9     13 - Joel Macdonald  228    16    14.25
10     5 - Jared Rivers    310    22    14.09
11     9 - James Frawley   266    19    14.00
12    12 - Colin Sylvia    233    17    13.71
13     6 - Colin Garland   297    22    13.50
14     7 - Jeremy Howe     293    22    13.32
15    11 - Rohan Bail      238    18    13.22
16    16 - Jack Watts      195    15    13.00
17    14 - James Magner    219    17    12.88
18     8 - Jack Trengove   275    22    12.50
19    26 - Jake Spencer     99     8    12.38
20    15 - James Sellar    197    16    12.31
21    23 - Mathew Bate     135    12    11.25
22    19 - Mark Jamar      157    14    11.21
23    27 - Cale Morton      97     9    10.78
24    28 - Aaron Davey      82     8    10.25
25    21 - Brent Moloney   153    15    10.20
26    22 - Luke Tapscott   142    14    10.14
27    24 - Brad Green      130    13    10.00
28    29 - James Strauss    69     7     9.86
29    20 - Sam Blease      157    16     9.81
30    31 - Neville Jetta    55     6     9.17
31    30 - Stefan Martin    62     7     8.86
32    33 - Tom Couch        26     3     8.67
33    35 - Josh Tynan       16     2     8.00
34    37 - Liam Jurrah      8      1     8.00
35    36 - Jack Fitzpatrick 14     2     7.00
36    34 - Ricky Petterd    26     4     6.50
37    38 - Jordan Gysberts  6      1     6.00
38    32 - Jamie Bennell    35     6     5.83

A few big movers there: Bartram, Clark and Nicho do especially well. Blease, Trengove, Howe and Garland not so much.

 

[CTHORANGE]

why though? you can't defend his disposal. If i had a dollar for everytime he shanked a kicked 5 rows on the full or handballed the ball 5 metres to his opponent i would be a rich man. Yes his young and but it isn't as though his kicking is a little bit off it is miles off.

Yeh but this makes him an old school defender, first and foremost he stops his opponent. I like that. However he can kick a decent drop punt, I think its more a confidence / decision making issue, he sometimes gets tangled up with what he wants to do, he will improve this over the next couple of years I'm sure. Plus he is only 19 / 20 and looks like he can put on another 7-10kgs easily (from the 88kg listed at start of year), will be a great key position defender with Frawley for many years, great find for us!!

 

[fushy]

why though? you can't defend his disposal. If i had a dollar for everytime he shanked a kicked 5 rows on the full or handballed the ball 5 metres to his opponent i would be a rich man. Yes his young and but it isn't as though his kicking is a little bit off it is miles off.

Sounds alot like this guy

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/nathan-jones-dud-watch.677412/

 

[syl]

why though? you can't defend his disposal. If i had a dollar for everytime he shanked a kicked 5 rows on the full or handballed the ball 5 metres to his opponent i would be a rich man. Yes his young and but it isn't as though his kicking is a little bit off it is miles off.

His disposal is nitpicked, YES, he needs to work on it.

but it is nowhere near as bad as it would appear by reading these forums.

You'd think he couldn't kick 20 metres...

 

[Viney]

His disposal is nitpicked, YES, he needs to work on it.

but it is nowhere near as bad as it would appear by reading these forums.

You'd think he couldn't kick 20 metres...

Agree 100%

After one particular game (can't recall) this forum was flooded with opinion he turned over every disposal.

I watched the replay, very carefully, and there were numerous high quality disposals from Tom (including a ripping bullet pass on to Greeny's chest inside 50) and a few turnovers (like the majority of our team)

It's completely over blown

 

[RedLegs#5]

Well done to Jonesy!!! He's a fantastic player and person, and we're very lucky to have him. All Melbourne supporters should listen to his speech as well. He believes very much in the new direction of the club. Get on board people.

P.S. Players take time to develop...no bickering needed.

 

[Bandwagon2010]

Sounds alot like this guy

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/nathan-jones-dud-watch.677412/

What a shocker. You guys shuld tear strips off the bugger !!!

 

[Demon Revival]

Votes per game rankings:

new    player    points    games    ave
1      1 - Nathan Jones    368    21    17.52
2      2 - Jack Grimes    348    21    16.57
3    17 - Mitch Clark    182    11    16.55
4      3 - Tom McDonald    314    20    15.70
5      4 - Jordie McKenzie 312    20    15.60
6    18 - Dan Nicholson  166    11    15.09
7    25 - Clint Bartram  119    8    14.88
8    10 - Lynden Dunn    257    18    14.28
9    13 - Joel Macdonald  228    16    14.25
10    5 - Jared Rivers    310    22    14.09
11    9 - James Frawley  266    19    14.00
12    12 - Colin Sylvia    233    17    13.71
13    6 - Colin Garland  297    22    13.50
14    7 - Jeremy Howe    293    22    13.32
15    11 - Rohan Bail      238    18    13.22
16    16 - Jack Watts      195    15    13.00
17    14 - James Magner    219    17    12.88
18    8 - Jack Trengove  275    22    12.50
19    26 - Jake Spencer    99    8    12.38
20    15 - James Sellar    197    16    12.31
21    23 - Mathew Bate    135    12    11.25
22    19 - Mark Jamar      157    14    11.21
23    27 - Cale Morton      97    9    10.78
24    28 - Aaron Davey      82    8    10.25
25    21 - Brent Moloney  153    15    10.20
26    22 - Luke Tapscott  142    14    10.14
27    24 - Brad Green      130    13    10.00
28    29 - James Strauss    69    7    9.86
29    20 - Sam Blease      157    16    9.81
30    31 - Neville Jetta    55    6    9.17
31    30 - Stefan Martin    62    7    8.86
32    33 - Tom Couch        26    3    8.67
33    35 - Josh Tynan      16    2    8.00
34    37 - Liam Jurrah      8      1    8.00
35    36 - Jack Fitzpatrick 14    2    7.00
36    34 - Ricky Petterd    26    4    6.50
37    38 - Jordan Gysberts  6      1    6.00
38    32 - Jamie Bennell    35    6    5.83

A few big movers there: Bartram, Clark and Nicho do especially well. Blease, Trengove, Howe and Garland not so much.

I think you have Jetta & Bennell mixed up with how many games each of them have played, that will def effect their average... Didn't check the others...

 

[Logger]

I think you have Jetta & Bennell mixed up with how many games each of them have played, that will def effect their average... Didn't check the others...

Both have played 6 according to the club website.

 

[saj_21]

Yeh but this makes him an old school defender, first and foremost he stops his opponent. I like that. However he can kick a decent drop punt, I think its more a confidence / decision making issue, he sometimes gets tangled up with what he wants to do, he will improve this over the next couple of years I'm sure. Plus he is only 19 / 20 and looks like he can put on another 7-10kgs easily (from the 88kg listed at start of year), will be a great key position defender with Frawley for many years, great find for us!!

I prefer the new school defenders the ones that can kick and handball.

His disposal is nitpicked, YES, he needs to work on it.

but it is nowhere near as bad as it would appear by reading these forums.

You'd think he couldn't kick 20 metres...

I've never seen a player in the back pocket all by himself with every single player infront of him no one on the mark only for him (Tmac) kick the ball 30 metres to another player on his own, only to see the ball land short and wide and roll out of bounds.

Sounds alot like this guy

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/nathan-jones-dud-watch.677412/

I don't believe Jones' disposal was that bad, there is a difference between just missing the mark with a good technique and having a bad technique and kicking the ball out on the full under little pressure.

Bookmark it now Tmac's disposal will never improve!

 

[RedLegs#5]

Bookmark it now Tmac's disposal will never improve!

........mate....really? He's a very young player who has shown real promise. I personally love the way he's going. At least give the kid a chance. Geez.

 

[Viney]

........mate....really? He's a very young player who has shown real promise. I personally love the way he's going. At least give the kid a chance. Geez.

I'd prefer to enjoy the positives players showed this year, and Tom did some outstanding defensive work.

He'll improve, because he has the desire and will to do so

 

[blured]

toms disposal will improve and you will be eating humble pie

 

[Bluelegs]

What a shocker. You guys shuld tear strips off the bugger !!!

I just hope he can make a thread in the same vein about morton considering how that one went.

 

[rhaz]

Demonland is generally full of real shit, but quite a few of the posters are good for reports on events like this (as they actually attend). A bunch of them are convinced that Rivers is gone (both from the tone of his speech, and the general chit-chat).