BLAKE: (I will answer your questions over the span of three posts)
1. I would like you guys to rank each juror from who played the best game to who you think played the worse game and give reasons as to why.
BEST:
1. NATALIE - Natalie played a ferocious game demonstrating elements of strong physical, but equally just as good social, such as having other players give her idols, going from supposedly being on the bottom at Final 11 to being one rock draw away from making the end, demonstrating a good read of the game and equally well thought strategy.
2. BLAKE - I ranked Blake second because I think he had a pretty strong social game. He was able to be in a position where he could easily voice his opinion, received a limited number of votes. Had he not been unlucky in the F6 FMC, he would have had a very good chance of making the end I do believe, and possibly winning.
3. JAYSON - Jayson is another who overall I do feel actually had a very good social game. Many people felt comfortable with him throughout the game, allowing him to get to 6 without any real doubts. I had a rocky relationship with him prior to the game, but his social game allowed ME to feel comfortable enough to idol him at 6, and had he not been double idoled out at 5, I wouldn't have been shocked to see him make the end.
4. AJ - I would rank AJ high personally, I'm unsure if the people who made top 7 would disagree or not due to him being ranked as playing for second, maybe it's my closeness with him that influenced this choice as I felt like I had a very good read on AJ's game. I knew about when he got an idol, I felt comfortable enough telling him about mine, I think his social game was strong and had it not been for my presence could have made the end, as I think he had a good strategy to perhaps save physical skills to the end to maybe have a blow-out last few comps, to take the crown.
5. TJ - I think had TJ made it past this round, he could have been pitted the biggest target, which goes one of two ways. It either allows him to put himself firmly in the drivers seat and take the game home, or he gets 8th/7th/6th as he is pitted as such a threat by other players, either truly could have happened, and I would not have been shocked either way, hence I put him midway.
6. MAX - Max was just unlucky I truly believe. I don't think he properly got TIME to play as such, YES he got half way through the game, but I think had he been on the opposing one-day tribe, or made it to Final 8, he would have been able to use a combination of his physical and social skills to further himself to at least final 5, quite possibly final 4, and maybe even final 3.
7. LOGAN - Logan had decent gameplay during his time in the game, he survived the one-day tribes, had a good social game whilst he was in the game. Logan just was unlucky how everything fell for him that round, he had POTENTIAL to go a lot further, though I do feel it would have been a struggle for him as people seemed down with getting him out, so if it didn't happen at 8, it easily could've at 7 or 6.
8. KOLBY - YES Kolby was merge boot, but I rank him here for his impact. Like despite coming into merge as the most transparent player who many people wanted gone, Kolby WAS able to force a 6-6 tie the first merge vote, socialised with all players, he was involved in idol plays premerge, he fought his way and if the 6-6 tie had gone in his favour, I do think it is possible he could have manoeuvred his way to the end, or at least nearer to the end.
9. LILLY - Lilly gets ranked 9th as I didn't properly get to experience her game. I do think had she not walked she would've gone a lot further, most likely making top 7 at least I believe. I cannot say too much about her game as we only got to play a couple rounds, and not experiencing a merge vote with her just allows me to go off of my ASSUMPTIONS, hence I would rank her here.
10. LIVINGSTON - So like though this may not seem like it based off of what I say, I do feel Livingston was playing a good game and I know he GENERALLY has a strong social game. Personally I didn't experience it this game, but frequently people view that as a strength of him, so others may have experienced it! I rank Livingston here because well he was in a poor position really that people were easily able to flip on him, and when I didn't get much socialising from him, I feel I struggle to rank him as having a higher-positioned gameplay rank as opposed to other players.