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4 hours ago, Wells 11 said:

Its hard to care what Robbo thinks. 

Hard is far too soft - impossible is a far better term.

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He would probably be more qualified to rank the top 50 beers (or pubs) than the top 50 players. 

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Langdon's list is strange.

He had Armitage at 16 and Robbo didn't even have him in his top 50. I think Armitage should be around the 30 mark, FWIW. 

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Langdon should watch a couple of games of footy before he picks his top 50. Selwood at 34?? 

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Anyone think they just put 70 or so names up on a wall (where last year's Top 10 are on a bigger sheet of paper) and threw darts at them?


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11 hours ago, ProDee said:

I assume you've just made a point.  I have no idea what it is.

And I haven't seen the list or read the article.

You assumed incorrectly. I was not making a point. It was in fact, to be taken at face value as a simple question, and I would have thought it didn't require explaining.

 

Sometimes you look for things that aren't there prodee.

 

You haven't read the article. Fine. Maybe someone who has will answer the question.

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Having so few Dees in the top 50 (whatever list/ranking you look at) is surely the biggest weakness now.  But as said, these are based on last year and assumptions.

I'd hope next year Jones will be top 20, meaning this year he really is damaging, with the support he now has in the middle.   Then have another 4-5 players in there: Vince, Viney, Hogan, Gawn, ?

If Geel have the highest rank midfield- then I can't wait to see Dees vs Geel this year: Vince V Danger - Viney V Selwood - Gawn V Stanley - Jones smashing whoever else.

Robbo is living a year in the past, his list is rubbish, but the lack of Dees is hardly surprising and needs to change

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9 hours ago, faultydet said:

You assumed incorrectly. I was not making a point. It was in fact, to be taken at face value as a simple question, and I would have thought it didn't require explaining.

 

Sometimes you look for things that aren't there prodee.

 

You haven't read the article. Fine. Maybe someone who has will answer the question.

I didn't think it could be a genuine question, because of course ineligible players wouldn't be ranked.  It's for the 2016 season.

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2 hours ago, ProDee said:

I didn't think it could be a genuine question, because of course ineligible players wouldn't be ranked.  It's for the 2016 season.

We are talking about a list compiled by Robbo. I wouldn't have been surprised if he had Hurley and Heppell in his top 10, arguing that they might have a successful appeal against their ban.

 

Haven't read it myself, and wont bother now.

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On 20 March 2016 at 11:51 AM, ProDee said:

It's a "prediction" not a current rating.

Probably the only way Hogan can be justified a spot at this stage too...

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4 hours ago, Radar Detector said:

Probably the only way Hogan can be justified a spot at this stage too...

Actually, I was wrong when I said that.

On SEN yesterday afternoon he said it's how he ranks players "now" and not what he expects at the end of 2016.  I stand to be corrected, but I believe this is at odds with Sheahan's previous top 50s.

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On 3/19/2016 at 10:48 AM, Maple Demon said:

I've looked at the Top 50 every year out of curiosity.  Based on the order some years I have to ask whether the rankings are based upon a career's reputation, the past year's stats, or what they think the player's acievements and impact will be in the upcoming season.

*I haven't perused this year's Top 50

So was the All Australian side. Remember when Yze couldn't get in the side and the commentary was that he had to do it (the high performance level) for a number of years to be recoginised? Including Franklin in the top 10 is a joke.

And the Rising Star is now based on the best 1st year performance. This is totally different to its original incarnation when it was the player most likely to become a star. It is now almost impossible to win the award if you are nominated after round 9. It remains a joke IMO.

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