Re: PRE Player of the Year 2010 - Round 13 vs Brisbane - RESULTS & REPORT
Punt Road End
Player of the Year 2010
Voting Results for Round 18 vs Adelaide
Richmond 4.4 5.4 11.7 15.10 (100)
Adelaide 3.2 7.11 9.13 11.14 (80)
GOALS
Richmond: King 2, Riewoldt 2, Tuck, Webberley, White, Martin, Morton, Browne, Cousins, Hicks, Jackson, McGuane, Newman.
Adelaide: Douglas 2, Sloane, Dangerfield, Griffin, Vince, Walker, Reilly, Porplyzia, Thompson, Vince.
Total Voters=48
After two losses in a row the Tigers faced a team that they had only beaten once in the past decade in the Adelaide Crows. That victory was the infamous 'basketball crap' match at the Telstra Dome under Wallace and both teams have quite a different make up to those that met in that match. In the match earlier in the 2010 season the Tigers were competitive for 2.5 quarters but fell apart in the final quarter to give the Crows a 50+ point victory. This week's match started competitively with both sides vying for control and both sides making plenty of skill errors to gift goals to the opposition. Turnovers were prominent early as the Crows handed the ball to their Tiger opposition while the Tigers continually infringed and failed in their attempt to implement an effective zone defence, unforgiveably providing the crows with uncontested possessions in their forward 50. The Tigers were able to go into the quarter time break with a slender lead, however the Crows came out in the second quarter a far more imposing side. Adelaide absolutely dominated the second quarter and by all rights the game should have been over by half time. The Crows were their own worst enemy as they slaughtered the ball in front of goal missing at least half a dozen simple opportunities and allowed the Tigers to go in at half time flattered by a margin of only 19 points.
It always felt as if the Crows would rue their missed opportunity to bury the Tigers in the first half and the Tigers came out in the second half a far more competitive side and quickly made inroads into the Adelaide lead. The Tigers were a completely different side to the one that played the second quarter, tackling, hitting targets and most importanly scoring goals, 6 to 2 in the quarter to go in at three quarter time with a one goal lead. The final quarter would go down as one of the most memorable as the forecast weather arrived with a fury. The clouds had slowly been builiding up during the third quarter and the MCG became dimmer and dimmer during the beginning of the final quarter. It wasn't apparent on TV, but at the ground it was as close to dark as I have personally seen at an AFL match. The light towers were not on at this stage and I wondered how the players were able to still hit their targets under the conditions. However, the Tigers did hit their targets as they dominated the final quarter to the point that when the hail and rain did start to pelt down they had an insurmountable lead of three goals. Even in those conditions the Tigers continued to take marks, spoil offensive thrusts from the Crows, tackle ferociously and score goals, including a beautiful snap from Jack to essentially seal the match. In the end the Tigers finished with a respectable 20 point victory leaving their opponents wondering what could have been.
In the voting this week Tucky continued his reemergence as a key midfielder in the current Tigers lineup. He has one of the stronger, bigger bodies in a generally young midfield and he used it to great effect against the Crows. His numbers speak for themselves, 33 disposals, 13 of those contested, 10 clearances, 8 inside 50s and 10 tackles. Not a bad output for a player who couldn't get a game earlier this season and a credit to his professionalism as a footballer. This result moves him into 6th place on the leaderboard with a top 5 finish certainly in the realm of possibility. The other clear favourite this week was Brett Deledio, whose own form in the match directly mirrored that of the side as a whole. If you would have asked most supporters what they thought of Brett's first half, the response would have been tepid, at best. However, the second half saw Deledio play some of his best footy and when the rain and hail arrived he got even better. As he has been doing for most of this season, Deledio constantly repelled attacks off the half back line and racked up 32 disposals at 88% efficiency and led the Tigers in rebound 50s with 5 for the match. He is now a serious threat to Jack's lead and the battle for the PRE Player of the Year looks like it might come down to the wire over the final 4 rounds.
The other Tigers to feature in the polls this week included Cousins, who has continued his good form and is making the best possible case for himself in the decision as to whether he plays on in 2011. The skipper, Newman, has also continued his fine 2010 form and will certainly be a contender when it comes to deciding the Jack Dyer Medal this year. Finally, Kingy had one of his best games in the Yellow and Black, providing good forward pressure and kicking a couple of goals for good measure. Like Tuck, King is a player that has earned his spot in the side through sheer work rate.
This week sees the Tigers take on the Demons as both developing sides face off at the 'G on Sunday. Both teams have been in good form in the second half of 2010 and the Tigers can end the finals aspirations of Melbourne with a victory.
Carn' the Tiges!
Punt Road End
Player of the Year 2010
Voting Results for Round 18 vs Adelaide
Richmond 4.4 5.4 11.7 15.10 (100)
Adelaide 3.2 7.11 9.13 11.14 (80)
GOALS
Richmond: King 2, Riewoldt 2, Tuck, Webberley, White, Martin, Morton, Browne, Cousins, Hicks, Jackson, McGuane, Newman.
Adelaide: Douglas 2, Sloane, Dangerfield, Griffin, Vince, Walker, Reilly, Porplyzia, Thompson, Vince.
| Rank | Change | Player | 3 VOTES | 2 VOTES | 1 VOTE | RD TOTAL | TOTAL | VOTES | AVG |
| 1 | - | Jack Riewoldt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 866 | 0 | 48.1 |
| 2 | - | Brett Deledio | 19 | 10 | 8 | 85 | 852 | 37 | 47.3 |
| 3 | - | Chris Newman | 2 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 667 | 15 | 39.2 |
| 4 | - | Trent Cotchin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 459 | 0 | 30.6 |
| 5 | ↑1 | Dustin Martin | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 455 | 14 | 26.8 |
| 6 | ↑1 | Shane Tuck | 22 | 17 | 1 | 101 | 446 | 40 | 27.9 |
| 7 | ↓2 | Daniel Connors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 436 | 0 | 43.6 |
| 8 | - | Daniel Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 0 | 25.7 |
| 9 | - | Ben Cousins | 1 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 237 | 18 | 18.2 |
| 10 | - | Kelvin Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 0 | 13.7 |
| 11 | - | Shane Edwards | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 199 | 4 | 11.1 |
| 12 | - | Robin Nahas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 11.8 |
| 13 | - | Ben Nason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 14 | - | Will Thursfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 15 | - | Nathan Foley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 25.5 |
| 16 | - | Angus Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 17 | - | Mitch Morton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 10.4 |
| 18 | - | David Astbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 19 | ↑3 | Jake King | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 49 | 15 | 4.5 |
| 20 | ↓1 | Luke McGuane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3.0 |
| 21 | ↓1 | Andrew Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 22 | ↓1 | Matthew White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 23 | - | Dean Polo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5.0 |
| 24 | - | Alex Rance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 25 | - | Mitch Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1.0 |
| 26 | - | Jeromey Webberley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 27 | - | Tyrone Vickery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.6 |
| =28 | - | Richard Tambling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 |
| =28 | - | Tom Hislop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 |
| =28 | - | Adam Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.0 |
| 31 | - | Troy Simmonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 32 | NEW | Andrew Browne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 |
After two losses in a row the Tigers faced a team that they had only beaten once in the past decade in the Adelaide Crows. That victory was the infamous 'basketball crap' match at the Telstra Dome under Wallace and both teams have quite a different make up to those that met in that match. In the match earlier in the 2010 season the Tigers were competitive for 2.5 quarters but fell apart in the final quarter to give the Crows a 50+ point victory. This week's match started competitively with both sides vying for control and both sides making plenty of skill errors to gift goals to the opposition. Turnovers were prominent early as the Crows handed the ball to their Tiger opposition while the Tigers continually infringed and failed in their attempt to implement an effective zone defence, unforgiveably providing the crows with uncontested possessions in their forward 50. The Tigers were able to go into the quarter time break with a slender lead, however the Crows came out in the second quarter a far more imposing side. Adelaide absolutely dominated the second quarter and by all rights the game should have been over by half time. The Crows were their own worst enemy as they slaughtered the ball in front of goal missing at least half a dozen simple opportunities and allowed the Tigers to go in at half time flattered by a margin of only 19 points.
It always felt as if the Crows would rue their missed opportunity to bury the Tigers in the first half and the Tigers came out in the second half a far more competitive side and quickly made inroads into the Adelaide lead. The Tigers were a completely different side to the one that played the second quarter, tackling, hitting targets and most importanly scoring goals, 6 to 2 in the quarter to go in at three quarter time with a one goal lead. The final quarter would go down as one of the most memorable as the forecast weather arrived with a fury. The clouds had slowly been builiding up during the third quarter and the MCG became dimmer and dimmer during the beginning of the final quarter. It wasn't apparent on TV, but at the ground it was as close to dark as I have personally seen at an AFL match. The light towers were not on at this stage and I wondered how the players were able to still hit their targets under the conditions. However, the Tigers did hit their targets as they dominated the final quarter to the point that when the hail and rain did start to pelt down they had an insurmountable lead of three goals. Even in those conditions the Tigers continued to take marks, spoil offensive thrusts from the Crows, tackle ferociously and score goals, including a beautiful snap from Jack to essentially seal the match. In the end the Tigers finished with a respectable 20 point victory leaving their opponents wondering what could have been.
In the voting this week Tucky continued his reemergence as a key midfielder in the current Tigers lineup. He has one of the stronger, bigger bodies in a generally young midfield and he used it to great effect against the Crows. His numbers speak for themselves, 33 disposals, 13 of those contested, 10 clearances, 8 inside 50s and 10 tackles. Not a bad output for a player who couldn't get a game earlier this season and a credit to his professionalism as a footballer. This result moves him into 6th place on the leaderboard with a top 5 finish certainly in the realm of possibility. The other clear favourite this week was Brett Deledio, whose own form in the match directly mirrored that of the side as a whole. If you would have asked most supporters what they thought of Brett's first half, the response would have been tepid, at best. However, the second half saw Deledio play some of his best footy and when the rain and hail arrived he got even better. As he has been doing for most of this season, Deledio constantly repelled attacks off the half back line and racked up 32 disposals at 88% efficiency and led the Tigers in rebound 50s with 5 for the match. He is now a serious threat to Jack's lead and the battle for the PRE Player of the Year looks like it might come down to the wire over the final 4 rounds.
The other Tigers to feature in the polls this week included Cousins, who has continued his good form and is making the best possible case for himself in the decision as to whether he plays on in 2011. The skipper, Newman, has also continued his fine 2010 form and will certainly be a contender when it comes to deciding the Jack Dyer Medal this year. Finally, Kingy had one of his best games in the Yellow and Black, providing good forward pressure and kicking a couple of goals for good measure. Like Tuck, King is a player that has earned his spot in the side through sheer work rate.
This week sees the Tigers take on the Demons as both developing sides face off at the 'G on Sunday. Both teams have been in good form in the second half of 2010 and the Tigers can end the finals aspirations of Melbourne with a victory.
Carn' the Tiges!
