Easton WOOD

2017 Digest:   Premiership skipper was a late withdrawal from the JLT opener against Melbourne, but returned for Lions clash. Ticking over.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1	Coll	Eight marks at half back but not a whole lot to do.	5
2	Syd	Quiet start then started to get involved. Certainly not his best game but offered enough to the cause.	5
3	Frem	Solid in defence without standing out.	5
4	NM	Veteran defender was quiet. Hit target with all nine disposals but well below his rebounding best.	3
5	Bris	Hardly sighted in first half (four disposals). Did lift to some degree but is still well below his very best. Ended with 14 touches.	4
6	GWS	Still yet to rekindle his very best. Defensively cost team a goal when encroached on mark in final term. Only 11 possessions.	4
7	Rich	Read the ball beautifully down back and was stout in the end.	5
8	WCE	Took two contested marks and worked well in defence. Also kicked one goal.	7
9	Geel	Defended pretty well on Menzel and worked to run off and provide some rebound with 20 disposals.	6
10	StK	Usual solid and steady job in the back half against variety of forwards.	6
11		Bye.
12	Syd	Tried to provide cover on Reid and Franklin, but found wanting at times. Bobbed up with third term goal.	4
13	Melb	Seems to be going thorough the motions a tad. Never really a factor playing across half back; 12 effective disposals.	4
14	NM	Snagged rare goal in first term but spent most of the night defending grimly. Battled away and did some handy things.	6
15	WCE	Battled away in defence for eight marks and 21 disposals, but not his most influential game.	6
16	Adel	The one Bulldogs defender you can rely on to make a stand and play strong in defence was unusually quiet.	4
17		Suspended.
18	GCS	Did dome good work back, then also used in attack at stages. Looks more comfortable behind the ball.	5
19	Ess	Really struggling. Beaten Stewart early then got caught out of position in defence. Confidence is way down.	2
20	Bris	Took little part after sustaining serious hamstring early in the first quarter.	1
21		Hamstring.
22		Hamstring.
23		Hamstring.

2016 Season

1	Frem	Looked to have damaged shoulder but was OK and took one of the marks of the year. Good again.	7
2	StK	Didn’t take as many intercepts as he has before, but was steady defensively.	6
3		Hamstring.
4		Hamstring.
5	Bris	Didn’t get many opportunities to intercept mark due to Brisbane’s lack of ball movement.	5
6	NM	Acting skipper was solid if unspectacular.	5
7	Adel	Ran hard off half back and intercepted well at times. Used ball with great precision.	7
8	Melb	Took a nice mark but trailed Watts around for much of the game and couldn’t intercept.	4
9	GWS	Started on Johnson, then moved to Cameron in the second term and was more than respectable.	5
10	Coll	Marked everything early to continually cut off Magpie attacks. Booming goal late.	7
11		Hamstring.
12		Hamstring.
13		Hamstring.
14		Hamstring.
15	Syd	Dependable in defence with good judgment.	5
16	Rich	Patrolled back half with aplomb and was brilliant in one-on-ones.	7
17	GCS	Made it look easy in defence. Eight of his nine marks were intercepts.	8
18	StK	On Membrey at start and was resolute in defence.	6
19	Geel	Menzel and others restricted his offensive output. Six effective disposals.	3
20	NM	Captain was solid down back and played his part.	6
21	Coll	No impact in air in first half, but slightly better later on.	5
22	Ess	Major concern for Bulldogs after landing badly on ankle in third term.	5
23		Ankle.
EF	WCE	Hobbled early after returning from injury but soldiered on and handy in back half.	5
SF	Haw	Kicked opening goal – a steadier – but not a big game from the acting skipper.	4
PF	GWS	Right back to his absolute best intercepting and reading play down back.	7
GF	Syd	Captain showed the way with courage and intercept marking in defence.	7

2015 Season

1	WCE	Swept across half back but certainly not a huge factor in the victory.	4
2	Rich	Provided some run and rebound at half back and kicked sealing goal.	6
3		Hamstring.
4	Adel	Picked up midfielders resting in attack and handled them well.	6
5	Syd	Kicked winning goal with a mid-air Pele sort of arrangement.	6
6	StK	Strong start to game but lost footing at crucial time to allow Billings in for sealer.	6
7	Frem	Mayne got a bit of space in 1st term but then provided great defensive cover.	7
8	Melb	Battled hard down back and tried to provide some run and rebound.	6
9	GWS	Terrific game. Had a disruptive influence on GWS attack as defender.	8
10	Port	Great game in defence, his intercept marking is elite.	7
12	Bris	Went to Green in third term. Solid without being exceptional.	5
13	StK	Perfect intercept game in defence and continually cut off Saint thrusts.	9
14	Carl	Continued fine season in defence by constantly chopping off Carlton attacks.	7
15	GCS	Not his best game, but did his bit after a quiet start.	6
16	Geel	Cats were able to nullify his influence from defence. Only 10 effective disposals.	4
17	Coll	Not as influential as he has been in defence. Pies bypassed him well.	5
18	Ess	Took mark of day and provided a steady presence for the entire contest.	7
19	Port	Not huge numbers, but provided run and cut off many forward entries.	7
20	Melb	Helped out young key defenders in the air but was wayward at times with ball.	7
21	WCE	Not given the space to intercept mark this week.	5
22	NM	In first half dragged away from play so he could be limited. Better later.	5
23	Bris	Among the Dogs’ better performers.	6
EF	Adel	Did a fair job down back to end an impressive season.	5

2014 Season

1	WCE	Took Darling who was too big and too strong for him.	4
2	NM	Put body on line at every opportunity. Worked well with likes of Morris.	6
3	Rich	Had a variety of opponents and did a reasonable job.	5
4	GWS	Tracked Tomlinson closely and found a bit of ball himself. Good.	7
5	Carl	Low-key job in defensive role; used his pace to burst.	5
6	Adel	Provided some run from defence and competed hard against a bigger body.	6
7	Ess	Terrific overhead. Plucked some crucial marks.	6
8	Melb	Handy enough without setting world alight from half back.	5
10	GCS	Did some good things but Russell got two handy goals on him.	5
11	Frem	Good job on Fyfe when he went forward.	6
12	Bris	Had Paparone early and pushed forward for a goal. Quiet otherwise.	4
13	Coll	Did some nice things when it mattered.	5
14	Port	Produced some great spoils in the defensive 50.	5
15	Melb	Ran hard from the back half and mopped up well with Murphy.	6
16	Geel	Beaten a couple of times one-on-one and provided little run.	3
17	GCS	Provided run and dash from half back and was influential late.	7
18	Ess	Had Chapman and held him pretty well until the final term.	5
19	VFL	Ran well off half back to give a springboard into attack.	–
20	StK	Desperate spoil at crucial stage when St Kilda was coming on. Solid.	5
21		Hand.
22		Hand.
23		Hand.
QF		–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

1		Hamstring.
2		Hamstring.
3	Rich	Re-injured a hamstring early in first game back. Subbed out.	1
4		Hamstring.
5		Hamstring.
6		Hamstring.
7		Hamstring.
8		Hamstring.
9		Hamstring.
10		Hamstring.
11		Hamstring.
12		Hamstring.
13		Hamstring.
14		Hamstring.
15		Hamstring.
16	VFL	Back from long lay-off in VFL reserves. Got through.	–
17		Hamstring.
18	VFL	Nearing a senior recall after a nice game at half back.	–
19	VFL	Provided some run and was solid defensively.	–
20	Carl	His run and dash off half back was a welcome sight. Will be better for the run.	5
21	Adel	Had Petrenko (when he wasn’t on Murphy) and defended well.	6
22	Bris	Eight of his 11 touches came after half time but was rarely a factor.	3
23	Melb	Solid across half-back line. Worked well with Murphy and Young.	5
QF
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

1	WCE	Defended OK but swamped in the end by a rampant Eagle forward line.	4
2	Adel	Serviceable across half back with 14 possessions.	4
3	StK	Quiet.	3
4	Melb	On Bate at start. Not a big game.	4
5	GWS	Didn’t really have an impact on the game.	3
6	Coll	Was doing very well until hamstring injury forced him off in third term.	6
10	Syd	Seemingly chased red and white guernseys all day in his first game after injury.	2
12	Port	Attacked the footy well and backed up five rebound 50s with four inside 50s.	7
13	Bris	Didn’t have the same dash as he’s produced at times this season.	5
14	Ess	Steady but nothing out of the ordinary.	5
15	Frem	Good defensive job. Didn’t let Ballantyne score.	6
20	VFL	Provided great drive on return at half back.	–
21	Syd	Had task on Goodes and actually did pretty well given the scoreline.	6
22	Geel	Never really a factor down back but certainly didn’t give up the chase.	5
23	Bris	One of the better Dogs on a dirty twilight Brisbane night.	6