You've only listed Harry McKay twice. Surely he deserves to be listed 3-4 times at least?
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hawkman
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Just did a quick count 35 from a Victorian club, 15 from non Victorian clubs
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Yes not so much the number of but where they’re at, big club more eyes bonus for some as well
Degoey @ 16
Dusty @ 7
Prestia@ 23
Rowan Marshall but no Sean Darcy ??
Also old people still buy papers so it’s good to have swans and lions involved.
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Totally bias. The ratio is a bit out but some of those positions is way out. He’s living in 2019. For this season ahead give me Andrew Brayshaw over Dusty every day of the week!
Everyone needs to remember. Robbo’s stop 50 at the start of the year is a prediction of who he thinks will be the best players for that year.
Robbo obviously must be predicting a significant drop off in form to leave Jack Steele out entirely
Since i've clicked here, bold = dubious selections.
Prestia is too injured to consider top 50. Great when he's on, but struggles to consistently find that form.
Marshall is a great mark but he's not a great ruckman compared to his peers. Sean Darcy has him covered comfortably.
Merrett has become very low impact in recent years. I could happily name a dozen players not on this list that should be ahead of him
LDU i might be a bit unfair on.
Vlaustin is a good defender, but like Merrett i could name a few i'd have ahead of him for this list. Similar for Maynard
Taranto & Smith - bit meh for me to be mids in the top 50
Missing from a predictive perspective:
Noah Anderson - Tipping he'll be top 20 by seasons end. Looks a very good player with a good support network coming up around him
Hayden Young - So underrated in the shadow of Brayshaw and Serong.
Sean Darcy - For all the Grundy/Gawn talk, i think he'll be up there in AA ruck conversation this year.
Jack Crisp - not sure why so many sleep on this guy. He's a weapon in that pies midfield. Josh Daicos another one in that side that seems to fly under the radar. Will also throw Elliott in too. Arguably the best small fwd in the comp.
Zak Butters - Has Rozee (who is great), but misses Butters (who is better). perplexed.
Mason Redman - breakout season in 2022 and had been building towards it. Was unlucky not to be in the AA squad
Adam Saad - see Redman (except he made the squad)
Tom Atkins - personifies modern footy to a premiership level....not in the top 50.
If you think Robbo's list is bad, check out ESPN's effort (with special appearance from George Hewitt at 50)
The AFL's 50 best players
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www.espn.com.au
Seriously though… Charlie Curnow
I can show you a player who, at an identical age, playing as a key forward in one of the absolute shittest teams in the comp:
Unlike Curnow, copped the #1 key defender every week
Kicked a whole 10 goals less for the season
Took more marks
Was a far more accurate shot at goal
Had a far better disposal efficiency around the ground
Had more goal assists
Gave away less frees
Had less clangers
Had less turnovers
Had double the one-percenters
Is 11cm taller
Is 6kg heavier
And does all that while also going into the ruck when called upon each quarter and doing a stellar job in there.
Arise the true #1:
Two Metre Peter
Better than Curnow. Facts don’t lie.
I am sure i read last preseason, that Shiel would/is better than C Curnow
Anyway, Wright did have a very good year, think he was also the most targeted tall forward in 2022? Interested to see how he travels this year
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tbf Slobbo is a drunk, so he probably did put him in twice
lol. 15 games and names him top 50, and calls his colleague out for having Bolton top 3 in the AFL.If you think Robbo's list is bad, check out ESPN's effort (with special appearance from George Hewitt at 50)
The AFL's 50 best players
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its not the worst list though
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If you think Robbo's list is bad, check out ESPN's effort (with special appearance from George Hewitt at 50)
The AFL's 50 best players
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LMAO
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More specifically a conservative Victorian paper catering for conservative Victorians.
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On SEN this morning Whatley mistakenly said Charlie Cameron was Robbo's number one and I thought "Hmm, Interesting" Moments later he corrected himself and said "Apologies, I meant Charlie Curnow" And I thought "WTF?"Seriously though… Charlie Curnow
Curnow had a great year, no doubt… but for mine he’s not even the best key forward at Carlton, let alone the best player in the league!
We could go with #1 Mckay and #2 Curnow if it keeps you happy
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Charlie is a better footballer than Harry but I’m expecting Harry to kick more goals this year.
So you thought Charlie Cameron being no.1 would've been better than last year's coleman medallist in Curnow? Odd
Not sure if you realise but not every Victorian barracks for Carlton
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Sicily at 12.If you think Robbo's list is bad, check out ESPN's effort (with special appearance from George Hewitt at 50)
The AFL's 50 best players
Not valuable. Not skilled. Not must-watch. But who are the 50 best AFL players heading into season 2023?www.espn.com.au
