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POPEYE

Coach
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Whi cares though. thurston's got this one.

Will be slightly harder for him this time, the Cowboys are no longer a one-man team . . . pity every player in a game didn't receive points out of ten, then the DM's might mean something to people with an average IQ
 

DiegoNT

First Grade
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Will be slightly harder for him this time, the Cowboys are no longer a one-man team . . . pity every player in a game didn't receive points out of ten, then the DM's might mean something to people with an average IQ

Thurston will win it easily
I've seen a game were taumololo was easily the cowboys best, yet Thurston got man of the match and 3 Dally M points
Same with Micheal morgan, granville and coote, all should of received MOM/3dally m points in games were they went to Thurston instead
 

God-King Dean

Immortal
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With Thurston bound to win his 4th, it could actually make it more embarrassing if he can't win Cowboys a premiership. Talk that this will 'confirm his Immortal status' is laughable.
 

beave

Coach
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Yeah, premierships are the true testament of a player. Wally Lewis should be removed from the Immortals list immediatley.
 

God-King Dean

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Yeah, premierships are the true testament of a player. Wally Lewis should be removed from the Immortals list immediatley.

And DallyM's are an accurate measurement?

I'd say if you're a halfback, who takes up 1/6th of your teams salary cap, then yes, winning a premiership is a true testament.
 

beave

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And DallyM's are an accurate measurement?

I'd say if you're a halfback, who takes up 1/6th of your teams salary cap, then yes, winning a premiership is a true testament.

Well he was about 1/800th of the salary cap when he won one at the Dogs.


Shane Perry > JT
 

Canard

Immortal
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Yeah, premierships are the true testament of a player. Wally Lewis should be removed from the Immortals list immediatley.

Wally won premierships , including as Captain Coach.

By the way isn't Aaron Woods leading the count, despite the massive butthurt over JT on LU??
 

canberra_raiders2k2

First Grade
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I guess only A+ players win comps right? There's never ever been a shit player that's won a comp!

Dally M is basically the best overall player in that season. It counts for more. Is JT a future immortal. Yes. Of course.

Thurston has played most of his career with lesser teammates then Johns.
 

POPEYE

Coach
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DM is the best overall player in the team he plays for, it's coincidence that Thurston is the best player in the comp
 

DiegoNT

First Grade
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Ben Barba, Preston Campbell and matt Orford have all won dally M's. ( good players but maybe short of all time greats)
Darren Lockyer, Brad Fittler and Mal Meninga have 0 Dally Ms between despite being undoubted greats of the game and being the 3 long term australia captains between 1990-2011.
 

canberra_raiders2k2

First Grade
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How many have won as many as Thurston? How many players have reached the same accolades as JT? Barba won it on his outstanding season. Of course he isn't an immortal. One season wonder.

But the dally m isn't just the best player for his team. It is the overall best player. 20+ games. He would be collecting points win lose or draw. That's based on his performances within those games.

Don't let the fapping over Johns cloud your judgement of Thurston.
 

Sea_Eagles_Rock

First Grade
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Dally M's are rubbish. They tried to polish it up, but you can't polish a turd.

Players get points on reputation alone.
 

DiegoNT

First Grade
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Dally M is owned by a media company, and judged by its journo's. Its subject to the bias and opinions of this journalist. The whole media narrative this year has been 'is JT the best of all time?' Or 'is JT better than johns?' Him winning another dally M will just further fuel this story. It seems they are trying everything to gift him the medal ( even though he would be a good chances of winning it anyway). He received 3 points 4 times in a row even though taumololo, granville and Morgan put in MOM performances in that string of games.
in terms of JT's being the greatest of all time, I can't place him above cam smith, inglis, slater or cronk, they are all so good. Lockyer was better.
 

canberra_raiders2k2

First Grade
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So winning a comp means more does it? So many nuffies have won the competition as either bench players or simply shit house first graders. Just look at souths from last season. Goodwin?

In terms of being the best judgement in determining the way overall player, the dally m is a better option then winning the comp.

I'll admit one thing though. Some of the judges that select the top 3 from each game can be very biased.
 
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