Which Flanker Is The Messiah?

[shewho]

Port has a rich history of players who start their career at Port as outside players but develop into A Grade inside midfielders: Buckley, Bradley, R.James, P.Burgoyne, S.Burgoyne, etc

In recent years we have recruited a plethora of half quick backs and outside players when our greatest need is speed on the inside.

Who from our growing list of quick flankers, will become A-Grade inside mids capable of playing the vast majority of their game time in the guts? You have multiple votes and can change your votes.

Please, no “Ken can’t develop players“ comments because it’s untrue (Wines is a Brownlow medalist) and for another thread.

 

[dirty2]

Butters and Bergman.

 

[Janus]

Starting mids - Bergman, Sinn, Butters.

First rotation - Jones, Duursma, Rozee.

 

[VineValerian]

Butters
Bergman
Sinn.

 

[Grave Danger]

Lachie Jones

 

[Jonts]

Bergman, Sinn, Houston

 

[Power Raid]

butters is a natural inside mid, so I am excluding him

I'm thinking Amon is ready to go inside and perhaps Burton to the wing

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Bergman, Butters and Duursma.

I think Duursmas size and tank and courage is being underestimated as a midfield option and having one who is so good overhead is massive bonus

 

[Granny Duurs is Lovely]

Butters and Rozee. I think Rozee will come on a bit later though, basically taking the Mills route to being an elite Mid.

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

Butters and Bergman.

And hopefully Sinn.

 

[Portology]

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[SureBuddy]

Bergman and Butters for me.

Bergman I think will become the best of them all.

 

[Coobk001]

Port has a rich history of players who start their career at Port as outside players but develop into A Grade inside midfielders: Buckley, Bradley, R.James, P.Burgoyne, S.Burgoyne, etc

You lost me here.

R James outside? Lol wut.
P Burgoyne was a mid from day 1.
Buckley was a 16/17 year old against men but still a born mid.

Yes, we need to find the next '06 S Burgoyne, but these references are all wrong.

If anything we've clearly seen it demonstrated over time that this expecting a flanker to convert into a mid has really failed to work. That natural mid ability has been lacking and a huge weakness of ours for years.

We need Duursma and Rozee IMO to become gun centre square mids to avoid any drop away.

 

[dirty2]

I got massive hopes for all of them... But Bergman I reckon will be a A grade midfielder big strong speed good skills reads the play well.

Butters duursma rozee Jones and Sinn all look incredible.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Either way I think we'll find out this year.

Most absolute gun mids break out pretty early.

 

[PJ Power]

Expectations of Rozee have clearly dropped a bit over the past two years.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Expectations of Rozee have clearly dropped a bit over the past two years.

They did of Petracca when he was around the same age too.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

The only flakey flamker who has delivered in 100% of the finals games he has played in, is Bonner. And he's not even on the list.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

The only flakey flabker who has delivered in 100% of the finals games he has played in, is Bonner. And he's not even on the list.

Even you wouldn't suggest Bonner is a centre square midfielder

#bonnerforwing

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Even you wouldn't suggest Bonner is a centre square midfielder

#bonnerforwing

Is Georgiades supposed to be in fhe centre? I just see it as a list of who is the messiah who is supposed to deliver us a flag. If Gray cant do it, none of the above are likely to do any better.

 

[Dylan8]

Bergman is legit

 

[Nemisis]

Only certain A grader mid fielder amongst that lot is Butters.
Rozee has heaps of work to do.
Durs has everything that is needed and I expect him to have eventually make it.
Bergman - too early to tell.
Amon has been a revelation in recent years. Can he take another step forward?
Sinn and Burgs - two very good pick ups
Burton, Jones, and the rest - nup.

 

[Powerade 08]

Someone posted we gave up the equivalent of pick 2 for Sinn, so hopefully him.

 

[Dylan8]

Someone posted we gave up the equivalent of pick 2 for Sinn, so hopefully him.

When I read stuff like this it makes me think the points system is just like the classic bigfooty trade of throwing 7 fringe players at Chris Judd

 

[Powerade 08]

When I read stuff like this it makes me think the points system is just like the classic bigfooty trade of throwing 7 fringe players at Chris Judd

Either way we gave up more than just pick 12.