WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

[jazzadogs]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

AFL Coaches Votes

9 Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
9 Cody Weightman (WB)
3 Tom Liberatore (WB)
3 Adam Treloar (WB)
3 Tim English (WB)
2 Tarryn Thomas (NMFC)
1 Harry Sheezel (NMFC)

Hold on, somebody thought Tarryn Thomas was the fourth best player on the ground? Ya joking.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

Hold on, somebody thought Tarryn Thomas was the fourth best player on the ground? Ya joking.

He did a few nice things. But it is a stretch. His stats.

24 touches
1 tackle
467 metres gained
7 contested possessions
3 total clearances

[jazzadogs]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

He did a few nice things. But it is a stretch. His stats.

24 touches
1 tackle
467 metres gained
7 contested possessions
3 total clearances

He was directly opposed to Weightman for at least two of his goals, and very possibly the two where he was left unopposed as well.

We absolutely dominated the match. The top 5 players on the ground were Bulldogs players.

[jeemak]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

I thought Thomas was excellent and had a real impact for them.

Also thought Bont was BOG, just.

[Bornadog]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

He was directly opposed to Weightman for at least two of his goals, and very possibly the two where he was left unopposed as well.

We absolutely dominated the match. The top 5 players on the ground were Bulldogs players.

We did dominate. We had 72 inside 50s, I believe a record for the club.

[SonofScray]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

Hold on, somebody thought Tarryn Thomas was the fourth best player on the ground? Ya joking.

Crowd was generous with him too.

[mjp]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

Also thought Bont was BOG, just.

If Weightman wasn't BOG then he could NEVER be BOG.

6x goals from a small forward? Next best is 3? What's he actually got to do?

I get that Bont was amazing but mids do have 35 and kick a couple every couple of weeks...small forward kicking 6? Three times per year max. Hell - these days ANY forward kicking 6 only happens half-a-dozen times in a year.

[jeemak]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

If Weightman wasn't BOG then he could NEVER be BOG.

6x goals from a small forward? Next best is 3? What's he actually got to do?

I get that Bont was amazing but mids do have 35 and kick a couple every couple of weeks...small forward kicking 6? Three times per year max. Hell - these days ANY forward kicking 6 only happens half-a-dozen times in a year.

Go back to picking on EW please.

Cody's game was outstanding and I appreciate he's playing a ridiculously difficult role. Just thought that Bont with three and his presence around the ball had the bigger impact.

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

If Weightman wasn't BOG then he could NEVER be BOG.

6x goals from a small forward? Next best is 3? What's he actually got to do?

I get that Bont was amazing but mids do have 35 and kick a couple every couple of weeks...small forward kicking 6? Three times per year max. Hell - these days ANY forward kicking 6 only happens half-a-dozen times in a year.

I don't often disagree with you but being BOG is also about how every one else performs.

What player ever gets 32 with 18 contested, 8 clearances, 11 tackles and 3 goals and 14 score involvements and isn't BOG.

Cody was fantastic but Bont was sublime. Both had games that justified BOG status.

[mjp]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

I don't often disagree with you but being BOG is also about how every one else performs.

What player ever gets 32 with 18 contested, 8 clearances, 11 tackles and 3 goals and 14 score involvements and isn't BOG.

Cody was fantastic but Bont was sublime. Both had games that justified BOG status.

Bont had a great game. But if you look at his numbers, last week alone Josh Kelly did the same thing for the Giants, Errol Gulden went close for the Swans, you could argue Taranto did MORE playing for the Giants and Cripps did it for the Blues.

No other small forward kicked 6 or even went close.

You have to take the role into account. Bont was sublime but there are performances like that each and every week. Cody's was a once / twice per year type game...BOG and actually not that close.

[jazzadogs]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

Bont had a great game. But if you look at his numbers, last week alone Josh Kelly did the same thing for the Giants, Errol Gulden went close for the Swans, you could argue Taranto did MORE playing for the Giants and Cripps did it for the Blues.

No other small forward kicked 6 or even went close.

You have to take the role into account. Bont was sublime but there are performances like that each and every week. Cody's was a once / twice per year type game...BOG and actually not that close.

Players with 30+ disposals, 10+ tackles and 3+ goals in a game
Jimmy Bartel
Gary Ablett jnr (x3)
Scott Pendlebury
Luke Parker
Patrick Dangerfield (x2)
Dayne Zorko (x2)
MARCUS BONTEMPELLI

He's literally only the 7th player in recorded history to have that stat line.

Why should their role determine who was best? Bont had the largest impact on the result in my opinion, and his fantastic game is being reduced because he's a mid, while Cody gets elevated because he's a tall-small forward. That doesn't make sense to me.

(Fun to argue about something so meaningless btw)

[mjp]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

Players with 30+ disposals, 10+ tackles and 3+ goals in a game
Jimmy Bartel
Gary Ablett jnr (x3)
Scott Pendlebury
Luke Parker
Patrick Dangerfield (x2)
Dayne Zorko (x2)
MARCUS BONTEMPELLI

He's literally only the 7th player in recorded history to have that stat line.

Why should their role determine who was best? Bont had the largest impact on the result in my opinion, and his fantastic game is being reduced because he's a mid, while Cody gets elevated because he's a tall-small forward. That doesn't make sense to me.

(Fun to argue about something so meaningless btw)

Interesting that they're all modern day players.

If it was 1980 and it never happened, I'd be with you...

[Mantis]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

Interesting that they're all modern day players.

If it was 1980 and it never happened, I'd be with you...

Probably because tackle numbers weren't tracked until 1994 and only became an official stat in 2001.

[Bornadog]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

Probably because tackle numbers weren't tracked until 1994 and only became an official stat in 2001.

Tackling has also gone through the roof compared to the old days. Players are faster now and apply much more pressure than in the past.

[chef]

Re: WB Game Day V North Melbourne R14 2023 Sun 18/6, 4:40PM - Marvel Stadium

Tackling has also gone through the roof compared to the old days. Players are faster now and apply much more pressure than in the past.

Players are fitter so run more and get to more contests.