Opinion Who's the best player in the competition?

[naysayer]

Friday night's game prompted one Carlton poster on the main board to declare Charlie Curnow

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as the best player "in the world". Which is funny.

But it did get me thinking, who has a legitimate claim to being the best player in the game? The perennial heavyweights in Buddy, Danger and Dusty are no longer good or consistent enough to be in the frame. I can think of a four names, I don't think anybody else has a serious claim to being the best at the moment, but I'll allow people to make suggestions and add them to the poll if they want. I'll keep it open for voting until the start of the finals.

 

[Danw0w]

Max Gawn

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[Jai Newcombes Quads]

Sam Frost

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is very underrated, has been best on ground for the opposition in just about every game

 

[The 747]

Right now, Greene or the Bont. The Bont probably has it for consistency, but Greene has more impact on winning games.

Curnow is a very good forward in form right now but he isn't the best player in the competition.

 

[RAPPA]

Toby Greene

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. He is putting that team on his back and carrying them to finals.

 

[Roby]

There must be a HUGE typo in the poll..

 

[HairyO]

There must be a HUGE typo in the poll..

Jai Newcombe ?

 

[StonesThrow]

Butters should be in the convo. He's an incredible player.

Greene for me though. He's a complete player and has regularly won games for gws this year. That epitomises the best.

 

[Milanista28]

Voted Gawn, best player 21 or under Gulden.

 

[00Stinger]

Petracca will get his 4th straight AA this year. Longest chive streak. To go with a couple of b&fs and a Norm Smith during that time. He is in the discussion

Bontempelli, Daicos (maybe needs more time), Greene, Oliver, Curnow, Gawn (if you excuse the slow start this year)

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[The 747]

Petracca will get his 4th straight AA this year. Longest chive streak. To go with a couple of b&fs and a Norm Smith during that time. He is in the discussion

Bontempelli, Daicos (maybe needs more time), Greene, Oliver, Curnow, Gawn (if you excuse the slow start this year)

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Only three Melbourne players?

 

[Lingsface]

I voted Greene but I’d say N Daicos deserves a mention.

 

[Lingsface]

Petracca will get his 4th straight AA this year. Longest chive streak. To go with a couple of b&fs and a Norm Smith during that time. He is in the discussion

Bontempelli, Daicos (maybe needs more time), Greene, Oliver, Curnow, Gawn (if you excuse the slow start this year)

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I think Tom Stewart gets a mention then he is going for his 5th in 6 years.

 

[Hoops]

Bontempelli is the most complete player since Buckley and probably more so.

 

[00Stinger]

Only three Melbourne players?

you dont think there is a legit argument that all are in the top 10 players? The Melbourne list has always been very top heavy

Oliver has won the last 2 AFLCA medals
Petracca will get his 4th AA in a row and has a NS in the last 2 years
Gawn has been AA 6 of the last 7 years

 

[The 747]

you dont think there is a legit argument that all are in the top 10 players? The Melbourne list has always been very top heavy

Oliver has won the last 2 AFLCA medals
Petracca will get his 4th AA in a row and has a NS in the last 2 years
Gawn has been AA 6 of the last 7 years

Yes but this thread is not about who are the top 10 players in the competition.

 

[HarryBeef]

you dont think there is a legit argument that all are in the top 10 players? The Melbourne list has always been very top heavy

Oliver has won the last 2 AFLCA medals
Petracca will get his 4th AA in a row and has a NS in the last 2 years
Gawn has been AA 6 of the last 7 years

Oliver can't even get a game at the moment.

 

[GWT6]

Only three Melbourne players?

Hard to argue against it. Don't think anyone would leave those three out of the top ten players in the competition when fit.

 

[GWT6]

Oliver can't even get a game at the moment.

 

[00Stinger]

Yes but this thread is not about who are the top 10 players in the competition.

Fair

tbf I don't think there is a real standout number 1 though.

If I had a gun to my head I would say Bont

 

[The 747]

Hard to argue against it. Don't think anyone would leave those three out of the top ten players in the competition when fit.

Not what the thread is about.

 

[trossa]

Could argue either Bont, Toby Greene

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, Charlie Curnow

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Charlie Curnow

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27

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194cm

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94kg

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Fwd

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or Nick Daicos pretty easily.

 

[Angus Young]

Bont, Petracca and Greene.

 

[QuietB]

I think Tom Stewart gets a mention then he is going for his 5th in 6 years.

Surely he misses this year. I'd have Darcy Moore and Sam Taylor ahead.

Darcy Moore deserves to be in the conversation. Collingwood cannot win it all without him.

 

[Partridge]

I think Tom Stewart gets a mention then he is going for his 5th in 6 years.

Stewart hasn't been (and shouldn't be) AA this year. Too many watch him through severely rose coloured glasses. He was absolutely atrocious on the weekend, and not for the first time this year. It underlines that defenders who zone off and rack up easy possessions are playing a far easier game than defenders who actually have to defend. He's great at the first, he's nowhere near great at the second.