Ben REID

2017 Digest:   Absence felt in first pre-season game. So important for the Pies his body stands up. PCL surgery restricted his pre-season.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1	WB	Took Cloke at outset to try to stop him getting his tail up early. Seven marks but no great influence.	4
2	Rich	Controlled the air at centre half back. Tiger forwards were reduced to taking improbable flies to counter he and Howe.	7
3	Syd	Great duel with his brother in defence and took the points comfortably for much of the night. 10 marks.	8
4	StK	Held the defence together with 11 marks and some accomplished kicking to position.	7
5	Ess	Coolness at centre half back again important. Thrown forward late without impact.	6
6		Rested.
7	Carl	Gave Casboult a caning in general play with exemplary positioning at centre half back. 12 marks, 20 kicks a good day out.	8
8	GWS	Started forward to take pressure off Moore. Just one goal but always looked a threat.	5
9		Quad
10		Quad.
11		Quad.
12		Quad.
13		Quad.
14	Port	Key defender struggled at tad and was moved forward in second half in an attempt to give a lift. One goal.	5
15	VFL	Too good for the VFL. Nine marks, 20 possessions and a goal. Expect a quick return.	–
16	Ess	Played forward and tried his backside off in first half then effort petered out as the Bombers took control; 11 disposals, one goal.	4
17	GCS	Used in attack throughout and presented well. Booted three goals and took five marks.	6
18	WCE	Looks a presence up forward. Made Barrass accountable more than once.	6
19	Adel	Two goals as a permanent forward, great battle with Daniel Talia.	6
20	NM	Seemed to be Magpies’ most potent forward early but after a blood rule, he just went.	5
21	Port	Kept the Magpies in the game with four goals and provided a contest up forward usually while double teamed.	8
22	Geel	Couldn’t get away from Lonergan and ended with one behind from four effective disposals.	1
23		Soreness.

2016 Season

1		Played in VFL trial against Coburg.
2	Rich	First half was superb for a player coming off an injury interrupted pre-season. Huge positive.	6
3	StK	Looked best of the defenders despite finding Riewoldt tough to run with early. Provided a positive.	6
4	Melb	Played loose at half back and did it well but a knee injury hampered him after quarter time.	5
5	Ess	Floated around in defence and was steady. Rarely out under any real pressure.	5
6	WCE	Got through without injury and was consistent.	5
7	Carl	Had Jones among others. Took 12 marks but injured shoulder in third term. Came back but sore.	6
8		Shoulder.
9	Geel	Defensively solid and had Kersten’s measure when Cats came hard late.	6
10	WB	Matched with Stringer right at the start and good all the way through.	7
11	Port	Intercepted well at times and helped keep the margin from being even greater.	6
12	Melb	Battled away until limped from field with knee injury late in second term. Came back but struggled.	4
13		Knee.
14	Frem	Very good on Taberner and won ball in his own right. Important in defence.	8
15	Carl	Impressive again. All-Australian honours looming? Read the play beautifully.	8
16	GWS	Solid without dominating in defence; combines well with Howe.	6
17	Adel	Played higher up the ground on Lynch and won his own footy across half back.	6
18	NM	On Petrie and had his share of the ball although North man was influential.	5
19	WCE	Sore ribs in second term but came back on and strong in the air with seven marks.	6
20	Rich	Injured knee early and looked severely hampered despite playing on.	4
21		Knee.
22		Knee.
23		Knee.

2015 Season

1		Calf.
2		Calf.
3	VFL	Managed through the game but pulled up sore and has nicked a quad. Again.	–
4		Quad.
5		Quad.
6		Quad.
7		Quad.
8		Quad.
9	VFL	Very good in first three quarters before being rested.	–
10	VFL	Nearing a return following a good three-quarter outing.	–
11	VFL	Got another game under his belt. Nearing a return.	–
12	VFL	Bye.	–
13	VFL	Controlled the back half for three quarters then put on ice.	–
14		Calf.
15		Calf.
16		Calf.
17	VFL	Kicked three goals. One of the differences between the teams.	–
18	VFL	Kicked a goal in the final term but wasn’t really his day.	–
19	Carl	Big return with four goals and some strong marks in attack. Big tick.	7
20	Syd	Looked OK in first half but subbed off in third term for management .	4
21	Rich	Horrible. Didn’t touch it up forward and Vickery kicked goals on him late.	2
22	Geel	Beat Walker and then had Vardy. Did what was asked as a key defender.	5
23	Ess	Marked the ball well and read its flight forward and back pretty well.	6

2014 Season

1		Calf.
2		Calf.
3		Calf.
4		Calf.
5		Calf.
6		Calf.
7		Calf.
8		Calf.
9		Quad.
10		Quad.
11		Calf.
12	VFL	Kicked two goals in limited game time on return.	–
13		Quad.
14		Quad.
15		Quad.
16	VFL	Corked calf before half time and was iced up.	–
17	VFL	Kicked two goals before being rested in the final term.	–
18	Adel	Looked like a player who had missed four years not four months. Two marks.	2
19	Port	Rusty up forward and subbed out at three-quarter time. One mark.	1
20	WCE	One goal from limited opportunities. Better than previous week a positive.	4
21	Bris	Pulled hamstring in opening five minutes and night was over without a touch.	0
22		Hamstring.
23		Hamstring.
QF		–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

1	NM	Hansen matched up on him at the start. On end of bad head clash with Thomas.	4
2	Carl	Kept the defence together in the first half. Too good for his Blues opponents.	7
3	Haw	Knee injury in second but returned. Battled away but defence was under siege.	4
4	Rich	Took Riewoldt and apart from the odd occasion had him covered in key win.	7
5	Ess	Had Gumbleton in great battle. Covered him well given the scoreboard.	6
6	StK	Spent time on Riewoldt and it was a tough night. Did better than Brown though.	6
7	Frem	Tracked Mayne and took a stack of marks but kicking was unusually iffy.	6
8	Geel	Looked shaky at times when pitted one-out on Hawkins (four goals).	4
9	Syd	Matched on brother, who dragged him out of the backline, but did OK.	6
10	Bris	Shifted forward in absence of Cloke and finished with three goals. Nice outing.	5
11	Melb	Had Watts covered pretty comfortably. Then again that wouldn’t be hard.	5
12	WB	Markovic lined up on him. Subbed off late in third term.	4
14		Thigh.
15	Carl	Once Waite went off he went forward to kick four goals in a key move.	7
16	Adel	Conceded goals in first term which forced move to attack where he kicked two.	5
17	GCS	Swung forward late after being solid in defence.	6
18	GWS	Used forward again despite Cameron running riot. Two goals a reasonable return.	6
19	Ess	Two goals in the third term critical in quelling uprising. Ended with three.	6
20	Syd	Enjoyed a solid duel with Rampe, kicking two goals and managing four inside 50s.	5
21	Haw	Stayed up forward despite Hawks height in attack. Presented well, but went goalless.	4
22	WCE	Three early goals helped side off to a flyer and ended with four.	7
23	NM	Used forward and made most of it to kick five goals in a fine effort.	7
EF	Port	Only two marks playing second fiddle to Cloke. Ball rarely came his way.	2
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

1	Haw	Had Franklin and despite having five kicked on him he did OK.	5
2	Rich	Matched physical strength with Riewoldt and blanketed him.	8
3	Carl	Subbed out in first quarter after quad strain.	1
6	WB	Used as a forward for three quarters and worked hard. Even effort.	5
7	Bris	Held Merrett. Did some nice things at half back.	7
8	Geel	Got on top of Hawkins then injured quad yet again and off during final term.	6
13	WCE	Defended well aerially but Pies needed his kicking better to penetrate zone.	5
14	Frem	Split duties on Clarke/Pavlich and the latter got him a few times late.	4
15	Carl	Had to play on Walker in parts with no other match-up. Just going.	4
16	Geel	Took first-gamer Walker rather than Hawkins. OK.	6
17	Haw	Roughead kicked three on him but he stuck to the task OK.	5
18	GWS	With 13 marks had a polished afternoon in defence.	7
19	StK	Did a fine job quelling Riewoldt for most of the night.	6
20	Syd	Has been in good form of late and carried that to Olympic Park.	8
21	NM	Kept plugging away. Wrong-footed by a couple of bad bounces.	6
22	WCE	Did a good job on Kennedy. Held him well.	7
23	Ess	Lined up on Hurley at start and neither featured early.	4
QF	Haw	Marked well and did OK.	7
SF	WCE	Probably his side’s best. Controlled Kennedy and the defence from key post.	8
PF	Syd	Had Goodees among others including his brother.	5