Didn't hear it personally but apparently Nathan Burke gave his opinion on SEN on who the best player was for each jumper number. A few dogs supporters are cranky he didn't rate Cooney best no. 17.
Did a bit of research and interested in people's opinions on who you think are the best in each number.
Here's my list based on Bulldog players ( some you would not have heard of obviously)
What do you think? Have I left anyone out
1 – Tredrea/Hall – Farren not in the contest
2 -Murphy/Roughead on 2008 form hard to split
3 Bartel no contest
4 Cross ahead of Didak and Kerr on 2008 form but Kerr has runs on the board overall
5 - Sam Mitchell over Boyd comfortably ( not an insult to Boyd – I rate him ) and Judd’s a fair player too
6 – Johnno is the one
7 – tough competition – Hayes/Burgoyne/Simpson/Medhurst 2008 only all good but Westy overall career ( but hardly played this year so fair enough)
8 Shaun Burgoyne then Hahn/Hudghton
9 -Gilbee vs Crawford, J Kelly and Edwards tough call
10 – Eagle not in the contest- McVeigh/Pendlebury/Bateman – not a great number
11 – Streeter LOL – Joel Corey and daylight
12 – Richo wins over Reiwoldt, Sewell, Tommy hasn’t played
13 Gia not far off – who’s better Jordie? Oh of course Dale Wonder Boy Thomas
14 Joel Selwood at the moment – Callan Ward has to play first
15 – Luke Hodge edges out Hudson comfortably
16 Jonathan Brown beats Griff comfortably ATM
17 in 08 Cooney miles ahead of K Johnson and Kennelly –Burns a joke in 08
18 Kane Cornes wins Stack in VFL
19 OLoughlin and charman beat Higgins
20 Tough one – Cox and Black just beat S Johnson – Hill on his way but out of league
21 Aker not far off – Corey Jones, Mooney ( not this year but last year), Leo Barry – fading?
22 – not a lot of greats in this number – who did he pick? Dylan a bit early but who else is there? Mal Michael, Rhyce Shaw?
23 – Lance Franklin/McLeod not to mention Glass, N Thompson ( good number ) What about Doogs? Ha
24 – Brett Burton a bit better than Jarrad Grant
25 -Shaggy – doubtful – Fevola/Lucas v Rutten is a tough battle
26 - Sam Reid vs Dal Santo – not yet
27 – A bunch of battlers with Will- Stokes probably has the best form
28 – Welsh v a bunch of battlers probably wins over Thurstans
29 – great trio Ablett, Pavlich and Harvey just over Easton Wood
30 –Scarlett over O’Keefe
31 - Kirk/Fletcher over ?
32 – Jarrad Boumann not quite ready for T Cloke
33 - Tim Callan’s 6 games not quite ready to go against J Farmer (career) M Rooke, B Reilly and a buch of not quite stars
34 W Skipper has to actually play to beat J White and he gave the free away to him in 05!!
35 -Tiller not quite up there with Chad Cornes yet
36 – Lake in the hunt against Goodwin/Bradshaw but you’d have to go with Goodwin on career
37 – Cam Wight not in Goodes league yet
38 – Dale wins comfortably
39 – Milburn over M Lynch
40 – Harbrow not quite Wojinski/Porplyzia
41 – Nathan Foley wins over ?
42 – Boydy shouldn’t have changed his number – not a lot of players here- Bevan
43 Roger Hayden
44 – Bock over O’Shea
45 – Lingy
46 – Jake King
Did a bit of research and interested in people's opinions on who you think are the best in each number.
Here's my list based on Bulldog players ( some you would not have heard of obviously)
What do you think? Have I left anyone out
1 – Tredrea/Hall – Farren not in the contest
2 -Murphy/Roughead on 2008 form hard to split
3 Bartel no contest
4 Cross ahead of Didak and Kerr on 2008 form but Kerr has runs on the board overall
5 - Sam Mitchell over Boyd comfortably ( not an insult to Boyd – I rate him ) and Judd’s a fair player too
6 – Johnno is the one
7 – tough competition – Hayes/Burgoyne/Simpson/Medhurst 2008 only all good but Westy overall career ( but hardly played this year so fair enough)
8 Shaun Burgoyne then Hahn/Hudghton
9 -Gilbee vs Crawford, J Kelly and Edwards tough call
10 – Eagle not in the contest- McVeigh/Pendlebury/Bateman – not a great number
11 – Streeter LOL – Joel Corey and daylight
12 – Richo wins over Reiwoldt, Sewell, Tommy hasn’t played
13 Gia not far off – who’s better Jordie? Oh of course Dale Wonder Boy Thomas
14 Joel Selwood at the moment – Callan Ward has to play first
15 – Luke Hodge edges out Hudson comfortably
16 Jonathan Brown beats Griff comfortably ATM
17 in 08 Cooney miles ahead of K Johnson and Kennelly –Burns a joke in 08
18 Kane Cornes wins Stack in VFL
19 OLoughlin and charman beat Higgins
20 Tough one – Cox and Black just beat S Johnson – Hill on his way but out of league
21 Aker not far off – Corey Jones, Mooney ( not this year but last year), Leo Barry – fading?
22 – not a lot of greats in this number – who did he pick? Dylan a bit early but who else is there? Mal Michael, Rhyce Shaw?
23 – Lance Franklin/McLeod not to mention Glass, N Thompson ( good number ) What about Doogs? Ha
24 – Brett Burton a bit better than Jarrad Grant
25 -Shaggy – doubtful – Fevola/Lucas v Rutten is a tough battle
26 - Sam Reid vs Dal Santo – not yet
27 – A bunch of battlers with Will- Stokes probably has the best form
28 – Welsh v a bunch of battlers probably wins over Thurstans
29 – great trio Ablett, Pavlich and Harvey just over Easton Wood
30 –Scarlett over O’Keefe
31 - Kirk/Fletcher over ?
32 – Jarrad Boumann not quite ready for T Cloke
33 - Tim Callan’s 6 games not quite ready to go against J Farmer (career) M Rooke, B Reilly and a buch of not quite stars
34 W Skipper has to actually play to beat J White and he gave the free away to him in 05!!
35 -Tiller not quite up there with Chad Cornes yet
36 – Lake in the hunt against Goodwin/Bradshaw but you’d have to go with Goodwin on career
37 – Cam Wight not in Goodes league yet
38 – Dale wins comfortably
39 – Milburn over M Lynch
40 – Harbrow not quite Wojinski/Porplyzia
41 – Nathan Foley wins over ?
42 – Boydy shouldn’t have changed his number – not a lot of players here- Bevan
43 Roger Hayden
44 – Bock over O’Shea
45 – Lingy
46 – Jake King
