Mike Sheahan's Top 50

[BulldogBelle]

Well Mike Sheehan's top 50 is out...

Only three Bulldogs made his list...Cooney, Morris & Griffen.

Here is the link

Top 50

and also his article - Mike Sheahan's top 50


Mike Sheahan
Herald Sun
Mon 16th March

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1. Gary Ablett Jr
2. Chris Judd
3. Lance Franklin
4. Dean Cox
5. Luke Hodge
6. Brendan Fevola
7. Jonathon Brown
8. Nick Reiwoldt
9. Matthew Pavlich
10. Matthew Scarlett
11. Jimmy Bartel
12. Simon Black
13. Adam Cooney
14. Joel Corey
15. Matthew Richardson
16. Brent Harvey
17. Adam Goodes
18. Shane Burgoyne
19. Daniel Kerr
20. Chad Cornes
21. Darren Glass
22. Jarryd Roughead
23. Dale Morris
24. Cameron Ling
25. Sam Mitchell
26. Sam Fisher
27. Joel Selwood
28. Brad Sewell
29. Steve Johnson
30. Luke Power
31. Alan Didak
32. Ryan O’Keefe
33. Brad Ottens
34. Daniel Bradshaw
35. Paul Chapman
36. Nathan Bock
37. Dane Swan
38. Jarrad McVeigh
39. Scott Pendlebury
40. Simon Goodwin
41. Brett Delidio
42. Ryan Griffen
43. Travis Cloke
44. Brendan Goddard
45. Chance Bateman
46. Dale Thomas
47. Drew Petrie
48. Cane Cornes

[Scraggers]

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49. Grant Birchall
50. Bryce Gibbs

[Rocket Science]

Re: Mike Sheahan's Top 50

These things are inherently prone to being picked apart, and obviously intended to generate debate if nothing else, but there's a few headscratchers in this year's edition for mine.

It's odd...In a nod to more recent deeds he's jumped the gun on Jarrad McVeigh's at #38 with a bullet, while seemingly rating blokes like Chad Cornes (#20) and Darren Glass (#21) on efforts of campaigns past, which isn't to doubt their credentials as quality players so much as more honestly appraise their past 12 months.

Too High:
Matthew Richardson
Chad Cornes
Darren Glass
Dale Morris
Brad Ottens
Alan Didak
Ryan Griffen
Dale Thomas
Drew Petrie
Grant Birchall
Bryce Gibbs

Too Low:
Sam Mitchell
Kane Cornes
Brendon Goddard

Arguable Omissions:
Lindsay Gilbee
Scott Thompson
Daniel Cross
Aaron Sandilands
Leon Davis
Robert Murphy

Also, nice to see the oft overlooked 3rd Burgoyne brother finally get some recognition at #18.

[Bulldog Revolution]

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41. Brett Delidio - very surprised he is in the list

I dont doubt his ability, or potential, but for me he just does not produce consistently enough

Murphy just has to be on the that list

[Go_Dogs]

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41. Brett Delidio - very surprised he is in the list

I dont doubt his ability, or potential, but for me he just does not produce consistently enough

Murphy just has to be on the that list

Had a pretty decent season last year, if Griff makes it so should Delidio.




Pretty good effort imo, not an easy task by any means.

[LostDoggy]

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Arguable Omissions:
Leon Davis

??? Why?
Cos he plays for Collingwood?

[LostDoggy]

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Dale Thomas 46! Now thats funny.

[BulldogBelle]

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49. Grant Birchall
50. Bryce Gibbs

Thanks Scraggers - I was just testing to see if anyone picked that up.

[BulldogBelle]

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Dale Thomas 46! Now thats funny.

It is funny...Sheahan placing Thomas ahead of Gilbee. Guess it is only Sheahan's paid opinion.

[GVGjr]

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Scott Thompson is a most surprising omission. He had a terrific season in 2008 and I'd have him in the top 30.

[Bornadog]

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It is funny...Sheahan placing Thomas ahead of Gilbee. Guess it is only Sheahan's paid opinion.

Yes, what a joke, Dale Thomas so far is just an ordinary player and I would rank 95% of our top 22 players ahead of him. Sure he has potential, but god Sheahan give us a break.

[GVGjr]

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Yes, what a joke, Dale Thomas so far is just an ordinary player and I would rank 95% of our top 22 players ahead of him. Sure he has potential, but god Sheahan give us a break.

I don't rate him as a top 50 player at the moment either but in my opinion you appear to be underrating him if you have lumped him into a rating of an ordinary player with potential.

[LostDoggy]

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I don't rate him as a top 50 player at the moment either but in my opinion you appear to be underrating him if you have lumped him into a rating of an ordinary player with potential.

Good outside player at best. Hasn't got the frame or speed to seriously take a game apart, he doesn't like the hard stuff and their isn't a football attribute that he excells in.

[LostDoggy]

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Er.

Pendlebury, Bateman, BIRCHALL, GIBBS and THOMAS ahead of Bob Murphy, Nathan Foley, Gilbee and Sandilands?

The latter four influence every game they take part in, they just don't play for Carlton or Collingwood or go on footy shows.

Fevola ahead of both Brown and Riewoldt? The latter two are franchise players that clubs build entire generations and teams around, Fev is a one-trick pony (admittedly a very good trick) with a penchant for being a more disruptive influence on his club than anyone else on the list, and has been threatened with being traded away by every AFL coach he's ever had.

Sheahan is, if not the biggest hack in the industry, bloody close to it.. at least this year's 50 is MUCH better than last year's.

[Topdog]

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I haven't taken an interest in these tihngs for 3-4 years now but isn't Mike's Top 50 not based on last year but who he thinks will be the top 50 at the end of the 2009 season?