Sam ROWE

2017 Digest:   Big-hearted player who’s become a reliable stopper down back. Team needs will see him log time in ruck and forward.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1	Rich	Took Riewoldt for large parts of the contest. Kept him to one goal so did his job.	5
2	Melb	Kept Hogan goalless but struggled with his mobility and ability to get involved at ground level.	6
3	Ess	Close to best game for the club. Spoiling was brilliant and when it was time to go he kept fighting to the wire.	8
4	GCS	Smashed by Lynch early then sent forward. No impact really.	3
5	Port	Battled tirelessly against Charlie Dixon and did well to contain him to two goals.	6
6	Syd	Defended stoutly all day and when had to go to Franklin did that job to best of his ability.	7
7	Coll	Too strong in the heavy conditions for Moore, although didn’t win much of the footy himself either.	6
8	StK	Hardly put a foot wrong in his customary key defensive post. Kept both Bruce and Membrey in check.	6
9	Frem	Injured his knee in the first term and didn’t return.	2
10		Knee.
11		Knee.
12		Knee.
13		Knee.
14		Knee.
15		Knee.
16		Knee.
17		Knee.
18		Knee.
19		Knee.
20		Knee.
21		Knee.
22		Knee.
23		Knee.

2016 Season

1	Rich	Vickery got away from him in a burst but other than that, defended OK.	5
2	Syd	Had his hands full with resting ruckman after being late replacement for Walker.	4
3	GCS	Under the pump in defence but stuck to the task and spoilt well.	4
4	WB	Played full back on variety of opponents and defensively OK although made some mistakes.	4
5	Frem	Good battle with Pavlich. Kept him goalless.	5
6	Ess	Took Daniher and kept him to a goal. Still looks shaky at times but no howling errors.	5
7	Coll	Stood Moore and White at times and hand hands full with both.	4
8	Port	Started on Dixon then thrown forward when Casboult went down, then into ruck. Important contributor.	7
9	NM	Played forward to fill hole left by Casboult and was never a factor.	3
10	Geel	After Hawkins got on top of him early he responded to win the battle in last three quarters.	7
11	Bris	Serviceable in defence and then gave relief in the ruck when Kreuzer went down.	5
12	StK	Started on Bruce then moved to quell Membrey. Honest toiler.	4
14	GWS	Did a good job on Cameron for most of the game. Can hold his head up high.	6
15	Coll	Beat Cox comprehensively and displayed plenty of courage and desperation.	6
16	Adel	Did a pretty solid job on Walker given weight of ball against. Skills need work.	6
17	WCE	Great battle with Kennedy whom he kept to 2.1 from five marks.	7
18	Syd	Ended up losing the battle on Franklin, but tried hard all day.	5
19	Haw	Battled gallantly at full back. Marshalled well.	5
20	StK	Battled away in defence and took a nice grab in final term but that was about it.	4
21	Bris	Lost tussle with Close but on the plus side no clangers or ineffective disposals.	4
22	Melb	Stood Hogan and kept him to one goal, but the Demon’s inaccuracy helped.	6
23	Ess	Had a shocker and torched by anyone he played on. Slow and cumbersome.	1

2015 Season

1	Rich	Spent time at both ends and kicked a couple of goals.	5
2	WCE	Had no clear match-up in defence and got pushed forward late. Ordinary.	2
3	Ess	Took Carlisle for the most part and actually did a pretty solid job.	5
4	StK	Tradesman-like job down back against Bruce.	4
5	Coll	Kept close to Cloke and did good job till gates opened.	7
6	Bris	McStay got off the chain too often and he struggled to hit targets.	3
7	GWS	Tough outing on Cameron, who kicked five.	4
8	Geel	On lower end of putrid scale as did OK on Clark. Zero tackles, mind you.	4
9	Syd	Did well to keep Franklin to four goals after going to him in first quarter.	6
10	Adel	Mixed good and bad but in the end Jenkins took him to the cleaners.	3
12	Port	Towelled up Schulz and looked to work off him when he could. No mistakes.	8
13	GCS	Took Dixon and then Lynch. Both worried him at times. Kicking not great.	3
14		Soreness.
15		Spent time in ruck and attack on return from injury. Fair.
16	Frem	Tough night for all of Carlton’s talls.	4
17	Haw	Rotated through a number of opponents but powerless to halt Hawks.	3
18	NM	Used at both ends with any impact.	3
19	Coll	Matched up on Reid who ended with four goals. Not his best day.	4
20	Bris	Just three touches after half time and eight in total.	4
21	Melb	Gave Dawes a bath in first half and likewise in second. Good effort.	7
22	GWS	Stood Stewart and was fair but weight of ball told at times.	5
23	Haw	Had Frawley for long periods and lowered colors.	4

2014 Season

1	PM	OK down back.	–
2	Rich	Late inclusion in defence on Vickery and was beaten.	2
3	Ess	Used forward then went back and had a run in the ruck. Tough night.	4
4	Melb	Battled Dawes (two goals) but not the worst. Limited impact offensively.	3
5	WB	Jones got away from him but then supply dried up. Did a bit of solid work.	3
6	WCE	Barely noticed him. But you didn’t notice the Eagles tall forwards either.	4
7	Coll	Defended grimly but didn’t direct ball. At times looked out of his depth.	3
8	StK	Played pretty much all night on Riewoldt (four goals) but he still did OK.	5
10	Adel	Kept Jenkins goalless in huge win for the team given the Crow’s recent form.	7
11	Bris	Making too many mistakes and continues to get a game due to depleted stocks.	2
12	Geel	Hawkins towelled him in first half then pushed forward in second for a goal.	3
13	Haw	Roughead kicked three but held his own in many one-on-one contests.	6
14	GWS	Used the ball at 92 per cent, but overshadowed by Patton.	5
15	Coll	Did brilliantly in one-on-ones against White and took him to the cleaners.	7
16	StK	Started on Stanley. Did a tradesman like job.	6
17	Syd	Found some of the football in a quality duel with Goodes.	6
18	NM	Had vital job on Petrie and did it well.	7
19	Frem	Didn’t really have a match up in defence. Gifted a down field goal.	2
20	GCS	Strong in key defensive post and continued his impressive form down back.	7
21	Geel	Monster performance. Thrashed Kersten and intercepted the ball well all night.	8
22	Port	If not for his intercept marking the carnage may have been much greater.	7
23	Ess	Great battle with Daniher. Strong defensively.	6
QF		–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

1	PM	Played a variety of role and competed strongly.	–
2	Coll	Worked very hard on debut and have Reid something to think about.	5
3	Geel	Looked good. Took four marks for two goals and provided a target.	6
4	WCE	Marked a few balls early and kept presenting – three contested marks.	5
5	Adel	Provided a target in the forward line but couldn’t clunk them. Quiet night.	3
6	VFL	Presented well up forward but had little to show for it.	–
7	VFL	Bye.	–
8	VFL	Played down back and was OK until late shoulder injury.	–
9	VFL	Bye.	–
10	VFL	Played down back and was handy but Pies talls proved a handful.	–
11	VFL	Competed well in defence and moved forward for two goals.	–
12	Haw	Marked the ball strongly on occasion and offered something as back-up ruck.	5
14	VFL	Did well up forward after starting down back. Pressed his claims.	–
15	VFL	Beaten early by Daniher but regrouped and fought back.	–
16	StK	Marked well early but then went out of the game.	5
17	NM	Apart from one mark had quiet first half. Occasional back-up ruck.	4
18	GCS	Didn't really feature after being well held.	2
19	Frem	Played forward and in ruck. OK without starring.	5
20	WB	Struggled to make an impact up forward or in the ruck.	3
21	VFL	Competed hard and took some good marks, but not his best day.	–
22	VFL	Took some strong marks and kicked two goals. Tried hard.	–
23		–
QF
EF
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

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VFL

Struggled to get into the game up forward.

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