Opposition players you like or respect?

[Bad Seed]

The two players I want at Essendon:
Nic Nat
Patty Cripps

 

[King_Steele]

Fyfe & Danger

 

[SuperSteele22]

Kade Simpson. Still criminally underrated although he did get a bit more recognition this year probably due to playing his 300th game. An old school no fuss, no pissing and moaning to the umpires, no flashy haircut footballer who consistently makes the right decision on the field time and time again.

 

[Sab22]

Pendlebury, all class

 

[Topkent]

Toby Greene. Love his shithouserry
Star player aswell

 

[AmericanAFL]

Have probably only watched 25-30 games but the ones I have enjoyed most so far:

Gawn
McGovern
De Gooey
Grey
Rioli (hawks)
Daniher

Also, I don’t consider that I have latched onto one particular team, so I guess technically none of these players are opposition at this point.

 

[bungalow_bill]

Ben Brown

Gun forward and all round good guy. Just recently found out about the work he does to help stop domestic violence. Have to respect that

 

[Natho]

Harry Taylor. Seems an interesting man.

 

[Papa G]

+1 this. Honestly think if he hadn't had injury problems in his career and played for a Victorian team could've been as good as GAJ

So if he played for as Vic team would it have made him magically a better player or would he be perceived by the dullard parochial press and by extension the dullard Victorian public in general to be better?

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Pendles, Kade Simpson and Rory Sloane immediately spring to mind.

 

[ArdentEagle]

Burgoyne
Simpson
Gawn
Dangerfield
Ablett (years of enjoyment watching him ply his trade)
Fyfe
Sidebottom
N.Jones
Kennedy




Players that aren't far off
Taranto
H.Greenwood
McDonald-Tipungwuti
Coniglio

 

[Nobu]

Lots of love for Pendlebury. Comes across as a bit of a sook to me.

 

[avishka5]

I respect almost all AFL players. They're courageous, tough and most play the game in good spirit.

I really admire the way Jeremy McGovern goes about it. If I could pick any player I'd like to play the same as, it'd be him.

Hard to look past guys like Dangerfield, Fyfe, Sloane & Cal Ward either.

I think every man with an average rig wishes they were Gov.

 

[avishka5]

Respected Pav back in the day.

These days.
Pendles
Buddy
Burgoyne
Dusty.

 

[Jibroni]

Past - Pavlich, Voss and Hayes

Current - Gawn, Pendles and Cotchin

 

[hawks realist]

Ollie Wines
P. Cripps
Nathan Jones
Jack Viney
Josh Kennedy times 2

 

[kid_a]

Pendlebury, all class

yep on and off field.
Very much an objective realist as bloke.

 

[Carson Dial]

Beau Waters, big heart, tough as nails

 

[Obeanie1]

Ollie Wines
P. Cripps
Nathan Jones
Jack Viney
Josh Kennedy times 2

Jack Viney I would love in my team. Hard and fearless.

Absolutely no self preservation.

Remember reading some mums wouldnt let their sons play against Viney in juniors because he went in too hard. Wonder if that is true or an urban legend!

 

[Fabab]

Love watching buddy when he’s on.
Burgoyne class player.
Robbie Gray super player.

 

[Cursed Cat]

in no particular order:

Kade Simpson
Nathan Jones
Nic Natanui
Charlie Curnow
Jarrod Harbrow
Neville Jetta
Brodie Grundy
Nat Fyfe
Ben Brown
Jack Riewoldt
Jack Steven
Jarryn Geary
Lachie Hunter
Caleb Daniel
Easton Wood
Marcus Bontempelli

 

[akiva]

Sloane.

Plays with heart and is a super competitor.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Beau Waters, big heart, tough as nails

West Coast were always exciting to watch it he or Kerr were playing, even when the team was trash.

 

[Sellout Scully]

So if he played for as Vic team would it have made him magically a better player or would he be perceived by the dullard parochial press and by extension the dullard Victorian public in general to be better?

The second one. When I first wrote that it had read "been rated as high as GAJ". I agree it is no secret the press don't give interstate players the respect they deserve.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

So many out there

I genuinely appreciate guys who perhaps aren’t super talented, but absolutely give it their all

Picken springs to mind, as did Presti


Then the class acts who look graceful, and act it off field - like Burgoyne and Pendles