Here it is, the MSD Lucky Find for 2018. The best players to be overlooked in the PSD only to prove themselves in the first half of the year. High averages and higher tension so without further ado... MSD Votes Round 15 J. Thomas (STG) 5 J. Short (CGD) 4 J. Geary (CHR) 3 S. McKernan (EDN) 2 S. Thompson (KOR) 1 M. Apeness (CGD) missed the votes Total: J. Thomas (STG) 5 J. Short (CGD) 4 J. Geary (CHR) 3 S. McKernan (EDN) 2 S. Thompson (KOR) 1 3 top 5 picks and 2 bottom 6 picks make the top 5 this round. The furthest back anyone's won from was Jon Ceglar at Pick 18 in 2014. Is Geary set to change things or is it first come, first served? Stay tuned to find out.
Happy that my first pick makes this list. Unhappy that my second pick makes the unlucky list (although happy that he scored well)
MSD Votes Round 16 S. Thompson (KOR) 5 D. Thomas (CHR) 4 B. Fritsch (BLA) 3 C. O'Riordan (COW) 2 S. McKernan (EDN) 1 Total: S. Thompson (KOR) 6 J. Thomas (STG) 5, J. Short (CGD), D. Thomas (CHR) 4 J. Geary (CHR), S. McKernan (EDN), B. Fritsch (BLA) 3 97 for 1 vote, this may be a record for Lucky Find but it would take a bit of delving to confirm.
Gotta give a shout out to my new (old) recruit Scott Thompson! All controversy aside, he had to wait until pick 62 (the final MSD selection for 2018) to be thrown a lifeline and has instantly become a defensive stalwart for the club fitting in seemlessly down back for the Blowflys. Great effort to be plucked out of the bottom of the proverbial recycle bin to now be leading this count early doors...
Oh wow, how did that happen... MSD Votes Round 16 S. Thompson (KOR) 5 D. Thomas (CHR) 4 B. Fritsch (BLA) 3 S. McKernan (EDN) 2 J. Anderson (ARA) 1 Total: S. Thompson (KOR) 6 J. Thomas (STG) 5, J. Short (CGD), D. Thomas (CHR), S. McKernan (EDN)4 J. Geary (CHR), B. Fritsch (BLA) 3, J. Anderson (ARA) 1
MSD Votes Round 17 D. Thomas (CHR) 5 J. Short (CGD) 4 J. Anderson (ARA) 3 P. Davis (PAK) 2 R. Marshall (PAK) 1 Banfield (EDN), Guelfi (EDN) and Ronke (NVI) missed the votes. Total: D. Thomas (CHR) 9, J. Short (CGD) 8 S. Thompson (KOR) 6, J. Thomas (STG) 5, J. Anderson (ARA), S. McKernan (EDN) 4 J. Geary (CHR), B. Fritsch (BLA) 3 P. Davis (PAK) 2, R. Marshall (PAK) 1
MSD Votes Round 18 J. Short (CGD) 5 N. Holman (BLA) 4 J. Thomas (STG) 3 J. Anderson (ARA) 2 L. Brown (EDN) 1 Thomas and Anderson tied for points, were both in losses and both in fwd, Thomas had a lower av. Brown was in def while Sier was on the IC. Henderson (ARA) missed the votes Total: J. Short (CGD) 13 D. Thomas (CHR) 9, J. Thomas (STG) 8, S. Thompson (KOR), J. Anderson (ARA) 6, S. McKernan (EDN), N. Holman (BLA) 4 J. Geary (CHR), B. Fritsch (BLA) 3 P. Davis (PAK) 2, R. Marshall (PAK), L. Brown (EDN) 1 Jayden Short now in the lead with 2 rounds to go.
MSD Votes Round 19 J. Thomas (STG) 5 J. Geary (CHR) 4 D. Thomas (CHR) 3 L. Brown (EDN) 2 B. Banfield (EDN) 1 Dale Thomas was in a win so he wins the tie. Cunico and Henry (KOR) missed the votes Total: J. Short (CGD), J. Thomas (STG) 13, D. Thomas (CHR) 12, J. Geary (CHR) 7, S. Thompson (KOR), J. Anderson (ARA) 6, S. McKernan (EDN), N. Holman (BLA) 4 B. Fritsch (BLA), L. Brown (EDN) 3 P. Davis (PAK) 2, R. Marshall (PAK), B. Banfield (EDN) 1 In the event of a tie, highest average wins: Short: 85.9 Daisy: 84.8 Josh: 77.4
MSD Votes Round 20 C. Ellis-Yolmen (BBU) 5 R. Henderson (ARA) 4 J. Anderson (ARA) 3 J. Geary (CHR) 2 J. Thomas (STG) 1 P. Davis (PAK) missed the votes. Total: J. Thomas (STG) 14, J. Short (CGD) 13, D. Thomas (CHR) 12, J. Geary (CHR), J. Anderson (ARA) 9 S. Thompson (KOR), 6, C. Ellis-Yolmen (BBU) 5 S. McKernan (EDN), N. Holman (BLA), R. Henderson (ARA) 4 B. Fritsch (BLA), L. Brown (EDN) 3 P. Davis (PAK) 2, R. Marshall (PAK), B. Banfield (EDN) 1