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No room for Wayne Milera?Anyone who doesn’t have Rioli in the top 5 is kidding themselves. Kicked 4 in a prelim, has won a flag and played a big part in reinventing the way small forwards play today.
The only players I could accept taking ahead of him would be Oliver, Curnow, Mills and Hipwood.
Next in line in no particular order would be Gresham, Himmelberg, Doedee, Dunkley, Phillips, Sier, and Menegola.
Lol that wasnt a point. It was an opinion. Hence why I said "I'd take Curnow, personally"I think you need to factor in that the rest of the Carlton forward line stinks. Who else is going to kick goals??
You’re point was you would take Curnow over Daniher. Curnow has showed flashes of brilliance but hasn’t shown any consistency yet. Daniher has put together a full season worthy of getting an All Australian nod. This isn’t me being biased, your comment would be like me saying I would prefer Andy McGrath to Sam Docherty which is a ridiculous statement, Docherty is a star McGrath still has a way to go.
Unpopular opinion but I would take Hipwood before Curnow in a re-draft
played a big part in reinventing the way small forwards play today.
Anyone who doesn’t have Rioli in the top 5 is kidding themselves. Kicked 4 in a prelim, has won a flag and played a big part in reinventing the way small forwards play today.
The only players I could accept taking ahead of him would be Oliver, Curnow, Mills and Hipwood.
Next in line in no particular order would be Gresham, Himmelberg, Doedee, Dunkley, Phillips, Sier, and Menegola.
You make it sound like Curnow was playing like Riewoldt. He may have spent some time up the ground but he was still by far Carlton's most used target going inside 50.
I’m not trying to make it sound like anything. Someone said “... right now potential is all it is”. I’m saying sure he’s got a tonne of potential to improve from here, but he’s actually producing good footy; and rather than just saying it, I provided objective metrics to back it up and compared it to the best forward of 2018 for context.
If people were rating him no.2 in the league, then I would completely agree that’s an opinion based on potential, but no.2 in this draft? No, that’s deserving on performance, not just potential.
But Curnow isn't the clear cut number 2 on performance alone.
Unpopular opinion but I would take Hipwood before Curnow in a re-draft
If he had a different last name and was drafted to the GC and not Richmond no one would know who Rioli is. Currently just a good player with potential.Anyone who doesn’t have Rioli in the top 5 is kidding themselves. Kicked 4 in a prelim, has won a flag and played a big part in reinventing the way small forwards play today.
The only players I could accept taking ahead of him would be Oliver, Curnow, Mills and Hipwood.
Next in line in no particular order would be Gresham, Himmelberg, Doedee, Dunkley, Phillips, Sier, and Menegola.
Not sure you can say he reinvented anything when Cyril had been doing it for the best part of a decade. Richmond very much doubled down on speed and pressure but every side had 1 or 2 of those players already.Anyone who doesn’t have Rioli in the top 5 is kidding themselves. Kicked 4 in a prelim, has won a flag and played a big part in reinventing the way small forwards play today.
The only players I could accept taking ahead of him would be Oliver, Curnow, Mills and Hipwood.
Next in line in no particular order would be Gresham, Himmelberg, Doedee, Dunkley, Phillips, Sier, and Menegola.
I like the look of Sier. But he’ll never overtake Oliver.
Why? Is this based off Oliver’s 10 kicks & 20 handballs a game this year?
As a pure footy watcher Sier has much more upside & excitement than Oliver.
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Yet Oliver eclispises him in every stat. He was also AA this year. I’ll be surprised if Sier is AA in next 2 years. I just can’t find the excitement stats though.Why? Is this based off Oliver’s 10 kicks & 20 handballs a game this year?
As a pure footy watcher Sier has much more upside & excitement than Oliver.
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Sier is starting from a long long way back. Not sure how much upside you can have when your already one of the best mids in the comp.Why? Is this based off Oliver’s 10 kicks & 20 handballs a game this year?
As a pure footy watcher Sier has much more upside & excitement than Oliver.
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As Brisbane fan I obviously prefer Hipwood for retention reasons. On pure football ability/talent I'd take Curnow ahead of Hippy - Curnow is a far better contested mark and Hippy probably has better athleticism as he is ridiculously fast. But it certainly isn't as big a gap as some make out.
I think there is a fair gap between those two at this stage and McKay/Weideman. Weideman definitely had some great games at the end of last year but he's in a better situation (far better midfield and McDonald to draw attention), whereas Curnow and Hipwood are each team's focal point. Weideman could definitely pull himself into the conversation in the next 18 months- 2 years though.
In his draft year of 2014, the Northern Knights captain averaged 29 disposals, 12 contested possessions and 146 SuperCoach points per game.
On numbers, he was the best-performed midfielder in the TAC Cup.
Gresham had regular AFL midfielders Clayton Oliver, Tom Phillips, Darcy Parish and Jacob Hopper covered.
Fair enough in terms of value, but I dont see Himmelburg as a key position player. His strength is his versatility and he's great beneath his knees as well as good in the air.Not sure you can say he reinvented anything when Cyril had been doing it for the best part of a decade. Richmond very much doubled down on speed and pressure but every side had 1 or 2 of those players already.
Rating Dan Rioli is very hard because he wasn't really ready to play in 2016 and was just doing bits and pieces. Then he wasn't at his best this year. So his best form is really an up and down 2017 with a great prelim.
I'd take Gresham over him because he's incredibly classy, capable of playing mid and forward and a goal kicker.
Himmelberg v Rioli is interesting because it gets in to the discussion on what a key forward and what an elite pressure forward are worth. Key forwards - particular those with nice all around games like Himmelberg are the type of player we've always told are vital and rare, but these days a gun small like Rioli might be even rarer and just as valuable. I'm a huge Himmelberg fan but I'd lean to Rioli there. I don't think he's top 5 but he's certainly top 10.
Why? Is this based off Oliver’s 10 kicks & 20 handballs a game this year?
As a pure footy watcher Sier has much more upside & excitement than Oliver.
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Hipwood has the tools to be the best KPF in the comp, seriously impressive for a kdi who is still a rake.Unpopular opinion but I would take Hipwood before Curnow in a re-draft
ha ha ha haI'd take Burton over Rioli every day of the week.
milera aint getting close to rioliI'm confident Milera will bolt into most people's top 10 by the end of the year.
If I could pick the top 10 for their career as opposed to what they have achieved so far.
1. Mills (3)
2. Hipwood (14)
3. Oliver (4)
4. Milera (11)
5. Curnow (12)
6. Rioli (15)
7. Himmilberg (16)
8. Doedee (17)
9. Francis (6)
10. Wietering (1)
Phillips (58) is the bargain buy so far.
We are talking Richmond Rioli not Hawks or Weagles Rioli...milera aint getting close to rioli