08-14-2020, 03:27 AM
(08-14-2020, 01:13 AM)Spanner link Wrote:How quickly people forget how many turn over Gibbs was involved in during his tenure at Carlton. I find it alarming that based on your position in the draft, exceptions are made and glaring faults glossed over to emphasise "what a great pick" he was. Let's get it straight, the guy was a poor choice at Number 1 as was Murphy.
These guys aren't number one pick material and never were and I get annoyed that people make allowances for them. They were\are being paid handsomely to deliver mediocre results at best. Don't make excuses for them...
Aside from the part where Murphy was the best player in the competition, for a couple of years, before his shoulders went (AFL MVP, continual top 3 Brownlow voting), and also the part where Selwood-aside (and maybe Boak), Gibbs is clearly the best player from his draft (unless we should have taken Gubmleton or Hansen or Thorp). But, I suppose, dont let facts get in the way of an argument