Michaelangelo Rucci's Top 50 (Adelaide Advertiser)

[one-eyed]

Rucci has Jack at 27 and Lids at 41.


Rucci's top 50

CRITERIA - record, importance to team, potential to improve this season, entertainment value to fans.

1. B. Goddard (St Kilda)

2. G Ablett (Gold Coast)

3. C. Judd (Carlton)

4. J. Selwood (Geelong)

5. S. Pendlebury (Collingwood)

6. B. Franklin (Hawthorn)

7. A. Sandilands (Fremantle)

8. N. Riewoldt (St Kilda)

9. L. Hayes (St Kilda)

10. A. Goodes (Sydney)

11. M. Pavlich (Fremantle)

12. P. Chapman (Geelong)

13. D. Swan (Collingwood)

14. M. Murphy (Carlton)

15. A. Didak (Collingwood)

16. L. Hodge (Hawthorn)

17. D. Cox (West Coast)

18. R. Griffen (W Bulldogs)

19. M. Scarlett (Geelong)

20. T. Boak (Port Adelaide)

21. S. Fisher (St Kilda)

22. L. Montagna (St Kilda)

23. N. Maxwell (Collingwood)

24. H. O'Brien (Collingwood)

25. S. Hill (Fremantle)

26. D. Thomas (Collingwood)

27. J. Riewoldt (Richmond)

28. J. Watson (Essendon)

29. J. Bartel (Geelong)

30. S. Black (Brisbane)

31. J. Bolton (Sydney)

32. A. Cooney (W Bulldogs)

33. B. Vince (Adelaide)

34. J. Brown (Brisbane)

35. B. Hall (W Bulldogs)

36. S. Burgoyne (Hawthorn)

37. N. Dal Santo (St Kilda)

38. S. Johnson (Geelong)

39. C. Rioli (Hawthorn)

40. M. LeCras (West Coast)

41. B. Deledio (Richmond)

42. D. Cross (W Bulldogs)

43. B. Lake (W Bulldogs)

44. J. Frawley (Richmond) .... (sic) Melbourne.

45. K. Tippett (Adelaide)

46. R. Gray (Port Adelaide)

47. G. Johncock (Adelaide)

48. B. Harvey (N Melbourne)

49. M. Boyd (W Bulldogs)

50. D Pearce (Port Adelaide)

JOKER: L. Jurrah (Melbourne)

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/brendon-goddard-a-man-for-all-reasons/story-e6freck3-1226024076446

[peggles]

travis boak at 20?? c'mon

[Tiger Tragic]

God Ryan Griffen is overrated.  18 is ridiculous for him.  Does anyone really think he is better and more crucial than Lids?

[Smokey]

travis boak at 20?? c'mon

Let's not stop there Peggles.

Dane Swan only the 13th best player in the AFL?  
Marc Murphy the 14th best player in the AFL?  
Ahead of Luke Hodge only the 16th best player in the AFL?  
Harry O'Brien the 24th best player in the AFL?  
Bernie Vince the 33rd best player in the AFL?  
Shaun Burgoyne the 36th best player in the AFL?  
Brian Lake only the 43rd best player in the AFL?  
Kurt Tippett, Robbie Gray and Graham Johncock the 45th, 46th and 47th best players in the AFL?    (All SA players btw)  
Ahead of Boomer Harvey only the 48th best player in the AFL?  
Danyle Pearce the 50th best player in the AFL?  

And at the least, those last few ahead of Heath Shaw, Bryce Gibbs, Brad Green, Ryan O'Keefe, Sam Gilbert, Shane Mumford, Matt Priddis and James Kelly?  

He mentions criteria and then promptly ignores it.  SA-centric clueless wanker.  His most glaring mistake was the last choice - Joker = M. Rucci (Knobsville 4ths).

[Tigeritis™©®]

Griffin @ 18 and Deledio @ 41 this really irks me. I think Deledio is a much more accomplished Player even though the stats say they match up even. It's so typical when the media overate a player just because they play for the bulldogs. History repeats.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_compare?tid1=15&pid1=1484&tid2=8&pid2=1486&type=A&fid1=C&fid2=C

[Obelix]

It's a South Australian paper, so I guess they'd want to push a couple of croweaters up the order a bit

[Smokey]

It's a South Australian paper, so I guess they'd want to push a couple of croweaters up the order a bit

Probably but that just means credibility = 0.  Be better off doing a list of Top 50 SA players and then they can all have a mutual flog-off.

[Tigeritis™©®]

God Ryan Griffen is overrated.  18 is ridiculous for him.  Does anyone really think he is better and more crucial than Lids?

agreed

lids is a much more accomplished player.

[Damo]

Should stick to painting

[Francois Jackson]

why is there even a thread for Rucci. He is a Port tragic. With a name like that he is bound to have issues

[tony_montana]

Griffen was higher in that maggott sheahans top 50 too. He's not a pimple on Deledios arse tbh

[Hellenic Tiger]

This from a guy who had John Anthony at number 50 2 years ago. 

Take a deep breath boys turn the page and don't give it the time of day it deserves.