Opinion Most improved player in 2025

[JHF1870]

Has to be Patrick Voss

I reckon I said he was trash at gather round. Proved me wrong

 

[Mr Cheese]

Has to be Patrick Voss

I reckon I said he was trash at gather round. Proved me wrong

Nope you were right then. His decision making wasn't great early, marks weren't sticking, and his accuracy was shocking. All 3 have improved out of sight, and he's become a genuine problem up front for teams. Ground game is excellent and he's unbelievably strong too; I think he even shades Treacy in a wrestle.

Before anyone hangs shade on Essendon for releasing him, it's often the kick up the arse players need to find out what it actually takes to successfully compete at this level. We've seen it with Hogan, and others around the league.

 

[Spook]

Well the opposite of most improved has to be Dan Houston

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Dan Houston

Age

28

Ht

186cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

11.8

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

3.0

5star

MG

289.2

4star

D

17.6

4star

K

11.6

4star

HB

6.0

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.4

4star

MG

319.9

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

12.4

5star

HB

4.2

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

279.8

5star

. Gone from AA gun to being Hawthorns BOG on Thursday.

 

[Hobbes]

Crows will point to Curtin and Worrell

 

[demondavey]

Logan Morris

 

[Cmarsh]

Sam Darcy

 

[Purple Suit]

Nope you were right then. His decision making wasn't great early, marks weren't sticking, and his accuracy was shocking. All 3 have improved out of sight, and he's become a genuine problem up front for teams. Ground game is excellent and he's unbelievably strong too; I think he even shades Treacy in a wrestle.

Before anyone hangs shade on Essendon for releasing him, it's often the kick up the arse players need to find out what it actually takes to successfully compete at this level. We've seen it with Hogan, and others around the league.

Essendon still needs a baking for that since he was delisted after winning the reserves B&F. Not sure what else you can do as a young kid if you don’t get given an opportunity at AFL level.

 

[demondavey]

Essendon still needs a baking for that since he was delisted after winning the reserves B&F. Not sure what else you can do as a young kid if you don’t get given an opportunity at AFL level.

Essendon are absolutely shithouse

 

[Tbonefreo]

Has to be Nasiah

 

[Suburbanhack]

Max Hall. Mid-season selection in 2024 and after NAS probably St.Kilda’s most consistent player this year. Dropped from Box Hill’s finals team less than 2 years ago. That is a rapid improvement.

 

[Sully111]

Nas

 

[Mr Cheese]

Essendon still needs a baking for that since he was delisted after winning the reserves B&F. Not sure what else you can do as a young kid if you don’t get given an opportunity at AFL level.

I was trying to be nice. They seem like they don't need a pile on right now. But yeah, Dodoro was cooked.

 

[joe444]

If we're talking strictly "in 2025", then...
Oisín Mullin.
Gone from "let's just cut our losses with this guy" to one of the league's elite taggers (if not the elite tagger). The other nominations are all players who had at least had showed glimpses of quality prior to this year, if not more.

Most depreciated player: Dan Houston

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Dan Houston

Age

28

Ht

186cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

11.8

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

3.0

5star

MG

289.2

4star

D

17.6

4star

K

11.6

4star

HB

6.0

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.4

4star

MG

319.9

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

12.4

5star

HB

4.2

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

2.6

4star

MG

279.8

5star

by a mile. Lucky to be getting a game.

 

[JHF1870]

Well the opposite of most improved has to be Dan Houston. Gone from AA gun to being Hawthorns BOG on Thursday.

We might have won that trade

 

[JHF1870]

If we're talking strictly "in 2025", then...
Oisín Mullin.
Gone from "let's just cut our losses with this guy" to one of the league's elite taggers (if not the elite tagger). The other nominations are all players who had at least had showed glimpses of quality prior to this year, if not more.

Most depreciated player: Dan Houston by a mile. Lucky to be getting a game.

Also mannugh

 

[smasha]

Voss against Collingwood and NAS against Melbourne.
Incredible single player games which lifted their respective teams.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Frank 'The Tank' Evans!

 

[00Stinger]

1. Wanganeen-Milera
2. Pickett

 

[LeeCarvallo]

Essendon still needs a baking for that since he was delisted after winning the reserves B&F. Not sure what else you can do as a young kid if you don’t get given an opportunity at AFL level.

Before anyone hangs shade on Essendon for releasing him, it's often the kick up the arse players need to find out what it actually takes to successfully compete at this level. We've seen it with Hogan, and others around the league.

Yeah Hogan had other stuff going on in his life.

This is purely a football department blunder.

Good teams find a way to get the most out of their players without having to delist them as a kick in the arse.