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When did he go missing. was it the final against Richmond in 2017 and 2019
Opinion Dustin Martin is better than Dangerfield
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Elton Johns Wig
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True.
Maybe Matthews' hyperbole was over the top, maybe not.
I do think it was the best "great season from a midfielder" for a while. Probably GAJ 09ish. (IMO better at Cats due to team style, had to go it alone in great Suns years, which looked statistically good, but to me not as effective. I place weight on effectiveness and damage with possessions).
Not downplaying 2 outstanding years from Fyfe and Danger.
As a footy lover, I'm disappointed we missed a big chunk of prime Fyfe through injury.
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Sttew
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If we're talking about going missing, Dusty is not immune, as evidenced in the 2018 PF:
Elton Johns Wig
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Laughable, both points. Even your fellow supporter Partridge (who is a very level headed individual) will acknowledge this.
1. Please list the 10 Geelong players you have as better than Martin or Danger. It's simply not true.
2. Martin amassed the second most Brownlow votes from 2010-2019 (Danger No.1). You don't do that if you've "only played at that level in 2 finals campaigns". I suggest you're either unrealistic in analysing opposition players, or have not actually watched Dusty until our flag year, or maybe both.
Elton Johns Wig
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Every man and his dog knew Dusty's knee was rooted. But nice stretch.
Should he have played? As the quote says.
Probably not.
Sttew
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Immaterial. He played and he went missing
Yeah Fyfe's 2015 was incredible. For Ablett I'd also rank 2009 as his best season. Although his 2010 was amazing, but due to what happened between him and Thompson, the Prelim exit and so on, it gets ignored.
Elton Johns Wig
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Not immaterial at all.
Playing known hurt cuts you some slack. If you can't understand that, well, there's no hope.
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Why font you quote the whole statement or was the diver injured as well
Sttew
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What?
Danger2Jenkins
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Bwahahahahaha. Shannon ******* Byrnes is better than Martin and Danger? That's gold.
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Martin has:
-higher footy IQ
-higher general IQ
-aunthenticism
-self reflection
-appeal to the common man
-2 flags
-2 BoGs in Flag teams
-great interviewee
Martin lacks
-smart arsism
-smarm
-lack of self awareness
-ego
-mirrors in every room
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-higher footy IQ
-higher general IQ
-aunthenticism
-self reflection
-appeal to the common man
-2 flags
-2 BoGs in Flag teams
-great interviewee
Martin lacks
-smart arsism
-smarm
-lack of self awareness
-ego
-mirrors in every room
On SM-G955F using BigFooty.com mobile app
Elton Johns Wig
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This is the post that SHOULD signal the end of your time on BF.
I can allow bias for your club, we ALL suffer from that affliction.
But Byrnes, Ling, Corey, Chapman and Bartel all better than Danger or Martin?
* me, this is either the dumbest post I've ever seen, or you're high.
If you're high, gimme summa dat s**t man, cos it's goooooooooood
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Trolling injured players now?
Not cool bro.
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What an offensive campaigner you are
Danger is so underrated. bloke could have had 3 Brownlows, has finished 2nd twice and won in 2016. He was favourite in 2019 but Fyfe polled out of his ass and Dusty obviously had that ridiculous season in 2017. Will probably end up finishing with the 2nd most Brownlow votes in the history of the AFL and tie/beat the record for most AA selections (record is 8, Danger is on 7). Hard to say who is the best out of Fyfe, Dusty or Danger - but he is certainly at least their equal (tantamount to the Voss, Hird and Buckley debate), not sure how people can say Dusty is "miles better". Danger & Pendlebury have probably been the best two players consistently during the 2010-2020 decade, even if Dusty's best was marginally better.
And to the poster who said there have been 10 players better than Danger at Geelong in the past 20 years, yeah right. Only Ablett jnr has been better, the greatest midfielder I've ever seen.
And to the poster who said there have been 10 players better than Danger at Geelong in the past 20 years, yeah right. Only Ablett jnr has been better, the greatest midfielder I've ever seen.
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Gee that is reall desperate.
At the end of the day Dusty stood up in two big finals agains the Cats as well as winning two Norms. Danger gets a heap of the footy in those big games but just turns it over.
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The entire office turned their heads in unison as I laughed so loud and spat my lunch all over my machine.
Stop it...you're killing me.
In keeping with the AO spirit for January..."you cannot be serious".
Interesting about who has been the most consistent players of the last decade, I'd find it hard to leave any of the three out. They're all ahead of Pendlebury in my estimation. I'd still easily include Ablett. His first five years of the decade (2010-2014) were as good or better than anything anyone else has provided. If Dangerfield could have had 3 Brownlows Ablett could have had 6.
Out of the three players - Martin, Dangerfield, and Fyfe - to me it varies almost depending on the year. Fyfe was easily the player of 2015, Dangerfield was of 2016, and Martin was of 2017. There's not a lot between them. But certainly in finals right now, Martin has serious runs on the board. He's dominated two finals campaigns culminating in premierships and starred in pretty much every game. Right now for various reasons Fyfe and Dangerfield haven't come close to matching his finals performances.
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Dusty is better than Dangerfield because he is more of a team player. Danger can do brilliant things but he’s a bit of a show pony and seems to want to be the one to do it all. Dusty just loves the contest and brings his teammates into the play all the time.
That said, in my extremely biased opinion Fyfe is better than both of them. More Brownlow votes than games played... Dusty and Danger can’t claim that.
That said, in my extremely biased opinion Fyfe is better than both of them. More Brownlow votes than games played... Dusty and Danger can’t claim that.
