What does everyone think of Mike's Top 50 so far? The missing 10 have to be certainties, it's just the order in question. For mine: Judd Pendlebury Franklin Swan Ablett Mitchell Cloke Glass Selwood Murphy Thoughts?
Taylor in for Glass? Surely couldn't be any other cats - already named: Corey Bartel Enright Scarlett Kelly Johnson + Selwood and maybe Taylor in top 10...
It will be Rioli instead of Glass, top 10: Judd, Pendlebury, Franklin, Swan, Ablett, Mitchell, Cloke, Rioli, Selwood, and Murphy. I find it interesting that the rate your own top 50 doesn't include Gibson or Sewell.
Pfft Rioli in Top 10. That would be a mistake, far too much flash-in-the-pan and then gone again during season 2011 from Rioli.
Barry Hall had a better year than Rioli, from only 15 games. And I'm not suggesting Barry should be in the Top 50 either.
Do people seriously read this tripe. Just a couple that really stand out are: Stephen Milne at 50 Luke Ball at 22 Nick Dal Santo at 19 - 2nd in the Brownlow!!! Sam Fisher at 17 - Shouldnt be above Dal Santo Rioli in top 10... Joel Duckwood is bloody lucky to be that high
SKT, NDS powered home but didn't set the world on fire in the opening rounds of 2011. I don't have a problem with this ranking to be honest. Slightly better than Boyd - that's about right.
Mark Ricciuto's Top 50 of 2011 http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport...o-make-this-list/story-fn83zgw9-1226158583486 1. Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) 2. Travis Cloke (Collingwood) 3. Chris Judd (Carlton) 4. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 5. Adam Goodes (Sydney) 6. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 7. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 8. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 9. Marc Murphy (Carlton) 10. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 11. Dean Cox (West Coast) 12. Dale Thomas (Collingwood) 13. Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda) 14. Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) 15. James Kelly (Geelong) 16. Leon Davis (Collingwood) 17. Andrew Embley (West Coast) 18. Darren Glass (West Coast) 19. Steve Johnson (Geelong) 20. Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) 21. Drew Petrie (North Melbourne) 22. Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 23. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 24. James Bartel (Geelong) 25. Matthew Priddis (West Coast) 26. Ben Reid (Collingwood) 27. Corey Enright (Geelong) 28. Stephen Milne (St Kilda) 29. Andrew Walker (Carlton) 30. Daniel Wells (North Melbourne) 31. Heath Scotland (Carlton) 32. Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs) 33. James Podsiadly (Geelong) 34. Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle) 35. Bryce Gibbs (Carlton) 36. Grant Birchall (Hawthorn) 37. Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne) 38. Eddie Betts (Carlton) 39. Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) 40. Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) 41. Luke McPharlin (Fremantle) 42. Paul Chapman (Geelong) 43. Nathan Bock (Gold Coast) 44. Shane Mumford (Sydney) 45. Brett Deledio (Richmond) 46. Sam Fisher (St Kilda) 47. Josh Kennedy (West Coast) 48. Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 49. Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne) 50. Josh Kennedy (Sydney)
Warren Tredrea gets in on the fad. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/new-sun-rises-to-be-afls-best/story-fn83zgyo-1226159689263 1. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 2. Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) 3. Dean Cox (West Coast) 4. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 5. Chris Judd (Carlton) 6. Travis Cloke (Collingwood) 7. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 8. Darren Glass (West Coast) 9. Marc Murphy (Carlton) 10. Adam Goodes (Sydney) 11. Matthew Boyd (W. Bulldogs) 12. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 13. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 14. Steve Johnson (Geelong) 15. Stephen Milne (St Kilda) 16. Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda) 17. Josh Kennedy (West Coast) 18. Dale Thomas (Collingwood) 19. Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) 20. Todd Goldstein (N. Melbourne) 21. Andrew Walker (Carlton) 22. Eddie Betts (Carlton) 23. Josh Gibson (Hawthorn) 24. Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) 25. James Kelly (Geelong) 26. Leon Davis (Collingwood) 27. Corey Enright (Geelong) 28. Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 29. Matthew Priddis (West Coast) 30. Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle) 31. Brent Moloney (Melbourne) 32. Ben Reid (Collingwood) 33. Shannon Hurn (West Coast) 34. Sam Fisher (St Kilda) 35. Robert Murphy (W. Bulldogs) 36. Mark LeCras (West Coast) 37. Jack Riewoldt (Richmond) 38. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 39. Ryan Griffen (W. Bulldogs) 40. Andrew Embley (West Coast) 41. Bryce Gibbs (Carlton) 42. Grant Birchall (Hawthorn) 43. Tom Rockliff (Brisbane) 44. Heath Scotland (Carlton) 45. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 46. Drew Petrie (N. Melbourne) 47. Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn) 48. Simon Black (Brisbane) 49. Barry Hall (W. Bulldogs) 50. Nathan Bock (Gold Coast)
At least Rioli wasn't in Top10 of Mike's list. I still think Judd's influence on season 2011 was overrated by most in the media.