EDIT:: (In response to Paulski (damn you all type fast)).

Yep. He's a good player.

He's also an inconsistent one. One that has a history of intense injury (despite playing through his back issues) and he's not the quickest bull in the pen.

The coleman medal is, like any other medal, no real indication of greatness. Don't make the horrible mistake of confusing prestige with actual brilliance. The brownlow, super-super prestigious but is only the umpire's point of view. Is there a better way of doing it? God, I don't know.. don't have the patience or smarts to even start thinking about it, but it is a flawed system, despite its prestige and weight in the community.

RE: Coleman: Look at Fev. Fev is only a good player. He has the potential to be brilliant, but he's about as consistent as the love-child of a yo-yo and a bowl of semi-set jelly.
Having limited competition as a forward target and getting a good delivery from a high, high quality mid-field and then just doing what you are paid to do as an elite athlete (read: kick straight) and you're in contention for the coleman. a-la Fev. a-la Brown.
Look at Buddy as a prime example. Sublime potential. Too much ego and poor work ethic to be the superstar he could be.

If i had the choice of Bradshaw or Brown for the team, Braddy all the way.

I disagree with you about Fev needing a quality midfield. He won the Coleman and was kicking goals when our midfield was shite. Remember the days when Fat Nick was our top midfielder? Fev, even then, made it happen and kicked hundreds of goals.

That is a very fair call BB. I was trying to say that more about his consistency, that as a Fev-fan, has left me feeling a little let down at times. (However, it may be that for awhile he's been the primary target, despite the fact some of the delivery has been dodgy.. but your midfield these days. God, makes a bombers supporter frothy!! hehe)
He's got flair, style, skill - but then some weeks i just wanna throttle his lack of ticker.

So you just have a dislike of Brown personally then. Thats the only way I can imagine that you would think that Bradshaw is a better player than Brown. He obviously had a slow start to the year, but in the last 5 rounds has averaged 17 touches and 4 goals a game, while contributing an average of 5 goals per game. He pretty much won the game off his own boot on the weekend as well.

Fevola being the sole target is more a disadvantage as well. When was the last time he played a game 1 on 1? He generally has 2 on him and then a man 10m in front of him...

No, no personal dislike. No reason to dislike him.

I'm not saying he's a bad player. God, I have eyes in my head. And 6-7 years ago, he WAS the cream of the crop.

WHEN he was the cream of the crop, he got the kudos he deserved for it in the media. What I am saying is (in my opinion only) he is no longer the cream of the crop, yet still gets that kudos in the media HENCE is overrated.

For example, Roo (despite looking like he's about to break out in tears), is at-this-point-in-time far and away the better CHF. However, Brown gets that kudos in the media.

*edit*
He was good on the weekend, but i'd put the winning game down to Rich.. just.



NO DOUBT at all that you're dead right there. Spot on. And it's also a statement about the team, given that disadvantage to still do so well is commendable. You wouldn't probably see it at Freo, but having said that, the blues have had a dry 7 yeras finals wise... so yeah. Maybe my comments read more harshly than intended.

I think that these days -more often than not - he comes to play. He chases hard and tackles hard. There are times when I know for certain that Ratten has told him to stay in the forward 50 and not chase his man down field. Makes it difficult because when his direct opponent does set up a goal, Fev looks foolish.

Yep. true.

And he was manning the kickout when pears was running off him a few weeks back.. really hard to do much about that.. yet the media played it up him.

Ive notice there have been times this years where he doesnt do much wrong and yet the commentators on tv or radio make a huge thing about his attitude. Then it just gets blown out more than it should.

I dont think he's changed in quality. Reiwoldt has come onto the scene in a big way, and is a more reliable bloke around the ground...but IMO, if I wanted a forward target that is there to kick goals and to be a clutch player, I'd rather Browneye at Carlton. He's a much better kick and he's a really tough team player. They're both awesome...and overall Rooey is definitely better...but he's better because of his work between 40-100...rather than Browneyes 20-60, which is what we're in desperate need of

It is good to see that supporters of other clubs notice the bullsh!t and hype that surrounds everything to do with Fevola.

Yeah, then the game starts!

u funny bastard

Found this for sale on E-bay!

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Might have to put in a bid...

Blackburn South huh?

Now all I have to do is go down to Tulla hire a plane and carpet bomb the place, cheers.