Player Watch Rory Laird

SellarStardom · Jul 26, 2022

Still should be rotated across HB and middle

Jcpdragonx · Jul 26, 2022

should never see the hb line again

Soggy2112 · Jul 26, 2022

Drummond said:
Laird will never be anywhere near elite.

Laird is elite.

His performances are comparable, if not better than similar style elite players in Cunnington, Libba and last year’s Lyons.

Yes, our midfield is currently not balanced enough, we lack elite ball users, but Laird plays an important role, and he is elite at it. With the exception of maybe Melbourne and the Bulldogs there is not a team in the league that wouldn’t be improved if they added Laird to their midfield.

Milo Cyrus · Jul 28, 2022

How long before Lairdy gets the captains carpark?

jackster83 · Jul 31, 2022

200th game coming up this week.

You'd have to say he's the favourite for another gold jacket at this point, just ahead of Tex, Keays and Dawson.

Rags_118 · Jul 31, 2022

rocket18 said:
This was my reply (back in 2015) to someone saying Laird reminded him of Edwards, two yellow jackets later suggest I was on the money - plenty howled me down at the time.

The skill side of things has dropped off a bit in his midfield role, doesn't quite have the time to dispose of the ball as he used to across half back - especially when we used to set up with the extra defender.

I’d suggest that Tyson Edwards was a better player than Rory Laird. If Edwards hadn’t played in the same team as A+ players McLeod, Riccuito and Hart and A-grader Goodwin he would have won several gold jackets, got a lot more Brownlow votes and averaged a lot more possessions. Nobody in the current Crows team is taking votes away from Laird.

Danger in Texas · Aug 1, 2022

jackster83 said:
200th game coming up this week.

You'd have to say he's the favourite for another gold jacket at this point, just ahead of Tex, Keays and Dawson.

Toss up between him and Dawson, probably, even with the games Laird missed at the start of the season

crows dude · Aug 1, 2022

Danger in Texas said:
Toss up between him and Dawson, probably, even with the games Laird missed at the start of the season

If Tex didnt have a rest id say hed be in front. Followed by Dawson then Laird. Tex may still get close but they would definately be top 3

StonesThrow · Aug 1, 2022

Rags_118 said:
I’d suggest that Tyson Edwards was a better player than Rory Laird. If Edwards hadn’t played in the same team as A+ players McLeod, Riccuito and Hart and A-grader Goodwin he would have won several gold jackets, got a lot more Brownlow votes and averaged a lot more possessions. Nobody in the current Crows team is taking votes away from Laird.

Edwards is clearly better. Edwards was elite. Laird has never been in that tier.

In saying that, I think laird has been unfairly treated this year. He's an A grade inside mid who tackles like a demon.

Kane McGoodwin · Aug 1, 2022

Milo Cyrus said:
How long before Lairdy gets the captains carpark?

Don't believe Laird is the right personality type.

conVINCEd · Aug 4, 2022

Nice article on AFC about Laird hitting 200 games this weekend.

Weird para though that says he’s played all 17 games this year. Weird cos there’s been 19 games so far this year, plus Rory missed R1 with his broken hand.

Mutineer · Aug 4, 2022

conVINCEd said:
Nice article on AFC about Laird hitting 200 games this weekend.

Weird para though that says he’s played all 17 games this year. Weird cos there’s been 19 games so far this year, plus Rory missed R1 with his broken hand.

19 rounds?

Edit : 20 rounds

Missed 2 games with his broken hands right?

conVINCEd · Aug 4, 2022

Mutineer said:
19 rounds?

Edit : 20 rounds

Missed 2 games with his broken hands right?

He returned R2 for the Port game. We’ve had 20 rounds but that includes a bye so only 19 games, three to go.

NSolis · Aug 4, 2022

conVINCEd said:
He returned R2 for the Port game. We’ve had 20 rounds but that includes a bye so only 19 games, three to go.

Port game was round 3, Laird missed r1 and r2 with the hand and has played every game since. Can understand wanting to forget about the Collingwood game in round 2 though.

crows dude · Aug 4, 2022

StonesThrow said:
Edwards is clearly better. Edwards was elite. Laird has never been in that tier.

In saying that, I think laird has been unfairly treated this year. He's an A grade inside mid who tackles like a demon.

LAird has never been dropped. Edwards was dropped multiple times in his first 5 years. Gary Ayres turned him around to become the star he did. Laird has been a gun from word go.

crows dude · Aug 4, 2022

Rory Laird first 4 years

Adelaide - 2013
Gm	Opponent	Rd	R	#	KI	MK	HB	DI	GL	BH	HO	TK	RB	IF	CL	CG	FF	FA	BR	CP	UP	CM	MI	1%	BO	GA	%P
1	Western Bulldogs	4	W	46	4		4	8				5	1	1	1	2	2	1		7	1			2			81
2↑	Carlton	5	L	46	12	3	5	17				6	4		1	2	2			9	8			2			75
3	Greater Western Sydney	7	W	46	8	5	9	17				3		1		2				2	15			2			84
4	St Kilda	8	W	46	8	6	6	14				3	1	1			1			3	11					1	77
5	North Melbourne	9	W	46	5	2	12	17				3	1	1		2	1			7	10			1			87
6	Fremantle	10	L	46	10	2	14	24	1			7	3	3	2	2	3			16	11			4			86
7	Sydney	11	L	46	6	5	12	18				3	2				1			10	9			2			78
8	Richmond	12	L	46	6	4	5	11				2	1			2		1		2	8						77
9	Gold Coast	14	W	46	19	10	10	29					4	1	1		1			8	21	1					77
10	West Coast	15	L	46	10	3	7	17				2		1	2	1	1	1		8	8	1					83
11	Collingwood	16	L	46	11	4	11	22				1	2		1		1			7	15	1		1			74
12	Geelong	17	W	46	10	3	11	21				2	2	2	4		2			7	15						71
13	Fremantle	18	L	46	13	6	8	21				3	2			2	1	1		4	17						80
14	Port Adelaide	19	L	46	10	2	5	15		1		2	1	1	2	2		1		3	13				1		77
15	North Melbourne	20	W	46	14	7	10	24		1		3	4	4	1	3	1			8	16	1		2			77
16	Western Bulldogs	21	L	46	10	4	10	20				2	2	2	1	1				5	15			1			82
17	Melbourne	22	W	46	16	8	6	22				3	2	1		1				6	15	2	1	3		1	88
18	West Coast	23	W	46	8		8	16				1	3	2			1			7	9			2	1	1	70
	Totals	18 (9-0-9)	180	74	153	333	1	2		51	35	21	16	22	18	5		119	217	6	1	22	2	3

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Adelaide - 2014
Gm	Opponent	Rd	R	#	KI	MK	HB	DI	GL	BH	HO	TK	RB	IF	CL	CG	FF	FA	BR	CP	UP	CM	MI	1%	BO	GA	%P
19	Sydney	3	L	29	15	6	6	21				1	3	2		2	1	1		3	19			1			67
20	St Kilda	4	W	29	5	3	8	13		1		4	1	3	2	2				5	8			1	2		71
21	Greater Western Sydney	5	W	29	11	8	8	19	1					1	1					3	16			1			68
22	Western Bulldogs	6	W	29	9	5	10	19				3	2	5	5					7	12			3		2	78
23	Melbourne	7	L	29	14	6	8	22				4	2	3	1	3				7	15			2			83
24	Collingwood	9	W	29	4	2	9	13				3	2	2		1		1		2	11			3			72
25	Carlton	10	L	29	15	10	13	28				1	4		2	4	2	1		9	19			4			89
26	Gold Coast	11	W	29	8	3	8	16	1			2	2	1	2	3	1			6	10		1	3			80
27	Fremantle	12	L	29	9	2	7	16				5	1	4		2	2			8	8			1			80
28	North Melbourne	13	W	29	5	1	7	12				1	2	1	1	5		3		6	6						93
29	Essendon	14	L	29	6	5	11	17				1		1	1	2		2		7	10			5			95
30↑	Greater Western Sydney	16	W	29	5	3	2	7				2		2		2				4	3	1					69
31	Hawthorn	17	L	29	7	3	9	16				6	1	1		2				2	14						80
32	Collingwood	18	W	29	7	5	14	21				4	1	2		3	2			6	16						78
33	West Coast	19	L	29	5	3	9	14		1				5						6	8						82
34↑	North Melbourne	22	L	29	1			1						1							2			1			21
	Totals	16 (8-0-8)	126	65	129	255	2	2		37	21	34	15	31	8	8		81	177	1	1	25	2	2

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Adelaide - 2015
Gm	Opponent	Rd	R	#	KI	MK	HB	DI	GL	BH	HO	TK	RB	IF	CL	CG	FF	FA	BR	CP	UP	CM	MI	1%	BO	GA	%P
35	North Melbourne	1	W	29	14	7	10	24	1			2	3	2	1	4		2		8	17		1	5			88
36	Collingwood	2	W	29	12	9	9	21		1		4	1	3	1	1	1	1		7	15			2			79
37	Melbourne	3	W	29	4	1	7	11				3	2	2			2			4	7			2			82
38↓	Western Bulldogs	4	L	29	8	3	7	15					4		1	3	2			8	7						55
39	Port Adelaide	5	L	29	13	2	13	26				2	3	1	2	1	1	1		7	18			1			84
40	Gold Coast	6	W	29	13	9	16	29				2	4		1	5	2	3	2	13	17	3		4	2		82
41	St Kilda	7	W	29	10	10	16	26				3	2		2	4	1	2		7	17	2		2			79
42	Greater Western Sydney	8	L	29	6	2	13	19				1	1			3				8	11						52
43	Fremantle	9	L	29	16	3	11	27				8	5	1	4	2	1	1		13	14	1		1			87
44	Carlton	10	W	29	17	7	9	26		1		5	7	4		5	2	1		9	18	1	1			2	81
45	Hawthorn	12	L	29	8	6	17	25	1	1		5	1	4	2	1		1		12	15			1			88
46	Brisbane Lions	13	W	29	11	3	14	25				2	4	4		2	1	1		11	13				1		82
47	West Coast	15	L	29	15	7	16	31				2	2	2	1	4	1			9	21			5			90
48	Port Adelaide	16	W	29	12	4	7	19				3	4			2	3			9	10	1		1			83
49	Gold Coast	17	W	29	18	7	14	32					3	2	1		1			12	19	3					82
50	Sydney	18	L	29	11	5	10	21		1			2		1	3				5	16	1					89
51	Richmond	19	W	29	13	7	10	23				3	4	3		2				3	19			1			85
52	Essendon	20	W	29	21	9	10	31				3	8	2		5	1			2	29			1			91
53	Brisbane Lions	21	W	29	13	9	13	26				2	1	3		2				6	20			2			83
54	West Coast	22	W	29	12	5	15	27				3	3	2	1					5	22			2			90
55	Geelong	23	L	29	12	7	14	26				1	6	3	1	1		1		3	23			1	1		91
56	Western Bulldogs	EF	W	29	14	3	8	22				4	2	3		3	1	1		9	11	1		3	1		82
57	Hawthorn	SF	L	29	16	8	14	30					7	2		2	1			9	20	1		4			84
	Totals	23 (14-0-9)	289	133	273	562	2	4		58	79	43	19	55	21	15	2	179	379	14	2	38	5	2

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Adelaide - 2016
Gm	Opponent	Rd	R	#	KI	MK	HB	DI	GL	BH	HO	TK	RB	IF	CL	CG	FF	FA	BR	CP	UP	CM	MI	1%	BO	GA	%P
58	North Melbourne	1	L	29	14	9	10	24				1	2	2	1	4		1		7	17			1		1	82
59	Port Adelaide	2	W	29	15	12	18	33	1			3	4	4	2	4	1			9	25			4			85
60	Richmond	3	W	29	12	3	13	25				2	6	1	2	1		1		8	17	1					84
61	Sydney	4	W	29	12	5	15	27				2	5	1	1	2	2	1		11	17	1					88
62	Hawthorn	5	L	29	12	4	9	21				6	5	2	1	4	2	1		9	13						84
63	Fremantle	6	W	29	13	5	11	24				1	4	3	1		1			5	18			2			63
64	St Kilda	11	W	29	11	8	19	30					2	2	1	2	1			5	26						77
65	West Coast	12	W	29	18	10	7	25				4	2	2	1		1		2	7	18			3		1	89
66	North Melbourne	14	W	29	12	4	8	20		1		3	1	1	1	2	1	1		11	10	1		1			87
67	Melbourne	15	W	29	13	10	12	25				3	4	1			1		3	6	19	1					89
68	Carlton	16	W	29	18	4	17	35					9	2	2	1	4		1	14	20						87
69	Geelong	18	L	29	13	6	9	22				4	1	2	1	8	1	2		10	14			2			86
70	Essendon	19	W	29	13	7	23	36					6	2			1		2	13	21	2		3		1	87
71	Brisbane Lions	20	W	29	11	9	25	36						1	1	3				5	32			2	1		88
72	Fremantle	21	W	29	11	7	22	33				4	1	4	1	3		1	3	8	25						87
73	Port Adelaide	22	W	29	12	5	11	23					1	4		3				6	16			3			89
74	West Coast	23	L	29	12	6	16	28				4	2	1	2	5	2	1		8	19						85
75	North Melbourne	EF	W	29	13	7	13	26				2	4	2	1	1	3			8	18			2			86
76	Sydney	SF	L	29	16	6	12	28				1	4	3	1	1				8	18			1		1	90
	Totals	19 (14-0-5)	251	127	270	521	1	1		40	63	40	20	44	21

crows dude · Aug 4, 2022

Tyson Edwards first 5 years

Adelaide - 1995
Gm	Opponent	Rd	R	#	KI	MK	HB	DI	GL	BH	HO	TK	RB	IF	CL	CG	FF	FA	BR	CP	UP	CM	MI	1%	BO	GA	%P
1	Footscray	11	W	37	5	1	10	15				2					1	2
2	Fremantle	12	W	37	14	4	3	17
3	Collingwood	13	L	37	4	3	3	7										1
4	Essendon	14	L	37	9	1	4	13		1		1					1	1
5	Carlton	15	L	37	8	3	8	16
6	North Melbourne	16	W	37	5	2	10	15				1					1
7	Brisbane Bears	17	L	37	5		2	7
8	St Kilda	18	W	37	3	1	5	8				1						1
9	West Coast	19	L	37	6	2	8	14
10	Sydney	20	L	37	8	2	2	10	1								1
11	Melbourne	21	W	37	7	4	7	14	1			1					1	2
12	Richmond	22	L	37	8	3	7	15		1		2					2	1
	Totals	12 (5-0-7)	82	26	69	151	2	2		8					7	8

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Adelaide - 1996
Gm	Opponent	Rd	R	#	KI	MK	HB	DI	GL	BH	HO	TK	RB	IF	CL	CG	FF	FA	BR	CP	UP	CM	MI	1%	BO	GA	%P
13	Sydney	1	W	37	4	2	2	6				2					1	1
14	Fitzroy	2	W	37	3	2	1	4	1			1					1
15	Geelong	3	W	37	9	3	2	11	2	1		3
16	Essendon	4	W	37	6	5	1	7		1
17	North Melbourne	5	L	37	5	2	2	7				3
18	Collingwood	6	L	37	10	5	5	15				1						1
19	Fremantle	7	W	37	6	2	9	15	1			5					1	1
20	St Kilda	8	W	37	1	2	4	5				1
21	Footscray	9	L	37	6		5	11				1
22	West Coast	10	L	37	5	3	3	8									2	3
23	Melbourne	13	L	37	4	1	5	9				5					1	1
24	Brisbane Bears	14	W	37	7	3	5	12	1	1		1					1	3
25	Carlton	15	L	37	5	3	2	7	1								1	1
26	Essendon	19	L	37	4	2	3	7
27	North Melbourne	20	L	37	12	3	5	17				2					1	1
28	Collingwood	21	L	37	3	1	2	5				1						1
29	St Kilda	22	L	37	4	2	5	9	1
	Totals	17 (7-0-10)	94	41	61	155	7	3		26					9	13

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Adelaide - 1997
Gm	Opponent	Rd	R	#	KI	MK	HB	DI	GL	BH	HO	TK	RB	IF	CL	CG	FF	FA	BR	CP	UP	CM	MI	1%	BO	GA	%P
30	Brisbane Lions	1	W	9	3		5	8				1					1	1
31	Richmond	2	L	9	7	4	4	11				1
32	Carlton	3	L	9	9	5	4	13				1					2
33	Port Adelaide	4	L	9	13	8	8	21				2						1
34	Western Bulldogs	5	W	9	7	3	3	10				4
35	Collingwood	6	L	9	10	7	3	13	1			1						2
36	Essendon	7	W	9	8	7	5	13	1	1		6
37	Sydney	8	W	9	5	4	4	9				3					1
38	Hawthorn	9	W	9	5	4	3	8				2
39	Fremantle	10	W	9	8	2	6	14	2			5					1	2
40	Melbourne	11	W	9	1	1	1	2
41	North Melbourne	12	L	9	3	1	1	4				1					1	1
42	Geelong	13	L	9	7	2	2	9	1	1		1					1
43	Collingwood	21	W	9	4	1	7	11				4					1	1
44	West Coast	QF	W	9	1	2	6	7
45	Western Bulldogs	PF	W	9	8	5	5	13				1					1
46	St Kilda	GF	W	9	9	1	2	11		1		1						1
	Totals	17 (11-0-6)	108	57	69	177	5	3		34					9	9

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Adelaide - 1998
Gm	Opponent	Rd	R	#	KI	MK	HB	DI	GL	BH	HO	TK	RB	IF	CL	CG	FF	FA	BR	CP	UP	CM	MI	1%	BO	GA	%P
47	Carlton	1	L	9	4		1	5					2		1
48	Fremantle	2	W	9	1	1	1	2				2
49	Collingwood	13	W	9	4	3	3	7				1	1			1	1
50	Sydney	14	W	9	5	1		5	1						1	1		1
51	Hawthorn	15	W	9	3		5	8	1			4				2	1	3
52	Carlton	16	L	9	8	2	4	12	2					5	1			1
53	Fremantle	17	L	9	7	2	3	10				2	1	1	2
54	Port Adelaide	19	W	9	8	4	4	12	1			1		3		1	1	1
55	Geelong	20	W	9	7	3	5	12	1			1	1	2
56	North Melbourne	21	L	9	9	4	4	13	1			1	2	1	2	1	2	1
57	West Coast	22	W	9	8	5	6	14					2	3	2
58	Melbourne	QF	L	9	8	3	7	15	2				4			4	1	1
59	Sydney	SF	W	9	4	2	1	5						1	1			1
60	Western Bulldogs	PF	W	9	10	8	5	15	2					4		1
61	North Melbourne	GF	W	9	7	4	3	10		1		1		2	1	3		2
	Totals	15 (10-0-5)	93	42	52	145	11	1		13	13	22	11	14	6	11

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Adelaide - 1999
Gm	Opponent	Rd	R	#	KI	MK	HB	DI	GL	BH	HO	TK	RB	IF	CL	CG	FF	FA	BR	CP	UP	CM	MI	1%	BO	GA	%P
62	Western Bulldogs	1	L	9	3	1	1	4	1			2		2						2	2
63	Hawthorn	2	W	9	12	7	5	17				1	4	1	2	3	2			8	9			1	1
64	St Kilda	3	W	9	16	6	3	19	1			2	3	4		3	1	2	2	8	10	2			1
65	Brisbane Lions	4	L	9	4	2	4	8				5	1		1	1				6	2			2
66	Sydney	5	W	9	8	3	4	12	1					3	2	1		1		2	10	1		1
67	Port Adelaide	6	W	9	6	5	7	13	1			2			2					5	8		2
68	Kangaroos	7	L	9	7		4	11	1			3		3	1		1			8	5
69	West Coast	8	L	9	6	3	7	13	1			2		2		2	2			4	8
70	Richmond	9	L	9	6	4	8	14	2	2		1			1	1	1	1		8	7		3	1
71	Essendon	10	L	9	6	4	1	7					5		2		1			4	4			2
72	Fremantle	11	L	9	3	3	5	8	1			1				3	2	1		8	2	2
73	Collingwood	12	W	9	9	6	3	12	2	1		1	2	3				1		2	10		1	1
74	Melbourne	13	L	9	12	4	3	15				2	4	1	1	1	2			4	11			1
75	Geelong	14	W	9	7	3	3	10	3					2	1	1	1			3	8		2	1
76	Carlton	15	L	9	5	4	5	10					1			1	1	1		6	5	1		2
77	Western Bulldogs	16	L	9	4	3	3	7								3				3	3			2
78	Hawthorn	17	W	9	12	6	8	20	4	1		2		1	3	1	1			13	8	1	4
79	St Kilda	18	W	9	9	4	6	15	2	1		3	1	3	1	1	1			8	11
80	Brisbane Lions	19	L	9	6	2	4	10				4		1			1			3	3			1
81	Sydney	20	L	9	3	2	1	4					1	1	1			1		1	2			1
	Totals	20 (8-0-12)	144	72	85	229	20	5		31	22	27	18	22	17	8	2	106	128	7	12	16	2

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Adelaide - 2000
Gm	Opponent	Rd	R	#	KI	MK	HB	DI	GL	BH	HO	TK	RB	IF	CL	CG	FF	FA	BR	CP	UP	CM	MI	1%	BO	GA	%P
82	Western Bulldogs	1	L	9	17		4	21	1	1		1	5	2		1	3	2		11	9			1
83	Collingwood	2	L	9	12	6	1	13	1			2	6	1	1			1		3	12		1	1
84	Geelong	3	L	9	10	2	3	13		2		1	2	3			4			9	5	1	1	1
85	West Coast	4	L	9	8	1	3	11				1	1	2	2	1	3			4	4	1		1	1
86	Brisbane Lions	5	L	9	13	3	2	15				3	5	2	2	1		2		5	8	1		2	1
87	Hawthorn	6	W	9	14	8	8	22		1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1			5	17
88	Port Adelaide	7	W	9	13	4	12	25	1	1	1	3	2	2	3	1	1	1		11	11	1		3
89	St Kilda	8	W	9	9	4	2	11				2	2	3	1	3				2	9				7
90	Kangaroos	9	L	9	15	9	6	21	1	1			4	5	1					5	16			1	1
91	Essendon	10	L	9	13	5	4	17				4	3	5	2	1		1		2	14			1	1
92	Melbourne	11	W	9	14	6	5	19	1	1		4	1	2	1	1	1			6	13			1
93	Sydney	12	W	9	14	6	11	25	2			2		4	5	3		1		12	13		1	2
94	Richmond	13	W	9	17	6	5	22	1			1	4	9	6				3	8	13			2	5
95	Fremantle	14	W	9	21	11	5	26	1	1		1	2	5	3	3	1		1	6	19	1	1	1
96	Carlton	15	L	9	14	6	4	18	1	1		3	3	7	1	2		2		8	13			2	1
97	Western Bulldogs	16	L	9	20	10	5	25				5	3	7	9	1		2		9	16			1	1
98	Collingwood	17	W	9	19	8	10	29	3				3	5	7	5				11	18			4	1
99	Geelong	18	L	9	10		5	15				5	1	3	3					8	8
100	West Coast	19	W	9	10	2	8	18				2		4	4	1	1	3		14	5	1
101	Brisbane Lions	20	L	9	22	8	7	29	1	2			4	7	5	3		1		11	19		2	1	3
102	Hawthorn	21	L	9	16	6	8	24				4	3	1	3	2	1	2		8	16			2
103	Port Adelaide	22	L	9	12	3	4	16		1		1	1	1	2	1	1	1		4	13				1
	Totals	22 (9-0-13)	313	114	122	435	14	12	2	47	57	82	63	32	17	19	4	162	271	6	6	27	23

crows dude · Aug 4, 2022

Edwards had an issue in his first four years with falling over. 1997 grand final when on Winmar was a prime example in the first quarter Edwards gets to the ball first falls over for winmar to swoop onto it and kick a goal.

Lairdy has never had that problem.

Mutineer · Aug 4, 2022

StonesThrow said:
Edwards is clearly better. Edwards was elite. Laird has never been in that tier.

In saying that, I think laird has been unfairly treated this year. He's an A grade inside mid who tackles like a demon.

Not sure I agree with this...I think their careers are comparable especially when you bring the quality of the players they played with into the equation.

Golumless · Aug 4, 2022

StonesThrow said:
Edwards is clearly better. Edwards was elite. Laird has never been in that tier.

In saying that, I think laird has been unfairly treated this year. He's an A grade inside mid who tackles like a demon.

Laird has multiple AAs (and club champions) to his name. Tyson Edwards has 0, and someone who isn't winning individual awards isn't elite.

Laird pretty comfortably wins any comparison of the two careers, especially as both spent a bit of time in defense.

1970crow · Aug 4, 2022

Golumless said:
Laird has multiple AAs (and club champions) to his name. Tyson Edwards has 0, and someone who isn't winning individual awards isn't elite.

Laird pretty comfortably wins any comparison of the two careers, especially as both spent a bit of time in defense.

I think that's a bit simplistic.

Golumless · Aug 4, 2022

1970crow said:
I think that's a bit simplistic.

Not really, multiple individual awards (got to have some coverage for those who fluke a year) is really the separator between the elite/top of their position guys and those whose careers are stuck in the bottleneck of close to the top but can't quite crack it (and there is no shame being apart of that group, seeing there is a near endless list of quality of footballers by this point).

1970crow · Aug 4, 2022

Golumless said:
Not really, multiple individual awards (got to have some coverage for those who fluke a year) is really the separator between the elite/top of their position guys and those whose careers are stuck in the bottleneck of close to the top but can't quite crack it (and there is no shame being apart of that group, seeing there is a near endless list of quality of footballers by this point).

I think it requires a deeper look. Pretty sure one of Laird's B&Fs was in a spoon year where he was part of a midfield that included only Sloane, Matt Crouch and Brad who missed numerous games. Was Edwards ever not behind 3 genuinely elite mids?

glengowan · Aug 4, 2022

What a great player Laird has been. So consistent. Has got even better since moving to the midfield. He reads the play so well and is as clean with his hands as any player I've seen. Will become the first Adelaide Crows player to play in a Premiership in his 300th game.

StonesThrow · Aug 4, 2022

Mutineer said:
Not sure I agree with this...I think their careers are comparable especially when you bring the quality of the players they played with into the equation.

Fair enough. I always rated Edwards up there close to roo, macca and Goodwin and thought he was underrated. Highly skilled, clean, smart, and courageous. Just had it all but wasn't flashy.

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