Why does scott west not rate highly and considered a champion or in the same league as judd or kerr?

Question

the bloke averages more posessions year in and year out than any other midfielder in the comp,but he never seems to get the same accolades as other midfielders-hes won the b&f for his club a record 8 times and finishes in the top ten in brownlow votes consistently.

p.s i don't follow the western bulldogs.

Answer 1

i reckon its because most of west's possessions are uncontested or not as damaging. alot of his kicks are short passes. his handballs (majority of his possessions) are not as slick.

judd and kerr's possessions are more penetrating and sets up most of the WC attack. they simply have more flair and are more effective in using the footy.

Answer 2

the afl and media are all pro interstate clubs

Melbourne based players don't stand a chance

Answer 3

I think it is because his possessions are not as damaging or flashy as someone like Judd or Kerr.  

Shame really because he has been so good for so long, much like Robert Harvey.

Answer 4

judd and kerr and more damaging...and west has never won a premiership, or non club based accolades...plus it doesn't help that he is on a yoyo side that if they make the finals can't progress...he's a superstar in average side-one year, and in a another year a superstar in a goodside..

i've never seen him pop a shoulder out, lead by example in a grand final and pop his shoulder back in to continue in a gf last quarter, or win a north smith medal in losing gf...

or like kerr, be "untackleable" in a last qtr in a grand final they had to win and refuse to lose, bouncing the ball 5 times from the back line into the fwd 50...doing what's needed...

bulldogs 70+ pts loss to eagles when it counted in the finals last year, should have produced some club soul searching...

i dissagree with some of the comments...the media loves the eagles cos they don't play like sydney...they play accountable football and one on one and if they r better they win...they win more often than not and get the media accolades...simple...they lost a gf cos of it, and won another and won't change...

i barrack for the eagles, but know - the big melb 4: coll,carl,ess & rich in the top 8 is good for football...

...see the doggies aren't even mentioned...or thought of when talking about big clubs...if the bulldogs finished first in the minor premiership this year and West won the Brownlow (u r spot on,he votes consistently) then he would be considered among the elite...he is considered a champion now, but all commentators agree not in the league of judd, kerr,cousins,goodes,or hird(back in his day)...

so the reason is - it's who he plays for(or with) and he is not a consistent winner, leaguewise,individually or collectively...

Answer 5

I think he does get recognised, he`s just not as flash as the other two, just goes about his business. Judd & Kerr are freaks, at times they are un-tackleable. West is a bit more like Harvey, a solid champion, without being a freakish player like Ablett.