Is this the Most Underrated Player in the League?

Discussion in 'Aussie Rules Football Discussion' started by Skippos, Jul 26, 2013.

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  1. Skippos SM Morgan

    Do you even recognise him?

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    List of his victims for the year:

    R1: Devon Smith - 12 touches, 1.1
    R2: Aaron Hall - 15 touches, 2.1
    R3: Lindsay Thomas - 5 touches, 3.1
    R4: Steven Motlop - 15 touches, 3.0
    R5: Ahmed Saad - 6 touches, 0.0
    R6: Rohan Bewick - 12 touches, 0.0
    R7: Michael Osbourne - 11 touches, 0.0
    R8: Hayden Ballantyne - 11 touches, 2.2
    R9: Andy Krakouer - 13 touches, 0.0
    R10: Leroy Jetta - 14 touches, 0.0
    R11: Ian Callinan - 17 touches, 1.2
    R12: Robbie Gray - 24 touches, 1.0
    R13: Eddie Betts - 6 touches, 0.0
    R14: Dean Kent - 11 touches, 0.0
    R15: Devon Smith - 19 touches, 0.0
    R16: Josh Hill - 6 touches, 0.1

    Averages 12.3 touches on him a game and has conceded 13.8 in 16 games.

    Yeah, Robbie Gray smashed him, and Smith/Callinan/Hall/Motlop/Thomas all held their own, but geez, he's good.

    Last year he was even better. I don't think he conceded a goal in his last four games (inc. finals) with opponents of Breust, Porplyzia, Krakoeur and Rioli. Beat Stevie J last year too.


    Reckon he's the best shutdown small back going around.

    And most people don't even know who he is.
     
    Skippos, Jul 26, 2013
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  2. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    If Lindsay Thomas is kicking 3 goals on you you need to give AFL away.
     
    Sultan Pepper, Jul 26, 2013
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  3. Skippos SM Morgan

    Lindsay's kicked 45 goals in 13 games this year - 3.4 goals a game :p
     
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    Skippos, Jul 26, 2013
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  4. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    Then there are a lot of blokes who need to hang up the boots.
     
    Sultan Pepper, Jul 26, 2013
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  5. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    Also see my avatar for most under rated player in the game.
     
    Sultan Pepper, Jul 26, 2013
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  6. Skippos SM Morgan

    I was totally on him at the start of the season. Had the best month at the start of any player over the last 10 years bar Ablett/Swan/Judd. Was incredible. The the next two months after that everyone began to rate him through the roof and he performed like shit.

    Now that people are beginning to think he's the spud of '05-'12 he's beginning to perform well again :p
     
    Skippos, Jul 26, 2013
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  7. Skippos SM Morgan

    Three more shoutouts

    Ryan O'Keefe & Kieran Jack. O'Keefe moreso but maaaan these guys are good.

    Matthew Scarlett too. Greatest complete fullback of all time. Equal on defence with Silvagni but miles ahead offensively. Certainly the GOAT and certainly isn't considered it.
     
    Skippos, Jul 26, 2013
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  8. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    Darren Gaspar
     
    Sultan Pepper, Jul 26, 2013
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  9. PaulFromOz PF Oz

    Bootsma
     
    PaulFromOz, Jul 26, 2013
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  10. HeathDavisSpeed HT Davis

    Nathan Bock. Hasn't had a goal kicked against him in the AFL all season. And people think he's past it. For shame.
     
    HeathDavisSpeed, Jul 26, 2013
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  11. Skippos SM Morgan


    :laughing:!!!
     
    Skippos, Jul 26, 2013
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  12. MASTERS S Masters

    tbf, Motlops out put is about 15 poss and that 3 i think is his best haul this season
     
    MASTERS, Jul 26, 2013
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  13. PaulFromOz PF Oz

    Seriously, Liberatore.

    I heard something like he's leading the league in most contested possession or hard ball gets?
     
    PaulFromOz, Jul 26, 2013
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  14. jimmy_c8 MC James

    He's leading the clearances, not sure about contested possessions or hard ball gets though. He'd definitely be up there.
     
    jimmy_c8, Jul 26, 2013
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  15. Skippos SM Morgan

    Clearances are about as useless a stat as hitouts, though.
     
    Skippos, Jul 26, 2013
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  16. jimmy_c8 MC James

    What is actually classified as a clearance? If a guy gets a tiny handball out of a pack to a running player who bursts through the pack and kicks it inside 50, does the bloke who dished the ball get the clearance or is it the bloke who ends up with the ball?
     
    jimmy_c8, Jul 26, 2013
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  17. Skippos SM Morgan

    Player who has the first disposal in the chain that results in the clearance. Often the inside midfielder with the handball hence Libba's count.
     
    Skippos, Jul 26, 2013
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  18. PaulFromOz PF Oz

    That's hardly useless then.
     
    PaulFromOz, Jul 26, 2013
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  19. Skippos SM Morgan

    this is a good read. explains it better than I could
     
    Skippos, Jul 26, 2013
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  20. Dirk Diggler DM Diggler

    Corey Enright
     
    Dirk Diggler, Jul 26, 2013
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