AFL top 100: The club legends of 2019
One of the sad aspects of the trade period can be the loss of a favourite son to another team when you were looking forward to seeing him in your club colours for years to come.
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AFL top 100: 2019 milestones to look forward to
As it stands at the moment, ten players should reach game milestones in Round 1 in 2019.
AFL top 100: The washup - West Coast Eagles
For a team considered by many to have flown under the radar, the West Coast Eagles were a remarkably consistent and high performing team for the whole year.
AFL top 100: The wash-up – Collingwood
Nathan Buckley was awarded coach of the year by his peers during the week, and nothing happened on grand final day to diminish this accolade.
AFL top 100: Grand final selection highlights
Of the 18 clubs in the AFL, Collingwood was the only one that did not welcome a new member to its top 100 game-players list.
AFL Top 100: The wash-up - Richmond
It is hard to know who should feel the most disappointed with their preliminary final performance: Richmond or Melbourne.
AFL Top 100: The wash-up - Melbourne
The Demons crashed out of the finals in Perth when they were mauled by a rampant West Coast Eagles side, failing to score a goal in the first half.
AFL top 100: Preliminary finals selection highlights
The preliminary finals highlight the two separate paths that can be taken to achieve the holy grail.
AFL top 100: Washup - Greater Western Sydney
Has Greater Western Sydney slipped over the past three years? After making the preliminary finals in 2016 and 2017, this year they were rolled in the semifinals.
AFL top 100: The wash-up - Hawthorn
Everyone, including Alistair Clarkson, was surprised with the success Hawthorn achieved in the home-and-away season, so we should not be too shocked at the straight sets demise of the Hawks at the business end of the season.
AFL top 100: The wash-up – Geelong
While Chris Scott has now coached Geelong into seven final series in his eight years at the club, it’s now been seven years since the Cats won a premiership, and their recent final performances have been poor.
AFL top 100: The wash-up – Sydney
The Swans acted swiftly after their disappointing end to the season in the elimination final, when they were too slow with leg speed and ball movement to match Greater Western Sydney in the battle of the bridge in Week 1 of the finals.
AFL top 100: Finals Week 2 selection highights
In tonight’s game between Melbourne and Hawthorn two current players from the AFL top 100 game-players face off against each other, but the coincidences do not stop there.
AFL top 100: The wash-up – Western Bulldogs
The most devastating news for the Bulldogs as they review their 2018 season will be the highly likely defection of Luke Dahlhaus to Geelong.
AFL top 100: The wash-up – North Melbourne
As they’ve done in previous years, the Kangaroos started the season in style and for a fair part looked like finals material, but they fell away towards the pointy end of the competition.
AFL top 100: The wash-up – Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide showed during the season that they could compete with most teams and play finals, but only at times. They fell away at the end of the season, losing their last four games and missing the final eight by four points and percentage.
AFL top 100: Finals highlights week 1 (part 2)
The benefits of your teams making the finals are not only the continued excitement that it brings for the club, the team and the fans.
AFL top 100: The wash-up – St Kilda
There’s little doubt that most observers of AFL football consider St Kilda to be the biggest disappointment of 2018.
AFL top 100: Finals Week 1 highlights
What did the first week of the finals tell us that we didn’t already know?
AFL Top 100: The wash up - Essendon
Essendon’s 2018 season really was a case of sliding doors. If they had not lost a game to Carlton (giving that club one of the only two wins it achieved in the season) there was every chance that the Dons would have made the final eight as one of the in-form teams.
Jack Riewoldt is already a Top 30 goal kicker, and still has two years of his contract to run. He could still play on after that. His aerial ability means that if he doesn’t mark it, the crumbers (Caddy, etc.) will do well. He showed in the prelim he could kick straight under pressure. I reckon he will finish his career in the Top 15.
AFL Top 100: The wash-up - Richmond
Oops (Again!) Of course I meant Mark LeCras who currently sits in equal 83rd position on the all time list, but the gremlins got in there! One goal will see LeCras equal Jimmy Freake, Dick Reynolds and Alan Ruthven.Thanks for your comment, better proof reading needed next time, huh?
AFL top 100: Grand final selection highlights
Oops, you are right of course Brad. How could we forget so soon.
AFL top 100: Finals Week 1 highlights
Yes, a great effort and he’s not finished yet! Don’t forget all those other smaller forwards he provides with crumbs as well.
AFL Top 100: Goalkicking highlights Round 4 (Part 3)
Hi Rissole,
Yes, on current form you would think he is a certainty. As a rule, I have decided to comment on the goal kicking milestones after the event!
AFL Top 100 : selection highlights Round 3 (part 1)
Thanks for your comments, mattyb. #7 will always be Dougie Hawkins, and #31 Barassi, despite Dustin Fletchers’ 400 games!
What's in a number and which one's your favourite?
Thanks Rick, Remember the days when Voss, Hird and Buckley were all running around with that number?
What's in a number and which one's your favourite?
Oops! Thanks GOB. I got a bit carried away there – I did mean Freo.
AFL Top 100: What else is in store for Round 1?
Thanks Harsh Truth. I take it from your comments that you don’t expect Carlton’s three Top 100 goal kickers Murphy, Simpson and Casboult to add many goals to their totals?
AFL top 100: What to watch for in 2018
Good luck with that! At least the extra games would help Kade, Marc and Matthew move up the “charts”!
AFL top 100: What to watch for in 2018
Any player who can be counted in the Top 100 out of the 15,000+ who have played the game should be recognised. Because of their recent success the Tigers have a number of current players who make the Top 100 Tigers of all time, and they have Jack Riewoldt on the AFL list about to pass the great John Coleman as a goal kicker, but being “chased” by Eddie Betts, Jarryd Roughead and Josh Kennedy.
AFL top 100: What to watch for in 2018
Maybe Carlton will be fired up and Richmond hungover? Anyway, if you can’t enjoy the game, enjoy some individual players’ achievements.
AFL top 100: What to watch for in 2018
I think they have some strong possibilities if certain players remain at the clubs for a few more seasons: Lynch, Cameron, etc. Anyway, because these clubs have played so few games, these players automatically make it into the club’s Top 100 list!
AFL top 100: What to watch for in 2018
What about the prospect of Chris Judd and Chris Yarram dropping off the Carlton list of Top 100 goal kickers!? It could happen in the next 2-4 years if Jack Silvangi gets his act together!
AFL top 100: What to watch for in 2018
As I have just said, it is not the 100 games I am celebrating as your comments are correct. It is the Top 100 players who have contributed to your club or the league. For example, Ray Shaw – a former Collingwood captain – is in danger of dropping out of the Collingwood Top 100 game players although he played at the club for 8 years!
AFL top 100: What to watch for in 2018
I take your point too, Walter but it is not 100 games that I am concentrating on, it’s the most games for the AFL (or a club) down to number 100 on the list! The number of seasons required to even break into this list is well above the number of seasons required to play 100 games! As I said in my earlier reply, we all have our “favourite” champions but – at the end of the day – it comes down to how well the player served his club and for how long. I was disappointed when players I consider champions (Maurice Rioli, John Northey and Fred Burge) were replaced on the Richmond Top 100 list by Ty Vickery in his last game in 2016! Vickery was subsequently replaced by Brandon Ellis in his remarkable run of consecutive games in 2017 but that is what the statistics disclose and we all admire Brent Harvey and Michael Tuck, etc.
AFL top 100: What to watch for in 2018
Thanks for you comments, Aransan. You are right, there is now greater opportunity for players to break into the Top 100 of all time, but I still believe these stats are the most appropriate to use to judge the “worth” of players to the various teams. To even make the list in 100th position at the foundation clubs requires at least 7 years of injury free form, opportunity and loyalty. We all have different opinions of what makes a champion and to compare players in different eras is a minefield, and it is interesting to note that only one player at 10 of the clubs is even close enough to achieve Top 100 status in 2018!. The measure I use is fair. Sure, the longer seasons and better injury management give current day players a greater opportunity to make the list, but list sizes, starting age limits and draft trading all reduce this opportunity.
AFL top 100: What to watch for in 2018
Keeping Moore and Reid would give the ‘pies two swing players which provides flexibility. If (and it’s a big if) Elliott can stay strong, he adds an x factor. I agree keep both Dunn and Scharenberg, and Wells – if he is still up to it – has an amazing w-l ratio with the pies.
Chris’ other suggestions can all go to make room for the next lot of up and comers.
AFL top 100: The wash-up – Collingwood