SA Footy

Was having a discussion among a number of SANFL fans about this one, and was going to use it as a Sportsbeat column, but thought I'd throw it open here instead.

Which SANFL players do you like watching play the most? Note - these are not necessarily the most highly skilled, the most talented (although obviously could meet both of those criteria), but the players that you find yourself watching more in a game and admiring the way they go about things. Could be the players who you think make the absolute most of themselves, their work ethic, the way they have worked back from adversity - or any other criteria

Personally, club by club:

Central District: Scott Dutschke, Andrew Hayes
Glenelg: Ty Allen, Brad Agnew
North Adelaide: James Allan, Henry White
Norwood: Brett Zorzi, Matt Suckling
Port: Zane Kirkwood, Josh Thurgood
South: Nick Liddle, Brent McLeod
Sturt: Tristan Gum, Jade Sheedy
West: Steven Morris, Ryan Ferguson
W/WT: James Rimington, Scott Lewis

Plenty of honorable mentions to a number of players, obviously, but would be interested to hear others on this one.

Central: Hayes, Gowans x 2, Spurr, Callinan
Glenelg: Allen, Cranston, Mules
North: Allan, Thring, Alleway, Connors (not that Ive seen much of him)
Port: Clayton, Milera, Thurgood, Summerton, Harder
South: Wundke, Thewlis
Sturt: Sheedy, Crane
West: Ferguson
WWT: Powell, Grocke, McKenzie, Lewis

1. No Norwood players as I enjoy watching all our lads equally
2. Only "enjoy" watching the above players when it's not against us

Centrals: Spurr, Dutschke, Thomas
Glenelg: Allen, Mules, Kirkby when on song
Port: Harder, Summerton
South: Wundke, Cockshell, Crabb, Murphy
Sturt: Sheedy, Gum
West: Webb
North: Don't seem to see enough of them
Norwood: Shenton, Georgiou, McGuiness, Terlich can do some amazing things and then some brain-fade stuff.

Agree JK, that it's hard to rate your team's players. Like watching them all for different reasons and what they contribute. Obviously Grocke, Lewis, Rowntree, Cica, Powell, McKenzie, Jarrad (good to watch but does frustrate me at times), are the main ones.

Also like watching players who try their guts out and develop into solid footballers or perhaps contribute even though they may not be the best or biggest names, such as Crabb, Murphy and Shenton. At the Eagles this would include blokes like Staple, Guifeddra, Geddes, Sutcliffe.

Centrals: James Gowans
Glenelg: James Sellar, Chad Cornes
Eagles: Trent Hentschel, Adam Grocke, Nick Salter
Norwood: Stephen Doyle (it's as rare as seeing a Sasquatch)
Port: Matthew Lokan
South: Toby
West: Macreadie
Sturt: Josh Cubillo

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Norwood: Stephen Doyle (it's as rare as seeing a Sasquatch)

LMAO

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Centrals: James Gowans
Glenelg: James Sellar, Chad Cornes
Eagles: Trent Hentschel, Adam Grocke, Nick Salter
Norwood: Stephen Doyle (it's as rare as seeing a Sasquatch)
Port: Matthew Lokan
South: Toby
West: Macreadie
Sturt: Josh Cubillo

hahahahaha

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Centrals: James Gowans

What about Chris TSG?

Can't stand Chris.

gowan twins love watching them, hard at the ball greaet skills and always offering the umpires and opposition players some friendly advice

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Can't stand Chris.

Yeah, really, why's that?

'cause he doesn't have a sense of humour.

The Sleeping Giant wrote:'cause he doesn't have a sense of humour.

I though it might have been becasue he didn't hit Schubert?

Do you have an example of this? (Chris not having a sense of humour or is it just an opinion?)

Anyway, here's my Top 3 list from each club, the players in no particular order:

Central: Paul Thomas, Eddie Sansbury, Lee Spurr
Norwood: Sam Rowe, James Gallagher, Keiran McGuinness
Eagles: Justin Cicolella, Mark Mackenzie, Luke Jarrad
West: James Ezard, Ryan Ferguson, Steve Morris
Glenelg: Ty Allen, Ben Mules, Ben Kane

South: Nick Liddle, Joel Cross, Michael Wundke
Port: Luke Harder, James Meiklejohn, Daniel Kulikowski
Sturt: Jade Sheedy, Jo Anderson, Luke Crane
North: James Allan, Clint Alleway, George Thring

Centrals:- Callinan, Havelberg
Glenelg:- Tod Grima, Allen
Eagles:- Cicolella
West:- Willits
South:- Stribling, Irra
Norwood:- McGuinness
Port:- Thurgood
Sturt:- Duldig
North:- cant think of any

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Can't stand Chris.

I'll pay that

Sansbury because He takes the game on & backs himself to run through lines, very exciting when it comes off.

This is a difficult one to answer. I am too one-eyed to really answer it objectively.

Basically I enjoy watching all doggy players who play thair role in the "machine" as others have described it.

Even the new players we have added this year are amazing the way they step up and play at the level required.

And when players on the opposition play well against the doggies I find it annoying - it means somone on our team aren't doing their job well.

I have seen a few games where I am a neutral observer and therefore the following list is quite limited to those I have seen.

Eagles: McKenzie, Salter

Port: Harder

North: Alleway

South: Liddle Stribling

Norwood: their old ruckman (what's is name?)

Gleneleg: They make me laugh too much to remember names

Sturt: Giles (I know he's gone now but he was good)

West: yuck too negative

doggies4eva, I'm a bit surprised at your comment about West.

Did you see West the only time they've played Central this year?

They weren't negative then?

redandblack wrote:doggies4eva, I'm a bit surprised at your comment about West.

Did you see West the only time they've played Central this year?

They weren't negative then?

No Mate I didn't see that game. My comments are based on the games West have been on TV.

Central- Sansbury, Dutschke, Dunne

North- Allan

whufc wrote:Central- Sansbury, Dutschke, Dunne

North- Allan

You don't say?