lockyno1 said:
Midfielders win games, thats why! Judd is the very best of a top bunch of midfielders hence he is no1 most valuable player in the league. Pavlich would be lucky to be top 5 for mine. He doesn't have the aura that Rievolt, Brown, or Tredrea do anyway. But I'd still have Judd 1 and possibly hall as 2 (only becuase he was very important last year)
No, midfielders put you into games, but its forwards who win or lose you games. This is why Hawthorn invariably gets an even or greater share of the football, but loses more games than it wins. Its also why a side like the Eagles will always struggle in big games.
Judd is only considered the pre-eminent midfielder because the media swoon over him and the general footballing public follow the media like sheep.
He is an ordinary mark of a football, has average disposal skills, and is largely a one trick pony (its just that the trick is a good one). He isn't even the best midfielder at West Coast.
He was about the 9th best footballer in the year he won the Brownlow, had little genuine impact on last year's GF (through constantly missing targets) when he won the Norm Smith, and made a mockery of the goal of the year, which was well behind numerous candidates.
For what its worth, my top six would run:
1) Matthew Pavlich
2) Jonathan Brown
3) Nick Reiwoldt
4) Barry Hall
5) Justin Kozitschke
6) Warren Tredrea
