List Mgmt. Whipping Boy 2026

[1970crow]

Look out for the runner on the outside

Darcy Fogarty

This absolutely won’t happen, you can bookmark it.

 

[1970crow]

Out of respect for your opinion I've added Laird and Cumming (although I dont think he would get it unless he was crap next year, new arrivals get a grace period beyond a season).

However I completely disagree that Murphy wasnt the no. 1 whipping boy - whenever he was in it was mania.

I also dont think Nicks can be the whipping boy - not because he hasnt deserved it at times but because I think it's a player's role.

Whipping boys were ones to take the fall for the mistakes of the more important person. So basically this position is the person who takes the fall for Nicks being a big dumb dummy. If Nicks is it then who is he taking the fall for?

Disagree. I think whipping boy is much less about how bad they play and much more about unwarranted selection. For 8/10s of the year, nobody gave 1 crud about Murphy. It was only upon selection that anyone cared. To be a whipping boy, it’s week in and week out.

 

[Coopers]

It shows how much we are improving if the whipping boy can get Brownlow votes.

Kinda why he's the whipping boy though!

He CAN be really good.

When we suck, it's like he's playing for the other team.

 

[Syd Crow]

Is Sholl still on the list?

 

[Crow till I die]

This absolutely won’t happen, you can bookmark it.

What if he gets less than 14 touches in games though. I recall a poster was benchmarking that as his pass / fail mark

 

[1970crow]

What if he gets less than 14 touches in games though. I recall a poster was benchmarking that as his pass / fail mark

It won’t happen. Without Tex commanding 40% of entrees, Fog and TT will blossom and we might also decide to start hitting up small leading targets when opportunity presents. Whilst Tex has controlled the forward line, we’ve been limited to how we direct our entries.

 

[Crow till I die]

It won’t happen. Without Tex commanding 40% of entrees, Fog and TT will blossom and we might also decide to start hitting up small leading targets when opportunity presents. Whilst Tex has controlled the forward line, we’ve been limited to how we direct our entries.

Vader will be happy then

 

[CrowinNT]

CrowinNT wheres your banhammer

Haha
My poor Knarlin Ned
I might have to get my Mod powers back pronto

 

[1970crow]

Vader will be happy then

My prediction is Tex’s absence will do for our forward line what Thommo’s did for our midfield. Although thommo was fully cooked, Tex isn’t, but he (and us) doesn’t have it in him to play a non-primary role. If he plays, he’s the main man and commands by far the largest share of entries. Dog and TT largely get dump kicks and everyone else is pretty much there to decoy or crumb.

When ROB said they cut off our leading lanes, he was telling the truth. We are ridiculously structured and Tex is the master of ahead of the ball movement.

 

[GreyCrow]

Can we add McKeown yet?

 

[Flying_as_One1991]

It will and always will be Chayce freakin Jones, or do we blame the muppets for drafting him

 

[AFC979810]

It won’t happen. Without Tex commanding 40% of entrees, Fog and TT will blossom and we might also decide to start hitting up small leading targets when opportunity presents. Whilst Tex has controlled the forward line, we’ve been limited to how we direct our entries.

So true. FOG was so good the first half of the year when Tex wasn't playing.

It was only when Tex came back in rd 12 when FOG struggled. Same for the past 5 years. Really surprising that Tex made it to 300 games considering he missed all of the good games FOG played.

 

[skam85]

Petracca

 

[AFC979810]

Isaac Cumming

44

Isaac Cumming

Age

27

Ht

188cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.2

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

5.2

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.3

4star

CL

1.0

3star

D

9.5

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.5

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

2.5

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

10.6

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

1.2

4star

.

 

[Flying_as_One1991]

Isaac Cumming.

Nicks for playing him on the wing and not across half back like he did at the Giants

 

[Jars458]

Taylor Walker

13

Taylor Walker

Age

35

Ht

192cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.0

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

5.7

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

8.0

2star

K

6.4

3star

HB

1.6

2star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.6

5star

. Selfish.

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

ROB only counts if we have a legit alternative, which we don’t.

Berry a strong contender if he keeps the same form and stays in the team ahead of Draper/Edwards.

Keays form in the second half of the year was quite poor, if he keeps that up people will turn on him.

 

[Thylacinus]

Any chance Cook could be added to the poll?

Also, how many votes are we allowed?

 

[SydCrow]

Laird. Fits the bill - picked every week, veteran, skills can drop off a cliff. Watch for him stat padding in the back line. Love him (he's my avi) but the clock is ticking.

 

[Interloperer]

Laird. Fits the bill - picked every week, veteran, skills can drop off a cliff. Watch for him stat padding in the back line. Love him (he's my avi) but the clock is ticking.

If nothing else, Laird has an important role occupying the place Dawson would use for stat-padding.

Unlike Laird, Dawson is more useful elsewhere.

 

[Gtowncrow]

If nothing else, Laird has an important role occupying the place Dawson would use for stat-padding.

Unlike Laird, Dawson is more useful elsewhere.

Leaving the laird bit aside, I agree that we've not yet seen best of Jordan Dawson.
He's got several options better than midfield...but for now, we need him in there.

 

[Jetwa5h]

My prediction is Tex’s absence will do for our forward line what Thommo’s did for our midfield. Although thommo was fully cooked, Tex isn’t, but he (and us) doesn’t have it in him to play a non-primary role. If he plays, he’s the main man and commands by far the largest share of entries. Dog and TT largely get dump kicks and everyone else is pretty much there to decoy or crumb.

When ROB said they cut off our leading lanes, he was telling the truth. We are ridiculously structured and Tex is the master of ahead of the ball movement.

O i thought it was ROB cutting of our leading lanes when he drifted forward (Drifted, lumbered, choose your adjective)

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

R.O.B, but Hinge is a darkhorse here. Had a pretty poor back end to the season, and if he's keeping the likes of Edwards out, then I can see a few starting to turn.