West vs Buckley

[nick_savo]

Scott West vs Nathan Buckley, who would you pick based on their football ability.

 

[The Zebra]

Buckley is a mile ahead of West as a footballer.

 

[wce4premiership]

Scott West.

 

[karjam]

Scott West.

West gets more of the ball, but Buckley is a freak when he gets its and is more damaging so you work it out!

 

[Lynch drops a mark]

Buckley is by far the more damaging player when he gets the ball.

 

[SBI]

West is a better player now, Buckley over his career, and convincingly so.

 

[blitzer]

West is a better player now, Buckley over his career, and convincingly so.

Completely agree.

 

[Johnson#26]

Nathan Charles.

 

[Footylover1]

Scott West purely based on consistancy over a longer period of time and the fact he has had hardly any injuries at all

 

[Dj Chriss]

Buckley, he carried collingwood from 95-2001, where west always had players like johnson smith darcy wynd libratore grant croft

 

[Astro_]

Buckley, he carried collingwood from 95-2001, where west always had players like johnson smith darcy wynd libratore grant croft

carried collingwood to where? achieved nothing...

bring back croft

 

[Monkeyboy]

Very good poll.

I went for West just. Both players have been very solid over careers and are virtually level as far as i'm concerned.

 

[Kahuna]

Jeez talk about a tough question. I would take Buckley as I find his possesions really can turn a game of the head, he can win a game off his own hands. West can do this aswell but not as good as Bucks.

 

[gandaal]

This poll proves once and for all two things:

1. People on this forum have very short term memories

2. People on this forum are incredibly stupid

West over Buckley pleasssee

West is a great inside mid who gets plenty of the ball but Buckley is an all time great. Just because West is a better player now doesn't mean that he even comes close to Buckley over there respective careers.

 

[FIGJAM]

carried collingwood to where? achieved nothing...

I'll always remember your Prelim against the Crows...

 

[Shellz]

Bucks hands down, West is a good player but Bucks is a champion player

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

The better question is, in a poll would West beat Hird or Voss? Almost definitely not. Yet Buckley is virtually always mentioned in the same breath as those guys, while West isn't.

It's anti-Collingwood bias to suggest West has been a better footballer than Buckley over their careers.

If you look at this comparison, despite the fact that now Buckley is commonly perceived to be on the decline, his 2006 season was virtually as good as West's, game by game.

 

[Magpie Mick]

This poll just confirms the fact that any topic on the poll board which has a collingwood option, you can bet your bottom dollar the collingwood option will always be outvoted!!! How people can vote for West as a better player than Buckley amazes me. Buckley has been a far better player than West over their respective careers it's not funny. Just shows how many pies haters we have on big footy.

 

[nick_savo]

The better question is, in a poll would West beat Hird or Voss? Almost definitely not. Yet Buckley is virtually always mentioned in the same breath as those guys, while West isn't.

It's anti-Collingwood bias to suggest West has been a better footballer than Buckley over their careers.

If you look at this comparison, despite the fact that now Buckley is commonly perceived to be on the decline, his 2006 season was virtually as good as West's, game by game.

http://finalsiren.com/PlayerCompare...e=Add+to+Comparison&SelectedPlayers=522,1265,

Judging by stats Buckley is the stand out and West is up there too taking into consideration that he has played more games than the rest.

 

[Monkeyboy]

Stats don't always tell the whole picture.

Hird/Voss>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Buckley/West

Everyone other than Pie fans agree with this.

 

[nick_savo]

Stats don't always tell the whole picture.

Hird/Voss>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Buckley/West

Everyone other than Pie fans agree with this.

I agree, i was just showing the stats mate, settle down

 

[mudgeathon]

How is West winning this pole?

Buckley is the superior footballer in every aspect of the game. Who cares if West is a better bloke, when Buckley is the better player

7 x AA > 5 x AA
Brownlow Medal > No Brownlow Medal
Norm Smith > No Norm Smith
Rising Star > No Rising Star
Of current players Buckley has the 3rd best Brownlow Votes to game ratio, West was 6th

Buckley has him covered with ease

 

[DapperDon]

West himself would be embarrassed at this,

c'mon people Bucks shytes on West over their careers. Not taking anything away from West awesome player but Buckley will go down as a Legend of the game no doubt about it.

 

[Astro_]

Norm Smith > No Norm Smith

As if he deserved that

To take it further, Woewodin deserved his brownlow more than what Buckley deserved his Norm Smith.

Apart from that, 2 great players. One an in-and-under player and one a seagul.

 

[Partridge]

The better question is, in a poll would West beat Hird or Voss? Almost definitely not. Yet Buckley is virtually always mentioned in the same breath as those guys, while West isn't.

It's anti-Collingwood bias to suggest West has been a better footballer than Buckley over their careers.

No it's not - I don't follow either and I rate West as every bit as good. Footscray have never got the media attention of Essendon and Collingwood, with the result his abilities have never been promoted as eagerly. But he's every bit as good. If Buckley's achievement in winning 6 B&Fs is a great accomplishment (as it certainly is), the same can be said for West winning 7. Very close call between them.