The Aardvark

Why is there a week off first?

2. Tilio 1. Good

I prefer the 321 usually (use a 4321 on an AFL forum), but with the smaller match squads here I think having to dish out more votes quickly diminishes their value, especially in a poor performance, and if anything is a disincentive to vote. Think it reflects well on him. I don't think he has had any proper bad games, and has been instrumental in quite a few of our results so deserves the credit. He is easy to find faults with but when he is good he is influential. My votes for the semi 2. Glover 1. Berisha

--------------------------- vs CCM A focused collection of votes saw only 4 players represented. Glover's strong performance saw him amass 15 votes, with only 1 voter not seeing him as worthy. Bos was next in line with 10, then Berenguer with 3 and Berisha with 2 at the bottom end. CCM draw. 2 votes to Tom Glover, 1 vote to Jordan Bos. --------------------------- vs Western Maclaren comprehensively smashed this game, collecting all the 2's to finish with 18 votes. The rest were fairly evenly spread, 3 each to Glover and Berenguer who picks up his first (half) vote for the season, Nabbout earned 2 and Leckie put his name back in the mix with 1. Western win. 2 votes to Jamie Maclaren, 0.5 votes to each of Tom Glover and Florin Berenguer. --------------------------- vs WSW The final match of the regular season had a great turnout, seeing Tilio collect all the 2's for 22 votes. Bos was next with 4, then Talbot with 3, and Reis and O'Neill scored 2 each. WSW win. 2 votes to Marco Tilio, 1 vote to Jordan Bos. --------------------------- Leaderboard after 26 actually complete games regular season games We've seen a real tightening at the top, with our 4 leaders all being within 2 votes of the lead. Glover has taken it from the largely absent Leckie, Tilio has made a very good charge and is maybe in the best form of the contenders, and Bos continues his impressive season to be all but assured of a top 4 finish. The order might seem a little but out with peoples perceptions (mostly Glover at the top), but it's hard to dispute the top 6 players haven't been our standouts all season. 12.5 Tom Glover 11.5. Mathew Leckie 11. Marco Tilio 10.5. Jordan Bos 8. Aiden O'Neill 7.5 Jamie Maclaren 6. Richard Van Der Venne 3.5. Valon Berisha 2. Curtis Good 2. Callum Talbot 1.5 Thomas Lam 1. Max Caputo 0.5 Nuno Reis 0.5 Florin Berenguer Fwiw we will continue this through the finals, despite them carrying a little less weight than previous seasons. I find it hard to argue that a good performance in a final in Sydney isn't worth as much as it is in a shitty nil all draw in Brisbane.

2. Tilio 1. Bos

2 Maclaren 1 Glover

2. Glover 1. Bos

Fwiw proportional voting looks as such (as in if we gave out the 3 votes based on what percentage of votes a player received for that game, so not just awarding them to the top two votegetters). Leckie 10.4 AON 8.8 Tilio 8.3 Glover 7.6 Bos 7.1 VDV 6.8 JMac 4.4 Berisha 3.3 Talbot 2.9 Lam 2.7 Good 2.6 Nabbout 1.1 Caputo 1

A bunch of games to get through. vs Brisbane Good voting turnout, with it focused around one man, Aiden O'Neill, getting a unanimous best on ground with 20 votes. Bos snuck in second with 4, then it was Berisha with 3, and Good, Glover and Lam getting 1 each. Brisbane game. 2 votes to Aiden O'Neill, 1 vote to Jordan Bos. ------------------------------ vs Macarthur Smaller voting turnout, however O'Neill collects votes from every poster again, finishing with 11. Talbot is next best with 5, then Bos with 3, and Good with a single best on for 2. Macarthur game. 2 votes to Aiden O'Neill, 1 vote to Callum Talbot. ------------------------------ vs Newcastle 4 players featured in the votes, but the votes were very well distributed between 3 of them. 7 votes go to Jordan Bos, Max Caputo gets almost as many votes as minutes of gametime with 6, Talbot snags 4 and Berenguer makes his first entry this season with 1. Newcastle Game. 2 votes to Jordan Bos, 1 vote to Max Caputo. ------------------------------ vs Victory. The long derby see's O'Neill deliver a commanding clean sweep of the best ons again, with 12 votes all up. Good comes in second with 3, Berisha scores 2 and Glover earns 1. Victory game. 2 votes to Aiden O'Neill, 1 vote to Curtis Good. ------------------------------ vs Wellington. The Easter game saw Maclaren rise again, taking out top votes in what was an excellent voter turnout, with 16. Glover made some excellent saves to come second with 10, just holding out a strong Nabbout with 7. Tilio score a brace but only managed 2 votes, while O'Neill keeps himself in the conversation with 1. Nix result. 2 votes to Jamie Maclaren, 1 vote to Tom Glover. ------------------------------ Leaderboard after 23 actually complete games Cleary O'Neill had a huge month, managing 6 votes to rocket up the charts. Bos also keeps rising with a handy 3 votes to push himself into 4th. There was little movement from the other guys at the top, Leckie and VDV haven't been sighted, Tilio has had a good month but not worthy of votes, while Glover managed just one vote but is now really challenging Leckie for top. The 2 votes for JMac also help him break away from the trailing pack, and if this is a return to form could he be a late riser? 11.5. Mathew Leckie 10. Tom Glover 9. Marco Tilio 8.5. Jordan Bos 8. Aiden O'Neill 6. Richard Van Der Venne 5.5 Jamie Maclaren 3.5. Valon Berisha 2. Curtis Good 2. Callum Talbot 1.5 Thomas Lam 1. Max Caputo 0.5 Nuno Reis

My votes for the Nix game are 2 for Maclaren, 1 for Glover. Totals update shortly

Victory game. 2. O'Neill 1. Berisha

Thought Talbot was our best, so 2 to him, 1 to Bos.

2. O'Neill, 1. Talbot

2. O'Neill, 1. Bos. Would've been 1 for Talbot if it wasn't for the pen.

A disappointing performance against Adelaide was difficult to reward, (not helped by a forum outage), with just two posters offering their thoughts, which had no crossover. Tilio and Berisha each received 2 votes, O'Neill and Nabbout one each. Adelaide game. 1.5 votes to Marco Tilio and Valon Berisha Leaderboard after 19.23 games Both Tilio and Berisha manage to close the gap on the player above them, Tilio now probably the frontrunner to claim the lead form Leckie. 11.5. Mathew Leckie 9. Tom Glover 9. Marco Tilio 6. Richard Van Der Venne 5.5. Jordan Bos 3.5 Jamie Maclaren 3.5. Valon Berisha 2. Aiden O'Neill 1.5 Thomas Lam 1. Curtis Good 1. Callum Talbot 0.5 Nuno Reis