Battle of the AFL Stars

[vic_orthdox]

OK, we need to get rid of three.

Neitz, Lynch, McKay or Burke for mine. Ratten, although perenially underrated, is another at risk if we find some players who have been overlooked and need to be there.

 

[luffy]

Get rid of Everitt tbh

 

[Linda]

Yeah I agree, Everitt.

 

[cameeel]

Cull Ratten, Everitt and McKay/Lynch for mine.

Actually: I vote for the removal of

Everitt
Ratten
Lynch

 

[pasag]

Andrew McKay - held up the Carlton defence single handedly for 2 years or so after SOS left as well as whenever he went up forward in the later years. However, probably can't match it with the stars here.
Peter Everitt - Not good enough for this level.
Alastair Lynch - Pretty sure any tall bloke who was continuously fed the ball from the Lions gun midfield would have done the same, if not more than him. Up for debate though.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Ratten > McKay.

Whom else rivals Everitt as a ruckman? Primus, maybe, but too many injuries? Rehn might've been a chance, but ... dunno.

 

[Johnners]

McKay, Burke & Lynch take my votes for those to be Culled.

I'd keep everitt in there for the reason jack mentioned. Who else is there? and he's not exactly crap.

 

[pasag]

Murphy is voting via MSN as well. He suggests Tony Modra for the battle.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Modra was at his best before the cut-off, though.

 

[Buddhmaster]

Cut Everitt, McKay and Ratten. Dunno if SOS did all that much post '96 either. A very strange selection in the '99 All Australian team, but was not the force he was in the early to mid nineties. Same with Bradley. Chris Grant should be in, no doubt about it.

Peter Bell, Brent Harvey, Shannon Grant, Shaun Rehn, Barry Hall, Darren Jarman, Simon Goodwin, Corry McKernan and Daniel Kerr all have performed at a higher level then a lot of the players included, plus they have achieved a fair bit during the time period. If it's going to be done on football ability more so than achievements, you can't leave out these players, especially when they have also achieved so much. There's probably more too.

 

[Hoggy31]

How'd 'Sos' make the cut off and not Modra?

 

[vic_orthdox]

Because of Gelman nominating everyone who has played for Carlton during the perioed, except Murray Vance.

 

[Johnners]

If you want Modra in, who would he replace?

 

[Hoggy31]

Cut Everitt, Fletcher and Nige Lappin.

 

[Hoggy31]

If you want Modra in, who would he replace?

Straight swap for Neitz (or Lynch), whatever people prefer.

 

[Johnners]

fair call

 

[Johnners]

The Final List has been made. There are players who've missed out, who could've definetly been in there, but such is life, and as we'll all agree on it'll make little difference to the final outcome.

1.Wayne Carey - North Melbourne Kangaroos/Adelaide Crows - Centre Half Foward
2.Michael Voss - Brisbane Lions - Midfield
3.James Hird - Essendon Bombers - Half Foward/Midfield
4.Nathan Buckley - Collingwood Magpies/Brisbane Bears - Midfield
5.Chris Judd - West Coast Eagles - Midfield
6.Jonathon Brown - Brisbane Lions - Centre Half Foward
7.Tony Lockett - St Kilda/Sydney(Sydney only in the selected period) Full Foward
8.Ben Cousins - West Coast Eagles - Midfield
9.Andrew McLeod - Adelaide Crows - Midfield/Halfback
10.Mark Ricciuto - Adelaide Crows - Midfield
11.Jason Akermanis - Brisbane Lions - Midfield
12.Matthew Lloyd - Essendon Bombers - Full Foward
13.David Neitz - Melbourne Demons -Full Foward
14.Scott West - Western Bulldogs - Midfield
15.Brad Johnson - Western Bulldogs - Midfield/Foward Pocket
16.Warren Tredrea - Port Adelaide Power - Centre Half Foward
17.Gavin Wanganeen - Essendon Bombers/Port Adelaide Power
18.Robert Harvey - St. Kilda - Midfield
19.Shane Crawford - Hawthorn Hawks - Midfield
20.Matthew Pavlich - Fremantle Dockers - Centre Half Foward
21.Adams Goodes - Sydney Swans - Midfield
22.Anthony Koutoufides - Carlton Blues - Midfield
23.Chris Grant - Western Bulldogs - Half Foward
24.Peter Bell - North Melbourne Kangaroos/Fremantle Dockers - Midfield
25.Stephen Silvagni - Carlton Blues - Fullback
26.Simon Black - Brisbane Lions - Midfield
27.Justin Leppitch - Brisbane Lions - Halfback
28.Alastair Lynch - Brisbane Lions - Full Foward
29.Glen Jakovich - West Coast Eagles - Centre Halfback
30.Nigel Lappin - Brisbane Lions - Midfield
31.Duncan Fletcher - Essendon Bombers - Fullback
32.Shaun Rehn - Adelaide - Ruck

updated for the final time ffs. Peter bell for Ratten.

 

[Buddhmaster]

If Brett Ratten has been better than Peter Bell then I support the Eagles.

 

[Johnners]

Starting off with a Bang. Battles will last 24 hours.

Battle 1.

Wayne Carey - North Melbourne Kangaroos/Adelaide Crows - Centre Half Foward

vs

Glen Jakovich - West Coast Eagles - Centre Halfback

 

[pasag]

Haha, what a first battle, Carey obviously