Watson & Hocking vs Hurley & Crameri

[BrownPearHookers]

Essendon's best 2 mids versus our best 2 Forwards, which pair is more important?

Watson and Hocking last year were 1st and 2nd in our B&F, but are they more important then Hurley and Crameri? the next 5 years will be interesting.
what are your thoughts.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

This comparison shows why Essendon aren't anywhere near the top 4. Hocking, though he is a fine player, shouldn't be in any quality team's top 2 mid's.

Hurley is more potential than delivery at the moment, and Crameri has been a suprise packet but they've kicked 57 goals between them for the year.

 

[BrownPearHookers]

This comparison shows why Essendon aren't anywhere near the top 4. Hocking, though he is a fine player, shouldn't be in any quality team's top 2 mid's.

You are Right, we are not top 4 quality through the midfield, but from 14th to what 7th or 8th is pretty good. But in defence of Hocking , this Rookie nobody knew of turned up and had not one fan, besides mum and dad, but has worked his ass off something cronic and has become one of the AFL most improved players over the last 2 years, He has travelled a very simular road to Watson, from nothing type of players to pretty damn good, actually before injury hit Watson was playing amazing footy and Hocking is on a very simular path of improvement.

Hurley is more potential than delivery at the moment, and Crameri has been a suprise packet but they've kicked 57 goals between them for the year.

I think Hurley has become Essendon's most important player, you will get the next decade to find out, Has only played 12 games as a forward this season.
57 goals between them, 45 more than last season, I will take that.

 

[Jex]

This comparison shows why Essendon aren't anywhere near the top 4. Hocking, though he is a fine player, shouldn't be in any quality team's top 2 mid's.

Watson/Hocking v Kerr/Priddis

Begs the question, how are West Coast a top 4 team?

 

[Alexwce]

Watson/Hocking v Kerr/Priddis

Begs the question, how are West Coast a top 4 team?

Really think most people with any common sense would take a current fit Kerr and fit Priddis over Watson and Hocking lol.

Hurley and Crameri every day of the week. Hurley would be an awesome CHB for us and Crameri would fit in nicely.

 

[BrownPearHookers]

Really think most people with any common sense would take a current fit Kerr and fit Priddis over Watson and Hocking lol.

Hurley and Crameri every day of the week. Hurley would be an awesome CHB for us and Crameri would fit in nicely.

what is with (a fair few) West Coast supporters this season?


Cox > Sandilands
Shuey > Zaharakis & Heppell
Naitanui > Hurley & Watts
Gaff > Scully
Darling > Watts
Kerr & Priddis > Watson & Hocking

Hurley would make a awesome CHB, yet would become the best forward W/C would have ever had, Oh but let me guess you think Darling would be better. that would be stretching it as far as comparisons go.

 

[Alexwce]

We would play him at CHB therefore he wouldn't become the best CHF. We need key defenders, not forwards. As for the Darling/Hurley argument, too early to tell.

And yeah I agree with all those bar Gaff/Skully for now.

 

[HyperAgressiveDonk]

Probably Hurley & Crameri

 

[HyperAgressiveDonk]

Really think most people with any common sense would take a current fit Kerr and fit Priddis over Watson and Hocking lol.

Hurley and Crameri every day of the week. Hurley would be an awesome CHB for us and Crameri would fit in nicely.

I would take the WCE combo. Kerr is a more damaging player than Watson, whilst Priddis is a better player than Hocking.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Hurley would make a awesome CHB, yet would become the best forward W/C would have ever had, Oh but let me guess you think Darling would be better. that would be stretching it as far as comparisons go.

Hurley would make an awesome forward! i rate him incredibly, but to say he's consistently delivering as a key forward is a stretch at this stage. Has shown far more than Darling, consdering Darling is a first year player, but we don't need Darling to be Hurley, we have JK who is a better player than Hurley at this point in time.

But Kerr and Priddis are far ahead of Watson and Hocking. It's not close.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

You are Right, we are not top 4 quality through the midfield, but from 14th to what 7th or 8th is pretty good. But in defence of Hocking , this Rookie nobody knew of turned up and had not one fan, besides mum and dad, but has worked his ass off something cronic and has become one of the AFL most improved players over the last 2 years, He has travelled a very simular road to Watson, from nothing type of players to pretty damn good, actually before injury hit Watson was playing amazing footy and Hocking is on a very simular path of improvement.

As said Hocking is a fine player, and every team needs a player like him. Scott Selwood is our version, very very similar stat's, though Selwood is 2 years younger

 

[alex 17]

This comparison shows why Essendon aren't anywhere near the top 4. Hocking, though he is a fine player, shouldn't be in any quality team's top 2 mid's.

Hurley is more potential than delivery at the moment, and Crameri has been a suprise packet but they've kicked 57 goals between them for the year.

Can't really argue with this. I would rather have the west coast duo to be honest. Watson is an out and out gun but the significant gap between Hocking and a Kerr or Priddis means West coast trump them.

Should be Watson and Hurley they are easily the most important.

 

[DapperDon]

But Kerr and Priddis are far ahead of Watson and Hocking. It's not close.

Kerr>Watson>Priddis>Hocking.

To say otherwise is just ignorant.

 

[Ealesy]

Poll makes no sense.

It's like asking what's more important to a chocolate milkshake, chocolate topping or milk? Can't have the overall end product without one of the main ingredients.

Maybe if you ask whose more important to Essendon Watson & Crameri vs Hurley & Hocking...but you didn't.

If you asked who I liked better, I would still struggle to give you an answer because you've just about reeled off my 4 favourite players.

 

[HyperAgressiveDonk]

Kerr>Watson>Priddis>Hocking.

To say otherwise is just ignorant.

I agree. If Watson strings together a full season of the kind of football he was playing earlier this year, then he would be ahead of Kerr though.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

If you asked who I liked better, I would still struggle to give you an answer because you've just about reeled off my 4 favourite players.

You made Heppell just cry.

 

[Kyptastic]

You made Heppell just cry.

Don't worry, he'll have his 2011 Rising Star to comfort him.

 

[whats_at_stake]

Should the poll be Watson and Stanton as both are our best midfielders?