Liam Jurrah (No.24)
Career
Tackles: 41
Todd Viney’s season assessment
Liam kicked 40 goals for the year and was our No.1 goalkicker. He’s a really important player and hard to match-up on. But Liam needs to continue to work on his contested possessions and forward line pressure.
Round-by-round assessment
Comments made by 2011 Melbourne coaching staff members Mark Williams, Brad Gotch and Kelly O’Donnell
AFL: Round 1 v Sydney Swans
Liam was dangerous at times and finished with two goals. He didn’t have a great impact, but the fact that he was in our forward line meant he demanded a key defender. He almost took another mark-of-the-year contender. Mark Williams
AFL: Round 2 v Hawthorn
Liam needed to get back to basics with his football. He needed to go for his marks, lead hard and work on his defensive pressure. Mark Williams
AFL: Round 3 v Brisbane Lions
AFL: Round 4 v Gold Coast Suns
Liam was lively up forward and kicked three goals, but he needed to attack the ball and present. He also needed to keep working on his forward pressure. Mark Williams
AFL: Round 5 - Bye
AFL: Round 6 v West Coast Eagles
We needed Liam leading up to the ball. He needed to put pressure on and kick goals. When Liam’s works hard in the forward line, we’re a much better team and we needed him to work hard at these aspects of his game. Mark Williams
Liam was in-and-out of the game, even though he kicked 3.4. He didn’t capitalise on all of his opportunities. If he was clean with his ball-handling and attacked the ball harder, he could easily have kicked a few more goals. Mark Williams
AFL: Round 8 v North Melbourne
Liam needed to move around a lot more and play the game on his terms. His strength is his movement and speed, along with his ability to jump and mark the ball. He needed to give himself more opportunities by working harder. Mark Williams
Liam didn’t work hard enough or involve himself in the game. He kicked 1.2 from three shots and had nine possessions. But he was capable of so much more. Mark Williams
AFL: Round 11 v Essendon
Liam was in-and-out of the game early, but settled to have a big impact in the second half. He kicked three goals and had eight scoring involvements. Liam was important and was not far away from some very good form. Mark Williams
AFL: Round 13 v Fremantle
Liam couldn’t take a trick on the weekend. He fumbled and bumbled his way through the game, but in the end he kicked two goals and was rewarded for his efforts. Mark Williams
Injured: ill
He kicked three goals, but LJ also set up a couple of other goals. He played up the ground a bit and worked hard around the ground. Liam made an impact, enjoyed himself and showed great commitment throughout the game. Brad Gotch
AFL: Round 22 v Richmond
Although Liam kicked three goals we needed to see more defence from him. We needed to see him compete harder for the ball. He could have had a much greater impact, if he involved himself in the game, as his decision-making and ball use continually set up scoring opportunities. Mark Williams
Injured: wrist