Ben JACOBS

2017 Digest:   Horror run with injury continues after broke foot and required surgery. Will miss at least the first four weeks of the season.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1		Foot.
2		Foot.
3		Foot.
4		Foot.
5		Foot.
6		Foot.
7		Foot.
8	VFL	Made return from injury in development league and was good for the Bees.	–
9	VFL	First game back in the VFL seniors and had it on a string. 43 possessions and 10 clearances.	–
10		Bye.
11		Foot.
12		Foot.
13		Foot.
14		Foot.
15		Foot.
16		Foot.
17		Foot.
18		Foot.
19		Foot.
20		Foot.
21		Foot.
22		Foot.
23		Foot.

2016 Season

1		Senior emergency.
2	Bris	Tagged Rich out of the contest. Great sacrificial game.	8
3	Melb	Had no interest in getting ball, only in attaching himself to N.Jones’ back. Did a decent job.	6
4	Frem	Tried to latch onto Fyfe but had little success curtailing his influence. Kicking at times poor.	4
5	GCS	Rotated through various opponents and was OK.	4
6	WB	Started on playmaker Hunter and was also able to create play in his own right.	6
7	StK	Crucial role in negating Saints playmaker Jack Steven.	7
8	Ess	Tagged Zaharakis out of the game in another fine performance for the team.	8
9		Foot.
10		Foot.
11		Foot.
12		Foot.
13		Foot.
14		Foot.
15		Foot.
16		Foot.
17		Foot.
18		Foot.
19		Foot.
20		Foot.
21	VFL	Returned from injury and was handy in midfield before going forward late.	–
22		Didn’t play for Werribee.
23		Didn’t play for Werribee.
EF		Foot.

2015 Season

1	Adel	Brought into the side as a tactical switch for Ben Brown.	3
2		–
3	Port	Sub. On early for Ziebell and won a lot of ball at half back. His best game in ages.	7
4	Geel	Rebounded well and ran hard to create off half back. Might have found his spot.	7
5	Haw	Used in defence and was OK but made a few errors.	5
6	Rich	Form continues to hold up. Rebounded well and used the footy to advantage.	7
7	Ess	Great first half then faded in second half but form still best of career.	6
8	Frem	A ball winner who didn’t turn it over. That made him stand out.	6
9	VFL	Responded well with 32 possessions to be Roosters’ best.	–
10	WCE	Sub. Given his chance in third term but didn’t set world alight.	1
11	Syd	Tagged Hannebery and did a reasonable job. Provided very little himself.	4
12	GWS	Fine effort in negating Shiel (11 possessions). May have found his role.	7
14	GCS	Given the daunting task of shadowing Ablett and found the going tough.	3
15	Geel	Ran with Selwood but found his uncompromising style tough to match.	4
16	Ess	Tagged Heppell and did a good job holding him to 16 touches.	7
17	Bris	No real impact in defensive midfield role.	4
18	Carl	Tracked Murphy and stuck to task although the Blue worked diligently.	6
19	Melb	Tagged N Jones and did that superbly well. Match-up crucial in the win.	7
20	StK	Torched early by Steven but better in second half.	5
21	Frem	Fyfe’s tagger when on ball. Capable game. Ran and carried well in final term.	6
22	WB	Bontempelli was his toughest assignment so far and couldn’t contain him.	4
23	Rich	Given key role on Martin and held him early, but it didn’t last.	5
EF	Rich	Crook all week but superb job on Cotchin limiting him to career-low numbers.	8
SF	Syd	Limited Hannebery’s effectiveness with close checking.	7
PF	WCE	Went to Shuey and did super job for much of night. Didn’t get a lot of own ball.	8

2014 Season

1	PM	Had it on a string for North Ballarat. 42 touches.	–
2	VFL	Slow start but had a big influence in the final term.	–
3	Port	Subbed on in third term and did not put a foot wrong, also had an assist.	6
4	Syd	Used as the sub, he had little influence.	3
5	Coll	Sub. On for short stint early then returned later. Showed up some teammates	2
6	VFL	Bounced back well after a few poor showings with 33 touches.	–
7	VFL	Continued his fine form at VFL level with 32 touches.	–
8	VFL	Bye.	–
9		Ill.
10	VFL	Huge numbers in win. 42 disposals, 14 clearances, four goals.	–
11	VFL	Bye.	–
12	VFL	Huge outing with 39 disposals, 16 clearances and a goal.	–
13	VFL	Injured ankle before half time.	–
14		Ankle.
15	Bris	Solid effort considering he was the sub.	5
16	Haw	Good job on dangerous Smith in first half was vital to win.	6
17	StK	Solid game and did his bit.	5
18	Carl	Given important role on Menzel and did well. Worked solidly.	6
19	Geel	Threw himself into the contest and among the better North players.	7
20	GWS	Got the better of Hoskin-Elliott in the end and did some nice things.	6
21	WB	Matched on Hunter and had his share in first half.	5
22	Adel	Couldn’t subdue Lyons who bagged three goals.	3
23	Melb	11 touches and didn’t grab opportunity by scruff of the neck.	4
EF	Ess	Subbed out of the game after a quiet performance. Only six kicks.	3
SF		–
PF	Syd	Not sure he’s up to it. Struggled to get involved and had zero impact.	2
GF		–

2013 Season

1	Coll	First game for new club wasn’t especially notable.	6
2	Geel	Sub. Did OK in limited game time but Cats right on top when he came on.	2
3	VFL	Good effort after being demoted to the VFL.	–
4	VFL	Huge with 41 possessions, including 23 contested.	–
5	VFL	Injured early and taken off as a precaution.	–
6	VFL	Influential with 31 possessions in the Roosters midfield.	–
7	VFL	Bye.	–
8	VFL	Used as a tagger early before being released. 21 touches.	–
9	VFL	Did well as in inside midfielder. Won his fair share of ball.	–
10	VFL	Started well but influence waned as the game wore on.	–
11	VFL	Bye.	–
12	VFL	Huge game with 23 touches, nine clearances and 10 tackles.	–
13		Senior emergency.
14	VFL	Had the task on Adam Cockie and did a good job around the stoppages.	–
15		Had 21 possessions, but just the one clearance for the Roosters.
16	VFL	Bye.	–
17	VFL	Solid contribution with 26 disposals and six clearances.	–
18	VFL	Solid effort with 23 possessions in Roosters win.	–
19	Geel	Massive first half (15 disp and a goal) then faded and subbed out.	6
20	Adel	Didn’t get a sniff early but worked his way into game in a small way.	3
21	Ess	Good first quarter and had solid night.	5
22	Haw	A goal early in second as Kangaroos out-paced Hawks.	3
23	Coll	Sub. Only time for the three effective disposals and one inside-50.	1
QF
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

Played for : Port Adelaide

1	StK	Getting better with each game and tidying up his disposal efficiency.	5
2	Ess	Did some good things but needs more poise. Turned it over too much.	3
3	Syd	Got caught out a few times by the pace of Lewis Jetta.	5
4	Coll	Kept Fasolo to four first half touches in good effort. Has areas to improve.	5
5	Adel	Three inside 50s from 15 possessions.	5
6	Rich	One of his best games for the club since his debut last season.	7
7	Frem	Didn’t hurt Freo with his possessions.	5
8	NM	Getting more and more comfortable with each game he plays.	6
9	GCS	Nice game, used ball well for the most part but still can improve his disposal.	6
10	Carl	Continuing with the form associated with a first round draft pick.	6
11	Haw	OK across half back and linked up well with teammates.	5
12	WB	Defensive on Murphy but that task was beyond him. Gave little offensively.	4
14	Geel	Didn’t hit the target enough to do any damage and played stop-start footy.	4
15	Adel	Came on as the sub for Chad Wingard and did OK in a short space of time.	3
16	SANFL	Just the 10 possessions across half back for the Magpies.	–
17	SANFL	Best on ground for Port with 29 touches and a goal.	–
18	SANFL	17 possessions across half back for the Magpies.	–