Woof Player Awards Rnd 2 - Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne

[BulldogBelle]

There are two awards that you can vote on, once the game is completed.

Voting closes each Tuesday at 8.00pm.

The first one is for the Joe Marmo Medal for the best players on the ground.

There are 4 votes allocated and it's a 4 for the best and of course 3, 2 and 1.

and

The second award is for the Ron James Medal for the best 2 pups on the ground.

2 Votes allocated - 2 being for the best pup and 1 for the runner-up
Remember the cut off age for a pup is 22 as at the 1st of January, 2008

[Scorlibo]

Marmo:

4 - R Muprhy - was incredibly important as a cool head down back in the first quarter and then moved forward where he was back to his creative, dodging, weaving best kicking four goals and having a hand in many more. Was our best when the game was there to be won.

3 - D Cross - lead the possession count and then kicked 3 goals in the last quarter, I put him behind Murphy because he kicked his goals and won a large portion of his touches when the game was already ours.

2 - M Boyd - was everywhere and used it and handled it well. I was most confident when the ball was in his hands.

1 - J Hill - this guy is such an exciting prospect, 17 touches, 3 goals and didn't waste one touch. The coolness of his head is not indicative of his age. Like Matty Boyd, I was very confident when the ball was in his hands, which I shouldn't be - he's 19!

James:

2 - J Hill ^

1 - R Griffen - showed strength with his 21 touches even if his pace doesn't look quite there, may have been because he played a lot of the game in the middle. Addision played probably the best game I've seen him play, beautiful tackle on McLean, superb, but just didn't create the same opportunities with the ball as Griff did.

[Go_Dogs]

4. West - Thought he was back to his best today, worked hard, used the ball well and worked really hard. A lot of others could've done it, but my initial thoughts are West was slightly ahead through his work ethic and terrific ball use and decision making today.

3. Cross - Unlucky not to get the 4 votes, tireless worker again, seemed a bit more confident to move the ball by foot although occasionally fiddled a bit too much. Finished well in front of goal at the end to cap off a great all-round performance.

2. Murphy - So composed, held some amazing marks and really used the ball pretty damn well besides perhaps one centred ball to no-one in the last qtr. Good to see him kicking a lot of goals too.

1. Gilbee - Just thought every time he touched the ball something good came of it. Long, penetrating kicks, goals and really worked hard to make himself an option forward side of the ground, which I like to see more of.

Unluckies to a whole heap of players.

2. Hill - Continued on from his fantastic work last week, kicking 3 goals (one he made look much more difficult than it was) but essentially another terrific game with his speed, gut running marking and ball use all highlights.

1. Griffen - Carried the ball, broke tackles and used it pretty well. His defensive efforts were also very good. Pleasing return to the game the last few weeks and looks set for a big year.

Sorry to Addison - really deserved votes today his second half was outstanding and hopefully he's starting to turn the corner from honest trier to decent player.

[Mantis]

Very hard, for good reasons this week.

Marmo:

4 - Gilbee - Thought his use of the ball was exceptional. Helped set up the win when the game was in the balance.

3 - Cross - Much better this week. Worked hard both ways and moved the ball on with more urgency.

2 - Murphy - Twinkle back in his toe's. Showed his class.

1 - West - Very good game. Worked hard and used the ball well.


James:

2 - Griffen - Really good, strong and composed.

1 - Addison - Best game for the club. Endeavour was great with his spoils and tackles.

Sorry Josh, liked your game too....

[hujsh]

4.Murphy
3.Cross
2.Gilbee
1.West

2.Hill
1.Griff

Hard to pick the top 4 and harder to pick the order

[bornadog]

4. Cross
3. Murphy
2. Gilbee
1. West

Hill
Griffen

[LostDoggy]

4. Cross
3. Murphy
2. Boyd
1. West


2. Griffen
1. Hill

But Addison played a great game.

[BulldogBelle]

Marmo

4. Daniel Cross
3. Robert Murphy
2. Lindsay Gilbee
1. Scott West

Apologies to a couple of others.

James

2. Ryan Griffen
1. Josh Hill

[The Coon Dog]

4. Robert Murphy
3. Daniel Cross
2. Scott West
1. Lindsay Gilbee

[LostDoggy]

4. Cross (love his game 3 GOALS:P)
3. Murphy
2. West
1. Gilbee

2. Hill
1. Griffen

[craigsahibee]

4 - Cooney. Great hands all day. Hard ball gets are up. Just love him.
3 - Gilbee. Everytime he gets the footy us supporters can relax
2 - Murphy. Gold
1 - Cross. 3 goals in succession. Who would have thought

James Medal
2. Hill - Look out, we have something here
1. Addison - Getting better each game

[GVGjr]

Marmo
4: Lindsay Gilbee
3: Robert Murphy
2: Scott West
1: Daniel Cross

James
2: Addison
1: Hill

[Crizza]

4. Cross
3. Murphy
2. West
1. Gilbee


2. Griffen
1. Hill

[LostDoggy]

4. Cross
3. Murphy
2. Hahn
1. West but could give it to 10 others.

[1eyedog]

4- Danny Cross (best game I've seen him play since 2006)

3- Robert Murphy (very polished performance)

2- Matthew Boyd (worked super-hard all day both ways)

1- Lindsay Gilbee (showed his class and effectiveness by foot)

Apologies to Westy (gave us first option from the 2nd quarter onwards) and Hahn but I can't fit em all in:o


2 Ryan Griffen (took them on at times, looked strong and kicked effectively and direct)

1 Josh Hill (looked dangerous at times and marked strongly in challenging conditions)

[westdog54]

4. Robert Murphy
3. Daniel Cross
2. Scott West
1. Lindsay Gilbee

May I ask why you don't give votes for the Ron James TCD?

[LostDoggy]

4. Murphy
3. Cooney
2. Cross
1. Gilbee

2. Addison- I thought he was better defensively as well as having accurate disposals.
1. Hill

[hujsh]

Griff has real competition for the Ron James Medal

[Dry Rot]

4. Cross
3. Murphy
2. Gilbee
1. West

Pups

2. Hill
1. Griffen

[The Underdog]

4.Daniel Cross
3.Robert Murphy
2.Lindsay Gilbee
1.Ben Hudson

2.Griffen
1.Hill
To be honest I couldn't split those 2 and Addison. Thought they were all fantastic.

[The Coon Dog]

May I ask why you don't give votes for the Ron James TCD?

There's 22 blokes out there. We're one team, not an 'old team' & a 'young team'. If you're good enough to be out there, you're good enough to get votes, irrespective of age.

[BulldogBelle]

All, don't forget to put your votes in for the Marmo and the James - voting closes Tuesday at 8.00pm.

[LostDoggy]

4. Murphy
3. Cross
2. Cooney
1. Hahn



2. Addison
1. Hill

[LostDoggy]

4. Cross
3. Murphy
2. Cooney
1. Gilbee


2. Hill
1. Addison

[Bulldog Revolution]

4. Gilbee
3. Cross
2. Murphy
1. Hill

[mjp]

4. Gilbee
3. Murphy
2. Cross
1. Hudson


2. Griffen
1. Hill

As an aside, I think the last two weeks shows the folly of straight 3-2-1 voting systems. There is no way that 4-votes vs Melbourne is worth as much as 4-votes vs Adelaide last week. I still say have 6 votes (or 10 in the 4-3-2-1 case), and allocate them how you like...

Rant over.

[westdog54]

There's 22 blokes out there. We're one team, not an 'old team' & a 'young team'. If you're good enough to be out there, you're good enough to get votes, irrespective of age.

That's fair enough I suppose.

[Ozza]

4- Gilbee - use of the footy was outstanding. When he touched it - we ended up scoring. Was brilliant when the game was still there to be won (albeit very early).
3- Cross - worked hard all day. Got the rewards in three goals. Used the footy infinitely better this week.
2- Robert Murphy - Bobby was just so classy. Lets hope he continues in this fashion.
1- Ryan Griffen - Hard to separate about 6 or 7 players for the '1' vote. Griff was his old self - refusing to be tackled, delivering spearing passes, breaking the lines. Apologies to Huddo, Hill, Boyd, Cooney, West and Lake.

Pups:
2- Griffen
1 - Hill - only just edged out...was terrific again, liked his contested game, his kicking is good - he's such an exciting player.

[Rocket Science]

Marmo

1 - Daniel Cross
2 - Lindsay Gilbee
3 - Adam Cooney
4 - Mitch Hahn

James

1 - Ryan Griffen
2 - Josh Hill

[BulldogBelle]

Voting closes in 15 mins...so if you haven't posted the Marmo and James votes in ...now is the time!



Voting now Closed