Jarrod WITTS

2017 Digest:   Former Magpie has worked to make every post a winner in his new strip. Overcame split webbing and is available.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1	Bris	Fought an even battle with Martin in the ruck, and follow up work defensively was sound.	5
2	GWS	Struggled to combat Mumford’s bulk at the stoppages but wasn’t the worst around the ground. Fair.	5
3	Haw	Dominated the hitouts against Hawks and gave midfield a massive advantage at the stoppages.	6
4	Carl	Got the better of his duel with Kreuzer in the ruck to give Suns’ the advantage in the middle. Good night.	7
5	Adel	Fought out a great duel with Jacobs and gave his mids plenty of chances at stoppages.	6
6	NM	Won plenty of hits to advantage in the early stages, but Goldstein gradually wore him down and did more around the field.	5
7	Geel	Former Magpie was a clear winner in the ruck. Gave teammates first use and was able to link okay around the ground.	6
8	Port	Held his own in hitout duel with Ryder, but the Port man was much more influential. Got a bit of the ball though.	6
9		Bye.
10	Melb	Controlled the ruck contests against Pedersen and McDonald, but needed to make more of his hitouts.	5
11	WCE	Another wholehearted effort rucking for the most part. Followed up his tap work with well also.	7
12	Haw	Got on top of McEvoy early and then effort petered out a little as big Hawk got on top. Moved well and kept working.	7
13	Carl	Broke even in the hitouts but unsighted around the ground; just the three disposals.	3
14	StK	Only shaded Longer in total hit-outs but seemed to do much more overall.	5
15	NM	Took the honours against Goldstein, both in the ruck and around the ground.	7
16	Syd	One of the few who can hold their head up high, 44 hit outs as he won the battle against Naismith	6
17	Coll	Got the better of Grundy in their ruck duel. Around the ground good also.	7
18	WB	Got the better of Roughead in the ruck and gave his midfielders a chance to supply forwards.	7
19	Rich	Took on the bulk of the ruck work against Tiger duo, and held his own throughout.	7
20		Shoulder.
21		Shoulder.
22		Shoulder.
23		Shoulder.

2016 Season

Played for : Collingwood

1	Syd	Six tackles to go with 21 hit-outs as he rucked solo.	3
2		Hand.
3		Hand.
4		Hand.
5		Hand.
6		Hand.
7	VFL	Looked rusty on return from hand injury. Improved a bit in the second half.	–
8	VFL	Had the better of ruck battle with Lucey and work around ground was very good.	–
9	VFL	Very good outing in ruck opposed to Meese. 24 touches, 30 hit-outs and a goal.	–
10	VFL	Bye.	–
11	VFL	Got the better of Preuss in the end in ruck with 45 hit-outs. 17 touches too.	–
12	Melb	Lumbered about all day but was shown up by Gawn. Needs to learn from it.	2
14	VFL	Made the most of undersized opponent to have 49 hit-outs and 19 possessions.	–
15	VFL	Got the better of Wood in the ruck (37 hit-outs).	–
16	VFL	Brilliant in the ruck (49 hit-outs) and had a team-high nine clearances.	–
17	VFL	One kick then injured hand and was benched for remainder of the day.	–
18		Finger.
19		Finger.
20	VFL	Marked well at times and threw his weight around in the contests. Good.	–
21	VFL	Dominant in the ruck with 21 possessions, two goals and 59 hitouts.	–
22	VFL	A strong presence again in ruck and had the better of duel with Pittonet.	–
23	VFL	Took control once Campbell was injured in ruck. 52 hit-outs, 20 possessions.	–

2015 Season

Played for : Collingwood

1		Soreness.
2		Soreness.
3	VFL	Good battle with Stephenson in ruck. Solid effort.	–
4	VFL	Had 25 hitouts in interesting ruck duel with Bomber talls.	–
5	VFL	Got on top of Minson early but the Dog fought back hard.	–
6	Geel	Good return but his influence waned.	4
7	Rich	Effective as a ruckman and found a bit of the ball. Handy enough.	5
8	GCS	Not a big night. Missed a couple of goals.	3
9	NM	21 hitouts and a goal playing as second ruck and forward. Fair.	5
10		Late withdrawal.
11	GWS	Big effort one-out in ruck against Mumford. Might have just taken points.	7
13	Frem	Took on Sandilands and started well but fell off the pace as game wore on.	4
14	Haw	Had main ruck role and won tap count.	5
15	Port	Impressive in tough conditions for ruckmen.	7
16	WCE	Not a great day. Reported and missed a sitter at crucial stage.	2
17	WB	Battled away in ruck but didn’t hurt Campbell when opportunities presented.	5
18	Melb	Battled away in the ruck but needs to do more up forward.	5
19	VFL	Took the majority of the ruck taps and got the ball rolling forward.	–
20	VFL	Battled hard against Stephenson and Preuss. 37 hitouts.	–
21	VFL	Two goals to go with 28 hitouts in ruck. Too tall for Tigers.	–
22	VFL	Main ruckman with 45 hitouts and got ball going Pies’ way.	–
23	VFL	Did the bulk of the rucking with 33 hitouts and a goal.	–

2014 Season

Played for : Collingwood

1	Frem	Absolutely no idea when forward and looked only marginally better in the ruck. Hudson back?	1
2		Senior emergency.
3	PM	Controlled the ruck against Duom Dawam as expected.	–
4	Rich	One of his better games. OK in the ruck but got involved at ground level.	6
5	NM	Couple of moments up forward but didn’t hit the scoreboard. Subbed out.	3
6	Ess	Grabbed a few second-half disposals and offered support in ruck.	3
7	Carl	Useful input in attack and on the ball.	6
9	Adel	Three effective disposals in 75 minutes of football and subbed out.	1
10	WCE	One great goal a highlight of another learning experience.	3
11	StK	With Grundy out took on ruck mantle against another kid. Has to keep active.	5
12	Melb	Rucked OK but certainly not a big factor – four hit-outs to advantage, three marks.	3
13	WB	Beaten in the ruck by Minson.	5
14	Haw	Picked ahead of Grundy, blew up in second term. Copped fearful spray from coach.	2
15	Carl	Huge. Had seven hit-outs to advantage to go with three inside-50s and a goal.	7
16	GCS	Dominated the hit-out count and serviceable around the ground.	6
17	Ess	Halved hit-outs with Ryder but no influence around ground.	3
18	Adel	Beaten by Jacobs in the end but didn’t give up his wicket easily.	5
19	Port	Broke even with Lobbe which was a win for the team. Some nice ruckwork.	6
20	WCE	Battled Cox/Naitanui and struggled. Conceded 16 hit-outs to advantage (to four).	4
21	Bris	Battled away but no match for Martin around the ground.	2
22	GWS	Did some good work in the ruck against Mumford. Developing slowly.	5
23	Haw	Started well and showed a few glimpses but beaten by Ceglar/Hale.	4
QF		–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

Played for : Collingwood

1		Rested.
2	VFL	Really good up forward and ruckwork was much improved.	–
3	VFL	Took nice marks in defence, but lacked forward presence.	–
4	VFL	Among the better performed Magpies in ruck/forward.	–
5	VFL	Took some fine marks and provide good back up for Jolly.	–
6	StK	Couple of nice moves but quiet then subbed out late in third term.	2
7	VFL	Bye.	–
8	Geel	Not sure he’s the answer. Lacks the mobility or agility at this stage. Subbed out.	2
9	Syd	Opening goal but quiet thereafter and subbed off again for a small in third term.	3
10	VFL	Played mostly forward and impressed with three goals. Huge late.	–
11	VFL	Had 10 hitouts but not the same impact resting forward.	–
12	VFL	Not his best game in the ruck and struggled a bit up forward.	–
13	VFL	Bye.	–
14	VFL	Rucked OK, but Port had the upper hand at ground level.	–
15	Carl	Kicked 2.2 and was handy in the ruck. Best game for the Pies.	6
16	Adel	Led well early and looked dangerous in first term then influence diminished.	4
17	GCS	Not his night.	2
18	GWS	The better of the two Pies rucks and got involved at ground level.	6
19	VFL	Spent much of the day deep forward and kicked a goal.	–
20	VFL	Big outing against Mabon. 32 hitouts and 20 possessions.	–
21	VFL	Played key position at both ends in first game as skipper.	–
22	VFL	Just the five hitouts in an otherwise subdued outing.	–
23	VFL	Took some strong grabs but lacked any real influence.	–
QF
EF
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

Played for : Collingwood

1	VFL	Struggled to get into the game at all.	–
2	VFL	Played forward and only had a minor impact.	–
4	VFL	Worked hard to contest but minimal impact.	–
5	VFL	Best game this year in the ruck alongside Wood.	–
7	VFL	Got better as the game wore on. Big influence.	–
8	VFL	Played a few different roles. Serviceable again.	–
10	VFL	Good battle with Daw and Pederson. Not the worst.	–
11	VFL	Played forward with spurts in the ruck. Only fair.	–
14	VFL	Worked hard up forward. Showed a bit.	–
15	VFL	Rucked and spent time up forward. Competed strongly.	–
16	VFL	OK without having a great influence.	–
17	VFL	Tried hard throughout on a tough day for the Pies.	–
19	VFL	Continues to show signs of incremental development	–
20	VFL	Competed well against another giant in Sikora..	–
21	VFL	Gave a target up forward. Also had 18 hitouts in ruck.	–
22	VFL	Breakout effort as No.1 ruck. Beat Daw easily.	–