Worked tirelessly, imposed himself on the packs to get the clearance & ran to get the ball in space to set up goals and kick them himself. While not exactly the fleetest of foot, his work ethic and strength are producing a great deal of positive impact. 4 votes: Griffiths (The Where Has That Been Award Great to see him attack the ball with enthusiasm and a dash of confidence.
Votes and notes this week by Martin Gibson
5 votes: Dusty (The MacClure Under-Appreciation Award)
Worked tirelessly, imposed himself on the packs to get the clearance & ran to get the ball in space to set up goals and kick them himself. While not exactly the fleetest of foot, his work ethic and strength are producing a great deal of positive impact.
4 votes: Griffiths (The Where Has That Been Award)
Great to see him attack the ball with enthusiasm and a dash of confidence. Took strong marks, got to dangerous places and had poise enough to kick some important goals. This needs to be his benchmark, not his stand out display.
3 votes: Cotchin (The 1-2 Handball = 3 Votes Award)
Has been criticised for his use of the 1-2 handball technique to increase his disposal count but he worked extremely hard to get the ball in and under while taking a lot of tackles, bumps and pressure. Leads by example.
2 votes: Sam Lloyd (The Small Mercies Award) For years I’ve annoyed my brothers by complaining that we did not have a small forward who could kick goals. We now have one, and while he appears to be a bit of s strange cat I can’t deny the importance of his three goals yesterday. His first was just terrific.
1 vote: Hampson (The I Can’t Believe What I Am Typing Award)
He was good. Took marks, got involved with more possessions than usual, didn’t fall over while trying to handball, kicked a goal and had a decent count of hit-outs. May God forgive me, because my younger brother never will.
Mentioned in dispatches; I considered Astbury and Rance too considering that they blanketed the much hyped Daniher to 0 impact. Also considered Castagna who I though showed a good deal of zest.
The Benny
36: Martin
29: Riewoldt
24: Cotchin
21: Miles
20: Rance
16: Hampson
13: Griffiths
12: Deledio, Lloyd
11: Houli
7: Edwards, Grimes
9: Castagna
5: Lambert, Grigg
3: Townsend, Short, C. Ellis, Vlaustin
2: Rioli, B. Ellis
1: Menadue
Blair Hartley Appreciation Award
21: Miles
16: Hampson
11: Houli
5: Grigg
3: Townsend
Anthony Banik Best First Year Player
9: Castagna
3: Short
2: Rioli
1: Menadue
Joel Bowden's Golden Left Boot
11: Houli
5: Grigg
Greg Tivendale Rookie List Medal
9: Castagna
3: Short
Next week the Tiges play Hawthorn at the G, with@Ryan_Tiger_Fan from Canberra (also known as Wackel Pudding on the Tweets) observing televisually for The Benny votes.
Would have given Griff the 5, and Astbury a nod or two … but thats just me.
Fair enough. I strongly considered both Rance and Astbury but fell to the fellow who didn’t fall over when trying to handball.
As for Griffiths, I thought it was a very good game, but I felt Dusty’s work all over the ground was enough to get the 5. As hard as it was I am much happier having had to do the votes for this match that the week that followed!