Player rattings v Dogs

What a shit way to start a new week.

Pasty 4.5 Two major stuff ups, came half way for the goal
Leo 5.5 Getting better defensively, needed to create that crucial opening down the line, noone else did
Siggy 5 Got beaten a couple of times, but mainly strong
Dura 5.5 One of the better ones
Lochie 5 Satisfactory
Fenton 4.5 Was too far in the middle for several crosses, ran hard but created little
Manny 5 A good first 30 min
Smith 5.5 Kept going, but not very creative
Ifill 4 Too many crosses and passes astray, boxed in too easily
Brockie 3.5 Created nothing
Stein 5.5 Received ball well in first half, had a couple of chances
Lia 5 Ran hard
Benji 4 Little linking with others

Pigeon 7 Held his position well
Ref 6 Pretty good game, consistent

What do you think?

Pigeon deserves more than a 7, he was the best thing about that game.

 Went missing in the last 20 though.

Pigeon easily covered more ground than Ifill.

better wing play as well

He even managed to sneak an extra pigeon onto the field without the ref noticing at one stage, top work!

Take a mark off Sigmund for the goal, take 2 off Totori for not learning anything and bump Leo up by 0.5. He is a reasonable right back considering its not his natural position.

Thought siggy had an unusually off game tonight. It was very odd to see,and I can't think of any other game where I have thought that. 

thought smith had just about his best game in central midfield so far

lack of cutting edge in the final third cost us, shoulda won that 2-1 or 3-1 really

He seemed to drive well out of midfield into attacking positions in the first half, perhaps disappeared a bit in the second

There were lots of good things about that game, I felt it was going to peter out to a draw or that we might explode and bag a couple as they tired, I never thought we were going to lose until they scored. Very deflating.

I'd knock him down .5 for continually finding himself isolated.

 I don't think we made the best use of him on attack.  Get the ball in to him quick and he can hold it for a man with a better finish.

Also think he may have played ccm onside on a few occasions.

The pigeon has Great aerial ability too. 

 He certainly looked better in the air than on the ground - was all pigeon toed then

This is all a bit bird brained

"Lochy, quick, I'm unmarked"

 Pidgeon was man of the match for me, although I do agree he faded late in the second half.

Yeah,he got off to a flyer,but was just feeding off scraps toward the end. 

Did well to ignore the crowd chanting "sea gull sea gull"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj6-LG5VpGk&feature=related

Smith was good. I would say his best game this season, but he's been crap in all the away games.
Stein was good, think he should drop back to pick up the ball a bit more.

 That's a treat Jase, someone who doesn't run away from you.