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1. Ablett - Clearly the best player in the league

2. Franklin - Unstoppable when he is playing well.

3. Pendles - Second best mid in the league.

 
  On 09/06/2012 at 04:16, Macca said:

Hart , Matthews , Skilton .

lol, Really?

I mean Really?

The thing that makes an argument like yours nul and void, is that the ancient fossils named in your list (matthews excepted), were never submitted to testing.

Todays players are.

Faster

Fitter

More Skilled (by LIGHT YEARS)

Better Coached

etc, etc, etc

I would prefer Dipper, Worsfold, and Archer, if you want players of a byegone era.

At least we would get a boost in an area that is lacking.

Like the old cricket argument over which team would win, Bradmans, or Waughs.

Steve and the boys would have been on the booze by lunch on day 4

 
  On 09/06/2012 at 09:31, faultydet said:

lol, Really?

I mean Really?

The thing that makes an argument like yours nul and void, is that the ancient fossils named in your list (matthews excepted), were never submitted to testing.

Todays players are.

Faster

Fitter

More Skilled (by LIGHT YEARS)

Better Coached

etc, etc, etc

I would prefer Dipper, Worsfold, and Archer, if you want players of a byegone era.

At least we would get a boost in an area that is lacking.

Like the old cricket argument over which team would win, Bradmans, or Waughs.

Steve and the boys would have been on the booze by lunch on day 4

I wasn't being serious - I just plucked 3 names from the past with no real forethought .

Post #5 for current players .

  On 09/06/2012 at 05:21, Josh said:

A Gaff - Outside speed, classy and young.

B Matera - Crumber we are crying out for, also young.

T Cotchin - On his way to brownlow, a bit older to help shape our kids

Cotchin.

Selwood.

Sloane.

apologies to Martin, Gaff, Murphy, Pendlebury, GAblettJnr...


  On 09/06/2012 at 09:31, faultydet said:

lol, Really?

I mean Really?

The thing that makes an argument like yours nul and void, is that the ancient fossils named in your list (matthews excepted), were never submitted to testing.

Todays players are.

Faster

Fitter

More Skilled (by LIGHT YEARS)

Better Coached

etc, etc, etc

I would prefer Dipper, Worsfold, and Archer, if you want players of a byegone era.

At least we would get a boost in an area that is lacking.

Like the old cricket argument over which team would win, Bradmans, or Waughs.

Steve and the boys would have been on the booze by lunch on day 4

What if the assumption was that those old players had today's coaching, fitness and general professionalism?

 
  On 09/06/2012 at 13:29, Maybe next year said:

I would go

(1) Watson

(2) Pendleton

(3) cotchin

Would go sully instead of Watson but too scared what the reaction would be.

Come to think of it I will go Franklin instead of Watson. Caught up in the emotion of Essendon's comeback against the Swans


Any one who would not have G.Ablett is either not serious or hasn't got a clue

Ablett, L. Jetta and take your pick Ballantyne, Pendlebury, Betts or Conca.

Coniglio (swan districts boy)

Gaff

Ablett

2 up and coming midfield guns and the best player in the comt

Fair call range rover, but we wouldn't get him the ball like the hawks can


  On 09/06/2012 at 05:46, Range Rover said:

Who underrates him?

Not so much underrated but half my family go for the swans and if he was in a melbourne team he would be so much bigger and more noise would be made.

Just like the big Pav from freo

1) Lance Franklin

2) Scott Pendlebury

3) Trent Cotchin

  On 09/06/2012 at 04:00, Range Rover said:

Just a fun exercise, but say you had carte blanch to sign three players from rival clubs on 4 year deals. Anyone at all ... which three would you bring to the Demons? Think list management and flag-tilt.

Mine?

1. Patrick Dangerfield

2. Lance Franklin

3. David Swallow

!. Ablett

2. Judd

3. Franklin

Trent Cochin

Nathan Fyfe

Harley Bennell


Apologies to Naitanui and Jeremy Cameron.

Franklin

D Swallow

Le Cras

 

Cotchin

Dangerfield

Franklin

The first two not the best now but will be the best goal kicking inside/outside skilled mids in the comp in 2 years. Franklin purely for his difference to everyone else.

Kennedy - led AFL in clearances and contested possies in 2011. Form thus far in 2012 has been sensational

Pendlebury - gun

Buddy - gun


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