And McCloud did become a mid.
Right now, Hibberd
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Wanganeen?
And what I heard when they started to tag him heavily Ć la JJ, his teammates used to sing āhey you, get offa McLeodā
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Heath Shaw, Bob Murphy.
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You mean the guy that everyone says has one foot? Who copped heaps when he played for us?
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Yep.
Theyāre very good players. But if theyāre elite, what does that make the Dangerfield, Careys & Abletts?
Elite elite, as Wim says?
Is JJ one of the best in the league in his position? Yes he is. So why shouldnāt he be labelled elite?
Because heās not?
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Carey and Ablett are three of the best five players Iāve ever seen. So yes, whatever hyperbolic name you can come up with, theyāre it.
Then thereās elite, the best {small percentage} in the comp - thatās Dangerfield and Fyfe and in past years, Reiwoldt and Buckley.
I think itās fine to say thereās elite rebounding backs, which would be Shaw and Murphy and Enright. I think thatās enough of a thing to be a thing. Itās not like thereās a team out there who doesnāt have guys trying to be good at that role.
Itās when people try to split it down to āone of the elite brown-haired left footed rebounding backs in a prime numbered jumperā that you start to think they should really use another word.
Iām happy with recognition of āeliteā from any of the 8 or 9 standard roles on a footy team. Itās a team game, after all; being better than anyone at what you do still makes you very valuable, even if thereās people who are better at what they do.
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Picking schoolyard style, heād be the 3rd Bulldogs halfback I would pick.
We still have to trade for him donāt we??
Hope he plays like caca til the end of the season and we throw our 2nd round pick at them like they did with Crameri.
And I agree.
My point was exactly that, actually. Players specialise. If they are elite in their specialty, they are elite (in my book) because thatās their job. Some players like the ones mentioned (though Iām starting to include Dangerfield in there) happen to be āeliteā at everything.
Which leads to another point I was trying to make. If a player can be elite, because they are one of the best in a specific area, is it fair a player be labeled crap when they are not that great at one specific area? The terms āspudā, ātruckā and āsquibā come to mind.
You can be good and a squib.
Spud / truck means no good. Thrown around too often maybe but weāre not here for veracity
Who did he barrack for as a Kid?
Supppsedly did a dodgy with a team mates ex (wasnt at the time)ā¦ not sure If I would like that at our club.
He and Jake Stringer and Jakeās misses are best friends. Jake and his misses broke up and JJ is still close friends with her. Someone started a rumour that JJ did the deed with Jakeās wife.
I doubt it is even remotely true just your garden variety internet rumour.
Midfield first, Get best available because we should have cap space if the list manager is ruthless. 2000 is to long ago
He just needs a sensible hairstyle.