Herald Sun article yesterday listed 10 power players currently in the AFL.
Melbourne didnt have a candidate!
Closest we got was one Brock (Cant keep my mouth shut) McLean who was listed
Do we have any one who should be considered a power player?
Do we have anyone who could become a power player?
I believed for a long time Sylvia could have been one

Maybe Mitch Clark (if he returns)?

Mitch Clark, prior to his injury last year, was one of the most effective, power players in the league last year.

The article was referring to power players off the field

Edited March 5, 201313 yr by the_russian

The article was referring to power players off the field

Answer is probably the same mate

since JS we don't have one

The article was referring to power players off the field

What does being a power player off the field entail? I haven't read the article but it sounds like newspaper filler to me.

What does being a power player off the field entail? I haven't read the article but it sounds like newspaper filler to me.

Community work/influence they have off the field. It's definitely a filler article...the tanking saga is over, nothing new to report on the drugs scandal, no major stories out of the NAB Cup this week. The Herald Sun needs to something new to put on it's website, so this is it!

6. BROCK McLEAN (Carlton)

Kick-started a tanking inquiry single-handedly with his honesty. Pushing for more awareness of gay rights through the AFL.

LOL

any mention of the half-a-dozen indiscretions that have exposed him as nothing but a complete scumbag?

What does being a power player off the field entail? I haven't read the article but it sounds like newspaper filler to me.

And we didn't get a mention in People's 25 sexiest this year either... Quick, fire Schwab!

how one of the dumbest fluff pieces you'll ever read in the sports pages gets a thread of its own is just staggering

^^ Can I like a post twice, lol!

What does being a power player off the field entail? I haven't read the article but it sounds like newspaper filler to me.

Two things:

1. You're right. It's nothing more than fish and chip filler.

2. Did the OP really expect we'd have "power players" even though they misinterpreted the article ? You've got to have a better handle on your own club. Right now we're crap. And when we're not crap we'll all know we're not crap. And we'll know why we're not crap and who deserves the accolades for not being crap. Until then expect no praise and you won't be disappointed. It's not deserving.

Two things:

1. You're right. It's nothing more than fish and chip filler.

2. Did the OP really expect we'd have "power players" even though they misinterpreted the article ? You've got to have a better handle on your own club. Right now we're crap. And when we're not crap we'll all know we're not crap. And we'll know why we're not crap and who deserves the accolades for not being crap. Until then expect no praise and you won't be disappointed. It's not deserving.

I am giddy after that BH

how many Port Adelaide players made the Power Players list?

I am giddy after that BH

I'd rather you keep some things private.

Pretty sure Rodan used to be a Power player...

And I believe Jurrah was nearly one

Edited March 6, 201313 yr by Josh

Pretty sure Rodan used to be a Power player...

Have to agree with Ben on this one. Whether it's power on or off the field (in this case being off), we wouldnt't have a player anywhere near the Top 20, let alone Top 10. The sense of shock in the OP is a bit bewildering.

It's a nothing piece anyhow.

6. BROCK McLEAN (Carlton)

Kick-started a tanking inquiry single-handedly with his honesty. Pushing for more awareness of gay rights through the AFL.

LOL

any mention of the half-a-dozen indiscretions that have exposed him as nothing but a complete scumbag?

He raised awareness for AIDS too, didn't he?

Our Power Brokers are the ones that kick in the most at the Foundation Heroes dinners.

Whether they are important to Jon Ralph is no concern of mine.

When i read this article, I was astounded that such drivel could be published in a major newspaper. Then I thought about it and recalled that Mark Robinson is also paid by this paper, and other media oulets. Jeez, what hope have we got?

I'd say the closest we have to making that list is Aaron Davey. He is very interested in working in indigenous welfare and promoting the sport through indigenous communities. He already does quite a lot of work in that area and I believe he has said that this is the direction he will take when his career is over. That's the sort of thing the article was looking at more than on-field performance (and fair enough since the on-field side has been covered to death by every hack writer in the country).