Zach pulling clear now. Says a lot for Parish that he’s second even though he’s missed quite a few games.
Hobbs is a big mover over recent weeks.
Was 18th after round 12. Five games later and the 19 year old inside midfielder is 8th.
Has been impressive.
Round 18 vs Geelong
Ben Hobbs 5
Nick Bryan 4
Dyson Heppell 3
Jayden Laverde 2
Sam Durham 1
Cumulative
Zach Merrett 32
Darcy Parish 22
Nic Martin 21.5
Mason Redman 20
Andrew McGrath 19
Jordan Ridley 18
Kyle Langford 18
Ben Hobbs 17
Jake Stringer 11
Dyson Heppell 9
Jye Caldwell 8
Andrew Phillips 8
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher 7
Will Setterfield 6
Dylan Shiel 5.5
Archie Perkins 5
Jake Kelly 5
Sam Weideman 5
Sam Draper 5
Peter Wright 4
Nick Bryan 4
Sam Durham 3
Jayden Laverde 2
Round 19 vs Western Bulldogs
Jordan Ridley 5
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher 4
Jayden Laverde 3
Kyle Langford 1
Sam Durham 1
Andrew Phillips 1
Cumulative
Zach Merrett 32
Jordan Ridley 23
Darcy Parish 22
Nic Martin 21.5
Mason Redman 20
Andrew McGrath 19
Kyle Langford 19
Ben Hobbs 17
Jake Stringer 11
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher 11
Dyson Heppell 9
Andrew Phillips 9
Jye Caldwell 8
Will Setterfield 6
Dylan Shiel 5.5
Archie Perkins 5
Jake Kelly 5
Sam Weideman 5
Sam Draper 5
Jayden Laverde 5
Peter Wright 4
Nick Bryan 4
Sam Durham 4
Round 20 vs Sydney Swans
Kyle Langford 5
Zach Merrett 4
Dyson Heppell 3
Jye Caldwell 2
Ben Hobbs 1
Cumulative
Zach Merrett 36
Kyle Langford 24
Jordan Ridley 23
Darcy Parish 22
Nic Martin 21.5
Mason Redman 20
Andrew McGrath 19
Ben Hobbs 18
Dyson Heppell 12
Jake Stringer 11
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher 11
Jye Caldwell 10
Andrew Phillips 9
Will Setterfield 6
Dylan Shiel 5.5
Archie Perkins 5
Jake Kelly 5
Sam Weideman 5
Sam Draper 5
Jayden Laverde 5
Peter Wright 4
Nick Bryan 4
Sam Durham 4
Round 21 vs West Coast Eagles
Nick Hind 5
Kyle Langford 4
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher 3
Zach Merrett 2
Darcy Parish 1
Cumulative
Zach Merrett 38
Kyle Langford 28
Jordan Ridley 23
Darcy Parish 23
Nic Martin 21.5
Mason Redman 20
Andrew McGrath 19
Ben Hobbs 18
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher 14
Dyson Heppell 12
Jake Stringer 11
Jye Caldwell 10
Andrew Phillips 9
Will Setterfield 6
Dylan Shiel 5.5
Archie Perkins 5
Jake Kelly 5
Sam Weideman 5
Sam Draper 5
Jayden Laverde 5
Nick Hind 5
Peter Wright 4
Nick Bryan 4
Sam Durham 4
Round 22 vs North Melbourne
Nic Martin 5
Darcy Parish 4
Kyle Langford 3
Ben Hobbs 2
Sam Durham 1
Cumulative
Zach Merrett 38
Kyle Langford 31
Darcy Parish 27
Nic Martin 26.5
Jordan Ridley 23
Mason Redman 20
Ben Hobbs 20
Andrew McGrath 19
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher 14
Dyson Heppell 12
Jake Stringer 11
Jye Caldwell 10
Andrew Phillips 9
Will Setterfield 6
Dylan Shiel 5.5
Archie Perkins 5
Jake Kelly 5
Sam Weideman 5
Sam Draper 5
Jayden Laverde 5
Nick Hind 5
Sam Durham 5
Peter Wright 4
Nick Bryan 4
Round 23 vs GWS
Nick Hind 5
Andrew McGrath 4
Jye Caldwell 3
Andrew Phillips 2
Ben Hobbs 1
Cumulative
Zach Merrett 38
Kyle Langford 31
Darcy Parish 27
Nic Martin 26.5
Jordan Ridley 23
Andrew McGrath 23
Ben Hobbs 21
Mason Redman 20
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher 14
Jye Caldwell 13
Dyson Heppell 12
Jake Stringer 11
Andrew Phillips 11
Nick Hind 10
Will Setterfield 6
Dylan Shiel 5.5
Archie Perkins 5
Jake Kelly 5
Sam Weideman 5
Sam Draper 5
Jayden Laverde 5
Sam Durham 5
Peter Wright 4
Nick Bryan 4
Another win for Merrett.
Yep, with daylight in second place.
Round 24 vs Colingwood
Zach Merrett 5
Sam Durham 4
Jayden Laverde 3
Darcy Parish 2
Ben Hobbs 1
Final
Zach Merrett 43
Kyle Langford 31
Darcy Parish 29
Nic Martin 26.5
Jordan Ridley 23
Andrew McGrath 23
Ben Hobbs 22
Mason Redman 20
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher 14
Jye Caldwell 13
Dyson Heppell 12
Jake Stringer 11
Andrew Phillips 11
Nick Hind 10
Sam Durham 9
Jayden Laverde 8
Will Setterfield 6
Dylan Shiel 5.5
Archie Perkins 5
Jake Kelly 5
Sam Weideman 5
Sam Draper 5
Peter Wright 4
Nick Bryan 4
Interesting to reflect back on the year. Redman was leading after Round 11 with 20 votes. He didn’t score another vote. It probably shows why he made the All Australian 40. He had a sensational first half of the year but couldn’t maintain it across the back half.
As previously discussed, the vote allocation system has its drawbacks but the top 10 looks like the collective wisdom of Blitz has got it correct.
Well done to Zach (yes we mark you very hard but the Nobby is yours), well done to Kyle (do we mark a bit easy? Not me I’m a big fan) and well done to Nic Martin (may you play on the wing for the rest of your playing days and not be stuck on the forward line).
Thanks to Noonan for putting up with Blitz and collating the scores.
Thanks for doing and taking the time again.
Agree. Well done.
The Nobby 2023 top 10 looks about right given form over the season.
I’d be hoping Draper, Wright, Perkins & Tsatas force their way into the top 10 in 2024. Shiel & Stringer being injury free are capable of playing at that level as well. Durham’s ceiling is unclear but his best is very good.
But to make some real progress we need 3 of the young talls - Reid, Cox, Jones & Bryan - to play and play well.