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Post by Jeff Miller on Jul 5, 2013 11:08:56 GMT -5
Well done Andrew!! I tend to agree with your list, except I don't think Curtis has done so great right hand lately, even though his left is fantastic.
I'm pretty sure Tyrell had a supermatch with Matt in Red Deer and beat him every match (perhaps prior to 2010, can't remember). I believe Tyrrell has NEVER lost to Matt. I stand by ranking Matt over Tyrrell now in spite of that - Matt is nearly 240lbs now and he's a different animal this year.
Question for Ontarians: Would Allen Ford beat anyone on my list between Bjorn and Janek Kwias (like would he beat Joe Gould or Rob Graham?)? This is the part I don't have much info on.
Also, is Ryan's right arm 100%? Because I feel like he would have in the past, demolished some of the people that have beat him recently. Ryan's left seems great as ever even at the lower body weight.
*I want to update this list if you guys can help me with these unknowns... then I will add CRAZY GEORGE to the list...which will cause a horrible uproar in the armwrestling community.
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Post by Eric Roussin on Jul 5, 2013 12:31:08 GMT -5
I do think Allen would be the favourite against any of the pullers between Bjorn and Janek. Allen has flashed me every time we've pulled in the past two years. He had wars with Rick Heidebrecht last summer. I really believe he's top ten in the country.
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Post by Jeff Miller on Jul 5, 2013 12:53:45 GMT -5
Updated my list accordingly...I disagree with the top ten thing for Allen when I go puller by puller. Crazy George is there now along with the smaller big man - Ryan Espey.
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Post by Eric Roussin on Jul 5, 2013 13:31:10 GMT -5
This is fun to debate. It's interesting that Jeff ranks Crazy George #2, while Anthony isn't even in the top 25. I agree in that I would bet on George against everyone one the list except for Anthony and Devon. However, I do not think Anthony is in the Canada top 10 when considering all of the pullers on the list. Rankings are tough.
Aside from George, I think it's difficult to argue that the current top four in Canada are not Devon, Sylvain, Mike, and Earl. While it may be possible that Matt, Tyrrell, or others could beat one of these guys, I think more proof would be needed before ranking them ahead.
I also think Ryan should not be ranked quite so high right now, based on the right hand Nationals results.
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Post by Edmontonarm on Jul 5, 2013 13:43:30 GMT -5
I Will give this a shot
1)Devon Larratt
Earl Wilson
Mike Gould
Sylvain Perron
Tyrrell w
Matt Mask
Allen Ford
Del Mudyk
Anthony Del Antonia
10) Crazy George
Kade Revolstoke
Brian Tambyn
Ian Carnegie
Ryan Espey
Rob Graham
Joe Gould
Marlon Hicks
Shea Dickie
Nicola Gazzetto
20)Vern Martel
Denis Dubreuil
Rick Heidebrecht
Eric Roussin
Ralphie Bayers
Dan Bellefeuille
-kelly l
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Post by Jeff Miller on Jul 5, 2013 14:30:32 GMT -5
I agree, I was kind of discounting this last month, which sounds crazy, but Ryan's done so much a$$ whuppin' before that, I want to think he's hurt or had an off month.
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Post by Jeff Miller on Jul 5, 2013 14:35:50 GMT -5
I like Kelly's new point of view, except I say Eric Roussin beats Nicola Gazzetto anyday, and nobody besides Devon has a good chance with Crazy George - only AD has had fleeting moments of victory against him. And John Milne is definitely ahead of Marlon (at least).
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Post by Eric Roussin on Jul 5, 2013 14:36:08 GMT -5
Regarding Ryan, I've got to think the 100+ pound weight loss has something to do with it. Hasn't he also had tough matches with Perry in Manitoba over the past year?
Regarding Kelly's list, I think most severely under-ranked pullers are Rick Heidebrecht and John Milne (who isn't even included).
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Post by Jeff Miller on Jul 5, 2013 14:40:31 GMT -5
Agreed about Kelly list.
Probably, but Ryan's left has been pretty awesome even with the weight loss. What's up with the right arm Ryan?
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Post by Edmontonarm on Jul 5, 2013 14:51:30 GMT -5
my picks are based off if everyone is the same weight and past tourney results
if nicola and eric were the same weight say 187 or 220 i would go with nicola
if milne and marlon were the same weight 154 or 210 i would take marlon
and also i would switch Dubreuil with Gazzetto based on the arm melter 17(3-0) i thought is was the other way around
-kelly
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