A friend and I were trying to come up with the equivalent AFL player for the Australian test cricket team. I thought it'd be fun to open it up to this forum to try and improve on some of these and add some additional players in as well.
Let's start with the current test line up then:
Finch = Jack Darling (already reached his ceiling and still has too many unexplainable brain fades)
Harris = Isaac Heeney (hasn't put it all together yet, but has the tools to be a very, very good player)
Khawaja = Bachar Houli (you know why...)
S Marsh = Jarrad Waite (played on "potential" until well in his 30s or was injured)
Handscomb = Joe Daniher (looks the goods, but gets found out against better opposition)
Head = ??? (any number of players from every club that is never going to be a star but will be a solid contributor for around 200 games)
Paine = Bob Murphy (a captain of integrity who took on the responsibility late in his career)
Cummins = The Bont (aka an absolute jet with still a long career left)
Starc = Alex Rance (a very good player, but sometimes skates through on reputation)
Lyon = Luke Bruest (plays a very specific role and doesn't generate much attention despite being statistically excellent)
Hazelwood = Ben Cunnington (consistently very very good but misses out on the plaudits others receive)
And the 3 on suspension:
Bancroft = Andrew Gaff (coming into their own until they made a grave error in judgement and sat themselves out of potential or actual glory)
Smith = Gary Ablett Jr (simply a cut above everyone else, but not fit to tie the laces of a real captain)
Warner = James Sicily (obviously talented, but just a w***er really)
And just because:
M Marsh = Gary Rohan (gifted far too many games because of frustratingly unfulfilled potential)
= = = = = = =
Some additions from this thread:
Johnson = Richo (spray it left, spray it right, when all looks lost a run of greatness, and then back to sprays with occasional matches of brilliance, pretty much always entertaining)
Voges = Tom Mitchell (averages 62 but people don't rate how he scored his runs)
Warne = Wayne Carey (talisman-like figures for their side, widely considered among the greatest of all time but came with shitloads lots of controversy. Were forced to miss 12 months of their careers in the prime due to off-field issues)
Let's start with the current test line up then:
Finch = Jack Darling (already reached his ceiling and still has too many unexplainable brain fades)
Harris = Isaac Heeney (hasn't put it all together yet, but has the tools to be a very, very good player)
Khawaja = Bachar Houli (you know why...)
S Marsh = Jarrad Waite (played on "potential" until well in his 30s or was injured)
Handscomb = Joe Daniher (looks the goods, but gets found out against better opposition)
Head = ??? (any number of players from every club that is never going to be a star but will be a solid contributor for around 200 games)
Paine = Bob Murphy (a captain of integrity who took on the responsibility late in his career)
Cummins = The Bont (aka an absolute jet with still a long career left)
Starc = Alex Rance (a very good player, but sometimes skates through on reputation)
Lyon = Luke Bruest (plays a very specific role and doesn't generate much attention despite being statistically excellent)
Hazelwood = Ben Cunnington (consistently very very good but misses out on the plaudits others receive)
And the 3 on suspension:
Bancroft = Andrew Gaff (coming into their own until they made a grave error in judgement and sat themselves out of potential or actual glory)
Smith = Gary Ablett Jr (simply a cut above everyone else, but not fit to tie the laces of a real captain)
Warner = James Sicily (obviously talented, but just a w***er really)
And just because:
M Marsh = Gary Rohan (gifted far too many games because of frustratingly unfulfilled potential)
= = = = = = =
Some additions from this thread:
Johnson = Richo (spray it left, spray it right, when all looks lost a run of greatness, and then back to sprays with occasional matches of brilliance, pretty much always entertaining)
Voges = Tom Mitchell (averages 62 but people don't rate how he scored his runs)
Warne = Wayne Carey (talisman-like figures for their side, widely considered among the greatest of all time but came with shitloads lots of controversy. Were forced to miss 12 months of their careers in the prime due to off-field issues)
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