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The milestone man put in his season best performance, taking intercept marks and using the ball well. An astounding success coming from the rookie list, doesn’t seem to be slowing down at 32.
The captain led the way against a midfield that was stymied by Natanui’s ruck dominance. Seems to be moving a lot more freely at the stoppages, where he spent most of his time, a shift from the last few weeks.
Uses the oppositions best midfielder as a scaffold for his own game, a softer tag on Shuey, then drifted to Yeo as he started to dominate late in the game. His inside ball winning and delivery is improving out of sight.
An impactful if wasteful game from Jones, lined up on the extremely dangerous Liam Ryan and didn’t have his usual composure with ball in hand. A tight game and a big assignment will be a learning experience for him going forward. Notably is learning to absorb contact and free his hands a bit more.
A solid game with a lot of pressure applied. He worked a lot more up the ground as a high half forward in this game and his turnovers were the result of his kicking lacking penetration. He managed to win the ball inside and needs to understand that for him to have the impact on his kicks, he must run and carry to deliver by foot.
Equity wise his impact was marginally above his average, the lack of north south and corridor kicking reduces the anticipated impact of his possessions. Ultimately has the production and could potentially in time learn to be as damaging as the player he is to ostensibly replace in McVeigh.
A composed and classy display in his friend’s 250th game. A key component in the defensive unit, he recently celebrated his 30th birthday and is just putting in weekly quality performances.
Slowly returning to his pressuring and goal sneaking form, no time at the centre bounce exchanged for significant scoreboard impact. Must be kept healthy and fit.
More inside midfield time this week, a bit down on production but he is starting to have an impact every week as a senior player.
Tops the disposal count and his all time best again. He was a little bit cleaner inside finding a few more targets, but the missed kicks prevented this from being his true breakout game. That being said his improvement continues at the same breakneck pace, he had less time on the wing and outside the contest due to defensive midfield schemes and still managed to find a lot of the ball. A 30+ disposal 80%DE game with a lot of hurt factor will be how he announces himself as a star and it’s coming soon.
An extremely robust return to senior football and his preferred position in the backline for Aliir. At the ground it was interesting to see the Eagles midfield completely avoid his side of the field for their entries after half time. He used the ball well coming out of defence and was aggressive in getting handball receives and forcing the forwards to defend him. More penetrating kicking should be his aim as he becomes more comfortable in his old role, could be the answer to Sydney’s back half scoring woes.
Another all around display from the other key outside player in the midfield, his piercing kicking and much improved work inside the contest are becoming a hallmark of his performances. His running patterns to be first receiver from the contest are what dampens his production, but he is so sound defensively that his totals are always telling half a story. More production for Cunningham outside is always a good thing for Swans forwards.
Best game so far for the young McCartin, a pair of contested marks and some sharp delivery inside 50 showed he is a very talented young player. An aspect of his game this blog appreciates is his clean hands when the ball is on the ground. He was earmarked in preseason as a potential inside midfielder and shows why with deft work around the packs. His work rate and competitiveness will be matched by his body size and skills with time, and he should make even more of an impact.
The pressure machine failed to hit the scoreboard but shut space and time down for the elite ball users of the West Coast. Tends to get lost further up the ground and will fire when deeper in the attacking 50 at the end of scoring chains and slingshots.
He just delivers all over the park, this week his defensive side on full display. A game with only 10 centre bounce starts in the midfield, evenly balanced between on ball and the wing indicate there is much more production available should he get 15 – 20 on ball starts.
The effort he dispenses each game and the will to get the best of himself should be recognised. He was battling against Natainui and Lycett, and managed to help power his team to a win. Seriously underrated player.
Playing on the dangerous Josh Kennedy he played a superb defensive game. Uncompromisingly physical the West Coast spearhead had his influence on the result quelled.
He played selflessly and tagged Andrew Gaff inside and outside, a superb defensive game. Worryingly though he only had 3 kicks, he looks utterly unable to change direction or hit the pack with his trademark dash. He showed glimpses in the giants game early in the season but has since deteriorated. We would hope this star who would run himself into the ground will be saved from himself and given every chance to recover from whatever is limiting him.
Muted impact with only 2 contested possessions and none of his trademark explosive run. The bye should help freshen him up.
Inaccurate kicking and a lack of penetration in his field kicking continues to be a theme. Still hugely productive in terms of scoring shot generation. His possessions were majority contested which is a departure from his usual profile as a silky user on the outside. His return from a rest should be interesting against ladder leading Richmond.
A down game for Hayward, who couldn’t get anything going. He showed character to continue to work offensively and defensively in the midst of a rare mediocre game. A game he would sooner forget, but part and parcel of his development.
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