Is Puopolo underrated?

[dean31]

Goes to show how weak the comp is at the moment 'cos there are some seriously ordinary players in that premiership side.

Maybe your right about the comp been weak.
Saints did finish 15th this year, in a strong era that team would have got the spoon.

 

[dean31]

They hardly get a mention because there's nothing to say about them. Ordinary players, just like Poppy. Making up the numbers in a good team in an era of poor teams. GOAT...lol.

Shiels? Yeah very ordinary player that would be a walk up start top 5 player at the Saints. If we want to talk underrated Shiels is the most underrated player I can think of.

 

[Pie eyed]

I think he rated, exactly where he should be.

He is a good role player, in a great team.

Word.

 

[Rioli magic]

Overrated, underrated, couldn't give two fat hairy shits. Love the Pop, love what he brings to the table, and is now a triple Premiership player. That's all that matters.

are they same day? Would like to see production dates but reckon I could find a buyer if you're giving them away.

 

[Moist Biscuit]

Possibly the worst player in the competition, I pulled him in a Norm Smith sweep on Grand Final day and was shattered

You think you were shattered? I had Jack Darling in my norm smith sweep.

 

[Theprofessional]

If he had've been drafted to a struggling club he wouldn't be on an AFL list right now. He's found a role at Hawthorn that is good for him and the club. Wouldn't make a lot of other teams best 22 and would be the perfect scapegoat at a lot of other clubs before eventually being delisted after playing an 'inconsistent' 50 games over 3/4 seasons.

 

[HeHateMe]

This thread is a whole lot of hypothetical "this is how he could be bad"

Isnt that just the dumbest thing though.

 

[#gosaintas]

If he had've been drafted to a struggling club he wouldn't be on an AFL list right now. He's found a role at Hawthorn that is good for him and the club. Wouldn't make a lot of other teams best 22 and would be the perfect scapegoat at a lot of other clubs before eventually being delisted after playing an 'inconsistent' 50 games over 3/4 seasons.

I think you've summed him up well. Hawks can carry him, most teams couldn't, or wouldn't.

 

[Spook]

Teams win games, final and premierships, not individual players. He only cares how his coaches and team mates rate him and then measures him self against that and how his team performs. Who cares about how we all on here rate him.

 

[Andrew P]

I just have a small question for anyone that does not barrack for hawthorn. What is your opinion on paul puopolo?

Many people i have met say puopolo does no where near enough as he should do on the field. Much like rioli (apparently). Some have even said he isn't in the best 22 at hawthorn. The idea of this question came to me when i watched a highlights reel for his 2015 season and it was outstanding. So feel free to discuss

http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2015-11-02/season-review-paul-puopolo

Not by me ... after watching him play for Norwood i was very much hoping the Crows would grab him for the pressure forward role but we missed out and the Hawks snaffled him up . He fits very well within their system . Ducks as good as anyone .

 

[dean31]

I think you've summed him up well. Hawks can carry him, most teams couldn't, or wouldn't.

Well clearly you don't know much. Poppy as per AFL player ratings would be the 4th best player at the Saints. Shiels is ranked higher than all but 1 Saints player on AFL player rating.

 

[simpsonwillo]

Bruce Mcavaney rates him highly

 

[HR Roughnstuf]

I think you've summed him up well. Hawks can carry him, most teams couldn't, or wouldn't.

Teams like yours????

Probably why your club has won one flag since 1897, the worst record in history.

It's exactly player like Puopolo that puts Hawks on track to go for 4 in a row.

Think about it like this sunshine. Saints had the greatest CHF of the modern era and the best midfield group of Hayes, Goddard, Montagna, etc. the list goes on. Yet when they rocked up on GF day they also had Eddy, Ray, Dawson....

 

[#gosaintas]

Hawks supporters seem to think he fills a hole in their side. Most others think he's pretty average. There are quite a few sides he couldn't get a game in.

 

[cryptor]

Hawks supporters seem to think he fills a hole in their side. Most others think he's pretty average. There are quite a few sides he couldn't get a game in.

Out of interest which sides are they?

 

[Glacier]

Out of interest which sides are they?

St Kilda apparently !!

 

[cryptor]

St Kilda apparently !!

Surely not. Savage couldn't displace him and he's no better now at the Saints than he was with us.

 

[Connoisseur]

I guess we'll find out when Hodge, Mitchell, Lewis, Burgoyne, Roughead, etc... retire.

 

[cryptor]

I guess we'll find out when Hodge, Mitchell, Lewis, Burgoyne, Roughead, etc... retire.

As has been said, no one rates him as a "superstar" - just very good at his role, and as he'll be 28 in a months time it's quite possible his retirement or at least expiration date with Hawthorn is fairly imminent. Would not be surprised if he hangs up the boots or is moved on before those guys all retire. I'd certainly expect Roughead and Lewis to out last him. Even Mitchell seems likely to play on longer despite his age.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

No.

 

[Spook]

Goes to show how weak the comp is at the moment 'cos there are some seriously ordinary players in that premiership side.

Ok, at least it's everyone else's fault why we are shit then.

 

[The Jet From Poowong]

Hawks supporters seem to think he fills a hole in their side. Most others think he's pretty average. There are quite a few sides he couldn't get a game in.

Jed Anderson asked for a trade for a reason. Puopolo.
He wouldn't get a game at the club's you speak of because those clubs currently value having a young list in the hope they build a team that contends in future.
Very deserving 3 x premiership player.

 

[blue harvest]

If he had've been drafted to a struggling club he wouldn't be on an AFL list right now. He's found a role at Hawthorn that is good for him and the club. Wouldn't make a lot of other teams best 22 and would be the perfect scapegoat at a lot of other clubs before eventually being delisted after playing an 'inconsistent' 50 games over 3/4 seasons.

Disagree.
If drafted to a struggling club he would be flourishing even more than he has at Hawthorn.
Would be a walk up start in any teams best 22.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Puopolo isn't underrated, but as a whole, defensive utilities are (players who can ply multiple positions, where their effort rewards the team, and not their stats)

 

[Fabes]

Lol at the comments 'he wouldn't get a game in a lesser team. News flash: it's easier to get a game in a lesser team. But let's not heed conventional wisdom.

Couldn't agree more.