Campbell Brown v Daniel Pratt

[mule]

In light of this Saturdays clash, which 'Hard Man' would you rather have in your team?

 

[wolvesjr34]

Brown cos we know he'd win a fight between the two, he'd just look at Pratt and he'd (Pratt) fall down clutching his stomach, like he just swallowed a cannonball.

 

[The Zebra]

They both will never shirk a contest, BUT

Pratt gets it more, he is a much better kick,he gets more contested possession, he gets more 1%ers, he gets way more inside 50s, and most importantly he gets nowhere near as many bags kicked on him when compared to Campbell.



The hawkies will shriek and point to him milking a free kick in round 3. Something that Hawks players like Cambell Brown, Sam Mitchell, Luke Hodge, Jordan Lewis, etc do every week - thankfully everyone doesn't have so many hysterical supporters like the hawkies.

Anyone notice Pratt dislocating his shoulder twice vs Geelong and coming back on both times? he is a tough man who always put his head over the ball, regardless of what is coming at him.

Pratt is the superior player. The Aull Australian selectors got it wrong last year, and that is being proven again this year.

 

[Carn Hawkas]

Brown

Pratt is soft.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

They both will never shirk a contest, BUT

Pratt gets it more, he is a much better kick,he gets more contested possession, he gets more 1%ers, he gets way more inside 50s, and most importantly he gets nowhere near as many bags kicked on him when compared to Campbell.



The hawkies will shriek and point to him milking a free kick in round 3. Something that Hawks players like Cambell Brown, Sam Mitchell, Luke Hodge, Jordan Lewis, etc do every week - thankfully everyone doesn't have so many hysterical supporters like the hawkies.

Anyone notice Pratt dislocating his shoulder twice vs Geelong and coming back on both times? he is a tough man who always put his head over the ball, regardless of what is coming at him.

Pratt is the superior player. The Aull Australian selectors got it wrong last year, and that is being proven again this year.

All bullshit aside - I think you're talking about C Brown from a few years ago. The blokes disposal, decision making etc is top rate now. Takes more marks backing into traffic than anyone in the league, no exaggerration.

Funnily enough Browny also copped a shoulder injury in a match, was running off because he'd popped the thing out, but came across a contest and still launched for the mark (backing into oncoming traffic) and got crunched again.

Also, if you saw the hawks/crows elim final last year when Browny lauched himself into the goalpost trying to stop a goal you'd see what a maniac the guy is.

 

[CyberKev]

They both will never shirk a contest, BUT

Pratt gets it more, he is a much better kick,he gets more contested possession, he gets more 1%ers, he gets way more inside 50s, and most importantly he gets nowhere near as many bags kicked on him when compared to Campbell.

Meanwhile, back in the real world...

Brown edges him for contested possessions and 1%ers, beats him for marks, lays more tackles, has more bounces, makes considerably less errors...

 

[The Zebra]

All bullshit aside - I think you're talking about C Brown from a few years ago. The blokes disposal, decision making etc is top rate now. Takes more marks backing into traffic than anyone in the league, no exaggerration.

His disposal is good (as is Pratt's) but he doesn't have the depth of kick that Pratt has. Pratt Clears 50 very easily.

Funnily enough Browny also copped a shoulder injury in a match, was running off because he'd popped the thing out, but came across a contest and still launched for the mark (backing into oncoming traffic) and got crunched again.

Also, if you saw the hawks/crows elim final last year when Browny lauched himself into the goalpost trying to stop a goal you'd see what a maniac the guy is.

No argument from me that Brown is tough. So is Pratt.
Pratt is just a better overall player. Rarely (if ever) beaten and offers more going the other way.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Pratt is just a better overall player. Rarely (if ever) beaten and offers more going the other way.

That's showing a fair bit of bias.

Likewise I think Brown is a much better player.

At the risk of turning this to a discussion on popular opinion - has Pratt ever been awarded all-australian?

 

[The Zebra]

Meanwhile, back in the real world...

Brown edges him for contested possessions and 1%ers, beats him for marks, lays more tackles, has more bounces, makes considerably less errors...

Only if you are looking at a D grade amateur site like pro-stats.

According to champion data, Pratt gets more contested possession and more 1%ers, Brown has more marks and more bounces and Pratt has more disposals.

Brown has slightly better disposal efficiency (86% to 82%), Pratt has double the inside 50s and more goal assists.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Only if you are looking at a D grade amateur site like pro-stats.

According to champion data, Pratt gets more contested possession and more 1%ers, Brown has more marks and more bounces and Pratt has more disposals.

Brown has slightly better disposal efficiency (86% to 82%), Pratt has double the inside 50s and more goal assists.

Speaking of d-grade stat sites, champion data claimed that the hawks have the worst forward line in the league.

I'd argue that it's not really pratt's job to be assisting goals. Sure, run off your man and be creative, but when your backline has 2 blokes in the top 3 for goals against, shouldn't he be hanging around the backline a bit more?

 

[The Zebra]

Speaking of d-grade stat sites, champion data claimed that the hawks have the worst forward line in the league.

You guys still sore about that? It was done over three years - why is it so hard to understand that it would work against a forward line involving a couple of 21 years olds who only really started to make an impact last year?

I'd argue that it's not really pratt's job to be assisting goals. Sure, run off your man and be creative, but when your backline has 2 blokes in the top 3 for goals against, shouldn't he be hanging around the backline a bit more?

He does both.

Without Pratt's rebound, Spud and Gibbo would be in even more trouble.

 

[CrazyQ]

Pratt is better of course.

Zebra has posted everything everyone needed to know.

 

[CrazyQ]

That's showing a fair bit of bias.

Likewise I think Brown is a much better player.

At the risk of turning this to a discussion on popular opinion - has Pratt ever been awarded all-australian?

Should have got it last year.

 

[northern lights]

Browns hard just ask the window at the seven-elven....w***er

 

[Leather Poisoning]

He does both.

Without Pratt's rebound, Spud and Gibbo would be in even more trouble.

Well that's a glass-half-full approach!

 

[Dippers_Mullet]

North supporters vote for the Pratt.

Everyone else votes for Brown.

Surprise surprise.

 

[McManus2Waterhouse]

so its a bit like the hodge vs judd polls then

 

[Schulzenfest]

I'd take both at Port but Brown is better.

 

[Roowards]

pratt is better than brown but only just!!!

 

[TipTruck]

I love Browny but Pratt has been better

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

North supporters always give me a chuckle. Just ask them about Daniel Wells.


This isn't even a fair poll.
Brown by a fair distcance.

 

[tazhawk]

Daisy Thomas is tougher than ..................... Daniel (Turtle) Pratt.

For those North Nuffies that say Pratt is better than Brown, we know you are only joking.

Last time I looked Brown was an AA and played for the big V this year.

What has Pratt ever done, he is a week to week proposition to hold his place in a middle of the road side.

 

[Hodgepodge]

Campbell Brown by a fair distance . . . the only problem with CB is that he doesn't match up well on talls or smalls, needs a medium sized player like a matty lloyd . . . i'd use him as a floating defender myself cos he doesn't mind getting crunched

 

[pacman]

Pratt plays the loose man in defence ok. Thats where he will be tomorrow 20 metres in front of Buddy.

Campbell Brown usually takes the best or second best forward no matter how tall or short and usually wins.

Brown easily.

 

[Murphinator]

Brown is way better in all aspects than that softc*ck Pratt