Messenger Top 50 Players of the SANFL

[Wedgie]

Full article here:
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/messenger-sanfl-top-50/story-e6freckc-1226292169812

List here:
MESSENGER TOP 50
1. James Allan, North (last year, 3)
2. Paul Thomas, Central (4)
3. Mark McKenzie, Eagles (11)
4. Nick Liddle, South (10)
5. Luke Jarrad, Eagles (9)
6. Joel Cross, South (NR)
7. Adam Grocke, Eagles (7)
8. Eddie Sansbury, Central (28)
9. Kieran McGuinness, Norwood (21)
10. Michael Wundke, South (NR)
11. Craig Parry, Eagles (31)
12. Luke Powell, Eagles (30)
13. Ben Kane, Sturt (NR)
14. Toby Stribling, South (NR)
15. Scott Lewis, Eagles (19)
16. Chris Schmidt, West (NR)
17. Mat Suckling, Norwood (NR)
18. Andrew Hayes, Central (25)
19. Chris Gowans, Central (48)
20. Mark Dolling, Port (NR)
21. Clint Alleway, North (13)
22. Luke Crane, Sturt (47)
23. Daniel Caire, West (41)
24. Josh Thewlis, South (NR)
25. Justin Cicolella, Eagles (17)
26. Steven Summerton, Port (38)
27. Ryan Ferguson, West (27)
28. Adam Thomson, Sturt (29)
29. Ben Greiger, Eagles (40)
30. Jordan McMahon, Glenelg (30)
31. Luke Harder, Port (NR)
32. James Meiklejohn, Port (43)
33. Alexis Georgiou, Norwood (50)
34. Kyle Jenner, Central (NR)
35. Leigh Ryswyk, North (NR)
36. Phil Raymond, Eagles (NR)
37. Luke Barmby, Central (NR)
38. Tristan Gum, Sturt (5)
39. James Ezard, West (15)
40. Matthew Duldig, Sturt (NR)
41. Ty Allen, Glenelg (1)
42. James Bennett, North (NR)
43. Brad Fisher, West (12)
44. Nick Murphy, South (45)
45. Jonathon Beech, West (NR)
46. Aaron Day, Eagles (NR)
47. Jarrod Schiller, Central (NR)
48. Ruory Kirkby, Glenelg (26)
49. Brett Zorzi, Norwood (2)
50. Jade Sheedy, Sturt (8)

Apologies
Bryce Campbell, Norwood (33)
Alan Obst, Central (46)
Jason Sutherland, Central (NR)
Ryan Willits, West (NR)
Cohen Thiele, North

[am Bays]

Swap #1 and #2 around and it is about right I reckon

[whatever]

Number 2 & 3 to fight out the number one spot.

Purely because when they play well their team wins.

I really wonder how a footballer can get 40 disposals and your team loses and still think they have played a good game. It may be a great DT game but it obviously has no hurt factor and the most important part of football is to win.

[The Sleeping Giant]

#3 is overrated. Plays most games loose in defence.

Duldig wtf?
Stribling?

I'd have Parry higher.

[Dutchy]

Always subjective but Kirkby 48! easily top 20 in the league.

Where is Matt Westhoff?

[The Sleeping Giant]

Always subjective but Kirkby 48! easily top 20 in the league.

Where is Matt Westhoff?

Agree Dutchy. Kirkby is way too low. And Meiklejohn.

[robranisgod]

Better judges than anyone on this site i.e. the 200 club members have voted Allan best player in the comp 5 years in a row. Thatt is sufficient kudos. Blokes who have played the game at the highest level for 200 games think he is the best.

[mickey]

Only 1 port player in the top 20??? Get fugged.. is the bloke who made this list on drugs??

[cd]

These lists are always good talking points - well done to the messenger crew - bet they had some fun working the list out!

Congratulations to the 10 WWTFC reps - 20% of top 50 not a bad effort from the premiers.

[DFA]

How is Matthew Duldig listed ahead of Zorzi and Ty Allen, shorly he's not in the best 100 players in the league let alone at number 40.

[Booney]

Top 3 is right, the order is open to debate.

Any list of 50 will be tough to put together and aside the top 3 I didn't read on too far.

Edit*

I assume it was going on 2011 performances or Jeremy Clayton would be in there, almost could/should be anyway.

[The Ash Man]

No Eagleton?

TSG reckons he was robbed last year

[am Bays]

Better judges than anyone on this site i.e. the 200 club members have voted Allan best player in the comp 5 years in a row. Thatt is sufficient kudos. Blokes who have played the game at the highest level for 200 games think he is the best.

Yeah but half of those judges spend the day at the footy on the cans, watching half the game whilst talking to their mates about days gone by - NTTAWWT. Very similar to most of the punters on here...

[on the rails]

Better judges than anyone on this site i.e. the 200 club members have voted Allan best player in the comp 5 years in a row. Thatt is sufficient kudos. Blokes who have played the game at the highest level for 200 games think he is the best.

Yeah but half of those judges spend the day at the footy on the cans, watching half the game whilst talking to their mates about days gone by - NTTAWWT. Very similar to most of the punters on here...

So you have seen the likes of Barrie Robran, Russell Ebert and your own demi-god Graham Cornes etc sinking cans at SANFL matches have you? What a stupid comment to try and justify the fact you don't agree that Allan is the best player in the comp!

[The Sleeping Giant]

Top 3 is right, the order is open to debate.

Any list of 50 will be tough to put together and aside the top 3 I didn't read on too far.

Edit*

I assume it was going on 2011 performances or Jeremy Clayton would be in there, almost could/should be anyway.

I would have him at #1.

[am Bays]

Yeah but half of those judges spend the day at the footy on the cans, watching half the game whilst talking to their mates about days gone by - NTTAWWT. Very similar to most of the punters on here...

So you have seen the likes of Barrie Robran, Russell Ebert and your own demi-god Graham Cornes etc sinking cans at SANFL matches have you? What a stupid comment to try and justify the fact you don't agree that Allan is the best player in the comp!

Acting like those judges OTR, only seeing what you want to see....

[Pseudo]

How is Matthew Duldig listed ahead of Zorzi and Ty Allen, shorly he's not in the best 100 players in the league let alone at number 40.

The judges must have been Roosters fans

[Pseudo]

Only 1 port player in the top 20??? Get fugged.. is the bloke who made this list on drugs??

Glenelg had less in the top 20.

Proves that the judges were in a state of of total sobriety

[Swamp Donkey]

#3 is overrated. Plays most games loose in defence.

WTF? He plays CHB, pretty hard to play loose at CHB. He's a gun. 4 or 5 B&F in a gun side is a great effort in anyone book.

[on the rails]

Apologies for Ryan Willetts in at the end of the list - really? Why?

I have not ever seen him play even half a decent game that would warrant him to be even considered for inclusion mind you I only see West play 2 or 3 times live plus a handful on TV - maybe he plays blinders every other week?