Best player in the AFL today?
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After this weekend I'd put Pendlebury over Ablett.
Pendlebury's composure and ability to move effortlessly in congestion are magnificent, whereas Ablett often bites off more than he can handle and sometimes games the system for free kicks.
Ablett also needs to start trusting the players around him more. He burned Matera this weekend looking for his own slice of glory and it didn't pay off.
Also the Collingwood/West Coast game comes to mind, Pies on the ropes and Pendlebury lifted when the game was there to be won, put the team on his back and carried them over the line.
Pendlebury's composure and ability to move effortlessly in congestion are magnificent, whereas Ablett often bites off more than he can handle and sometimes games the system for free kicks.
Ablett also needs to start trusting the players around him more. He burned Matera this weekend looking for his own slice of glory and it didn't pay off.
Also the Collingwood/West Coast game comes to mind, Pies on the ropes and Pendlebury lifted when the game was there to be won, put the team on his back and carried them over the line.
aussiecricketer
Silly mid on....
The general consensus seems to be Ablett and Pendlebury in which I agree. (and I am a one eyed pie supporter)
IMHO, what puts Ablett on top is the ability to get the hard ball where Pendlebury doesn't... yet Pendles does have silky smooth skills.
Another interesting question one could start a thread on is " Who do you Nominate as a future brownlow medalist within the next 10 years " I say 10 as many of todays younger players need quite a few years to mature to the levels of the current guns....
IMHO, what puts Ablett on top is the ability to get the hard ball where Pendlebury doesn't... yet Pendles does have silky smooth skills.
Another interesting question one could start a thread on is " Who do you Nominate as a future brownlow medalist within the next 10 years " I say 10 as many of todays younger players need quite a few years to mature to the levels of the current guns....
Scotty_WCE
West Coast card collector!
In my opinion Nat Fyfe is highly overrated. Good marker but doesn't hurt opposition with the ball, and isn't even a high-possession getter.
FreshJays23
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Really Dangerfraud
He is over rated. I cant believe all the AFL writers rate him in the top five.
So you have better credentials then all AFL writers?
logic would say that they are the ones who get it right.
As to gaz, please he gets massive amounts of cheap 1-2's that make his stats look super impressive. I'm not saying He's not a absolute gun because he is, but I see the best as a player that goes in hard for the ball, explodes from packs, can't be tackled, great contested mark, lifts their team, great long kick and can play just about anywhere on the ground.
You guys will most probably think I'm biased being a crows supporter but I feel danger has Gaza covered in most of those area's.
Just out of interest freshjay who do you support?
