Mark BAGULEY

2017 Digest:   Underrated defender looking to be in the team for Sunday’s clash with Geelong after missing last match.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1	Haw	Had task on Puopolo/Rioli and stuck to it very well. Ankle tweak in final term.	7
2	Bris	Cleaned up well in a sweeping role across half back, while minding several Lions small forwards including Robinson.	6
3	Carl	Didn’t get into the game as a rebounder. Had eight disposals for the day and ended match with cranium heavily taped.	2
4	Adel	Nightmare of a game with Eddie Betts running riot.	4
5	Coll	Big job on the energetic Fasolo and worked him out of the game. Fine last quarter filling the hole.	7
6	Melb	Took Garlett for long periods and battled hard, but the Dee goalsneak snagged three goals.	5
7	Frem	Good job on the small forwards. Stuck to his task.	5
8	Geel	Took Menzel and for the most part he had that match-up covered. Not much offensively but handy.	6
9	WCE	Stuck to his task down back on LeCras and co. Played a handy role.	7
10	Rich	Took Rioli and won that battle. Grabbed 18 disposals to boot so certainly played his role.	7
11	GWS	Had big job on Greene for long periods and stuck to his task well enough.	5
12	Port	Only one first term possession and given a bath by Robbie Gray in opening hour. Better late.	3
13		Bye.
14	Syd	Had some important spoils and contests and threw himself at the footy when needed.	7
15	Bris	Stuck to his guns in the backline for a low key job.	5
16	Coll	Had Fasolo on the day and he kicked four goals so probably lowered his colours to a degree; 14 disposals.	4
17	StK	Low key job in back pocket and did his bit.	5
18	NM	Quiet afternoon just 10 disposals and one mark. Little influence on the result.	4
19	WB	Had job on Picken for long periods and did a pretty good job considering the supply.	7
20	Carl	Stick-to-glue type defender who did his bit, although Wright kicked three goals.	4
21		Senior emergency.
22	GCS	Played on Martin at times and kept him to just one goal, and collected 25 possessions himself.	6
23	Frem	Copped a knock but bounced back and took a great mark. Steady enough in defence.	7
EF	Syd	Had job on Papley and actually did a relatively good job given how game transpired.	5

2016 Season

1	GCS	Copped a whack to the head early on but fought on to be solid.	5
2	Melb	Given task on Garlett and kept him to two goals from six kicks in a fine effort.	7
3	Port	Played as the plus-one in defence and took five intercept marks.	5
4	Geel	Steady performance highlighted by four rebound 50s and precise ball use.	6
5	Coll	Can’t question work ethic and toiled hard in defence.	4
6		Soreness.
7	Syd	Did some good things in the forward half, but was wasteful in front of goal with three behinds.	4
8	NM	Close to side’s best. Had Thomas covered all match and rebounded strongly when able.	7
9	StK	Worked tirelessly at both ends. A goal-square mark produced his first goal since 2013.	7
10	Rich	Played forward in first half without success then looked sharper when returned to defence.	4
11	Frem	Being a small forward wasn’t easy with the amount of footy coming in.	4
12		Knee.
13		Knee.
14		Knee.
15		Knee.
16		Knee.
17		Knee.
18		Knee.
19		Knee.
20		Knee.
21		Knee.
22		Knee.
23		Knee.

2015 Season

1	Syd	OK deep in defence.	5
2	Haw	Had the job on Breust and kept him relatively quiet.	6
3	Carl	Did his bit in the back half. Doesn’t get credit but keeps bobbing up.	6
4	Coll	Had Elliott at times and won a lot of the footy. Among the best.	7
5	StK	Had some testing times against Billings.	4
6	Frem	Did a good job on Ballantyne. Kept him in check.	6
7	NM	Only four touches after half time and couldn’t get hands to the ball.	4
8	Bris	Found Green a handful early but then settled down to effective game.	5
9	Rich	Battled manfully and was hard and tough at the contest.	6
10	Geel	Had Motlop at times and ball just came down to fast to do the job.	4
11	WCE	Put his body on the line and won plenty of the ball in defence.	5
13	Haw	Good defensively at times and that was his main task. Not much offensively.	5
14	StK	Weller matched up on him. Under attack all day.	3
15	Melb	Had the better of Garlett in an engrossing battle. Big game.	7
16	NM	Did a decent job on Higgins and provided good support to other defenders.	7
17	Port	Kept Wingard under wraps early but then the Port star lifted.	5
18	WB	Battled hard but swamped as the Dogs pounded the ball forward.	6
19	GWS	Arguably Essendon's best down back. Rebounded well and never gave in.	7
20	Adel	Had task on Betts and despite conceding five goals was not the worst.	4
21	GCS	Solid across half back, and rebound was good.	5
22	Rich	Worked hard to defend the back end. Five rebound 50s, seven tackles.	6
23	Coll	Took Elliott and did a fine job restricting his influence close to goal.	6

2014 Season

1	NM	Steady as ever in the backline.	5
2	Haw	Took Bruest and had him covered for the most part in a solid display.	7
3	Carl	Had it on a string down back and barely made a mistake.	7
4	Frem	Gave Ballantyne too much freedom at times. Won ball well himself though.	5
5	StK	Picked up Templeton initially and worked hard in a defence under the pump.	6
6	Coll	Steadily went about amassing 11 contested possessions. Defended stoutly.	7
7	WB	Put his body on the line late in a big contest. Good for most of the game.	6
8	Bris	Hard worker down back.	5
9	Syd	Gave decent drive from the back half but wasn’t able to stem Swans tide.	5
11	Rich	Did what was required in defence and was solid with ball in hand.	5
12	GWS	Kept busy down back all night but stood firm.	6
13	Melb	Struggled to contain Kent and made some costly late errors.	4
14	Adel	Played on Betts. The Crow kicked three goals and gave several away.	4
15		Back.
16	Port	Great tackle on Monfries in the final minutes went unrewarded.	4
17	Coll	Gritty worker down back and spent unexpectedly large time on Swan.	5
18	WB	Ran with Dahlhaus who got away at times but he stuck to the task pretty well.	5
19	Syd	Delivered the ball well running off half back.	6
20	Rich	Steady defensively on variety of opponents and worked in patches offensively.	5
21	WCE	Did some crucial things down back.	6
22	GCS	Steady without starring down back. Role player who didn’t make a mistake.	6
23	Carl	Played usual lockdown role with good effect. Also provided good rebound.	6
EF	NM	Started on Thomas and kept a tight clamp, but Roo bagged three goals.	6
SF		-
PF		-
GF		-

2013 Season

1	Adel	Low key in defence, but battled along	5
2	Melb	Laid six tackles and defended strongly when required.	6
3		Ankle.
4	StK	Did a good job on Milne and limited his opportunities.	6
5	Coll	Shaky at times early but settled down and contributed well in defence.	5
6	GWS	Had it 23 times playing in a back pocket. Kicked the last goal of the game.	6
7	Geel	Struggled to influence the flow of the game from defence.	4
8	Bris	Plodded away in defence without standing out. Not a lot of run.	4
9	Rich	Not big numbers but did a good lockdown role on Richmond’s small forwards.	5
10	Syd	Matched on McGlynn and stuck to his task.	4
11	Carl	Stood firm in first half down back when under siege.	7
12	GCS	Had his hands full with Brown at times but stuck to the task fairly well.	5
14	WCE	Calm type in defence. Started on Schofield and ended up on Le Cras.	5
15	Port	Kept Neade very quiet and played his part without being a standout.	5
16	WB	Steady in what he did down back but not much going other way.	5
17	GWS	The mature-age defender put in another solid display in his highly consistent season.	5
18	Haw	Had Breust (two goals) in good battle. Certainly not disgraced.	6
19	Coll	Had task on Elliott (three goals). Stuck to his guns on a tough day.	5
20	WCE	Troubled by LeCras early but settled into his work until the Eagle caught fire late.	6
21	NM	Matched on dangerous Thomas and kept close.	5
22	Carl	Kept Betts in check and provided some great run from defence.	7
23	Rich	Worked hard in a defensive role on King and although the Tiger kicked two, did OK.	5
QF
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

1	VFL	Solid showing against his old side. Composed effort.	-
2	VFL	Solid game in the back half. Mopped up well.	-
3	VFL	Slow start but had a good final term across half back.	-
5	VFL	Mopped up across half back and through the middle. Fair.	-
6	VFL	Strong game in defence for Bendigo.	-
8	VFL	Mopped up well across half back.	-
10	VFL	Another solid game across half back.	-
11	VFL	Again among the best. Knocking the door down.	-
13	VFL	Another sterling display in the back half.	-
15	VFL	Not his best showing but still contributed.	-
16	Port	Mature age rookie playing his first senior AFL game and didn’t disappoint.	7
17	Geel	Battled away. Appears to have no left foot.	3
18	Haw	Handy defender in first half and had a reasonable night.	5
19	Adel	Mature age rookie taking the most of his opportunities with so many injuries.	4
20	NM	Made to run in role on Garlett	4
21	VFL	Did well in the defensive half again.	-
22	Rich	Defender wasn’t the worst in first half. Battled on.	5
23	Coll	Picked up Krakouer early. Didn’t win a heap of it but did his job.	5