Jump to content

Most underrated player of all time?

WERRIDEE
WERRIDEE
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted

This year I decided to collect every common card from scanlens to select from when I was born to now. That was from 1978 which was the 79 season to now and I found out Neville Jetta never had a common card. His best years were from 2014 to 2018. During that time Bail, Mat Jones, Pedersen, Stretch, Bugg and Kent all got a card. The biggest travesty was the 2018 season when Jetta played 25 games and Hunt only played 6 and Hunt got a card. That's 5 quality years that he didn't get a card meaning Select didn't consider Jetta worthy enough to be in the top 10 to 12 players for the year. Has there ever been a player for Melbourne more underrated than Jetta?  

  • Quote
    • Like 3
    • Sad 1
     
    9 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

    This year I decided to collect every common card from scanlens to select from when I was born to now. That was from 1978 which was the 79 season to now and I found out Neville Jetta never had a common card. His best years were from 2014 to 2018. During that time Bail, Mat Jones, Pedersen, Stretch, Bugg and Kent all got a card. The biggest travesty was the 2018 season when Jetta played 25 games and Hunt only played 6 and Hunt got a card. That's 5 quality years that he didn't get a card meaning Select didn't consider Jetta worthy enough to be in the top 10 to 12 players for the year. Has there ever been a player for Melbourne more underrated than Jetta?  

    Dr Turf always started his AA selections each year with 'apart from Neville Jetta, who else deserves to be All Australian side this year'

    Good judge, Dr Turf 😉

  • Quote
    • Like 2
     

    100% he should've been an ausltralian

    that's an appalling effort by scanlen's

    first they took out the chewing gum and then they didn't create a card for lord nev? disgraceful!

    Edited by whatwhat say what

  • Quote
    • Like 4
    10 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

    This year I decided to collect every common card from scanlens to select from when I was born to now. That was from 1978 which was the 79 season to now and I found out Neville Jetta never had a common card. His best years were from 2014 to 2018. During that time Bail, Mat Jones, Pedersen, Stretch, Bugg and Kent all got a card. The biggest travesty was the 2018 season when Jetta played 25 games and Hunt only played 6 and Hunt got a card. That's 5 quality years that he didn't get a card meaning Select didn't consider Jetta worthy enough to be in the top 10 to 12 players for the year. Has there ever been a player for Melbourne more underrated than Jetta?  

    Check out 2016 certified release #128 or 2015 honours release #131.

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    By anyone other than MFC fans… Robbie F. ☹️

  • Quote

    David Schwarz for mine.

    He was Wayne Carey good before he did his knee three times.

  • Quote
    • Like 5
     
    3 hours ago, DeeZee said:

    David Schwarz for mine.

    He was Wayne Carey good before he did his knee three times.

    We haven’t had a better CHF since the Ox. Even after his knee recos he was bloody good

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    17 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

    This year I decided to collect every common card from scanlens to select from when I was born to now. That was from 1978 which was the 79 season to now and I found out Neville Jetta never had a common card. His best years were from 2014 to 2018. During that time Bail, Mat Jones, Pedersen, Stretch, Bugg and Kent all got a card. The biggest travesty was the 2018 season when Jetta played 25 games and Hunt only played 6 and Hunt got a card. That's 5 quality years that he didn't get a card meaning Select didn't consider Jetta worthy enough to be in the top 10 to 12 players for the year. Has there ever been a player for Melbourne more underrated than Jetta?  

    Perhaps.

    In the same way that saying Joe Piscopo is the most underrated actor of all time.

  • Quote

    Nathan Brown for me. Got the absolute most out of what he had and was a master at the run and carry. If he had a slightly better kick he would have been an A-grade midfielder.

    Matty Whelan deserves a mention too, so important in the Daniher years.

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    17 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

    This year I decided to collect every common card from scanlens to select from when I was born to now. That was from 1978 which was the 79 season to now and I found out Neville Jetta never had a common card. His best years were from 2014 to 2018. During that time Bail, Mat Jones, Pedersen, Stretch, Bugg and Kent all got a card. The biggest travesty was the 2018 season when Jetta played 25 games and Hunt only played 6 and Hunt got a card. That's 5 quality years that he didn't get a card meaning Select didn't consider Jetta worthy enough to be in the top 10 to 12 players for the year. Has there ever been a player for Melbourne more underrated than Jetta?  

    Maybe Jetta was too good for a ‘common’ card? There’s plenty of cards from that time period with Jetta on them. Billy Stretch got a common card?! Yikes. 

    Edited by Ethan Tremblay

  • Quote
    • Author
    3 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Maybe Jetta was too good for a ‘common’ card? There’s plenty of cards from that time period with Jetta on them. 

    That's true he does have cards just not the common one. All the players that have been mentioned Flower, Schwarz, Brown and Whelan all had common cards.

  • Quote

    I’m leaning towards Brett Lovett.

    On the surface a ‘meat and potatoes’ footballer. 
     

    Below the surface, he had the inside and outside game plus the footy smarts that made him an unassuming character on the field and when the ball was there to be won his head was over it. 
    Tough. 

    Edited by McQueen
    Referencing my vintage

  • Quote
    • Like 6

    Nathan Brown. Courageous, great reader of the play. Matt Whelan and Brett Lovett worthy nominations above.

  • Quote

    One is my profile pic — SO good but cut down by injury 

     

    others: Ingersole, Obst, Moo, Walsh, Whelan

  • Quote
    8 minutes ago, Nudge said:

    One is my profile pic — SO good but cut down by injury 

     

    others: Ingersole, Obst, Moo, Walsh, Whelan

    Ingersole!!!

    I miss the days when games weren't all televised and you had to rely on Rex's 3AW commentary!

  • Quote

    Alan Johnson

     

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • 3 weeks later...
     

    As soon as i saw this thread i thought of Anthony Ingerson.  

    He was one of the great pick ups from another club and just never let the team down.

     

  • Quote
    14 minutes ago, Hawk the Demon said:

    Speaking of Wheels, I see he has left us to join the Eddie Betts Foundation.

    Nothing on the Club website.....

    Time to bring back King Nev then!!

  • Quote

    • Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • PREGAME: Hawthorn

      The Demons return to the MCG to take on the High Flying Hawks on Saturday Afternoon. Hawthorn will be aiming to consolidate a position in the Top 4 whilst the Dees will be looking to take a scalp and make it four wins in a row. Who comes in and who goes out?

      • 34 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: West Coast

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 5th May @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we analyse the Demons 3rd win row for the season against the Eagles.
      Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show.
      If you would like to leave us a voicemail please call 03 9016 3666 and don't worry no body answers so you don't have to talk to a human.

      • 8 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: West Coast

      Following a disastrous 0–5 start to the season, the Demons have now made it three wins in a row, cruising past a lacklustre West Coast side on their own turf. Skipper Max Gawn was once again at his dominant best, delivering another ruck masterclass to lead the way.

        • Thumb Down
        • Like
      • 184 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • VOTES: West Coast

      Max Gawn leads the Demonland Player of the Year from Jake Bowey in 2nd place. Christian Petracca, Ed Langdon and Clayton Oliver round out the Top 5. Your votes for the win over the West Coast Eagles in Perth. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1.

      • 31 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • GAMEDAY: West Coast

      It's Game Day and the Demons have a chance to notch up their third consecutive win — something they haven’t done since Round 5, 2024. But to do it, they’ll need to exorcise the Demons of last year’s disastrous trip out West. Can the Dees continue their momentum, right the wrongs of that fateful clash, and take another step up the ladder on the road to redemption?

        • Thanks
      • 669 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • FEATURE: 1925

      A hundred years ago today, on 2 May 1925, Melbourne kicked off the new season with a 47 point victory over St Kilda to take top place on the VFL ladder after the opening round of the new season.  Top place was a relatively unknown position for the team then known as the “Fuchsias.” They had finished last in 1923 and rose by only one place in the following year although the final home and away round heralded a promise of things to come when they surprised the eventual premiers Essendon. That victory set the stage for more improvement and it came rapidly. In this series, I will tell the story of how the 1925 season unfolded for the Melbourne Football Club and how it made the VFL finals for the first time in a decade on the way to the ultimate triumph a year later.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All