AFLs Top 50

[Brishawk]

Interesting the players association have decided to brand their own top 50 as chosen by the players.

Ahead of the 2015 season we presented the AFL players with a simple challenge: rank the best in the game, right now

http://www.afl.com.au/news/features/players-top-50

Not a terrible list so far but a few anomalies that really stand out . . .

Given the list is supposed to reflect the best players 'right now' player 28 stands out as the most obvious who really isn't a top 50 player anymore. AS great as Bartel has been not sure he belongs in their either. And number 14 needs an asterix at minimum even though he is way higher than he should be based on recent form...

Interestingly the list is overwhelmingly midfielders just like the brownlow. IS that a reflection of the game or selection bias?

 

[Big Hotdog]

I think Bryce may have voted twice

 

[pacman]

I think Rough will be next.

 

[play2win]

there are more mids playing than any other 'position' and hence they should dominate the top 50. what stands out for is here are probably zero defenders in the top 50? would like to see a top 5-10 for mids, forwards, defenders, rucks.

i'm guessing the top 6 is rounded out with roughy, buddy, selwood, pendlebury, fyfe, ablett.

 

[MinerBoy]

I think Bryce may have voted twice

Got no issue with Gibbs. Reckon he deserves his spot. Judd at 28 is probably fine too. If he gets a good run with injury this year I'll think he'll remind everyone that he's a bloody good player, even if he doesn't reach the heights of the top handful.

 

[oneredfrog]

Agree with the next six play2win. Could throw a blanket over spots 5 - 20 but Cotchin at 12 seems very generous.

 

[MinerBoy]

Agree with the next six play2win. Could throw a blanket over spots 5 - 20 but Cotchin at 12 seems very generous.

Yep agree with that top 6. Although not the order. Buddy is top 2 IMO.

There are quite a few players ahead of Mitchell though, Cotchin being one, that make me shake my head.

 

[Grumblez]

Agreed there's a few there that would be lucky especially Priddis don't get me wrong good player but not a top 30 , think he won brownlow on stats! That don't see Harvey in top 30 either apart from that most seem fitting but not right order for me... Can't see ablett being knocked from 1st

 

[onthemoney]

So for the players named in the top 10, have the silhouettes actually matched up to the images revealed? On the thread on the AFL board somebody pointed out that number 4 looks a lot like Brian!

 

[Gralin]

Yeah its already been shown that the pics don't match the player unlike last year #10 is Robbie Gray and the pic was McVeigh

 

[onthemoney]

Yeah its already been shown that the pics don't match the player unlike last year #10 is Robbie Gray and the pic was McVeigh

Cheers, good to know. I wonder how high Roughy can go then? Will be interesting to see. Would be pretty funny if the players rated him above Bud, but in all honesty if Buddy isn't top two it would be very strange.

 

[cryptor]

Excess of mids is probably due to that being the most common position on the ground and also because that greater number of mids are going to rate other mids highest due to them playing on them.

Dominant forwards will always get a look in while defenders are doing a pretty thankless job.

 

[Frankston Rover]

One Melbourne player. One.

 

[Brishawk]

Yep agree with that top 6. Although not the order. Buddy is top 2 IMO.

There are quite a few players ahead of Mitchell though, Cotchin being one, that make me shake my head.

How about Priddis and Watson?

 

[Brishawk]

One Melbourne player. One.

Too many?

 

[MinerBoy]

How about Priddis and Watson?

Yep, them too mate.

 

[detox]

Yep, them too mate.

Mitchell constantly gets underrated in media rankings.

I remember i think it was a 2013 rankings list, He was behind Keiran Jack and Jarryd Mcveigh.

In what universe has any of those two ever been better than Mitchell

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

You do have to wonder about some of the players rankings.

*in Priddis, Lol.

 

[Gunstall555]

don't look at Mark Ricciuto's top 50...it's a joke! Eddie Betts rated higher than Mitchell.

 

[IdiotBox]

Congrats to the big Rough on being named at no 6. Was hoping to see his smackdown of Hannerbery feature in his 'highlights' package. Guess i had to make do with the Selwood one...

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-03-20/players-top-50-no-6

 

[Thaihawk]

don't look at Mark Ricciuto's top 50...it's a joke! Eddie Betts rated higher than Mitchell.

Yeah, but we all know that Roo coped many head high bumps that cloud his judgement.

 

[moginie]

don't look at Mark Ricciuto's top 50...it's a joke! Eddie Betts rated higher than Mitchell.

I've had a really good chuckle at his top 50. His bias & catty comments are very satisfying - especially where he wrote that Mitchell "picks & chooses when he plays well - like last year's Grand Final".

Let's remember, here's a bloke who, even midway through last year refused to rate us because we play "pretty, unaccountable, chip-chip football".

Whenever his comments are aired, I always recall Adelaide Hawk's comments about him - It's a good job he could play football because otherwise he would have had a career washing cars for a living.

 

[Flukey!]

Glad Burgers made it. He is a star.

Is Priddis that good?

 

[cryptor]

I've had a really good chuckle at his top 50. His bias & catty comments are very satisfying - especially where he wrote that Mitchell "picks & chooses when he plays well - like last year's Grand Final".

Let's remember, here's a bloke who, even midway through last year refused to rate us because we play "pretty, unaccountable, chip-chip football".

Whenever his comments are aired, I always recall Adelaide Hawk's comments about him - It's a good job he could play football because otherwise he would have had a career washing cars for a living.

He's pandering to a feral SA audience. He tells them what they want to hear (ie. SA is da best, chuck out da rest) and they buy up all the papers and listen to his shows keeping him in work.

 

[moginie]

He's pandering to a feral SA audience. He tells them what they want to hear (ie. SA is da best, chuck out da rest) and they buy up all the papers and listen to his shows keeping him in work.

Of course he is. He's no different to (m)any of the others that work in the media machine over here.

And it should come as no surprise that he's tipped Port to win the premiership.