A very new group for this year's lucky find with only 30 of the 75 players having played in 2017 and of those 30, only 20 played 4 or more games. Who will emerge the favourite? Will we see another rising star like McGrath and Greenwood did, or will a recycled player prove themselves like Martin or Scully? Stay tuned to find out.
2018 PSD Round 1 T. Kelly (GIS) 5 J. Castagna (EDN) 4 J. Townsend (BLA) 3 T. Marshall (PAK) 2 J. McVeigh (SOU) 1 12 players missed the votes, Howard and EVW were most notable Total: T. Kelly (GIS) 5 J. Castagna (EDN) 4 J. Townsend (BLA) 3 T. Marshall (PAK) 2 J. McVeigh (SOU) 1 Most of the high scoring players on the bench this week, then again this is round 1 and most of the players were untested so this is to be expected. Oddly, McVeigh had a quiet game by his standards and still got a vote. In what could be his last season, it's hard not to draw Lenny Hayes comparisons.
Great work @HOLKY Good to see the lucky find back again. I'm wondering if we need a variation on this: the "lucky bugger". This would be the most points scored for a team, by a player taken with the lowest possible pick!
2018 PSD Round 2 T. Kelly (GIS) 5 J. McVeigh (SOU) 4 T. Marshall (PAK) 3 A. Tomlinson (KOR) 2 L. Davies-Unia (BAN) 1 L. Ryan (SFB) missed the votes. Total: T. Kelly (GIS) 10 T. Marshall (PAK), J. McVeigh (SOU) 5 J. Castagna (EDN) 4 J. Townsend (BLA) 3 A. Tomlinson (KOR) 2 L. Davies-Unia (BAN) 1 Tim Kelly already setting records with a pair of 5s to start the season, Tomlinson missed the votes last week but got the call-up this week and McVeigh showed good signs of form.
2018 PSD Round 3 T. Kelly (GIS) 5 J. Joyce (EDN) 4 T. Marshall (PAK) 3 J. McVeigh (SOU) 2 C. Rayner (HPD) 1 L. Ryan (SFB) was first among 7 who missed the votes. (9 if OOP counts) Total: T. Kelly (GIS) 15 T. Marshall (PAK) 8, J. McVeigh (SOU) 7 J. Castagna (EDN), J. Joyce (EDN) 4 J. Townsend (BLA) 3 A. Tomlinson (KOR) 2 L. Davies-Unia (BAN), C. Rayner (HPD) 1 Not much more I can say about Kelly, 3 games into his career and already amazing. Castagna was too busy winning in the Ruck to poll here.
2018 PSD Round 4 J. Castagna (EDN) 5 C. Rayner (HPD) 4 J. McVeigh (SOU) 3 T. Kelly (GIS) 2 J. Joyce (EDN) 1 J. Stephenson (SOU) missed the votes Total: T. Kelly (GIS) 17 J. McVeigh (SOU) 10, J. Castagna (EDN) 9, T. Marshall (PAK) 8, J. Joyce (EDN), C. Rayner (HPD) 5 J. Townsend (BLA) 3 A. Tomlinson (KOR) 2 L. Davies-Unia (BAN) 1 Castagna seems to score more when he's not trying to be a ruckman... mind you, he's a decent ruckman.
2018 PSD Round 5 J. McVeigh (SOU) 5 J. Castagna (EDN) 4 J. Stephenson (SOU) 3 A. Cerra (PAK) 2 N. Jetta (STG) 1 Simpson (PEA), Higgins (ARA) and L. Fogarty (GIS) missed the votes Total: T. Kelly (GIS) 17, J. McVeigh (SOU) 15, J. Castagna (EDN) 13, T. Marshall (PAK) 8, J. Joyce (EDN), C. Rayner (HPD) 5 J. Townsend (BLA), J. Stephenson (SOU) 3 A. Tomlinson (KOR), A. Cerra (PAK) 2 L. Davies-Unia (BAN), N. Jetta (STG) 1 McVeigh and Castagna in great form while Tim Kelly seems to have petered off after an early start.
2018 PSD Round 6 T. Kelly (GIS) 5 A. Tomlinson (KOR) 4 J. McVeigh (SOU) 3 N. Jetta (STG) 2 J. Joyce (EDN) 1 Howard (SOU), Spargo (HPD), Brayshaw (HPD) and Naughton (GRT) missed the votes Total: T. Kelly (GIS) 22, J. McVeigh (SOU) 18 J. Castagna (EDN) 13, T. Marshall (PAK) 8 J. Joyce (EDN), A. Tomlinson (KOR) 6, C. Rayner (HPD) 5 J. Townsend (BLA), J. Stephenson (SOU), N. Jetta (STG) 3 A. Cerra (PAK) 2, L. Davies-Unia (BAN) 1 Looks to be Kelly vs McVeigh for the main chase, still early though so the others are still in it.
2018 PSD Round 7 T. Kelly (GIS) 5 J. McVeigh (SOU) 4 J. Townsend (BLA) 3 J. Castagna (EDN) 2 C. Spargo (HPD) 1 Townsend had lower av than Castagna, Spargo played FWD, Higgins played IC. Stephenson (SOU) missed the votes. Total: T. Kelly (GIS) 27, J. McVeigh (SOU) 22 J. Castagna (EDN) 15, T. Marshall (PAK) 8 J. Joyce (EDN), A. Tomlinson (KOR), J. Townsend (BLA) 6, C. Rayner (HPD) 5 , J. Stephenson (SOU), N. Jetta (STG) 3 A. Cerra (PAK) 2, L. Davies-Unia (BAN), C. Spargo (HPD) 1 It's often the little things, there was 4 points separating getting 3 votes from missing the votes and another 4 players 5 points or less behind that.
2018 PSD Round 8 T. Kelly (GIS) 5 D. Howard (SOU) 4 P. Lipinski (KIM) 3 A. Cerra (PAK) 2 J. McVeigh (SOU) 1 Total: T. Kelly (GIS) 32, J. McVeigh (SOU) 23 J. Castagna (EDN) 15, T. Marshall (PAK) 8, J. Joyce (EDN), A. Tomlinson (KOR), J. Townsend (BLA) 6, C. Rayner (HPD) 5, A. Cerra (PAK), D. Howard (SOU) 4 J. Stephenson (SOU), N. Jetta (STG), P. Lipinski (KIM) 3 L. Davies-Unia (BAN) 2, C. Spargo (HPD) 1
2018 PSD Round 9 J. McVeigh (SOU) 5 A. Corr (GRT) 4 H. Clark (CGD) 3 A. Tomlinson (KOR) 2 P. Lipinski (KIM) 1 Stephenson (SOU), Webb (KIM) and Poholke (SOU) missed the votes. Lipinski win > Spargo loss Total: T. Kelly (GIS) 32, J. McVeigh (SOU) 28 J. Castagna (EDN) 15, T. Marshall (PAK), A. Tomlinson (KOR) 8, J. Joyce (EDN), J. Townsend (BLA) 6,C. Rayner (HPD) 5, A. Cerra (PAK), D. Howard (SOU), P. Lipinski (KIM), A. Corr (GRT) 4 J. Stephenson (SOU), N. Jetta (STG), H. Clark (CGD) 3 L. Davies-Unia (BAN) 2, C. Spargo (HPD) 1 McVeigh's 5 brings him right back in it with 1 game between himself and Kelly.