AFL Player # 7: Indefatigable Zach Merrett (c) - 3x AA 🏅🏅🏅 4x Crichton Medallist 🥇🥇🥇🥇

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2027
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 10, I Remember Bluey

 

[bombreys]

I wonder what the biggest gap between 1st and 2nd in our B&F has been in the past.

That record is a few weeks away from being shattered into a million little Zerrett-shaped pieces.

 

[Andronicus]

I wonder what the biggest gap between 1st and 2nd in our B&F has been in the past.

That record is a few weeks away from being shattered into a million little Zerrett-shaped pieces.

Will need a 10 goal final game to feature in the votes I reckon.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

I wonder what the biggest gap between 1st and 2nd in our B&F has been in the past.

That record is a few weeks away from being shattered into a million little Zerrett-shaped pieces.

Probably right...but JD has had a great year (kicking issues aside), Kelly has been consistently good, Goddard will do well and people forget how exceptional Zaharakis has been when not tagged. Others might pop up for playing their team role.

 

[PhoenixBonez]

Needs 14 points more than Dangerfield this week to be number 1 dream teamer of the year.

Yes I know Dream Team is irrelevant etc and I'm not saying he's the best or 2nd best player in the comp but when you look at the other players on that list it's a pretty impressive group:
1) Dangerfield
2) Zerrett
3) Parker
4) Neale
5) Treloar
6) Hanneberry
7) Gawn
8) Dusty Martin
9) Pendlebury
10) Gibbs
11) Sloane

Not a bad group to be in amongst.

 

[Paul_Barnard]

I cant remember seeing a player so good at his age..
Is he the best young player we've had since Hird or Watson came through 25/30 odd years ago?

 

[calyam]

I cant remember seeing a player so good at his age..
Is he the best young player we've had since Hird or Watson came through 25/30 odd years ago?

James Hird wasn't as good at the same age - he was already 21 by the time he stepped up during 1994. Heppell comes the closest recently though I think Merrett is outpacing him.

I can't speak for Timmy Watson but the obvious candidate is Matthew Lloyd who kicked 70 goals as a 20 year old.

 

[Andronicus]

I can't speak for Timmy Watson but the obvious candidate is Matthew Lloyd who kicked 70 goals as a 20 year old.

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[Darealrath]

I cant remember seeing a player so good at his age..
Is he the best young player we've had since Hird or Watson came through 25/30 odd years ago?

Mercuri and Wanganeen (won a Brownlow at 20).

 

[Darealrath]

And Smokin' Joe...

Good company.

 

[Zach Package]

Relative to position Pears was pretty unbelievable as a teenager, before the unfortunateness

 

[Stopher]

Relative to position Pears was pretty unbelievable as a teenager, before the unfortunateness

People forget how good he looked early days, considering he was in a Matthew Knights defense!

 

[carnthedons]

Relative to position Pears was pretty unbelievable as a teenager, before the unfortunateness

Those runs down the wing off fev were amazing

 

[ezard15]

Has possibly overtaken ol mate Heppell slightly.

What a bloody find.

How did we even get him again? Was it the draft pick we got for a player that left?

 

[calyam]

How did we even get him again? Was it the draft pick we got for a player that left?

Draft pick from the Crameri trade.

 

[Lore]

Has possibly overtaken ol mate Heppell slightly.

What a bloody find.

How did we even get him again? Was it the draft pick we got for a player that left?

We can thank Crameri and the Bulldogs.

 

[84859300]

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But our midfield weren't kicking enough goals...

Kidding. Kidding.

 

[Zach Package]

People forget how good he looked early days, considering he was in a Matthew Knights defense!

He was seriously something else, i can't think of any current young key defender with his skill set and physical traits.

Perhaps Jake Lever, but at the same stage of their careers Pears was definitely playing the better footy

 

[kelvin_sheedy]

I cant remember seeing a player so good at his age..
Is he the best young player we've had since Hird or Watson came through 25/30 odd years ago?

Dyson Heppell.

 

[bomberman500]

People forget how good he looked early days, considering he was in a Matthew Knights defense!

I remember being somewhat ok with trading Hooker to West Coast coz we had Pears who many considered better at the time

 

[eth-dog]

I wonder what the biggest gap between 1st and 2nd in our B&F has been in the past.

That record is a few weeks away from being shattered into a million little Zerrett-shaped pieces.

Not really. Zaka will be about 100 votes behind, Watson won one of his by over 300.

 

[bombreys]

Not really. Zaka will be about 100 votes behind, Watson won one of his by over 300.

Really?

How does the voting/point system work?

I feel like if it's Top 5 from each game getting votes, Merrett's a genuine chance to poll in 90% of our games. As good as some of Zakka's games have been, he's also been nowhere near Top 5 in around ten (?) games.

 

[Bombermania]

Come the hour, come the man

From the Carlton NAB Challenge game right through the season.

 

[Maddogm]

Really?

How does the voting/point system work?

I feel like if it's Top 5 from each game getting votes, Merrett's a genuine chance to poll in 90% of our games. As good as some of Zakka's games have been, he's also been nowhere near Top 5 in around ten (?) games.

members of the match committee give up to 8 players votes out of 10

so number of players getting votes in a game can vary greatly

 

[bombreys]

members of the match committee give up to 8 players votes out of 10

so number of players getting votes in a game can vary greatly

Thanks man - do you know if it's changed in recent times? eth-dog noted above Jobe won by 300 points...

 

[Maddogm]

Thanks man - do you know if it's changed in recent times? eth-dog noted above Jobe won by 300 points...

that's each member of the match committee

not sure how many vote these days but it's at least 3