Poll. Who is currently the best player in the league?

[Bulldog1954]

They play the same role

Not exactly. Even as a midfielder rather than down back, a comfortably higher percentage of Daicos' touches are uncontested while Bont is close to 50-50 over the season. When they go forward they play a different role too, with Bont more of a marking target.

This isn't a criticism of Daicos, their size difference and physicality will always mean they play a bit differently and with Daicos' agility, the amount of time he has in traffic and foot skills they'd be crazy not to feed him as much as possible.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

 

[TheEscapeClub]

Mark Blicavs

46

Mark Blicavs

Age

33

Ht

198cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

M/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.5

4star

K

6.6

3star

HB

7.9

5star

M

4.1

4star

T

4.2

5star

CL

1.7

4star

D

11.1

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

1.9

3star

CL

0.1

2star

D

8.6

3star

K

2.0

1star

HB

6.6

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.6

4star

CL

2.0

4star

 

[ChristianBoy]

Jack Sinclair

35

Jack Sinclair

Age

29

Ht

181cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.5

4star

K

8.1

3star

HB

8.4

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

3.2

5star

MG

235.0

4star

D

15.0

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

5.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

3star

MG

376.0

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.2

2star

HB

7.8

5star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.0

4star

MG

138.2

3star

currently rated the best player in the AFL. Not even on the above list.

 

[M Malice]

Jack Sinclair currently rated the best player in the AFL. Not even on the above list.

Sinclair .....> daylight >>>> Bont, Greene, Petracca, Gawn, Daicos.

 

[HarryBeef]

Jack Sinclair currently rated the best player in the AFL. Not even on the above list.

Reckon Goodman might try to bring him to the Dees?

 

[Flags_In_The_Bag]

All bias aside, I think it's a bit premature to install Nick Daicos as the number 1 player in the competition.

So based on a combination of medium term and current performance, my ranking is as follows:
1. The Bont
2. Clayton Oliver
3. Christian Petracca
4. Lachie Neale
5. Nick Daicos
6. Toby Greene
7. Jeremy Cameron
8. Charlie Curnow
9. Tom Stewart
10. Connor Rozee
11. Darcy Moore
12. Zac Butters
13. Zac Merrett
14. Jordan De Goey
15. Jordan Dawson
16. James Sicily

I think there's a bit of a gap to the rest, who are a combination of emerging stars and stars struggling to find their best form/injured - Miller, Cripps, Walsh, Steele, Rankine, Serong, Brayshaw, Anderson, etc...

I've been thinking this about Nick too, thinking people are jumping on to early

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

All bias aside, I think it's a bit premature to install Nick Daicos as the number 1 player in the competition.

So based on a combination of medium term and current performance, my ranking is as follows:
1. The Bont
2. Clayton Oliver
3. Christian Petracca
4. Lachie Neale
5. Nick Daicos
6. Toby Greene
7. Jeremy Cameron
8. Charlie Curnow
9. Tom Stewart
10. Connor Rozee
11. Darcy Moore
12. Zac Butters
13. Zac Merrett
14. Jordan De Goey
15. Jordan Dawson
16. James Sicily

I think there's a bit of a gap to the rest, who are a combination of emerging stars and stars struggling to find their best form/injured - Miller, Cripps, Walsh, Steele, Rankine, Serong, Brayshaw, Anderson, etc...

I think Neale is too high, he's a poor kick, Curnow is above J. Cameron this year, Oliver has been out too long and Shai Bolton is easily top 10. De Goey doesn't deserve to be there.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

1-Bont
2-Curnow
3-Petracca
4-Greene
5-Taylor
6-Texan
7-Gulden
8-Butters
9-Daicos
10-Sicily

 

[danster168]

lol at neutrals putting Petracca over Oliver yes Oliver has missed a lot of footy this year but that doesn't change anything. He was on track to win his 5th bnf to Petracca's 1.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

1/ Bont
2/ Petracca
3/ Greene
4/ Daicos
5/ Curnow

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

lol at neutrals putting Petracca over Oliver yes Oliver has missed a lot of footy this year but that doesn't change anything. He was on track to win his 5th bnf to Petracca's 1.

He's not an explosive goal kicker like Petracca

 

[danster168]

He's not an explosive goal kicker like Oliver

exactly. Oliver is more powerful in stoppage than Petracca. and quicker over the ground.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

exactly. Oliver is more powerful in stoppage than Petracca. and quicker over the ground.

Sorry , I meant Petracca

 

[danster168]

Sorry , I meant Petracca

But Petracca is slower than Oliver...Oliver is lightning fast.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

But Petracca is slower than Oliver...Oliver is lightning fast.

He doesn't have the same strength though

 

[danster168]

He doesn't have the same strength though

No. but he's just a better player in general. by a long way. That's why he always wins our BnF over Petracca. He's rated higher by people that actually watch us closer. Oliver will go down as the best demon in history.

 

[theasian]

Bont, Petracca, N Daicos, Oliver, Toby Greene

4

Toby Greene

Age

31

Ht

182cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.2

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.8

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

2.3

5star

D

26.6

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

14.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.0

1star

, J Cameron, Gawn in that top tier.

Oliver vs Petracca debate, it's more about whether you want the inside bull who gets 30 touches or the goal kicking mid who get 25 tocuhes and kicks a goal per game.

I'd lean towards the latter.

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

If I were picking a team schoolyard style and I had the first pick I’d be picking Greene without hesitation.

 

[M Malice]

Marcus Bontempelli

4

Marcus Bontempelli

Age

28

Ht

194cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.5

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

10.3

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

4.8

5star

CL

4.4

5star

D

18.4

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

8.8

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

4.0

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

1.8

4star

, Toby Greene

4

Toby Greene

Age

31

Ht

182cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.2

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.8

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

2.3

5star

D

26.6

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

14.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.0

1star

and Max Gawn

11

Max Gawn

Age

32

Ht

209cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.7

4star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

35.3

5star

D

18.5

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

7.0

4star

CL

3.5

4star

HO

29.2

5star

D

8.4

3star

K

3.6

2star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

15.6

5star

in no particular order clearly the top 3 IMO.

 

[GordonBlue]

Charlie Curnow

30

Charlie Curnow

Age

27

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

9.7

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.8

4star

. If you're drafting from scratch, the first player picked would be Charlie.

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[My Tilly]

Charlie Curnow. If you're drafting from scratch, the first player picked would be Charlie.

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I agree but he's missed a lot of football with those knees of his.

Cameron's about to kick his 600th career goal and at 30 years of age, he should still have another four years left which probably sees him finish on around 800 goals and places him above Riewoldt and Hawkins as a generational forward.

 

[The Unforgiven]

lol at neutrals putting Petracca over Oliver yes Oliver has missed a lot of footy this year but that doesn't change anything. He was on track to win his 5th bnf to Petracca's 1.

Did Christian tune your missus or something? For a Demons' supporter you have a perplexing dislike for an incredible servant of your football club.

 

[Young Redleg]

Did Christian tune your missus or something? For a Demons' supporter you have a perplexing dislike for an incredible servant of your football club.

It would be like a West Coast supporter from 2006 talking up Cousins while denigrating Judd.

And btw, I love Oliver and Trac equally.

 

[HTPunter]

1. Bont
2. Petracca
3. C.Curnow
4. N.Daicos
5. Greene

Butters, Rozee, and the bolter Gulden fill the next spots in a top 10 for 2023 for me and stay there overall.

In an overall best I’d have Jez Cameron and Oliver in.

In a 2023 best I’d have Dawson & Liberatore in.