Who's your favourite player?

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Who's your favourite player?

Probably another where it's no surprise on my favourite player. It has to be Griff and if you want to know why, you just need to go back and look at his game against Sydney late 2012 and really, any of his finals performances, even on one leg.

As far as my favourite type of player, that's a tough one. I guess someone who can win the ball, accelerate away from the contest and deliver well or finish with a goal.

[turtle]

Re: Who's your favourite player?

I can't split Cross/Boyd/Morris/Picken I love any player that gives every inch of their soul to the footy club.

Same reason Chris Grant, Steve Wallis & Libba (although I didn't like the tactics he employed in the back half of his career -) are all time favourites.

[Eastdog]

Re: Who's your favourite player?

I can't split Cross/Boyd/Morris/Picken I love any player that gives every inch of their soul to the footy club.

Same reason Chris Grant, Steve Wallis & Libba (although I didn't like the tactics he employed in the back half of his career -) are all time favourites.

Add Griff and Cooney in there as well. It's so difficult to find one favourite turtle and pretty much splitting certain players is not easy as each one has something good to offer.

[Ghost Dog]

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Not sure anyone is "feared" on the footy field nowadays but take your point on Picken. You feel that he would do anything for the team.

Hated perhaps is a better word. Look at the reactions from quality players like Goodes or Selwood when Liam is wearing them like a glove. Gets a reaction and you for a bloke who was sponsored by Willy to become the top tagger in an AFL team is a great effort.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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McCartney absolutely loves Picken too, uses him as a reference quite regularly.

[Eastdog]

Re: Who's your favourite player?

McCartney absolutely loves Picken too, uses him as a reference quite regularly.

Picken is a player in our team that gives 100% when his out on the footy field. His a real hard nut. If only all of our team was like Picken except for a few players that put in the effort like Picken then we would be a very hard team to beat.

[jeemak]

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It's interesting to see that many of the much admired players seem to be the lesser talented, but honest types among our supporter group.

This is by no means a criticism of those selecting them, though I often think the more talented types, who most frequently play creative roles, have the hard work they put in to their training and games a little underrated by supporters.

The roles played by guys like Picken, Addison and to some extent Morris are more geared towards honesty in effort, rather than making the most of creative talent. That's not to discredit their importance however, isn't it much harder to have a creative influence across a game when you're being marked by the oppositions equivelant to the abovementioned players than playing like them on a consistent basis?

I suppose that's why guys like Griffen, Cooney, Murphy, Chris Grant, West, Johnson and Lake have been so special for our club in recent times. Each of them has consistently delivered (when fit) a creative influence on a game.

The work each has put in to their respective games is the equal of any of the honest tryers we currently have on the list, and have had in the past.

Then you have players who are much maligned, such as Daniel Giansiracusa and Shaun Higgins, who are playing in possibly the hardest positions on the ground (particularly in our most recent season), and but for a perceived lack of defensive pressure and tackling ability will never get the plaudits some of the other less talented types do. The amount of time they put in to their games often gets forgotten, and they bare the frustration of many fans as a result of the short comings of our list, and their own games which have areas for improvement just like any player on our list. But when you think about it, they are the best finishers we have, and they are sacrificing their natural games and careers to do their best to get a result for the club.

[Maddog37]

Re: Who's your favourite player?

Disagree a touch on that one Jeemak. I think Morris is heavily underated for the skills/talent he has, it is just that these skills are defensive. They are just as hard to master as some of the more attacking ones.

Reading of the play, body positioning, timing of the contest etc etc

[jeemak]

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Fair call on Morris.

[F'scary]

Re: Who's your favourite player?

A: Austin & Markovic because they play as if they were robots.

B: Players that are so well programmed at running straight ahead that it takes time for them to compute that they need to change direction and then even more time to execute a direction-changing manoeuvre.

Players that show such tremendous auto-neurone concentration that they run into things before they have registered that they are going to run into the thing.

Players that exhibit complete organisation of cognitive processes such that one can study them as they decide that they may need to dispose of the ball, then how to dispose of it, then where to dispose of it, then the body starts to execute the disposal detail by detail. For some reason these players get tackled a lot before they dispose of the ball – I do not understand.

Players whose kicking skills have such advanced programming that they kick it backwards every time they have a mark or a free.

Players who have the superior mechanical ability to turn uncontested possessions into contested possessions. Contested possessions is an important statistic, the more the better.

[China Dog]

Re: Who's your favourite player?

Callan Ward was my favorite and even though he did the 'dirty on us', I can understand him taking the money from GWS. I only hope he decides to come back to us one day. I'm hoping that Clay Smith will take up the challenge and become our next centre-line 'hard-nut'.

[AndrewP6]

Re: Who's your favourite player?

A) probably Griff,one of few top liners we have. Assuming he continues his fine career ( with us!), II can see Dahl becoming a favourite. Excitement plus.

B) favourite type is the sort of player who is exciting, makes things happen and who can take charge in a game. Johnno a good example, Bazz had some terrific games for us.

[LostDoggy]

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B. Type

For some odd reason, I've always liked defenders. Lake was my favourite and I admired Morris. I also like real hard nuts (Hodge is probably my favourite non-Dogs player)

A Player

Hard to answer after Lake is gone. Toss up between Picken (hard nut) and Murphy (silly skilled defender).

Is it just me, or is hard to have a favourite player amongst the youngsters? Admiration seems to be earned over time, at least for me.

I'm with you DR - drawn to defenders and no nonsense types (Chapman for mine as favourite non-Dog). And it will take time for me to get to know the new young ones (Dahlhaus seems to have a fantastic playing attitude).

Morris and Picken are standouts for me - then there's the great work ethic of Cross, Boyd, Addison (surprised he's been mentioned so often in this thread, usually he gets panned). I can't pick just one fave at the moment. Luke Darcy still has pride of place on my fridge

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Who's your favourite player?

It's interesting to see that many of the much admired players seem to be the lesser talented, but honest types among our supporter group.



The roles played by guys like Picken, Addison and to some extent Morris are more geared towards honesty in effort, rather than making the most of creative talent.

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That's where you are wrong, so wrong. Have a look at the mark he took in the Brit game and tell me if Addison or Morris or a dour type could ever do that. He's a creative player on a tagger's leash. It's not that he is a player with only honesty in effort to offer, it's how coaches choose to use him. His Dad was one of the best marks for his size that every played and he has tons of that creativity. should be in our forward line. Easily as flashy as Grant but with 200% more dedication.

THE KID IS BUSH RAT SMART.

But who would do his job if not for him? who could? And so it goes. The dour tag sticks. Like Chris Grant, and Brian Lake, two of the best full forwards who never were, Liam Picken, crying out to be a forward player, La Cras like abilility, used as a blunt instrument, tagging. Boo Hoo what a waste. Rant over.



Mark Murphy is blinded by the glare of Liam Picken's brilliance.

[EasternWest]

Re: Who's your favourite player?

He's a creative player on a tagger's leash.

I'm with you here GD. Liam Picken is a damn good player.