Rumour Speculation, Rumours, Lies Thread 2025 - Part 2

[sr36]

Sure. But if over a season their output is 80, and another player is 85 the player who's done more over a season to put the team in a position to win has had the better year.

They're both fabulous players - so are Thilthorpe and Worrell. I don't think anyone can accurately measure a player's influence on a game yet, so the 80 and 85 is subjective. How we all rate them comes down to our biases or beliefs about what is the most impactful. My bias or belief on what influences the most says Rankine is your best. But appreciate why others would say Dawson or Thilthorpe.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

It probably comes down to what people rate the highest in terms of what players do, but there's very few in the league who open up the game from congestion as regulary as Rankine. That's what I rate the highest, so it's Rankine for me.

Fancy someone rating Worrell over Rankine .....OMG !

 

[dogs105]

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Fancy someone rating Worrell over Rankine .....OMG !

It probably comes down to what people rate the highest in terms of what players do

 

[cleanhands]

They're both fabulous players - so are Thilthorpe and Worrell. I don't think anyone can accurately measure a player's influence on a game yet, so the 80 and 85 is subjective. How we all rate them comes down to our biases or beliefs about what is the most impactful. My bias or belief on what influences the most says Rankine is your best. But appreciate why others would say Dawson or Thilthorpe.

You never watched Murphy

 

[WaynesWorld19]

It probably comes down to what people rate the highest in terms of what players do

For me, it's who wins you a game in the last minute of minor round games, and Finals ......Rankine is most likely to do that "SPECIAL" thing ......Dawson and Thilthorpe, neck & neck, tied for 2nd place

As sr36 said ...Rankine can break a game open, drag additional multiple oppo players to him .....and he can do it in multiple roles, but for me, he has to play midfield

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

If other clubs could poach one player out of Dawson, Rankine and Thilthorpe who would they take?

 

[Mr_Moogle]

If other clubs could poach one player out of Dawson, Rankine and Thilthorpe who would they take?

Thilthorpe.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

If other clubs could poach one player out of Dawson, Rankine and Thilthorpe who would they take?

Usually Clubs would go the tall (Thilthorpe) .....but then Clubs are now also focussing on speed

I'd say Thilthorpe, only because great talls are harder to find

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

You never watched Murphy

Pies had a good Murphy.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

If other clubs could poach one player out of Dawson, Rankine and Thilthorpe who would they take?

Most would take Thilthorpe.

 

[Floating Doughnut]

If other clubs could poach one player out of Dawson, Rankine and Thilthorpe who would they take?

That is the only question you need to ask .

9 out of 10 oppo’s would call Filthy.

 

[cleanhands]

Who do opposition find hardest to contain?

 

[sr36]

As sr36 said ...Rankine can break a game open, drag additional multiple oppo players to him .....and he can do it in multiple roles, but for me, he has to play midfield

That's why you bombed out in finals. There was no one in your midfield that's hard to tackle, can draw players to result in clean entries from congestion. It was all just dump kicks forward. Rankine just changes that dynamic massively.

 

[Syd Crow]

Who do opposition find hardest to contain?

Murphy! Even his teammates can't contain him!

 

[cleanhands]

Murphy! Even his teammates can't contain him!

It’s the stuff we supporters outside the club didn’t notice

 

[whattagun07]

Imo he is now our most important player & hardest to replace.

Have him #2 behind Dawson for best player.

Dawson = best
Thilthorpe = most important
Rankine = most talented

 

[Mostyn]

If other clubs could poach one player out of Dawson, Rankine and Thilthorpe who would they take?

Are they taking them for one game, or the rest of their career?

If you're saying "who is your best player", it's who a club would take for one game, right now.

That's probably Rankine. Thilthorpe would be the one player a club would take from our list, though - he will have a longer career from this point that Rankine because he's still so young.

 

[jackster83]

If other clubs could poach one player out of Dawson, Rankine and Thilthorpe who would they take?

St Kilda would offer Worrell a 10 year deal at $2m per year (only for him to refuse and they end up having to give Wilkie yet another pay rise).

 

[Crow till I die]

If other clubs could poach one player out of Dawson, Rankine and Thilthorpe who would they take?

Thilthorpe

 

[Crow till I die]

Pies had a good Murphy.

Carlton thought they did too

 

[FR0GGY]

If other clubs could poach one player out of Dawson, Rankine and Thilthorpe who would they take?

Thilthorpe 1
Rankine 2
Dawson 3

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Carlton thought they did too

Justin was a handy player.

 

[Crow till I die]

Justin was a handy player.

I was thinking Marc murphy

 

[Crow till I die]

I'd like to nominate ABAB for an honorary crows big footy fan of the year award..he does gods work on the player trade boards and this year its the Ah Chee thread. The equivalent of unleashing a pitbull on them

 

[spenze]

Justin was a handy player.

Absolute shit of a person, disgusting human