Mitchell vs. Cross vs. Bartel

[Vinnie Vegas]

Simple question - Which of the three is the best player?

 

[Richo83]

Depends what you rate out of a midfielder. Mitchell is a quality extractor and is the best at getting it out to the flankers. Cross is a great linker with his great handballing, and can get out of anywhere with his handballs. Works well with West. While Bartel is probably (although it is tight) the better passer by foot and the best at getting it to players forward of play.

IMO, Mitchell is better at all, Bartel's clearances and Cross' kicking mean they lose out.

Good poll though. Hard to tell, all have legitimate claims at being the best.

 

[rick James]

Put them all together and what do you get?

Oh, I voted Mitchell out of these three.

 

[Jeremias]

Put them all together and what do you get?

Van Berlo?

 

[rick James]

Van Berlo?

the guy Van Berlo is oggling thinking "One day VB, one day you will BE the Brock instead of CHASE the Brock"

 

[Jeremias]

the guy Van Berlo is oggling thinking "One day VB, one day you will BE the Brock instead of CHASE the Brock"

Who is "CHASE the Brock"?

 

[rick James]

Who is "CHASE the Brock"?

Err. damn... bad english... um, it's this guy:

 

[Jeremias]

Err. damn... bad english... um, it's this guy:

So are you saying Brock is a Chevy?

 

[rick James]

So are you saying Brock is a Chevy?

More of a tank:

At least, that's how I picture him. *swoons*

 

[gandaal]

More of a tank:

At least, that's how I picture him. *swoons*

Are you sure that tank isn't Sam Mitchell?

 

[Jeremias]

Are you sure that tank isn't Sam Mitchell?

The guy on the front actually looks like him

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Mitchell then Cross then Bartel.

 

[tin can sam]

Mitchell>Bartel>Cross

 

[Upgrayedd]

Mitchell then cross, then bartel is easily third

 

[Mitchell Madness]

im bias, but I believe mitchell has the most influence on games out of the 3. He constantly has his head over the ball, his balls up in his stomach, and never retaliates to the poor umpiring he gets (for some reason its holding the ball when he doesnt have it, and never gets an in-the-back)

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Mitchell. He is a pleasure to watch.

 

[Cynic]

Hate polls that feature Hawthorn players but I'm relatively comfortable selecting Mitchell here.

 

[Cassius_Clay]

Mitchell and Cross are way ahead of Bartel.

Mitchell just ahead of Cross.

 

[Richo83]

im bias, but I believe mitchell has the most influence on games out of the 3. He constantly has his head over the ball.

Technically, you're not biased, because what you said is correct. It's not bias if it's true.

 

[borgy]

Mitchell and Cross are way ahead of Bartel.

Mitchell just ahead of Cross.

Agree 100%

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXFDXkyZRX4

 

[Nightwolf]

Its a no contest. Mitchell by an absolute mile...

Bartel goes missing way too often, Cross is a poor mans Mitchell...

 

[Jeremias]

1. Mitchell
2. Cross
3. Bartel


All very good players. Good poll.

 

[Richo83]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXFDXkyZRX4

They don't call him the extractor for nothing.

I think Cross is under-rated though, partly because his main skill is pin-point handpassing, which is seen as an easy thing. Cross is a very good player.

 

[BedlamHawk]

Mitchell has just won Hawthorn's B&F so I would have to say he has the other 2 covered at this stage.
However Bartel and Cross are both underrated. Cross is proabably up there with West in terms of handball skills and being a ball-magnet. While Bartel is one of Geelong's consistent midfielders and often goes forward to kick goals every now and then, something which Mitchell and Cross don't do too often.