No.1 player in the game?

[oscarheel]

Who's the top dog in the AFL???

Try and be unbiased...

 

[jonoman89]

Love the poll.

Ablett.

 

[Crow2005]

Ablett easy!

and may I add.. it is extreamly rare for a champion father to have a champion son, if sons play after thier fathers they usually have talent but are not champions.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Lance, Judd or Hodge.

 

[blblues]

Ablett the best. Buddy 2nd. Buddy will be the best after the end of next year. Kicked 110 goals this year and only has improvement left in him. It's a scary thought.

 

[Merv]

Franklin by quite a long way.

 

[Colin D'Cops]

Franklin is quite the freak. Kicks bags of goals and loves the attention he gets from the media, which ultimately brings people through the gates.

You could mount a case for any of the above players mentioned, but Franklin would be my choice.

 

[Fat Tony]

I hear that some people choose ablett as the best player because he makes fewer mistakes than franklin but for me the number 1 player is the one that provides the greatest return for the side and franklin is the clear leader in this field

 

[GrandBlue]

Chris Judd. He may have been a bit meh for 08 but he does pretty much everything right and amazing at the same time.

 

[kreuze control]

while ablett and franklin had the better '08 and 2nd half of '07, i am confidently hopeful judd can return to his position as the premier player of the comp in '09.

 

[Hodgepodge]

Franklin
Hodge
Ablett
Pavlich
Riewoldt
Richardson
Judd

In that order.

 

[richskee]

John Brown??? Defiantly should be in there???

 

[Papa G]

Probably Pavlich - Can play every position on the ground well.

Why is Richo in this poll? Easily become the most over rated player in the league by some way.

 

[cAsEy_18]

It might be just because i don't like Franklin because he dominates us every time, he is certainly up there but i have him at #2. The most underrated player in the game is my number one in Matthew Pavlich. Absolute gun, absolute superstar, there is nothing he can't do, no defender can stop him, then when the team is getting killed he goes in the midfield and wins it every time and hits the post from 60m. He, one on one, is unstoppable.

 

[Gozz]

I do not completely agree with the options but this is how I would rank them:
1. Judd - Absolute champion with great work ethic incredible speed, all the awards and can still play great even when he is injured. Judd is the leagues best trainer and has single handedly changed the culture at CFC and turned the club around. Won 4 or 5 matches by himself for the blues this year.

2. Franklin - Nobody more exciting in the league. Franklin is a freak athlete and 100 goals is a huge achievement and hard to get for anybody but this guy doesn't even kick straight and he somehow managed it.

3. Ablett - Racks up like no other, deals with the taggers, gets the hard ball and is the main reason why Geelong are the best team. I have never seen someone so hard to tackle before.

4. Pavlich

5. Richardson

6. Riewoldt

7. Hodge

 

[Richo is God]

I do not completely agree with the options but this is how I would rank them:
1. Judd - Absolute champion with great work ethic incredible speed, all the awards and can still play great even when he is injured. Judd is the leagues best trainer and has single handedly changed the culture at CFC and turned the club around. Won 4 or 5 matches by himself for the blues this year.

2. Franklin - Nobody more exciting in the league. Franklin is a freak athlete and 100 goals is a huge achievement and hard to get for anybody but this guy doesn't even kick straight and he somehow managed it.

3. Ablett - Racks up like no other, deals with the taggers, gets the hard ball and is the main reason why Geelong are the best team. I have never seen someone so hard to tackle before.

4. Pavlich

5. Richardson

6. Riewoldt

7. Hodge

un bias of course
gary abblett was better than judd this year.
richo>>>>>>pav

 

[Bubba_5]

Where the hell are Cooney + Bartel ?? The last 2 Brownlow medalists and 2 top midfielders in the league behind Ablett.

This poll can't be taken seriously until you include these two champions.

 

[Gozz]

Where the hell are Cooney + Bartel ?? The last 2 Brownlow medalists and 2 top midfielders in the league behind Ablett.

This poll can't be taken seriously until you include these two champions.

What are you talking about with Cooney sure he is the Brownlow medallist and he even went to my high school so he is one of my favourite players so i'd be biased towards him but Cooney is not on of the top 10 AFL superstars.

 

[Richo is God]

What are you talking about with Cooney sure he is the Brownlow medallist and he even went to my high school so he is one of my favourite players so i'd be biased towards him but Cooney is not on of the top 10 AFL superstars.

just like Judd isnt the no.1 player in the league

 

[Gozz]

just like Judd isnt the no.1 player in the league

yes he is

 

[Cica]

yes he is

He WAS when playing alongside Cousins but not any more.

I rate Gary Ablett and Pavlich equally but I'll vote for Pavlich for obvious reasons. I really enjoy watching him play live and is a huge presence on the ground. What a player. Gary Ablett is a true superstar and IMO is way ahead of the rest. He gives his all every time and has a true passion for the game.

1. Pavlich
1.1 Ablett
3. Franklin
4. Hodge
5. Judd
6. Riewoldt
7. Richardson

 

[Richo is God]

yes he is

on what basis? cause he plays for carlton?

 

[Upgrayedd]

Ablett/Franklin

You cant split them, I wont even bother

Pavlich
Riewoldt
Hodge
Judd
Richo

You always pick the Kpp's over the Mids unfortunatly.

 

[The Dice Man]

Where's the Cousins option?

Oh guess we have to wait till tuesday till he's a listed player again

 

[jako27]

yes he is

sorry to say, but it is no longer 2006, just like judd is no longer the best, buddy has well and truly passed juddy, ablett has also passed judd.