Mike Sheahan Top 50 for 2009

[CyberKev]

Herald Sun Sports Editor has released the latest version of his ever controversial top 50 players list. Please bear in mind that this list is Mike's view on how he believes players will fare across the 2009 season.

1 - Gary Ablett (Geelong)
2 - Chris Judd (Carlton)
3 - Lance Franklin (Hawthorn)
4 - Dean Cox (West Coast)
5- Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
6 - Brendan Fevola (Carlton)
7 - Jonathan Brown (Brisbane)
8 - Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
9- Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle)
10 - Matthew Scarlett (Geelong)

11 - Jimmy Bartel (Geelong)
12- Simon Black (Brisbane)
13 -Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs)
14 -Joel Corey (Geelong)
15- Matthew Richardson (Richmond)
16- Brent Harvey (North )
17- Adam Goodes (Sydney)
18 - Shaun Burgoyne (Port)
19 - Daniel Kerr (West Coast)
20 - Chad Cornes (Port)

21 - Darren Glass (West Coast)
22- Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn)
23 - Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs)
24- Cameron Ling (Geelong)
25 - Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
26- Sam Fisher (St Kilda)
27 - Joel Selwood (Geelong)
28- Brad Sewell (Hawthorn)
29- Steve Johnson (Geelong)
30- Luke Power (Brisbane)

31- Alan Didak (Collingwood)
32 - Ryan O'Keefe (Sydney)
33- Brad Ottens (Geelong)
34 - Daniel Bradshaw (Brisbane)
35- Paul Chapman (Geelong)
36 - Nathan Bock (Adelaide)
37 -Dane Swan (Collingwood)
38- Jarad McVeigh (Sydney)
39 - Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)
40- Simon Goodwin (Adelaide)

41- Brett Deledio (Richmond)
42- Ryan Griffen (Western Bulldogs)
43- Travis Cloke (Collingwood)
44- Brendon Goddard (St Kilda)
45 - Chance Bateman (Hawthorn)
46 - Drew Petrie (North)
47- Cyril Rioli (Hawks)
48 - Kane Cornes (Port)
49 - Grant Birchall (Hawthorn)
50 - Bryce Gibbs (Carlton)

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25190069-19742,00.html

 

[RUNVS]

I disagree with him not including Brett Kirk but other than that the list isnt too bad.

 

[lockyno1]

I rate Sewell but 26th in the comp..I don't think so. Brett Kirk should have been there for starters and how Gibbs is ahead of David Hille for starters I'll never know. Gibbs would be LUCKY to be the 4th or 5th most important for the Blues..and he gets 50th..

 

[griffo346]

:lol: wheres andrew McLeod

 

[Twizzle]

if those were the odds and I was a betting man, Joel Selwood looks good value at 27

Sheahan obviously didnt watch the NAB Cup Final

 

[lockyno1]

Selwood is about right imo, I may have had him in the low 20's but 27 is about right. He is not a top 10 in the comp yet, as lets be frank here he plays 3rd fiddle to Bartel and Ablett. Until he gets the no1 tag, I can't have him in the top 10-15.

 

[CyberKev]

I rate Sewell but 26th in the comp..I don't think so. Brett Kirk should have been there for starters and how Gibbs is ahead of David Hille for starters I'll never know. Gibbs would be LUCKY to be the 4th or 5th most important for the Blues..and he gets 50th..

Kirk has had Sewell covered up until now, but we've seen the best of the former, and the latter is just starting to motor.

Deledio, Pendelbury & Petrie are the only three players below him on that list that I could see covering him by the end of 2009, assuming all players stay fit across the year.

Again, it is where they will be at the end of 2009.

That said, Hille should definitely have been in there.

 

[Twizzle]

Selwood is about right imo, I may have had him in the low 20's but 27 is about right. He is not a top 10 in the comp yet, as lets be frank here he plays 3rd fiddle to Bartel and Ablett. Until he gets the no1 tag, I can't have him in the top 10-15.

Ablett adn Bartel played second and third fiddle to Selwood in the NAB cup final and he was only 18 last year

I dont think he has taken into account the fact that players dont stagnate at that age, this is 2009 not 2008.

 

[CyberKev]

he was only 18 last year

:lol:

Given he is turning 21 in May, we can only assume he put himself on the fast track over summer and skipped a few years.

 

[Twizzle]

which makes him 20 now and 19 at the start of last season prior to May

I knew he was still a teenager last year

 

[lockyno1]

Ablett adn Bartel played second and third fiddle to Selwood in the NAB cup final and he was only 18 last year

I dont think he has taken into account the fact that players dont stagnate at that age, this is 2009 not 2008.

It is the pre-season comp..Selwood was not tagged in that game- Ablett, Bartel and Corey were at times. That is my point. He may be in the top 20, but only just. We are yet to see him play under a heavy tag. Plus it was the NAB cup

 

[GTF]

I find these types of lists completely useless and irrelevant. First of all, how can you compare midfielders, defenders and forwards? They are different types of players and each possess different skills. Secondly, being a good player is all about how well you fulfill your role for the team, and from an outsiders point of view looking in this is very difficult to judge. Lastly, what makes a player's performance good? The Brownlow? Best and Fairests? There is an already massive amount of debate on this, let alone being able to rank players in order of how they will play. The list is too broad; what separates player number 16 from 17?

All in all sometimes fun to look at but there is just too much subjectivity involved for it to be anything worthwhile.

 

[GTF]

Oh yeah, and Selwood is too low.

 

[Twizzle]

Oh yeah, and Selwood is too low.