Rising Star 2007

[hawker5]

Pendlebury realisticaly will be a big chance.

Selwood I think has to be up there from first year players, X. Ellis will play a fair bit this year but will be in and out of the side, nominated but not a shot at the reward, a year off making his mark.

Beau Muston outside chance.

Gibbs obviously, but I think Selwood looks more ready made for round 1 from the little I've seen pre-season

If one could bet on this that would be my roughy - 12 months in the system now which enabled him to work on his upper body strength - was a top 3 fancy for the 2005 draft before he did his knee. Only one issue - has to have full confidence on his knee for him to secure the title

 

[Smell The Glove]

Even better than Fanning and Iacobucci?

Easy on, Yakkaboochee is easily the most talented player the Pies have picked up this century. Unfortunately Mick Malthouse got sick of trying to pronouce his name in team meetings and press conferences, so thought it was easier to drop him.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Lindsay Thomas.

 

[Silvagnis]

Selwood probably had more touches in the 3rd quarter of the Richmond game than Gibbs had in the entire NAB Cup!

Then it's a pity Gibbs has more talent than Selwood, a career isn't built around practice matches and Bryce can walk through four tackles without breaking into a sweat.
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Enjoy Selwood because Murphy and Gibbs are better footballers.

 

[Danb]

Then it's a pity Gibbs has more talent than Selwood, a career isn't built around practice matches and Bryce can walk through four tackles without breaking into a sweat.
Enjoy Selwood because Murphy and Gibbs are better footballers.

Better footballers? Big Call...

Selwood was Murphy's captain and he was younger. Would have gone #1 in '05 if he was eligable for the draft.

Would have gone #1 in '06 if he didnt injure himself. Surely that means something. Let alone his performaces this year so far. With NO real game time since Rd3 last year.

Selwoods got it in the bag.

 

[Silvagnis]

Better footballers? Big Call...

Yes, if Selwood was a better footballer and midfielder than Gibbs we would have drafted him.

Selwood was Murphy's captain and he was younger. Would have gone #1 in '05 if he was eligable for the draft.

I highly doubt that after what we've seen Murphy do in his first season and how hard he goes at the ball. And there's the little matter of Murphy winning the Larke medal in that year's U18 carnival.

Would have gone #1 in '06 if he didnt injure himself. Surely that means something. Let alone his performaces this year so far. With NO real game time since Rd3 last year.

I'm sorry, but Gibbs, Hansen, Gumbleton and Thorp were all rated as potential number ones at this time last year and I think you would have taken the Berger if you had the chance.

Just take a look at Mojo's threads if you want confirmation.

Keep talking down Bryce Gibbs who is a class act just like Murphy and a brilliant tackler because you're making yourselves look like fools.

Selwoods got it in the bag.

Only if he's holding Gibbs' or Kennedy's bag.

 

[Longy413]

I'm sorry, but Gibbs, Hansen, Gumbleton and Thorp were all rated as potential number ones at this time last year and I think you would have taken the Berger if you had the chance.

Selwood was talked about as a potential number one pick from the age of 15...

It's all redundant though, Gibbs went one, Selwood didn't. I hope they both reach their potential.

 

[Ghost of Punt Road]

Selwood was talked about as a potential number one pick from the age of 15...

It's all redundant though, Gibbs went one, Selwood didn't. I hope they both reach their potential.

No-one from Richmond I think, not this year.

 

[Danb]

Keep talking down Bryce Gibbs who is a class act just like Murphy and a brilliant tackler because you're making yourselves look like fools.

Not talking down Gibbs, I reckon he will be awesome, I just think Selwood will definatly be up there for the RS.

 

[juzza316]

Selwoods got it in the bag.

the Handbag?

 

[skywalk750]

The only reason Selwood didnt go #1 was because he barely played a game in 2006.

We dont really have any huge expectations of him this year as we already have an established midfield.

Gibbs will be a great player but I have my doubts whether he will win medals because he does not get huge ammounts of the ball and he isnt flashy. Better options out there ie, L.Thomas, Pendlebury, Higgins ect.

 

[Conan Troutman]

I highly doubt that after what we've seen Murphy do in his first season and how hard he goes at the ball. And there's the little matter of Murphy winning the Larke medal in that year's U18 carnival.

So does that mean with Hawkins winning the Larke medal last year, he is then better the Gibbs?

 

[skywalk750]

the Handbag?

I remember the abudant confidence Carlton supporters displayed after their last wizard cup win.

We might have fell apart last year but for a good many years we have been one of the hardest teams at the ball, in fact last year we had the most hard ball gets in the AFL. Im pretty confident we have been in the top 3 for the last 3 or 4 years in that department.

Would be interest to know how the Blues go getting the ball thats in dispute?

 

[skywalk750]

So does that mean with Hawkins winning the Larke medal last year, he is then better the Gibbs?

An injury free Selwood and a Hawkins free to be drafted by any club could quite easily have resulted in both going #1 and #2.

 

[Thewlis Dish]

Liiiiiiiiiiiiindsay Thomas.

Gun.

 

[juddy_Like]

Someone bookmark this thread.

But im sticking with my gun. Smith.

 

[Tim_#8]

Well soon as people keep picking players from there own teams lets get a betta idea of who people think will win it by not picking players from our own team.

I think Higgins for sure if he's eligible if not then probabaly Gibbs or Hansen

 

[Lockyer24]

Winner will be most likely a midfielder who can get 20 touches a week and plenty of game time. Pendlebury and Jones would be the most likely now IMO, perhaps Selwood. I like Gibbs but I'd write him off for the award now.

Can't see one of the little Roos or Dons forward pocket short people winning it, none of the key possie players look ready and the only possible half back loose man type who could rack up lots of possesions like Raines etc did is Ellis but doesnt look like he'll play much yet.

 

[pafc4life]

whats all this Selwood rot? Definetely Lindsay Thomas

 

[Smell The Glove]

Liiiiiiiiiiiiindsay Thomas.

Gun.

All larf at Norf now

Hahahahahahahahhahahaha..........etc

 

[pazza]

Can't see how Houli would be a forward pocket midget Locky...it all depends on how sheedy wants to use Monfries.

 

[drew_j]

He's 22.

Well blow me down, you learn something new.......

 

[Chewy]

229 players are eligible this season.

Adelaide Douglas, Richard
Adelaide Gallman, Greg#
Adelaide Griffin, Jonathon
Adelaide Hinge, John
Adelaide Mackay, David
Adelaide Maric, Ivan
Adelaide McIntyre, Andrew#
Adelaide Meesen, John
Adelaide Pfeiffer, Darren
Adelaide Sellar, James
Adelaide Tippett, Kurt
Adelaide Turner, James#
Brisbane Allan, Marcus
Brisbane Begley, Colm#
Brisbane Clark, Mitchell
Brisbane Clouston, Scott#
Brisbane Dzufer, Daniel#
Brisbane Garner, Pat
Brisbane Hamill, Will#
Brisbane Hawksley, James
Brisbane Kiel, Haydn#
Brisbane Leuenberger, Matthew
Brisbane Mills, Wayde
Brisbane Proud, Albert
Brisbane Schmidt, Chris
Brisbane Sheldon, Sam
Brisbane Tippett, Joel#
Brisbane Tyler, Matt
Brisbane Wood, Cameron
Carlton Anderson, Joe
Carlton Austin, Mark
Carlton Benjamin, Clinton
Carlton Bower, Paul
Carlton Edwards, Jake
Carlton Flint, Craig
Carlton Gibbs, Bryce
Carlton Grigg, Shaun
Carlton Hampson, Shaun
Carlton Hartlett, Adam
Carlton Jackson, Ryan#
Carlton Jacobs, Sam#
Carlton Jamison, Michael#
Carlton Kennedy, Josh J.
Carlton Raso, Anthony
Collingwood Anthony, John
Collingwood Brown, Nathan J.
Collingwood Clarke, Martin#
Collingwood Cook, Ryan
Collingwood Cox, Shannon
Collingwood Dawes, Chris
Collingwood D1ck, Brad
Collingwood Goldsack, Tyson
Collingwood Iles, Sam
Collingwood Macaffer, Brent#
Collingwood Nicholls, Daniel#
Collingwood Pendlebury, Scott
Collingwood Reid, Ben
Collingwood Stanley, Danny
Collingwood Toovey, Alan
Collingwood Wellingham, Sharrod#
Essendon Chartres, Danny#
Essendon Dempsey, Courtenay
Essendon D1ck, Dean#
Essendon Gumbleton, Scott
Essendon Hislop, Tom
Essendon Hocking, Heath#
Essendon Houli, Bachar
Essendon Jetta, Leroy
Essendon Lee, Andrew
Essendon Lonergan, Sam
Essendon McKinnon, Lachlan#
Essendon Neagle, Jay
Essendon Reimers, Kyle
Essendon Ryder, Patrick
Fremantle Collard, Clayton
Fremantle Copping, Benet#
Fremantle Drum, Marcus
Fremantle Ibbotson, Garrick
Fremantle Mourish, Calib
Fremantle O'Brien, Brock
Fremantle Smith, Chris#
Fremantle Warnock, Robert
Geelong Bedford, Liam#
Geelong Djerrkura, Nathan
Geelong Gamble, Ryan
Geelong Grima, Todd#
Geelong Hawkins, Tom
Geelong Hogan, Simon
Geelong Owen, Stephen
Geelong Prismall, Brent
Geelong Selwood, Joel
Geelong Varcoe, Travis
Geelong West, Trent
Hawthorn Bailey, Max
Hawthorn Collins, Brett#
Hawthorn Dowler, Beau
Hawthorn Ellis, Xavier
Hawthorn Gibson, Sam#
Hawthorn Kennedy, Josh P.
Hawthorn Little, Matt
Hawthorn McEntee, Luke#
Hawthorn Morton, Jarryd
Hawthorn Moss, Garry
Hawthorn Murphy, Thomas
Hawthorn Muston, Beau
Hawthorn Renouf, Brent
Hawthorn Suckling, Matt#
Hawthorn Thorp, Mitch
Hawthorn Tuck, Travis
Kangaroos Adams, Leigh#
Kangaroos Campbell, Matt#
Kangaroos Goldstein, Todd
Kangaroos Hansen, Lachlan
Kangaroos Hughes, Ben#
Kangaroos Hutchison, Tim#
Kangaroos Lower, Ed
Kangaroos McConnell, Daniel
Kangaroos McMahon, Scott
Kangaroos Moran, Brad
Kangaroos Riggio, Matt
Kangaroos Ross, Ben
Kangaroos Smith, Jesse W.
Kangaroos Thomas, Lindsay
Kangaroos Trotter, David
Kangaroos Urquhart, Gavin
Kangaroos Warren, Ben
Melbourne Bode, Jace#
Melbourne Buckley, Simon
Melbourne Frawley, James
Melbourne Garland, Colin
Melbourne Hayes, Daniel#
Melbourne Hughes, Daniel#
Melbourne Jones, Nathan
Melbourne Neaves, Shane#
Melbourne Neville, Heath
Melbourne Newton, Michael
Melbourne Petterd, Ricky
Melbourne Weetra, Isaac
Port Adelaide Batsanis, Nathan#
Port Adelaide Bentley, Greg
Port Adelaide Boak, Travis
Port Adelaide Carlile, Alipate
Port Adelaide Cockshell, Adam
Port Adelaide Deluca, Fabian
Port Adelaide Giles, Jonathan
Port Adelaide Gray, Robert
Port Adelaide Grose, Gavin#
Port Adelaide Hardy, Peter#
Port Adelaide Krakouer, Nathan
Port Adelaide Lee, Alex#
Port Adelaide Lower, Nick
Port Adelaide Minson, Hugh
Port Adelaide Stewart, Paul
Port Adelaide Thomas, Matt
Port Adelaide Westhoff, Justin
Port Adelaide Williams, Ryan
Port Adelaide Willits, Ryan
Richmond Casserly, Travis
Richmond Clingan, Tasman#
Richmond Collins, Andrew
Richmond Connors, Daniel
Richmond Edwards, Shane
Richmond Graham, Angus#
Richmond Hughes, Cleve
Richmond McGuane, Luke
Richmond Oakley-Nicholls, Jarrad
Richmond Peterson, Carl
Richmond Riewoldt, Jack
Richmond Thursfield, Will
St. Kilda Allen, Jarryd
St. Kilda Armitage, David
St. Kilda Attard, Jayden#
St. Kilda Eddy, Robert#
St. Kilda Geary, Jarryn#
St. Kilda Gilbert, Sam
St. Kilda Gwilt, James
St. Kilda Howard, Brad
St. Kilda Raymond, Phillip
St. Kilda Sweeney, Justin
St. Kilda Van Rheenen, Luke#
St. Kilda Wall, James#
Sydney Barlow, Ed#
Sydney Brabazon, Ryan
Sydney Currie, Daniel
Sydney Davis, Matthew#
Sydney Faulks, Peter
Sydney Grundy, Heath
Sydney Jack, Kieren#
Sydney Laidlaw, Matthew
Sydney Moore, Jarred
Sydney O'Dwyer, Matt#
Sydney O'Keefe, Daniel
Sydney Phillips, Simon
Sydney Rowe, Sam#
Sydney Schmidt, Tim
Sydney Shaw, Earl#
Sydney Simpkin, Jonathan
Sydney Smith, Nick#
Sydney Thornton, Kristin
Sydney White, Jesse
West Coast Brown, Mitchell
West Coast Houlihan, Tim
West Coast Hurn, Shannon
West Coast LeCras, Mark
West Coast MacKenzie, Eric
West Coast McKinley, Ben
West Coast McNamara, Jamie#
West Coast Morton, Mitch
West Coast Schofield, Will
West Coast Sharp, Ben#
West Coast Spaanderman, Llane#
West Coast Spangher, Matthew
West Coast Thomson, James
West Coast Thornton, Ashley#
West Coast Wilkes, Beau#
Western Bulldogs Addison, Dylan
Western Bulldogs Baird, Travis
Western Bulldogs Everitt, Andrejs
Western Bulldogs Harbrow, Jarrod#
Western Bulldogs Higgins, Shaun
Western Bulldogs Hill, Josh
Western Bulldogs Hughes, Gavin#
Western Bulldogs Lynch, Malcolm
Western Bulldogs McCormack, Damien
Western Bulldogs O'Shea, Paul
Western Bulldogs Stack, Brennan
Western Bulldogs Tiller, Stephen
Western Bulldogs West, Michael#
Western Bulldogs Williams, Tom

Rising Star award? Pfft...

Some of the eligible players have been in the system for four years.

Marc Murphy is 18, has been on Carlton's list for 16 months, has played 13 games and is one of the true rising stars of the AFL, yet he's ineligible.

What a joke of an award.

I can't believe people devote so much time talking about this flawed concept.

 

[giantroo]

Jesse. W. Smith. Watch out for him. His still eligibale.

 

[giantroo]

Rising Star award? Pfft...

Some of the eligible players have been in the system for four years.

Marc Murphy is 18, has been on Carlton's list for 16 months, has played 13 games and is one of the true rising stars of the AFL, yet he's ineligible.

What a joke of an award.

I can't believe people devote so much time talking about this flawed concept.

If you played under 10 games you are still eligable. Once your over that limit in 1 year then your out.