Possibly The Most Underatered Player Of The Modern Era

[gym4life]

Luke shuey, has been a top ten mid for years. Media talk about him as if he’s an average player.

 

[CharacterFirst]

Joel Corey has first place so far.

 

[Pessimistic]

Joel Corey has first place so far.

Probably because the media gush over other Geelong mids who haven’t done wahat Corey has done

 

[Frank Gallagher]

David Hale

Three-time premiership ruckman, once kicked eight goals against the Cats down at Kardinia Park, led the North Melbourne goal-kicking in 2008, and the last man ever subbed off the ground in an AFL match.

I remember that game at Kardinia park, apart from those 8 goals he didn't have a great game.

 

[PAFC_1870]

yet no one (except Hawk fans) would even remember him, a Clarko special

Including you it seems....

Handy player for Port. 180 of his 206 games....

Clarko special? Lol.

 

[PAFC_1870]

burgoyne is overrated if anything. is obviously a great player but is talked about as if he's consistently dominating games ala dangerfield, ablett, etc
inb4 'he's won four flags'

Crows fan....

He's a legend. Deal with it. The most successful AFL player. Ever.

 

[PAFC_1870]

Chad Cornes gets underrated.

Probably because he was not that likable.

He was very likeable

But yeah many greats cop that.

 

[MF]

Paul Williams.

Probably nowhere near the most underrated of the modern era. I just wanted to give him a shout out.

 

[class78]

Crows fan....

He's a legend. Deal with it. The most successful AFL player. Ever.

Must make Martin Pike one of the GOATs

 

[PAFC_1870]

Must make Martin Pike one of the GOATs

Hasn't won anywhere near the games.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Including you it seems....

Handy player for Port. 180 of his 206 games....

Clarko special? Lol.

He was awesome for Port, I said Clarko special because he lured him out of retirement and won a flag.

 

[craigvn123]

Scott Lucas.

Went to school with him and didn't even rate him that high then. In small country school wasn't our best player.

 

[Seeds]

I nominate Stewart Dew, IMO owns goal of the modern era, helped the Hawks no end yet during their prime yet no one (except Hawk fans) would even remember him, a Clarko special!!

Dew was that bloody good port player. He is not underrated at all let alone the most underrated.

 

[Seeds]

He’s my all time favourite Cat, so not by me! I’d hope Chappy is regarded externally as in the best handful or two of modern day half forwards. Maybe I’m wrong.

Chappy has become underrated since he retired. Was rated as one of the best small forwards of the modern era when he played but his name never gets brought up now. Yet people bring up bloody milne who wasnt even in chapmans league as a player.

 

[Scotland]

Dew played 180 games for Port and people remember him for 5 minutes of the 2008 GF. He was a real X factor that day but his 26 game Hawthorn career was mostly unremarkable.

He's definitely under-understood if not underrated. Kicked 50+ one year for Port and 6 in a game a few times.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Dew was that bloody good port player. He is not underrated at all let alone the most underrated.

Was watching AFL highlights on utube last night, that goal he kicked as a Port player is probably the best goal I've even seen, mind-boggling how he kicked that, I rate it higher than the Daicos goal.

 

[Kappa]

Alan didak at his prime was something very special, never mentioned now though.

 

[hawkman]

Personally think Relton Roberts was more underatered than Dew

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Went to school with him and didn't even rate him that high then. In small country school wasn't our best player.

He was the fourth pick in the national draft...?

EDIT: fourth, not second

 

[Art Corvelay]

Not being able to push blokes in the back anymore ended his career..

He gave up his football career to care for his extremely ill wife. I’ll be polite and assume you didn’t know that.

 

[Seeds]

Was watching AFL highlights on utube last night, that goal he kicked as a Port player is probably the best goal I've even seen, mind-boggling how he kicked that, I rate it higher than the Daicos goal.

He was an unbelievable goal kicker. Could launch them from 65m easily on the run. But that was his thing. He didnt get much of the pill.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Bullshiit, mate

I've never seen anyone crap about Burgoyne like they do for Dangerfield, Ablett, etc. I've never seen anyone put him higher than twentysomething in their Top 50 lists.

Overrated, my arse. Showing your ignorance.

Burgoyne ranks with John Platten and ahead of Darren Jarman as the greatest mature age recruit I've ever seen come to Hawthorn. One of the best big game players I've ever seen and a vital cog in Hawthorn's premiership hat trick. He was like a brick wall at half back, but he was regularly shifted into the centre or swung forward and won us the game. Not many players can do that. He rarely if ever made the headlines. Absolute quiet achiever who performed every week.

He was probably Port's best player for a few years there after Tredrea got injured. He was drawing Chris Judd comparisons for his silky skill and explosive bursts from the stoppages. It was only knee problems which slowed him down and prevented him from continuing his role as a superstar midfielder.

Champion of the game.

I wouldn't say he was underrated. I think most people acknowledge him.

He doesn't have the league accolades (one-time All Australian, when he in his early 20s), or the club accolades (one third place in Hawthorn's B&F in eight years, once fifth and that's it), to back up his reputation. Alongside Platten and Jarman and I'm assuming ahead of Tom Mitchell and Gary Buckenara? OK, then.

Of course he's a terrific player and if he's around the 6th-10th best player in your side, you've probably got a great side. If he's one of your top three, you're probably not going very far.

 

[RUNVS]

Um, Stuart Dew is a senior coach at an AFL club. I think people would have heard of him.

 

[its free real estate]

Of current players I reckon Matt Deboer

 

[PhatBoy]

Could Chappy be under rated? Heartbeat player

Hmm possibly but I think cats fans all knew what he meant to the side and opposition fans probably feared him when things were on the line