• Look at our boy believing in himself ❤️

• Didn't think we could get any more prouder of Roo, then he goes and does even more.

• 6 goals and 12 score involvements. The next best best score involvements of any player on the ground was 9...

• His usual fantastic and reliable disposal efficiency (81.3%). 16 disposals, 10 marks.

• Across the last 3 games, Roo's Wheelo player rating of 20.5 is the 3rd best in the AFL, & his 14 goals is the equal best in the AFL.

• From Sir Swamp Thing on Twitter - Jacob is the first Melbourne player since Jesse Hogan in 2018 to kick 5+ goals two weeks in a row (and before that it was Neitz 2006 and Robbo 2005).

• Video from the Dees website showcasing JvR's 6 goals here

• Brilliant video from Davis Jarra Footy on Roo's development as a key forward here

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• If our young team wasn't so tired from being the last team to get a bye, playing our third game in 12 days, and having two days less breakj from the previous game than the Crows - we would have won this. 

• Just ran out of legs late in the game, and the Crows were very very good.

• JvR kicked 3 goals in the first quarter (!)

• Apart from the goals, Roo also had 15 touches, 3 marks and 2 tackles.

• To sum up his contribution to the team perfectly, he had 7 score involvements - the most of any Demon.

• As we head into the bye and the boys finally get a well deserved rest, let's look at Roo's stats across the season so far.

• He has so far averaged 5.5 score involvements per game - behind only Kozzy and Max, and equal with Chandler, Steele and Sharp.

• Roo has also kicked the most goals for the Dees so far this season with 24 (Kozzy the next best at 22).

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• What a fantastic day to honour Neale Daniher - a huge crowd, a cracking game, and a sea of blue beanies that were a constant reminder of why the Big Freeze is needed.

• It was nice to finally win a close one against this mob.

• Love this photo of Roo for several reasons - celebrating a goal, always here for a JvR gun show, and the bloke lying face first on the ground in the backround...

• Roo kicked a goal and was actively involved up the ground all day. In the last play where Koz kicks the sealer, it was Roo who tacked JDG in the middle of the ground, causing the turnover that we were able to get the ball forward to Koz from.

• Just one example of his impact on the game around the ground.

• Roo took 7 marks, the equal second most of any player on the ground.

• JvR also had 4 inside 50s and 5 score involvements.

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• We looked a bit tired and just off out there today. We kept trying and fought back from a 33 point deficit to lose by only 3 points and had some chances to win it.

• We didn't get any of our tall forwards functioning well, and returned to the old Dees way of long bombs into contested packs in the foward line.

• Despite it not being a great team game for tall fowards, Roo did a lot of running and connecting work up the ground.

• JvR took 5 marks and was in the top 10 for metres gained for the game - not a stat a tall forward who only operates in the 50 returns - helps to show his work rate and contribution around the ground.

• Of his marks, 3 were contested, the most of any Demon.

• Roo also had 3 inside 50s, and 3 score involvements.

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• Congrats JvR on your second 5+ goal bag for the season. Video of them all here

• The goals were just one part of a very impressive game from our boy.

• He also had 10 score involvements, the most of any Demon. Add to this 7 marks, 3 tackles and 15 disposals.

• Priceless: Seeing Roo's hard work pay off with eye catching performances while he has a lot of fun with his mates.

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• Always such an honour to be part of the Anzac round.

• We put the foot down when it mattered, but the Tigers did put up a good fight.

• A 5-2 start to the season is great, but more important long term is that the players seem to be having fun and loving their footy and their team mates again.

• A dewy and slippery night made for challenging conditions for tall forwards.

• Roo had 6 score involvements.

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• We played the Bombers at Gather Round, again, and lost, again...

• That makes us 0-3 against them at Gather Round the last 3 years.

• We struggled in pretty much every facet of the game. Interesting our two losses have come from 6 day breaks and interstate travel, maybe something in that for our young team.

• JvR had 5 score involvements, equal second place of any Demon.

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• Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

• Boy it's a lot more fun to be team coming back from a deficit than the other way around! We only kicked one goal in the entire first half, before hitting the KingBall button and proving too fast and too fit for a flaky Blues outfit.

• Our delivery into the forward line was woeful the first half, limiting opportunities for Roo. In the second half in particular he was given more of the ruck load and acquitted himself well.

• 4 score involvements and 3 inside 50s describe his game better than just looking at his disposal total of 5 kicks.

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• All aboard the Roo Train!!!

• The JvR Appreciation Society is bursting with pride at what he was able to do against the Saints.

• His incredible fitness, and a new coach, and a game plan with faster ball movement into the forward line are all helping - as is having an experienced, clever, tall forward to support him.

• But you can't take a pill to build confidence, you need to find that from within, and Roo's done it. 

• It's so lovely seeing him now believe in himself as much as we have always believed in him.

• 6 goals - 5 in the first half to set the game alight, and beating his previous best return of 4.

• 7 marks, and 9 score involvements - the most of any Demon player.

• Also, his usual excellent disposal skills - Disposal Efficiency of 85.7%.

• Video from Channel 7 of all of Roo's 6 goals here

• Post match interview with JvR on the MFC website here

• We are just so darn proud and happy!!!

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