Best Individual season you've seen from a player

[LoungeLizard]

Aside from goals outside 50 - long kicking isn't really a thing in modern footy.

Aside from the long kick down the line late in games - coaches don't encourage it.

Yeah they do encourage it, that is why there are so many handballs out the back to blokes that can kick.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Buddy's 2008 was pretty good. He had the ball on a string that year. Looked as though he could become the greatest player of all time, but although he remained a great player, never quite scaled the dizzy heights of 2008 again.

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Yeah they do encourage it, that is why there are so many handballs out the back to blokes that can kick.

They don't kick long all that often though.

A guy like Brad Hill is probably in the top 3 as a designated kicker - but his targets are rarely more than 40m away.

You lose all precision and control of the game if you start kicking 60m to contests.

 

[RichLeMonde]

Kouta in 2000 has to be close to the best 'all-round' season.

Accounting for his getting injured in round 20, he averaged 27 disposals and 1.8 goals per game; for comparison, Dustin Martin in 2017 averaged 29 disposals and 1.5 goals, while Dangerfield's best season was 31 and 1.8 goals - both of those in a higher possession era generally.

But Kouta was also both #1 in the league in contested possessions per game AND #5 in contested marks per game (I think that's right). He was also arguably the best kick in the team.

He basically did it all that year - to be both the best contested ballwinner in the league and one of the best tall marking targets, while also having exquisite disposal and being a genuine forward target...

I think others have had better years - they've done their strengths better. But that's about as close to all-round as you can be.

And as well as all that, that year he had a Hird-like ability to pop up exactly where he was needed at the right time and like Carey grab the game by the scruff in 10 min bursts that turned the whole game

 

[RobbieGray17]

Dom Sheed

 

[RichLeMonde]

Depends on how you rate it.

If you go watch the game again, you will notice Dusty was taking 2-3-4 oppo players out of play freeing up team mates.

I had him 3rd after Houli and Rance. Rance was the most important player in the first quarter - he stopped the crows running away with it. Dusty really added a lot of icing on the cake that game, rather than turning it.

 

[RobbyRoy]

Put me down as another vote for Kouta in 2000.

 

[RobbyRoy]

Brett Ratten

Brett Ratten

Age

52

Ht

184cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.4

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

10.3

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

3.0

5star

No current season stats available

D

26.4

5star

K

13.8

5star

HB

12.6

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

also won Carlton's best and fairest in 2000

Kouta was 3rd

Ratts played 5 extra games though, which always helps in the B&F.

 

[TigermacK]

Old thread I know, but couldn’t help myself with this
Personally being born in 1994 I would say Matthew Lloyd in either 2000/2001
Dusty 2017 not sure how you can top that.
As of now i personally think Jez Cameron might top it all if he keeps going and can get 100 in this style game.

 

[MF]

Nic Daicos 2023

 

[biggiemediums]

Kouta in 2000 is one that's always stood out to me. Every touch he had would create and he was kicking ripper goals.

 

[HalloweenJack]

Yep Kouta in 2000. It's a disgrace that he didn't win the Brownlow. I thought he was easily B.O.G in 10 games.

 

[Fat Jesus]

If Nick Daicos continues the way he's going. 5 bog and 1 likely 2 votes so far. Phenomenal
I'll go Kouta in 2000 in keeping with the thread. Bloke was unstoppable

 

[Frappe]

Lockett 1991
Dunstall 1992
Ablett 1993

All averaged better than 6 goals per game.

 

[Fat Jesus]

Lockett 1991
Dunstall 1992
Ablett 1993

All averaged better than 6 goals per game.

Peter Hudson 148 goals
Peter McKenna 143 goals

 

[Lingsface]

Gary Ablett jnr 09 cats
Gary Ablett jnr 12 Gold Coast
Gary Ablett jnr 14 Gold Coast (only 14-15 games but was on track for one of the best.)

Top 5 games statistically for 2012
Rd 1- 42 possesions 2 goals 7 clearances
Rd 2- 40 possesions 2 goals 8 clearances
Rd 3- 45 possesions 2 goals 13 clearances
Rd 10- 53 possesions
Rd 15- 42 possesions 4 goals 10 clearances.

 

[HairyO]

Lockett 1991
Dunstall 1992
Ablett 1993

All averaged better than 6 goals per game.

We really were spoiled in the mid to late 80s to the late 90s.

Then ever increasing team defence became a thing which made it harder and harder for forwards.

Then the focus moved to fitness and midfielders and possessions took over.

And now its the time of the Half Back Flanker.

 

[demondavey]

Thread started by a Richmond supporter. Basically itching to mention Martin in 17.

 

[Mr Meow]

Peter Hudson 148 goals
Peter McKenna 143 goals

No offence but more people here will have seen Lockett/Ablett/Dunstall's exploits than those two, great as they were.

 

[Fat Jesus]

No offence but more people here will have seen Lockett/Ablett/Dunstall's exploits than those two, great as they were.

Yeah I've seen these two in action. Hence my post