Mike Sheahan's Top 50

[JVT]

Martin in the top 10?

[Smokey]

25 for Cotch which isn't too bad but would question why the likes of Fisher, Dal Santo & Scotland are ahead of him. Ditto Goldstein

Agree with you on Fisher and Scotland WP but Dal Santo is fair enough on his year - I thought he was one of the Saints few shining lights this season and his Brownlow finish would seem to back that up.

[Oiafi]

Martin in the top 10?

Martin won't make it. Fair enough too. Once he gains the fitness to sure up his defensive game watch out though.

[one-eyed]

Dusty isn't in the top 50...

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Below is a sneak peek at Mike Sheahan's top 10.

Mike's best players of the season, in alphabetical order, are:

Gary Ablett

Travis Cloke

Lance Franklin

Darren Glass

Chris Judd

Sam Mitchell

Marc Murphy

Scott Pendlebury

Joel Selwood

Dane Swan

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/mike-sheahans-top-50-afl-players-of-2011/story-e6frf9jf-1226158367144

[Hellenic Tiger]

I can't understand how Travis Cloke is a top 10 player.
Popularity contest at its finest.

[Owl]

TRAVISTY CLOKE!!! now I seen it all ROFL they trying to fluff him up into Richo status or something?  Wankfest !!!

[Hellenic Tiger]

Darren Glass is an excellent full back but if the Eagles were not a top 4 side would he have made the top 10. All done to sell a few extra papers. Has less and less credibility as the years pass.

[dwaino]

Anyone catch Triple M's Hot Breakfast this morning when Sheahan was on talking about this? After Molloy asking why Deledio was so low (he's still filthy since AA and gave Darcy what for over Murphy) and when ever Sheahan tried talking about the players to find in the top 10 Molloy would butt in with calls like "Angus Graham?!?!!!!" it was actually pretty fun. I'm a big Molloy fan. Even bigger champ when he talks up the Tiges. Especially to Eddie tomato.

[Damo]

Travis Cloke has had a great year. Kudos to him.

LOL at Enright 11.


People carry on about a guy that is a key forward and been dominant and yet say nothing about a guy that hasnt had a career year playing on the half back line.

Forget the sour grapes BS, Cloke has taken the most contested marks in the league. Good luck to him.

Eff the haters

[one-eyed]

Here's Mike's complete top 50:

1. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)
2. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast)
3. Travis Cloke (Collingwood)
4. Marc Murphy (Carlton)
5. Dane Swan (Collingwood)
6. Chris Judd (Carlton)
7. Lance Franklin (Hawthorn)
8. Joel Selwood (Geelong)
9. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
10. Darren Glass (West Coast)

11. Corey Enright (Geelong)
12. Dean Cox (West Coast)
13. James Kelly (Geelong)
14. Adam Goodes (Sydney)
15. Dale Thomas (Collingwood)
16. Matthew Scarlett (Geelong)
17. Sam Fisher (St Kilda)
18. Steve Johnson (Geelong)
19. Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda)
20. Jimmy Bartel (Geelong)
21. Heath Scotland (Carlton)
22. Luke Ball (Collingwood)
23. Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne)
24. Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs)
25. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) - He's going to be the best Richmond midfielder for many years. He reminds many of us of G.Ablett, and that is the ultimate accolade for a midfielder.
26. Josh Kennedy (Sydney)
27. Shane Mumford (Sydney)
28. Matthew Priddis (West Coast)
29. Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne)
30. Luke McPharlin (Fremantle)

31. Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle)
32. Kade Simpson (Carlton)
33. Josh Gibson (Hawthorn)
34. Daniel Wells (North Melbourne)
35. Drew Petrie (North Melbourne)
36. Nathan Bock (Gold Coast)
37. Grant Birchall (Hawthorn)
38. Scott Thompson (Adelaide)
39. Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
40. Ben Reid (Collingwood)
41. Brad Sewell (Hawthorn)
42. Brendon Goddard (St Kilda)
43. Jobe Watson (Essendon)
44. Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs)
45. Leon Davis (Collingwood)
46. Bryce Gibbs (Carlton)
47. Brett Deledio (Richmond) - Another solid season, another berth in the top 50, yet should be higher on his natural attributes.
48. Joel Corey (Geelong)
49. Brent Moloney (Melbourne)
50. Stephen Milne (St Kilda)

[Eat_em_Alive]

Eddie Tomato  , there is also Eddie Beetroot does anyone remember him trying to defend that uncalled for spray when the played the saints

[TigerLand]

If you spilled the league and started from scratch Cloke would be lucky to be picked in the first 20 picks.

Franklin had a better year than Cloke.

As far as contested marks go, the definition of contest has changed. 5 years ago contested marks were either 1on1 marking jostles or pack marks. You now get supercoach points if you mark a ball where the defender is close enough to you to punch your shoulder. Many times Cloke lead up the field and took a mark on the lead to have the defender punch his shoulder being behind. = Contested Mark.

Contested marks and possessions are a very grey area. No way did Cloke have a record breaking year. Go back to see how many pack marks and contest marks Richo, Loewe, Carey used to take a game. Cloke takes 9 marks a game 2 in a pack and 7 on a lead but deemed as contested because his opponent is behind hm and can't reach the spoil but is close enough to deem a 'contest'.

Its rubbish

[The Big Richo]

Sharp bit of work on his video chat today when someone suggested next time he sees Dusty he will get a severe don't argue.

[RonnieB]

Sharp bit of work on his video chat today when someone suggested next time he sees Dusty he will get a severe don't argue.

Look who it is.

[one-eyed]

FOOTY fans have voted Gary Ablett as their top player - Mike Sheahan's second top player in his top 50 list.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/mikes-top-10-v-fans-top-50/story-e6frf9jf-1226161971615

Looks like a few Tiger supporters voted as the 'fans' had Cotch at #14, Lids at #16 and Dusty in the top 50 at #42  .