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Analysis Rank our 10 best midfielders in our squad

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Yippy Yi Yeo said:
Depends what the criteria is.

As far as contribution this year:
1. Priddis
2. Gaff
3. Shuey
4. Yeo
5. Sheed
6. Masten
7. Lecras
8. Duggan
9. Rosa
10. Selwood

As far as potential/talent:
1. Yeo
2. Duggan
3. Shuey
4. Sheed
5. Gaff
6. Priddis
7. Masten
8. Lecras
9. Rosa
10. Selwood
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Totally agree except Lecras has a special duty.
 
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IMHO Mark Lecras is our best potential midfielder but he has rarely got the chance to play enough there to prove that. Way back in 2007 in a final in Adelaide against Port Ben Cousins tore his hamstring in the 3rd quarter. Chris Judd was playing with his groin shot as a permanent forward, so it looked like we were done for. Except LeCras was moved into the middle and promptly starred, his best atttribute being his precise kicking into the forward line. We lost by 3 points but I hoped this showed what a midfield gem we had and presumed it was only the Judd, Cousins, Kerr trio plus Embley, Braun that kept him as a forward. That and the fact that Phil Matera had retired in 2005 and we had no other capable small forward. Ever since I've been wanting LeCras to get an extended run as a midfielder but it's only happened 8 years later and then only a very much part time basis. I believe that if we'd decided then that his future was as a midfielder we'd have had the classy type so many have called for.

As for the top 10 lists, anybody who doesn't have the reigning Brownlow medallist (2nd in betting for this year), B&F runner up and current AFLCA equal 3rd position player at the head of their list needs to have a drastic rethink.
 
This is very subjective. But i'll remove the issues of maturity, and rank statistical output lower than influence with ball in hand.


1) Shuey
2) Priddis
3) Gaff
4) Yeo
5) Duggan
6) Sheed
7) Masten
8) Cripps
9) LeCras
10) Selwood
 

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1) Gaff
2) Priddis
3) Shuey
4) Yeo
5) Redden
6) Sheed
7) Jetta
8) Hutchings
9) Duggan
10) Masten
 
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Macca81 said:
time for a refresh:
1) Gaff
2) Priddis
3) Shuey
4) Yeo
5) Redden
6) Sheed
7) Jetta
8) Hutchings
9) Duggan
10) Masten
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Masten after Hutchings? You crazy.

Based on how good I think they'll be next year:
Shuey
Priddis
Gaff
Yeo
Sheed
Redden
Jetta
Masten
Duggan
Cavka (if injury free)
Hutchings
 
My opinion. Note I am biased towards offense and rate it higher then defense. I rate players that cause the opposition to change their plans and setups to counteract.

1. Shuey
2. Gaff
3. Jetta
4. Priddis
5. Redden
6. Yeo
7. Sheed
8. Duggan
9. Masten
10. Hutchings

I rate Shuey because he has been doing the inside and out work for a few years now. Gaff second because he finally stepped upped and taken some heat of Gaff. I have Jetta controversially 3rd. I rate Jetta because he will take heat off both Shuey and Gaff and will force the opposing team have an answer for him. Priddis is the inside specialist who takes the hard knocks and feeds it out. Redden gives Priddis some support while also freeing out Shuey to be more outside.
Yeo has the most potential but he has yet to reach it and is inconsistent. Not a knock on him, he is very young, I predict he will rapidly move up the list. Sheed and Duggan are my young improvers, they have shown a fair bit I they will move up as they age as well.

Masten is another controversial one. Masten has been a fine servant of the club but for me he is too vanilla and lacking in hurt factor. Apart from his endurance he has no special skill set and asks few questions of the opposition. Hutchings is Masten jnr.
 
1. Gaff
2. Shuey
3. Priddis
4.Shred
5.Yeo
6.Redden
7. Lecca
8. Jetta
9. Duggan
10.Masten
11. Starsky & Hutch
12.Rosa
13. Cribpas
 
Shuey
Gaff
Yeo
Sheed
Redden
Jetta
Lecras
Duggan
Priddis
Masten

Pretty solid and even midfield.

Really need Yeo Sheed Duggan to go next level.
 
Shuey
Priddis
Gaff
Redden
Yeo
Sheed
Jetta
LeCras
Masten
Duggan

Dugg just down there due to lack of exposure.

Yeo should be top two if he plays a full season in the guts.
 

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Prem87 said:
Shuey
Gaff
Yeo
Sheed
Redden
Jetta
Lecras
Duggan
Priddis
Masten

Pretty solid and even midfield.

Really need Yeo Sheed Duggan to go next level.
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You are the most crazy man on the world. I don't rate priddis as highly as others but to have him 8th? You high?
 
gym4life said:
You are the most crazy man on the world. I don't rate priddis as highly as others but to have him 8th? You high?
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Would rather all the above players in the centre square. At least they'll dispose the ball effectively and keep play moving forward. Priddis goes to get the ball gets tackled and brings the ball the ground resulting in ball ups way too often.

No surprise we played so well against Hawthorn in the QF without Priddis in the center. We had no choice but to player others there - we won and moved the ball so much more fluently.

Priddis stagnates our midfield particularly in the centre square. I hardly see him win + clear the ball effectively in the center.
 
Prem87 said:
Would rather all the above players in the centre square. At least they'll dispose the ball effectively and keep play moving forward. Priddis goes to get the ball gets tackled and brings the ball the ground resulting in ball ups way too often.

No surprise we played so well against Hawthorn in the QF without Priddis in the center. We had no choice but to player others there - we won and moved the ball so much more fluently.

Priddis stagnates our midfield particularly in the centre square. I hardly see him win + clear the ball effectively in the center.
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Priddis can't start anywhere else.
 
1. Shuey (complete midfielder)
2. Priddis
3. Yeo (on potential)
4. Redden (Clearance and tackling gun, will be critical he fires come business end of the season)
5. Gaff (So low because despite having a good grand final we got spanked, indication we need our inside midfielders to fire more so than outside)
6. Duggan
7. Sheed
8. Jetta
9. Hutchings
10. Masten
 
As of right now, not on talent or what they can be but on exposed results and on the assumption rosa goes.

1. Shuey
2. Priddis
3. Gaff
4. Redden
5. Masten
6. Lecras
7. Jetta
8. Yeo
9. Sheed
10. Hutchings

Yes duggan is top 3 on talent but his exposed form isn't there yet and yeo whilst he had a couple of great games was also very poor in others and a lot of his best work wasn't done in the midfield.

Expect Duggan, Sheed and Yeo to all rise up with masten, lecras and priddis to start falling down the rankings.
 

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1. Gaff
2. Shuey
3. Priddis
4. Redden
5. Jetta
6. Yeo
7. Masten
8. Sheed
9. Hutchings
10. LeCras

HM: Cripps, Duggan
 

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