The Rooch's Top 50.

[The Donners]

Ha ha. Actually not too bad, but if Chad Cornes is a better player than Pav, I'll eat my own anus

Agreed... errr... but I won't be eating anyone's anus!

 

[Madblue]

Fev at 15....roflmao, this guy has no idea !

 

[PowerForGood]

Rooch should do stand up.

Lade at 35 .....

bahaahahah.

Hmmm.... the greatest influence in shaping the race for this year's premiership

Brendan Lade 2007 - AA Ruckman - Port make the GF.
Brendan Lade 2008 - dropped mid-year for 4 matches - Port miss the 8.

Nowhere near saying he is the only reason, but there is a correlation between how well Lade plays and Port's chances for a flag.

 

[bringbackbucky]

Just be thankful you all live in another state. We have to put up with his delusional rants on a daily basis!

 

[Stinger...]

Hmmm.... the greatest influence in shaping the race for this year's premiership

Brendan Lade 2007 - AA Ruckman - Port make the GF.
Brendan Lade 2008 - dropped mid-year for 4 matches - Port miss the 8.

Nowhere near saying he is the only reason, but there is a correlation between how well Lade plays and Port's chances for a flag.

Hmmm and when he retires...?

Clearly he isn't in the top 50, however he is and has been a great ruckmen for Port and has carried their rucks for a while...

 

[bringbackbucky]

cornes at number 7, that is both predictable and awful. not worth the salary cap space he occupies and only heading downhill from here

He may not be #7 but saying he is heading downhill is a big call. 2009 could be a big Cornes year IMO...

 

[roosaints]

Something about Collingwood players turns him batshit insane... Davis at #18 and Anthony at #50, but no Cloke, Swan, or Pendlebury.

Surely it's a pisstake?

Absolute gagger. Pendlebury and Swan should be in there. Cloke shouldn't but it wouldn't be laughable like Anthony. Anthony wouldn't be in the top 250!

 

[marvin]

Hmmm.... the greatest influence in shaping the race for this year's premiership

Brendan Lade 2007 - AA Ruckman - Port make the GF.
Brendan Lade 2008 - dropped mid-year for 4 matches - Port miss the 8.

Nowhere near saying he is the only reason, but there is a correlation between how well Lade plays and Port's chances for a flag.

Want to guess how many of the others in Rucci's top 50 list were sent back to the Magoos or the local league for 4 weeks last year? (excluding those with issues with parked cars).

 

[Animosity1989]

Chad Cornes, Adam Goodes, Joel Selwood and cameron Ling are all way too high.

 

[bringbackbucky]

Chad Cornes, Adam Goodes, Joel Selwood and cameron Ling are all way too high.

The kid is a GUN. Top 5 by the end of the year...

 

[The 747]

I would guess Rucci watches both games involving Adelaide teams and maybe a couple of others a week. Which would explain some of his disrepancies ie Neon Leon always cuts it up in Adelaide and Cameron Ling always shuts down the top midfielder from SA.

But forget Rucci, what I want to see is the great Graham Cornes Top 50

On a couple of trips to Adelaide I had the pleasure of reading his columns. His Top 50 would be very funny (not intentionally).

 

[DoggiesMate7]

HAHAHAHAHA


This is GOOD for a LAUGH

 

[Dave06]

This guy doesn't get paid for writing this does he?

 

[Dave06]

The kid is a GUN. Top 5 by the end of the year...

He is a gun but you are kidding yourself if you think is going to be top 5 in the next 12 months...

 

[Astro_]

Im surprised Rocca didnt make the list.

 

[Silvagnis]

I can't understand why these knuckleheads think that Judd will overtake Buddy this year. Considering Buddy is young, plays in a much more difficult position and looking outrageously fit, while Judd is 26 and not going to improve anymore it honestly staggers belief that people aren't predicting him to improve.

Chris Judd is three years younger than Greg Williams when he joined Carlton.

Both players had doubts over their longevity in the game after joining Carlton under an injury cloud and in a controversial change of clubs.

Yet Diesel won his second Brownlow at 31 years of age (should have been three if Russo wasn't a blind twat) and justified that trade ten fold.

Judd is not dead yet.

Judd ready to explode

"The last two years I haven't been able to do any meaningful leg weights," Judd said at the AFL Captains' gathering at Etihad Stadium.

"This year I've been able to have a go at them and that's less a remedial thing and more about power and actually hitting full speed and full strength."

 

[Hinkley29]

Chris Judd is three years younger than Greg Williams when he joined Carlton.

Both players had doubts over their longevity in the game after joining Carlton under an injury cloud and in a controversial change of clubs.

Yet Diesel won his second Brownlow at 31 years of age (should have been three if Russo wasn't a blind twat) and justified that trade ten fold.

Judd is not dead yet.

Judd ready to explode

So what?

Judd would have to improve significantly on his 2007/2008 seasons to go past Buddy, it just aint happening.

And FWIW, Deisel in his prime was not as valuable as Buddy is right now. Diesel is of absolutely no relevance to this discussion. It was a nice trip down memory lane for you though I suppose.

 

[Parallel Andy]

My Top 50 Players

As I see them now and expect them to perform this year.
Awaiting the barrage of abuse.

1 Gary Ablett
2 Lance Franklin
3 Chris Judd
4 Dean Cox
5 Luke Hodge
6 Nick Riewoldt
7 Ben Cousins
8 Brendan Fevola
9 Daniel Kerr
10 James Bartel
11 Chad Cornes
12 Simon Black
13 Brent Harvey
14 David Hille
15 Jarryd Roughead
16 Matthew Scarlett
17 Matthew Pavlich
18 Sam Mitchell
19 Adam Cooney
20 Jonathan Brown
21 Mark McVeigh
22 Joel Corey
23 Joel Selwood
24 Adam Goodes
25 Matthew Richardson
26 Travis Cloke
27 Paul Medhurst
28 Sam Fisher
29 Ryan O’Keefe
30 Alan Didak
31 Paul Chapman
32 Drew Petrie
33 Daniel Bradshaw
34 Kane Cornes
35 Nathan Foley
36 Scott Pendlebury
37 Steve Johnson
38 Cameron Ling
39 Shaun Burgoyne
40 Brett Deledio
41 Marc Murphy
42 Aaron Sandilands
43 Heath Shaw
44 Chance Bateman
45 David Hale
46 Nathan Eagleton
47 Lindsay Gilbee
48 Rhys Palmer
49 Cameron Mooney
50 Ryan Griffen

 

[Selective Retention]

Re: My Top 50 Players

Would Eagleton even be in the dogs top 15 players?

 

[Cap]

i may sound like a supporter if I question how he can put studley big head in front of Roo, but to put him in front of pav was a joke.....except that rucci writes exclusively for sa people so he IS appealing to his (limited) audience.

he hasn't appealed to South Australians ever, he only gets a gig because he has a photo of mike rann.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

31. Daniel Kerr (West Coast).

Are these guys stupid? He makes other players look pathetic, top ten without question.

 

[Animosity1989]

Re: My Top 50 Players

Even as a Hawthorn supporter i have admit that Roughead is should efinetly not be higher than Jonathan Brown and Matthew Pavlich.

 

[damochandler]

Re: My Top 50 Players

am the only 1 that thinks top 50 lists are a bit overrated and pointless

 

[Parallel Andy]

Re: My Top 50 Players

am the only 1 that thinks top 50 lists are a bit overrated and pointless

Yep agreed.
I was just home sick today and it was easier than going to work or studying...hehehe.

 

[nuey]

Re: My Top 50 Players

better than rucci's effort. hard to know where to rate cousins. i wouldnt have hille, roughead that high, maybe around the 25-30 mark. and mcveigh prob a bit too high. would have pavlich and deledio higher. wouldnt have eagleton in there. pretty good otherwise.