Cameron GUTHRIE

2017 Digest:   Thrown challenge to step up and join Selwood/Dangerfield in elite category. Injured calf in JLT1 but likely to make Round 1.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1		Hamstring.
2		Calf.
3	Melb	Looked like a player who had missed some footy and wasn’t ever a factor. Two kicks for the afternoon.	2
4	Haw	Deployed in defence predominantly to mark Rioli and was superb. Beat him and won the ball to be among Cats’ best.	8
5	StK	Quiet start then got going in the back half to generate some run. What he did he did with authority.	7
6	Coll	Plugged away rotating half/back midfield but in the end his effort didn’t amount to a whole lot.	5
7	GCS	Struggled. Got caught a bit and disposal was off at times. Never was a concern to the Suns.	5
8	Ess	Struggling. Won a bit of the ball but didn’t hurt the Bombers with any run and carry. Laid one tackle and two inside-50s.	5
9		Ill.
10	Port	Used across half back and steady without starring. Hit target with 15 of his 17 disposals. Building each week.	6
11	Adel	Spent time on Betts and was helped by fact midfield kept the pressure on all night. Hit target with 17 of 20 touches.	6
12		Bye.
13	WCE	One kick in the first half just not enough from key playmaker. Did lift after halftime but overall a disappointing night.	4
14	Frem	Struggled across half back then thrown into midfield and looked marginally better. Only eight effective disposals.	4
15	GWS	Struggled at times with his disposal but did enough to suggest return to form not far away; 21 disposals.	6
16	Bris	Even though the game was largely played in Geelong’s half, only managed one goal and 11 disposals. Not his best game.	5
17	Haw	Quiet one with one inside-50 and 13 effective disposals and three tackles. Still a little off in terms of impact.	4
18	Adel	Not sure what is going on but his season if fizzing, and fizzing fast. Could not get anything going at all.	2
19	Carl	Played forward again but still well short of his best. Mustered four kicks but okay defensively on Blues’ half-backs.	2
20	Syd	Rotated midfield/forward but again struggled. Nice snap goal in third term but is still struggling to impact games.	3
21	Rich	Found some form in a midfield role, and booted a class goal in the second term. Found it 25 times and used it well.	7
22	Coll	Spent time on Treloar and did a reasonable job doing that; 22 disposals, five clearances and eight tackles.	6
23	GWS	Horrible first half (four kicks) but got better after main break to end with 20 disposals.	5
QF	Rich	Struggling until calf injury ended his night early in third term; three kicks.	2
SF		Calf.
PF		Calf.

2016 Season

1	Haw	Great job restricting Rioli to eight kicks and no score.	8
2	GWS	Started half back then went into midfield and tried hard. Four inside-50s but missed a key goal.	6
3	Bris	Got a bit of ball and helped keep the pressure on but didn’t exert a huge influence.	6
4	Ess	Used ball well when he got it but didn’t get a huge amount of it.	5
5	Port	Helped turn momentum of game with some polished work. Used the ball to advantage.	7
6	GCS	Spent time on Ablett and across half back. Ball use, power and creativity first class.	8
7	WCE	Went to LeCras at times and did that job brilliantly. Five clearances and two goals.	7
8	Adel	Huge. Led Cats in a number of key areas including clearances. Laid 10 tackles.	9
9	Coll	Failed to fire like he did previous week. Only two clearances and three inside-50s.	4
10	Carl	Cats’ best. Each time went near the ball he attacked game and opposition.	8
11	GWS	After quiet start he got going with a monster second term. Ended with seven clearances and two goals.	8
12	NM	Quiet one after big month. Just six kicks, one clearance and no inside-50s.	4
13		Ill.
14	StK	Of his 25 touches only six were kicks. One inside-50, one tackle and three marks.	4
16	Syd	Hard to believe he is the same player as earlier in year. Seven kicks for the night.	3
17	Frem	Continues to want to handball all the time – eight kicks. Always under pressure.	5
18	Adel	Four effective disposals in opening half but like many got better. Seven tackles.	6
19	WB	Struggled. Eight effective disposals and just two inside-50s.	3
20	Ess	Got back to form with some burst way from the contest. One goal, seven marks.	8
21	Rich	Used across half-back. Used ball well but impact not enormous.	6
22	Bris	Won enough footy on the outside to have an impact. One skill error cost a goal.	6
23	Melb	Rekindled his best with a powerful midfield effort. Set teammates up all day.	7
QF	Haw	Good job on Rioli in first half then went into midfield and a key after half time.	8
PF	Syd	Loose early and it was costly. Looked flustered, panicked and out of sorts.	3

2015 Season

1	Haw	Copped heavy hit from Hodge in opening minute and never really a factor.	5
2	Frem	Went Fyfe but monstered by him. Looked shaky when asked to defend.	4
3	GCS	Lifted after a horrid first half. Laid seven tackles and had seven clearances.	6
4	NM	Floated in and out. Forced to play down back at times. Only one clearance.	5
5	Rich	Still battling to find the footy enough to impact but used it well when he got it.	5
6	Coll	Short of his best but played a minor role through the midfield.	5
7	Syd	Used mainly across half back and battled away manfully. Overwhelmed late.	5
8	Carl	Relished space to grab six clearances, five inside-50s and a goal.	7
9	WCE	Got involved around stoppages. Tried hard to provide a presence.	6
10	Ess	One of few Cats to have a quiet one. No clearances and three inside-50s.	3
11	Port	Went to Gray at one point to stop him. Key player in third term with his burst.	7
12	Melb	One nice snap goal and five clearances but not hugely influential.	5
15	NM	Plenty of touches but just one inside-50 tells a story.	5
16	WB	Six clearances a highlight of a steady performance through the midfield.	6
17	GWS	Even effort in the middle. Not outstanding but played a team role.	6
18	Bris	Won 12 CPs and his power from contests was apparent.	8
19	Syd	Tackling a feature. Led team with 11 and won 14 contested possessions.	7
20	Haw	Three goals and a mountain of possessions. Career took a step forward.	8
21	StK	Among Cats’ best again. Darting runs a highlight – 13 CPs, five inside-50s.	8
22	Coll	Three kicks first half. Better second half but decision-making was way off.	3
23	Adel	Finished year in style with quality ball use and hard work around ground.	8

2014 Season

1	Adel	Tracked Dangerfield and kept him to eight kicks. Disciplined effort.	7
2	Bris	Thrown task on Rich early but he got away. Returned to defence in second half.	4
3	Coll	Managed to keep Pendlebury under effective control.	6
4	WCE	Relished chance to play a more freewheeling midfield role. Polished display.	8
5	Haw	Shadowed Mitchell and found it tough. Kept his clearances/inside-50s down	5
6	Port	Struggled to get into game in midfield then pushed in defence.	5
7	Rich	Shadowed Cotchin and did OK but the skipper got away do be dangerous.	5
9	Frem	Shadowed Mundy but demolished in first half. Much better in second.	6
10	NM	Looked great through middle. Ball use first class and 10 cont possessions.	7
11	Syd	50th game not one to remember. Only five kicks.	4
12	Carl	Great job on Murphy first half then Blue got on top. Six clearances.	6
13	StK	Ran with Stevens for three quarters then released late. Not a massive day.	5
14	GCS	Tagged Ablett and did it OK first half then got swamped after half time.	4
15	Ess	Great job on Goddard early then tag released. Two errors cost goals.	5
16	WB	Shadowed Griffen for a lot of day and on top until half time.	6
17	Melb	Tagged Tyson/Jones at times. Did OK then subbed off in third term.	4
18	GWS	One of Cats’ better players, particularly in the first half. Workrate first class.	7
19	NM	Did some tough stuff around ball and provided a solid midfield presence.	6
20	Frem	Shadowed Fyfe in first, second and last quarters but found the going tough.	5
21	Carl	Shadowed Murphy who got away enough. Not damaging himself.	4
22	Haw	Ran with Lewis and great in opening half. Never stopped working.	7
23	Bris	Not influential at all. Only managed four kicks for the entire night.	2
QF	Haw	Did well on Lewis and won plenty of ball. One bad mistake but did well.	7
SF	NM	Struggled defensively and offensively.	3
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

1		Calf.
2	VFL	Bye.	–
3	VFL	Slow start but got better as the game went on. Solid.	–
4	VFL	Provided plenty of class in the back half.	–
5	WB	Stringer troubled him at times but kept sticking to task.	4
6	Rich	Went to King after he’d kicked two goals and battled hard.	4
7	Ess	Held Winderlich well when opposed to him and was handy as a defender.	5
8	Coll	Went to Krakouer at times. Still has a way to go but kept battling.	4
9	Port	Stout across half back although Wingard got away on him at times.	5
10	GCS	Struggled a tad down back then thrown to Ablett in second. Two last-term goals.	4
11	GWS	Couldn’t get into game at all from the back half. Pushed up ground later.	3
13	Bris	Drifted forward for one goal but struggled down back. Faded badly late.	3
14	Frem	Part of the defensive rotation that completely shut out Mayne. Played a role.	6
15	Haw	Kept Breust to a goal in a fine defensive performance.	6
16	Melb	Sub. On late third term but conditions made it tough to have big impact.	1
17	Adel	Had job on Porplyzia and did that really well all match.	7
18	StK	Shut Milne out completely and attacked when he could. Steadily improving.	7
19	NM	Spent time on Thomas and stout on him. Provided some rebound at times.	6
20	Port	Among the best again. Some of his one-on-one work was outstanding.	8
21	WCE	Had Hill at times and stopped him brilliantly. Pushed up the ground late.	6
22	Syd	Rebounded superbly and hit the target with everyone of his 20 disposals.	7
23	VFL	Quiet night on a wing/half back.	–
QF	Frem	Among best on Walters/Ballantyne. Super one-on-one when last line defender.	7
SF	Port	Took Monfries and kept him pretty well under wraps all day. Solid day.	6
PF	Haw	Had Rioli covered and kicked a great running goal in the third term. Star in the making.	7
GF

2012 Season

1	Frem	Started a little shakily but got better as the game went on. Looks a player.	5
2	Haw	Attacked the footy with vigour and what he did he did it well.	4
3	NM	Found the going tough across half back and rarely sighted.	3
4	Rich	Showed poise and balance beyond his years while nullifying Nahas.	6
5	Bris	Did some nice things in close and played his part without starring.	4
6	Melb	Very limited game time after being subbed on in final term.	1
7	Adel	Might be due for a spell. Made a few mistakes but can’t blame him.	2
8	Coll	Started well but made a couple of costly skill errors out of the back half.	3
9	WB	Not a lot of rebound about his game playing on a variety of opponents.	2
10	GWS	Another who played better after main break but still struggling a little.	4
11	Carl	Quiet on the stats sheet but played a role. Good one-on-one on occasions.	4
13	VFL	Mopped up across half back and was cool under pressure.	–
14	Port	Best effort for a month. Didn’t make any glaring errors.	5
15	GCS	Subbed on late third term but impacted very limited.	1
16	Coll	One of the positives. Played well and had impact when thrown forward.	6
17	Ess	Subbed on late in third term and scurried around for seven disposals.	1
18	Adel	Stats not huge but played his role and didn’t make any mistakes.	5
19	VFL	OK across half back restricting Roosters forward thrusts.	–
20	WCE	Couple of nice things from half back but didn’t put four quarters together.	4
21	VFL	Composed effort across half back and through middle.	–
22	WB	Ok in role across half back. Won some contested footy which was a highlight.	6
23	VFL	Composed effort as usual. Didn’t waste a ball.	–
EF	VFL	Solid and composed as always.	–