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Just like I’d prefer an interstate team to win the AFL, I feel the same in the NRL. Mind you, I’d rather eat glass than watch it.
Really? Surely not that high on average over 5 years? Just doesn’t sound right to me….source?
700K is still way way too much
Daicos... both
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Butters, just not in September.....
Butters, just not in September.....
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Some of their football opinions are so dumb that you can't help but laugh.
It's generally accepted that Butters, JHF and Rozee are better than Houston therefore if Houston is a Top 10 player, then they must all be in there.
So according to that logic that means that Port have four of the top 10 players in the league
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It's funny stuff... like Houston is worth 2x 1st round picks because he is a top 10 player in the AFL.Some of their football opinions are so dumb that you can't help but laugh.
It's generally accepted that Butters, JHF and Rozee are better than Houston therefore if Houston is a Top 10 player, then they must all be in there.
So according to that logic that means that Port have four of the top 10 players in the league
Peak #Portlogi#portlogic
I just don’t get the Houston hype.
Very good player yes, but the role he plays is one of the easier positions in the AFL. Hinkley allows him to play that loose, uncontested role.
His stats in 2024 were only slightly better than Mitch Hinge’s…..and Mitch had him covered for contested possessions, ground ball gets, intercepts. Yes, Houston’s kicking efficiency is slightly ahead of Hinge’s (82% v 77%) but its not significant.
He’s certainly not worth any more than a mid first round pick.
AA is an over rated addition to a players resume if that player is a defender. So I can see why they are hyped but Ive seen a lot of Houston and yes he is a good player but i wouldnt put him in the top 5 players at Port let alone the top 10 in the competition.
He is a top 10 defender though. I would be seriously surprised if a club pays Port a first rounder for him based on the quality of this years draft. I do think Port will have to settle from a f1 from a side that will likely turn it into a mid teens pick next year. That would be a massive deal for Port and I would say they win that more than the side that gave it.
Players better than Houston: I've named players that I believe are indisputably better right now (I apologise if I've missed anyone)
53 players better than Houston:
Bontempelli
N Daicos
J Daicos
De Goey
Bolton
Waterman
Jeremy McGovern
Dawson
Rankine
Dunkley
Neale
Andrews
Toby Green
Tom Green
Sam Taylor
Callaghan
Josh Kelly
Warner
Heeney
Gulden
Blakey
Sicily
Will day
Butters
JHF
Rozee
Ugle-Hagan
Naughton
Bailey Smith
Jeremy Cameron
Holmes
Stewart
Merrett
Cripps
Walsh
Curnow
Serong
Brayshaw
Wanganeen-Milera
Rowan Marshall
Wilkie
Sheezel
Davies-Uniacke
Flanders
Anderson
Rowell
Miller
Ben King
Mac Andrew
Petracca
Viney
Gawn
53 players better than Houston:
Bontempelli
N Daicos
J Daicos
De Goey
Bolton
Waterman
Jeremy McGovern
Dawson
Rankine
Dunkley
Neale
Andrews
Toby Green
Tom Green
Sam Taylor
Callaghan
Josh Kelly
Warner
Heeney
Gulden
Blakey
Sicily
Will day
Butters
JHF
Rozee
Ugle-Hagan
Naughton
Bailey Smith
Jeremy Cameron
Holmes
Stewart
Merrett
Cripps
Walsh
Curnow
Serong
Brayshaw
Wanganeen-Milera
Rowan Marshall
Wilkie
Sheezel
Davies-Uniacke
Flanders
Anderson
Rowell
Miller
Ben King
Mac Andrew
Petracca
Viney
Gawn
You forgot Alex Neil Bullen. A few on here have him rated top 10.
Seriously though, Houstons value is his long bomb goal kicking. Thats the only reason he is rated as highly as he is.
Port players that kicked more goals than Houston this year:
Geogiadis
Rioli
Byrne-Jones
Horne-Francis
Dixon
Marshall
Rozee
Butters
Finlayson
Evans
And then tied with a mere 7 goals.....
McEntee
Wines
Houston
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Burgess kicked 7
Jones kicked 6
I get it. As I said i dont personally think he is a first rounder. Especially in this draft.
I agree with what you said. I actually like his goal kicking. I was very surprised by how little goals he had actually kicked.
Its because a well prepared defense will cover Houston at the back looking for the cheap hand pass.
With the Houston trade can anyone tell me why it appears to be going to the highest bidder?
Usually Houston picks a club and port would have to find a suitable trade.
However this time Houston going anywhere Port pleases?
Doesn't seem right and not the usual AFL way.
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Usually Houston picks a club and port would have to find a suitable trade.
However this time Houston going anywhere Port pleases?
Doesn't seem right and not the usual AFL way.
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No Dawson in there? Rankine mentioned as top 20 on talent but didnt play enough. Houston mid 20's, JHF 19th and Butters 7th. No prize for Captain Hardness
Robbo’s Top 50: Mark Robinson names his top 50 AFL players after the 2024 season
Marcus Bontempelli would be Mark Robinson’s first picked if he was building a team from scratch. But the Bont comes in at No. 4 in his Top 50 of 2024. See who surpassed him and have your say.
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If they were cards in the deck, they’d be the four aces – Cripps, Daicos, Heeney and Bontempelli.
Any of them could be the No. 1 player depending on how you judge their football in 2024.
This is not who you would pick if they were lined up against the wall – I’d probably take Bontempelli – this list is about performances this year.
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For consistency, individual brilliance and impact on their team, you can’t go past Cripps.
The Carlton skipper set a Brownlow Medal record with 45 votes and while it was ridiculously inflated recognition of his season, he earnt the right to be regarded the No. 1 player in the competition.
He has the attributes which are widely admired. For me, he is a leader of men, not unlike his coach Michael Voss when he played.
Daicos, in his third year of footy, does everything except take contested marks and win hit-outs. For all 800-odd players in the game, the confidence in Daicos playing well week in and week out is higher than any other player.
He was one of seven players to surpass 700 possessions. The order was Tom Green, Lachie Neale, Lachie Whitfield, Adam Treloar, Dayne Zorko, Errol Gulden and Daicos. And all seven of these players are in the top 25. Three of them make the top 10.
Unlike the umpires and the coaches, whose awards celebrate midfielders to the point of absurdity, the forwards and defenders feature prominently in the top 50.
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Jesse Hogan was No. 5, Joe Daniher was No. 10 and Jeremy Cameron was No. 21.
Brisbane captain Harris Andrews was the first of the defenders at No. 13, then followed Jacob Weitering at No. 20 and Jeremy McGovern at No. 22.
Gold Coast Suns fullback Sam Collins was named No. 46. He did not poll a vote in the Brownlow Medal, coaches gave him votes in eight games, yet he won the Suns’ best fairest.
The first timers included Geelong B&F winner Max Holmes, Jason Horne-Francis, Hayden Young, Harry Sheezel, Dylan Moore, Tristan Xerri, Ed Richards, James Worpel and Massimo D’Ambrosio.
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Some of them have a lightning bolt beside their name, while others have been recognised for their vast improvement, namely Xerri, Richards and Worpel.
Assessing the Hawks gang after a blistering 2024 campaign was difficult. Included in the top 50 were B&F winner Jai Newcombe, James Sicily, Moore, D’Ambrosio and Worpel. The order in the best and fairest was Newcombe (155 votes), Moore 146, Jarman Impey 119, Worpel 116, Blake Hardwick 114, Connor Macdonald 113, Karl Amon 110, Jack Scrimshaw 108, Jack Ginnivan and Massimo D’Ambrosio.
Of note there, Sicily did not finish in the top 10 and D’Ambrosio was 10th, which makes you think the All-Australian selectors would feel somewhat vindicated leaving D’Ambrosio out of the team.
Joe Daniher is one of the highest-rated key position players in Mark Robinson’s Top 50. Picture: David Caird
Joe Daniher is one of the highest-rated key position players in Mark Robinson’s Top 50. Picture: David Caird
Richmond was without representation, Essendon had one player, North Melbourne players and West Coast two.
Premiers Brisbane had six players: Neale, Daniher, Andrews, McCluggage, Zorko and Rayner. Midfielder Josh Dunkley was out, then in, and then out of the top 50, beaten for the final spot by Gold Coast’s Sam Flanders.
Flanders averaged 31 disposals, which was the second most in the competition behind Treloar’s 31.5.
Adelaide’s Izak Rankine is a top 20 player on talent, but he only managed to play 15 games. He missed too much footy to be considered. As did Patty Dangerfield.
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Power clearly cant make him go anywehre he doesnt want to go. So both Power and Houston need to ultimately sign off and normally (without exception perhaps) the player dictates this - not the incumbent club
that said, Kangas have offered most money. IF they could convince him to likely never play finals again in his career Power would be laughing with a F1 on offer from Kangas - which they could then possibly onsell for a top 10 pick this year AND get a F1 from another club. Stupidity by Kangas offering a likely top 3 pick for Houston. They have finished bottom 2 for the last 5 years and besides Tigers and Eagles cant see them finishing above too many others next yr
Could be that Houston is happy to go to multiple clubs, in which case Port can seek the highest bidder from among his chosen few. Players usually nominate just 1 club, but there's no reason why they couldn't nominate more.
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