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Draft Review 2013 - Redo the 2013 AFL draft

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Topkent said:
I don't see anything special in crouch to suggest you couldn't find another like him easily. He ain't know Oliver or Cripps
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I disagree. I watched him lift Adelaide in that last quarter against Carlton the other week. It wasn't a good stats, low damage performance. It was a 'win the game in the clutch moments' kind of performance. Have a good look at him sometime before the end of the season - pretty good footballer. I might be biased because I'm a huge fan of the inside creators who set up the outside flashy types.
 
Foucault1989 said:
I disagree. I watched him lift Adelaide in that last quarter against Carlton the other week. It wasn't a good stats, low damage performance. It was a 'win the game in the clutch moments' kind of performance. Have a good look at him sometime before the end of the season - pretty good footballer. I might be biased because I'm a huge fan of the inside creators who set up the outside flashy types.
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Maybe I'm biased because the last thing Melbourne needs is another inside midfielder when we have about 8.
 
Foucault1989 said:
Haha but this isn't about who melbourne needs its about who ranks higher in a draft
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Yeah so I still think I'd user the higher pick on Fantasia because a player like him is harder to find than inside distributor. We actually traded the pick for crouch away to get Bernie Vince from the crows
 

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You could throw a blanket over Crouch, Fantasia and half a dozen others. How high each player goes in the draft depends how you individually assess potential, consistent and the value of each position.

I'd have Crouch over Fantasia purely because I'm personally biased towards midfielders, but both deserve to go top 10.
 
Terry Wallet's take on current top 10 inside mids under the age of 24. A few players from the 2013 draft feature.

Omissions (Bont included):
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10-6 (Crouch #10):
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5-1 (Kelly #4, Cripps #3):
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Pannalstaroz said:
That's what I've always thought of Kelly, he can get it inside but he does most of his best work outside. I'm surprised he's labelled an inside mid by Terrance.
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Kelly definitely not an extractor like Cripps or Crouch however he still wins his fair share of contested footy. He averages 11.8 contested possessions a game, Bont as a comparison averages 12.3.
 
Pannalstaroz said:
That's what I've always thought of Kelly, he can get it inside but he does most of his best work outside. I'm surprised he's labelled an inside mid by Terrance.
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kelly this year has become an inside player. Last year Merret had 52% of of his of his possessions as as contested. chose last year as that was his best year contested ball wise. 64% of Kelly's possessions this year have been contested. That said i class both as inside/outside mids and i would be surprised if Kelly has the same impact in the coal face if he was the main extractor or second in commend.
 
avishka5 said:
kelly this year has become an inside player. Last year Merret had 52% of of his of his possessions as as contested. chose last year as that was his best year contested ball wise. 64% of Kelly's possessions this year have been contested. That said i class both as inside/outside mids and i would be surprised if Kelly has the same impact in the coal face if he was the main extractor or second in commend.
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This year Kelly about 40% contested, Merret 30%. Not sure where you got your figures from.
 
Glen Buterol said:
Kelly definitely not an extractor like Cripps or Crouch however he still wins his fair share of contested footy. He averages 11.8 contested possessions a game, Bont as a comparison averages 12.3.
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At the risk of turning the thread back into a shitfight, Bont does it all brilliantly well but I wouldn't classify him an inside mid, as I wouldn't classify Dangerfield/Pendlebury/Fyfe inside mids. And yes I'm biased :)
 

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Pannalstaroz said:
At the risk of turning the thread back into a shitfight, Bont does it all brilliantly well but I wouldn't classify him an inside mid, as I wouldn't classify Dangerfield/Pendlebury/Fyfe inside mids. And yes I'm biased :)
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Bont goes about 50/50 contested/uncontested which is quite a bit more than Merrett & Kelly. He's not as productive as Merrett & Kelly although he has them covered in stepping up in big moments. Clear match winner.
 
This will start a war but imo Bont, Kelly and Merrett will end up better than Cripps.
 
Pannalstaroz said:
At the risk of turning the thread back into a shitfight, Bont does it all brilliantly well but I wouldn't classify him an inside mid, as I wouldn't classify Dangerfield/Pendlebury/Fyfe inside mids. And yes I'm biased :)
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Dangerfield Fyfe not inside mids :D:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Now I see where your "Oh mah gerd Bont is duh best player ever" opinion comes from
 
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