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Don't want to bring up a thread that is constantly made, but I think a lot has changed over the last couple of months.

I am interested in people naming their top 5 players on Melbourne's list.

When asking this, I am not looking for the players that have had the best careers or what not, I want to see the players that people believe to be the most important/best players currently on our list going into the future.

That is, a player that is yet to have played a game can be on this list.

Think of it as naming your five untouchables if the GC allowed each club to name 5 players that cannot be taken from the

Melbourne list.

Here are mine:

1) liam Jurrah

2) Colin Sylvia

3) Jack Grimes

4) Jack Watts

5) Colin Garland

edit: unlucky to miss out - davey, morton, strauss

 

1. Jack Watts

2. Cale Morton

3. Aaron Davey

4. Liam Jurrah

5. Jack Grimes

The first two have the ability to be Nick Riewoldt/Matthew Richardson type players in both their performances and their ability to draw the eye to this footy club. They could be giants of the AFL.

Aaron Davey has the opportunity to be one of the greatest midfielders that ever played for the club over the next 5 years, and should correlate with a rise up the ladder.

LJ could excite fans and convert kids for a decade.

And Jack Grimes could mould the midfield for the next decade with his leadership and professionalism.

 

1. Liam Jurrah

2. Jack Grimes

3. Colin Sylvia

4. Jack Watts

5. Cale Morton

1. Jack Watts

2. Liam Jurrah

3. Jack Grimes

4. Colin Garland

5. Colin Sylvia

Cale Morton unlucky 6th.

Would love to have put a Davey or Moloney (should be our next captain IMO) in there, but i have a feeling they'll both be pushing 30+ when we next play in a GF, and it'll be the work of the youngsters above that got us there.


I think many have interpreted the top 5 as the most important 5. I have gone for my most important 10.

1. Jack Watts

2. Cale Morton

3. Jack Grimes

4. Col Sylvia

5. Aaron Davey

6. Colin Garland

7. Liam Jurrah

8. James Frawley

9. Matthew Warnock

10. Brent Moloney/ Mark Jamar/ Brad Green/ C Bruce

If he got fit and show form, Brock McLean would be in there. Its interesting at the end of 2006, I had McLean as the future of our midfield and Rivers as a cornerstone in our defence. How times have changed?

If we get Scully then he would be top 3 immediately

  Yze_Magic said:
1. Liam Jurrah

2. Jack Grimes

3. Colin Sylvia

4. Jack Watts

5. Cale Morton

no Bruce? :lol:

  Rhino Richards said:
I think many have interpreted the top 5 as the most important 5. I have gone for my most important 10.

1. Jack Watts

2. Cale Morton

3. Jack Grimes

4. Col Sylvia

5. Aaron Davey

6. Colin Garland

7. Liam Jurrah

8. James Frawley

9. Matthew Warnock

10. Brent Moloney/ Mark Jamar/ Brad Green/ C Bruce

If he got fit and show form, Brock McLean would be in there. Its interesting at the end of 2006, I had McLean as the future of our midfield and Rivers as a cornerstone in our defence. How times have changed?

If we get Scully then he would be top 3 immediately

I dropped off the Rivers bandwagon some time ago. Primarily as result of his perpetuating injuries and fluctutations in form. In a way he's like Bruce, he simply hasnt got what he oncehad. Brock...seems the eternal promise of something. Beamer... still might get there.

Those highlighted are the beter ten. Not particularly that order. There's a few knocking on the door as well. In reality we arent that far off a decent team. Once it finds direction and cohesion it will sing ;)

 
  Rhino Richards said:
I think many have interpreted the top 5 as the most important 5. I have gone for my most important 10.

1. Jack Watts

2. Cale Morton

3. Jack Grimes

4. Col Sylvia

5. Aaron Davey

6. Colin Garland

7. Liam Jurrah

8. James Frawley

9. Matthew Warnock

10. Brent Moloney/ Mark Jamar/ Brad Green/ C Bruce

If he got fit and show form, Brock McLean would be in there. Its interesting at the end of 2006, I had McLean as the future of our midfield and Rivers as a cornerstone in our defence. How times have changed?

If we get Scully then he would be top 3 immediately

Really? How would you describe him now..?

I've always seen him as the protoypical 3rd tall in defence with a moody kick. A poor man's dustin fletcher, if you will.

Currently: -

1. Jack Watts

2. Liam Jurrah

3. Cale Morton

4. Jack Grimes

5. Colin Sylvia

Missed 5th - Brent Moloney, Brock McLean, Aaron Davey, James Frawley, Colin Garland, Jamie Bennell, Sam Blease, Mark Jamar.


  Enforcer25 said:
Really? How would you describe him now..?

I've always seen him as the protoypical 3rd tall in defence with a moody kick. A poor man's dustin fletcher, if you will.

In 2006, we had Rivers and dare I say it Carroll. :( in defence. He was critical. He went down then MFC were stuffed.

Since then we have seen Garland, Frawley, Martin and Warnock emerge. Rivers has good judgement but is a relatively slow defender who gets exposed on the lead and is unable to handle the gorillas. As a the so called third tall in defence he should also be expected to counterattack as well. He lacks pace and his disposal is questionable sometimes diabolical. Given his lack of speed and his inability to play on the gorilla forwards which forwards in the AFL is he suited to covering as a 3rd tall defender?

He is a capable footballer but is not as critical to our side as he was given the changes to the game and the development of other younger options.

  rpfc said:
1. Jack Watts

2. Cale Morton

3. Aaron Davey

4. Liam Jurrah

5. Jack Grimes

The first two have the ability to be Nick Riewoldt/Matthew Richardson type players in both their performances and their ability to draw the eye to this footy club. They could be giants of the AFL.

Aaron Davey has the opportunity to be one of the greatest midfielders that ever played for the club over the next 5 years, and should correlate with a rise up the ladder.

LJ could excite fans and convert kids for a decade.

And Jack Grimes could mould the midfield for the next decade with his leadership and professionalism.

I agree, only thing I would alter is the order

1. Jack Watts

2. Cale Morton

3. Jack Grimes

4. Sam Blease

5. James Frawley

  Rhino Richards said:
In 2006, we had Rivers and dare I say it Carroll. :( in defence. He was critical. He went down then MFC were stuffed.

Since then we have seen Garland, Frawley, Martin and Warnock emerge. Rivers has good judgement but is a relatively slow defender who gets exposed on the lead and is unable to handle the gorillas. As a the so called third tall in defence he should also be expected to counterattack as well. He lacks pace and his disposal is questionable sometimes diabolical. Given his lack of speed and his inability to play on the gorilla forwards which forwards in the AFL is he suited to covering as a 3rd tall defender?

He is a capable footballer but is not as critical to our side as he was given the changes to the game and the development of other younger options.

hmmm... can't say I disagree with anything you said there...

love his aggro and his chatter, but... ...trade bait?


  Hannabal said:
1. Jack Watts

2. Cale Morton

3. Jack Grimes

4. Sam Blease

5. James Frawley

H, Blease is an interesting one. I still have high hopes for him but I'm trying to refrain from any excitement just in case he never fully recovers from his injury.

  Rhino Richards said:
maybe... :unsure:

id trade him...have proffered this in the past. No doubt the "oh no ..he bleeds for the jumper " blah blah etc etc's will come sreaming out at such a suggestion

We have played half way decently without him in the past and he will find it increasing hard to garner as others come through. Or dowe continually wait too long and end up with cloggers?

p.s.

maybe offer up with frosty as a package

  Nugget Jones said:

1) Watts

2) Grimes

3) Garland

4) Davey

5) Frawley

A bunch could have easily made the list. Moloney, Blease, Strauss on skills, and of course Jurrah, who has only played a few. Once he proves consistency, then he'd be in the 5 with a bullet. Sylvia one rung below that as I'd like to see him do it all over again in the first half of next year.

  belzebub59 said:
id trade him...have proffered this in the past. No doubt the "oh no ..he bleeds for the jumper " blah blah etc etc's will come sreaming out at such a suggestion

We have played half way decently without him in the past and he will find it increasing hard to garner as others come through. Or dowe continually wait too long and end up with cloggers?

p.s.

maybe offer up with frosty as a package

Until he returned playing football there was no way he could traded with his medical history of the previous two seasons.

I dont think Miller would necessarily sweeten the deal. But lets here the offers!!!


The glaring lack of love for Garland in this thread shows how underrated this kid is.

A true modern-day key position player, with all the defensive and attacking talent you could ever wish for.

1- Watts

2- Grimes

3- Garland

4- Jurrah

5- Morton

  Hannabal said:
1. Jack Watts

2. Cale Morton

3. Jack Grimes

4. Sam Blease

5. James Frawley

Same.Totally agree with your call.

  Rhino Richards said:
Until he returned playing football there was no way he could traded with his medical history of the previous two seasons.

I dont think Miller would necessarily sweeten the deal. But lets here the offers!!!

so.. we can trade him/them now though huh ? lol :) '

He (JR) obviously still isnt 100% ( and may never be again )..too quick to get a bit frustrated and niggled. Lacks the poise and comensurate skills of his younger team mate ( grimes ). Has been imitating Brucey in his clanger type disposal a bit this year; not good !! :huh:

 
  Jaded said:
The glaring lack of love for Garland in this thread shows how underrated this kid is.

A true modern-day key position player, with all the defensive and attacking talent you could ever wish for.

1- Watts

2- Grimes

3- Garland

4- Jurrah

5- Morton

and you leave out Davey..sort of nullifies your call :rolleyes:

  belzebub59 said:
and you leave out Davey..sort of nullifies your call :rolleyes:

At his age, there is no guarantee that Davey will be around when we're challenging. If he is, he could be in decline.

I specifically chose young player who I think will provide the core group of players that will potentially lead us to a flag. This is no indication of Davey's talent or importance to the team, just my general view of who I would least like to lose and which players I believe are the most irreplaceable.


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