Robbo's Top 50

[popin]

No Bryan Straun, Robbo turn it up. "Strauchanie" "Strauchanie" "Strauchanie"

 

[Adzam]

Robbo has a top 50 now too does he? .... Interesting

 

[shintemaster]

Watch Goldstein closely for a few games and you will change your mind. He doesn't jump out because he is not flashy but super consistent and never gets beaten. I never used to rate him until I was told by a Roos mate to watch him closely and with Fox IQ i did and the bloke is equal best ruck man in league.

I reckon a lot of North supporters are guilty of the same thinking. It’s not just his consistency. He also shoulders a massive load over the season as a genuine one out ruckman. The value of that to a team is immense.

 

[Pipefitter]

He left out Hirdy.

 

[hench]

Is it top 50 for 2015? Or just top 50 players in the game?

 

[Back One Out]

Has Rioli but not Hanley

Does he even watch football?

First reply in the thread

Gee, that didn't take long

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

First reply in the thread

Gee, that didn't take long

 

[Sttew]

Franklin at no. 1 is something I don't mind - while I think most would agree Ablett is a better player, Franklin is arguably "more valuable"..

if it was a "Top 50 Most Valuable Players" I'd agree. But it's not, and I don't agree Buddy is better than Ablett.

 

[Back One Out]

Robbo's Top 50
1 Lance Franklin
2 Gary Ablett
3 Joel Selwood
4 Nathan Fyfe
5 Patrick Dangerfield
6 Scott Pendlebury
7 Robbie Gray
8 Jarryd Roughead
9 Tom Hawkins
10 Luke Hodge
11 Travis Boak
12 Sam Mitchell
13 Jobe Watson
14 Josh Kennedy
15 Dyson Heppell
16 Dayne Beams
17 Josh Gibson
18 Harry Taylor
19 Rory Sloane
20 Trent Cotchin
21 Steve Johnson
22 Luke Parker
23 Nick Riewoldt
24 Aaron Sandilands
25 Tom Rockliff
26 Matthew Priddis
27 Jordan Lewis
28 David Mundy
29 Shane Mumford
30 Callan Ward
31 Chris Judd
32 Sam Jacobs
33 Todd Goldstein
34 Ryan Griffen
35 Marc Murphy
36 Brent Harvey
37 Shaun Burgoyne
38 Dustin Martin
39 Daniel Talia
40 Grant Birchall
41 Jarrad McVeigh
42 Nathan Jones
43 Bryce Gibbs
44 Brendon Goddard
45 Ben Cunnington
46 Nick Malceski
47 James Bartel
48 Luke Breust
49 Chad Wingard
50 Cyril Rioli

 

[Crankyhawk]

Didn't look but Hawks plsyers higher and everyone else lower !!

Already 9 out of 50 so unrealistic to have more.

 

[Jack Bradley]

No doubt Roo is an absolute star, but so is Watson. They're both around the mark.

FWIW I would have Watson as a top 5-8 mid after the clear cut top four (Gaz, Pendles, Selwood, Fyfe).

Watson shouldn't be spoken about in the same sentence as roo. Ones a good midfielder -the other is a champion CHF.

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

too many ruckmen

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

Not sure this deserves its own thread, anyone who has ever watched AFL 360 understands Robbo has no idea about the game and his opinion on his top 50 is no more valid than the drunk holding up the bar at The Royal every Saturday night.

 

[pacman]

When someone makes a top 50 without squeezing rioli in at 50 I might care about it

3 time premiership player and AA who would have thought?

 

[5 GB USB]

Watson is a star and I'd have him ahead of Nroo for season 2015, seriously a lot of under rating Jobe in here.

 

[hawker19]

Has Rioli but not Hanley

Does he even watch football?

Is this list by Robbo in a similar vein to Mike's pre-season lists in that it is a prediction of who he thinks will be the top 50 players in 2015? If so, considering Hanley is out injured for so long, it makes sense that he's not mentioned.

 

[hardway]

Burgoyne very under rated.

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

Watson is a star and I'd have him ahead of Nroo for season 2015, seriously a lot of under rating Jobe in here.

Agree, if he is not suspended having him at 13 is a joke. Jobe should be top 5 ahead of players like Dangerfield, Gray, Hodge, Roughead etc.. Wins more games off his own boot than any other player besides Ablett on the list. Jobe has held up a fairly ordinary Essendon side for the past 4 years and made them into a side that has the made the finals the last 3 years.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Arent these lists predictions for 2015? Would explain libba's ommision

It's an interesting call with Hawkins then. I would have been all for Hawkins being top 10 in the AFL after last season (he was arguably the most valuable player in the league in 2014), but with Clark on board, along with a range of potentially serviceable-to-good alternatives as the second tall forward (Walker, Vardy, Stanley, Kersten), it's tough to see Hawkins being as critical to Geelong's fortunes in 2015. And the Cats (or at least the forward line) should be better for it.

 

[detox]

Dangerfield too high.

Looks great when on song but there are a few other mids who do it more consistently and are more effective.

Boak, Mitchell, Watson, Kennedy above him for mine.

Not a bad list though

 

[Tigersman]

With a tiger bias I'd argue for Deledio and maybe Rance to get a mention. Like many though, Robbo doesn't rate the tiges

I'm a Sloane fan but he should be a lot further down the list.

 

[cammo78]

in what world is jobe considered better than nick roo?

Watson is a far better player than Riewoldt.

 

[cammo78]

It's what he thinks the top 50 will be after this season, so Libba misses out by default with his knee.

Macrae and Bob Muprhy are probably stiff from the dogs, that's about it.

Bontempelli will be in the league's top 50 by year end.

 

[ManOfClay]

Reckon Macrae is a bit stiff not to be rated. He was amazing last year, his second, and with another pre-season under his belt is cherry ripe.

Would be surprised if the Bont isn't top 50 by year's end.

 

[smasha]

With yet another Richmond hater in the media,I guess he put Richmond players low/out of his list?