Watson11 2,252 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 http://m.afl.com.au/news/2019-01-12/who-has-the-best-onballers-we-rank-every-club Understandable Collingwood ranked first. Happy for Richmond to be overated at 2nd! According to afl.com Richmond have the best defence, best forwards, and second best mids. Quote
rjay 25,424 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 Bit strange really... They don't even have Ablett as a midfield rotation for the Cats or Petracca for us. C/wood and Richmond sell. Classic click bait... Quote
Ethan Tremblay 31,388 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 2 hours ago, rjay said: Bit strange really... They don't even have Ablett as a midfield rotation for the Cats or Petracca for us. C/wood and Richmond sell. Classic click bait... The article is a continuation from the AFL’s best forward lines. Petracca was named in the starting six best forwards for us so may explain why they haven’t named him as a midfielder. 1 Quote
Adzman 2,154 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 Collingwoods midfield is very much at it's peak. Sidebottom, Pendles, Wells, Varcoe, Beams are more likely to decline than get better at this stage of their careers. Wouldn't be surprised if some of those players really didn't have the impact they should in 2019. 2 Quote
deespicable me 1,584 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 Are the rucks part of the midfield? If they are Richmonds back up ruck is non-existent. With the new rule of the ruckman being able to grab the ball out of the ruck Grigg is not an option anymore. It's quite a rule change. Obviously Martin is class and Cotchin and Prestia very good but their lack of a back-up to the bullocking but limited Nankervis means they can't be ranked ahead of West Coast. A ruckman who takes direct possession of the ball from a bounce, throw-up or boundary throw-in will no longer be regarded as having had prior opportunity. Every time Grigg is in the ruck the opposition will just take possession and hand ball to their midfrield. Maybe Lynch will have to ruck more often. Ha, a multi million dollar back-up ruck. Quote
WERRIDEE 5,638 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 I can't believe GWS are 3rd we [censored] all over their midfield talk about overrated. Quote
The Swimming Dee 1,907 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said: I can't believe GWS are 3rd we [censored] all over their midfield talk about overrated. You think the Eagles are gonna beat those Saints Werridee? Edited January 13, 2019 by The Swimming Dee Quote
Diamond_Jim 12,772 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 2 hours ago, deespicable me said: Are the rucks part of the midfield? If they are Richmonds back up ruck is non-existent. With the new rule of the ruckman being able to grab the ball out of the ruck Grigg is not an option anymore. It's quite a rule change. Obviously Martin is class and Cotchin and Prestia very good but their lack of a back-up to the bullocking but limited Nankervis means they can't be ranked ahead of West Coast. A ruckman who takes direct possession of the ball from a bounce, throw-up or boundary throw-in will no longer be regarded as having had prior opportunity. Every time Grigg is in the ruck the opposition will just take possession and hand ball to their midfrield. Maybe Lynch will have to ruck more often. Ha, a multi million dollar back-up ruck. The ruckman will be immediately claimed...that's why they bought in the rule all those years ago Quote
praha 11,267 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 It's going to be hilarious watching Collingwood's retirement home midfield get spanked this year. Quote
Salems Lot 2,692 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 Sliiiightly off topic but i noticed that at Port a certain J Watts is only classed as forward depth. What a disappointment that young man has been. 1 Quote
Deemania since 56 6,808 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 10 hours ago, Adzman said: Collingwoods midfield is very much at it's peak. Sidebottom, Pendles, Wells, Varcoe, Beams are more likely to decline than get better at this stage of their careers. Wouldn't be surprised if some of those players really didn't have the impact they should in 2019. Preuss and May will clean them up. Quote
What 18,810 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 GWS midfield ahead of us, thats a good laugh. Quote
Dee Zephyr 19,311 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 Shocked!!! Bombers rated 7th?? The writers must not have been feeling well that day. Quote
Skuit 10,031 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 Didn't read the article. We have the best midfield. Quote
rjay 25,424 Posted January 13, 2019 Posted January 13, 2019 Maybe interesting to look at starting 4's... C/Wood Grundy, Pendles, Treloar, Beams Tiges Nank, Martin, Cotchin, Prestia GWS DS, Ward, Taranto, Hopper Us.....Gawn, Viney, Oliver, Brayshaw Looks like C/Wood & Us. I would give Us the edge but I'm surprisingly biased... 1 Quote
DubDee 26,674 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 GWS midfield of Mumford - Congilio - Kelly - Whitfield - Ward is very good Kelly a good chance to win the brownlow this year if he stays fit 1 Quote
FarNorthernD 5,863 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 15 minutes ago, DubDee said: GWS midfield of Mumford - Congilio - Kelly - Whitfield - Ward is very good Kelly a good chance to win the brownlow this year if he stays fit If I could pick any one player to come to Melbourne it would be Kelly. Quote
Damo 3,466 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 I hope there are more articles coming out that have others as the team(s) to beat. Im over the constant hype. We haven't done that much yet. 1 Quote
daisycutter 30,021 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 16 minutes ago, FarNorthernD said: If I could pick any one player to come to Melbourne it would be Kelly. i'd go patrick cripps Quote
P-man 13,367 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 Richmond second? Please. I wondered why they didn’t list the rankings of their midfield last season. For good reason. 8th for contested possessions and 17th for clearances. 17th! Shane Edwards being All Australian is simply testament to the dodgy nature of the AA selection process. Quote
Deemania since 56 6,808 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 14 hours ago, Adzman said: Collingwoods midfield is very much at it's peak. Sidebottom, Pendles, Wells, Varcoe, Beams are more likely to decline than get better at this stage of their careers. Wouldn't be surprised if some of those players really didn't have the impact they should in 2019. Another joy to watch on the 2019 horizon, for sure. Quote
Lord Travis 10,819 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 Understandable that Pies midfield is ranked first. They got to a grand final on the back of a strong midfield and have added Beams to that group over the off-season. I do think it will drop off, as Pendles is slowing up and Beams has to start dropping off soon too. Tigers rely on Martin. Cotchin is a good player, but doesn't get heaps of ball compared to most other mids. Edwards is average, Lambert is decent, Prestia is decent. Hardly anything to write home about and we are comfortably better IMO. GWS is still strong despite losing an insane amount of talent. Imagine if they had Shiel, Treloar, Adams, D Smith etc still in there! As it stands, Ward, Kelly, Coniglio are all guns, but their depth has been eroded now. We've showed we can beat them late in the year. Our midfield is right up there. Best of all, our 1st choice mids are young and have years ahead of them. Gawn, Viney, Oliver, Brayshaw. That starting 4 is one of the best going round and will build together for years to come. We'll never struggle to win our share of the ball if we can keep Viney, Oliver and Brayshaw on the park. Add in guys like Harmes, Jones, Petracca etc and it's a great midfield. It would be good to get another quality pacy mid though, hoping that Sparrow could become that player. While we lack key forward depth, the midfield is still the most important part of the team and we need to continue to add elite talent there. 1 1 Quote
Watson11 2,252 Posted January 14, 2019 Author Posted January 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, P-man said: Richmond second? Please. I wondered why they didn’t list the rankings of their midfield last season. For good reason. 8th for contested possessions and 17th for clearances. 17th! Shane Edwards being All Australian is simply testament to the dodgy nature of the AA selection process. I agree. If you look at differentials they were 15th on CP and 18th in clearances. Even GC were better than them. A case could be made that Fremantle have a better midfield than Richmond. I’ll be really interested to see how Richmond go this year with 6-6-6. They relied on pressure and defensive intercepts last year. Rance looks like a superstar when he can play loose and intercept rushed kicks. Looks VFL B grade when he needs to be accountable one on one. If they are 18th again for clearance differential they won’t finish top 4. Quote
rjay 25,424 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, FarNorthernD said: If I could pick any one player to come to Melbourne it would be Kelly. 1 hour ago, daisycutter said: i'd go patrick cripps I would take McCrae...I reckon he's exactly what we need but with a bit of luck KJ could be the answer this year. Quote
Bring-Back-Powell 15,548 Posted January 14, 2019 Posted January 14, 2019 7 hours ago, Salems Lot said: Sliiiightly off topic but i noticed that at Port a certain J Watts is only classed as forward depth. What a disappointment that young man has been. He sure started like a rocket at Port. 6 goals in a JLT game and then a 2 brownlow vote performance in round 1. Then he fell off the cliff shortly after. He just strikes me as a very unprofessional AFL player. 2 Quote
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