Robbie Gray (just for something different!)

[hank31]

So sick of hearing about how good this kid is.. every second poll on the polls board is from port supporters raving on about how good he is!! He is being severly over rated at the moment and its giving me the shits.. Even heard him labeled as the next Gary Ablett jnr..

So the question is, is he overrated by Port supporters, or do i have no idea??

 

[wapower]

So you start another Robbie Gray thread?

 

[Peck]

voted wrong

Hes WAY underrated. (outside port)

 

[Powerade 08]

voted wrong

Hes WAY underrated. (outside port)

Nah. The question for the poll is...

Do you think this thread is stupid?

I voted yes too, it's a landslide.

 

[morebeer]

Underrated. Better than Gaz Jr. What about that Hamish Hartlett bloke though. A real competitor apparently.

 

[Schulzenfest]

I'm so sick of hearing about Robbie Gray. I've got an idea! I'll start a thread about Robbie Gray! Genius!

 

[cmndstab]

I love the idea of polling the masses about whether someone is overrated or underrated.


"Let's check public opinion on whether or not public opinion is wrong. Hey, it said it isn't! Guess that' conclusive!"


I voted no, by the way.

 

[Jex]

I love the idea of polling the masses about whether someone is overrated or underrated.


"Let's check public opinion on whether or not public opinion is wrong. Hey, it said it isn't! Guess that' conclusive!"


I voted no, by the way.

It's a bit like asking for public opinion on whether he'd be in Essendon's top 10 players or whether Michael Hurley should do time...both topics would look far more at home on Bay13.

 

[bombers3]

Was ment to be the second coming of Gablett Junior now most people are starting to realise he is more like the second coming of Brad Ebert.

 

[Schulzenfest]

It's a bit like asking for public opinion on whether he'd be in Essendon's top 10 players or whether Michael Hurley should do time...both topics would look far more at home on Bay13.

You say that, but the poll supported me.

 

[bombers3]

You say that, but the poll supported me.

and this one seems to agree with my assertion that Robbie Gray is over rated

 

[Schulzenfest]

Of course it does, look at how it was worded.

'So sick of hearing about how good this kid is.. every second poll on the polls board is from port supporters raving on about how good he is!! He is being severly over rated at the moment and its giving me the shits.. Even heard him labeled as the next Gary Ablett jnr..'

If someone had asked the same question with this OP:
'Robbie Gray is a young Port Adelaide small forward/midfielder who has shown a lot of talent in his 35 games. Comparisons have been drawn between his first 3 years and the first 3 years of Gary Ablett Jnr, arguably the best player in the AFL. Many Port supporters believe that he is 'the next big thing' and that he isn't far away from making a big impact on the competition. Are Port supportings overrating Gray?'

The results would probably have been very different.

 

[hank31]

Of course it does, look at how it was worded.

'So sick of hearing about how good this kid is.. every second poll on the polls board is from port supporters raving on about how good he is!! He is being severly over rated at the moment and its giving me the shits.. Even heard him labeled as the next Gary Ablett jnr..'

If someone had asked the same question with this OP:
'Robbie Gray is a young Port Adelaide small forward/midfielder who has shown a lot of talent in his 35 games. Comparisons have been drawn between his first 3 years and the first 3 years of Gary Ablett Jnr, arguably the best player in the AFL. Many Port supporters believe that he is 'the next big thing' and that he isn't far away from making a big impact on the competition. Are Port supportings overrating Gray?'

The results would probably have been very different.

This wasn't meant to be a bash on PAFC or Robbie Gray directly, and perhaps yes, i should have worded it differently, i was just sick of all the pro Robbie Gray Provocative polls towards player comparisons and Club lists (albeit Essendons lol) when he hasn't really set the world on fire as a player yet. Maybe these comparisons and polls will be justified in a few months, at the moment though i am seeing them as unsubstasiated garbage!

 

[Schulzenfest]

Unsubstantiated maybe, garbage no.

 

[WALL-e]

The offseasons sees subforums overun with a lot of crap.

 

[cmndstab]

Of course it does, look at how it was worded.

'So sick of hearing about how good this kid is.. every second poll on the polls board is from port supporters raving on about how good he is!! He is being severly over rated at the moment and its giving me the shits.. Even heard him labeled as the next Gary Ablett jnr..'

If someone had asked the same question with this OP:
'Robbie Gray is a young Port Adelaide small forward/midfielder who has shown a lot of talent in his 35 games. Comparisons have been drawn between his first 3 years and the first 3 years of Gary Ablett Jnr, arguably the best player in the AFL. Many Port supporters believe that he is 'the next big thing' and that he isn't far away from making a big impact on the competition. Are Port supportings overrating Gray?'

The results would probably have been very different.

To be honest, the results probably would have been exactly the same. The problem is referring to ANY player as "the next Gary Ablett Jnr" is going to draw votes in the "overrated" category, even if it's not you guys making the comparison.

The reality is that almost any youngster at any club is rated higher by his own supporters than others, so pretty much every kid in the AFL would be thought of as overrated by other team's supporters. I'm sure most people would say I overrate almost every kid under 25 on the Crows list. In the end neither my opinion nor theirs will count, it will be the performance of the players.

In the case of Robbie Gray, that performance will silence a fair few critics, I wager.