Mike's Top 50

[LostDoggy]

Re: Mike's Top 50

Oh well, it's just Mike - we always knew he was a reactionary git.

Well yeah, but usually he's reacting to the last thing he's seen; not his new medication.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Mike's Top 50

Why are the opinions of an ex-Werribee seconds player relevant?

[Go_Dogs]

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Not his best effort as far as his ranking of Bulldogs players IMO.

I must admit to not having seen a heap of Brad Green over the past 12 months, but is he really one of the games elite players now?

[Mofra]

Re: Mike's Top 50

Thankyou. Perplexes me how he's rated by so many, without achieving anything.

He has two B&Fs in a team in the bottom 2-3 each year.
Griffen has a B&F in a top 4 side, taking the first tag during the finals series and being our best player for the series.

There is more than just a little difference between the two.

[LostDoggy]

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I must admit to not having seen a heap of Brad Green over the past 12 months, but is he really one of the games elite players now?

Def not. 19th is well overrated. How he even rates him higher than Cooney is staggering

[jazzadogs]

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Reading the article that accompanied it, he mentioned how unlucky Bartel and Cooney were (and I think one other player as well?).

Said Cooney wasn't in because he didn't kick enough goals, and he finished 7th in our B&F so he can't be that good anyway.

[hujsh]

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Reading the article that accompanied it, he mentioned how unlucky Bartel and Cooney were (and I think one other player as well?).

Said Cooney wasn't in because he didn't kick enough goals, and he finished 7th in our B&F so he can't be that good anyway.

Wow, completely ignored how high Cooney was in the B&F before injury, though you wouldn't expect a football journalist to know trivial facts like that, they're only professionals.

[jazzadogs]

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And Lake/Hall came 8th/9th. Gia came third, so he must be included It's all a bit silly.

But, at the same time, it's just a bit of fun and means nothing.

Very surprised he didn't include Maxwell. If Mark Robinson did it, Maxwell would be number 1.

[KT31]

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Not his best effort as far as his ranking of Bulldogs players IMO.

I must admit to not having seen a heap of Brad Green over the past 12 months, but is he really one of the games elite players now?

Imagine if you ask each AFL club to pick between Green and Cooney, we know who they take.
IMO 17 out of 17 would take Cooney.(including Melbourne)

[Flamethrower]

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I cannot understand how Sheahan can underrate Coons so badly. He is clearly the best and most important player at the Bulldogs, and for Sheahan not to have him in the top 50 shows how inaccurate and uneducated his opinion is.

When Adam was playing up until round 19 against Adelaide the Bulldogs were ranked number 1 in contested possessions and clearances in the AFL, he was neck and neck with Ryan Griffen in the B&F and the Doggies were virtually equal premiership favourites. After Adam was injured the Dogs dropped to 16th in contested possessions and clearances, Adam dropped to 7th in the B&F, and the Dogs blew out to $26 for the flag (and should have been out of the finals in straight sets).

That illustrates how good he is, and how valuable he is to us. So what if he only kicked 9 goals this year - the many assists he had, and the many times he hit Bazza on the chest laces out more than make up for it.

[Jasper]

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I cannot understand how Sheahan can underrate Coons so badly. He is clearly the best and most important player at the Bulldogs, and for Sheahan not to have him in the top 50 shows how inaccurate and uneducated his opinion is.
That illustrates how good he is, and how valuable he is to us. So what if he only kicked 9 goals this year - the many assists he had, and the many times he hit Bazza on the chest laces out more than make up for it.

Mike just picks and chooses whatever stat he wants to suit his argument.
His defense of selecting Thomas as Top 10 player in the paper this morning defies logic.
When the All Australian selectors can't fit him in their top 40, his placement of Thomas just looks even more ridiculous.

eg. Luke Ball at 47. Despite being a friend of the family, how many goals does he kick. How much damage does he do by foot compared to Crossy and Jobe whom he also chose to exclude. He clearly needs a junior reporter to add some common sense to his "old man" syndrome