Patrick Dangerfield - potential GOAT?

[John Dough]

- All Australian
- MVP
- Coaches Award
- Best and Fairest
- Brownlow
- Premiership Player
- Norm Smith

These are his achievements in his first year as a Cat, and he is still only 26 years old!

I know the latter four haven't occured yet, but they're pretty much a formality.

Last night, he was presented with the MVP award, and he sent a shudder down the spines of all the other sides, by saying that he still has a lot of improvement left in his game.

His 48 disposal game against North Melbourne this year was the best game by a midfielder that I've seen since Gary Ablett Snr.

Before anyone shouts me down, yes it was a better game than any game ever played by Gary Ablett Jnr.

I really think that Paddy has all the tools to become the greatest player to have ever played the game.

Note that I say 'potential' in the thread title, and a lot of players don't fulfill their potential, see Jarrad Waite.

Do you think that Patrick Dangerfield could become the GOAT?

Adelaide really got screwed with the compensation they got for him

To think that Geelong could have signed him without giving up any draft picks, as he was a free agent.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Patiently waits from Crows posters to arrive

 

[Toump Ass]

Suck shit Adelaide.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Seriously though, I'll settle with a premiership medallion. Will be satisfied if he helps to achieve that

 

[JohnnyFontane90]

might be the greatest season ever by a player. but i personally think his skills aren't quite polished enough to ever be the goat.

 

[00Stinger]

wow how quickly GAJ is forgotten by some.

GAJ won 5 MVP's in a 7 year period and has probably had about 3 seasons that were better than Dangers 16 season

 

[Slats]

Clive is GOAT.

 

[Kenny_01]

Biased hat on, I think Fyfe has him covered. Especially 1 on 1. Danger played his best game of the season last year v Fyfe and Fyfe still beat him. Fyfe is also a fair bit younger.

This has been Danger's first season where he has really dominated the competition. Matthews, Carey, Ablett Snr, Ablett Jnr, Judd, Diesel, etc. did it for many years.

 

[00Stinger]

might be the greatest season ever by a player. but i personally think his skills aren't quite polished enough to ever be the goat.

Ablett 2010 averaged 31.5 disposals and kicked a lazy 44 goals

 

[Milux]

I like dangers clearance work and busting out of pack speed. Witnessed it first hand at the gabba. Looks a million bucks when running into 50. But he sprays more then he hits. Polish that part then maybe if he continues. Great player.

 

[JohnnyFontane90]

Ablett 2010 averaged 31.5 disposals and kicked a lazy 44 goals

yeah that's not a bad season either. but IF dangerfield sweeps every possible winnable award including norm smith and flag then it'd certainly be serious discussion to be had.

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

As some posters have alluded to. Ablett has had significantly better years than Dangers this year.

 

[Bomberblitzer]

GAJ in his prime was better.

 

[citizen-erased]

He is quick off the mark and strong, but GOAT? I don't think id have him top 10 in the AFL era tbh

 

[Bleeeeeeeeep]

Needs to do a bit more "inside" work to be GOAT.

 

[00Stinger]

yeah that's not a bad season either. but IF dangerfield sweeps every possible winnable award including norm smith and flag then it'd certainly be serious discussion to be had.

yeah if he sweeps every possible individual honour it will be hard to argue with, however winning the premiership will mean **** all in the comparison.

Either way if he does this for the next 5-7 years then maybe we can have the discussion of greatest ever player.

I swear this board is full of kids who have not even seen the greats of the 90's and early 00's and think ever great season by a player is the best ever

 

[citizen-erased]

GAJ in his prime was better.

GAJ, Carey, Judd, Hird, Voss, Kouta for a bit there.
list goes on.

 

[Farm Boy]

wow how quickly GAJ is forgotten by some.

GAJ won 5 MVP's in a 7 year period and has probably had about 3 seasons that were better than Dangers 16 season

Not in the same class as GAJ.

 

[Deathly]

wow how quickly GAJ is forgotten by some.

Yeah but he went to QLD and Danger went to VIC.

 

[WCE_phil]

To anyone suggesting this, please go into a corner of the special home where you live, shit into your hands and clap. It will provide more to the world than shit like this.

 

[Halftimehero]

Do what's he has done this year in another 5 or 6 seasons then maybe, until then, not a chance.

 

[The Gong]

You lost me at "formality". Best and Fairest, probably. Brownlow, highly likely. Premiership and Norm Smith. Give it a rest. No formality about those last two.

Danger is a great player and is certainly an accumulator but he's got a long way to go to be considered GOAT. Bigfooty has the memory of a goldfish.

 

[calyam]

It's a tall order. GAJ has him easily covered at the same age and he remained the best in the game until he was 30 years old.

Dangerfield and Fyfe are the two best midfielders in the game right now - I view Fyfe's 2015 and Dangerfield's 2016 season as effectively being even - but I don't think either season matches up to the best of GAJ.

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

0/23 atm in the votes. Has a lot to do to be considered better than Judd, let alone GAJ.

 

[gavaniacono]

Hes clearly the standout player this year. Lets see another 5. Then reassess.

Being slightly superstitious, this premature-ejaculative talk doesnt bode well for the Cats.

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