This year I've decided I'm going to evaluate every Collingwood player 1 through 22 after the 'big matches' of the season. The criteria for a 'big match' is still up in the air right now, but the matches we can pencil in so far are... Round 3 vs Geelong, Round 8 and 17 vs Carlton, Round 15 and 22 vs the Bulldogs, and Round 16 vs Hawthorn. For now, we can focus on last night's match. In alphabetical order...
John Anthony - 4
Went missing. Had a solid first term getting his hands on the ball half a dozen times, but after that was rarely seen. Thoroughly outclassed by Scarlett.
Dayne Beams - 6
Solid follow-up to his explosive debut. Showed composure on a big stage, and slotted a good goal. Lack of penetration on a few of his shots at goal hurt.
Leigh Brown - 4
Hustled all night, was a presence in the forward line and kicked a fantastic goal in the third quarter. Just those misses that cost Collingwood the game hurt a little.
Nathan Brown - 2
Dominated on all night. Be it Rooke or Hawkins or even Johnson, Brown was well out of his league.
Marty Clarke - 7
Great dash from the back flank. Played a particularly good third quarter where he helped shift the balance of the game back closer towards Collingwood.
Travis Cloke - 1
... no comment.
Shannon Cox - 5
Played the entire match. That's no doubt significantly tied with his high possession total of 22 (14 in the first half). Made some shocking decisions and produced costly turnovers.
Leon Davis - 5
Very quiet night by his standards. Racked up just 14 disposals. Needs to illustrate that he can match it with quality teams, which has been the problem that has plagued him his entire career. Played a good third quarter, teaming with Clarke to lead the revival.
Brad Dick - 3
Did nothing. 9 mostly meaningless disposals. Kicked one good goal and missed one absolute shocker.
Alan Didak - 6
Not quite last week's incredible performance, but held his ground last night. 18 disposals and made most of them count. Showed his usual class and skill.
Josh Fraser - 4
Dominated on in the ruck and missed key shots at goal. Was solid around the ground but failed miserably in spots where a leader of the team needed to step up.
Ben Johnson - N/A
Started well keeping Ablett quiet but got injured and took no further part in the game.
Tarkyn Lockeyer - 5
One of the rocks of the team did his usual thing. Hard at the ball, good around the ground and took some strong overhead marks. Like Fraser though, missed too many set shots that could have changed the match.
Nick Maxwell - 5
The skip had a pretty quiet night. Did well in the one on ones and didn't embarass himself.
Paul Medhurst - 6
The only Collingwood forward that could claim to have a good night. Kicked truly and posed a constant threat.
Shane O'Bree - 4
Nowhere to be seen. Never an impact player needs to rack up disposals and clearances to justify his spot in the team. 14 touches and 1 clearance doesn't cut it.
Harry O'Brien - 4
Quiet as well. Didn't provide very much dash and over-committed a few times in defence.
Scott Pendlebury - 7
Didn't do anything special, but the general was consistent all night. Hit targets and won first possession at stoppages 9 times. Solid night.
Simon Prestigiacomo - 7
Did a good job of keeping Mooney quiet. Pushed him to the outer flank for his possessions and kept him to the lone goal. Also showed surprising creativity.
Heath Shaw - 3
Had a poor night by anyone's standards, let alone his. Stupid 50 metre penalty cost Collingwood dearly.
Dane Swan - 6
Racked up possessions and clearances like he always does but didn't really do anything. Missed a sitter.
Dale Thomas - 5
Daisy won himself 20 possessions but didn't have his usual impact. Missed a goal that he should have kicked at the end of the third.
MICK MALTHOUSE - 5
Nothing glaringly right or wrong with what Malthouse did. Got the matchups more or less right, and can't be held accountable for the shocking kicking from Fraser, Lockeyer and Brown.
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