Isaac Heeney vs Christian Petracca

[Pee Tear Griffin]

You've seen both. Who's better and who'd you pick?

 

[Bobby_]

Feels like Heeney will always be the icing on the cake (boring one liner but it's true).
Petracca looks like he has the physical presence & desire to turn around a game if the chips are down and those types of footballers are incredibly rare. The lofty tag of being the no.1 pick already looks to be justified.

 

[juss]

Will change a lot, will know a lot more after 50 games each. The clear choice early isnt always the case down the track.

 

[Marc_Remillard]

Feels like Heeney will always be the icing on the cake (boring one liner but it's true).
Petracca looks like he has the physical presence & desire to turn around a game if the chips are down and those types of footballers are incredibly rare. The lofty tag of being the no.1 pick already looks to be justified.

Who was the no.1 pick?

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Feels like Heeney will always be the icing on the cake (boring one liner but it's true).
Petracca looks like he has the physical presence & desire to turn around a game if the chips are down and those types of footballers are incredibly rare. The lofty tag of being the no.1 pick already looks to be justified.

He wasn't pick 1. He should have been, though.

Right now for mine heeney, but a player like petracca is extremely rare. Will have come back and reflect after they've both played 50 games.

 

[Bobby_]

Who was the no.1 pick?

He wasn't pick 1. He should have been, though.

Right now for mine heeney, but a player like petracca is extremely rare. Will have come back and reflect after they've both played 50 games.

Sorry, I meant to say pick 2 but he was Melbourne's first choice.

Heeney looks a sensational prospect too but Petracca has a rare mix that is different to any other player I can think of. Strong as they come through the core as has the ability to take marks from a two footed stance as he has good jumping ability so that will make him a handful when he rests forward during games.

 

[Blackas87]

Sorry, I meant to say pick 2 but he was Melbourne's first choice.

Melbourne bid on Heeney with pick 2 before taking Petracca so you could say Heeney was their first choice.

Both guns, I think Heeney's best games have been better but Petracca the more consistant in a short space of games. Both have huge ceilings.

 

[Donkey Chop]

I have to go with Petracca. I think they'll both be stars but Petracca has that real follow me arrogance. Heeney won't do much wrong, in fact he's been the better player so far, not just because he's played more but because he's had more influence when he has.

It's just that Petracca seemes to be a superstar in the making. In his few games he's shown a mixture of freakish skill, brutishness & speed around the contest.

Both are a pleasure to watch though #nobruce

 

[schmuttt]

Extremely hard to split, on exposed form I'd say Heeney has done a bit more, but he also had 2015 to show his wares whilst Trac recovered from his ACL. Only voted Petracca because he plays for my team.

 

[Sprout]

Petracca's name alone gives me tingles in the pant region.

Heeney looks supremely skilled and deceptively strong given his size, but there aren't many future prospects I'd swap for Trac at this minute.

 

[Ozil]

Heeney shapes as the more complete player, imo.

Petracca is the one I'm more likely to pay to watch, though.

 

[ryan_seb]

I'd take Petracca any day!

 

[Heaps of fun]

Both look to be superb players but Petracca plays like he could run through a brick wall and his skills are just as good if not better than Heeney's, apart from marking.

 

[juss]

Melbourne bid on Heeney with pick 2 before taking Petracca so you could say Heeney was their first choice.

Both guns, I think Heeney's best games have been better but Petracca the more consistant in a short space of games. Both have huge ceilings.

Didnt know they bid pick 2 on Heeney. Certainly makes the comparison more interesting if in fact Melbourne themselves preferred Heeney.

 

[Sando22]

Hard to split atm but both will be huge.
Agree with a few comments on here that Heeney will probably do the more spectacular but Petracca looks the type to grab a game by the scruff and drag his team over the line.
Bias got the better of me so I'm going with Tracc!

 

[HeHateMe]

Didn't Melbourne take Petracca and Bradshaw pick 2&3?

If they won the bid on Heeney they would of still took Petracca right?

So I don't think we can definitely say they preferred one over the other.

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[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Heeney for mine. Both look great though.

 

[Marc_Remillard]

Didnt know they bid pick 2 on Heeney. Certainly makes the comparison more interesting if in fact Melbourne themselves preferred Heeney.

That bid was under the old system, the was no chance of us getting him, Roos was trying to make a point

 

[yyou]

Didn't vote, love them both as players.
Yeah, wimped out, but this is just a huge to both of them

 

[Schraderbrau]

Petracca could be the best player in the comp in 3-4 season and could be an a-grader as soon as next season. I have no idea what St Kilda were smoking when they decided to pick McCartin but it will go down as one of the great drafting blunders.

 

[Gosha]

I would much rather Petracca. Heeney is a talent but CP5 is something else.

 

[ManOfClay]

Heeney had four disposals on Saturday. Was a complete non-factor. Hasn't had a good few weeks.

Talented but will need to see more

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Heeney had four disposals on Saturday. Was a complete non-factor. Hasn't had a good few weeks.

Talented but will need to see more

Young player has up's and down's in form. Knock me over with a feather. Biggest issue for Heeney is that Swans don't play him on ball much because he's good up forward and they are loaded with inside mids. Really want to see him play on ball for significant periods for a few weeks.

 

[ManOfClay]

Young player has up's and down's in form. Knock me over with a feather.

Person makes observation on player's current form with the caveat he needs to see more to make a judgement.

Was that hard to understand?

 

[ManOfClay]

Heeney will be the best player in the AFL in a few years. Would trade anyone from Freo for him.

There's a lot of players who will be the best player in the afl