Opinion What unpopular AFL opinions do you have ?

[The King!]

Ohhhh them's fighting words, Ticky will never forgive you.

To be fair this is meant to be a thread where people disagree on the whole with the statement.

 

[The King!]

My unpopular opinion would be Leo Barry

Leo Barry

Age

47

Ht

184cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

4.4

1star

K

2.6

1star

HB

1.8

2star

M

0.8

1star

T

1.2

3star

gave away too many free kicks (grateful for his mark) but he got caught trying to take the opposition on too much imo

 

[Mister B]

Collingwood are fluke artist pretenders.

This is unpopular opinions my friend. Not statements of fact.

 

[caesar88]

My unpopular opinion would be Leo Barry gave away too many free kicks (grateful for his mark) but he got caught trying to take the opposition on too much imo

Would not be in my top 5 Swans defenders this century

 

[bloodsbigot]

This is unpopular opinions my friend. Not statements of fact.

Seems everytime I say that I'm shouted down by Daicos lovers.

 

[The King!]

Seems everytime I say that I'm shouted down by Daicos lovers.

You been hanging around the AFL media box?

 

[BloodySwan]

Would not be in my top 5 Swans defenders this century

Who would you have ahead of him?

Richards and Bolton I think you could argue but no way Grundy was better than Leo. McCartin is good but not in the same level (yet). Who am I missing?

Smith is a lock for top 5 but not an apples for apples comparison. Lloyd would make top 5 if we are including all positions and that pretty much rounds out my 5

Bolton
Richards
Leo
Smith
Lloyd

 

[The King!]

Are we going key defenders or any defenders?

Heath Grundy

Heath Grundy

Age

38

Ht

192cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.2

4star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

231.9

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.2

2star

K

6.4

3star

HB

1.8

2star

M

3.8

4star

T

0.8

3star

is better than Leo Barry

Leo Barry

Age

47

Ht

184cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

4.4

1star

K

2.6

1star

HB

1.8

2star

M

0.8

1star

T

1.2

3star

easily imo.

Grundy
Richards
Bolton
Malceski
Rampe

Five without thinking

That isn't to shit on Leo sorry .

 

[bloodsbigot]

My unpopular opinion would be Leo Barry gave away too many free kicks (grateful for his mark) but he got caught trying to take the opposition on too much imo

My unpopular opinion is that he's a bit of a dick for asking for cash everytime an image of him taking the mark is used.

 

[sataris]

People sleeping on Tadgh

Disappointed.

 

[The King!]

People sleeping on Tadgh

Disappointed.

Are they? Would be uncomfortable , he is pretty fit.


We have some great defenders since 2000.

 

[The King!]

My unpopular opinion is that he's a bit of a dick for asking for cash everytime an image of him taking the mark is used.

Does he? didn't know that

 

[caesar88]

Who would you have ahead of him?

Richards and Bolton I think you could argue but no way Grundy was better than Leo. McCartin is good but not in the same level (yet). Who am I missing?

Smith is a lock for top 5 but not an apples for apples comparison. Lloyd would make top 5 if we are including all positions and that pretty much rounds out my 5

Bolton
Richards
Leo
Smith
Lloyd

I have the exact same five as the King.

Grundy, Bolton, Rampe, Richards, Malceski.

Grundy > Barry every day of the week for me.

And I'd have Nick Smith ahead of Barry too.

Jake Lloyd would make the cut too but I've never really considered him a 'defender', just someone who has played in defence.

 

[The King!]

We have had a lot of great defenders big and small since 2000.

 

[caesar88]

Heath Grundy

Heath Grundy

Age

38

Ht

192cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.2

4star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

231.9

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.2

2star

K

6.4

3star

HB

1.8

2star

M

3.8

4star

T

0.8

3star

IMO was such an absolute gun. He'd have like one game a year where some spud would inexplicably kick like 5 goals on him but every other game you forgot he was even out there because his opponent would just go completely unsighted. To me that's the most important thing for a defender, even more than the flashy eye-catching stuff.

 

[BloodySwan]

Heath Grundy IMO was such an absolute gun. He'd have like one game a year where some spud would inexplicably kick like 5 goals on him but every other game you forgot he was even out there because his opponent would just go completely unsighted. To me that's the most important thing for a defender, even more than the flashy eye-catching stuff.

2016 I thought he deserved an All Australian jacket. He had an absolute horrible game against Richmond (in that game) and unfortunately that's all everyone remembered. The rest of the season he shut down everyone he was put on and contributed so much drive out of the back half.

Meanwhile blokes like Rance had an average season but got carried into the AA

 

[caesar88]

2016 I thought he deserved an All Australian jacket. He had an absolute horrible game against Richmond (in that game) and unfortunately that's all everyone remembered. The rest of the season he shut down everyone he was put on and contributed so much drive out of the back half.

Meanwhile blokes like Rance had an average season but got carried into the AA

For everyone on here's sake you do not want to get me started on that!

 

[the hypnotoad]

Are we going key defenders or any defenders?

Heath Grundy is better than Leo Barry easily imo.

Grundy
Richards
Bolton
Malceski
Rampe

Five without thinking

That isn't to shit on Leo sorry .

smith!?!

 

[The King!]

smith!?!

I said without thinking about it

 

[the hypnotoad]

I said without thinking about it

no problemo ... well, not with me ... there's a few posters, and one darn feisty mod, who might take umbrage

 

[The King!]

no problemo ... well, not with me ... there's a few posters, and one darn feisty mod, who might take umbrage

Oh Smith would be right up there for me if it's just anyone who played regularly in defence for Sydney since 2000.

 

[caesar88]

no problemo ... well, not with me ... there's a few posters, and one darn feisty mod, who might take umbrage

The mods last administered Ticky009's sedative 6 hours ago so the King has about 6 hours left to delete his account and leave the country safely.

 

[The King!]

The mods last administered Ticky009's sedative 6 hours ago so the King has about 6 hours left to delete his account and leave the country safely.

How long until someone says I am not in the same country..

 

[caesar88]

How long until someone says I am not in the same country..

Don't be so insecure. You know I'd never make fun of your home state like that. Tassie is a state just like the rest of them and pretty soon they'll have their own team with their own jumper

 

[Kennedy Parker]

For everyone on here's sake you do not want to get me started on that!

Check out these 2017 stats comparing zero time AA Grundy vs Rance who got the nod for his 4th AA selection that year.