Harvey vs West

[borgy]

Taking current and previous form into consideration who do you think will have had the better carrer?

Carrer achievments:

West:
2nd Brownlow Medal 2000, 2006; 3rd Brownlow Medal 1998; Best and Fairest 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004; 2005; 2nd Best and Fairest 2001, 2006; All-Australian 1998, 2000, 2004; 2005, 2006; International Rules Series 1999, 2000; Best Club Person 1999; AFL Rising Star nominee 1993.

Harvey:
Player honours: Brownlow Medal 1997, 1998; best and fairest 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998; 2nd best and fairest 2000, 2003; 3rd best and fairest 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999; All-Australian 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003; International Rules Series 1998; EJ Whitten Medal 1992, 1993, 1996; AFLPA MVP 1997; Michael Tuck Medal 2004; pre-season premiership sides 1996, 2004; captain 2001-02.

 

[Astro_]

didnt West finish 2nd in the Brownlow in 2006 and also receive AA in 2006 also?

 

[Yze_13]

west in these days And Harvey In the Past

 

[bunsen burner]

Career wise: Harvey.

Was the best player in the comp for a few years like Voss was a few years later. West has been thereabouts for probably a bit longer but I'd go Harvey.

 

[Bring-Back-Powell]

West by the length of the Flemington Straight.

 

[DapperDon]

people who chose West, have a look at Harvey in his prime. was better than Judd IMO, awesome to watch

 

[SWANNIES RULE]

At the moment, West is better. But over their careers, Harvey is better.

 

[doppleganger]

almost impossible to split

both dominated the comp, both accumulate ridiculous amounts of the ball, both not penetrating kicks

perhaps go for harvey as his best was brilliant, perhaps just shading West

 

[Moss Rocket]

Harvey>West>Buckley

 

[mad-saint-guy]

Harvey>West>Buckley

Agree. Harvey doesn't quite get as much of the ball as West, but he does a lot more with it. I'd say 75% of Lockett's goals at St Kilda came from Harvey, and he'd still probably lead St Kilda for goal assists. Plus, no one can match the twisting and turning of Harvey in the 90's. Nobody could catch him. Ever. These days he's a lot bigger so he just runs through them rather than around them but it's still very effective. He's been tagged pretty much every game for 16-18 years and it never phases him. He is easily a better midfielder (now) than Dal Santo because he just runs so much more. Dal Santo will run to the ball if it is near him but his tagger will be right there as well. Harvey just gets rid of the tagger by running all day.

West will never be in the same class as Harvey/Voss in my eyes, but at least he wins his own footy, unlike Buckley. West will always contribute, no matter how the team is going, but if no one kicks it to Buckley then he won't do anything. If he was in a great team with a couple of other skilled players then he would never have been considered one of the best. He has always stood out in a pack of scrubbers.

 

[blues4flag]

As much as I like West, I'd choose Harvey.

 

[wce4premiership]

harvey, he was the best at one stage and even at this age he's still performing quite well.