Sharrod Wellingham V Bryce Gibbs

[The Panther]

Right now, who is the better player. IMO Wellingham is hugely underrated & was taken in the same draft as Gibbs, who has regressed this season.

At this current point, who is the better player?

 

[Kaladin Stormblessed]

Of course Gibbs.

Wellingham is at his highest ebb of his career, Gibbs at his lowest but you wouldn't take Wellingham going forward as the better player.

Unless you are asking who has had a better 7 weeks? Then Wellingham.

 

[The Panther]

Unless you are asking who has had a better 7 weeks? Then Wellingham.

Wellingham has had a way superior year in total. You need to take off the blinkers & watch which player totally dominated Judd last week. Goodnite.

 

[Jonno_]

Of course Gibbs.

Wellingham is at his highest ebb of his career, Gibbs at his lowest but you wouldn't take Wellingham going forward as the better player.

Unless you are asking who has had a better 7 weeks? Then Wellingham.

Given that he is asking "at this current point" who is the better player, I think you answered your own question. So it's not "of course Gibbs" at all really is it?

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

It could be argued that Gibbs is still the better player, it's just that his form is not as good.

I'd still have Gibbs at this point, but Wellingham is a pretty solid player for a rookie elevation.

 

[The Panther]

It could be argued that Gibbs is still the better player

It also can be argued that Wellingham is the better player.

In the last 2 weeks, Wellingham has come out & conquered Judd & Ablett h2h. Compartively, when Gibbs was given such a role recently, Goodes made an absolute mess of Gibbs.

Perception is not really reality. If Wellingham was selected high in the draft, he would be rated as Gibbs wrongly is.

 

[SunKing]

As much as I loathe the blues I'd take Gibbs anyday.

 

[Bic]

Oh Panther, although the vast majority of your threads are aimed at trolling Carlton, this one at least put a smile on my face.

You don't see Carlton trying to desperately trade Gibbs, who can at least hit targets with his disposal.

Gibbs by a piece of string, how long is up to you.

 

[The Panther]

who can at least hit targets with his disposal.

His 43% disposal eff against Sydney, would suggest otherwise.

 

[gibbanator]

Yet to see anything from Wellingham that will suggest he wont be your stock standard depth player.

One game does not make a career.

 

[Silvagnis]

Gibbs.

Wellingham can't kick 65 metres off a step and hit a teammate on the chest.

 

[The Panther]

Wellingham.

1 puts his over the ball with an oncoming Barry Hall. The other flinches at physical contact from Stephen Milne.

 

[buzzbuzz]

Gibbs.

Wellingham can't kick 65 metres off a step and hit a teammate on the chest.

a) You've clearly never seen Wellingham play

b) You've clearly avoided every Carlton game for the past 12 months

 

[Donakebab]

Obvious troll poll.

 

[Vampire013]

Gibbs was pick 1 in the national draft which means Carlton rated him as the best young player in Australia in that draft.
Wellingham was pick 10 in the rookie draft.
No club rated him good enough to be on their main list at the time.
Players develop through experience.
This season Wellingham has been able to secure a spot in the best 22 players in a team that is on top of the ladder and will end up there at seasons end.
He is doing his job in a very efficient unit.
On the other hand, Carlton which has had a number of first round picks have been very unpredictable and soft as their own coach admits.
Wellingham is way harder at the ball than Gibbs.
I have nothing against Gibbs. He is a good player, but to win a game you have to go Kamikaze at the ball - a trait that Gibbs will never posses.

 

[Good_Old]

You don't see Carlton trying to desperately trade Gibbs

What i gathered from this is, Collingwood is trying desperately to trade Wellingham? and that he can't hit a target?

Dude, you can't be serious right???????

 

[SunKing]

21 deluded pies supporters have voted so far.

 

[j-ham]

Voted for Gibbs because he went to a better school than Wellingham.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

What i gathered from this is, Collingwood is trying desperately to trade Wellingham? and that he can't hit a target?

Dude, you can't be serious right???????

Wellingham was shopped around last year. Not sure they'd want to do it in 2010.

 

[smiddaz123]

Wellingham is in better form right now and has had the better 2010. You'd take Gibbs though for the future.

 

[smiddaz123]

Wellingham was shopped around last year. Not sure they'd want to do it in 2010.

Not sure that he was shopped around. My understanding is that we wanted to Ball trade done, so we tried to include Wellingham. I doubt we were actively trying to get rid of him during trade week though.

 

[doppleganger]

I have nothing against Gibbs. He is a good player, but to win a game you have to go Kamikaze at the ball - a trait that Gibbs will never posses.

Didak is our most talented player, but is soft.

Having some exquisitely skilled soft players is fine.

Problem with Gibbs is that he is still playing the easy HBF chop out position.

Gibbs is becoming more like Gilbee, when Blues fans would have desperately hoped he became more like Griffen. Nothing wrong with blokes like Gilbee, but do you really want to use a number 1 pick on an extremely outside, loose back flank with good footskills??

Carlton would have been much better off with a quality KP player like Frawley, Reiwoldt, Hansen, Reid etc.

 

[Rioli magic]

Gibbs is a much better footballer than Wellingham. Form polls are pathetic.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Not sure that he was shopped around. My understanding is that we wanted to Ball trade done, so we tried to include Wellingham. I doubt we were actively trying to get rid of him during trade week though.

My bad if that's not the case. I thought I could remember being told he was offered to more than one club.

 

[smiddaz123]

My bad if that's not the case. I thought I could remember being told he was offered to more than one club.

Well we would've offered him to St Kilda, and it was public knowledge he was offered to the kangaroos, so he was offered to those two. it's possible he was offered to some others, but it would've been to try and secure a pick that would've been traded on to St Kilda to get Ball. Without Ball I don't think we would've thrown him up.

So you're not wrong in that he was offered to a few clubs, but it wasn't that we were hoping to get rid of him I don't think.