The most average player ever

[Strapping Young Lad]

I have been giving this subject serious consideration and after much research I can finally reveal the winner of this topic.

He was a midfielder who had an underwhelming physical presence, had average pace, was an average mark, an average kick, an average handballer and an average tackler.

Despite playing his entire career as a midfielder, this man could only register more than 30 disposals in a match on 5.3% of occasions and had an underwhelming 20 or less disposals in 53% of his matches.

By every definition, this former footballer is the billboard for average footballers.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you your winner

You try way too hard, Snake.

 

[matt_bas]

Scott Selwood

No way. Scooter is useful

 

[KnaveyBlue]

Weird choice. Houlihan was a mix of standout attributes and glaring deficiencies. Certainly wasn't average.

Blues fans won't like it, but Sexton is my pick.

 

[Randall Floyd]

Just finished watching the 2004 PF between Port and St Kilda on Fox Footy and the name Brett Voss comes to mind. Without his brother Michael he would never have played AFL. Justin Kositscke as well. Showed a few glimpses of talent over his career but can't believe the saints kept him for so long.

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[Fyfster]

Craig Moller ,Another one of those basketball into footballer failures

Sorry this one is off topic , missed the key word average

 

[aussierulesrules]

Just finished watching the 2004 PF between Port and St Kilda on Fox Footy and the name Brett Voss comes to mind. Without his brother Michael he would never have played AFL.

You could certainly argue that Brett was average, but the latter comment is just really silly. You don't play 170 games and 6 finals just because of who you're related to.

He got off to a very slow start to his career, but in his latter years he just got better and better and by his last few seasons he was an important cog in our team and well short of our worst, hence playing in all 6 of our finals between 2004-2006 and playing every game for us in 2002, 2005 (a prelim final year) and 2006 (finals again).

One of his best attributes was his marking, which was very strong for someone of just 181cm, as evidenced by the fact he took 14 marks on two occasions, 139 marks in 2006, 122 in 2005 and that he took 20, 17 and 22 contested marks in 2004, 2005 and 2006 respectively.

He was very comfortably AFL standard by the end of his career and was a very worthwhile pick-up for us.

 

[Superstar swan]

Christ masten...the guy will play 250 vanilla games

 

[BattlerGM]

Just finished watching the 2004 PF between Port and St Kilda on Fox Footy and the name Brett Voss comes to mind. Without his brother Michael he would never have played AFL. Justin Kositscke as well. Showed a few glimpses of talent over his career but can't believe the saints kept him for so long.

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Average is being kind to Kosi. His 2009 was outstanding and to be fair, injuries didn't help. But he was shit.

 

[Hellgood]

Average is being kind to Kosi. His 2009 was outstanding and to be fair, injuries didn't help. But he was shit.

That's just a downright lazy opinion. In no universe was Kosi shit, would slot in as a key forward ruckman in basically any side in the competition.

 

[ZEV]

Average is being kind to Kosi. His 2009 was outstanding and to be fair, injuries didn't help. But he was shit.

To put it into perspective, 2009 was Kosi's highest goal kicking year playing predominantly forward in a side that lost only 3 games for the season. Jack Anthony kicked more goals than him that year....

 

[BattlerGM]

That's just a downright lazy opinion. In no universe was Kosi shit, would slot in as a key forward ruckman in basically any side in the competition.

In this one he was.

 

[Pipefitter]

Brad Miller.

 

[La Dispute]

Ricky Henderson another consistently average player.

The real Hawthorn threepeat was the trio of average players brought in last year in Vickery, Henderson and O’Meara.

 

[bradburygold]

Agree, take out his 1 enhanced year and he was just a plodder.

You only need to take out the 13 games he was “supplemented” and polled 26 brownlow votes

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Christ masten...the guy will play 250 vanilla games

All with a collection of outstandingly shite tatts.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

For a bloke that won two flags, was captain of a club (Tigers) and made the Adelaide team of the decade, I always thought Kane Johnson was pretty average...

Smart footballer who made good decisions, particularly when the heat was on & quality disposal... Clarko would have loved Sugar playing for the Hawks.

 

[mike91]

Ricky Henderson another consistently average player.

The real Hawthorn threepeat was the trio of average players brought in last year in Vickery, Henderson and O’Meara.

O'Meara average? Lol ok then.

Matera is superior #3

 

[JVseven]

I reckon Lachie Henderson is the epitome of average. Not great, not bad just average.

 

[MonkeyMagik]

Michael Doughty for the Crows was pretty average.

 

[legend166]

Statistically, for the Swans, the average player over the last 50 years played around 47 games.

Hello Stephen Doyle.

 

[Ari]

Blake Carasella

 

[scott_the_man]

Andrew Raines

 

[Koopa]

Blake Carasella

No way!

Oozed class, smart and used the footy really well.

Mark Bolton would be my pick from Essendon, always did a job on Goodes but not much else to shout about.

 

[Tiger84]

Josh Jenkins

 

[Brad Goodman]

Mitch Hahn