After watching 8 rounds of football it is almost time for me to begin my regular weekly POD article. Before I commenced that, I felt it was necessary - for self-feedback and your trust in me - that I rate my preseason POD decisions (preseason article found here). Below I've listed each POD player, with their current average and one of the following three ratings:
PASS - If this player exceeded or did exactly as I outlined in the preseason article.
SATISFACTORY - May have just stayed at the same average when I expected a rise or dropped back a little from last season.
FAIL - Either been dropped, hasn't made the teams 22 yet or failed in terms of my SuperCoach expectations of their 2014.
(6 players were not able to be judged as they've been injured and played 3 games or less. They're listed at the very bottom)
PLEASE NOTE: The pass/satisfactory/fail is based on what I had written in the preseason and looking at their scores from the whole season. An example of one that may seem odd is Goddard's pass with an average of 98; His average is low because he scored 11 when he was injured early in one game, yet every other score has been over 100. If you have any queries about why I passed/failed a POD don't hesitate to ask!!
ADELAIDE
Sam Jacobs - averaging 104 - PASS
Eddie Betts - av 63 - FAIL
Jason Porplyzia - av 29 - FAIL
BRISBANE
Jack Redden - av 102 - SATISFACTORY
Tom Rockliff - av 119 - PASS
CARLTON
Kade Simpson - av 104 - PASS
Robert Warnock - av 90 - SATISFACTORY
COLLINGWOOD
Heritier Lumumba - av 85 - PASS
Steele SIdebottom - av 109 - PASS
ESSENDON
Brent Stanton - av 98 - SATISFACTORY
Brendon Goddard - av 98 - PASS
David Zaharakis - av 73 - FAIL
FREMANTLE
David Mundy - av 102 - PASS
Chris Mayne - av 63 - FAIL
GEELONG
Mathew Stokes - av 105 - PASS
Steve Johnson - av 125 - PASS
Dawson Simpson - av 57 - FAIL
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
Callan Ward - av 111 - PASS
Shane Mumford - av 151 - PASS
Dylan Shiel - av 64 - FAIL
GOLD COAST
Dion Prestia - av 105 - PASS
Trent McKenzie- av 57 - FAIL
HAWTHORN
Grant Birchall - av 89 - SATISFACTORY
Jordan Lewis - av 92 - SATISFACTORY
Luke Breust - av 99 - PASS
MELBOURNE
Bernie Vince - av 86 - SATISFACTORY
Nathan Jones - av 108 - PASS
Lynden Dunn - av 86 - PASS
NORTH MELBOURNE
Nick Dal Santo - av 113 - PASS
Brent Harvey - av 97 - PASS
Scott D. Thompson - av 86 - SATISFACTORY
PORT ADELAIDE
Matthew Broadbent - av 80 - SATISFACTORY
Brad Ebert - av 105 - PASS
Matthew Lobbe - av 85 - SATISFACTORY
RICHMOND
Bachar Houli - av 81 - FAIL
Chris Knights - Hasn't played - FAIL
Jack Riewoldt - av 85 - SATISFACTORY
ST.KILDA
David Armitage - av 73 - FAIL
Nick Riewoldt - av 96 - PASS
Jarryn Geary - av 69 - FAIL
SYDNEY
Josh P. Kennedy - av 120 - PASS
Craig Bird - av 78 - SATISFACTORY
Mike Pyke - av 73 - FAIL
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Adam Cooney - av 94 - SATISFACTORY
Robert Murphy - av 90 - PASS
Jackson Macrae - av 102 - PASS
WEST COAST
Matt Priddis - av 101 - SATISFACTORY
Scott Selwood - av 90 - FAIL
IN SHORT:
- 48 players were judged (with 6 not able to be analysed).
- I failed with 13 (27%) choices.
- 13 (27%) of my choices were satisfactory.
- 22 (46%) of my choices got a pass mark!
Too hard to judge.....
Shannon Hurn: Scored 99 Round 1 got injured in Round 2nd (scored 7). Provided 97 in Round 8.
Charlie Dixon: He was concussed in Round 1, injured in Round 2. Scored 90 in comeback game.
Garrick Ibbotson: Missed Round 1/2 through injury. Came back Round and was injured again.
Ben Reid: Hasn't played yet due to injury.
Daniel Rich: Scored 79 & 104 before 60 in season ending knee injury.
Matthew Kreuzer: Only played one round before injury.
PASS - If this player exceeded or did exactly as I outlined in the preseason article.
SATISFACTORY - May have just stayed at the same average when I expected a rise or dropped back a little from last season.
FAIL - Either been dropped, hasn't made the teams 22 yet or failed in terms of my SuperCoach expectations of their 2014.
(6 players were not able to be judged as they've been injured and played 3 games or less. They're listed at the very bottom)
PLEASE NOTE: The pass/satisfactory/fail is based on what I had written in the preseason and looking at their scores from the whole season. An example of one that may seem odd is Goddard's pass with an average of 98; His average is low because he scored 11 when he was injured early in one game, yet every other score has been over 100. If you have any queries about why I passed/failed a POD don't hesitate to ask!!
ADELAIDE
Sam Jacobs - averaging 104 - PASS
Eddie Betts - av 63 - FAIL
Jason Porplyzia - av 29 - FAIL
BRISBANE
Jack Redden - av 102 - SATISFACTORY
Tom Rockliff - av 119 - PASS
CARLTON
Kade Simpson - av 104 - PASS
Robert Warnock - av 90 - SATISFACTORY
COLLINGWOOD
Heritier Lumumba - av 85 - PASS
Steele SIdebottom - av 109 - PASS
ESSENDON
Brent Stanton - av 98 - SATISFACTORY
Brendon Goddard - av 98 - PASS
David Zaharakis - av 73 - FAIL
FREMANTLE
David Mundy - av 102 - PASS
Chris Mayne - av 63 - FAIL
GEELONG
Mathew Stokes - av 105 - PASS
Steve Johnson - av 125 - PASS
Dawson Simpson - av 57 - FAIL
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
Callan Ward - av 111 - PASS
Shane Mumford - av 151 - PASS
Dylan Shiel - av 64 - FAIL
GOLD COAST
Dion Prestia - av 105 - PASS
Trent McKenzie- av 57 - FAIL
HAWTHORN
Grant Birchall - av 89 - SATISFACTORY
Jordan Lewis - av 92 - SATISFACTORY
Luke Breust - av 99 - PASS
MELBOURNE
Bernie Vince - av 86 - SATISFACTORY
Nathan Jones - av 108 - PASS
Lynden Dunn - av 86 - PASS
NORTH MELBOURNE
Nick Dal Santo - av 113 - PASS
Brent Harvey - av 97 - PASS
Scott D. Thompson - av 86 - SATISFACTORY
PORT ADELAIDE
Matthew Broadbent - av 80 - SATISFACTORY
Brad Ebert - av 105 - PASS
Matthew Lobbe - av 85 - SATISFACTORY
RICHMOND
Bachar Houli - av 81 - FAIL
Chris Knights - Hasn't played - FAIL
Jack Riewoldt - av 85 - SATISFACTORY
ST.KILDA
David Armitage - av 73 - FAIL
Nick Riewoldt - av 96 - PASS
Jarryn Geary - av 69 - FAIL
SYDNEY
Josh P. Kennedy - av 120 - PASS
Craig Bird - av 78 - SATISFACTORY
Mike Pyke - av 73 - FAIL
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Adam Cooney - av 94 - SATISFACTORY
Robert Murphy - av 90 - PASS
Jackson Macrae - av 102 - PASS
WEST COAST
Matt Priddis - av 101 - SATISFACTORY
Scott Selwood - av 90 - FAIL
IN SHORT:
- 48 players were judged (with 6 not able to be analysed).
- I failed with 13 (27%) choices.
- 13 (27%) of my choices were satisfactory.
- 22 (46%) of my choices got a pass mark!
Too hard to judge.....
Shannon Hurn: Scored 99 Round 1 got injured in Round 2nd (scored 7). Provided 97 in Round 8.
Charlie Dixon: He was concussed in Round 1, injured in Round 2. Scored 90 in comeback game.
Garrick Ibbotson: Missed Round 1/2 through injury. Came back Round and was injured again.
Ben Reid: Hasn't played yet due to injury.
Daniel Rich: Scored 79 & 104 before 60 in season ending knee injury.
Matthew Kreuzer: Only played one round before injury.