mike sheehans says cats have 14 of the afls top 50 players

[geelong_crazy26]

do you agree with mikes assessment in todays herald sun ?

he said geelong had 5 elite players (top20) in ablett,bartel,corey,ottens and scarlett

he than went on to say that we had a further 9 A-grade players which includes chapman,egan,enright,harley,johnson,ling,milburn,mooney and selwood.

this is a huge rap to give bu saying that more than a quarter and not too far of a third of the games top 50 players are geelong players.I think he was spot on with his assesmnet.

 

[Magnificence]

Stupid comment by Mike.

In no particular order

1. Bartel
2. Ablett
3. Scarlett
4. Corey
5. Chapman
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Maybe just maybe Ottens but I suspect if he was playing in any other side he would be the average player he always was and always will be

 

[PUSSIES_07_FLAG]

Champion team of Champions

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

this is a huge rap to give bu saying that more than a quarter and not too far of a third of the games top 50 players are geelong players.I think he was spot on with his assesmnet.

Shocking I look forward to more of your biased drivel, since that's all you seem capable of producing. You slept with every girl in Hollywood yet?

 

[rainman06]

I didnt agree with all of it, i think Mike exaggerated a bit for the point of the story. Obviously he has a strong point but 14 out of the top 50 is a stretch. For mine Enright, Harley and Milburn arent in the top 50 and i would say Selwood and Egan are borderline.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Stupid comment by Mike.

In no particular order

1. Bartel
2. Ablett
3. Scarlett
4. Corey
5. Chapman
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Maybe just maybe Ottens but I suspect if he was playing in any other side he would be the average player he always was and always will be

I think they might have a few more than that ling,johnson maybe ? Dont go into that playing for the best side makes it easier thing because you dont no for sure who the players are that are made to look better.Ottens performance in the finals gets him a top 50 spot

 

[MF]

I didnt agree with all of it, i think Mike exaggerated a bit for the point of the story. Obviously he has a strong point but 14 out of the top 50 is a stretch. For mine Enright, Harley and Milburn arent in the top 50 and i would say Selwood and Egan are borderline.

Agreed. Also can't agree with Ottens in the top 20 either but you could probably squeeze Chapman into his place.

 

[fishguts]

Tom Harley A grade and in the top 50?

 

[geelong_crazy26]

the 2 that are questionable are enright and halrey , I think all the others very much deserve to be in their.If ottens isnt top 20 he is top 50

 

[rainman06]

Tom Harley A grade and in the top 50?

Yeah the more i think about that one it is rubbish. Im sure he is a good leader and all that but remember he nearly got dropped in the middle of last year how many other players in contention for the top 50 could you say that about? im guessing donuts.

 

[Magnificence]

Tom Harley A grade and in the top 50?

I suppose given they only just beat the pies in the preliminary final that one could argue that they should have atleast 10 players in the top 50... thats leaves only 26 players from the other 14 clubs.

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[Magnificence]

I suppose given they only just beat the pies in the preliminary final that one could argue that they would have atleast 10 players in the top 50... thats leaves on 26 players from the other 14 clubs.

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Agree with myself

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Yeah the more i think about that one it is rubbish. Im sure he is a good leader and all that but remember he nearly got dropped in the middle of last year how many other players in contention for the top 50 could you say that about? im guessing donuts.

what ? lol that never happened I think you are confused he was injured last year and they brought him back through the 2nds

 

[ripitup27]

Yeah the more i think about that one it is rubbish. Im sure he is a good leader and all that but remember he nearly got dropped in the middle of last year how many other players in contention for the top 50 could you say that about? im guessing donuts.

I'm sorry, what?

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Agree with myself

mate they did win the premiership by 119 points

 

[Magnificence]

mate they did win the premiership by 119 points

They did beat the pies in the preliminary by just 3 points so again if the cats have 14 in the top 50 you would have to think the pies would have atleast 10.

Do u have any idea how stupid that is???

 

[Dippers_Mullet]

How the HELL does Mike keep his bloody job.

The amount of drivel he spews is rediculous. He jumps on/off bandwagons willy nilly, doesn't even THINK his 'articles' or comments through and when people pan him on 'write to mike' he backtracks like his life depended on it. Or he says how he has 'always been a fan from the start' of said player.

 

[Strachuniee]

the 2 that are questionable are enright and halrey , I think all the others very much deserve to be in their.If ottens isnt top 20 he is top 50

Yeah Enright and Harley definitely shouldn't be top 50. I would also say that its a bit early to put selwood in the top 50. With ottens hed been on the border between top 20 and top 50

 

[DanA]

I'd have:
1. Ablett
2. Scarlett
3. Chapman
4. Bartel


That is all I would have in the top 20. With Ottens in the top 50 and Corey maybe squeezing in. I think the others are good player but top 50 is stretching it. Geez guys like Rutten, Gilbee, Lucas and Cross struggle to make top 50's. No way does someone like Enright who is just a very good player.

 

[Dippers_Mullet]

They did beat the pies in the preliminary by just 3 points so again if the cats have 14 in the top 50 you would have to think the pies would have atleast 10.

Do u have any idea how stupid that is???

I do. It's ludicrous.

14 in the top 50. Which means 15 teams share the other 36, unfathomable.

 

[rainman06]

I'm sorry, what?

i should have been clearer but when i say he nearly got dropped what i meant was i remember reading he himself was saying when he was coming back from that injury through the 2nds that he didnt think he deserved to be getting back into the 22 and had doubts in himself wether he was good enough. Saw it as an investment of faith from the selectors more than anything. Now this is all well and good to add to the 'fairytale story ending in premiership glory' but i dont think he can be classified as in the top 50 of the competition only a few months later.

 

[EB&W Pieman]

When their top midfielders were out against PP late last season, they were well beaten at home. (Ignore the final score - they were well behind late in the game and got a great run on, and even then still couldn't hold on to the lead!!)

Even someone EVERYBODY likes (Corey) got a shellacking when he had to contend with the number 1 middies instead of the afternoon shift. Possessions in the teens when tightly marked. Look at some of the midfielders rated behind Corey etc in Mike's list and ask if he (and the others) are really better than the non-Cats.

How many second-rank midfielders get traded from a premier club to another club and don't make the grade? Those Essendon blokes who had to go in 2001, 2002 - none of them really reached the heights.

 

[Strachuniee]

They did beat the pies in the preliminary by just 3 points so again if the cats have 14 in the top 50 you would have to think the pies would have atleast 10.

Do u have any idea how stupid that is???

Doesn't work that way though, just because all our players work well together and were able to push geelong doesn't mean that we should have 10 players. That's like saying since melbourne beat collingwood last year that they are better than the sides collingwood beat

 

[Penski]

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Sorry, i just spat my lunch all over my keyboard when i read that someone had Harley in a top 50!?!!

 

[geelong_crazy26]

They did beat the pies in the preliminary by just 3 points so again if the cats have 14 in the top 50 you would have to think the pies would have atleast 10.

Do u have any idea how stupid that is???

no because collingwood didnt finish on top of the ladder and they didnt win the premiership by 119 points.

collingwood are more of a workman type team,they got closer to 100% out of themselves than any other side, where as geelong are all class.

just because the prelim was close last year still doesnt mean the 2 sides are close when it comes to talent.If you watch last years prelim again you will notice that when ever geelong were behind they always lifted and overpowered collingwood they had another gear to play in and had far more class