Tom Green vs Sam Walsh

[Lingsface]

Both have been close on the best players in this final series, I am a huge fan of Tom Green

12

Tom Green

Age

22

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

3star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

5star

and Sam Walsh

18

Sam Walsh

Age

23

Ht

184cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.1

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

3.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

26.2

5star

K

15.4

5star

HB

10.8

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

4.8

5star

both have such fierce determination when their sides need them, who would you take?

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Not another one...

 

[sruss]

Not another one...

Agree. 2 out and out superstars, there is nothing to debate here

 

[Milanista28]

Green. But if push come to shove I'd happily take both.

 

[Lingsface]

Not another one...

Would be hard to see what your vote would be….

 

[ThePhreshOne]

Actually a good question. I'd take Walsh at the Dogs but if I was starting a team I'd take Green.

 

[Lingsface]

Actually a good question. I'd take Walsh at the Dogs but if I was starting a team I'd take Green.

I think the same, we need the run of Walsh but Greens hands and first ball winning ability is second to none.

 

[Ambrosia]

Close call Green is such a massive human and more athletic then many people think but Walsh is such a workhorse in a league that seems to be more endurance based year on year

 

[Rod Stroker]

Both elite. Walsh is Carlton's best player. I'd take Green though because we need an inside bull extraction machine now that Cunners is gone, and Green is the best at it.

 

[GastevsBeard]

very close call

I would take Green for one reason only - strength in the contest

It is a scarce trait that gives Green an x-factor that few players possess ... Trac / Cripps / Dusty... pretty swish company

Could easily argue Walsh compensates with work rate though

 

[TheUnicorn]

Green

Also add a poll.

 

[Jeremias]

Both superstars.

Anyone who talks down one in an attempt to talk up the other, is not worth listening to.

 

[catscollector]

Anyone who talks down one in an attempt to talk up the other, is not worth listening to.

Yeh because varying opinions is not on at all

 

[Jeremias]

Yeh because varying opinions is not on at all

Varying opinions are great, but would appreciate you reading and taking a moment to comprehend before responding next, longer if you need.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Yeh because varying opinions is not on at all

Surprised ur not here to tell us we're better without Walsh, Mckay, Cripps, Weitering and Curnow because we won a game one time without some of them.

 

[catscollector]

Surprised ur not here to tell us we're better without Walsh, Mckay, Cripps, Weitering and Curnow because we won a game one time without some of them.

Nah, have always maintained you are a better forward line without McKay. Whatever else you have to say, is merely exaggerated nonsense.

Walsh is the better footballer. His inside game is nearly as solid as Green but it's more so his outside game which gives him the advantage between these two footballers.
Both guns and any team would give up over's to have them running around for you.

 

[Orange crush]

Varying opinions are great, but would appreciate you reading and taking a moment to comprehend before responding next, longer if you need.

This ....



.... mind you, Green is a ginger legend and Walshy is a soft flog

 

[Morro]

Walsh some how is still unfairly criticized IMO.

His last final was unbelievable, he was so clean and his run was unstoppable.

Green is a gun playing ahead of his time for the role he plays.

Both scream future captain.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

This ....



.... mind you, Green is a ginger legend and Walshy is a soft flog

As long as one of them helps puts an end to the pestilent pack of black and white wearing dunderheads this week or next, they'll have my support no matter the hair colour.

 

[DowJone23]

Tom green

12

Tom Green

Age

22

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

3star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

5star

is an elite talent and has the intangibles. You can tell he desires to be the best and is committed to do what it takes to get there

 

[brmi]

To hard to split. Both genuine young stars on the way to being superstars of the AFL, if not already.

 

[Lingsface]

Walsh has some bad fumbles in that last qtr on the weekend I think he was just spent!

 

[gungho]

Bloody tough. Probably Green just on pure size.

 

[Forty3]

So tough to split them, because each team has a like for like replacement with the other.

Green plays the roles Cripps plays, Walsh plays the role Kelly plays.

Yet both have had blocks in their career where they’ve had to do both because of injuries in the midfield and have shown they can adapt.
Walsh’s inside work is underrated and Green has started to add an outside spread to his game this year, in a similar way that Clayton Oliver

13

Clayton Oliver

Age

26

Ht

189cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.8

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

18.4

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

6.3

5star

CL

6.3

5star

D

25.1

5star

K

11.1

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

19.2

5star

K

4.6

2star

HB

14.6

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.8

5star

did.

Love them both as players.

If I try to rationalise it, and ask myself would I trade Walsh for Green, the answer would be no.
But at the same time, if I was at GWS, I wouldn’t trade Green for Walsh.
As the rest of the midfield make up of each team is so reliant on the skill sets of each one.

So that’s pretty much as many words as I can think of to say… I can’t decide.

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

Walsh has some bad fumbles in that last qtr on the weekend I think he was just spent!

Don't know what kind of ground Green covers, but Walsh regularly covers 16+km.
That's not a dig at Green, because they're not like for like players.
Something that hasn't really been mentioned is that Walsh had 43 pressure acts against the Dees. Not sure what the record is since they've been counted, but that's insane. Can't recall seeing more than mid to high 20's.