The 'Eras' Fantasy Draft is a new concept that BOOMZ and I have been working on for a while now, and it's finally come to life!
Basically, there will be 6 managers (all of which have been pre-chosen) who pick players based on the eras in which they played their careers.
The Rules
Subject to change.
Section 1.1
Eligibility
• Each player must have played at least 1 senior game in a major league. The leagues considered to be 'major' are as following:
WANFL, SANFL, TFL, VFL and VFA prior to 1990, and the AFL from 1990 until the conclusion of the 2011 season. For those who aren't familiar with the old league names, the WANFL became the WAFL, the TFL became the TSL, the VFL became the AFL and the VFA became the VFL.
• Each player is eligible to be picked in any era they played in. For example Tigers legend Kevin Bartlett would be eligible for selection for the 1960s era, 1970s era and 1980s era.
• Each player is only eligible for selection once. For example, if Kevin Bartlett were to be picked in the 1960s era, he would no longer be available for selection in the 1970s era, nor the 1980s era.
Section 1.2
Definition of an Era
• Each 'Era' will be a 10 year block, from the beginning to the finish of the decade. For example, in the 1980s era players that played in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989 would be eligible for selection for that era.
• Due to the small amount of time between the foundation of the VFL (1896) and the turn of the decade (1900) the 2 eras will be drafted together, as to not hand a large disadvantage to managers with early picks in the 1890s era.
• There will be 11 eras in which players will be selected
Section 1.3
Selection Process
• Each manager will select 2 players from each era, meaning a dozen players from each era will be selected in the initial drafting process. At the end of the selection process each manager will have a 22 man team.
• Once the initial selection process is completed each manager will have the opportunity to select 3 players who were not taken in their era. This will mean that more players from 'golden eras' will be selected, and allow each manager to name 3 emergencies.
• Each manager will have 24 hours to make their selection, their clock will begin when the manager with the selection immediately prior to theirs makes their selection. For example, if Manager X takes their pick at 12:00:00 AM on Sunday then Manager Y will have until 12:00:00 AM on Monday to make their selection.
• Each of the 6 managers will be assigned a number (see below) and I will use http://www.random.org/ to generate the numbers. If the number you're assigned is generated first, you will receive the first selection in the 1890s/1900s era.
• At the beginning of each era selection order will change, the person who received the first selection in the previous era will then receive the last, and each other manager will receive a selection which is one place higher than what they'd previously received.
Section 1.4
Misc.
• The winner will be determined in a poll, which will be held in 'The Front Bar.' The poll will run for 1 week, the manager who receives the most votes will be declared the winner of the draft, the manager with the second most will be awarded second etc.
• If you're aware that you'll be unable to make your selections for any significant period of time, please leave some selections with another FanFooty user. Nobody likes to be skipped and we want a fair draft ;)
The Draft Order
The numbers assigned to each manager were as follows:
1 - Sid
2 - BOOMZ
3 - ossie85
4 - c4v3m4n
5 - DazBurg
6 - BratPack
This was the order that the managers joined the draft.
Selections
1890s/1900s
c4v3m4n, ossie85, DazBurg, BOOMZ, Sid, BratPack, BratPack, Sid, BOOMZ, DazBurg, ossie85, c4v3m4n
1910s
ossie85, DazBurg, BOOMZ, Sid, BratPack, c4v3m4n, c4v3m4n, BratPack, Sid, BOOMZ, DazBurg, ossie85
1920s
DazBurg, BOOMZ, Sid, BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85, ossie85, c4v3m4n, BratPack, Sid, BOOMZ, Dazburg
1930s
BOOMZ, Sid, BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85, DazBurg, DazBurg, ossie85, c4v3m4n, BratPack, Sid, BOOMZ
1940s
Sid, BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85, DazBurg, BOOMZ, BOOMZ, DazBurg, ossie85, c4v3m4n, Bratpack, Sid
1950s
BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85, DazBurg, BOOMZ, Sid, Sid, BOOMZ, DazBurg, ossie85, c4v3m4n, BratPack
1960s
c4v3m4n, ossie85, DazBurg, BOOMZ, Sid, BratPack, BratPack, Sid, BOOMZ, DazBurg, ossie85, c4v3m4n
1970s
ossie85, DazBurg, BOOMZ, Sid, BratPack, c4v3m4n, c4v3m4n, BratPack, Sid, BOOMZ, DazBurg, ossie85
1980s
DazBurg, BOOMZ, Sid, BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85, ossie85, c4v3m4n, BratPack, Sid, BOOMZ, DazBurg
1990s
BOOMZ, Sid, BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85, DazBurg, DazBurg, ossie85, c4v3m4n, BratPack, Sid, BOOMZ
2000s
Sid, BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85, DazBurg, Boomz, Boomz, DazBurg, ossie85, c4v3m4n, BratPack, Sid
Final Pool
BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85, DazBurg, Boomz, Sid, Sid, Boomz, DazBurg, ossie85, c4v3m4n, BratPack, BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85, DazBurg, Boomz, Sid
Picks
Era 1 - 1890-1909
1. Albert Thurgood (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg581603.html#msg581603) (c4v3m4n)
2. Dick Lee (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg581685.html#msg581685) (ossie85)
3. Henry Young (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg581697.html#msg581697) (DazBurg)
4. Tom Leahy (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg581769.html#msg581769) (Boomz)
5. Tom Mackenzie (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582047.html#msg582047) (Sid)
6. Peter Burns (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582057.html#msg582057) (BratPack)
7. John Daly (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582068.html#msg582068) (BratPack)
8. Charlie Pannam (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582082.html#msg582082) (Sid)
9. Shine Hosking (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582087.html#msg582087) (Boomz)
10. Jack Tredrea (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582102.html#msg582102) (DazBurg)
11. Jock McHale (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582123.html#msg582123) (ossie85)
12. Vic Cumberland (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582623.html#msg582623) (c4v3m4n)
Era 2 - 1910-1919
1. Roy Cazaly (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582135.html#msg582135) (ossie85)
2. Ivor Warne-Smith (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582145.html#msg582145) (DazBurg)
3. Dan Moriarty (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582150.html#msg582150) (Boomz)
4. Jack Hamilton (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582154.html#msg582154) (Sid)
5. William Truscott (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582173.html#msg582173) (BratPack)
6. Vic Thorp (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582681.html#msg582681) (c4v3m4n)
7. Horrie Gorringe (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582681.html#msg582681) (c4v3m4n)
8. Tom Fitzmaurice (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582718.html#msg582718) (BratPack)
9. Harold Oliver (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582735.html#msg582735) (Sid)
10. Mark Tandy (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg582805.html#msg582805) (Boomz)
11. Dan Minogue (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg583562.html#msg583562) (DazBurg)
12. Wels Eicke (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg583566.html#msg583566) (ossie85)
Era 3 - 1920-1929
1. Gordon Coventry (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg583572.html#msg583572) (DazBurg)
2. Ken Farmer (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg583584.html#msg583584) (Boomz)
3. Albert Collier (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg583597.html#msg583597) (Sid)
4. Walter Scott (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg583681.html#msg583681) (BratPack)
5. Syd Coventry (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg583851.html#msg583851) (c4v3m4n)
6. Harry Collier (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg584071.html#msg584071) (ossie85)
7. Colin Watson (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg584123.html#msg584123) (ossie85)
8. Jack Titus (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg584822.html#msg584822) (c4v3m4n)
9. Jack Moriarty (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg585116.html#msg585116) (BratPack)
10. Reg Hickey (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg585178.html#msg585178) (Sid)
11. Jack Regan (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg585179.html#msg585179) (Boomz)
12. Edward 'Carji' Greeves (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg585197.html#msg585197) (DazBurg)
Era 4 - 1930-1939
1. Haydn Bunton Snr. (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg585219.html#msg585219) (Boomz)
2. Dick Reynolds (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg585542.html#msg585542) (Sid)
3. Merv McIntosh (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg585862.html#msg585862) (BratPack)
4. Jack Dyer (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg585926.html#msg585926) (c4v3m4n)
5. Bob Pratt (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg585947.html#msg585947) (ossie85)
6. Norm Smith (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586170.html#msg586170) (DazBurg)
7. Wally Buttsworth (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586170.html#msg586170) (DazBurg)
8. Des Fothergill (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586191.html#msg586191) (ossie85)
9. Jack Mueller (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586322.html#msg586322) (c4v3m4n)
10. Wilfred Smallhorn (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586337.html#msg586337) (BratPack)
11. Laurie Nash (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586372.html#msg586372) (Sid)
12. George Doig (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586377.html#msg586377) (Boomz)
Era 5 - 1940-1949
1. John Coleman (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586388.html#msg586388) (Sid)
2. Bill Hutchison (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586403.html#msg586403) (BratPack)
3. Bernie Smith (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586872.html#msg586872) (c4v3m4n) *Late pick
4. Ron Clegg (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586854.html#msg586854) (ossie85)
5. Len Fitzgerald (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586943.html#msg586943) (DazBurg)
6. Bob Rose (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586983.html#msg586983) (Boomz)
7. Bob Hank (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586983.html#msg586983) (Boomz)
8. Alan Ruthven (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg586989.html#msg586989) (DazBurg)
9. Jack Sheedy (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg587071.html#msg587071) (ossie85)
10. Stan Heal (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg587443.html#msg587443) (c4v3m4n)
11. George Moloney (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg587466.html#msg587466) (BratPack)
12. Steve Marsh (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg587499.html#msg587499) (Sid)
Era 6 - 1950-1959
1. Graham Farmer (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg587490.html#msg587490) (BratPack)
2. Ted Whitten (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg587504.html#msg587504) (c4v3m4n)
3. Ron Barassi Jnr. (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg587554.html#msg587554) (ossie85)
4. Bob Skilton (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg587557.html#msg587557) (DazBurg)
5. John Nicholls (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg587626.html#msg587626) (Boomz)
6. Kevin Murray (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg587817.html#msg587817) (Sid)
7. Lindsay Head (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg587826.html#msg587826) (Sid)
8. Jack E Clarke (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg587832.html#msg587832) (Boomz)
9. Darrel Baldock (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg587942.html#msg587942) (DazBurg)
10. Lou Richards (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg588089.html#msg588089) (ossie85)
11. Geof Motley (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg588179.html#msg588179) (c4v3m4n)
12. Graham Arthur (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg588200.html#msg588200) (BratPack)
Era 7 - 1960-1969
1. Leigh Matthews (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg588366.html#msg588366) (c4v3m4n)
2. Ian Stewart (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg588394.html#msg588394) (ossie85)
3. Malcolm Blight (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg588443.html#msg588443) (DazBurg)
4. Barrie Robran (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg588447.html#msg588447) (Boomz)
5. Peter Hudson (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg588842.html#msg588842) (Sid)
6. Alex Jesaulenko (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg588987.html#msg588987) (BratPack)
7. Kevin Bartlett (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg588987.html#msg588987) (BratPack)
8. Royce Hart (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg589080.html#msg589080) (Sid)
9. Francis Bourke (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg589096.html#msg589096) (Boomz)
10. Bruce Doull (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg589106.html#msg589106) (DazBurg)
11. David Dench (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg589110.html#msg589110) (ossie85)
12. Gary Dempsey (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg589163.html#msg589163) (c4v3m4n)
Era 8 - 1970-1979
1. Keith Greig (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg589121.html#msg589121) (ossie85)
2. Simon Madden (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg589634.html#msg589634) (DazBurg)
3. Kelvin Moore (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg589777.html#msg589777) (Boomz)
4. Len Thompson (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg589796.html#msg589796) (Sid)
5. Russell Ebert (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg589802.html#msg589802) (Boomz)
6. Austin Robertson Jnr. (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg589815.html#msg589815) (c4v3m4n)
7. Barry Cable (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg589815.html#msg589815) (c4v3m4n)
8. Geoff Southby (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg589820.html#msg589820) (BratPack)
9. Peter Daicos (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590025.html#msg590025) (Sid)
10. Tim Watson (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590184.html#msg590184) (Boomz)
11. Michael Tuck (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590193.html#msg590193) (DazBurg)
12. Doug Wade (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590214.html#msg590214) (ossie85)
Era 9 - 1980-1989
1. Gary Ablett Snr. (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590226.html#msg590226) (DazBurg)
2. Wayne Carey (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590231.html#msg590231) (Boomz)
3. Stephen Silvagni (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590236.html#msg590236) (Sid)
4. Tony Lockett (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590284.html#msg590284) (BratPack)
5. Stephen Kernahan (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590300.html#msg590300) (c4v3m4n)
6. Greg Williams (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590327.html#msg590327) (ossie85)
7. Paul Roos (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590327.html#msg590327) (ossie85)
8. Craig Bradley (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590338.html#msg590338) (c4v3m4n)
9. Dermott Brereton (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590350.html#msg590350) (BratPack)
10. Robert Flower (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590615.html#msg590615) (Sid)
11. Robert Harvey (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590760.html#msg590760) (Boomz)
12. Paul Salmon (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590767.html#msg590767) (DazBurg)
Era 10 - 1990-1999
1. James Hird (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg590964.html#msg590964) (Boomz)
2. Darren Jarman (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg591218.html#msg591218) (Sid)
3. Gavin Wanganeen (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg591266.html#msg591266) (BratPack)
4. Jim Stynes (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg591408.html#msg591408) (c4v3m4n)
5. Nathan Buckley (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg591483.html#msg591483) (ossie85)
6. Adam Goodes (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg591578.html#msg591578) (DazBurg)
7. Dustin Fletcher (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg591581.html#msg591581) (DazBurg)
8. Matthew Scarlett (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg591587.html#msg591587) (ossie85)
9. Glen Jakovich (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg591969.html#msg591969) (c4v3m4n)
10. Andrew McLeod (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg591974.html#msg591974) (BratPack)
11. Michael Voss (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg591979.html#msg591979) (Sid)
12. Mark Ricciuto (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg591981.html#msg591981) (Boomz)
Era 11 - 2000-Present
1. Chris Judd (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg591982.html#msg591982) (Sid)
2. Dane Swan (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg592032.html#msg592032) (BratPack)
3. Gary Ablett Jnr. (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg592084.html#msg592084) (c4v3m4n)
4. Jonathan Brown (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg592124.html#msg592124) (ossie85)
5. Jimmy Bartel (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg592376.html#msg592376) (DazBurg)
6. Darren Glass (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg592701.html#msg592701) (Boomz)
7. Matthew Pavlich (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg592701.html#msg592701) (Boomz)
8. Simon Black (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg593141.html#msg593141) (DazBurg)
9. Dean Cox (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg593176.html#msg593176) (ossie85)
10. Peter Matera (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg593270.html#msg593270) (c4v3m4n)
11. Matthew Lloyd (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg593372.html#msg593372) (BratPack)
12. Matthew Richardson (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg593455.html#msg593455) (Sid)
Final Pool - No era restrictions
1. Glenn Archer (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg593473.html#msg593473) (BratPack)
2. Bernie Quinlan (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg594156.html#msg594156) (c4v3m4n)
3. Joel Selwood (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg594192.html#msg594192) (ossie85)
4. John Platten (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg594198.html#msg594198) (DazBurg)
5. Stephen Michael (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg594246.html#msg594246) (Boomz)
6. Ross Glendinning (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg594255.html#msg594255) (Sid)
7. Roy Wright (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg594450.html#msg594450) (Sid)
8. Brian Peake (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg594483.html#msg594483) (Boomz)
9. Jason Dunstall (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg594530.html#msg594530) (DazBurg)
10. Scott Pendlebury (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg594544.html#msg594544) (ossie85)
11. Peter Carey (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg594650.html#msg594650) (c4v3m4n)
12. Harry Vallence (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg594700.html#msg594700) (BratPack)
13. Kevin Sheedy (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg594700.html#msg594700) (BratPack)
14. Bill Walker (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg595340.html#msg595340) (c4v3m4n)
15. Lance Franklin (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg594986.html#msg594986) (ossie85)
16. Robert DiPierdomenico (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg595370.html#msg595370) (DazBurg)
17. Denis Marshall (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg595372.html#msg595372) (Boomz)
18. Gary Ayres (http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,44558.msg596264.html#msg596264) (Sid)
Final Teams
ossie85
B: Matthew Scarlett, David Dench, Wels Eicke
HB: Jock McHale, Paul Roos, Ron Clegg
C: Keith Greig, Ian Stewart, Greg Williams
HF: Nathan Buckley, Jonathan Brown, Des Forthergil
F: Lou Richards, Bob Pratt, Dick Lee
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Joel Selwood
Inter: Jack Sheedy, Dean Cox, Scott Pendlebury, Harry Collier
Emerg: Doug Wade, Colin Watson, Lance Franklin
c4v3m4n
FB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: Ted Whitten (captain), Glen Jakovich, Geof Motley
C: Craig Bradley, Barry Cable, Peter Matera
HF: Albert Thurgood, Stephan Kernahan, Bernie Quinlan
FF: Jack Titus, Austin Robertson Jnr., Horrie Gorringe
R: Gary Dempsey, Leigh Matthews (coach), Bill Walker
INT: Jim Stynes, Jack Dyer, Jack Mueller, Gary Ablett Jnr.
EMG: Vic Cumberland, Peter Carey, Stan Heal
Boomz
FB: Kelvin Moore, Jack Regan, Darren Glass
HB: Denis Marshall, Dan Moriarty, Francis Bourke
C: Tim Watson, Jack Clarke, James Hird
HF: Barrie Robran, Wayne Carey, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, Mark Ricciuto
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Bob Rose
INT: Tom Leahy, Brian Peake, Robert Harvey, Stephen Michael
EME: Matthew Pavlich, Mark Tandy, Sampson Hosking
BratPack
FB: Geoff Southby, Peter Burns, Gavin Wanganeen
HB:Andrew McLeod, Glenn Archer, Walter Scott
C: Bill Hutchinson, Russell Ebert , Wilfred "Chicken" Smallhorn
HF: Alex Jesaulenko (vc), Dermott Brereton, George "Specka" Moloney
FF:Matthew Lloyd , Tony Lockett, Harry "Soapy" Vallence
R: Graham "Polly" Farmer (c), Dane Swan, Kevin Bartlett
INT: Merv McIntosh, Graham Arthur, John D. Daly, William "Nipper" Truscott
EMG: Tom Fitzmaurice, Jack Moriarty, Kevin Sheedy (Coach)
DazBurg
FB. Jack Tredrea Dustin Fletcher Wally Buttsworth
HB. Len Fitzgerald Dan Minogue Bruce Doull
C... Allan Ruthven Ivor Warne Smith Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves
HF. Darrel Baldock Paul Salmon Malcolm Blight
FF. Gorden Coventry Gary Ablett Snr Jason Dunstall
Foll Simon Madden Michael Tuck Bob Skilton
Inter Adam Goodes James Bartel Simon Black John Platten
Emerg: Henry Young Robert DiPierdomeraco Norm Smith (Coach)
Sid
FB: Reg Hickey, Stephen Silvagni, Gary Ayres
HB: Kevin Murray, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, Lindsay Head, Robert Flower
HF: Michael Voss, Royce Hart, Darren Jarman
FF: Laurie Nash, Peter Hudson, Peter Daicos
FOLL: Len Thompson, Dick Reynolds, Chris Judd
I/C: Tom Mackenzie, John Coleman, Steve Marsh, Roy Wright
EMG: Matthew Richardson, Ross Glendinning, Harold Oliver
Interesting concept. Just wondering when those 6 people signed up for the draft considering this is the first I have heard about it?
So guys, what are thoughts on a start time?
I thought I'd take it to you seeing as you know what time works for you. I was thinking a Saturday start time to give everyone a chance to research a bit, however I'm more than happy if you guys want to get off a bit earlier or if you want a bit more time :)
Just get the 150 years of AFL book. All the answers of who to get right there. ;D
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 24, 2011, 11:55:38 PM
Interesting concept. Just wondering when those 6 people signed up for the draft considering this is the first I have heard about it?
Well I've been working on this one since the All Time Draft ended, Boomzie and I landed on this scheme (one of the more simple ones) and sent out PMs earlier today. We did keep it to ourselves, although I do believe I let slip that I had some plans after the all time - and did give c4 some rather vague info on it.
Ah fair enough then.
Guess I wasn't asked to play since I won the all time cricket draft and would be unfair if I won both :P
Quote from: CrowsFan on October 25, 2011, 12:05:55 AM
Ah fair enough then.
Guess I wasn't asked to play since I won the all time cricket draft and would be unfair if I won both :P
Yeah that's pretty much it :P
Quote from: Sid on October 24, 2011, 11:59:51 PM
So guys, what are thoughts on a start time?
I thought I'd take it to you seeing as you know what time works for you. I was thinking a Saturday start time to give everyone a chance to research a bit, however I'm more than happy if you guys want to get off a bit earlier or if you want a bit more time :)
Soon :P I'm impatient ;D
well might need to brush up on my 1890s/1900s
lol
nah i'm ready whenever
i'm not till pick 3 so should have some chance to research :)
Ok. Have my pick all set up. Hope C4 doesn't nab him!
alright done my research got 14 to pick from...lol
C4 is busy so start time will be tomorrow at midnight.
Quote from: BOOMZ on October 25, 2011, 01:09:46 PM
C4 is busy so start time will be tomorrow at midnight.
......
So is that Today? (i.e. a bit less than 11 hours away?)
Quote from: ossie85 on October 26, 2011, 02:04:59 PM
Quote from: BOOMZ on October 25, 2011, 01:09:46 PM
C4 is busy so start time will be tomorrow at midnight.
......
So is that Today? (i.e. a bit less than 11 hours away?)
Yeah :) unless c4 wants to pick sooner...
Not sure where c4 is. Hopefully he picks soon. Has till midnight before he's skipped.
Quote from: BOOMZ on October 27, 2011, 12:21:17 PM
Not sure where c4 is. Hopefully he picks soon. Has till midnight before he's skipped.
Correction, he has until I get up tomorrow morning to take the pick!
Quote from: ossie85 on October 27, 2011, 01:18:54 PM
Quote from: BOOMZ on October 27, 2011, 12:21:17 PM
Not sure where c4 is. Hopefully he picks soon. Has till midnight before he's skipped.
Correction, he has until I get up tomorrow morning to take the pick!
haha true :P
Sorry guys, been a little busy these last 48 hours! Phew! Just in the nick of time I see... :P
Anyway, I know you are all anxious for me to take the very first pick for this draft...so without further ado...
I choose... *drum rolls*
...
...
...Albert 'The Great' Thurgood.
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/thurgood.jpg)
Mini Bio
Playing Career: 1892 - 1906 (Essendon 1892 - 1894, Fremantle 1895 - 1898, Essendon 1899 - 1902, 1906)
Games: Varies (as low as 46, as high as 163)
Goals: Varies (as low as 89, as high as 625!)
Honors: Champion of the Colony 1893, 1894, 1901, WAFA leading goalkicker 1895-1897, VFL leading goalkicker 1900, Essendon B&F 1901 and club leading goalkicker in 1900, 1902.
Albert 'The Great' Thurgood was football's first 'superstar'. He was a key position player and due to his elite skills, he could play anywhere and win the ball with ease. His greatest asset was his kicking skills; kicking 70m+ drop-punts and 80m+ drop-kicks quite regularly with amazing accuracy.
During an match between Essendon and Carlton in 1893, it was recorded that he kicked the ball 104 yards and 2 feet, or 95.71 metres! This is a record that amazingly still stands today (for a place-kick :P).
He was also the first player to win the Champion of the Colony medal three times, a medal that is seen as a precursor to the Brownlow Medal.
A fine choice to kick things off. Plus I thought like the last all-time draft, bio's would be a good idea. :)
Anyway, for the time being, I will slot him in at his usually playing spot, centre-half forward. But that might change later... ;)
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: __________, __________, __________
HB: __________, __________, __________
C: __________, __________, __________
HF: __________, Albert Thurgood, __________
FF: __________, __________, __________
R: __________, __________, __________
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
Thought you would pick him. Was the clear choice imo.
Quote from: BOOMZ on October 28, 2011, 12:03:08 AM
Thought you would pick him. Was the clear choice imo.
There were two other players that were close...was almost going to pick one of them. But I chose against it for a good reason.
Yep, very happy with my choice.
Now to wait for the last pick of the decade... :S
Quote from: BOOMZ on October 28, 2011, 12:03:08 AM
Thought you would pick him. Was the clear choice imo.
Disagree! Though Thurgood is a pick I must admit looks awesome. This guy was me #1 pick:
Dick Lee(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Dick_Lee.jpg)
Walter Henry "Dick" Lee (19 March 1889 â€" 11 September 1968)
Lee was one of the first great forwards in Australian Football with an ability to win the ball on the ground or in the air.
Lee won the Leading goalkicking medal (now known as the Coleman) a staggering 8 times. More than any other player history with Gordon Coventry next on the list with 6, and John Coleman with 5.
DebutRound 7, 1906, Collingwood v. Melbourne, at Victoria Park
Team(s) Collingwood (1906â€"22)
230 Games, 707 goals
Career highlightsCollingwood leading goalkicker 1906â€"10, 1914â€"17, 1919, 1921
Leading goalkicker Medal 1907â€"10, 1914, 1916â€"17, 1919
Collingwood Captain 1920â€"21
Collingwood Premiership side 1910, 1917, 1919
Collingwood Team of the Century
Victorian representative 19 games, 60 goals
Well for my first pick
Henry Young
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/HYoung1904.jpg)
Career: 1897â€"1910 Geelong
Games: 167
Goals: 76
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 90 kg
Henry "Tracker" Young was an outstanding ruckman who was allegedly never beaten in a game. He commanded respect whether it was on the football field, the boxing ring, riding in the Melbourne to Warrnambool road race, or rowing on Corio Bay. A supremely athletic and fit person, it allowed him to ruck for four quarters, often brilliantly and with a dominating effect on his opponents, such was the consistency of his play the opposing rovers tried to feed off his hit outs. Strong and courageous, and a magnificent high mark he displayed a cool temperament and always at the forefront of protecting his teammates with effective shepherding. Tracker's fitness was that impressive that it is well known that he ran 30 plus kilometers along the beach to the game, play four quarters in the ruck and then ran 30 kilometers back home
Career Highlights:
Geelong Best & Fairest 1905, 1906
Geelong captain 1901â€"1909
Geelong Team of the Century
Victorian representative 7 games, 5 goals
Happy with that pick probably bit short for a ruckman over what we will pick later on but can play him as support ruck/forward role
with that fitness will have no problems competing with the players from the later decades aswell ;)
Interesting pick Daz... I rate the ruckman I'm about to pick higher though :-X
Tom Leahy
151 games and 18 goals for West Adelaide, 1907 - 1909
111 games and 60 goals for North Adelaide, 1910 - 1921
Captain of North Adelaide, 1915, 1919, 1920, 1921
Captain of South Australia, 1919, 1920, 1921
Named as ruckman in South Australia's Team of the Century.
Named as ruckman in North Adelaide's Team of the Century.
Known throughout Australia as 'The Prince of Ruckmen' Tom Leahy was arguably the most widely celebrated footballer produced in South Australia prior to the onset of the television age. The reasons for his high reputation were legion. In the first place, he possessed all the skills necessary to succeed as a ruckman in the 'ruck shepherd era', a time when the primary objective of the second player in a ruck combination (the player who would later metamorphose into the ruck rover) was to impede and interfere with the opposition's main ruckman in an effort to prevent him contesting the knock. Leahy's strength, intelligence and athleticism enabled him to counter these tactics better than anyone. He was a consistent matchwinner in 200 home and interstate matches.
FB: __________, __________, __________
HB: __________, __________, __________
C: __________, __________, __________
HF: __________, _________, __________
FF: __________, __________, __________
R: Tom Leahy, __________, __________
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
I have two in mind. I just hope Sid doesn't take one of them :P
I don't think mine will last :(
Both good Boomzie
can't really compare cause they didn't play against each other ;)
btw all i can see is he played
58 with West Adelaide
111 with North Adelaide
27 for South Australia
thats on wiki and fullpoints footy.....not saying u wrong just wondering what site u got it from cause that seems to have more info on players
Quote from: DazBurg on October 28, 2011, 01:36:55 PM
Both good Boomzie
can't really compare cause they didn't play against each other ;)
btw all i can see is he played
58 with West Adelaide
111 with North Adelaide
27 for South Australia
thats on wiki and fullpoints footy.....not saying u wrong just wondering what site u got it from cause that seems to have more info on players
Got it off the SANFL (HoF section) site but now I look at it ... Doesn't make sense he would've played 151 matches in 2 seasons :-X lol bit strange they have that on there though...
Quote from: BOOMZ on October 28, 2011, 01:46:37 PM
Quote from: DazBurg on October 28, 2011, 01:36:55 PM
Both good Boomzie
can't really compare cause they didn't play against each other ;)
btw all i can see is he played
58 with West Adelaide
111 with North Adelaide
27 for South Australia
thats on wiki and fullpoints footy.....not saying u wrong just wondering what site u got it from cause that seems to have more info on players
Got it off the SANFL (HoF section) site but now I look at it ... Doesn't make sense he would've played 151 matches in 2 seasons :-X lol bit strange they have that on there though...
maybe they have a typo is all
dunno...lol
Oh my it is my pick. Hah. Difficult one. Will be up in a minute.
The first man to join Sid's Sheep is...
(http://i.imgur.com/MV6Zi.jpg)
Tom Mackenzie
A member of the AFL Hall of Fame, Tom Mackenzie (along with Tom Leahy) was the first superstar of football in South Australia.
In 1902 he won his first Magarey Medal with West Torrens, 2 years later at the conclusion of the 1904 season he made the move to North Adelaide, where he would immediately enjoy the most successful season of his career. 1905 is considered to be the year he played his best football, winning the Magarey Medal, becoming a Premiership player and being named best afield in his sides victory at the final dance.
The next season (1906) Tom Mackenzie would become the first man ever to win 3 Magarey Medals, this coupled with his 20 appearances for South Australia cements Mackenzie on the list of elite players in the history of the game.
In 1911 Mackenzie was named the captain of North Adelaide, achieving mixed results before retiring from the game two years later.
Quote from: Sid on October 28, 2011, 08:35:57 PM
The first man to join Sid's Sheep is...
(http://i.imgur.com/MV6Zi.jpg)
Tom Mackenzie
A member of the AFL Hall of Fame, Tom Mackenzie (along with Tom Leahy) was the first superstar of football in South Australia.
In 1902 he won his first Magarey Medal with West Torrens, 2 years later at the conclusion of the 1904 season he made the move to North Adelaide, where he would immediately enjoy the most successful season of his career. 1905 is considered to be the year he played his best football, winning the Magarey Medal, becoming a Premiership player and being named best afield in his sides victory at the final dance.
The next season (1906) Tom Mackenzie would become the first man ever to win 3 Magarey Medals, this coupled with his 20 appearances for South Australia cements Mackenzie on the list of elite players in the history of the game.
In 1911 Mackenzie was named the captain of North Adelaide, achieving mixed results before retiring from the game two years later.
FLOWER YOU AND YOUR TEAM! >:(
Quote from: BratPack on October 28, 2011, 08:38:00 PM
Quote from: Sid on October 28, 2011, 08:35:57 PM
The first man to join Sid's Sheep is...
(http://i.imgur.com/MV6Zi.jpg)
Tom Mackenzie
A member of the AFL Hall of Fame, Tom Mackenzie (along with Tom Leahy) was the first superstar of football in South Australia.
In 1902 he won his first Magarey Medal with West Torrens, 2 years later at the conclusion of the 1904 season he made the move to North Adelaide, where he would immediately enjoy the most successful season of his career. 1905 is considered to be the year he played his best football, winning the Magarey Medal, becoming a Premiership player and being named best afield in his sides victory at the final dance.
The next season (1906) Tom Mackenzie would become the first man ever to win 3 Magarey Medals, this coupled with his 20 appearances for South Australia cements Mackenzie on the list of elite players in the history of the game.
In 1911 Mackenzie was named the captain of North Adelaide, achieving mixed results before retiring from the game two years later.
FLOWER YOU AND YOUR TEAM! >:(
HAMICH MACINTOSH HAMISH MACINTOSH HAMISH MACINTOSH >:(....:P
Anyway I'll go to the other one of my two then review
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/PBurnspeople.jpg)
Peter Burns
Tall ruckman and full-back who became the game’s first superstar
Recruited by South Melbourne (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Sydney_part_1.htm) from Ballarat Imperials in 1885, Peter Burns went on to enjoy virtually unrivalled popularity in the Victorian game until his retirement as a player eighteen years later. His combination of a neo-Herculean physique, immense courage, fervent athleticism, and irreproachable on field behaviour perfectly encapsulated the 'ideal of manhood' which was in vogue at the time. On the field of play, Burns was an instant success, helping South to a premiership in his first season with the club, and to further flags in 1888-89-90. Burns was equally effective whether positioned at full back, or in the ruck, in which latter case he was perfectly capable of remaining on the ball all day.
The 1892 season saw Burns crossing to Geelong (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/geelong_%281%29.htm) and he went on to give the Pivotonians excellent service for another ten years. He captained Geelong in 1896 and 1900, and also captained Victoria's intercolonial team. In 1902, at the age of thirty-six, he was compelled to retire after sustaining a serious leg injury, but he maintained his involvement in football until 1941 by acting as Geelong's official timekeeper.
Playing career: 1897-1902
Games: 89 Goals: 7
Player honors: Geelong captain 1900; Victoria (4 games, 0 goals).
He has got some very rosy cheeks BP ;)
Eating his vegemite!
And now for the "Around The Horn" pick
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/jdaly.jpg)
John D. Daly
Widely acknowledged as the finest rover of his day, John 'Bunny' Daly was at the forefront of the game for almost twenty years. Commencing at Norwood (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/norwood_%281%29.htm) in 1887, his blistering pace and exquisite skills of evasion made him a virtual overnight sensation, and he was one of the main reasons for the Redlegs' hat trick of premierships between 1887 and '89. In 1888 he helped his club to an emphatic triumph 3-0 over South Melbourne (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Sydney_part_1.htm) in a three match 'Test' series to determine Australia's champion club (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Club%20Championship%20of%20Australia). After twelve seasons and roughly 130 games with Norwood, Daly was forced to move to West Adelaide (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/West_Adelaide_part_1.htm) in 1899 because of a new rule stipulating that players had to play for the club in whose electoral district they resided. At the time, West Adelaide was consistently floundering near the base of the premiership ladder, and although 'Bunny' Daly continued to perform with great distinction, he was unable to improve the club's lot. He retired at the end of the 1904 season after a total of precisely 200 games which spawned four premierships (all for Norwood) and saw him spend time as captain of both of his clubs. He also played 7 times for South Australia.Playing career¹ |
| Team(s) | Norwood (1887-1898)
West Adelaide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Adelaide_Football_Club) (1899-1904)
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| Coaching career¹ |
| Team(s) | West Adelaide (1899-1904)
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| Career highlights |
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- Norwood captain 1893-1895
- Norwood leading goalkicker 1887
- Norwood best and fairest 7 seasons
- Norwood premiership player 4 times (1887-1889, 1894)
- West Adelaide captain-coach 1899-1903
- Represented South Australia (7 games)
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So The Brat Pack at the moment (Subject to change)
FB: __________, Peter Burns, __________
HB: __________, __________, __________
C: __________, __________, __________
HF: __________, _________, __________
FF: __________, __________, __________
R: _________, __________, John D. Daly
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
My second pick...Boy I am going to regret this...
(http://cartoonsandcaricatures.com.au/gallery/Collingwood/CHARLIE%20PANNAM%20HOF%20WEBSITE.jpg)
Charles H. Pannamopoulos...Although you may know him as Collingwood legend Charlie Pannam ;)
I er...don't have time to write something up myself as I have 15s...so...
Copy + Paste :P
Quote
Had great vision, pace and cheekiness and set the prototype for the Collingwood rover.
Playing career: 1897-1908 (Coll 1897-1907, Rich 1908)
Games: 193 (Coll 179, Rich 14) Goals: 133 (Coll 111, Rich 22)
Player honors: Leading goalkicker Medal 1905; Coll leading goalkicker 1904, 1905; Coll captain 1905; Coll premierships 1902, 1903; Victoria (5 games, 2 goals).
- AFL Hall of Fame Bio.
Quote
A wingman and a rover, he was the first VFL player to reach the 100 game milestone, he was the VFL Leading Goalkicker in 1905, the last Captain and Coach of Richmond in the VFA and that club's first captain in its inaugural VFL season.
In 1996 Pannam was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
- Wikipedia
meh Ax i think pretty much everyone is doing the old copy and paste
me included
Quote from: DazBurg on October 28, 2011, 09:32:36 PM
meh Ax i think pretty much everyone is doing the old copy and paste
me included
I'll always avoid it if I can, because I enjoy learning more about the guys I pick and I like writing about how awesome they are/were.
Problem is I'm without a laptop at the moment so I don't have a lot of time to do write-ups :-\
I'll take dual magarey medallist Sampson "Shine" Hosking. Quick & had great skills but was a very dirty player apparently :-X Can't be stuffed doing a proper write up but will later.
FB: __________, __________, __________
HB: __________, __________, __________
C: Shine Hosking, __________, __________
HF: __________, _________, __________
FF: __________, __________, __________
R: Tom Leahy, __________, __________
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
Quote from: Sid on October 28, 2011, 09:34:08 PM
Quote from: DazBurg on October 28, 2011, 09:32:36 PM
meh Ax i think pretty much everyone is doing the old copy and paste
me included
I'll always avoid it if I can, because I enjoy learning more about the guys I pick and I like writing about how awesome they are/were.
Problem is I'm without a laptop at the moment so I don't have a lot of time to do write-ups :-\
well i look up as much as i can of my guys i'm picking and then usually take a bit from each
my next pick
Jack Tredrea
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/SAToCTredrea.jpg)
Between 1903 and 1922, Jack Tredrea played a total of 191 league games - no mean feat considering that his club, South Adelaide, only played an average of 12 games per season for most of his career, which began in 1903 and ended nineteen years later, with the period 1916-18 being lost owing to World War One.
A tough, team-orientated player, Tredrea was invaluable to both his club and state in that he was sufficiently versatile to succeed in almost any position on the field. Tredrea was also supremely fit and could maintain the same high levels of pace and vigour throughout a game. A highly proficient exponent of the stab pass, he rarely wasted a possession, and his fearless attack on the ball even won the admiration of notoriously hard to impress Victorians in the interstate arena, a type of football in which Tredrea excelled for over 30 games (sources vary as to the precise number).
nice little back pocket for me :)
Both very nice players.
Picked Tredrea in the All Time, rate him highly.
Jock McHale
Known primarily as the most prolific coach in Aussie Rules history, McHale was also a extremely consistent midfielder.
James Francis "Jock" McHale, (12 December 1881 â€" 4 October 1953) was an Australian rules football player and coach for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League in a marathon career that extended from 1903 to 1949.
The son of an Irish-born policeman, John Francis, and his wife Mary (née Gibbons), the young McHale was born in Sydney, New South Wales but moved to Melbourne with his family at age 5. He attended St Bridget's primary school in North Fitzroy and St Paul's in Coburg, then moved on to Christian Brothers' College (Parade) in East Melbourne and completed three years of secondary school. Having just turned 15, he left school to take a position with the McCracken Brewery.
McHale joined Coburg, at the time a junior club, and came to notice with his consistency, which led to an invitation to play at Collingwood. McHale made his league debut in 1903 for the black and white, playing as a half-back before moving into the centre. Durability was the cornerstone of his reputation as a player â€" he set a VFL record by playing 191 games consecutively between 1906 and 1917. This record was not beaten until 1943. He served as captain-coach from 1912â€"1913 and as a playing coach from 1914 up to the 1917 premiership, his second premiership after being part of the 1910 premiership side. McHale played a handful of matches in 1918 and 1920, but from 1918 to 1949 he made his name as the most successful coach in VFL/AFL history, deeds for which he is best remembered. As a player, McHale played 261 games and kicked 18 goals, as well as representing Victoria.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d6/Jockmchale.jpg)
B: - - -
HB: Jock McHale - -
C: - - -
HF: - - -
F: - Dick Lee -
Foll: - - -
Inter: - - - -
Nice pick. Underrated as a player due to his exceptional coaching record.
both picks you have had Ossie are both no doubt great players
but i can't help at laugh at the fact they also both happen to be collingwood players...lol
Yeah, I COULD try and get a team of just Pies players :)
But I won't
Do I wait for C4 before I take my 1910s pick?
Quote from: ossie85 on October 28, 2011, 10:29:44 PM
Yeah, I COULD try and get a team of just Pies players :)
But I won't
Do I wait for C4 before I take my 1910s pick?
Don't see why you have to, not going to change anything :)
Quote from: Sid on October 28, 2011, 10:31:14 PM
Quote from: ossie85 on October 28, 2011, 10:29:44 PM
Yeah, I COULD try and get a team of just Pies players :)
But I won't
Do I wait for C4 before I take my 1910s pick?
Don't see why you have to, not going to change anything :)
yeah but considering everyone else is on might end up being him behind on both era's...lol
KK, just to keep it moving!
Well you work to earn a living
But on weekends comes the time
You can do what ever turns you on
Get out and clear your mind
Me, I like football
And there's a lot of things around
But when you line 'em up together
The footy wins hands down
Up there cazaly, in there and fight
Out there and at 'em, show 'em your might
Up there cazaly, don't let 'em in
Fly like an angel, you're out there to win
(http://images.newsphotos.com.au/images5/Lores/91077957.jpg)
Cazaly was born in Albert Park, a suburb of Melbourne, on 13 January 1893. He was the tenth child of English-born James Cazaly and his wife Elizabeth Jemima (née McNee), a midwife and herbalist from Scotland.
He learnt his football at the local state school, quickly becoming its first-choice ruckman. He made his debut in the Victorian Football League for St Kilda in 1911. His first game came during a players' strike, when many of St Kilda's regular senior players refused to play as a result of a dispute with the club's commitee over dressing rooms.[1] He played 99 matches with St Kilda.
In 1920 he left St Kilda, signing with South Melbourne. He coached that club in 1922, and won South's most consistent player award in 1926.
Cazaly was famous for his ability to take spectacular marks despite his small stature, and at South Melbourne a teammate, Fred "Skeeter" Fleiter, would often yell "Up there, Cazaly", a phrase that would become synonymous with Australian Rules football. He initially developed his marking ability by jumping at a ball strung up in a shed at his home, and held his breath as he jumped, an action that he believed lifted him higher. He also possessed the capacity to kick a football over 65 metres. In 2009 The Australian nominated Cazaly as one of the 25 greatest footballers never to win a Brownlow medal.[
In 1928 he departed Victoria and headed for Launceston, Tasmania, before returning in 1931 to coach the Preston in the Victorian Football Association. His subsequent return to Tasmania was punctuated by short stints as non-playing coach of South Melbourne (in 1937â€"1938), playing coach of Camberwell (in 1941) and non-playing coach of Hawthorn (in 1942â€"1943), and as non-playing assistant coach of South in 1947. While coaching Hawthorn, he was reported to have given the club its nickname the "Hawks" as he saw it as tougher than their original nickname the "Mayblooms".
Roy Cazaly as coach of the North Hobart Football Club in the early 1930s
He is known to have played 378 senior matches (including 13 interstate matches for Victoria and 5 for Tasmania). Throughout his career he stood at just 180 centimetres (5 feet 11 inches) and was incredibly fit. He retired from competitive football in 1941 at the age of 48. Later, he coached (non-playing) New Town to a number of Tasmanian Football League premierships. After his retirement from football, he was involved in many business ventures before his death in Hobart on 10 October 1963. His son, Roy junior, played for New Town after World War Two.
The famous line of "Up there, Cazaly" was used a battle cry by Australian forces during World War II.
It is also the name of a song, released in 1979 by Mike Brady and Two-Man Band.
Cazaly was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996 as one of the inaugural twelve Legends.
LEGEND
B: - - -
HB: Jock McHale - -
C: - - -
HF: - - -
F: - Dick Lee -
Foll: Roy Cazaly - -
Inter: - - - -
well i'm up next i know who i'm picking but u think we should wait for C4?....cuz we all on so he'd fall a bit behind
UP THERE CAZALY! Was my first pick for this era as well, nicely done Os 8)
Nah Daz cos we'll only get to his pick anyway :\ He will get to pick the same players he would if we'd waited for him.
Depends what others think though.
Agree Sid. But we won't start the 1920s yet though... He won't fall that far behind
Quote from: ossie85 on October 28, 2011, 10:48:05 PM
Agree Sid. But we won't start the 1920s yet though... He won't fall that far behind
Oh dear no, we'll all take our first pick in 10s and then it'll be his pick and he'll get his 24 hours as per the rules.
In fact if anything it advantages C4, cos he can choose his 1900 pick knowing what players are available in 1910
Quote from: ossie85 on October 28, 2011, 10:49:20 PM
In fact if anything it advantages C4, cos he can choose his 1900 pick knowing what players are available in 1910
Was about to say that lol
well for my next pick
Ivor Warne-Smith
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Ivorwarnesmith1.gif/150px-Ivorwarnesmith1.gif)
n 1926 Melbourne won the premiership and Warne-Smith the Brownlow medal, the V.F.L.'s award for best and fairest player. Two years later he won a second Brownlow, the first man to do so. He was captain-coach in 1928-31 and non-playing coach in 1932 though he briefly came out of retirement as a player during the season. Additionally, he represented Victoria on six occasions, several as State captain.
Warne-Smith was 5 ft 11½ ins (182 cm) tall and weighed 12 st. 7 lb. (79 kg). He performed well in almost any position, including the ruck, but many of his best games were as a centre-man. An intelligent player, he could kick with either foot, take high marks and change the direction of the game with his handball
playing career: 1919, 1925â€"32
Games: 146
Goals: 110
Player honors:
Brownlow Medal 1926, 1928
Runner-up Brownlow Medal 1929 (equal)
Runner-up Cheel Medal 1923, 1924
Latrobe premiership player 1922, 1924
Melbourne premiership player 1926
Melbourne Team of the Century
Tasmanian Team of the Century
Latrobe captain-coach 1922â€"1924
Melbourne captain-coach 1928â€"1931
Victorian representative (6 games, 0 goals).
Nice.
Tasmanian born!
Dan Moriarty
Moriarty made his league debut for South Adelaide, immediately becoming one of the league's star players at centre half-back. In each of his first three seasons â€" 1919, 1920 and 1921 â€" Moriarty won the Magarey Medal as the fairest and most brilliant player in the league. He remains the only player to have won the Magarey Medal in three consecutive seasons.
Moriarty's size (178cm, 76kg) was small compared with most of the other great centre half-backs in the history of the game. As a defender, he tightly marked his direct opponent, had a very high leap with which he could spoil the ball, and was credited with a strong ability to read and anticipate the play; in a self-assessment, Moriarty credited his ability to read the play as the most important contributor to his success as a player.
FB: __________, __________, __________
HB: __________, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Shine Hosking, __________, __________
HF: __________, _________, __________
FF: __________, __________, __________
R: Tom Leahy, __________, __________
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
My third pick will be...
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/SAToCHamilton.jpg)
Jack 'Snowy' Hamilton
QuotePossessed of exhilarating pace, extraordinary fluidity and grace of movement, deft ball handling skills, and aerial prowess of the highest order it is small wonder that Jack Hamilton was accorded the title by his contemporaries of ‘the Prince of Footballers’. Of course, this was very much a contemporary assessment, made at a time when footballers tended to be judged first and foremost in terms of the ability they displayed rather than the competition in which they performed. This perhaps goes a long way towards explaining the omission of ‘the Prince of Footballers’ the AFL’s much vaunted, but often singularly myopic, ‘Hall of Fame’.
Along with #UNPICKED PLAYER# of Norwood and South Adelaide’s Dan Moriarty Hamilton formed what, by common tradition, has come to be regarded as South Australia’s greatest ever half back line. Of the three players, Hamilton was arguably the most eye-catching
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PLAYING RECORD:
• 64 games and 19 goals for North Adelaide 1919 – 1921, 1931 - 1932
• 7 games and 3 goals for West Adelaide 1922 (Applied for a clearance to West Adelaide in 1925 but it was refused.)
• 67 games for Subiaco 1923 – 1924, 1926 – 1927, 1930
• Captain of Subiaco 1924, 1926 (Premiership Captain in 1924)
PREMIERSHIPS :
• Member of the premiership teams for North Adelaide 1920, 1931
• Member of the premiership team for Subiaco 1924
MATCHES FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA :
• 7 games for South Australia 1919 – 1921, 1922
MATCHES FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA :
• 9 games and 2 goals for Western Australia 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927
ACHIEVEMENTS :
• Best and fairest of Subiaco 1923, 1924
• Best Player for Western Australia (Western Australia versus South Australia, Perth Oval) 21/07/1923
FB: _______, _______, _______
HB: _______, _______, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, _______, _______
HF: _______, _______, _______
FF: _______, _______, _______
FOLL: _______, Tom Mackenzie, _______
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/WTruscottWAust.jpg)
William "Nipper" Truscott
In a brilliant senior career lasting more than twenty seasons William Truscott proved himself a football artist of the highest order, and yet he grew up playing rugby. It was not until his parents moved from Sydney to the Western Australian goldfields that Truscott, then in his early teens, even realised that Australian football existed. However, it was not long before he proved himself a natural at the game and, after a solid grounding with junior side Trafalgar, he fronted up with Mines Rovers (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/mines_rovers.htm) in the senior goldfields competition in 1906. At this time the standard of football being played in the Kalgoorlie-Coolgardie region was the equal of that almost anywhere in Australia, and in both 1908 and 1911 Truscott, still playing with Mines Rovers, was selected to represent Western Australia in the Melbourne (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/1908_melbourne_carnival.htm) and Adelaide (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/1911_adelaide_carnival.htm) carnivals. In 1913 Truscott, already with a formidable reputation as an accomplished senior footballer, joined East Fremantle (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/east_fremantle_1.htm), where he was to enjoy an illustrious fourteen season career.
Although his loping stride made him appear slow, Truscott actually moved over the ground as quickly as most of his opponents, and once he gained possession of the ball he invariably disposed of it - usually with either a drop kick or stab pass - to telling effect. A member of three East Fremantle (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/east_fremantle_1.htm) premiership sides, 'Nipper' Truscott also played in seven losing grand finals, while for over a decade his name was almost invariably one of the first to be penned in by the Western Australian state selectors. All told, he played in no fewer than five interstate carnivals (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Carnivals), creating an Australian record which still endures. His finest moment came in 1921 (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/1921_perth_carnival.htm) when he skippered his adopted state to its first interstate championship victory.
Overall, if you include games played in the goldfields competition, which at the time Truscott played in it (early 20th century) was irrefutably of league standard, William 'Nipper' Truscott played well over 400 games. According to Dolph Heinrichs, "Truscott was the finest centreman of them all. His great merit was his disposal of the ball. The writer cannot remember Truscott ever punting a ball, always it was a drop kick, stabbed with the name of the recipient on it.......Truscott possessed a long, easy stride, which made him faster than he appeared, and he was a master of ground play.....Truscott played the game as it should be played; with skill, and scrupulous fairness." (See footnote 1 (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/t-u-v.htm#1WNT))
Truscott made a fleeting return to top level football in 1934 as non-playing coach of Victoria Park (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/perth.htm), the name by which Perth was known for a couple of seasons. He managed to get his charges into the finals, but they fell at the penultimate hurdle against West Perth . |
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Height/Weight 175 cm / 66 kg | Position(s) Rover, forward pocket
Playing career: 1913-1927
Games: 201 Goals: NA
Career highlights
- WA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandgropers) interstate team 1908, 1911, 1914, 1921, 1924
- East Fremantle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Fremantle_Football_Club) premiership side 1914, 1918, 1925
- East Fremantle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Fremantle_Football_Club) captain 1916â€"22
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FB: __________, Peter Burns, __________
HB: __________, __________, __________
C: __________, __________, __________
HF: __________, _________, __________
FF: William "Nipper" Truscott , __________, __________
R: _________, __________, John D. Daly
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
Am I right in saying that I have three picks to take?
One from the 1890/1900s and then two from the 1910s?
Indeed you would be! Btw,, good picks everybody
Jeez, it was so tough trying to pick the last 1890s/1900s player. I was torn between two fantastic players, but only one could win out.
That player is...
Harry 'Vic' Cumberland.
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/VicToCCumberland.jpg)
Harry 'Vic' Cumberland was one of the best and most durable players of the early game. When he retired in 1920, after a career of 23 years, Cumberland himself was 43 years of age, a record that still stands today.
His career started in Tasmania in the last 1890s, and in 1898 he was recruited to play for Melbourne after they were so impressed with his skills, endurance and marking ability. After 6 years, he moved to St. Kilda where he would play most of his career at different periods. He did also play for Auckland in the Auckland Australian Football League and Sturt in the SANFL.
His exceptional skills were recognized on three occasions, with two "Champion of the Colony" awards in 1904 and 1913, and a Magarey Medal in 1911.
Career Stats
Playing Career: Late 1890s - 1920 ( ? in Tasmania Late 1890s, Melbourne 1898 - 1901, St. Kilda 1903 - 1904, Auckland 1905 - 1906, St. Kilda 1907 - 1908, Sturt 1909 - 1911, St. Kilda 1912 - 1915, 1920)
Games: 215+
Goals: 120+
Career Highlights
1900 Melbourne Premiership player
1904, 1913 Champion of the Colony award winner
1911 Magarey Medal winner
Victorian representative (3 games, 3 goals)
South Australian representative (9 games, 0 goals)
Victorian Team of the Century member
AFL Hall of Fame member
Very happy with this choice to round out the 1890/1900 era. I'll post my next two up very shortly.
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: __________, __________, __________
HB: __________, __________, __________
C: __________, __________, __________
HF: __________, Albert Thurgood, __________
FF: __________, __________, __________
R: __________, __________, Vic Cumberland
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
For my next two picks in the 1910 era...two fantastic players that I am stoked I could get my hands on.
The first of these two...
...it's Vic Thorp!
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/vthorp.jpg)
Vic Thorp is considered to be one of the first superstars of the VFL. He played 263 games for Richmond between 1910 and 1925. In this time, he won the best and fairest for Richmond twice in 1917 and 1924 and played in Richmond's dual premiership team of 1920 and 1921.
He was a very natural defender (playing at full-back), showing incredible judgement, superior ball skills and gutsy determination. It's said that his retirement was probably a little premature, as he was playing the best football of his career in his final years.
He's also an AFL Hall of Famer, and was exceptionally unlucky to miss out on a place in the AFL's Team of the Century.
Career Stats
Playing Career: 1910 - 1925
Games: 263
Goals: 7
Career Highlights
1917, 1924 Richmond Best and Fairest winner
1920, 1921 Richmond Premiership player
Victoria representative (14 games, 0 goals)
Richmond Team of the Century
AFL Hall of Fame member
For my second pick...I have selected...
...Horrie Gorringe.
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/Copy%20of%20Gorringe246x316.jpg)
Horrie Gorringe is arguably the greatest footballer that Tasmania has ever produced.
Gorringe played for Cananore in the TFL between 1914 and 1930. He was the finest of rovers; quick, elusive and highly skilled, he was described by Gordon Coventry as 'the perfect footballer' and by Ivor Warne-Smith as 'the greatest rover the game has ever seen'. Others have said that he was the most complete football of his age - perhaps any age.
That's high praise indeed.
Victorian teams threw everything at Gorringe to get him to play from them in the VFL; Carlton even offered to buy him a farm! However, he decided to stay in the Apple Isle, where he'd continue to run rings around his opponents.
More recently, Gorringe was named in Tasmania's Team of the Century and was inducted in both the AFL and Tasmanian Hall of Fame.
Career Stats
Playing Career: 1914 - 1930 (Cananore 1914 - 1930)
Games: ?
Goals: ?
Career Achievements
1924 Player of the Carnival (State of Origin tournament)
1928 Cananore Best and Fairest winner
Tasmania Team of the Century member
Tasmania Hall of Fame member
AFL Hall of Fame member
Very happy with those two choices. Vic Thorp will slot nicely into full-back and for the time being, I'll place Gorringe in the forward pocket as he was listed in Tasmania's Team of the Century.
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: __________, Vic Thorp, __________
HB: __________, __________, __________
C: __________, __________, __________
HF: __________, Albert Thurgood, __________
FF: __________, __________, Horrie Gorringe
R: __________, __________, Vic Cumberland
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
Well I'm half smashed but I know C4 didn't take my pick so I'll lock my pick in now
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/TFitzmaurice.jpg)
Tom Fitzmaurice
After beginning his league career with Essendon (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Essendon_part_1.htm) in 1918 as a high flying ruckman, Tom Fitzmaurice was forced to reinvent himself after sustaining a leg injury while playing for North Sydney in 1922. The following year he returned to Essendon and quickly developed into the best centre half back in the VFL, helping steer the side to back to back flags in 1923 and 1924. His time with the Dons came to an end in acrimonious circumstances, however: at the end of the 1924 season, a charity challenge match was arranged between Essendon and VFA premier Footscray (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/western_bulldogs_%281%29.htm), ostensibly for the 'championship of Victoria'; after Footscray scored a surprise win, Fitzmaurice publicly denounced certain of his team mates for 'playing dead', and walked out on the club. The 1925 season saw him at Geelong (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/geelong_%281%29.htm), where he had the satisfaction of playing in a third successive premiership team. After four years with the Cats he clambered aboard the football merry-go-round, with the remaining ten seasons of his illustrious career taking in spells at Mortlake (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/terang_mortlake.htm), Yarraville (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Yarraville.htm), North Melbourne (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/kangaroos.htm), Brunswick (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Brunswick.htm) and Manuka (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/eastlake.htm). During his time with North he showed that he was still as potent a force as ever by topping the club's goal kicking list for three consecutive seasons.
Height/Weight 192cm / 96kg | Position(s) Defender / Forward Years Club Games (Goals)
1918â€"24 Essendon 1925â€"1928 Geelong
1932â€"1935 North Melbourne
Total 85 (30)
49 (20)
54 (196)
188 (246)
- Essendon premierships 1923, 1924
- Essendon Best & Fairest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_%26_Fairest) 1922, 1923, 1924
- Geelong premiership 1925
- Geelong captain-coach 1928
- North Melbourne joint captain-coach 1934â€"1935
- North Melbourne leading goalkicker 1932, 1934
- Victorian representative 12 matches
- New South Wales representative 1 match
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FB: __________, Peter Burns, __________
HB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, __________
C: __________, __________, __________
HF: __________, _________, __________
FF: William "Nipper" Truscott , __________, __________
R: _________, __________, John D. Daly
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________ |
Darn you for taking Gorringe C4 :'(
Was hoping he would slip.
Just noticed it is my pick - It will be up shortly.
My fourth selection will be...
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Harold Oliver.
In a career that spanned over 12 years, Port Adelaide legend Harold Oliver was best known for his ball handling skills, high marking, exhilarating pace and versatility. Often referred to as the best player never to win a Magarey Medal, Oliver was consistently in the best for both South Australia, and Port Adelaide.
He won the Best and Fairest award twice at Port Adelaide, in 1911-12. At the beginning of the 1921 season, Oliver was named captain of the Port Adelaide side, he'd go on to lead them to the 1921 Premiership Cup, the 4th he played in with the club (1910, 1913-14, 1921.)
A member of the successful 1911 SA Carnival Team, this was one of just 3 Carnivals that he played in for South Australia.
Harold Oliver was also named in the South Australian Team of the Century, and is a member of the SANFL Hall of Fame.
In the modern game, Oliver could be used as a 'Mr Fix-It' type of player, being capable of performing with distinction in the midfield, forward line and back line. His marking abilities would also allow for me to play him as a 3rd tall.
FB: _______, _______, Harold Oliver
HB: _______, _______, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, _______, _______
HF: _______, _______, _______
FF: _______, _______, _______
FOLL: _______, Tom Mackenzie, _______
Mark "Napper" Tandy
A supremely accomplished rover/wingman who, along with Roy Cazaly, tore the heart out of the opposition. His quiet and easy-going nature led to Cazaly nicknaming him "napper" - as though he had gone to sleep on the field. Playing as a wingman early in his career, he brought South Melbourne their second premiership in the 1918 Grand Final. With South trailing by a point, Tandy made an inspired run down the wing to deliver the ball into the forward lines where Laird kicked the winning goal.
South Melbourne 1911-1915, 1917-1926 (207 games, 47 goals)
South Melbourne captain 1922
South Melbourne premiership 1918
South Melbourne/Sydney Swans Team of the Century
Victorian representative (13 matches, 8 goals)
Member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame
FB: __________, __________, __________
HB: __________, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Shine Hosking, __________, __________
HF: __________, _________, __________
FF: __________, __________, __________
R: Tom Leahy, __________, Mark "Napper" Tandy
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
Quote from: Sid on October 30, 2011, 08:40:27 AM
Darn you for taking Gorringe C4 :'(
Was hoping he would slip.
I was hoping he'd slip too... :P
c4v3m4n 1
Sid 0
I actually rate him as the best player for this era, but convinced myself that he'd slip because he played in Tas.
Oh how wrong I was :-\
Quote from: Sid on October 30, 2011, 04:03:12 PM
I actually rate him as the best player for this era, but convinced myself that he'd slip because he played in Tas.
Oh how wrong I was :-\
You snooze, you lose. :P
Daz is skipped :(
Ossie is up.
Daz is in Adelaide. he's letting me pick for him just give me about 30 minutes
Okay guys it's BP on Daz's computer. He asked me to look at his lists and pick for him so I see he only has one left for the 1910's
So this is Daz's pick
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/DMinogueCwd.jpg)
Dan Minogue
Reviled at Collingwood, and revered at Richmond, Dan Minogue enjoyed, and at times enjoyed, one of the most colourfully eventful VFL careers of the twentieth century.
Originally from Bendigo, Minogue joined Collingwood in 1911. During that year's grand final against Essendon he performed heroically after sustaining a broken collar bone in the opening minute, but he was unable to prevent the Magpies losing by a goal. When Collingwood next contested a grand final four years later, Minogue had consolidated his reputation as an inspirationally courageous player, and was in his second season as club skipper. Unfortunately for Minogue, the Woods lost on this occasion also, going under to Carlton by 33 points. Minogue skippered Collingwood again in 1916, after which he departed to Europe with the AIF.
After returning from war service in 1919 Minogue stunned Collingwood club officials by requesting a clearance to Richmond for reasons which were never publicly disclosed, but are widely believed to have revolved around Minogue's dissatisfaction over Collingwood's treatment of his close friend Jim Sadler, who after a long and illustrious career had been struggling to get a senior game. Minogue eventually got his way, but he had to stand out of football for twelve months before doing so.
While in London during the war, Minogue had participated in an exhibition match arranged by popular Richmond ruckman Hugh James, and the friendship which had arisen between the two men was undoubtedly instrumental in steering Minogue towards Punt Road. Once his clearance was ratified, Richmond promptly poured oil on the fire by appointing Minogue as its captain-coach for the season ahead; the intense loathing which exists between supporters of the Collingwood and Richmond Football Clubs almost certainly has its origins in this sequence of events.
Always an inspirational character, Minogue also demonstrated a shrewdness and a tactical aptitude which made him an outstanding success as a coach. In his first two seasons in charge, he took the Tigers to consecutive flags, their first in the VFL. He led from the front too, fitting in wherever he was most needed, and almost invariably performing well.
After six seasons as captain-coach of the Tigers, Minogue clambered onto a coaching merry-go-round which took in Hawthorn (1926-7), New Town (1928), Carlton (1929-34), St Kilda (1935-7) and Fitzroy (1940-42). He came closest to repeating his Richmond accomplishments with the Blues, whom he steered to the finals in five out of his six seasons at the helm, as well as to a highly creditable overall success rate of 72.6%, but the ultimate success of a premiership eluded him.
In a VFL career which lasted more than three decades, Dan Minogue was involved in 448 games of football: 85 as a player with Collingwood; 94 as playing coach and 11 as non-playing coach (while injured) with Richmond; 1 as playing coach and 37 as non-playing coach of Hawthorn; and the remaining 220 as coach in a non-playing capacity with Carlton, St Kilda and Fitzroy. His feat in coaching five different VFL clubs remains a record.
Height/Weight 180cm / 87kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911â€"1916
1920â€"1925
1926
Total Collingwood
Richmond
Hawthorn 85 (37)
94 (38)
1 (2)
180 (77)
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (Wâ€"Lâ€"D)
1920â€"1925
1926â€"1927
1929â€"1934
1935â€"1937
1940â€"1942
Total Richmond
Hawthorn
Carlton
St Kilda
Fitzroy 105 (59â€"45â€"1)
36 (4â€"31â€"1)
117 (85â€"32â€"0)
54 (30â€"24â€"0)
51 (25â€"26â€"0)
363 (203â€"158â€"2)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1926 season .
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1942.
Career highlights
Richmond premiership captain-coach 1920, 1921
Collingwood captain 1914â€"1916
Richmond Best & Fairest 1920
Richmond captain 1920â€"1925
Hawthorn captain 1926
Australian Football Hall of Fame, inducted 1996
Richmond Hall of Fame, inducted 2002
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Wels_Eicke.jpg)
Wels Eicke
Early life/careerEicke was a talented young sportsman who was a champion swimmer at school level. In 1909, Eicke debuted with St Kilda at 15 years and 315 days old â€" becoming one of only six VFL/AFL footballers to have played at 15.
[edit] Playing careerPlaying as a rover initially, Eicke later became one of the league's greatest defenders. He was a great mark despite being only 175cms and fine kick who won St. Kilda's best and fairest award three times; was captain-coach in 1919 and 1924.
In 1925 he coached North Melbourne in their first year in the VFL.
Debut 7 August 1909, St Kilda v.
Geelong, at Junction Oval
Team(s) St Kilda (1909â€"1924, 1926)
197 games, 61 goals
North Melbourne (1925â€"1926)
21 games, 0 goals
Coaching career¹
Team(s) St. Kilda (1919â€"1924)
32 games â€" 11 wins, 21 losses
North Melbourne (1925â€"1926)
20 games â€" 5 wins, 15 losses
¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season
Career highlights
St Kilda Best and Fairest 1914â€"1915, 1919
Victorian state representative 8 times
Good picks everyone.
Looks like Daz is up again to kick off the 1920s!
I can do that to push the draft along. He should be back in time for his second pick (he's coming back tomorrow)
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Gordon CoventryBesides being a one man record-making machine, Gordon Coventry affords a classic example of a footballer making the very most of his strengths in order to succeed. Neither fleet of foot nor elegant, Coventry was once described as "more of the plodding war horse......than the dashing cavalier" (see footnote 1 (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/co-cz.htm#1GC)), and used strength of body and adroitness of mind instead of the traditional full forward's attributes of speed off the mark and aerodynamic prowess to obtain possession of the football. Once Coventry had gained such possession within goal kicking range, the result was virtually inevitable, and on no fewer than 1,299 occasions over the course of 18 league seasons the goal umpires were forced to undergo their familiar, ritualised race from goal post to goal post, followed by the time-honoured signal of success. Until the arrival of an ostensibly similar physical specimen in the shape of Tony Lockett (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/l.htm#Tony%20Lockett%20(St%20Kilda,%20Sydney,%20Port%20Melbourne)), Coventry's career tally of 1,299 majors remained as a VFL record.
Other records procured by Coventry - known, almost universally, as 'Nuts' - will stand for all time. In 1929 he became the first VFL player to kick 100 goals in a season (he finished with 124), while shortly before his retirement in 1937 he became the first VFL player to participate in more than 300 games (he ended up playing 306). His record of booting 50 or more goals in 13 consecutive seasons will also take some beating, as will his achievement in topping Collingwood (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/collingwood.htm)'s goal kicking list on 16 straight occasions. His 100 goals for the VFL in 25 interstate matches is also a record.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment of Coventry's career came when he was suspended for 8 matches in 1936 after striking Richmond (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/richmond.htm)'s Joe Murdoch (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/m.htm#Joe%20Murdoch%20(Richmond)). Coventry had played against Richmond despite having a crop of boils on his neck, and the striking incident occurred when he retaliated after Murdoch had, if the expression can be pardoned, hit him where it hurts. Despite Coventry's impeccable disciplinary record the Tribunal showed him no mercy, and he ended up missing the Magpies' grand final win over South Melbourne (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Sydney_part_1.htm). Coventry's place at the goal front went to a young Ron Todd (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/t-u-v.htm#Ron%20Todd%20(Collingwood%20&%20Williamstown)), a very different but no less effective player, who would eventually, at least for a time, step into his legendary predecessor's shoes on a more permanent basis.
After topping the VFL's list of goal kickers one last time in 1937, Gordon Coventry opted to retire, whereupon a special celebratory gathering was arranged at Melbourne's ANZAC House, at which he was presented with the princely sum of £128. During the get-together Collingwood's president Harry Curtis summed up Coventry's career in the following, carefully chosen words: "When the big gossoon came down from Diamond Creek he was slow and awkward. However, Jock McHale (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/mc.htm#James%20McHale%20(Collingwood)) turned him out a champion" (see footnote 2 (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/co-cz.htm#2GC)).
Seldom, if ever, have truer words been spoken in jest.Height and weight 183 cm / 85 kg
Team(s)[Collingwood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club) (1920â€"1937)
306 games, 1299 goals| ¹ Statistics to end of 1937 season |
- Copeland Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copeland_Trophy) winner 1933
- VFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFL/AFL) leading goalkicker 1926â€"1930, 1933 (6 times)
- Collingwood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood_Magpies) leading goalkicker 1922â€"1937 (16 times)
- Collingwood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood_Magpies) Premiership side 1927â€"1930, 1935
- Australian Football (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football) Hall of Fame (Legend)
- Collingwood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood_Magpies) Hall of Fame
- Collingwood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood_Magpies) Team of the Century
- Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria,_Australia) Representative (25 games, 100 goals)
- First VFL/AFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFL/AFL) player to reach 300 games.
- First VFL/AFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFL/AFL) player to kick 100 goals in a season.
- First VFL/AFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFL/AFL) player to kick 1000 goals.
- Most goals in a Grand Final (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final).
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I know who Boomzie is going to pick and I'm already sad :(
Quote from: Sid on October 31, 2011, 04:50:05 PM
I know who Boomzie is going to pick and I'm already sad :(
You seem to get sad a lot doing you? :P
Quote from: c4v3m4n on October 31, 2011, 04:50:35 PM
Quote from: Sid on October 31, 2011, 04:50:05 PM
I know who Boomzie is going to pick and I'm already sad :(
You seem to get sad a lot doing you? :P
Haha we'll being one pick behind Boomzie for the majority of this draft is going to suck because we want the same players :-X
He'll be takign the best full forward (in my mind) ever, but I suppose I can just take Coleman at #1 in the 40's.
Ken Farmer
Known as "The Bradman of Goalkickers" and for good reason!
In 13 seasons and 224 games for North Adelaide, Farmer kicked 1419 goals, making him the highest goal scorer in the history of the SANFL.
Ken Farmer 17 representative games for South Australia & yielded a further 81 goals, giving him a career total of 1500 goals; he places second behind only _______ as the highest goal-scorer in top-level senior Australian rules football history.
224 games and 1419 goals for North Adelaide (1929â€"41)
Captain of North Adelaide (1934-35, 1937-38, 1941)
Played 17 matches for South Australia
Kicked over 100 goals in 11 seasons
Leading goal kicker for North Adelaide (1929â€"41)
SANFL leading goal kicker (1930-40)
Inducted Australian Football Hall of Fame 1998
Inducted SANFL Hall of Fame 2002
FB: __________, __________, __________
HB: __________, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Shine Hosking, __________, __________
HF: __________, _________, __________
FF: __________, Ken Farmer, __________
R: Tom Leahy, __________, Mark "Napper" Tandy
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
Quote from: Sid on October 31, 2011, 04:55:44 PM
Quote from: c4v3m4n on October 31, 2011, 04:50:35 PM
Quote from: Sid on October 31, 2011, 04:50:05 PM
I know who Boomzie is going to pick and I'm already sad :(
You seem to get sad a lot doing you? :P
Haha we'll being one pick behind Boomzie for the majority of this draft is going to suck because we want the same players :-X
He'll be takign the best full forward (in my mind) ever, but I suppose I can just take Coleman at #1 in the 40's.
The best full-forward ever (IMO) wont be picked for ages.
I think I have the hardest choice to make out of anyone...I have first pick in the 60s. :-\
Quote from: BOOMZ on October 31, 2011, 04:57:24 PM
Ken Farmer
Known as "The Bradman of Goalkickers" and for good reason!
Lol. There have been many players named the "Bradman of Goalkickers". :P
Great pick nonetheless.
So my next pick will be...
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Albert Collier.
One of the greatest full backs ever to play the game, and an integral part of the Collingwood machine that won four premierships in a row, I'm pleased to pick him up with the 3rd selection in this era.
One of the hardest players to ever play the game, Collier had a bad case of white line fever. Reportedly, he was the only player that 'Captain Blood' (Jack Dyer, a notoriously tough footballer) didn't dare mess with.
He made his debut for Collingwood in 1925 as a 15 year old (the second youngest man ever to play VFL/AFL) Collier soon became a cult figure at the club. Two seasons later he'd feature in his first premiership, one of 4 that he won before being forced to leave Victoria. At the conclusion of the 1930 season Collier moved to Tasmania because Collingwood could not organise work for him, he'd return three years later (in 1933) and win two more premierships (1935-36) before retiring in 1939.
While in Tasmania he played for Cananore, and won the Leitch Medal (1931.)
One of the most decorated centre half backs ever, Collier won 6 Premierships, a Brownlow Medal, 3 Best and Fairests and a Leitch Medal, he also represented the state on 12 occasions.
An AFL Hall of Fame member, and the CHB in the Collingwood Team of the Century, Collier is a fantastic addition to the team.
FB: _______, _______, Harold Oliver
HB: _______, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, _______, _______
HF: _______, _______, _______
FF: _______, _______, _______
FOLL: _______, Tom Mackenzie, _______
My pick
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/SAToCScott.jpg)
Walter ScottWalter Scott was one of South Australia's finest ever defenders and arguably the most illustrious name in the history of the Norwood Football Club (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/norwood_(1).htm). His abilities were evident right from the start of his League career in 1920 when, in a Norwood team that was good enough to play off for the premiership, he won the club's best and fairest award.The following season saw Scott (known affectionately as 'Wat' or 'Wacka') make the first of what would end up being an Australian record 38 consecutive interstate appearances. He was also runner up in the Magarey Medal (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Magarey%20Medal%20definition) despite receiving the same number of votes as the winner,South Adelaide (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/south_adelaide.htm)'s Dan Moriarty (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/m.htm#Dan%20Moriarty%20(South%20Adelaide)). [see footnote 1 (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sa-sm.htm#1.)] Consolation was later to arrive in the shape of the 1924 and 1930 Medals.
Along with Dan Moriarty and Jack Hamilton (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/h.htm#Jack%20Hamilton%20(North%20Adelaide,%20Subiaco,%20West%20Adelaide)) ( who was later replaced by Jim Handby (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/h.htm#Herbert%20'Jim'%20Handby%20(South%20Adelaide%20&%20Glenelg))), Walter Scott completed South Australia's most celebrated interstate half back line. Normally placed on a flank, with Moriarty in the middle, Scott was arguably the most defensively-minded member of the unit. A strong, safe mark when in front position, he was also a redoubtable spoiler from behind, with uncanny judgement of the flight of the ball the key to both skills. Sound judgement was also a major element in Scott's prowess as a ground player, and he shared with the likes of Bruce Doull (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/d.htm#Bruce%20Doull%20(Carlton)), Guy McKenna (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/mc.htm#Guy%20McKenna%20(Claremont%20&%20West%20Coast)), Frank Jenkins (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/i-j.htm#Frank%20Jenkins%20(South%20Fremantle)) and Kevin Murray (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/m.htm#Kevin%20Murray%20(Fitzroy,%20East%20Perth,%20Sandringham)) the quintessential defender's capacity for seldom lowering his colours in a one on one contest.
A club record (shared with Michael Taylor (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/t-u-v.htm#Michael%20Taylor%20(Norwood,%20Collingwood,%20West%20Adelaide))) six times winner of the Norwood best and fairest award Walter Scott's career effectively ended after he sustained a serious knee injury in the last minor round (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Minor%20Round) game of 1930 against Port Adelaide. He did later play 2 further games, taking his final tally to 174, but all this did was prove to him that his knee was genuinely 'gone'. It is perhaps no coincidence that the Redlegs, who had won four premierships and contested seven grand finals during Scott's eleven year career, would have to wait another eleven years for their next flag.
During the 1930s, Walter Scott undertook coaching stints at Norwood, West Adelaide (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/West_Adelaide_part_1.htm), Glenelg (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glenelg_(1).htm) and Sturt (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Sturt_part_1.htm), but failed to lift any of these teams above 3rd place on the ladder. As a player, however, there have been few better.
| Team(s)]Norwood (1920â€"1932)[/t][/t][/t][/t][/t][/t] |
Team(s)[/t]Norwood (1926â€"1931)
West Adelaide
Glenelg (1936â€"1937)
Sturt (1938â€"1939)| ¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season |
- Norwood captain (1926â€"1930)
- Member of 4 premiership teams at Norwood
- Six time best and fairest at Norwood
- Magarey Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magarey_Medal) 1921(awarded retrospectively), 1924, 1930
- Played 38 matches for South Australia (national record), captain 1930
- Coached Norwood, West Adelaide, Sturt and Glenelg (total of 12 years)
- Norwood Team of the Century (Centre Half-Back)
- Inducted Australian Football Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame) (1996)
- Inducted SANFL Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame) (2002)
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FB: __________, Peter Burns, __________HB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter Scott
C: __________, __________, __________
HF: __________, _________, __________
FF: William "Nipper" Truscott , __________, __________
R: _________, __________, John D. Daly
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
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I'll do my write-up later, but I choose Syd Coventry. :D
Nice picks :) Ossie up with a double.
Quote from: c4v3m4n on October 31, 2011, 09:31:00 PM
I'll do my write-up later, but I choose Syd Coventry. :D
You sob!!!
*searches*
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Harry Collier
Playing career
Originally from Ivanhoe, Victoria, Collier played for the Collingwood Football Club, debuting in 1926. Collier was a player in Collingwood's legendary premiership sides from 1927â€"1930, the only side to have won four premierships in a row in the entire history of the VFL/AFL.
He was appointed captain in 1935, a position which he held until 1939. During this period, his team won two premierships (in 1935 and 1936)), and finished runners-up in the other 3 years he was captain. He was said to be Collingwood's best player during the era, taking out the Club Best and Fairest award in 1928 and 1930. Collier retired in 1940 after only one game for the season - his career record standing at 259 games and 299 goals with the Magpies.
Collier was retrospectively rewarded a Brownlow Medal, after originally tying for the 1930 award. He, Stan Judkins (Richmond) and Allan Hopkins (Footscray) all finished with an equal number of votes. The Umpires Board (which administered the award) recommended that no medal be awarded as there was no provision for a tied result. However, the VFL administration over-ruled the umpires board and created a criterion that the medal should be awarded to the player who played the least number of games. Judkins' banishment to the seconds had won him the award. Adding to the controversy, one vote for a Collingwood game was simply labeled "Collier", but as there were two Collier brothers playing in the game, the vote wasn't counted. To avoid situations like this in the future the rules were altered to a 3-2-1 system in 1931. In 1989, Hopkins and Collier, while both still living, were awarded a Brownlow Medal retrospectively for their performances in the 1930 VFL season.
Other honours include his posthumous induction into Collingwood's Team of the Century and, in 1996, induction into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Collier was the older brother of former champion Collingwood player (and the 1929 Brownlow Medal winner) Albert.
B: - - -
HB: Jock McHale - Wels Eicke
C: - - -
HF: - - -
F: - Dick Lee -
Foll: Roy Cazaly - Harry Collier
Inter: - - - -
Ossie you can't take Gorringe. C4 took him in the 1910's Round :P
Ah crap... Sigh, sorry about that, blind
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Colin_Watson.jpg)
Colin Watson
Colin C. Watson (12 October 1900 â€" 20 October 1970) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.
Watson played with St Kilda in various positions, predominantly on the half back line or across the centre. Spotted as a schoolboy by Roy Cazaly and was brought to Melbourne in 1919 where he played some games with VFA side Port Melbourne. He played three games for St Kilda in 1920 before returning home to the country, and then returning to St Kilda mid-1922 where his career finally took off.
He was outstanding in the 1924 interstate carnival, won the Brownlow medal in 1925 and was regarded as the best footballer in the land.
Watson was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the Saints inaugural Hall of Fame in 2003.
St Kilda (1920, 1922â€"1925 & 1933â€"1935)
93 games, 34 goals
Coaching career
Team(s) St Kilda 1934
St Kilda Champion Player award 1924
Brownlow Medallist 1925
Victorian state representative 8 times
St Kilda captain 1934
B: - - -
HB: Jock McHale - Wels Eicke
C: Colin Watson - -
HF: - - -
F: - Dick Lee -
Foll: Roy Cazaly - Harry Collier
Inter: - - - -
r we posting up the poll from the passed dratf Sid?
Quote from: Marcz on November 01, 2011, 12:34:43 PM
r we posting up the poll from the passed dratf Sid?
Good thing you reminded me Marcz :-X
Sorry about that guys, I'll dig that up and put it up now 8)
c4 skipped ... BP up.
Jack Titus
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4c/Jack_Titus.jpg)
Player Statistics
Career: Richmond (1926 - 1943)
Games: 294
Goals: 970
Player Achievements
Richmond Premiership Player 1932, 1934
Richmond Best and Fairest 1929, 1941
Richmond Leading Goalkicker 1929â€"1930, 1934â€"1942
VFL Leading Goalkicker 1940
Victorian representative (14 games)
Richmond Team of The Century
Richmond Hall of Fame
Australian Football Hall of Fame
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: __________, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: __________, __________, __________
C: __________, __________, __________
HF: __________, Albert Thurgood, __________
FF: Jack Titus, __________, Horrie Gorringe
R: __________, __________, Vic Cumberland
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
Bit busy today. Will make my choice after Tafe Class tonight
(http://fullpointsfooty.net/images/JMoriarty.jpg)
Jack MoriartyAfter starting his senior career at Essendon Association (http://fullpointsfooty.net/Essendon_A.htm), for whom he booted 35 goals in 1921, full forward Jack Moriarty made his league debut with Essendon (http://fullpointsfooty.net/Essendon_part_1.htm) in 1922. Despite standing only 178cm in height, and weighing a mere 59kg, he proved to be a handy acquisition, kicking 36 goals in just 13 games to top the Dons' list. Somewhat surprisingly, however, he was dropped for the 1922 preliminary final in favour ofGeorge Stockdale (http://fullpointsfooty.net/sn-sz.htm#Greg%20Stockdale%20(Essendon,%20Northcote,%20Coburg)), and in the remainder of his time at Essendon he never managed to recapture his place in the senior side.
The 1924 season saw Moriarty at Fitzroy (http://fullpointsfooty.net/fitzroy_(1).htm) where, using a combination of pace, guile and superb anticipation skills, he rapidly developed into a goalsneak par excellence. In each of his first three matches with the Maroons he booted 7 goals, en route to a new VFL season's record of 82 - 14 more than the previous record which had, somewhat ironically, been established by Moriarty's replacement at Essendon, Greg Stockdale, in 1923.
Moriarty represented the VFL at the Hobart carnival in 1924 (http://fullpointsfooty.net/1924_hobart_carnival.htm), and went on to become virtually a permanent fixture in Big V sides for most of the next decade. He topped Fitzroy's goal kicking list ever year between 1924 and 1933 except for 1929, and was voted the club's best and fairest player in 1927 during an era when an award of this type was not made every season. All told, he booted 672 goals in his 170 game VFL career at an average of almost 4 per game. In February 2002 he was allocated the coveted full forward position in Fitzroy's official 'Team of the Twentieth Century' (http://fullpointsfooty.net/all_star_teams.htm#Fitzroy).
Height: 178cm Weight 62 KgsPlaying Career (Goals)1922: Essendon 13 (36)1924-33 Fitzroy 157 (626)Total 170 (662)FB: __________, Peter Burns, __________
HB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter Scott
C: __________, __________, __________HF: __________, _________, __________FF: William "Nipper" Truscott , __________, Jack MoriartyR: _________, __________, John D. DalyINT: __________, __________, __________, __________
I'm going to pick...
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/cats_images/reghickey-2460.jpg)
Reginald Hickey.
Geelong's biggest name, Reg Hickey dedicated 26 years of his life to the Geelong Football Club. 15 as player, and 11 as coach.
In a playing career spanning 245 games, Hickey earned a reputation as one of the games fairest and best players, and the premier centre half back of his era.
Renowned for his dashing runs out of defence, Hickey became a handful for opposition forward lines, with his unique ability to use both feet to devastating effect (a rare trait of the time) combined with an uncanny ability to shrug tackles off, Hickey was as much an attacker as he was a defender.
His record speaks for itself, 18 Victorian Representative appearances, 2 placings in the Brownlow Medal, 2 Best and Fairests, a dual premiership player (one as captain-coach), 9 seasons as club captain (holding the record for games captained at Geelong) and a member of the AFL Hall of Fame.
In 2002, when Geelong announced their Team of the Century, Hickey was named at Centre Half Back, and was also picked as the captain of the side.
For this team, he'll play as a 3rd tall, as well as captaining the side.
FB: Reg Hickey (c), _______, Harold Oliver
HB: _______, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, _______, _______
HF: _______, _______, _______
FF: _______, _______, _______
FOLL: _______, Tom Mackenzie, _______
I'm going to take arguably the best full back of all time in Jack Regan... Yes he is eligible for this era as he played for Northcote in the VFA in '29 ;)
Collingwood 1930â€"1941, 1943, 1946 (Games: 196 Goals: 3)
3rd Brownlow Medal 1934 (equal)
Collingwood Best and Fairest 1936
Collingwood captain 1940â€"1941, 1943
Premierships 1935, 1936
Collingwood Team of the Century
Victorian representative 14 matches (captain 1941)
FB: __________, Jack Regan, __________
HB: __________, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Shine Hosking, __________, __________
HF: __________, _________, __________
FF: __________, Ken Farmer, __________
R: Tom Leahy, __________, Mark "Napper" Tandy
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
Quote from: BOOMZ on November 03, 2011, 01:39:00 AM
Yes he is eligible for this era as he played for Northcote in the VFA in '29 ;)
Crap I didn't even look into that :(
! Ah ripped, wanted Regan :(
ok so my pick and the final one for the 1920's
Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves
A natural sportsman, Edward Greeves excelled at cricket, tennis and rowing, but most especially at football. Geelong wanted him to line up for them while he was still at school, but the school authorities refused to allow it. He had to wait until 1923 to make his debut, quickly developing into one of the most eye-catching centremen in the game.
The prime reason that Greeves was so eye-catching was his kicking style, which was said to be one of the most classically perfect ever seen. Schoolboys all over Geelong would practise for hours trying to emulate it. Moreover, in an era when genuinely two-sided footballers were the exception rather than the rule, Greeves could kick with either foot with almost equal facility and expertise.
In 1924, the twenty year old Greeves' career blossomed when he was selected to represent the VFL at the Hobart carnival and, of course, won the inaugural Brownlow. With his elegant style of play ensuring that he always caught the umpire's eye, Greeves also later ran second in the Medal on three occasions in an era when only the best player afield received votes.
In 1928, well over half a century before Darren Bennett, Greeves spent nearly seven months in the USA, four of them as kicking coach for the University of Southern California's gridiron team, the Trojans (and not the University of South Carolina, as many sources wrongly suggest). Although he was not the first Australian footballer to have an impact on the American game - that honour resides with Pat O'Dea - he was the first such footballer to be deliberately 'head-hunted' by the Americans, and the first to travel to the USA for purposes specifically and exclusively to do with gridiron. While in California, Greeves was reportedly a great success, earning a gold medal for his services, and was indeed offered the opportunity to remain, but the 1929 VFL season saw him resuming his career with the Cats, for whom he went on to play a total of 137 games in eleven seasons, with premierships in 1925 and 1931 the highlights.
Honours
Brownlow Medal, 1924
Runner-up Brownlow Medal 1925, 1926, 1928
Geelong premiership player 1925, 1931
Inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame
Geelong Team of the Century
You sneaky barbie BOOMZ. >:(
However, can you provide us all with a link that shows that Regan played at least 1 game for Northcote? ;)
QuoteEach player must have played at least 1 senior game in a major league. The leagues considered to be 'major' are as following:
WANFL, SANFL, TFL, VFL and VFA prior to 1990, and the AFL from 1990 until the conclusion of the 2011 season. For those who aren't familiar with the old league names, the WANFL became the WAFL, the TFL became the TSL, the VFL became the AFL and the VFA became the VFL.
Also, this line in blue suggests (to me IMO) that we could only pick players from the VFA between it's formation in 1877 through until the newly formed VFL started in 1897. As that is when the VFA became the VFL.
Of course, the confusion comes in the line in red.
So Sid, is it all VFA players, or just from 1877-1896?
Haydn Bunton Sr
Bunton played 119 games for Fitzroy, kicked 209 goals, averaged over thirty kicks per match and won five club best-and-fairest awards, in addition to his 3 Brownlows. He was appointed captain of Fitzroy in 1932 and was named Champion of the Colony that same year. While playing, Bunton also spent the 1936 season as senior coach at Fitzroy, but could only manage two wins. He was also Fitzroy's leading goalkicker in 1936 and 1937. Bunton polled 122 Brownlow Medal votes in his 119 games, averaging 1.03 votes per game. In the history of VFL/AFL, no other footballer has averaged over 1 Brownlow vote per game over his career.
In 1938, Bunton moved to Western Australia, taking the role as the playing coach of Subiaco. He played 72 games and kicked 190 goals with the club, and won the Sandover Medal three times, in 1938, 1939 and 1941. Just as at Fitzroy, Bunton did not win a grand final during his senior career. Altogether, Bunton had won six league best and fairest awards in only eleven seasons between the two states in which he had played. Bunton returned to Fitzroy for a few games in 1942 and (following World War II) played his last senior games with Port Adelaide, in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), during the 1945 season.
Brownlow Medal 1931, 1932, 1935
2nd Brownlow Medal 1934
Sandover Medal 1938, 1939, 1941
AFL Hall of Fame (Legend status)
Fitzroy captain 1932; 1936–37
Fitzroy best & fairest 1934–35
Fitzroy leading goalkicker 1936–37
AFL Team of the Century (forward pocket)
Team of the Century (rover)
Subiaco Team of the Century (ruck-rover)
New South Wales Team of the Century (rover)
FB: __________, Jack Regan, __________
HB: __________, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Shine Hosking, __________, __________
HF: __________, _________, __________
FF: __________, Ken Farmer, __________
R: Tom Leahy, Haydn Bunton Sr, Mark "Napper" Tandy
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
@c4 I can suggest you buy Northcote's history book by Marc Fiddian? lol I had to ask someone with a copy of it & he is listed in there as having played for them in '29. Northcote is listed as one of his teams on fullpoints & pretty much everywhere else too & Northcote have him listed as having played for them as well before being recruited to Collingwood. The VFA was still a major league then & they hadn't combined yet.
Quote from: BOOMZ on November 03, 2011, 11:53:19 AM
@c4 I can suggest you buy Northcote's history book by Marc Fiddian? lol I had to ask someone with a copy of it & he is listed in there as having played for them in '29. Northcote is listed as one of his teams on fullpoints & pretty much everywhere else too & Northcote have him listed as having played for them as well before being recruited to Collingwood. The VFA was still a major league then & they hadn't combined yet.
What the hell is a book? ???
Quote from: c4v3m4n on November 03, 2011, 11:51:57 AM
QuoteEach player must have played at least 1 senior game in a major league. The leagues considered to be 'major' are as following:
WANFL, SANFL, TFL, VFL and VFA prior to 1990, and the AFL from 1990 until the conclusion of the 2011 season. For those who aren't familiar with the old league names, the WANFL became the WAFL, the TFL became the TSL, the VFL became the AFL and the VFA became the VFL.
Also, this line in blue suggests (to me IMO) that we could only pick players from the VFA between it's formation in 1877 through until the newly formed VFL started in 1897. As that is when the VFA became the VFL.
Of course, the confusion comes in the line in red.
So Sid, is it all VFA players, or just from 1877-1896?
VFA players are eligible for selection until the foundation of the AFL. The VFA didn't become the VFL until 1996, although it was not (one of) the premier competition due to the AFL being in existence.
Well, Boomzie has made my decision a lot easier. Was having a tough time choosing between Regan and Dick. Not an issue anymore though. So I pick...
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A gentleman of the game, and arguably the finest rover to ever play the game, Dick Reynolds is a name that is bound to come up when discussing 'the games greatest player.'
What he achieved as a footballer is incredible, 3 Brownlow Medals , 7 Best and Fairests, 4 Premierships as Captain-Coach, AFL Hall of Fame Legend status, 11 seasons as captain, 19 appearances for Victoria (6 as captain), a member of the AFL Team of the Century and in 2002, was listed as the greatest player ever to play for Essendon.
With pace, balance, excellent high marking and supreme ball handling Reynolds was a hero of his day, and today, a legend of our great game.
Haydn Bunton Snr. another Champion rover of the 30s and 40s paid the following tribute to 'King Dick.'
QuoteIn my estimation Dick stood out shoulder high as the best footballer ever to pull on a boot during the years I played in Victoria, Western Australia and South Australia. When his turn came to captain Essendon, Dick soon demonstrated that he was a great leader as well as a great footballer. He never had to shout at his players. He showed them by example and led them out of many possible defeats to victory. He was a big rover and therefore was a better high mark than was thought. In the air he stretched up. On the ground he had the greatest gift a rover can have, the ability to play low, gather the ball and sweep through and on without the opposition having a chance to up-end him. The man who plays the ball low does not have to contend with crazy bounces. He nips off the bounce and gains at least half a yard in pace. For a big man, Dick was an expert at playing low. I have seen better foot passers than Dick, but he was a wizard at hand-passing. He was deadly with a shot from 30-40 yards out. He might have been weaving in circles, but on gaining the ball he straightened up and, facing the goal squarely, seldom missed.
FB: Reg Hickey (c), _______, Harold Oliver
HB: _______, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, _______, _______
HF: _______, _______, _______
FF: _______, _______, _______
FOLL: _______, Tom Mackenzie, Dick Reynolds
Quote from: Sid on November 03, 2011, 06:44:49 PM
Quote from: c4v3m4n on November 03, 2011, 11:51:57 AM
QuoteEach player must have played at least 1 senior game in a major league. The leagues considered to be 'major' are as following:
WANFL, SANFL, TFL, VFL and VFA prior to 1990, and the AFL from 1990 until the conclusion of the 2011 season. For those who aren't familiar with the old league names, the WANFL became the WAFL, the TFL became the TSL, the VFL became the AFL and the VFA became the VFL.
Also, this line in blue suggests (to me IMO) that we could only pick players from the VFA between it's formation in 1877 through until the newly formed VFL started in 1897. As that is when the VFA became the VFL.
Of course, the confusion comes in the line in red.
So Sid, is it all VFA players, or just from 1877-1896?
VFA players are eligible for selection until the foundation of the AFL. The VFA didn't become the VFL until 1996, although it was not (one of) the premier competition due to the AFL being in existence.
Thanks for the clarification Sid. :)
Was hoping against hope one of Bunton or Dick would get to me. Sadly not to be
Hence I'll go for the next on my list. He started his career in 1939 so he qualifies here
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/MervMcIntoshPerth.jpg)
Merv McIntoshWhen Perth (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/perth.htm) came from behind to defeat East Fremantle (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/east_fremantle_1.htm) by 2 points in the 1955 WANFL grand final it was a sentimental triumph acclaimed by virtually every Western Australian football supporter. (A detailed review of this match is included in the Great Games (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/great_games.htm) section of the website; click here (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/big_merv's_match.htm) to view.) Not only was it Perth's first flag since 1907, it was also the last ever game of the 'gentle giant' of ruckman, Merv McIntosh, who fittingly had ignited the touch paper which had seen the black and reds play all over Old Easts (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/east_fremantle_1.htm) in a torrid last term. He was duly awarded the Simpson Medal (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Simpson%20Medal%20definition), the 3rd of a distinguished career, which he could happily hang alongside his 1953 Tassie Medal (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Tassie%20Medal%20definition), his three Sandovers (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Sandover%20Medal%20definition), and his seven club fairest and best awards. For this consummate team man, however, pride of place among his many achievements would undoubtedly go to his involvement in that 1955 premiership team.
Powerfully and athletically built, McIntosh combined strength and determination with a formidable football brain. However, he rarely made illegitimate use of his strength, regarding football as essentially a game rather than the all out war facsimile into which it was gradually evolving in Victoria. Indeed, it was alleged that he could "short pass as daintily and turn as nimbly as any footballer of more reasonable proportions" (see footnote 1 (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/mc.htm#1.)). The fact that his impact and reputation transcended state boundaries was emphasised as early as 1947 when the 'Sporting Globe' nominated him as Australia's leading footballer.
Perth was a powerful club, contesting the finals almost annually, throughout Merv McIntosh's 218 game league career, but a flag proved elusive. To the delight of a large proportion of the 41,659 spectators who turned up at Subiaco Oval for the 1955 grand final, the breakthrough finally arrived in the nick of time.Subsequent Western Australian rucking greats like Jack Clarke (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/ca-ch.htm#Jack%20K.%20Clarke%20(East%20Fremantle)), 'Polly' Farmer (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/f.htm#Graham%20Farmer%20(East%20Perth,%20Geelong,%20West%20Perth)) and Graham Moss (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/m.htm#Graham%20Moss%20(Claremont%20&%20Essendon)) perhaps enjoy more auspicious reputations, but 'Big Merv' was arguably the template on which all of them, to some extent, were based.
Career highlightsPerth 217 games
- Perth Captain 1947-1950, 1952
- Perth Fairest & Best 1946-1950, 1952, 1954
- Sandover Medallist 1948, 1953, 1954
- Simpson Medallist 1952, 1953, 1955
FB: __________, Peter Burns, __________HB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter ScottC: __________, __________, __________
HF: __________, _________, __________
FF: William "Nipper" Truscott , __________, Jack Moriarty
R: Merv McIntosh, __________, John D. Daly
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
Well I'm happy this guy has slipped to me, an absolute LEGEND of the game...
...one of the most (if not the most) toughest, ruthless players to the play the game...
...it's...
"Captain Blood" Jack Dyer.
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Jack Dyer played 312 games for Richmond, being voted the club's best and fairest player in 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, and 1946. He played in seven Grand Finals for two premierships in 1934 and 1943, one as captain and playing coach of the side.
Dyer was a ruckman; and, at 6'2" (185 cm), he was not particularly tall for that position, even in that era.
He'll always be remembered for his physical and ferocious style of play; at times he'd collect his own team mates just to gather the ball. This style of play according to Dyer himself, was attributed to a knee injury he suffered early in his career.
Later in his career he was played up forward where he'd go on to kick 443 goals.
Other achievements Dyer collected in his long career included:
Richmond's Leading Goalkicker in 1947, 1948
He played 18 games for Victoria including captaining the side in 1941 and 1949
He is a member of not only Richmond's Team of the Century but the AFL's Team of the Century too
He was also inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame in 1996 as a "Legend"
A legend and a potential killer. :D
Yeah, believe it or not, this guy almost killed a player back in 1947. :o During a game, he collected a Melbourne player called Frank Hanna, instantly knocking him out. The medics checked his pulse and Hanna was covered with a blanket, including his head, and was carried off on a stretcher. Turns out he was fine, just greatly concussed. What's even more amazing is, that Dyer thought he'd killed him up until he asked the medics at 3/4 time.
Your teams better watch out! >:(
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: __________, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: __________, __________, __________
C: Vic Cumberland, __________, __________
HF: __________, Albert Thurgood, __________
FF: Jack Titus, __________, Jack Dyer
R: __________, Horrie Gorringe, ___________
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
Don't know how he made it to 4 o.O I couldn't take him at 1 though lol
Quote from: BOOMZ on November 04, 2011, 01:47:33 PM
Don't know how he made it to 4 o.O I couldn't take him at 1 though lol
Easy. I rated McIntosh higher, if he were off the board Dyer would've been my next pick
Bob Pratt
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Harold Robert "Bob" Pratt (31 August 1912 â€" 6 January 2001) was a former Australian rules footballer from Mitcham, Victoria.
Pratt played with South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1930â€"1939 and again in 1946, and with the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football Association from 1940 to 1941. Considered "arguably the best full-forward in the history of Australian rules", he was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame with Legend status in 1996.
Known for spectacular diving and high flying marks, he topped the club's goalkicking for the first time in 1932 with 71 goals and for the next three seasons passed 100 goals. His total of 150 goals in 1934 was a VFL/AFL record haul and is now shared with Peter Hudson who equaled it in 1971. The tally included 15 goals in a single game, one of eight times that he would kick 10 goals in a game.
Debut 3 May 1930, South Melbourne v.
Melbourne, at Lake Oval
Team(s) South Melbourne (1930â€"1939, 1946)
158 games, 681 goals
Coburg Football Club (VFA) (1940â€"1941)
40 games, 263 goals
Career highlights
For the League
Leading goalkicker 1933â€"1935
Equal most goals in a season of all time
AFL Hall of Fame Legend
For South Melbourne
All time leading goalkicker
Season's leading goalkicking 1932â€"1936 and 1939
Team of the Century member
ok for my two picks
was getting hard for the 2nd one
first up
Norm Smith
After a fine 210 game, 540 goal playing career with Melbourne between 1934 and 1948, Norm Smith served a three season coaching apprenticeship with Fitzroy (during the first two of which he played a further 17 games and kicked another 26 goals) before returning 'home' in 1952 to succeed Alan La Fontaine at the helm of his old club. His achievements with the Demons would become legendary: five flags between 1955 and 1960 and a 6th in 1964 during a sequence of eleven successive finals appearances for an overall success rate during the period of more than 73%. Today, the medal awarded to the best player afield in each season's AFL grand final is named in his honour.
An astute football thinker, the flame-haired Smith also possessed a fiery temperament which saw him skirt controversy on various occasions during his career. The most notable such occurrence took place in the middle of the 1965 season when, following a slump in form by the Demons which saw them lose 3 out of 4 matches after winning their first 8, he was sensationally - indeed, most would say precipitously - sacked, only to be just as sensationally reinstated a week later after the side had been beaten yet again. The whole affair clearly took its toll on Smith, however, and he would only once again - in 1970, at the fresh pastures of the Lake Oval - steer a side into the major round. Nevertheless, it is with the irrepressible Melbourne sides of the 1950s and early 1960s that his name has rightly become synonymous.
Smith's premature death in 1973 at the age of fifty-eight robbed the game of one of its premier strategists, motivators and personalities.
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935â€"1948
1949â€"1951 Melbourne
Fitzroy
Total 210 (546)
17 (26)
227 (572)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
Victoria 2 (9)
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (Wâ€"Lâ€"D)
1949â€"1951
1952â€"1967
1969â€"1972 Fitzroy
Melbourne
South Melbourne
Total 55 (30â€"23â€"2)
310 (197â€"108â€"5)
87 (26â€"61â€"0)
452 (253-192-7)
2nd player
Wally Buttsworth
Wally Buttsworth's senior football career began with West Perth in 1935. Named as 19th man in the Cardinals' flag-winning team that year his career blossomed over the next couple of seasons when he became a regular Western Australian interstate representative and, in 1937, won West Perth's club champion award.
In 1938 Buttsworth headed east to Essendon but was forced to stand out of football for a season awaiting a clearance. He made his VFL debut in 1939 and soon established himself as one of the key cogs in an Essendon machine which was tuning up to become the dominant force in Victorian football for much of the ensuing decade.
Three times an Essendon best and fairest award winner, Buttsworth was a formidable, resolute defender who was rarely beaten. Whilst rugged to the point of ferocity in his overall approach, there were nevertheless aspects of his play, such as his high marking and exemplary drop kicking, which brought to mind contrasting adjectives like 'graceful' and 'elegant'.
Buttsworth was at his best in important games and his name featured prominently among the best players in all but 1 of the 6 VFL grand finals in which he participated.
Brother Fred was an equally accomplished footballer who stayed with West Perth for most of his career, winning the 1951 Sandover Medal. He joined his brother briefly at Windy Hill while stationed in Melbourne during the war.
Both of the Buttsworth brothers were also highly proficient cricketers, representing Western Australia.
maybe not the biggest name for the 2nd pick but wanted a backmen and is in the hall of fame for western australia at CHB
Des Fothergil
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Desmond Hugh Fothergill (15 July 1920 â€" 16 March 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and briefly in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
From Collingwood Tech, Fothergill was a gifted sportsman who made his VFL debut aged 16, for the Collingwood Football Club in 1937. Fothergill was a small midfielder/half-forward who seemed too small at the start, at 172 cm and 73 kg, but his brilliance as a footballer was something that over-shadowed his liabilities. Fothergill made an impact straight away as he played brilliant football, winning a Copeland Trophy in his debut season, and would also kick 56 goals being the club's leading goalkicker.
In 1938, Fothergill was once again be a dominant member of the side, winning his second consecutive Copeland Trophy at the age of 18, and two years later, in 1940, Fothergill would win his third Copeland Trophy and be the best and fairest player in the league, along with South Melbourne player Herbie Matthews, winning the Brownlow Medal, playing up the ground in a midfield role.
A big change of events happened in 1941, as Fothergill and team-mate Ron Todd would go to Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Williamstown, with controversy as he did not receive a clearance by the VFL. Fothergill, at 20, would have left the Magpies at his prime, with three best and fairest awards and a Brownlow Medal. He was worth every cent to his new club, winning the Recorder Cup (best and fairest player in the VFA) in 1941, but with World War II, his playing days would seize in the league, and would join the army, to be forced to move on after a knee injury when up in Darwin, Northern Territory.
In 1945, Fothergill was forced to return to Collingwood after he left without a clearance, and dominated at half-forward for the club again, despite being slower and having injury problems. He kicked 62 goals in 45 games before kicking his way onto the Leading Goalkicker Medal list in 1946, despite being overtaken in the finals by Essendon's Bill Brittingham. He was forced to retire in 1947 due to a leg injury, and is still regarded as a true champion for the Magpies.
He was named in the Collingwood Team of the Century, as well as being an Australian Football Hall of Fame member.
Fothergill also played 27 first-class cricket matches for Victoria, making 1404 runs at 39.00 with one century. He made his hundred against South Australia in 1947 and once made 99 against the Australian Services XI.
After retiring from football he moved to England and played for the Enfield Cricket Club in the Lancashire League.
Brownlow Medallist: 1940 (equal)
Recorder Cup: 1941
Collingwood best and fairest 1937, 1938, 1940
Collingwood leading goalkicker 1937, 1945, 1946
Collingwood Team of the Century (half-forward flank)
Collingwood Football Club Hall of Fame
Victorian representative (2 games, 4 goals)
B: - - -
HB: Jock McHale - Wels Eicke
C: Colin Watson - -
HF: - - -
F: - Dick Lee, Des Fothergil
Foll: Roy Cazaly - Harry Collier
Inter: - - - -
Sorry, in a rush...
...I pick the eight-fingered Jack Mueller. ;D
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: Jack Mueller, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: __________, __________, __________
C: Vic Cumberland, __________, __________
HF: __________, Albert Thurgood, __________
FF: Jack Titus, __________, Horrie Gorringe
R: __________, Jack Dyer, ___________
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
Quite happy with that full-back line.
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Wilfred "Chicken" SmallhornWilfred 'Chicken' Smallhorn's proudest possession was a best and fairest medal - known as 'the Brownlow' - won while participating in a scratch competition in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War Two. Smallhorn was a guest of the Japanese for three years, during which time he and many of his fellow Australian prisoners regularly amused and amazed their guards by willingly submitting their fatigued, underfed and often ill bodies to the self-inflicted 'torture' of a two hour game of Australian football. As far as the men were concerned, however, the boost to morale gleaned from this activity far outweighed any negative physical impact. Smallhorn's achievement in being acclaimed as the best and fairest player in such a competition is all the more remarkable when you consider that his normal playing weight during his VFL days was only 62kg. One shudders to imagine what he must have weighed during his wartime internment.Recruited from Collingwood Technical School, Smallhorn made his VFL debut with Fitzroy (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/fitzroy_%281%29.htm) in 1930. Built like a stick man in a Lowry painting, he had a long, loping stride which carried him over the ground at a deceptively expeditious pace. He was also adept at extracting the ball from the tightest of packs and making use of it intelligently. Moreover, the nickname 'Chicken' assuredly had nothing to do with his disposition or demeanour.Despite the fact that he played in losing sides for most of his eleven season, 150 game VFL career, Smallhorn regularly caught the eyes of the umpires when Brownlow (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Brownlow%20Medal%20definition) votes were apportioned. Winner of the award - the real one, that is - in 1933, he finished among the top ten vote getters on another four occasions. When you consider that one of his team mates for much of his career was arguably the greatest vote magnet in the history of the game, Haydn Bunton senior (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/bi-bz.htm#Haydn%20Bunton%20senior%20%28Fitzroy,%20Subiaco,%20Port%20Adelaide%29), the accomplishment becomes even more impressive.Smallhorn played for most of his career as a wingman, in which position he also represented the VFL. His failure to win a Fitzroy best and fairest award might seem baffling until you realise that the club only made such an award on two occasions during the 1930s.Height/Weight 170 cm / 62 kg
Position(s) Wing
Playing career
1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1930â€"1940 Fitzroy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club) 150 (31)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals) 1932â€"1939 Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Australian_rules_football_team) 7 (0)
FB: __________, Peter Burns, __________
HB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter Scott
C: __________, __________, Wilfred "Chicken" Smallhorn
HF: __________, _________, __________FF: William "Nipper" Truscott , __________, Jack MoriartyR: Merv McIntosh, __________, John D. DalyINT: __________, __________, __________, __________
Surprised this bloke hasn't been picked yet...
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Laurie Nash.
• TFL/TSL Hall of Fame member (Legend status)
• Tasmania Team of the Century member (CHB)
• Camberwell Team of the Century member (VFA, CHF)
• South Melbourne/Sydney Team of the Century member (CHF)
• Victoria Team of the Century member (CHF)
• A record 18 Goals in a State match
• 400 goals in 4 seasons with Camberwell
• AFL Hall of Fame member
Capable of playing short or tall, forward or back, Nash was one of the finest players of his day. Gifted with exhilarating pace, excellent ball handling and remarkable aerial skills for his height. Nash was a man who was seldom defeated.
QuoteNash was a superbly fit athlete who never smoked, drank rarely, and dedicated himself to a punishing exercise regime; something rare in 1930s sports circles
QuoteNash was asked why he never won a Brownlow Medal (the award for the Best and Fairest player in the VFL). He replied, "I was never the best and fairest but I reckon I might have been the worst and dirtiest. I played it hard and tough."
QuoteIf self-confidence is the primary fuel on which most sporting champions run then Laurie Nash's many accomplishments are easy to explain. When asked who was the greatest footballer he had ever seen Nash famously replied "I see him in the mirror every morning when I shave".
QuoteLegendary Richmond Football Club player and coach Jack Dyer asserted that Nash was "Inch for inch, pound for pound, the greatest player in the history of Australian Rules"
QuoteChampion Collingwood goalsneak Gordon Coventry opined that Nash would have been the most prolific full forward of all time had he been stationed permanently at the goalfront.
FB: Reg Hickey, _______, Harold Oliver
HB: _______, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, _______, _______
HF: _______, Laurie Nash, _______
FF: _______, _______, _______
FOLL: _______, Tom Mackenzie, Dick Reynolds
Not really what I need but I couldn't let him slip... George Doig.
George Doig arrived at East Fremantle in 1933 and set his stall out right away by becoming the first Western Australian player to kick a century of goals. He went on to repeat this achievement in every one of his first 9 League seasons, topping the WANFL list on 6 occasions.
Doig's career total of 1,111 League goals in 201 games included a then record 19 in one game against Claremont-Cottesloe. He also kicked goals with unfailing regularity in interstate football.
Football, however, is a team sport, and Doig never let the pursuit of individual achievements blind him to team goals. Indeed, he was the consummate team man, and probably gave away almost as many goals as he scored. If you asked him to choose, he would probably have accorded pride of place among his many achievements to his participation in 3 East Fremantle premiership teams.
FB: __________, Jack Regan, __________
HB: __________, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Shine Hosking, __________, __________
HF: __________, _________, __________
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, __________
R: Tom Leahy, Haydn Bunton Sr, Mark "Napper" Tandy
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
Pretty happy with my spine...
Was going to pick him but I'm about to pick Coleman so... :-\
Well I have thought a lot about this...tough choice...but...can't pass up
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John Coleman.
• 2nd highest goal per game average in VFL/AFL History
• VFL/AFL record 12 goals on debut
• Essendon Best and Fairest 1949
• Essendon leading goalkicker 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 (every season he played)
• VFL leading goalkicker 1949–50, 1952–53
• Dual Premiership player - 1949-50
• Essendon Team of the Century (Full Forward)
• AFL Team of the Century (Full Forward)
• AFL Hall of Fame Member (Legend status)
Of slight build, Coleman was not your typical full forward. Standing at just 185cm and weighing in at just 80kg Coleman was certainly not an imposing figure on the football field. Lining up against the built full backs of his day you'd think he was in for a tough day. But his quick leads and famous high marking abilities saw Coleman become the most dangerous forward in the VFL.
Held goal-less just once in his 98 game career, Coleman was the man every full-back in the land feared from his 12 goal debut right up until the tragic knee injury that ended his career.
QuoteColeman combined freakish aerial ability with superb ground skills, and was a deadly accurate kick for goal, but his greatness was much more than the sum of these parts. Truly great champions often possess an elusive magnetism deriving as much from bearing and overall approach as from actual achievements; such was very much the case with Coleman - very few footballers have possessed such an arresting and impressive on field presence. Moreover, at a time when full forwards were traditionally greedy for goals, John Coleman broke the mould by being quintessentially team-orientated. As Jack Dyer tautly observed, "As long as Essendon get the goals Coleman doesn't worry who kicks them"
QuoteTo me the greatest delight in the Coleman technique is to see him one split second as the polesitter, the disinterested spectator of the hustle and bustle; the next to rise with the crowd's excitement as he comes from nowhere, throws himself into the air and drags down the seemingly impossible mark.
Coleman is football's personality player - the greatest player in the game's greatest era.
FB: Reg Hickey, _______, Harold Oliver
HB: _______, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, _______, _______
HF: _______, Laurie Nash, _______
FF: _______, John Coleman, _______
FOLL: _______, Tom Mackenzie, Dick Reynolds
I'm a bit like BOOMZ in this case. The obvious choice is one I don't really need. But I can't really pass him up with Coleman off the board either.
Hence my pick...
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Bill HutchinsonRecruited by Essendon (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Essendon_part_1.htm) from local league side Essendon Stars, where he had played chiefly as a wingman, Bill Hutchison developed into one of the greatest rovers the game has seen. Initially though the Dons used him as a half forward flanker, which was where he lined up for most of his debut season of 1942, including that year's winning grand final against Richmond (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/richmond.htm). Hutchison had a quiet game that day, but next time he appeared in a grand final, in 1946, he put in the sort of tireless, elegant, pacy performance that was to become his trademark as the Dons crushed Melbourne (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/melbourne.htm) by 63 points.
Hutchison won the first of seven Essendon best and fairest awards in 1946, by which time he was already a stalwart in VFL representative sides, for which he made a near record 30 appearances, earning All Australian (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#All%20Australians) selection in 1953 and 1956. Despite a propensity to 'backchat' to umpires, he almost invariably polled well in the Brownlow (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Brownlow%20Medal%20definition), finally breaking through for a win in 1953 after missing out only on countback the previous year. In 1989 the VFL retrospectively awarded him, as well as all other countback losers, a 1952 Medal as well, but sadly Bill Hutchison had by this time passed away. His volubility notwithstanding, few players in history have so admirably and consistently conformed to both requirements for receiving Brownlow Medal votes, for Bill Hutchison was as impeccably fair as he was brilliant.
Always a dangerous player near goal, Hutchison averaged nearly 2 goals a game over the course of his sixteen season, 290 game VFL career, during which he took part in no fewer than nine grand finals for five flags. Despite his small stature, he managed to remain remarkably injury free, a tribute both to his speed of movement and adroitness of mind.
Perhaps the greatest disappointment of Hutchison's career was that, after he replaced Dick Reynolds (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/r.htm#Dick%20Reynolds%20%28Essendon%20&%20West%20Torrens%29) as Essendon's captain in 1951 he was unable to emulate his predecessor by leading the club to a premiership. Nevertheless, few players, either at Essendon or elsewhere, have enjoyed such illustrious careers at football's highest level.
Height and weight 174 cm / 70 kg Death 18 June 1982 (aged 59), Playing career¹ Team(s) Essendon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essendon_Bombers) (1942â€"1957)
290 games 496 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1957 season Career highlights
- Essendon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essendon_Bombers) premiership side: 1942, 1946, 1949â€"1950
- Essendon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essendon_Bombers) captain: 1951â€"1957
- Brownlow Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownlow_Medal) winner: 1952 and 1953
- Essendon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essendon_Bombers) best and fairest: 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1955â€"1956
- Essendon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essendon_Bombers) Team of the century
- Australian Football Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame) member (legend status)
- All-Australian Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Australian_Team): 1953 and 1956
FB: __________, Peter Burns, __________HB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter ScottC: Bill Hutchinson, __________, Wilfred "Chicken" SmallhornHF: __________, _________, __________FF: William "Nipper" Truscott , __________, Jack MoriartyR: Merv McIntosh, __________, John D. DalyINT: __________, __________, __________, __________
c4 skipped. Ossie up now.
Ron Clegg
(http://www.babyboomercentral.com.au/images3/RonClegg.jpg)
Ron "Smokey" Clegg (17 November 1927 â€" 23 August 1990) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League.
A brilliant key position player at either centre half-forward or centre half-back, he was awarded the Brownlow Medal in 1949 while playing with the then South Melbourne Football Club. He won the club's Best and Fairest award three times.
Games: 231 Goals: 156
Brownlow Medal 1949
Runner Up Brownlow Medal 1951
South Melbourne Best & Fairest 1948, 1949, 1951
South Melbourne captain 1953-1954, 1957-1960
South Melbourne/Sydney Swans Team of the Century
Victorian representative (15 games, 7 goals)
B: - - -
HB: Jock McHale, Ron Clegg, Wels Eicke
C: Colin Watson - -
HF: - - -
F: - Dick Lee, Des Fothergil
Foll: Roy Cazaly - Harry Collier
Inter: - - - -
Wow there were 2 guys I expected to go before Clegg :o
Goes to show :P
Interesting pick ;) Daz is up.
Yeah, like Sid and BP before me, I had three picks in mind. All gone so I'll choose the next best available...
Bernie Smith.
I'll do a write-up after tea.
However, with Smith now in the team, I think Mueller might even become my first bench player as there isn't anywhere I can really put him (unless I put Coventry at HBF). But as he can play both back and forward, he'll make a great bench player.
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: __________, __________, __________
C: Vic Cumberland, __________, __________
HF: __________, Albert Thurgood, __________
FF: Jack Titus, __________, Horrie Gorringe
R: __________, Jack Dyer, ___________
INT: Jack Mueller, __________, __________, __________
ok for my next pick
Len Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald started his career at Collingwood at the age of 15, in 1945. By 1950 he was an established key player with arguably the country's most illustrious sporting club.
Arriving at Sturt in 1951, Fitzgerald quickly made an impression, being appointed captain after three games, and took over the coaching role mid-season. In 1952 Fitzgerald dominated the League, winning his first Magarey Medal as the "fairest and most brilliant" player in the League. He was to win two more in 1954 and 1959.
Despite Fitzgerald's brilliance, Sturt was unable to secure a premiership. In 1955 Fitzgerald managed to get Sturt to the preliminary final, but the club failed to honour a promise of a bonus.[2] Fitzgerald took himself to the Ovens and Murray League for the next three seasons, coaching and playing for Benalla.
When Fitzgerald returned to Sturt in 1959, he helped them to make the finals that year, the first time since his departure. Injuries began to take their toll on his playing and Fitzgerald finished his playing career in 1962 after playing 127 games for Sturt, kicking 201 goals and winning the club's best and fairest award three times. He represented his adopted State of South Australia 20 times and was named an All Australian in the 1953 Adelaide Carnival.
Career highlights
Three time Sturt best and fairest
Played 20 matches for South Australia
Triple Magarey Medallist, 1952, 1954 and 1959
All Australian 1953
Inducted Australian Football Hall of Fame 1996
Inducted SANFL Hall of Fame 2002
Bob Rose
A Collingwood legend, he has had achievements of the many including the greatest honours for a club, and in the VFL/AFL. From country club Nyah West, Rose debuted in 1946. He was a genuine all-round sportsman, who was looking down the path of a professional boxing career, but decided to play the game of football. Rose was courageous in the midfield, and was very skillful on both sides. His honours included four best and fairest awards, was a leading goalkicker in a premiership season, including All-Australian honours
Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee, 1996
All-Australian 1953
Sports Life Team Of The Year 1951-52-53-54
Runner-up Brownlow Medal 1953
Collingwood best and fairest 1949, 1951-52-53
Collingwood leading goalkicker 1953
Collingwood Team of the Century (centre)
AFLPA Award for Most Courageous Player named in his honour
Bob Hank
Throughout his career Hank was known for his fine ball handling and his distinctive left foot drop-kicks. Hank played in the centre or across half-forward with immense courage and tantalising elusiveness. In his latter years he played despite serious injuries and when finally retired in 1958 he had played a total of 224 games.
In total Hank won the West Torrens' best and fairest award nine times (6 in a row between 1945 and 1950). He captained his club for nine seasons and was captain-coach in 1951. He was a member of West Torrens' last ever premiership team in 1953.
Magarey Medal 1946, 1947
West Torrens Best & Fairest 1945â€"1950, 1952, 1953, 1957; 1950, 1953
West Torrens captain 1947â€"1955
West Torrens premiership player 1945, 1953
West Torrens coach 1951
All-Australian 1953
Represented South Australia 27 times (0 goals)
Captained South Australia (1951â€"1954)
Inducted Australian Football Hall of Fame (1999)
Inducted SANFL Hall of Fame (2002)
FB: __________, Jack Regan, __________
HB: __________, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Shine Hosking, Bob Rose, __________
HF: __________, _________, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, __________
R: Tom Leahy, Haydn Bunton Sr, Mark "Napper" Tandy
INT: __________, __________, __________, __________
ok me again
Allan Ruthven
A product of Falconer Street School in North Fitzroy, Ruthven joined Fitzroy in 1940 as a 17-year old schoolboy star. So impressed with his skill and potential, the club subsequently gave Ruthven guernsey number 7, previously worn and made famous by triple Brownlow Medallist, Haydn Bunton.[2][3][4]
Universally known as "the Baron", for his dapper dress sense, Ruthven reportedly earned his nickname when a teammate called out "here comes Baron Rothschild" after he turned up to the club in one of his flamboyant suits.[2]
Ruthven stood only 173 centimetres tall and weighed 73 kilograms, but was renowned for his skill, fitness and flawless left-foot kicking.[2] Tough, talented and tenacious, Ruthven was also renowned for his ability to gain possession of the ball under the most challenging of circumstances, and use it purposefully. He was also dangerous near goal, winning Fitzroy's goal kicking award on three occasions.[4] Considered the greatest rover of the 1940s and early 1950s, Ruthven was instrumental in Fitzroy's 1944 premiership win
Career highlights
In 1998 Ruthven was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.[5][6]
On 3 May 2001, Ruthven was named in Fitzroy's Team of the Century, in the forward line.[7]
In 2007, the Brisbane Lions recognised Ruthven as one of the two greatest players from the era 1927 to 1956.[8] The other player being Haydn Bunton.
Playing career:
Fitzroy: 1940â€"1941, 1943â€"1954 (Games 222; Goals 442; Brownlow votes 97).[1]
Player honors:
Brownlow Medal: 1950.[9]
Fitzroy Best and Fairest: 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949.[10]
Fitzroy club leading goalkicker: 1944, 1945, 1954.[10]
Fitzroy captain: 1948, 1950â€"1954.[10]
Fitzroy premiership: 1944
Victorian representative: (17 games, 47 goals)
Coaching record:
Fitzroy 1952â€"1954 (57 games, 28 wins, 28 losses, 1 draw).
Oss c4 already picked Smith.
Quote from: bomberboy0618 on November 07, 2011, 07:31:39 AM
Oss c4 already picked Smith.
Gargh!! I'm so blind at this game
Jack Sheedy
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a1/JackSheedy.jpg)
John Cameron "Jack" Sheedy (born 28 September 1926) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He played for East Fremantle and East Perth in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Sheedy is considered one of the greatest ever footballers from Western Australia, and is a member of both the Australian and West Australian Football Halls of Fame. Overall, he played 360 senior football matches from 1946 to 1962, kicking 528 goals, and coached 272 games, with a winning percentage of 65%
East Fremantle captain 1949â€"50; 1952; 1955
East Fremantle best and fairest 1943, 1948, 1953, 1955
East Fremantle premiership side 1943, 1946
Sydney Naval premiership side 1944
WANFL representative team 1946â€"51, 1953, 1955â€"57
East Perth captain 1956â€"61
East Perth premiership side 1956, 1959
East Perth premiership coach 1956, 1959
WANFL representative coach 1960â€"63
East Fremantle life member
East Perth life member[
East Fremantle Team of the Century
East Perth Team of the Century (post-WW2)
Fremantle Football Hall of Legends inductee 1995
Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee 2001
West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee 2004
West Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend 2005
East Perth Hall of Fame inductee 2010
B: - - -
HB: Jock McHale, Ron Clegg, Wels Eicke
C: Colin Watson - Jack Sheedy
HF: - Dick Lee -
F: - Bob Pratt, Des Fothergil
Foll: Roy Cazaly - Harry Collier
Inter: - - - -
c4 skipped... Wasn't going to enforce the "time is halved if you have been on" rule but he was skipped last pick and has been on a few times today...
Quote from: Boomz on November 07, 2011, 10:00:32 PM
c4 skipped... Wasn't going to enforce the "time is halved if you have been on" rule but he was skipped last pick and has been on a few times today...
Egh, this is the first time I've been on today... ??? :-\
Anyway, I choose the legendary
Stan Heal. ;D
Kinda busy, so the write-ups will have to wait...
c4v3m4n's TitansFB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: __________, __________, __________
C: Vic Cumberland, __________, Stan Heal
HF: __________, Albert Thurgood, __________
FF: Jack Titus, __________, Horrie Gorringe
R: __________, Jack Dyer, ___________
INT: Jack Mueller, __________, __________, __________
Someone else must be going on then :-X Nice pick though :P
Well I'm going throw up a curveball. Just like they did back in the day
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/GMoloneypeople.jpg)
George "Specka" MoloneyWhereas in modern football versatility on the part of players is regarded almost as a pre-requisite, in days gone by it was very much the exception rather than the rule. The idiosyncrasies of each playing position were felt to be so distinctive and unique that the overwhelming majority of players tended to be specialists, concentrating on mastering a single position. A major reason for this was that, to a coach like Jock McHale (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/mc.htm#James%20McHale%20%28Collingwood%29) or Jack Worrall (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/wi-x-y-z.htm#Jack%20Worrall%20%28Fitzroy,%20Carlton,%20Essendon%29), football tended to be perceived in terms of a multiplicity of individual contests - full back versus full forward, wingman versus wingman, and so forth - with the concomitant desirability of players remaining in position in order to facilitate such contests. In the eyes of Jock McHale, players who wandered out of position were committing football's cardinal sin - and given that the game at the time was centered on kicking, with handball being predominantly (although not exclusively) used defensively, such a view made eminent sense. In this context, mastery by a single player of more than one position required immeasurably more versatility than would be the case nowadays. In a real sense, a full forward and a centreman were playing different games, and while the same player might make a decent stab at playing both positions, it was rare indeed to find an individual capable of mastering both, of being both a champion full forward and a champion centreman.One such individual was George 'Specka' Moloney who, two games from the end of the 1927 season, made his WAFL debut with Claremont-Cottesloe (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Claremont_Part_One.htm), which was playing in only its second league season. In return for this privilege, Moloney had to pay 10 shillings club membership, make his own way to the ground on public transport, and pay an admission fee at the turnstiles. His match fee? Nothing more nor less than the warm glow of inner satisfaction gleaned from participating in top level football, coupled with multifarious bumps, bruises and cuts courtesy of the opposition.Given such incentives, what could George Moloney possibly do but come back for more? The following week, in a sign of things to come, he was best afield, thereby securing a place in the team for 1928, and the longer that 1928 season went on, the clearer it became that Claremont-Cottesloe had unearthed a future champion. Playing mainly at full forward, he was quick, elusive, strong overhead (despite being only 174cm in height), and a deadly kick for goal, whether from a set shot, or in open play, with some of his snap shots being of the jaw-droppingly spectacular kind. Moloney topped the club's goal kicking list in 1928 with 56 goals, and the following season saw him lift his performance level still further. On 10 August 1929 he made his interstate debut for Western Australia at Perth Oval and booted 3 goals in a 5 point win over South Australia. He went on to top Claremont-Cottesloe's goal kicking once more, this time with 61 goals, and the following year did better still, booting 78 goals for his club, and starring, with 19 goals in 5 games, for Western Australia at the Adelaide carnival (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/1930_adelaide_carnival.htm). Moloney's prowess in Adelaide did not go unnoticed as he was approached by officials from Geelong (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/geelong_%281%29.htm), who wanted him to transfer to their club in 1931. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, a clearance was granted with a minimum of fuss, and in the opening two rounds of the 1931 season George Moloney took the VFL by storm with bags of 7 and 12 goals against Collingwood (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/collingwood.htm) and St Kilda (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/St_Kilda_part_1.htm) respectively. He went on to tally 74 goals for the season, topping the Cats' list, but more importantly, after just over three years at under-achieving Claremont-Cottesloe, he got to play in a premiership side as Geelong beat Richmond (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/richmond.htm) in the grand final by 20 points.Geelong missed the finals in 1932, but Moloney enjoyed a spectacular year, winning his club's best and fairest award and finishing as top goal kicker in the VFL with 109 goals. He thereby became the first Geelong player to 'top the ton'.Moloney was an important player for Geelong in 88 games over five seasons. During his last VFL year, coach Percy Parratt (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/p-q.htm#Percy%20Parratt%20%28Fitzroy,%20Carlton,%20Geelong%29), whether on a hunch or because he had spotted something significant in Moloney's style of play, ventured the apparently audacious experiment of playing him as a centreman, where he proved a revelation. Returning home to Claremont (see footnote 1 (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/m.htm#1GMoloney)) in 1936, he continued in the centre with devastating effect, winning both the Sandover Medal (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Sandover%20Medal%20definition) and club fairest and best award. Moreover, Claremont enjoyed easily their best league season to date, not only qualifying for the finals for the first time, but actually making it to the grand final before losing narrowly to East Perth (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/East_Perth.htm).George Moloney carried on at Claremont until 1945 (with a break for the war from 1942-4), reverting to his former position of full forward in 1939, and kicking more than a century of goals in 1940-41. He was a key player, and captain, in Claremont's ground-breaking premiership wins of 1938-39-40. All told, he played a total of 190 WA(N)FL games, some of them alongside brothers Robert (103 games 1930-36) and Syd (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/m.htm#Syd%20Moloney%20%28Claremont-Cottesloe/Claremont%29) (145 games 1934-41).Arguably the greatest name in the history of the Claremont Football Club, and certainly one of the most uniquely versatile champions ever to have adorned the game, George 'Specka' Moloney rounded off his association with the Tigers by coaching them, sadly without success, from 1948 to 1951. Career highlights
- Claremont 1927-1930, 1936â€"1941, 1945 (190 games, 647 goals)
- Geelong 1931-1935 (88 games, 303 goals)
- Sandover Medallist 1936
- Leading goalkicker, Western Australia 1940 (113 goals)
- Leading goalkicker, VFL 1932 (109 goals)
- Runner up Brownlow Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownlow_Medal) 1932
- Claremont Premiership Captain 1938, 1939, 1940
- Claremont coach 1943-1945, 1948â€"1951
- Geelong Premiership player 1931
- Western Australia representative 11 matches
- Victorian representative 1 match
- Western Australia Coach 1958, 1959
FB: __________, Peter Burns, __________HB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter ScottC: Bill Hutchinson, _________, Wilfred "Chicken" SmallhornHF: __________, _________, George "Specka" MoloneyFF: William "Nipper" Truscott , __________, Jack MoriartyR: Merv McIntosh, __________, John D. DalyINT: __________, __________, __________, __________
Hardly a curveball :P Was going to take him in both the last 2 eras but always changed my mind :-X
Should BP pick again to kick the next decade off? :)
Quote from: c4v3m4n on November 07, 2011, 10:58:11 PM
Should BP pick again to kick the next decade off? :)
Suppose he can but Sid will pick any minute now anyway :)
Okay I'll move it right along then. This is probably the toughest era to pick....so many great stars.....so many I KNOW aren't coming back to me. I've thought about this pick a lot but in the end I would never forgive myself if I left this guy on the board knowing I had the first pick...
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/GFarmerWP.jpg)
Graham "Polly" FarmerThe dictionary definition of a 'legend' when applied to an individual human being is "a person having a special place in public esteem because of striking qualities or deeds". Such a definition arguably applies to very few exponents of any sport (and certainly not to every one of the eighteen individuals so aggrandised by the AFL) but if any player in history is worthy of the accolade it is Western Australia's Graham 'Polly' Farmer. There have been more highly decorated individuals in the history of the game and arguably more gifted all round performers (though not too many of them) but in terms of impact, style and influence one is hard pressed to think of anyone to equal the East Perth (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/East_Perth.htm), Geelong (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/geelong_%281%29.htm) and West Perth (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/west_perth_%281%29.htm) great. As a ruckman during the 1950s and 1960s Farmer was unexcelled, with not even compatriot Jack Clarke (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/ci-cl.htm#Jack%20K.%20Clarke%20%28East%20Fremantle%29) or Victorian superstar John Nicholls (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/n-o.htm#John%20Nicholls%20%28Carlton%20&%20Glenelg%29) being capable of living with him when he was fit and focused. Moreover, with his innovative and incomparably effective use of handball - often over prodigious distances - Farmer almost single-handedly revolutionised the sport. When you superimpose over all of this a resolute, almost regal demeanour and an unremitting dedication to succeed - albeit without any of the egocentricity all too often associated with such traits - then Farmer's right to be considered a bona fide legend of the game becomes irresistible.He made his league debut with East Perth in 1953 but it was twelve months before he settled down to become a regular. By 1955 he was recognised as one of the most effective knock ruckmen in Western Australia, earning state selection for the first time, and running second to South Fremantle (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/South_Fremantle_part_1.htm)'s John Todd (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/t-u-v.htm#John%20Todd%20%28South%20Fremantle,%20Swan%20Districts,%20West%20Coast%29) in the Sandover Medal (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Sandover%20Medal%20definition) voting. At the end of the year he signed for Richmond (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/richmond.htm), and actually crossed to Victoria in order to prepare for the 1956 season with the Tigers. However, East Perth refused to clear him, and he was forced to return home. Graham Farmer's 1956 season was the stuff of legend. While representing Western Australia at the Perth carnival (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/1956_perth_carnival.htm) he won both the Simpson Medal (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Simpson%20Medal%20definition) as his state's best in the win over South Australia, and the Tassie Medal (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Tassie%20Medal%20definition) as the top player of the series. Needless to say, All Australian (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#All%20Australians) selection also followed. Later in the year, he won the first of three Sandover Medals (one of which was awarded retrospectively), and helped the Royals to a grand final victory over South Fremantle. In nine seasons with East Perth Farmer would win the club's fairest and best award no fewer than seven times, besides enjoying premiership success on three occasions. He won further Simpson Medals while representing Western Australia against the VFL at the 1958 Melbourne carnival (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/1958_melbourne_carnival.htm), and after East Perth's 1959 grand final defeat of Subiaco (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/subiaco_%281%29.htm). He continued to represent Western Australia regularly, securing All Australian selection in both 1958 and 1961. At the 1961 Brisbane carnival (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/1961_brisbane_carnival.htm) he helped his state to an unexpected but wholly meritorious series win.When Graham Farmer's contract with East Perth expired at the end of the 1961 season he advised the club that he would be moving to Victoria to play with Geelong (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/geelong_%281%29.htm). The Royals agreed, on condition that the Cats pay them the then unprecedented fee of £2,000 ($4,000) in order to procure his services. After witnessing Farmer's stellar form in the club's five pre-season matches, the Geelong hierarchy had no hesitation in agreeing to East Perth's terms.Farmer's six season stint with Geelong was not all plain sailing, but there were nevertheless numerous highlights, including participation in a premiership team in 1963, representing the VFL, winning two consecutive club best and fairest awards, and captaining the Cats for three seasons. With plenty of football still left in his legs he returned to Western Australia at the end of a 1967 season that had seen Geelong narrowly lose the grand final against Richmond. To many people's surprise, however, he did not resume with his former club, East Perth, but accepted the job of playing coach at arch-rivals West Perth. In four seasons with the Cardinals he oversaw two premierships - both secured with grand final victories over his former club - and added a club fairest and best award in 1969 to boot. When he retired at the end of the 1971 season, the WANFL organised an eight club interstate 'premiers carnival' (reviewed here (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/rothmans_channel_7_cup.htm)) to commemorate and celebrate his playing career.That playing career saw Farmer play a total 356 club games -176 with East Perth, 101 for Geelong, and 79 for West Perth. In the interstate arena he played 31 times for Western Australia, including games at four interstate carnival series, and 5 times for the VFL. While representing his home state at the 1969 Adelaide carnival (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/1969_adelaide_carnival.htm) he won his fourth Simpson Medal.Graham Farmer's coaching career was less auspicious, but still had its noteworthy moments. Besides leading West Perth to the 1969 and 1971 WANFL premierships, in October 1977 he was at the helm of Western Australia's team for the first ever state of origin match, in which the sandgropers trounced Victoria 23.13 (151) to 8.9 (57) at Subiaco. From 1973 to 1975 he coached Geelong with scant success, and although he managed to get East Perth into the finals in both of his seasons (1976-7) in charge he was unable to deliver the premiership the club's fans craved. Such comparative failures are of scant account, however, when viewed in the context of a two decade playing career that made Graham 'Polly' Farmer, in the view of many, the greatest individual exponent of the sport of Australian football ever known. Team(s) East Perth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Perth_Football_Club) (1953â€"1961)
176 games, 157 goals
Geelong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club) (1962â€"1967)
101 games, 65 goals
West Perth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Perth_Football_Club) (1968â€"1971)
79 games
Coaching career¹ Team(s) West Perth Football Club (1968â€"1971)
Geelong Football Club (1973â€"1975)
East Perth Football Club (1976â€"1977)
¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season Career highlights
Career Honours
- Australian Football Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame): Legend (inducted 1996)
Teams of the Century (all as first ruckman)
- AFL Team of the Century (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL_Team_of_the_Century)
- Western Australian Team of the Century (as vice-captain)
- Indigenous Team of the Century (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Team_of_the_Century) (as captain)
- East Perth Football Club (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Perth_Football_Club) Post-War
- Geelong Football Club (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club)
- West Perth Football Club (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Perth_Football_Club)
Premierships
- East Perth: 1956, 1958, 1959
- Geelong: 1963
- West Perth: 1969, 1971
League Best and Fairests
- Sandover Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandover_Medal) 1956, 1957 (ret. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrospective)), 1960
Club Best and Fairests
- East Perth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Perth_Football_Club): 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961
- Geelong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carji_Greeves_Medal) 1963, 1964
- West Perth Football Club (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Perth_Football_Club): 1969
Simpson Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_Medal) 1956, 1959, 1961, 1969
Miscellany
- Represented Australia in "The Galahs" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Australian_Football_World_Tour) Tour (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_rules_football) 1968
FB: __________, Peter Burns, __________HB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter ScottC: Bill Hutchinson, , Wilfred "Chicken" SmallhornHF: __________, _________, George "Specka" MoloneyFF: William "Nipper" Truscott , __________, Jack MoriartyR: Graham "Polly" Farmer, __________, John D. DalyINT: Merv McIntosh, __________, __________, __________
I was one of the people considering Moloney as well. BP took him so it's a 3 horse-race now. I think I'll go with...
(http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/m/SteveMarsh_m.jpg)
Steve Marsh.
The finest rover in WA throughout the 50s, Marsh achieved everything a man could in football.
• State Captain (19 appearances)
• 6 time Premiership player (all of which were won in a 7 year period)
• 4 time Best and Fairest winner (Equal record for the club)
• Sandover Medallist
• Simpson Medallist
• AFL Hall of Fame member
• WAFL Hall of Fame member (Legend status)
• All Australian selection 1953
• Member of the Western Australian Institute of Sport Hall of Champions
QuoteMarsh possessed all of the qualities traditionally associated with good rovers in that he was quick, especially over that vital first 2 or 3 metres, elusive, extremely determined, courageous and highly skilled, with his impeccable drop kicking to position being especially noteworthy. He was also an excellent motivator, capable of inspiring his team mates to give of their best.
Capable of performing well in a pocket or as a rover, Marsh is an exceptional addition to my squad 8)
FB: Reg Hickey, _______, Tom Mackenzie
HB: _______, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, _______, _______
HF: _______, Laurie Nash, _______
FF: _______, John Coleman, _______
FOLL: _______, Steve Marsh, Dick Reynolds
I/C: Harold Oliver, _______, _______, _______
Looks like I have my first bench player as well, but my 'Mr. Fixit' would have been jumping all around the ground anyway.
Very understandable BP. I was certainly going to pick Polly if you didn't.
But will him gone, there was only one other player I had in mind.
The one, the only....Mr. Football.
Ted "EJ" Whitten.
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E. J. 'Ted' Whitten played a then-record 321 VFL games for Footscray between 1951 and 1970. With superb all-round skills (including the extraordinary talent of being able to kick efficiently with both his left and right foot), he was able to play out of any position on the field (but preferred either centre-half forward or centre-half back).
During his career he:
- Kicked 360 goals
- Captain-coached his team for 14 seasons
- Was club champion 5 times (1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961)
- Was the club's leading goalkicker 4 times (1961, 1962, 1964, 1968)
- Was a member of the Bulldogs' only premiership in 1954
- Polled 112 Brownlow votes in his career but didn't win one (was voted one of the 'greatest player not to win a Brownlow')
- Represented Victoria 29 times
A true '
legend' of the game.
c4v3m4n's TitansFB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: __________, Ted Whitten, __________
C: Vic Cumberland, __________, Stan Heal
HF: __________, Albert Thurgood, __________
FF: Jack Titus, __________, Horrie Gorringe
R: __________, Jack Dyer, ___________
INT: Jack Mueller, __________, __________, __________
Ron Barassi jnr
(http://hanoiswans.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/ron-barassi.jpg)
Barassi unintentionally changed the game without taking to the field. After his father's death at Tobruk in 1941, a group of players and officials at the Melbourne Football Club pledged to support his widow, Elza, and her young son. As a teenager, Barassi was determined to follow in his father's footsteps at the Demons, but the zoning system of the day required him to play for either Collingwood or Carlton.
To ensure he played with the Demons, Melbourne went to the VFL and successfully lobbied for the creation of a Father-Son Rule. When the time came for Barassi to be signed up, Melbourne picked him up from Preston Scouts in 1952 and he became only the second player signed under the new rule. This rule, with some modifications and adapted to the drafting system created in 1986, endures to the present day in the AFL.
The club had gone to great lengths to recruit the young Barassi, and coach Norm Smith took him under his wing after his mother moved to Tasmania. Smith offered the sixteen year-old use of his backyard bungalow. Looking back on the experience, Barassi believes that living with the man who was voted as the coach of the AFL's team of the century had a profound impact on his development. On his website, Barassi had this to say: “Norm Smith loved his footy. That suited me fine. “His ability with young people, his strength of character, his ethics and values, came into my life at the right time.â€
Melbourne Football Club was the dominant team of the 1950s. Under the coaching of Norm Smith Barassi developed quickly. Barassi's first game was against Footscray in 1953 in which he was 'flattened' by Footscray's Charlie Sutton. Initially unsure as to Barassi's best position, Smith played him as a second ruckman in 1954, despite his lack of inches for the position. Barassi played more as a second rover, and the term "ruck rover" entered the football lexicon. Within a few years, most teams imitated this structure which ultimately paved the way for a new-style of quicker on-ball play.
Barassi soon proved himself as an influential footballer, and was quickly handed leadership responsibilities. In 1957 he was appointed vice-captain, and as captain three years later. After losing the 1954 Grand Final to a more experienced Footscray football team, the Demons dominated the VFL by winning flags in 1955-56-57 with a team hailed as the best to play the game. The image of Barassi breaking a tackle in the 1957 Grand Final is captured in Jamie Cooper's painting the Game That Made Australia, commissioned by the AFL in 2008 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the sport
Career highlights
Melbourne premiership player 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959
Melbourne premiership captain 1960, 1964
Melbourne leading goalkicker 1958 (eq), 1959
Melbourne Captain 1960â€"1964
Melbourne Best and Fairest 1961, 1964
All Australian 1956, 1958, 1961
Playing coach, "The Galahs" 1968
Carlton premiership coach 1968, 1970
North Melbourne premiership coach 1975, 1977
Australian Football Hall of Fame
Sport Australia Hall of Fame (2006)
VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century (coach) 2007
B: - - -
HB: Jock McHale, Ron Clegg, Wels Eicke
C: Colin Watson - Jack Sheedy
HF: - Dick Lee -
F: - Bob Pratt, Des Fothergil
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Harry Collier
Inter: - - - -
well for my pick
Bob Skilton
He is one of only four players to have won the Brownlow Medal three times; in 1959 (when he tied with Verdun Howell), and in 1963 and 1968.
He was rated by Jack Dyer as better than Haydn Bunton, Sr and equal to Dick Reynolds, making him one of the best players in the history of the game.
Skilton made his senior debut at the age of 17 in round five, 1956 and went on to play 237 matches for the 'Bloods' before he retired in 1971, at the time a club record. He scored 412 goals in that time and was the club's leading goalkicker on three occasions. Nicknamed 'Chimp', he showed great grit and determination and became well known for giving maximum effort at all times.
Only 171 cm tall, Skilton was particularly fast and a superb baulker, allowing him to avoid opponents when necessary. He was never shy of attacking the ball, however, and in his 16 year career suffered many injuries, including concussion, a broken nose four times, a broken wrist three times and 12 black eyes.
It was his appearance on the front page of The Sun News-Pictorial in 1968 with two black eyes that earned him the Douglas Wilkie Medal. The black eyes were a consequence of a severe facial injury, which included depressed fractures of his cheekbones, due to collisions in successive weeks from Footscray's Ken Greenwood, his own teammate John Rantall and then Len Thompson.[1]
An extended series of graphic photographs displaying the true extent of Skilton's injury used to be on display at the team's rooms at the Lake Oval, prior to its move to Sydney (it is not on display in Sydney and it is commonly understood that it was first removed from display at the Lake Oval as part of the effort to get Tuddenham to coach South Melbourne in 1978).
He missed the entire 1969 VFL season after snapping an Achilles tendon in a pre-season practice match against SANFL club Port Adelaide.
One of his greatest assets was the ability to kick with both feet, a skill learned at the insistence of his father Bob Skilton senior, a track and field athlete, and developed by spending hours kicking the ball against a wall, collecting it on the rebound and kicking again with the other foot. It was impossible to say whether he was right or left footed, since his left foot gave greater accuracy, but his right greater distance. He had arguably the most accurate stab kick in the game. The stab kick has now all but disappeared.
Chosen to represent his state in 25 games, Skilton captained the Victorian team in 1963 and 1965. The downside of his career was the lack of success of his club. He often said that he would trade any of his three Brownlow Medals for a Premiership or even the chance to play in a Grand Final, and felt the highest point of his career was the one occasion South Melbourne made the finals in 1970 (under the great Norm Smith), finishing fourth after losing the first semi-final against St Kilda.
After 16 years at South Melbourne, including two years as playing coach in 1965â€"1966 and 9 club best and fairest awards, Skilton then played for his boyhood team, Port Melbourne in the VFA and later coached Melbourne from 1974â€"1977, with a best finish of sixth. Since then, Skilton has been honoured by being named captain of the Swans' team of the century, and named in the AFL team of the century. He was also the player featured inside the cover of the booklets of stamps featuring the Swans released by Australia Post to commemorate the centenary of the VFL/AFL
Career highlights
Nine times club champion
Brownlow Medallist 1959 (tied with Verdun Howell), 1963 and 1968
Victorian state representative 25 times
Can't decide on my pick now :-X lol
argh changed my mind again.
John Nicholls
One of the best ruckmen of all time & I couldn't pass him up.
Carlton premiership captain 1968, 1970
Carlton premiership captain-coach 1972
Australian Football Hall of Fame, inaugural legend 1996
AFL Team of the Century
Carlton Team of the Century, ruck
Carlton Best First Year Player, 1957
Robert Reynolds Trophy 1959, 1963, 1965â€"1967
Carltons B&F renamed "John Nicholls Medal" in 2004
Carlton captain 1963, 1968â€"1974
Pushes Leahy out & he will be my first bench player.
FB: __________, Jack Regan, __________
HB: __________, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Shine Hosking, Bob Rose, __________
HF: __________, _________, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, __________
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Mark "Napper" Tandy
INT: Tom Leahy, __________, __________, __________
OK so double pick. Cannot pass up this guy for my first pick...
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/kevin-murray-art_x.jpg)
Kevin Murray.
One of the hardest players ever to play the game, 'Bulldog' combined high marking, pace and exceptional decision making to turn himself into Fitzroy's greatest ever player.
• 9 Fitzroy Best and Fairests
• 1 East Perth Best and Fairest
• 2 All Australian selections (1958, 1966)
• 30 State appearances (24 Victoria, 6 WA)
• 1969 Brownlow Medal winner
• AFL Team of the Century
• Fitzroy Team of the Century
• East Perth Team of the Century
• 448 Senior games (WANFL, VFL, State)
• AFL Hall of Fame member (Legend status)
FB: Reg Hickey, _______, Tom Mackenzie
HB: Kevin Murray, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, _______, _______
HF: _______, Laurie Nash, _______
FF: _______, John Coleman, _______
FOLL: _______, Steve Marsh, Dick Reynolds
I/C: Harold Oliver, _______, _______, _______
That's a nice HB line :)
Now I've finally decided to go with....
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Lindsay Head.
• Triple Magarey medallist
• First player ever to play 300 games in SA
• 8 time Best and Fairest winner (West Torrens)
• Premiership player
• 37 appearances for SA
• West Torrens leading goalkicker (1954)
• All Australian (1956)
QuoteHe was also, arguably, one of the code's most skilful and intelligent players. Not that he lacked either courage or competitiveness - players simply do not rack up the number of decisive, clean possessions Head did without such qualities; it was just that he seemed to perform almost every action on the football field with such smooth panache and effortless artistry that at times it was as though he was on a different plane from everyone else.
FB: Reg Hickey, _______, Tom Mackenzie
HB: Kevin Murray, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, Lindsay Head, _______
HF: _______, Laurie Nash, _______
FF: _______, John Coleman, _______
FOLL: _______, Steve Marsh, Dick Reynolds
I/C: Harold Oliver, _______, _______, _______
Jack Clarke (Essendon)
An Essendon and Victorian champion, Clarke was one of the premier midfielders of the VFL for well over a decade, leading the mighty Dons to the flag in 1962 when captain and also playing in the victorious 1965 side. Inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996, Clarke's place in Essendon Football Club history was set in stone when in 1997 he was named the centreman of the Essendon Team of the Century.
FB: __________, Jack Regan, __________
HB: __________, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Shine Hosking, Jack Clarke, __________
HF: __________, _________, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, __________
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Bob Rose
INT: Tom Leahy, Mark Tandy, __________, __________
ok for my next pick
Darrel Baldock
Baldock was recruited from Latrobe in Tasmania and was famous for his football handling skills and balance. "Doc" played at Centre half-forward and was made captain of St Kilda's "Team of the Century" in 2002, and named as the initial "legend" in the St Kilda Football Club Hall of Fame in 2003.
Apart from playing in the Victorian Football League with St Kilda, Baldock played 71 games for East Devonport (1955â€"1958, club best and fairest 1955); 158 games for Latrobe (1959â€"1961 and 1969â€"1974); four games for New Norfolk (1975); as well as 15 Tasmanian state representative games and 20 North-West Football Union representative games.
Player honors: Equal 2nd Brownlow Medal (equal) 1963, Equal 3rd Brownlow Medal 1965; club best and fairest 1962, 1963, 1965; club leading goalkicker 1962- 1965; club captain; 1963-1968; premiership 1966; All-Australian 1961, 1966; St K Team of the Century (captain); Victoria (10 games, 23 goals).
Coaching record: St K 1987-89 (62 games, 18 wins, 44 losses)
Wow, surprised he fell through this far. Nice pick Daz.
My next pick!
But... how has this guy not been picked yet??? Hmmm
But clearly my team needs more COLLINGWOOD legends. Will slip nicely in the forward pocket.
Lou Richards
Born in Collingwood, Victoria, Richards' passion for Collingwood grew out of family connections â€" he followed in the footsteps of his grandfather Charlie H. Pannam (shortened from Pannamopoulos after migrating to Australia from Greece), and uncles Charles and Alby Pannam, both former Magpie players. His brother Ron Richards also played for the club. The Richards/Pannam dynasty made Collingwood the only club to have been captained by three generations of the one family. As a family they played over 1200 games between them.
Richards played as a rover, resting in the forward pocket wearing the #1 guernsey.
The outstanding feature of Richards' play â€" apart, that is, from his propensity for kicking opponents in the shins that was common to all of the Pannams â€" was his extraordinary capacity to successfully and relentlessly rove to a losing ruck (which he did for most of his career).
He was captain for four years. He captained Collingwood to the 1953 premiership, when the club had undergone its first ever flag 'drought' of 17 years
250 games, 423 goals
Collingwood premiership captain 1953
Collingwood leading goalkicker 1944, 1948, 1950
Collingwood captain 1952â€"1955
(http://www.victoriapark.net.au/images/LouRichards.jpg?722)
B: - - -
HB: Jock McHale, Ron Clegg, Wels Eicke
C: Colin Watson - Jack Sheedy
HF: - Dick Lee -
F: Lou Richards, Bob Pratt, Des Fothergil
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Harry Collier
Inter: - - - -
For my next pick...
...I choose
Geof Motley.
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/images/AFL/AFL%20P-T/MotleyHoF246a.jpg)
Geof Motley is one of the most decorated players in Port Adelaide's storied history. He captained the club from 1959 until 1966 and was the only player to take part in all nine of the Magpies' premierships during their golden run from 1954 to 1965.
Motley was almost universally admired throughout his playing career which is no small feat when you play for a club that polarises opinion like Port Adelaide. In 258 senior games the consummate team man was never reported, with his tough but fair approach seeing him awarded his club's best and fairest trophy four times and the SANFL's highest individual honour, the Magarey Medal, in 1964.
StatsPlaying Career: 1953 - 1966 (Port Adelaide, SANFL)
Games: 258
Goals: 156
Achivements
- Magarey Medallist 1964
- Port Adelaide Best and Fairest winner 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965
- Member of a record 9 SANFL premierships 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965
- Captain-coach from 1959 - 1961
- Captain from 1962 - 1966
- Member of Port Adelaide Team of the Century
- Member of the SANFL and AFL Hall of Fame
c4v3m4n's TitansFB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: __________, Ted Whitten, Geof Motley
C: Vic Cumberland, __________, Stan Heal
HF: __________, Albert Thurgood, __________
FF: Jack Titus, __________, Horrie Gorringe
R: __________, Jack Dyer, ___________
INT: Jack Mueller, __________, __________, __________
That back-line looks familiar for some reason... ???
Couple of names I could take here but I'm going to play to positional needs
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/GArthurHwthn.jpg)
Graham ArthurRecruited from Bendigo Football League (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/bendigo_football_league.htm) side Sandhurst (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sandhurst.htm), Graham Arthur made his Hawthorn (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Hawthorn_part_1.htm) debut in 1955, a couple of months before his nineteenth birthday. He quickly impressed as a half forward, where he was described as "unspectacular, but magnificently efficient in all the skills" (see footnote 1 (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/a.htm#1GA)). After making his VFL representative debut in 1957, Arthur was an almost permanent feature in state teams for the next eight years. He became skipper of the Hawks in 1960 after John Kennedy (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/k.htm#John%20Kennedy%20senior%20%28Hawthorn%20&%20North%20Melbourne%29), who had been appointed to the coaching role that season, recognised how well respected and inspirational he was. In 1961, Graham Arthur went down in history as the first man ever to lead Hawthorn to a senior premiership as the Hawks comfortably beat Footscray (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/western_bulldogs_%281%29.htm) in the grand final by 43 points. When John Kennedy departed after Hawthorn had lost the 1963 grand final to Geelong (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/geelong_%281%29.htm), Arthur took over the coaching reins for a couple of seasons, but was unable to re-ignite the premiership flame. He even retired briefly as a player in 1965 in the hope that he could bolster the club's fortunes by concentrating solely on coaching, but when this failed he returned to the team, and went on to play for the better part of another three seasons.After 237 VFL games, Graham Arthur left the big time for good in 1968. The following year saw him coaching Echuca (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/echuca.htm) in the Bendigo Football League whilst working as a sports shop proprietor in the town. In 1970, Arthur led his charges to a flag. He later Returned to Hawthorn as an administrator, and in 2003 he was selected as captain of the club's official 'Team of the Century' (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/all_star_teams.htm#Hawthorn).Height/Weight 180cm / 86kg Playing career
1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1955â€"1968 Hawthorn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club) 232 (201)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals) Victoria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Australian_rules_football_team) 12 (7)
Coaching career
3 Years Club Games (Wâ€"Lâ€"D) 1964â€"1965 Hawthorn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club) 36 (17â€"19â€"0)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1968 season .
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1965. Career highlights
- Hawthorn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club) premiership captain 1961 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_VFL_Grand_Final)
- Peter Crimmins Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Crimmins_Medal) 1955, 1958, 1962
- Australian Football Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame)
- Hawthorn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club) Team of the Century, captain
- Hawthorn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club) captain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hawthorn_Football_Club_captains) 1960â€"1968
FB: __________, Peter Burns, __________HB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter ScottC: Bill Hutchinson, ________ , Wilfred "Chicken" SmallhornHF: Graham Arthur, _________, George "Specka" MoloneyFF: William "Nipper" Truscott , __________, Jack MoriartyR: Graham "Polly" Farmer, __________, John D. DalyINT: Merv McIntosh, __________, __________, __________
To start the next era, I choose Leigh Matthews.
I'll do a write-up soon.
PS. This is my 1000th post. ;D
Quote from: c4v3m4n on November 09, 2011, 07:09:59 PM
To start the next era, I choose Leigh Matthews.
I'll do a write-up soon.
PS. This is my 1000th post. ;D
Welcome to the land of the coaches! :D
Quote from: PowerBug on November 09, 2011, 07:11:15 PM
Quote from: c4v3m4n on November 09, 2011, 07:09:59 PM
To start the next era, I choose Leigh Matthews.
I'll do a write-up soon.
PS. This is my 1000th post. ;D
Welcome to the land of the coaches! :D
Took me long enough... ::)
Ian Stewart
(http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2009/09/02/wbAFL66mark2_wideweb__470x265,0.jpg)
Ian Harlow Stewart (born Ian Cervi 30 July 1943), son of Aldo Liberale Cervi and Anita Cervi (née Stewart) who separated three years after his birth, is a former Australian rules footballer with Hobart in the Tasmanian Football League (1962), and in the Victorian Football League with St Kilda (1963â€"1970) and Richmond (1971â€"1975). He later coached South Melbourne and Carlton, and was an administrator at St Kilda.
Stewart is one of only four men to win the then-VFL's top individual award, the Brownlow medal, three times, and is a Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame. He will always be remembered as one of the truly great exponents of Australian football, a player with the rare blend of skill, concentration and courage who formed partnerships with two of the greatest forwards the game has produced, Darrel Baldock and Royce Hart. Coincidentally, all three men hailed from Tasmania during a period when the country's smallest state contributed some unforgettable talent to the national game.
St Kilda (1963â€"1970) 127 games, 25 goals
Richmond (1971â€"1975)
78 games, 55 goals
St Kilda Best and Fairest 1964 1966
St Kilda captain 1969
St Kilda Premiership Player 1966
Interstate games:- 4
Victorian state representative 1966
Brownlow Medallist 1965 (tie), 1966, 1971
Richmond Best and Fairest 1971
Richmond Premiership Player 1973
All-Australian 1966
B: - - -
HB: Jock McHale, Ron Clegg, Wels Eicke
C: Colin Watson, Ian Stewart, Jack Sheedy
HF: - Dick Lee -
F: Lou Richards, Bob Pratt, Des Fothergil
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Harry Collier
Inter: - - - -
for my next pick
Malcolm Blight
Woodville Football Club, SANFL
Malcolm Blight began his career in 1968 at the Woodville Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He won the Best and Fairest award with Woodville in 1972 and the Magarey Medal the same year as the league's "fairest and most brilliant".
After his stint in the VFL, Blight finished his playing career in the SANFL, as playing coach of Woodville Football Club from 1983 to 1985. He was club best and fairest in 1983 and in his last season of playing football (1985) topped the league goalkicking list with 126 goals.[2]
He was the first player to win both the Magarey Medal and Brownlow Medals, the only player to top both the SANFL and VFL goalkicking lists, and the only player to captain both Victorian and South Australian representative sides.
[edit] North Melbourne Football Club, VFL
Blight was recruited by the Kangaroos and, although he was reluctant to join at first, he went on to play 178 games for the club between 1974 and 1982.[3] He was a member of the Kangaroos' premiership sides in 1975 and 1977, and in 1978 won both the Brownlow Medal and the Syd Barker Medal for being the best and fairest player in the VFL and for North Melbourne respectively.
Blight was consistently one of the most brilliant players in the VFL during the 1970s. Besides taking spectacular marks, he was also a prolific goalkicker, renowned for his ability to kick the torpedo punt and high flying marks. In 1982, Blight won the Coleman Medal for leading the VFL in goalkicking, and led the Kangaroos' goalkicking four times during his career.
[edit] 80m goal after the siren
In a moment that has since passed into Australian Rules folklore in 1976 Blight kicked a famous goal after the siren against Carlton. After kicking two goals in time-on in the last quarter, Blight marked an estimated 80 metres from the goals. North Melbourne were still trailing by one point â€" only a goal would win the game. Many assumed Blight's effort would be futile and spectators were already entering the playing arena. However, Blight unleashed one of the biggest-ever torpedo punts winning an improbable victory for North Melbourne. This moment was the focus of a recent television commercial, Toyota's Memorable Moments, which featured Blight.
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1968â€"1973- 1983 - 1985
1974â€"1982 SANFL
Woodville
VFL
North Melbourne
163 (359)
178 (444)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
South Australia
Victoria 7
7
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (Wâ€"Lâ€"D)
1981
1989â€"1994
1997â€"1999
2001
Total North Melbourne
Geelong
Adelaide
St Kilda 16 (6â€"10â€"0)
145 (89â€"56â€"0)
74 (41â€"33â€"0)
15 (3â€"12â€"0)
250 (139â€"111â€"0)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1982 season .
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2001.
Career highlights
North Melbourne premiership player 1975, 1977
Adelaide premiership coach 1997, 1998
Magarey Medal 1972
Woodville Best and Fairest 1972, 1983
All-Australian team 1972, 1985
Brownlow Medal 1978
Syd Barker Medal 1978
North Melbourne leading goalkicker 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982
Coleman Medal 1982
Ken Farmer Medal 1985
Victoria captain
Barrie Robran... Again I don't need a fwd but how could I pass him up :-X
Barrie Robran was arguably South Australia's, some would say Australia's, greatest ever footballer. The bare statistics fail to do him justice: three Magarey Medals and seven consecutive club fairest and most brilliant awards during a 201 game career which also saw him represent his state on 17 occasions. Originally from Whyalla, Robran off the field was shy and unassuming; on it, he was an artist. Victorian Mike Patterson who coached Robran for much of his league career observed that "Barrie can match (any Victorian) in any phase. I've seen him do things that the best players over there have been unable to accomplish".
Robran's 'finest hour' arguably came during North Adelaide's 1972 club championship of Australia final against Carlton when he performed with such brilliance that, on more than one occasion, opposition player Alex Jesaulenko - himself no mean footballer - broke into spontaneous applause.
In 1974, while captaining South Australia against the VFL at the SCG, he sustained a serious knee injury which, while not ending his career in a literal sense, effectively put paid to his genius, and meant that the sustained brilliance which had characterised his first eight seasons in League football would seldom be seen again. In 2001 that brilliance was accorded belated recognition by the AFL when Robran became the first AFL Legend never to have played league football in the state of Victoria.
Seven times NAFC "Best and Fairest" 1967 (tied), 1968â€"1973
Captained NAFC League team through four seasons : 1974â€"1977
Member NAFC Premiership teams in 1971 and 1972 (Champions of Australia)
Represented SA 17 times: 1967â€"1974. Kicked 8 goals
Member of the SA team in National Carnivals in 1969 and 1972
Captained SA 1974
State Selector: 1984â€"1998
MBE 31 December 1981 "For services to Australian Football"
Australian Sports Medal "To commemorate Australian Sporting Achievement" in 2000
Magarey Medals for "Fairest and Most Brilliant" in SANFL in 1968, 1970 and 1973. (Runner up in 1967)
Inducted as a Member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame in May 1996
Elevated to "Legend" status (17th legend) in May 2001
Inducted as a Member of the SANFL Hall of Fame (Era:1961â€"1990) in August 2002
Selected in the NAFC Team of the Century in 2000
Awarded NAFC Player Life Membership in 1976
Awarded SANFL Player Life Membership in 1979
Feel bad not putting him as CHF but have someone else set for there so he'll go on flank.
FB: __________, Jack Regan, __________
HB: __________, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Shine Hosking, Jack Clarke, __________
HF: Barrie Robran, _________, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, __________
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Bob Rose
INT: Tom Leahy, Mark Tandy, __________, __________
One of the most accurate kicks for goal ever seen, I can't pass up...
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/images/AFL/AFL%20F-J/hudson_70_a.jpg)
Peter Hudson• Hawthorn Best and Fairest winner (1968, 1970)
• William Leitch Medal winner (1978, 1979)
• Hawthorn leading goalkicker (1967–1971, 1977)
• VFL/AFL Record of 150 goals in a season
• VFL/AFL Record - Goals per game average (5.59)
• World record 2,038 senior goals :o (At an average of 5.95)
• Dual Premiership player (Hawthorn, 1971 and Glenorchy, 1975)
• VFL leading goalkicker (1968, 1970, 1971)
• 100 goals in a season (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971)
• Victorian Representative (10 games)
• All Australian (1966, 1969)
• Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame Icon
• AFL Hall of Fame Legend
• Tasmanian Team of the Century (Full Forward)
• Hawthorn Team of the Century (Full Forward)
QuoteThe key to Hudson's success was an indefatigable desire to gain possession of the football, which he did repeatedly by virtue of his strength, vigorous, pacy leading, and excellent handling and marking skills. Topping this off, he was a meticulously accurate kick for goal.
FB: Reg Hickey, _______, Tom Mackenzie
HB: Kevin Murray, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, Lindsay Head, _______
HF: _______, Laurie Nash, _______
FF: _______, John Coleman, _______
FOLL: _______, Steve Marsh, Dick Reynolds
I/C: Harold Oliver, Peter Hudson, _______, _______
Okay double pick....Well first is easy
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Alex JesaulenkoBorn in Salzburg, Austria, of Ukrainian parents, Alex Jesaulenko moved with his family to Australia at the age of three and a half. As a youngster he displayed a prodigious talent for ball games, particularly soccer and rugby. Then, aged fourteen, he was introduced to Australian football by a group of friends and, if the cliché can be forgiven, a legend was born. Jesaulenko commenced his senior football career with Eastlake (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/eastlake.htm) and was a member of that club's 1964, '65 and '66 premiership sides. However, even before he made his senior debut he had begun to attract the attention of clubs in the VFL. At first, North Melbourne (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/kangaroos.htm) looked favourites to procure his signature, but in the end, thanks perhaps to some judicious string-pulling behind the scenes (though this has never been conclusively proved), Jesaulenko signed with Carlton (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Carlton_part_1.htm), making his League debut as a twenty-one year old against Fitzroy (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/fitzroy_%281%29.htm) in 1967. Despite only managing a handful of possessions that day 'Jezza', as he was quickly dubbed by the adoring Carlton faithful, gave glimpses of the type of sublime, classy football which would become his trademark.Equally adept either on the ground or in the air, Jesaulenko was a player opposing coaches found it almost impossible to stifle. If beaten in one position he could simply transfer somewhere else and as likely as not merge as a match winner. Possessed in abundance of all the major football skills, Jesaulenko supplemented his ability with tremendous intelligence and awareness, making him, if you like, a kind of 'Greg Williams (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/wi-x-y-z.htm#Greg%20Williams%20%28Geelong,%20Sydney,%20Carlton%29) with pace'. In terms of pure footballing ability, few players in the history of the game have come close to matching him.Early in his career Jesaulenko played chiefly on the forward lines, topping Carlton's goal kicking list on three successive occasions between 1969 and 1971. Indeed, in 1970, when he spent a fair amount of time at full forward, he became the only Carlton player in history to 'top the ton'.A premiership player in 1968, 1970 and 1972, Jesaulenko was personally responsible for one of the most memorable moments ever to occur in a VFL grand final when, in 1970, he used his opponent Graeme Jenkin as a proverbial step ladder in taking what some have termed 'the mark of the century' (shown above).In 1978 Carlton appointed triple Brownlow Medallist (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Brownlow%20Medal%20definition) Ian Stewart as coach but ill health forced the former St Kilda (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/St_Kilda_part_1.htm) and Richmond (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/richmond.htm) champion to resign early in the season. After a month or so in which Sergio Silvagni (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sh-sm.htm#Stephen%20Silvagni%20%28Carlton%29) undertook the coaching role on a caretaker basis it was Jesaulenko to whom the club eventually turned, albeit not without a fair degree of hesitancy on the part of club president George Harris. Indeed, it appears that Jezza himself was hesitant as well, for he initially refused the job. However, within weeks of assuming the coaching mantle it seemed that Jesaulenko had been born to the role. He steered the Blues to the finals in 1978, and a year later he took them to a memorable 5 point grand final win over arch rivals Collingwood (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/collingwood.htm). A long career as Carlton coach seemingly beckoned, but when George Harris was surprisingly supplanted as club president Jesaulenko decided it was time for him to leave as well.In 1980 Jesaulenko continued his VFL career with St Kilda, initially just as player, but after coach Mike Patterson (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/p-q.htm#Michael%20Patterson%20%28Richmond,%20North%20Adelaide,%20St%20Kilda%29) was dismissed just two weeks into the season he took up the coaching reins as well. Things were much tougher at Moorabbin, and in two seasons as playing coach and 1 in an off field role the side finished no higher than 10th.In fifteen seasons of league football Alex Jesaulenko played 283 games (260 of them for Carlton). He was an All Australian (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#All%20Australians) in 1969 and 1972, and a VFL representative on 15 occasions. He won the Carlton club champion award in 1975. Midway through the 1989 season he was surprisingly recalled to Princes Park to replace Robert Walls (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/wa-wh.htm#Robert%20Walls%20%28Carlton,%20Fitzroy,%20Brisbane%29) as Carlton's senior coach but in eighteen months at the helm he failed to steer the club to success. In 1993 he had a forgettable season coaching Coburg (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/coburg.htm) to a winless wooden spoon in the VFA.Height/Weight 182cm / 86kg Playing career
1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1967â€"1979
1980â€"1981
Total Carlton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club)
St Kilda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club) 256 (424)
23 (20)
279 (444) Coaching career
3 Years Club Games (Wâ€"Lâ€"D) 1978â€"1979
1980â€"1982
1989â€"1990
Total Carlton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club)
St Kilda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club)
Carlton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club) 42 (35â€"7â€"0)
64 (13â€"49â€"2)
34 (18â€"15â€"1)
140 (66â€"71â€"3) 1 Playing statistics to end of 1981 season .
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1990. Career highlights
- Carlton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club) premiership player 1968 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_VFL_Grand_Final), 1970 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_VFL_Grand_Final), 1972 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_VFL_Grand_Final)
- Carlton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club) premiership captain-coach 1979 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_VFL_Grand_Final)
- AFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_League) Team of the Century
- Carlton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club) leading goalkicker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Carlton_Football_Club_leading_goalkickers) 1969â€"1971
- Carlton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club) captain 1974â€"1976, 1978â€"1979
- John Nicholls Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nicholls_Medal) 1975
- St Kilda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club) captain 1981
And for pick two. Couple I could go for. But only one I could really grab here.
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Kevin BartlettOften reviled by opposition supporters as 'hungry' owing to his alleged predisposition towards kicking for goal, regardless of the presence of unmarked team mates in better positions, whenever he was within range, the immensity of Kevin Bartlett's contribution to the Richmond Football Club (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/richmond.htm) over 403 VFL games in 19 seasons totally belied this assessment. Quite simply, coaches like Tom Hafey (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/h.htm#Tom%20Hafey%20%28Richmond,%20Collingwood,%20Geelong,%20Sydney%29), Tony Jewell and Francis Bourke (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/bi-bz.htm#Francis%20Bourke%20%28Richmond%29) would not have persisted in picking Bartlett if he was in any sense a liability to the side.
Combining fleetness of foot with evasion skills of the highest order, Bartlett was able to keep his wispy frame comparatively free of danger in the hurly burly cauldron of league football for a longer period of time than any of his predecessors. Many times he was a marked man, with opposition sides setting out to stop him by any means possible, paying scant regard to the laws of the game in the process, but Bartlett almost invariably escaped unscathed. As for the opposition sides, 'KB' would gleefully, almost impishly, provide them with plenty of reasons for bemoaning their failure to impede him, with the scale of the damage wrought invariably directly proportionate to the importance of the game. Thus you will find the name of 'K.Bartlett' listed among the best players in the grand finals of 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973 (BOG), 1974, 1980 (Norm Smith Medallist (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Norm%20Smith%20Medal%20definition)) and 1982, while he also won a Winfield Medal as the best player in the 1974 Australian club championship (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Club%20Championship%20of%20Australia) series. Perhaps the most persuasive testimony to his greatness, however, is that in what was almost incontrovertibly the greatest era in the history of the Richmond Football Club, Bartlett won the senior team's best and fairest award on no fewer than five occasions. During the period from 1967 to 1982 the only other multiple winners of the award were Geoff Raines (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/r.htm#Geoff%20Raines%20%28Richmond,%20Collingwood,%20Essendon,%20Brisbane%29) (3) and Royce Hart (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/h.htm#Royce%20Hart%20%28Richmond%20&%20Footscray%29) (2).
Given this, it remains surprising that Kevin Bartlett did not fare especially well in the Brownlow (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Brownlow%20Medal%20definition). In 1974, he was one of the warmest favourites in recollection, but fell 5 votes short of winner Keith Greig (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/g.htm#Keith%20Greig%20%28Brunswick%20&%20North%20Melbourne%29), and 1 behind runner-up Gary Hardeman (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/h.htm#Gary%20Hardeman%20%28Melbourne%20&%20Sturt%29). The consternation felt by Richmond officials was, to put it mildly, ill concealed. Perhaps the fact that Bartlett was never the most elegant presence on a football field beguiled umpires into under-estimating his importance and effectiveness, and it is certainly the case that, if football games were scored on the basis of 'artistic merit', Kevin Bartlett would have contributed little. In reality, however, football games are scored on the basis of goals and behinds, which directly accrue from attributes like courage (always first and foremost), determination, aggression, pace and skill - qualities with which Kevin Bartlett, for nigh on two decades, richly and distinctively adorned the game.
Height and weight 1.75 m / 71 kg
Playing career¹ Debut 1965, Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) v.
St Kilda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club), at MCG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCG) Team(s) Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) (1965â€"1983)
403 games, 778 goals
Coaching career¹ Team(s) Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) (1988â€"1991)
88 games â€" 27 wins, 61 losses
¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season Career highlights
- Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) Premiership Player 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980
- Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) Captain 1979
- Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) Team of The Century
- Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) Hall of Fame â€" inducted 2002
- Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) "Immortal" â€" conferred 2004
- Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) Best and Fairest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Dyer_Medal) 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1977
- Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) Leading Goalkicker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Roach_Medal) 1974, 1975, 1977, 1983
- Norm Smith Medallist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal) 1980
- Captain of state team (Victoria) 1980
- Represented Australia in "The Galahs" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Australian_Football_World_Tour) Australian Football World Tour (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_rules_football) 1968
- AFL Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame) â€" Legend
- 100 Tiger Treasures (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Tiger_Treasures) "Best Individual Performance of the Century"
- 1 of only 2 400 game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AFL_players_to_have_played_300_games) players
FB: __________, Peter Burns, __________HB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter ScottC: Bill Hutchinson, ________ , Wilfred "Chicken" SmallhornHF: Graham Arthur, Alex Jesaulenko, George "Specka" MoloneyFF: William "Nipper" Truscott , __________, Jack MoriartyR: Graham "Polly" Farmer, Kevin Bartlett, John D. DalyINT: Merv McIntosh, __________, __________, __________
There are really 5 players that stand out to me. All of which I'd happily take with this pick. But, in the end I can't pass up...
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Royce Hart.
• 4 time Premiership player, twice as captain (1967, 1969, 1973-74)
• Dual Best and Fairest winner (1969, 1972)
• Richmond leading goalkicker (1967, 1961)
• All Australian (1969)
• 11 Victorian representative games
• Tasmanian Team of the Century
• AFL Team of the Century
• Richmond Team of the Century
• AFL Hall of Fame member
• Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame Icon
Few players have ever enjoyed debut seasons as successful as that of Royce Hart. In 1967, his first season on a FVL list, the 19 year old centre half forward did it all. He won the Richmond Best and Fairest, led their goalkicking, and was an integral part of the premiership team. He was a sensation. Bad knees robbed him of several years in his prime, but he'll still go down as one of the greatest players ever to play our game, and the best overhead mark ever seen.
I'll be hard pressed to choose between Hart, Hickey, Reynolds and Murray to lead the team, but it's a good problem to have really :P
FB: Reg Hickey, _______, Tom Mackenzie
HB: Kevin Murray, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, Lindsay Head, _______
HF: _______, Royce Hart, _______
FF: Laurie Nash, John Coleman, _______
FOLL: _______, Steve Marsh, Dick Reynolds
I/C: Harold Oliver, Peter Hudson, _______, _______
I'll go with Francis Bourke. Brilliant wingman.
Richmond Captain: 1976â€"1977
Richmond Best and Fairest: 1970 (4 times runner-up)
Richmond Premiership Player: 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1980
Interstate Games: 13
Victorian captain: 1977, 1980
AFL Team of the Century: 1996
Australian Football Hall of Fame: inducted 2002
AFL Life Member: 1981
Richmond Life Member: 1976
Richmond Team of the Century: 1998
Richmond Hall of Fame â€" inducted 2002
Richmond "Immortal" â€" conferred 2005
100 Tiger Treasures "Brave Act of the Century"
FB: __________, Jack Regan, __________
HB: __________, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Shine Hosking, Jack Clarke, Francis Bourke
HF: Barrie Robran, _________, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, __________
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Bob Rose
INT: Tom Leahy, Mark Tandy, __________, __________
ok was a toss up between 2 i couldn't really decide
so i went for what my team "needs" to make a decision
so my next pick
Bruce Doull
Bruce Doull (born 11 September 1950 in Geelong, Victoria) is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Carlton Football Club.
Wearing guernsey number 11 and nicknamed the "Flying Doormat" due to the matted appearance of the constantly disarranged long portions of his extreme "comb over" hairstyle. He was recruited from Jacana at the age of 19 as a half-back flanker. Doull was a safe mark, a dependable kick and a footballer who rarely made a mistake[citation needed].
Doull, shy and extremely reserved[citation needed], did not give interviews and always preferred to stay in the background[citation needed]. He won Carlton's Best & Fairest in 1974, 1977, 1980 and 1984 and played in four Carlton premiership sides â€" 1972, 1979, 1981 and 1982, winning the Norm Smith Medal in 1981, and also played in the losing Grand Finals of 1973 and 1986. Doull was also a regular State of Origin representative. In 2009 The Australian nominated Doull as one of the 25 greatest footballers never to win a Brownlow Medal.[1]
He is often remembered as being harassed by Carlton scarf-wearing streaker Helen D'Amico in the 1982 Grand Final between Carlton and Richmond. This incident was the focus of a recent installment of the Toyota Memorable Moments advertisement, and is captured in Jamie Cooper's painting the Game That Made Australia, commissioned by the AFL in 2008 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the sport[2]
Doull's trademark was his greying beard and the navy blue and white headband with which he kept his thinning long hair in place. Never reported by the umpires for foul play, he was noted for his determination to play the ball rather than the man[citation needed], rare in an era of occasionally brutal clashes[citation needed].
Only once did he appear to lose his temper. In a match against Essendon played late in his career, in 1983 a frustrated Cameron Clayton snatched off his ancient, faded headband and threw it into the crowd at Waverly Park. Incensed, the lumbering Doull went berserk and threw his opponent to the ground and had to be dragged away from the clash by his team mates. This incident was also recreated in his Toyota Memorable Moments advertisement, except that he remained his usual docile self when he was supposed to lose his temper. He also lost his temper after being hit in a night game against Hawthorn[citation needed].
By the end of his career, he had played 356 games, then a club record, and since surpassed only by Craig Bradley. Doull kicked just 22 goals over his 18-year career.
Playing career¹
Debut 5 March 1969, Carlton Blues v.
South Melbourne, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Team(s)
Carlton Blues 1969â€"1986
356 games, 22 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1986 season
Career highlights
All-Australian 1979
Carlton Best and Fairest 1974, 1977, 1980, 1984
Carlton premiership side 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982
Carlton Team of The Century (Half-Back Flank)
AFL Team of The Century (Half-Back Flank)
Norm Smith Medal 1981
David Dench
(http://sites.google.com/site/shinbonerspirit/daviddensch001.jpg)
David Dench (born August 23, 1951)] is a former Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League. He played his whole career with North Melbourne Football Club at one of its most successful periods.
Dench played full-back. Dench won the North Melbourne club's best and fairest award, the Syd Barker Medal, on four occasions - 1971, 1976, 1977, 1981.] David Dench was one of the youngest captains appointed in the club's history. He also captained the 1977 premiership team, due to Keith Greig's absence because of an injury. In the 1977 VFL Grand Final, Ron Barassi moved him to the forward line, where he sparked North Melbourne Football Club's revival by contributing to the forward line and kicking goals, to draw with Collingwood Football Club.
275 games, 29 goals
North Melbourne premiership player 1975
North Melbourne premiership captain 1977
North Melbourne Team of the Century
Syd Barker Medal 1971, 1976, 1977, 1981
North Melbourne captain 1972
B: - David Dench -
HB: Jock McHale, Ron Clegg, Wels Eicke
C: Colin Watson - Jack Sheedy
HF: - Dick Lee -
F: Lou Richards, Bob Pratt, Des Fothergil
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Harry Collier
Inter: - - - -
Bit of trouble post career! I needed a fullback, and he fits in nicely.
There's still an absurd amount of talent left in the 60s :-X :o
Nice picks Daz, Os and Boomz. Wanted to pick Dench/Bourke but just...Couldn't not pick Hart :P
Quote from: Sid on November 11, 2011, 08:37:48 AM
There's still an absurd amount of talent left in the 60s :-X :o
Nice picks Daz, Os and Boomz. Wanted to pick Dench/Bourke but just...Couldn't not pick Hart :P
thanks sid
yeah there was another guy i really wanted to get
and couldn't decide so looked at my team and decided what did i really need and a champion HBF is what i really needed
so made the choice for me ;)
Yup. Some of the 60s talent will still be available in the 70s! And some very nice picks :)
Quote from: ossie85 on November 11, 2011, 08:51:41 AM
Yup. Some of the 60s talent will still be available in the 70s! And some very nice picks :)
yeah problem then is there is some great talent in the 70's aswell...lol
Keeping the draft moving.... As long as I don't pick a player who played in the 1960s, I can't steal from c4. Btw, all the Official Legends have been taken now!
Must admit, really struggled for the #1 pick in the 1970s. IMO, no real stand-out! Feeling a bit jipped lol
My next pick in the 1970s draft is:
Keith Greig
Keith Greig (born 23 October 1951) played on the wing for the Australian rules football North Melbourne Football Club from 1971 to 1985. He is considered as one of the most exciting players of the era, earning the nickname "Racehorse" because of his blistering speed on the field.
Greig was recruited from Brunswick in 1971. Greig captained the club from 1976 to 1979, and played a then club record 297 games. He represented Victoria 13 times in the state games, captaining the side once in 1978, and was named an All-Australian in 1983. He won the Brownlow medal twice, in 1973 and 1974.
He is a life member of North Melbourne, and was selected in the AFL's Team of the Century as a wingman. In 1996 Greig was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Brownlow Medal 1973, 1974
Syd Barker Medal 1980
North Melbourne Premiership Team 1975
North Melbourne Captain 1976â€"1979
State representative: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
State captain 1978
AFL Team of the Century Wing
297 games, 48 goals.
(http://mm.afl.com.au/afl_heritage/images/gallery/Keith_Greig_1987_short%20kick.jpg)
Colour!
B: - David Dench -
HB: Jock McHale, Ron Clegg, Wels Eicke
C: Keith Greig, Colin Watson, Jack Sheedy
HF: - Dick Lee -
F: Lou Richards, Bob Pratt, Des Fothergil
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Harry Collier
Inter: - - - -
nice pick Ossman
i'll do mine later gotta leave for work
either way it gives C4 a chance to catch up
Jeez, this was a very tough call. There were SIX outstandingly awesome players I had to choose from...
...it was an extremely tough choice, but in the end, only one person could be chosen.
Since I am still yet to obtain a ruckman, I thought I might as well take the best available.
And what a champion this player is. Just look at those sideburns.
Gary Dempsey
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/GaryDempseyFoot.JPG)
Playing career: 1967-1984 (Foot 1967-1978, NM 1979-1984)
Games: 329 (Foot 207, NM 122) Goals: 145 (Foot 106, NM 39)
Player honors: Brownlow Medal 1975, 2nd Brownlow Medal 1970; Foot best and fairest 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977; NM best and fairest 1979; Foot captain 1971-1972, 1977-1978; W Bulldogs Team of the Century; All-Australian 1972, 1982; Victoria (22 games, 8 goals).
What this also fails to mention is that Dempsey has polled more Brownlow votes than any player in history, even 44 more than Matthews. He also managed thirteen top 10 finishes in the Brownlow! :o
A true champion and legend of the game.
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: __________, Ted Whitten, Geof Motley
C: Vic Cumberland, __________, Stan Heal
HF: __________, Albert Thurgood, __________
FF: Jack Titus, __________, Horrie Gorringe
R: Gary Dempsey, Jack Dyer, Leigh Matthews
INT: Jack Mueller, __________, __________, __________
Having a quick look at the teams...its interesting to see how many teams are missing lots of backman.... ???
Yep. I reckon a few will be sending out an S.O.S. ;)
Quote from: ossie85 on November 11, 2011, 12:48:56 PM
Yep. I reckon a few will be sending out an S.O.S. ;)
I don't really think I have a problem there. I have a couple in mind for this era, but if I get desperate I can always reach into the bag of tricks and take a Goddard when the 90's/00's roll around. Although if Bartlett had not been on the board I'd have taken Daz's pick (Doull) there :P
well for my next pick
i'm going to follow in C4's footsteps and get me a ruckman
Simon Madden
Simon Madden was one of the greatest ruckman to play the game, and certainly the most durable. In all he played 378 senior matches, the most by any Essendon player, and fourth most league history (Behind Michael Tuck, Kevin Bartlett and Robert Harvey). In addition to playing in the ruck, Madden was a handy part-time forward, kicking 575 goals in his career, a club record that stood until it was broken in 2003 by full-forward Matthew Lloyd.
Madden won four Essendon best and fairest awards (1977, 1979, 1983 and 1984) and captained the side in the 1980 and 1981 seasons. He played in the back-to-back premiership sides in 1984 and 1985, winning the Norm Smith Medal for best on ground in the 1985 Grand Final. He was also named in the All-Australian Team on three occasions (1983, 1987 and 1988). In 1986 he rejected an offer of a $500,000 contract by the Sydney Swans to remain with Essendon for his entire career.
He was named in the ruck in Essendon's "Team of the Century" and named as the fifth best player ever to play for the club in the "Champions of Essendon" list.
Simon became head coach of St. Bernards Old Collegians Football Club Seniors (Essendon, VIC, Australia) in 2005.
Playing career¹
Debut Round 17, 1974, Essendon v.
Footscray, at Windy Hill
Team(s)
Essendon (1974â€"1992)
378 Games, 575 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1992 season
Career highlights
Essendon Premiership side 1984â€"1985
Essendon best & fairest 1977, 1979, 1983â€"1984
Essendon Captain 1980â€"1981
Essendon Leading goalkicker 1980, 1982, 1991
Essendon Team of the Century
Norm Smith Medal 1985
3rd Brownlow Medal 1983
2nd (equal) Brownlow Medal 1988
All-Australian 1983, 1987, 1988
Will do my pick shortly... Tossing up between a couple.
Quote from: Boomz on November 12, 2011, 01:39:08 PM
Will do my pick shortly... Tossing up between a couple.
I've got a shortlist of 7 players! All bloody fantastic players too. Really hoping two particular ones will slip to me!
Not the best player available but I've decided to finally start picking players I need :P
Kelvin Moore.
Great full back in the 70's and will go nicely with Moriarty & Regan.
FB: Kelvin Moore, Jack Regan, __________
HB: __________, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Shine Hosking, Jack Clarke, Francis Bourke
HF: Barrie Robran, _________, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, __________
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Bob Rose
INT: Tom Leahy, Mark Tandy, __________, __________
Len Thompson for me.
Nice picks.
Just BP to go, then it's my turn!
Door one or door two. Which do I take?.....Needs or Player....Needs or Player.....
Screw it
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Russell EbertFour times a winner of South Australia's most prestigious individual football award, the Magarey Medal (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Magarey%20Medal%20definition), Russell Ebert's solo achievements belied the fact that he was, above all else, a quintessential team man. Like his contemporary, Barrie Robran (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/SAToC_half_forwards.htm#Centre%20Half%20Forward%20-%20Barrie%20Robran%20%28North%20Adelaide%29), frequently regarded as Ebert's chief rival for the unofficial title of South Australia's greatest ever footballer, Russell Ebert off the field was shy and unassuming, preferring - if the cliché can be allowed - to 'let his football do the talking'. And how loquacious that football was! Quite simply, Russell Ebert probably came as close as any player in history to exhibiting complete mastery over all the essential skills of the game. On the attacking side he was a superb mark, handled the ball brilliantly in all conditions, and typically disposed of it, whether by foot or by hand, with pinpoint accuracy. However, it was his defensive qualities which really marked Ebert out from the herd; unlike many acknowledged champion players Ebert excelled in performing the small, often unnoticed, ostensibly ignominious tasks that are so vital to a winning performance - tasks like shepherding, smothering, checking, tackling, spoiling which are the traditional function of the football journeyman rather than the superstar.And 'superstar' - an admittedly much over-used term - is exactly what Russell Ebert was. Between 1968 and 1985 he played a total of 417 games of league football, all but 25 of them with Port Adelaide. He also represented South Australia 29 times. In addition to his Magarey Medal wins in 1971, 1974, 1976 and 1980 he was Port's best and fairest player on no fewer than half a dozen occasions. He had the satisfaction in 1977 of captaining the Magpies to their first premiership in twelve years, and also played in the premiership teams of 1980 and 1981. After the 1981 grand final victory over Glenelg (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glenelg_%281%29.htm), he won the Jack Oatey Medal (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Jack%20Oatey%20Medal) for best afield. Mere statistics can only hint at the true genius that was Russell Ebert, however. As a coach, Ebert enjoyed rather less success, but his accomplishments were by no means negligible. He steered Port Adelaide (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/port_adelaide.htm) to the 1984 grand final, for instance, and masterminded South Australia's state of origin victories over Western Australia in 1996 and 1998. Career highlights Playing career: 1968-1985 (Games: 416 Goals: 310)
- Port Adelaide (SANFL) 1968-1978, 1980-1985 (Games: 391 Goals: 295)
- North Melbourne (VFL) 1979 (Games: 25 Goals: 15)
Player honors:
- Magarey Medal 1971, 1974, 1976, 1980
- Port Adelaide (SANFL) best and fairest 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981
- Port Adelaide (SANFL) leading goalkicker 1968
- Port Adelaide (SANFL) captain 1974-1978
- Port Adelaide (SANFL) premierships 1977, 1980, 1981
- South Australian representative (35 games 0 goals)
FB: __________, Peter Burns, __________HB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter ScottC: Bill Hutchinson, Russell Ebert , Wilfred "Chicken" SmallhornHF: Graham Arthur, Alex Jesaulenko, George "Specka" MoloneyFF: William "Nipper" Truscott , __________, Jack MoriartyR: Graham "Polly" Farmer, Kevin Bartlett, John D. DalyINT: Merv McIntosh, __________, __________, __________
Dang it.
I was hoping Ebert would get to me...so close.
I'll do some write-ups soon, I promise (just busy with logo and guernsey designs :P), but the two players that I choose are...
Austin Robertson Jnr.
and
Some bias, finally...
...Barry Cable.
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: __________, Ted Whitten, Geof Motley
C: Vic Cumberland, Barry Cable, Stan Heal
HF: __________, Albert Thurgood, __________
FF: Jack Titus, Austin Robertson Jnr., Horrie Gorringe
R: Gary Dempsey, Jack Dyer, Leigh Matthews
INT: Jack Mueller, __________, __________, __________
Decent spine, don't you think? ;D
Guess I better start picking for positional needs a bit
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Geoff SouthbyArguably the finest full back of his era, Geoff Southby proved to be an immediate success after joining Carlton (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Carlton_part_1.htm) in 1971 from Sandhurst (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/sandhurst.htm), having earlier played in the VAFA (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/victorian_amateur_football_association.htm) with Power House (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/powerhouse.htm), where he won a best and fairest award in 1969. Perfectly built for a key position defender at 188cm in height and 86kg in weight he won the Blues best and fairest award in both of his first two seasons in the VFL. Southby regularly represented the 'Big V', and was a member of Carlton premiership teams in 1972 and 1979. He was quick, strong, adaptable and extraordinarily dogged, and must rank as one of the hardest defenders to beat one-on-one in the history of the game. He played 268 games for the Blues between 1971 and 1984, and was included as a back pocket in Carlton's official 'Team of the Twentieth Century' (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/all_star_teams.htm#Carlton).Career highlights Playing career:
- Carlton 1971-1984 (Games: 268 Goals: 31)
Player honors:
- Carlton Best and Fairest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_and_Fairest) 1971, 1972
- Carlton premierships 1972, 1979
- All-Australian 1980
- Carlton Team of the Century
- Victorian representative (16 games, 0 goals)
FB: Geoff Southby, Peter Burns, __________HB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter ScottC: Bill Hutchinson, Russell Ebert , Wilfred "Chicken" SmallhornHF: Graham Arthur, Alex Jesaulenko, George "Specka" MoloneyFF: William "Nipper" Truscott , __________, Jack MoriartyR: Graham "Polly" Farmer, Kevin Bartlett, John D. DalyINT: Merv McIntosh, __________, __________, __________
Damn it BP >:( My next two picks FFS.
OK then...well...I suppose...My pick will be up soon
His ability as a midfielder is often forgotten due to his famous ability to kick goals from the 10th row...
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Peter Daicos.
• Dual Collingwood Best and Fairest winner (1982, 1988)
• Collingwood leading goalscorer (1981, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992)
• Premiership player (1990)
• 3 time All-Australian (1982, 1988, 1990)
• 5 Victorian representative games
• Collingwood Team of the Century
• Greek Team of the Century
• AFL Hall of Fame member
QuoteCollingwood's Peter Daicos' phenomenal ability to kick goals from seemingly impossible angles or when under the most extreme pressure was arguably unequalled in the history of the game. Certainly this ability became Daicos' trademark, so much so that when players nowadays demonstrate a comparable knack they are almost invariably said to be 'doing a Daicos'.
A highly skilled footballer, Daicos, who was known as 'The Macedonian Marvel' because of his parents' country of birth, was much more than just a goalsneak. He played much of his career on the ball or in the centre where his anticipation, balance and superlative ball handling ability made him a real force. Former Essendon rover John Birt paid Daicos a rare compliment by comparing his ball handling skill to that of Darrel Baldock and Alex Jesaulenko and it is doubtful if the sport has seen more than half a dozen or so comparably skilled individuals in its entire history. Peter Daicos' bracketing with such illustrious names is entirely warranted, however.
Revolutionised the way goals were kicked, and his techniques are used by goalsneaks to this day. Happy to have him in the pocket :).
FB: Reg Hickey, _______, Tom Mackenzie
HB: Kevin Murray, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, Lindsay Head, _______
HF: _______, Royce Hart, _______
FF: Laurie Nash, John Coleman, Peter Daicos
FOLL: Len Thompson, Steve Marsh, Dick Reynolds
I/C: Harold Oliver, Peter Hudson, _______, _______
Quote from: Sid on November 13, 2011, 10:19:59 AM
QuoteCollingwood's Peter Daicos' phenomenal ability to kick goals from seemingly impossible angles or when under the most extreme pressure was arguably unequalled in the history of the game. Certainly this ability became Daicos' trademark, so much so that when players nowadays demonstrate a comparable knack they are almost invariably said to be 'doing a Daicos'.
I've never heard anyone say that ???
I'll take Tim Watson.
FB: Kelvin Moore, Jack Regan, __________
HB: Shine Hosking, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Tim Watson, Jack Clarke, Francis Bourke
HF: Barrie Robran, _________, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, __________
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Bob Rose
INT: Tom Leahy, Mark Tandy, __________, __________
Shoved Hosking down back but he'll probably end up on the bench.
@CF The commentators say it all the time :-X It's annoying lol
ok for my next pick
Michael Tuck
Early career (1972 - 1973)
Raised in Berwick, in Melbourne's outer south-eastern suburbs, Tuck joined Hawthorn in 1972 from the country zone club of the same name, and remained at the club for his entire career. Tuck initially played as a full forward and the understudy to the great Peter Hudson, kicking 63 goals in the reserves in 1971. He made his senior debut against Richmond in the eighth round the following year and kicked goals with his first three kicks in senior football,[1] but after that he failed completely and was very soon dropped from the senior side.
[edit] Rising career (1974 - 1985)
In the following years Tuck was tried as a winger and defender before in 1974 finding his true niche as a ruck-rover and firmly establishing himself in the Hawthorn senior side. With Don Scott and Leigh Matthews Tuck came to form a following combination feared by every other VFL club and a crucial role in Hawthorn's 1976 and 1978 premierships. After a lapse as Hawthorn mined its rich country zone for new talent, Tuck played a critical role in Hawthorn's seven successive grand finals between 1983 and 1989. In the last four years of his career Tuck was moved from the ball to the less demanding role of a running half-back flanker, but he still continued to gain huge numbers of possessions right up to the end of his career.
[edit] Captaincy (1986 - 1991)
Tuck was the natural successor to the Hawthorn captaincy in 1986 after Leigh Matthews' retirement. He captained them from that year until his retirement in 1991 at the age of 38. He played in a total of seven VFL/AFL premierships with Hawthorn, captaining the club in four of them.
Tuck never won Hawthorn's best-and-fairest, but was runner-up on six occasions,[2] and there was a good deal of controversy in 1982 and 1983 when he failed to poll a single vote in the Brownlow Medal, which led to votes for each match being made publicly available for the first time ever in 1984.[3]
Fittingly, his last game was in Hawthorn's premiership win in the Grand Final over West Coast.
[edit] Legacy
Tuck was a skinny ruck-rover with great stamina as evidenced by the length of his career. To date, Tuck is the VFL/AFL games record holder, with 426 games, but his durability is not only reflected in the number of senior games he played, but in having played fifty games in the reserves before becoming a regular senior player.[4] Tuck did poll 120 Brownlow votes for his career, but never got anywhere near winning the award.
His son, Shane Tuck, plays in the AFL for Richmond. Another son, Travis Tuck, was drafted in 2005 under the father/son rule by Hawthorn, debuting in 2007.On Tuesday 31 August 2010 Travis was suspended for 12 weeks after becoming AFL's first player to record a 3rd strike under the controversial drug code.
The medal presented to the best afield in the preseason cup final was named after the him in 1992, as was a grandstand at Glenferrie Oval. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1972 â€" 1991 Hawthorn 426 (320)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1991 season .
Career highlights
Hawthorn captaincy: 1986 - 1991
Hawthorn premierships: 1976, 78, 83, 86, 88, 89, 91
All-Australian Team: 1979, 1983
Hawthorn Team of the Century
Victorian representative (11 games, 5 goals).
I don't really need a forward, and apologies to Peter McKenna, but couldn't go past...
Doug Wade
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Douglas Graeme Wade (born 16 October 1941) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club.
Having trained as a hairdresser (as had Rene Kink), and after trying out with the Melbourne Football Club in a number of practice games in 1960, he returned home to Horsham before being lured back by the Geelong Football Club. He made his VFL debut in 1961 with Geelong, recruited from Horsham. He was the League's leading goal scorer (winning the Coleman Medal) on four occasions from 1962 until 1974.
Wade was involved in one of the most memorable umpiring decisions in VFL history.In 1962 Geelong were trailing Carlton by 5 points in the preliminary final when the ball came down to Doug Wade and Carlton full-back Peter Barry. Wade had kicked six goals and when he outmaneuvered Barry to mark 25 metres out in front, he looked certain to make it seven. More than 90,000 supporters waited for Wade to take his kick- but suddenly they noticed something was wrong. Wade was standing there stunned, shaking his head in frustration and Barry was going back to take a free kick. Down went Barry's kick-and with it Geelong's Grand Final chance. After the game Carlton players said umpire Irving had penalized Wade, who was in front, for holding on to Barry's shorts! Wade said: "All I did was to keep my eyes on the ball and maneuvered for position. The only possible way he could have penalized me was for sticking out my posterior as I went to mark." Percy Beames wrote in The Age: "Wade was extremely unlucky. Nine times out of ten these incidents are overlooked." Former umpire Allen Nash said at the time:"It was the most courageous decision I've ever seen by an umpire."
Wade holds a record for one of the biggest (VFL) scoring quarters by an individual, when he kicked 7 goals in the last quarter against Collingwood at Arden Street in 1974. Up until the last quarter Wade had been kept virtually quite, by Doug Gott of Collingwood, despite North Melbourne's high goal scoring record against the Magpies at the 3rd quarter. The interesting crowd scenes at Arden street that day, was the movement of the North supporters, who moved to the social club end of the ground for the last quarter, in anticipation of a goal onslaught by North Melbourne. This proved to be more prophetic, as Wade kick seven goals and North Melbourne's total of 25 goals broke a club record against Collingwood at the time.Wade earlier in season made another late rush, to goal on the siren against Collingwood at VFL park in 1974, and his ability to win matches late proved to be why Wade was a champion footballer; and that he could not be underestimated.
Wade was a member of the Geelong side which won the VFL Premiership in 1963, and a Grand Final player in 1967. Later in his career, he moved to North Melbourne, and was a key member of their side which contested the Grand Final against Richmond in 1974. Wade kicked 103 goals in that season, becoming the third former Geelong player to head the VFL goal-kicking table after transferring to another club.
In the final minutes of a match against South Melbourne late in 1970, Wade had a shot at goal to put Geelong in front. A spectator threw an apple on the field, which collided with the football in mid-air as it headed towards the goal, and knocked the football off its flight path and went through for a behind. South Melbourne won the game by 7 points and made it into the finals for the first time since 1945, while Geelong fell to fifth and missed the finals (In Round 22, they lost to North Melbourne, who were last on the ladder, and had Geelong won against South Melbourne they could have also made it into the finals). The result was allowed to stand, since there was no rule at the time to account for this kind of situation. South Melbourne went on to lose to St. Kilda in the Semi Final.
The following year (1975) Wade struggled to find form largely due to fitness and weight. Near the end of the home and away season, Wade was becoming a liability because of his dwindling goal scores. However,on the Thursday before the Grand Final Wade pleaded with coach Ron Barassi and the selection committee to be selected into the side. Based on Wade's finals experience and the Wade's offer or tactic to stay behind the pack to crumb goals, Wade convinced selectors to name him in the side instead of Robert Smith, who was a top reserves full-forward: who was fit and ready to take his place. However, in the 1975 Grand Final, Wade's experience proved to be essential part of North's huge win over Hawthorn. The tactic of staying behind the pack worked and Wade scored a few goals doing this. He even missed an easy shot as the pack of players missed the ball and an open goal was for the taking. Wade's miss was a shock to the crowd and himself.
However, his inspirational gestures to the North Melbourne forwards can be seen in the 1975 Grand final,especially the last quarter, when he hurriedly and unselfishly passes the ball to team mates. Wade finished his career on a high note, (another Premiership) where many experts could not have predicted, proving that Wade was true champion player for both Geelong and North Melbourne.
In 1996 Wade was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Geelong (1961-1972)
208 games, 834 goals
North Melbourne (1973-1975)
59 games, 223 goals
Total - 267 games, 1057 goals
B: - David Dench -
HB: Jock McHale, Ron Clegg, Wels Eicke
C: Keith Greig, Colin Watson, Jack Sheedy
HF: - Doug Wade, Des Forthergil
F: Lou Richards, Bob Pratt, Dick Lee
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Harry Collier
Inter: - - - -
ok for the first pick of the 80's i couldn't go past this guy is only he actually played FF every game earlier in his career would easily of beaten Lockett thats right i'm talking about G.O.D
Gary Ablett Snr
The Hawthorn experience (1981â€"1983)
After signing a reserves contract and featuring in six reserves games for Hawthorn, Ablett retreated back to Drouin. However, he returned in 1982 to play senior football for the club, but left once again after only six uneventful appearances. Ablett cited an inability to truly settle down in the city as an underlying factor in his decision to leave the club and head to the country town of Myrtleford under the tutelage of his cousin Len Ablett.[2] Ablett's footballing ability soon came on notice again, this time to the Geelong Football Club and their long-time recruiting officer Bill McMaster. McMaster convinced Ablett to give the game another shot, this time in the confines of the rural city of Geelong. After several unsuccessful appeals by Hawthorn, Ablett finally completed a $60,000 transfer to Geelong in 1984.[2]
[edit] The early years (1984â€"1988)
After signing a one-year contract for the 1984 season with Geelong, Ablett began his first season under the guidance of Tom Hafey. Following just nine games playing on the wing, Ablett was controversially selected to his first State of Origin game for Victoria.[2] However, with the support of Victorian star Ted Whitten, Ablett earned best-on-ground honours after kicking 8 goals from the half-forward flank.[2] After making just 15 appearances for the club and kicking 33 goals in his debut season, Ablett was awarded the Carji Greeves Medal as the Geelong Football Club's "Best and Fairest" player of the year. Ablett's successful first season was also recognised with several media awards as the player of the year.
Following his first season with Geelong, Ablett signed a new three-year contract with the club.[2] Alternating between the wing and a forward flank, Ablett won the club's goalkicking award for the following two seasons with 82 and 65 goals respectively.[2] Although Ablett had developed a reputation for his lazed approach to training, his coach John Devine nonetheless dubbed him a "footballing superman".[6] Ablett continued his rise within the league, earning top three placings in the Best and Fairest awards over three consecutive seasons from 1985 through to 1987.
With his contract expiring at the conclusion of the 1987 season, Ablett shocked the VFL by signing a new five-year contract with his former club, Hawthorn. After a "cooling-off" period, however, Ablett opted to remain with Geelong by agreeing to a lucrative five-year contract that tied him to the club for the long-term.[6]
Ablett began the 1988 season with 59 goals after just 11 games, placing him second on the goalkicking list behind Hawthorn's Jason Dunstall. In these games, he kicked 10 goals against Richmond in the Anzac Day game, and 11 against Brisbaneâ€"one shy of breaking the ground record of 12 goalsâ€"at the Gabba. Although he missed out on State honours and failed to place within the top three in the club best and fairest award, Ablett finished with 82 goals during the season for the second time in his career.
[edit] A September to remember (1989â€"1990)
The 1989 season was marked by the arrival of Ablett's third coach, former North Melbourne Brownlow Medallist Malcolm Blight. Instructed to play more freely across the ground, Ablett helped the Cats reach the finals on the back of a ten match winning streak to end the regular season. In a 134-point victory against Richmond, Ablett scored 14 goals, breaking a 22-year club record, and moving club legend and former club premiership coach Bobby Davis to laud Ablett as the finest footballer he had seen at Geelong, ahead of the legendary Graham 'Polly' Farmer.[6]
Although figuring amongst his team's best with three goals, Ablett's performance in the Qualifying Final was not enough as Essendon humbled Geelong by 76 points to force the Cats into a sudden-death Semi Final showdown with Melbourne. After an even first quarter by both sides, Ablett took charge, taking one-handed marks with regularity and running off his defender to race through packs and influence the game around the ground.[6] Ablett's seven goals, along with his 24 disposals and 14 marks, helped the Cats post a 63-point win, setting up another meeting with Essendon in the Preliminary Final. Playing on a half-forward flank this time, Ablett continued his brilliant September with 8 goals, 22 kicks and ten marks, as the Cats crushed Essendon by 94 points to advance to their first Grand Final since 1967.[6]
Against the powerhouse Hawthorn side in the 1989 VFL Grand Final, Blight opted to line Ablett up at full-forward from the starting siren. Ablett asserted his dominance from the opening bounce, marking the ball out at centre-half forward from the first centre clearance kick and slotting through the game's first goal. By half-time Ablett had kicked four goals and, in a very physical match, cannoned into the back of veteran Hawthorn wingman Robert DiPierdomenico at express pace, breaking his rib and perforating one of his lungs in the process. Although the Cats trailed at the half-time break by 37 points, Ablett's continued dominance up forward against his former side saw the lead reduced to just 6 points with less than a minute to go. The Ablett-led charge by the Cats, however, would ultimately fall short, with the Hawks holding on by six points in what would go down in AFL history as one of the toughest and closest Grand Finals of the modern era. Ablett's 15 disposals, 8 marks, and 9 goals, recognised as one of the greatest individual performances of all-time, earned him the Norm Smith Medal, and in doing so became only the second player in Grand Final history to be awarded the medal as a member of the losing team.
[edit] First retirement (1991)
On 1 February 1991, Ablett announced his retirement, citing a loss of enjoyment for the game, and personal reasons, for his 'present attitude'.[6] Although he had enjoyed another top-three placing in the club Best & Fairest award at the end of the 1990 AFL season, the previous year was also marred by injury, dipping motivation, and personal issues â€" Ablett separating from his wife, Sue, early in January.[6]
[edit] The second coming (1992)
Geoff Hook cartoon from 11 June 1991 referring to Ablett's long awaited return to Geelong.
Ablett was encouraged, however, to overturn his decision, and after 5 months away from the game made a successful comeback halfway through the 1991 season. Ablett's much-heralded return to the field was met by renewed support, although, having missed half a year of football, he proved to be a shadow of his former self. A behind-the-play incident involving Nathan Burke of St Kilda during the Cats' Elimination Final triumph over the Saints saw Ablett suspended by the AFL Tribunal for two weeks, with Geelong subsequently losing to the season's two eventual Grand Finalists â€" Hawthorn in the 2nd Semi-Final and West Coast at Waverley Park in the Preliminary Final â€" and prematurely ending Ablett's year.
Question marks were raised ahead of the 1992 season, with many wondering if Ablett's best football was now behind him. Ablett responded to the challenge, however, improving his fitness base and training appearances on the track. A consistent first half of the year helped the Cats achieve an 11â€"3 record, and outright premiership favouritism, eventually earning them a spot in the Grand Final, this time against the West Coast Eagles. After establishing a two-goal lead at half-time, the Cats failed to sustain their momentum during the second half, eventually going down by 28 points to the fast-finishing Eagles. Ablett, who finished with 3 goals, had again failed to finish the year with the same dominance in which he had begun it.
[edit] One special season (1993)
Before the 1993 season, Ablett was encouraged by his coach, Malcolm Blight, to move from his customary half-forward/wing position to the primary goal-scoring position at full-forward, in an effort to prolong his career. Although, at 31 years of age, Ablett possessed an extraordinary goals-per-game average of 3.5, the best of any non-specialist full-forward in the history of the game,[6] he agreed to the permanent switch up forward, relinquishing his roaming position in the midfield in the process. The move up forward proved to be a master-stroke, with Ablett thriving in his goal-kicking role, reaching the 50 goal mark in just six games, equalling the sixty-year record of South Melbourne legend Bob Pratt. He brought up his maiden century of goals in the season just eight games later, one game slower than record-holder Pratt, and became the first Geelong player to kick 100 goals in a season since Larry Donohue in 1976. Although the Cats did not make the Finals, Ablett's new-found dominance up forward was highlighted during the season with his bags of ten or more goals on five occasions â€" including a 14 goal performance against Essendon in Round 6. His end-of-season total of 124 goals, achieved in just 17 appearances, earned him his first Coleman Medal as the League's leading goal-scorer, the AFLPA MVP award, his AFLMA Player of the Year Award, and a top ten placing in the Brownlow Medal.
Towards the end of his career Ablett bulked up to an intimidating size. Renowned as much for his explosive pace and power as his freakish skills, Ablett was also an accomplished aerialist. With strong hands, Ablett became a master of the pack mark, regularly taking spectacular marks in his career. A highlight was the 1994 Mark of the Year over Collingwood's Gary Pert on Mothers' Day at the MCG, a mark which is captured in Jamie Cooper's painting the Game That Made Australia, commissioned by the AFL in 2008 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the sport.[7] He had tremendous success as full-forward and went on to win three consecutive Coleman Medals (most goals in a season) from 1993. He broke the 100-goal barrier on each occasion.
[edit] End of career (1994-1997)
Ablett continued his dominance as a full forward in 1994 and 1995 by winning the Coleman medal in each year. Ablett is the only player in VFL/AFL history to kick 100 goals and win the Coleman Medal in three successive seasons. In 1996 Ablett was suspended for five games early in the season and finished out the season with 69 goals in 17 games. His last AFL appearance was a loss against North Melbourne in a Qualifying Final in 1996. At the beginning of 1997 he blew out his knee in a VFL game, Ablett announced his retirement from the AFL at the end of the season.
Honours and achievements
Team
McClelland Trophy (with Geelong): 1992
Individual
AFL Team of the Century: 1996
Australian Football Hall of Fame: 2005
Geelong F.C. Team of the Century: 2001
Leigh Matthews Trophy as AFLPA Most Valuable Player: 1993
Norm Smith Medal: 1989
Coleman Medal: 1993, 1994, 1995
Carji Greeves Medal: 1984
All-Australian: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 (Captain)
11-time Victorian state team representative in State of Origin
Victorian Team of the 20th Century
Captain of Victorian state team: 1995
Captain of Geelong F.C: 1995â€"1996
Geelong F.C Leading Goalkicker Award: 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996
Mark of the Year: 1985, 1994
Mark of the Century Award: 1994
Geelong F.C. Greatest Player Ever Award: 2006
Geelong F.C. Player of the National Era (1984â€"2006) Award: 2006
Other achievements
5th on all-time leading goal-kickers
All-time leading goal kicker for Geelong F.C. (1021 goals)
Only player to have won Coleman Medal and kicked 100 goals in three consecutive seasons (1993â€"1995)
Oldest player to kick 100 goals in a season (33 years old in 1995)
Most goals in an AFL/VFL final (9 goals in 1989 Grand Final)
Most goals in an AFL/VFL finals series (27 goals in 1989)
Second-highest goals-per-game ratio in Geelong F.C. history (3.85 goals per game)
4-time runner-up in Carji Greeves Medal (1985, 1993, 1994, 1995)
3-time third-place getter in Carji Greeves Medal (1986, 1989, 1990)
When Wayne Carey's career controversially stalled prior to the start of the 2002 season he had established a reputation, not only as one of the finest footballers of his era, but as, quite incontrovertibly, one of perhaps the dozen greatest players of all time.
Hailing originally from Wagga Wagga, Carey played junior football with North Adelaide before joining North Melbourne in 1989. It was clear right from the outset that the Kangaroos had managed to get their hands on someone special. Powerfully built even then, Carey could mark strongly even under the most extreme pressure, and his kicking either to position or at goal was impeccable. He was also surprisingly quick, both over the ground, and in terms of his decision making and use of the ball.
Carey won the first of his four North Melbourne best and fairest awards in 1992, and the following year was appointed captain. North's emergence as one of the power clubs of the AFL during the mid- to late 1990s was attributable in no small measure to Carey's presence and contribution. It is arguable that no footballer in history has ever been capable of winning a game entirely off his own boot, but Carey at his peak perhaps came as close as anyone. On a purely objective measure, he was probably worth at least three players - which, coincidentally, is sometimes the number of opponents he had to contend with.
Named an AFL All Australian in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000, Carey was selected as captain of the side on 4 occasions. In both 1996 and 1999 he was a pivotal member of his club's two most recent premiership sides.
All-Australian 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
All-Australian Captain 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000
Michael Tuck Medal 1998
Leigh Matthews Trophy League MVP 1995, 1998
Runner-up Leigh Matthews Trophy League MVP 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000
International Rules Series 1998 (Captain)
Syd Barker Medal 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998
Runner-up Syd Barker Medal 1990, 1995
Third place Syd Barker Medal 1994, 2000
North Melbourne U-19 Premiership Team 1988
North Melbourne Pre-season Premiership Teams 1995, 1998
North Melbourne Premiership Teams 1996, 1999
North Melbourne Captain 1993â€"2001
North Melbourne Leading Goalkicker 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
Captain of the North Melbourne Team of the Century
FB: Kelvin Moore, Jack Regan, __________
HB: Shine Hosking, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Tim Watson, Jack Clarke, Francis Bourke
HF: Barrie Robran, Wayne Carey, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, __________
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Bob Rose
INT: Tom Leahy, Mark Tandy, __________, __________
I know who Boomz is probably going to take and I'm already sad :(
Quote from: BratPack on November 13, 2011, 04:51:17 PM
I know who Boomz is probably going to take and I'm already sad :(
:P I couldn't leave him.
Well, I need a full back and this guy seems like the most obvious selection...
(http://www.blueseum.org/show_image.php?id=26760&scalesize=0&nocount=y)
Stephen Silvagni• Dual Carlton Best and Fairest winner (1990, 1996)
• Dual Premiership player (1987, 1995)
• Mark of the Year (1988)
• All Australian (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999)
• AFL Hall of Fame member
• Carlton Hall of Fame member
• AFL Team of the Century (fullback)
• Italian Team of the Century
QuoteA dual club best and fairest winner, Silvagni was hampered by injury for much of his career which makes the consistent brilliance he displayed all the more remarkable. Clear evidence of that consistent brilliance was afforded by his selection in no fewer than five AFL All Australian teams. A key member of the Blues' 1995 premiership-winning team, he played a total of 312 V/AFL games, and kicked 202 goals, between 1985 and 2001. In 1996 the AFL selected Silvagni as full back in its official 'Team of the Century', a decision which aroused considerable controversy at the time, but which nevertheless served to highlight how highly the player was thought of in certain quarters.
Can be thrown up forward as well, if we're struggling to kick a winning score (which with Coleman and Hudson shouldn't happen often :P ) so certainly a great addition to the team :)
FB: Reg Hickey, Stephen Silvagni, Tom Mackenzie
HB: Kevin Murray, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, Lindsay Head, _______
HF: _______, Royce Hart, _______
FF: Laurie Nash, John Coleman, Peter Daicos
FOLL: Len Thompson, Steve Marsh, Dick Reynolds
I/C: Harold Oliver, Peter Hudson, _______, _______
Robran on a HFF makes me want to cry... :'(
Quote from: Sid on November 13, 2011, 05:02:30 PM
Robran on a HFF makes me want to cry... :'(
Peter Hudson, the man that kicked over 2000 senior goals on the interchange bench makes me cry :'(
Well my pick is obvious. I need a Full Forward...
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/alockett.jpg)
Tony "Fat barbie" LockettMassively built at 191cm and 112kg, full forward Tony Lockett was both an awesome on-field presence and one of the greatest players in the history of the game. Using a combination of explosive pace over the first few metres and tremendous physical strength he maneuvered himself into front position to take mark after mark and ultimately amass more V/AFL goals than anyone else. Lockett, who hailed from Ballarat, made his league debut with St Kilda (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/St_Kilda_part_1.htm) in 1983, and by his second season, when he booted 77 goals, it was obvious that the Saints had a special talent on their hands. Tallies of 79 and 60 goals followed before Lockett 'topped the ton' (and the league list) for the first time in 1987 with 117 goals. Emphasising the fact that he was much more than just the bloke who kicked the goals, Lockett surprised many pundits in 1987 by tying for the Brownlow Medal (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Brownlow%20Medal%20definition) with Hawthorn (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Hawthorn_part_1.htm)'s John Platten (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/p-q.htm#John%20Platten%20%28Central%20District%20&%20Hawthorn%29); he was the first full forward ever to win the award, and he doubled up by winning the Saints' club champion trophy as well. Between 1983 and 1994 Lockett played 183 games and kicked 898 goals for St Kilda, topping the league list for the second time in 1991 (with 127 goals), and the Saints' list every season bar one. He also won a second club best and fairest award in 1991. His record would have been even better had he not suffered from persistent niggling injuries, particularly to his back.Never happy with being under constant media scrutiny in Melbourne, in 1995 Lockett sought, and was granted, a move to Sydney (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Sydney_part_1.htm), where Australian footballers enjoy comparative anonymity. Over the next five seasons he not only gave the Swans great service, he also helped raise the profile of Australia's native game in the country's largest city. Arguably his most memorable moment came in the 1996 preliminary final against Essendon (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Essendon_part_1.htm) at the SCG when, with a behind kicked after the final siren, he secured his team's passage to a grand final showdown with North Melbourne (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/kangaroos.htm). Sadly for Lockett, however, the only grand final appearance of his senior career ended in failure, as North won easily by 43 points after the match had been finely poised at half time. Another great moment, also at the SCG, came in 1999 when - ironically against Collingwood (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/collingwood.htm) - he surpassed former Magpie great Gordon Coventry (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/co-cz.htm#Gordon%20Coventry%20%28Collingwood%29)'s long-standing V/AFL goal kicking record with the 1,300th goal of his career.Tony Lockett retired in 1999 after 95 games and 459 goals for the Swans, but three years later he made a much heralded comeback. Despite making strenuous efforts to get as fit as possible, however, he managed just 3 AFL games (for 3 goals) plus a handful for the Swans' VFL feeder club, Port Melbourne (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Port_Melbourne.htm), before admitting that he was no longer up to the demands of the game at the highest level. During his career he had won the Coleman Medal (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Coleman%20Medal) a record four times, and achieved AFL All Australian (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#AFL%20All%20Australians) selection on five occasions. Unusually for a full forward, he also won three club best and fairest awards, affording persuasive evidence, if such were needed, that there was much more to his game than just the kicking of goals.Not surprisingly, Tony Lockett was selected at full forward in both the St Kilda (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/all_star_teams_%28n-z%29.htm#St%20Kilda) and Sydney (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/all_star_teams_%28n-z%29.htm#Sydney) 'Teams of the Century'.Height/Weight 191cm / 118kg Position(s) Full-forward Playing career
1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1983â€"1994
1995â€"1999; 2002
Total St Kilda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club)
Sydney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Swans) 183 (898)
98 (462)
281 (1,360) 1 Playing statistics to end of 2002 season . Career highlights
- Brownlow Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownlow_Medal) 1987
- Leigh Matthews Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy) 1987
- All time goalkicking record
- Coleman Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleman_Medal) 1987, 1991, 1996, 1998
- All-Australian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Australian) 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998
- Trevor Barker Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Barker_Award) 1987, 1991
- Bob Skilton Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Skilton_Medal) 1995
- Victoria (State of Origin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Origin))
- 1996 Grand Final appearance
- Australian Football Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame)
- Sydney Swans Team of the Century
- St Kilda Football Club Team of the Century
FB: Geoff Southby, Peter Burns, __________HB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter ScottC: Bill Hutchinson, Russell Ebert , Wilfred "Chicken" SmallhornHF: Graham Arthur, Alex Jesaulenko, George "Specka" MoloneyFF: William "Nipper" Truscott , Tony Lockett, Jack MoriartyR: Graham "Polly" Farmer, Kevin Bartlett, John D. DalyINT: Merv McIntosh, __________, __________, __________
Tony "Fat barbie" Lockett.
Pricesless BP.
I'll take my pick shortly. Just gotta do some quick research.
I pick...
...Stephen Kernahan. ;D
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: __________, Ted Whitten, Geof Motley
C: Vic Cumberland, Barry Cable, Stan Heal
HF: Albert Thurgood, Stephan Kernahan, __________
FF: Jack Titus, Austin Robertson Jnr., Horrie Gorringe
R: Gary Dempsey, Leigh Matthews, Jack Dyer
INT: Jack Mueller, __________, __________, __________
TOUGH CHOICES
Greg Williams
Greg "Diesel" Williams (born 30 September 1963) is a former champion Australian rules footballer, who played with Geelong, Sydney Swans and Carlton in the Victorian/Australian Football League during the 1980s and 1990s. A brilliant midfielder, he is a dual Brownlow Medal winner, and at his peak was the highest paid player in the history of the sport. He was also a very controversial player throughout his career, and was involved in a variety of scandals throughout the 1990s.
Geelong, 34 (10)
Sydney, 107 (118)
Carlton, 109 (89)
Victoria, 9 (8)
Total, 259 (225)
Team of the Century
AFL: interchange bench
Sydney/South Melbourne: centre
Carlton: centre
Hall of Fame
Australian Football: (inducted 2001)
Sydney/South Melbourne (inducted 2009)
Carlton: (inducted 1999)
Brownlow Medal
Winner: 1986, 1994
Placed: 1993 (2nd), 1989 (3rd)
VFL/AFL Players Association MVP: 1985, 1994
Club Best and Fairest
Geelong: 1984
Carlton: 1994
Premiership Player: 1995
Norm Smith Medal: 1995
All-Australian: 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994
As captain: 1994
As vice-captain: 1993
Victorian representative: 9 times
As captain: 1989
(http://www.theredfox.com.au/images/winners/medal-1995.jpg)
and
PAUL ROOS
(http://www.insidesport.com.au/is/features/images/2010-08-paul-roos/Fitzroy.jpg)
Paul Roos (born 27 June 1963) is a former Australian rules football player and coach in the VFL and Australian Football League.
Playing the majority of his career with Fitzroy, Roos was one of the teams greats, captaining the side for a long time and was acknowledged as its best player for several seasons, being named in the Fitzroy team of the 20th Century.
Roos also achieved league recognition as an all time great. He is in the Australian Football Hall of Fame, was named All-Australian seven times, received the league's (MVP) most valuable player award and represented Victoria on several occasions in State of Origin. He is the AFL/VFL record holder for the number of games played wearing the number 1 jumper â€" which he wore in every one of his 356 games at Fitzroy and Sydney.
Fitzroy, 269 (270)
Sydney, 87 (19)
Total, 356 (289)
Sydney premiership coach 2005
Australian Football Hall of Fame
Mitchell Medal 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994
E. J. Whitten Medal 1985 (captain), 1988 (captain)
Leigh Matthews Trophy 1986
Fitzroy captain 1988â€"1990, 1992â€"1994
Fitzroy leading goalkicker 1990
All-Australian Team 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997
All-Australian coach 2005
B: - David Dench, Wels Eicke
HB: Jock McHale, Paul Roos, Ron Clegg
C: Keith Greig, Colin Watson, Greg Williams
HF: - Doug Wade, Des Forthergil
F: Lou Richards, Bob Pratt, Dick Lee
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Harry Collier
Inter: Jack Sheedy - - -
Dang it I was hoping Roosey would come back to me :'(
All 4 of my players still remain, who to choose though!?!
This was a very tough choice, but as always, I have a plan. Let's just hope this one works.... :S
For my next pick, to complete my awesome backline, I choose...
...Craig Bradley.
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: Craig Bradley, Ted Whitten, Geof Motley
C: Vic Cumberland, Barry Cable, Stan Heal
HF: Albert Thurgood, Stephan Kernahan, ________
FF: Jack Titus, Austin Robertson Jnr., Horrie Gorringe
R: Gary Dempsey, Leigh Matthews, Jack Dyer
INT: Jack Mueller, __________, __________, __________
Quote from: BratPack on November 13, 2011, 07:00:27 PM
Dang it I was hoping Roosey would come back to me :'(
And i wanted Williams
:(
Stupid Ossie and his taking of Stupid Roos
Oh well....
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/DBreretonHaw.JPG)
Dermott BreretonThere have been better all round footballers than Dermott Brereton, but few who have possessed both his flamboyance and his big game temperament. Both traits were evident from the moment he made his Hawthorn (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Hawthorn_part_1.htm) debut in the VFL 1st semi final of 1982: Brereton booted 5 goals that day in a near best afield performance that helped the Hawks overcome North Melbourne (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/kangaroos.htm), and over the years it would be his performances in finals that would do most to etch his name among the all time greats of the code. Much of Dermott Brereton's best football was played while he was suffering from injuries that other players would have found grossly incapacitating. He played for a couple of years with a cracked ankle bone, for instance, while his heroic performance in the 1989 grand final - won by Hawthorn over Geelong (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/geelong_%281%29.htm) - came after he had been pole-axed by Mark Yeates at the opening bounce.Popularly known as 'The Kid', Brereton's body eventually sustained more in the way of pummelling than even he could take. After missing the whole of the 1993 season with a serious hip injury Brereton crossed to Sydney (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Sydney_part_1.htm) in 1994, but neither there (7 games) nor at Collingwood (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/collingwood.htm) (15 games in 1995) was he able to recapture his former brilliance, although the support he gave to the younger brigade while with the Magpies was invaluable.Between 1982 and 1992 Dermott Brereton played 189 senior games for Hawthorn, winning a best and fairest award in 1985. He was a member of premiership teams in 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1991, and represented Victoria in state of origin matches 9 times, gaining All Australian (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#All%20Australians) selection once. Few if any players today come close to matching either the ferocity with which he attacked the football, or the level of dedication which he conferred on the Hawthorn cause.Height/Weight 186 cm / 93 kg Position(s) Centre half-forward (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_half-forward) Playing career
1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1982 â€" 1992
1994
1995
Total Hawthorn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club)
Sydney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Swans)
Collingwood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club) 189 (427)
7 (7)
15 (30)
211 (464) 1 Playing statistics to end of 1995 season . Career highlights
- Hawthorn Premiership player 1983,86,88,89,91
- All Australian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Australian) 1985
FB: Geoff Southby, Peter Burns, __________HB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter ScottC: Bill Hutchinson, Russell Ebert , Wilfred "Chicken" SmallhornHF: Alex Jesaulenko, Dermott Brereton, George "Specka" MoloneyFF: William "Nipper" Truscott , Tony Lockett, Jack MoriartyR: Graham "Polly" Farmer, Kevin Bartlett, John D. DalyINT: Merv McIntosh, Graham Arthur, __________, __________
Getting through a few today...awesome! ;D
Wanted, took :)
One of the finest wingmen ever, was a tough choice between he and 'Schimma' but in the end...
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Robert Flower • Melbourne Best and Fairest winner (1977)
• Melbourne leading goalkicker (WTF :o) (1979, 1983, 1987)
• Melbourne Captain (1981-1987)
• Victorian Captain
• 15 Victorian representative games
• All Australian (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984)
• Victorian Team of the Century
• Melbourne Team of the Century
• AFL Hall of Fame member
Quote
Journalists often used to refer to him as 'pound for pound the best footballer in the VFL', an assertion which generated little dissent.
Quote
Blessed with all the attributes of a born champion, Flower's particular trademark was his almost implausible evasive ability, a skill which stood him in good stead as he was often the target of unseemly opposition assaults.
FB: Reg Hickey, Stephen Silvagni, Tom Mackenzie
HB: Kevin Murray, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, Lindsay Head, Robert Flower
HF: _______, Royce Hart, _______
FF: Laurie Nash, John Coleman, Peter Daicos
FOLL: Len Thompson, Steve Marsh, Dick Reynolds
I/C: Harold Oliver, Peter Hudson, _______, _______
Robert Harvey
As a player Harvey was recognised as one of the league's best midfielders of the modern era. He was known for his running ability and considered one of the best short passes of 15 to 30 metres in the history of the game. He holds St Kilda's record for most career games. At his retirement, at the end of the 2008 AFL season, he had played the third-highest total career games in league history, a total of 383 games.
Harvey won numerous individual awards and medals during his career. He won consecutive Brownlow Medals, the league's highest individual honour, in 1997 and 1998. He won St Kilda's best and fairest award â€" now called the Trevor Barker Award â€" in 1992, 1994, 1997 and 1998. He was selected in the All-Australian team eight times, with his first All-Australian award being in 1992 and his last in 2003. He won three E. J. Whitten Medals â€" awarded to the player judged best player on the ground for Victoria in State of Origin matches, the 1997 AFL Players Association Most Valuable Player Award (now known as the Leigh Matthews Trophy) and the Michael Tuck Medal for player judged best on ground in the 2004 pre-season cup final.
FB: Kelvin Moore, Jack Regan, __________
HB: Shine Hosking, Dan Moriarty, __________
C: Tim Watson, Jack Clarke, Francis Bourke
HF: Barrie Robran, Wayne Carey, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, __________
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Bob Rose
INT: Tom Leahy, Mark Tandy, Robert Harvey, __________
ok for my next pick there were still some great players left but i couldn't miss the opportunity to pick my all time favorite player
plus he works well for team structure
Paul Salmon
Essendon career
He made his debut in 1983 with Essendon, however it was during the '84 season in which he established himself as the league's leading full forward kicking 63 goals in 12 games. His effectiveness in the position was due to his athleticism and ability to win one-on-one marking contests using his height and mobility. Despite leading the goalkicking, half way through the season a serious knee injury which required a full reconstruction left him sidelined for over a year, he recovered to kick 6 goals 4 behinds in the '85 premiership side. From this point onward he would rotate between full forward and his favoured ruck position with all time great Simon Madden. He endured further minor complications with his knee injury and numerous soft tissue injuries over the next few years and was never allowed to settle in a specific role on field, despite this he played a vital role for the team becoming Vice Captain in '92 and culminating in 7 leading goalkicker awards and the '93 premiership where he kicked 5 goals. After serious injuries to his achilles and groins in '93 and '94, and with the knowledge time was running out, he decided his time as a 'Bomber' was over at 31 years of age so he requested a new home and was subsequently traded to Hawthorn, the club whom he supported as a child. He was selected in Kevin Sheedy's best team of his 27 years as coach and at number 26 in the 'Champions of Essendon' which was a list of the best of the past century who wore the red and black.
[edit] Hawthorn years
At the end of 1995, Salmon moved to Hawthorn, where he played from 1996â€"2000, and revived his career winning the Best and Fairest in '96 and '97 as well as the Most Consistent Award in '98. He became Vice Captain in '98 and also finished in the top ten in every best and fairest in each of his five years at the club. After 5 season's and 100 games with the Hawks he retired at the age of 35 and not long after was named in Hawthorn's 'Team of the Century'.
In 1997, Salmon achieved All-Australian selection after also gaining selection for Victoria that year as first ruck.
In 1999, he won the Michael Tuck Medal for a best on ground performance in the winning Hawk's night Grand Final.
[edit] Retirement and comeback
He was named in their Team of the Century and won two Peter Crimmins Trophys. At the end of 2000, Salmon announced his retirement after playing in two day and three night premierships and being selected as Best and Fairest twice.
But that wouldn't be the last of Salmon at AFL level. In 2002, he made a comeback, drafted by Kevin Sheedy in a fairytale move that would see him finish his career at his original club. He re-entered the league at 37 years of age, but was still one of the best tap ruckmen in the league, and helped Essendon to the finals, as well as teaching younger ruckmen such as David Hille the nuances of ruckwork.
At the end of his career, Salmon had amassed a total of 324 league games, 2 day premierships and 3 night premierships, 3 All Australian selections, 14 times a Victorian State of Origin representative, 7 times leading goalkicker for Essendon, 2 times Best and Fairest at Hawthorn, a Tassie medal and Michael Tuck medal were highlights. But maybe the most significant achievement of all was his standing amongst the best players for both clubs of the past century, Hawthorn 'Team of the Century' and a 'Champion of Essendon'.
There have been taller players than 205cm ruckman/forward Paul Salmon (though not too many) but arguably none who have managed to use extreme height to such potent effect, whether pursuing the ball around the field in the traditional role of knock ruckman, or providing teammates up field with an imposing marking target in he goal square.
A highly accomplished junior player, Salmon was a key member of Victoria's 1981 Teal Cup winning side, claiming the Larke Medal for best and fairest in the competition.
During the initial phase of his his senior career, Salmon was Essendon's leading goalkicker on 7 occasions as well as forming a formidable ruck partnership with Simon Madden. A regular Big V representative (14 appearances) he won the Tassie Medal at the 1988 bicentennial carnival.
On moving to Hawthorn in 1996 after 209 games and 509 goals for the Bombers Salmon seemingly gained a new lease of life and was instrumental in the Hawks' return to prominence after a number of lean years. He won his first ever club best and fairest award after his first season at Hawthorn and repeated the feat the following year. He also gained selection in the 1997 AFL All Australian team exactly a decade after the first of his two selections as an old style All Australian.
Salmon retired at the end of the 2000 season after 285 senior games only to be tempted out of retirement a year later by his old mentor Kevin Sheedy who was anxious to bolster Essendon's big man department. After one last season in the 'big time', however, Salmon finally decided to hang up his boots for good.
And Salmon to this day still holds the record for most clearances in a game
see now i'll put him CHF with his height and fitness and he can rotate through the ruck with madden moving to CHF both great ruckman and both kicked over 500 goals each ;D
oh right I forgot it's my pick :-X
I'll take James Hird ;D Going to slot him on the HBF rotating through the middle and up fwd.
FB: Kelvin Moore, Jack Regan, __________
HB: Shine Hosking, Dan Moriarty, James Hird
C: Tim Watson, Jack Clarke, Francis Bourke
HF: Barrie Robran, Wayne Carey, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, __________
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Bob Rose
INT: Tom Leahy, Mark Tandy, Robert Harvey, __________
Well...I figure a lot of teams won't have really good small shut down defenders...let alone 3...
(http://mm.afl.com.au/Portals/0/images/clubs/crows/djarman-new-large.jpg)
-SANFL
•North Adelaide premiership player 1987
•North Adelaide best and fairest 1990
•North Adelaide leading goalkicker 1990
•North Adelaide Team of the Century 2001
•SANFL Hall of Fame (inducted) 2006
-AFL
•Hawthorn premiership player 1991
•All Australian selection 1992, 1995, 1996
•Hawthorn best and fairest 1995
•Runner-Up Brownlow Medal 1995
•Adelaide premiership player 1997, 1998
•Adelaide leading goalkicker 1998, 1999, 2001
•Adelaide Team of the Decade 1991–2000
•Australian Football Hall of Fame (inducted 2007)
•Adelaide Life Membership 2008
Considered by many to be one of the most skilled players ever.
QuoteEqually damaging in the centre, across half forward, or at the goal front, Jarman was an extraordinarily difficult player to contain, as if beaten in one position he could always move to another, with a strong likelihood of then succeeding. In the 1997 grand final, for instance, he seemed out of sorts early when playing in the centre, but when shifted to full forward in the last quarter he responded with 5 immaculate and decisive goals for a match tally of 6.
FB: Reg Hickey, Stephen Silvagni, Tom Mackenzie
HB: Kevin Murray, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, Lindsay Head, Robert Flower
HF: _______, Royce Hart, Darren Jarman
FF: Laurie Nash, Peter Hudson, Peter Daicos
FOLL: Len Thompson, Steve Marsh, Dick Reynolds
I/C: Harold Oliver, John Coleman, _______, _______
1990s
BOOMZ, Sid, BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85, DazBurg, DazBurg, BOOMZ, Sid, BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85
^Surely that's a mistake for me yeah? I Should have picks 5 and 8, not 5 and 12?
Quote from: ossie85 on November 15, 2011, 06:55:34 AM
1990s
BOOMZ, Sid, BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85, DazBurg, DazBurg, BOOMZ, Sid, BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85
^Surely that's a mistake for me yeah? I Should have picks 5 and 8, not 5 and 12?
Yes that is a mistake. I'll fix that now os. Sorry :-[
Hmmm looking at what's left on my team I need a defender and an attacking weapon to stick in the back pocket....And I know just the guy who fits the bill
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/GWanganeenEss2.jpg)
Gavin WanganeenGavin Wanganeen, who retired from top level football midway through the 2006 season after well in excess of 300 senior games, was undoubtedly one of the finest and most instantly recognisable footballers of recent times. Originally from Port Lincoln, he played briefly with Salisbury North after moving to Adelaide, before commencing his league career with Port Adelaide (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/port_adelaide.htm) in 1990, when his 24 games for the year included the winning grand final against Glenelg (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glenelg_%281%29.htm) (reviewed here (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/1990_sanfl_grand_final.htm)). Crossing to Essendon (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Essendon_part_1.htm) in the AFL in 1991, he appeared to adapt to the big stage with consummate ease, and two years later was a crucial cog in the 'Baby Bombers' machine that won the flag in highly impressive fashion with a 20.13 (133) to 13.11 (89) grand final demolition of Carlton (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Carlton_part_1.htm). Earlier that year he had been a member of the South Australian state of origin team that secured the national championship in memorable fashion thanks to a 2 goal win over Victoria on the MCG. The 1993 season was also memorable on a personal note as he became Essendon's first Brownlow Medallist (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#Brownlow%20Medal%20definition) for seventeen years. With his distinctive low to the ground running style Wanganeen combined exquisite talent with explosive, if occasionally wayward, aggression. Most commonly used as a rebound defender, he was also, on occasion, a damaging on-baller, and had a keen eye for goal when used in the forward lines. The sort of player who leads naturally by example, he returned to South Australia in 1997 when he was appointed Port Adelaide's inaugural AFL captain, a role he retained for four seasons. If his form with the Power tended to be somewhat inconsistent at first he came good in no uncertain terms in 2003 when he not only landed his club's best and fairest award but came within a single vote of a second Brownlow Medal. His proudest moment in a Power jumper, however, came the following season, when his 4 goals made a significant contribution to his club's first ever AFL flag courtesy of a 17.11 (113) to 10.13 (73) grand final victory over Brisbane (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/brisbane_%281%29.htm).In 2005, along with many of his team mates, Wanganeen appeared to suffer something of a premiership hangover, and in 2006 he managed just 1 game to bring up the magical 300 figure before eventually deciding that his body had had enough. His final game of senior football came on 20 May 2006 for Port Adelaide Magpies (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/port_adel_magpies.htm) in the SANFL. Five times an AFL All Australian (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#AFL%20All%20Australians), Wanganeen was the first indigenous footballer to amass 300 games (127 with the Bombers, 173 for Port) at AFL level. Even more significantly, however, he was revered, and will be remembered with affection and esteem, at two top level clubs, with the high regard in which he was held at Essendon in particular being emphasised by his inclusion, in a back pocket, in the club's official 'Team of the Century' (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/all_star_teams.htm#Essendon).Height/Weight 181cm / 83kg Position(s) Utility (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions) Playing career
1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1991â€"1996
1997â€"2006
Total Essendon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club)
Port Adelaide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club) 127 (64)
173 (138)
300 (202)Career highlights
- Port Adelaide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club) premiership side 1990
- SANFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SANFL) Rookie of the Year 1990
AFL
- AFLPA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFLPA) Rookie of the Year 1991
- All-Australian Team (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Australian_Team) 1992, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003
- Essendon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club) preseason premiership side 1993, 1994
- Michael Tuck Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Tuck_Medal) 1993
- Brownlow Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownlow_Medal) 1993
- Essendon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club) premiership side 1993
- Essendon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club) Team of the Century (back pocket (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_pocket)) 1997
- Port Adelaide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club) captain 1997â€"2000
- Port Adelaide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club) preseason premiership side 2001, 2002
- 'Champions of Essendon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club)' elected 19th, 2002
- Second Brownlow Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownlow_Medal) (equal) 2003
- Leigh Matthews Trophy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy) runner-up 2003
- Port Adelaide best and fairest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cahill_Medal) 2003
- 'Inside Football' Player of the Year 2003
- Port Adelaide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club) premiership side 2004
- AFL Life Membership 2004
- Most Outstanding achievement in AFL 2004 (The Deadlys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deadlys))
- Indigenous Team of the Century (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Team_of_the_Century) Half-Back Flank 2005
- Port Adelaide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club) Life Membership 2006
FB: Geoff Southby, Peter Burns, Gavin WanganeenHB: __________, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter ScottC: Bill Hutchinson, Russell Ebert , Wilfred "Chicken" SmallhornHF: Alex Jesaulenko, Dermott Brereton, George "Specka" MoloneyFF: William "Nipper" Truscott , Tony Lockett, Jack MoriartyR: Graham "Polly" Farmer, Kevin Bartlett, John D. DalyINT: Merv McIntosh, Graham Arthur, __________, __________
No............
I'll take my pick shortly, just gotta work out who to pick... :-\
After a long and difficult decision...I have decided to choose...
...Mr. Inspirational and Captain Courageous, Jim Stynes.
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Tall, mobile player from Ireland who went from knowing nothing about Australian Football to being one of the best ruckmen of his time. Played a record 244 AFL matches in a row.
Playing career: 1987-1998
Games: 264. Goals: 130
Player honors: Brownlow Medal 1991; Best & Fairest 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997; All Australian 1991, 1993; International Rules Series 1987, 1990, 1998; Melb Team of the Century; Victoria (10 games, 6 goals).
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: Craig Bradley, Ted Whitten, Geof Motley
C: Vic Cumberland, Barry Cable, Stan Heal
HF: Albert Thurgood, Stephan Kernahan, ________
FF: Jack Titus, Austin Robertson Jnr., Horrie Gorringe
R: Gary Dempsey, Leigh Matthews, Jack Dyer
INT: Jim Stynes, Jack Mueller, __________, __________
It's quite scary looking at the similarities between this team and my other All-Time team. :o
BUCKS!!!
plz. No reasons needed.
B: - David Dench, Wels Eicke
HB: Jock McHale, Paul Roos, Ron Clegg
C: Keith Greig, Colin Watson, Greg Williams
HF: - Doug Wade, Des Forthergil
F: Lou Richards, Bob Pratt, Dick Lee
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Nathan Buckley
Inter: Jack Sheedy, Harry Collier - -
ok for my pick i'm very happy he has slipped through i want this guy cause well his a great player and very versatile
Adam Goodes
Early career
Goodes was drafted by Sydney into the Australian Football League as the No. 43 pick in the 1997 AFL Draft, Sydney's third round draft pick. Goodes spent the 1998 season in the reserves competition, but broke into the first team the following year, and went on to win the league's Rising Star Award.
During 2000 and 2001, Goodes played in a variety of positions, developing his game but lacking consistency at times. He played every game during this period. In early 2002, however, his form had slumped and it had been suggested that he may be dropped. However, coach Rodney Eade resigned mid-season, and under interim (now permanent) coach Paul Roos, Goodes found himself playing more in the ruck. In the second half of that season, his form improved dramatically, resulting in some of the best football of his career. After injuring his knee twice in the ruck, Goodes moved to play on the wing, and went on to win two Brownlow medals.
[edit] 2003: Brownlow Medal success
In 2003, Goodes returned to the ruck position for significant parts of the year, in what became his best season so far. He played a critical role in the Swans revival and eventual Preliminary Final spot that year. In particular, his efforts were crucial in the Swans' win against Port Adelaide in the qualifying final.
At the end of the season, Goodes won the club's best and fairest award (the Bob Skilton Medal) and All-Australian selection for the first time. However, his greatest achievement was winning the league's highest honour, the Brownlow Medal, along with Collingwood's Nathan Buckley and Adelaide's Mark Ricciuto. This was the second time in the history of the medal that the award was shared between three players (the first time was in 1930). Adam Goodes attributes his great success to his long time mentor John Winter.
[edit] 2004â€"2005
Goodes suffered an indifferent 2004, just like his team the Swans, who only managed the Semi-Final stage of the Finals series. He did not repeat his heroic efforts of 2003, mainly due to niggling knee injuries, yet he still managed to play every game. Those knee injuries were due to an awkward fall during the season while playing in the ruck against the West Coast Eagles. Many expected Goodes to have suffered a posterior or anterior knee ligament damage, but he battled on. After this injury, coach Roos announced that Goodes' rucking days were over, and that he would be used in other positions. Goodes played in the backline for the remainder of 2004.
Goodes returned to form in 2005, playing mainly in the midfield. His year was highlighted with a near match-winning 33 disposals in round 18 against the Adelaide Crows. Goodes played well in the 2005 Grand Final, kicked a goal and gathering 20 possessions as the Swans won their first premiership since 1933.[4] He was also awarded life membership of the Swans after playing his 150th game during the year.[5]
[edit] 2006: Second Brownlow Medal
In Round 7 2006 Goodes played his 150th consecutive match, an amazing effort for the injuries he endured in his 2004 year. By the end of the 2007 season, he had played 191 consecutive matches. Goodes returned to the Ruckman position in 2005 and 2006, but only occasionally around the ground, and not in the centre bounce where his knee injury occurred.
In 2006 Goodes had another extraordinary year and once again won the Brownlow Medal. He came into the count as a heavy favourite and he is only the twelfth player to have won two or more Brownlow Medals, the first Aboriginal to win two and the first player to win two with a non-Victorian club.[6] Goodes said of his performance, "I'd like to think with another couple of years in the midfield I could improve again.".[7] Goodes had a poor performance in the first half of the 2006 Grand Final versus the West Coast Eagles in a repeat match of 2005. However, he turned on the heat in the second half with his team coming agonisingly close (losing by one point).
At the end of the year he was once again selected in the All-Australian team.
[edit] 2007â€"2011
Seasons 2007â€"2008 saw Goodes drop off in form which was inevitable due to the high standards set during 2006 but was still instrumental in Sydney's finals campaigns in 2007 and 2008. He was hit with Brownlow Medal-threatening suspensions and charges during both years, and 2008 saw Goodes miss games through suspension and/or injury for the first time since 2000. His 2007 season ended incredibly strongly for him as he received 16 of a possible 18 votes in the last six games of the year.
Goodes played his 250th game in 2009, against Geelong. Adam was arguably one of the best players throughout the 2009 season, having to help out in the forward line because of Barry Hall's mid season departure. He finished the season with 38 goals and averaged 21 disposals. From 2006â€"09 Goodes amassed 84 Brownlow votes which equated to 21 per season, easily a winning tally in years gone by considering he had drawn 22 votes during 2003's success. Interestingly 2009 was between 2007â€"2009 Goodes played career best football in the eyes of some critics and perhaps even better than 2003 or 2006 as evidenced by a career high 8 goal haul against Fremantle in 2008 and more accurate goal kicking when thrust into the forward 50. Goodes played some breathtaking football in 2009 in what was a relatively disappointing season in which the Swans finished 12th and failed to make the finals for the first time in 6 years. He also polled three Brownlow Medal votes in the round 7 match against Geelong which Sydney lost by 51 points.
His mark against Hawthorn in round 2 2009, running goal directly from a centre square bounce against Richmond in 2008 and incredible snap goal against Collingwood in round 21 2009 has led to some believing he was more worthy a recipient of the Brownlow medal in 2008 or 2009 in particular than in 2003 or possibly even 2006.
In 2010, Goodes averaged about 20 disposals and 2 goals a game having been at the forefront at Sydney's revival. They finished the season in 5th position. Having started the season at CHF and providing a good target inside 50 for much of the year, Goodes was shifted into the midfield to great success. Goodes finished 6th in the Bob Skilton Medal and was named in the initial 40 man All-Australian squad but not in the final side. He was also named captain of the International Rules squad to play in Ireland in October.
After a stellar 2009 season and an occasional move to half forward, Goodes was selected last but managed to sneak into the 2009 All-Australian team on the interchange bench.
Goodes has started 2011 playing mostly in the Swans' forward line. While his ball-winning is as good as ever, his goal-kicking has been quite inconsistent so far. In a match against Essendon that season, Goodes had a chance to win the game for Sydney with his team down by 2 points, but his shot at goal drifted to the left, losing the game for Sydney by only a solitary point.
Goodes played his 300th AFL game when the Sydney Swans tackled Hawthorn in the second semi-final, lost by 36 points. He became the quickest player in AFL history to reach the milestone, breaking 2003 joint-Brownlow Medallist Mark Ricciuto's record by 274 days. His late-season surge in form saw him selected in the 2011 All-Australian team, in the forward pocket. It is his fourth selection in the team.
In 2011, he started 2nd favorite for the Brownlow but finished 8th overall and won the 2011 Sydney Swans Best and Fairest beating home Josh Kennedy and Rhyce Shaw who tied for second.
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1999â€" Sydney 300 (352)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2008 Victoria 1 (0)
International team honours
2001â€"2010 Australia 3 (3)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
Career highlights
Sydney premiership player 2005
Sydney captain 2009â€"
The Deadly Awards Most Outstanding Achievement 2006
Brownlow Medal 2003, 2006
Bob Skilton Medal 2003, 2006, 2011
All Australian 2003, 2006, 2009, 2011
Indigenous Team Of The Century
AFL Rising Star 1999
Quickest player in AFL history to play 300 AFL games
and for my 2nd pick a true great of the game that i believe gets sold short sometimes
and the last position i need filling
Dustin Fletcher
Playing career
Fletcher was a member of the "Baby Bombers" (Essendon's 1993 premiership team) in his first AFL season. He is the only member of that side still playing AFL football. He also played in Essendon's 2000 premiership win and received the club's "Best and Fairest" award (the Crichton Medal). He was selected as an all-Australian player in both 2000 and 2007.
Fletcher was the goalkeeper for Australia in the International Rules series in 2005, 2006 (as co-captain), and 2010.
In Round 13 of 2008, Dustin and his father Ken claimed the record of most VFL/AFL games played by a father-son combination, with 552 games between them. Fletcher played his 300th game in Round 5, 2009. He is playing his 19th season in 2011, and many regard him to be one of the top defenders in AFL/VFL history.[2]
A banner congratulating Fletcher.
In round 9, 2010, Fletcher played in his 322nd AFL game against the Richmond Football Club, overtaking a long-standing record for the second most games for the Essendon team, held by Dick Reynolds; however, at that stage, he still needed 57 games to overtake the outright record holder, Simon Madden.
He is currently the oldest player in the AFL, at the age of 36, and is also the only player remaining from Essendon's 1993 and 2000 premiership sides still playing today. Fletcher will play his 19th AFL season in 2011 after signing a one year contract.[3]
[edit] Playing style
Fletcher's execution of the torpedo punt was often used as a set-play clearing strategy by coach Kevin Sheedy. In a game in 2007, Fletcher kicked a 75 metre torpedo punt goal from ten metres behind the centre square. Again, in round 20 2009, Fletcher kicked another enormous goal, again a torpedo, in the game that ended the St Kilda Saints 19 match winning streak. According to The Sunday Age, it was the fifth longest kick in the history of the VFL/AFL.[4]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1993â€" Essendon 347 (68)
International team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2005â€"2010 Australia 6 (0)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
Career highlights
1993 Essendon premiership player
2000 Essendon premiership player
2000 W. S. Crichton Medal
2000 All-Australian team
2007 All-Australian team
i say his sold short because of how the journo's always say scarlett is so great as a FB yes fletcher doesn't always play there anymore but then again he was taking on the modra's , ablett, dunstall's, before scarlo even made his debut
Matthew Scarlett! Woo!
B: Matthew Scarlett, David Dench, Wels Eicke
HB: Jock McHale, Paul Roos, Ron Clegg
C: Keith Greig, Ian Stewart, Greg Williams
HF: - Doug Wade, Des Forthergil
F: Lou Richards, Bob Pratt, Dick Lee
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Nathan Buckley
Inter: Jack Sheedy, Harry Collier, Colin Watson -
Quote from: ossie85 on November 15, 2011, 06:30:50 PM
BUCKS!!!
plz. No reasons needed.
It was the one year at Brisbane right? ;)
I just couldn't let him slip any further...
...even though it does present some positional issues...
...but whatever.
I choose...
Glen Jakovich.
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: Craig Bradley, Glen Jakovich, Geof Motley
C: Vic Cumberland, Barry Cable, Stan Heal
HF: Albert Thurgood, Stephan Kernahan, Ted Whitten
FF: Jack Titus, Austin Robertson Jnr., Jack Dyer
R: Gary Dempsey, Leigh Matthews, Horrie Gorringe
INT: Jim Stynes, Jack Mueller, __________, __________
Excuse me Mr Sid....but I believe it's my pick before yours :P
And I was tossing up between two....Since C4 took Jakovich...I'LL take McLeod
FB: Geoff Southby, Peter Burns, Gavin Wanganeen
HB:Andrew McLeod, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter Scott
C: Bill Hutchinson, Russell Ebert , Wilfred "Chicken" Smallhorn
HF: Alex Jesaulenko, Dermott Brereton, George "Specka" Moloney
FF: William "Nipper" Truscott , Tony Lockett, Jack Moriarty
R: Graham "Polly" Farmer, Kevin Bartlett, John D. Daly
INT: Merv McIntosh, Graham Arthur, __________, __________
CONTROVERSY!!!
Quote from: BratPack on November 16, 2011, 04:37:04 AM
Excuse me Mr Sid....but I believe it's my pick before yours :P
And I was tossing up between two....Since C4 took Jakovich...I'LL take McLeod
FB: Geoff Southby, Peter Burns, Gavin Wanganeen
HB:Andrew McLeod, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter Scott
C: Bill Hutchinson, Russell Ebert , Wilfred "Chicken" Smallhorn
HF: Alex Jesaulenko, Dermott Brereton, George "Specka" Moloney
FF: William "Nipper" Truscott , Tony Lockett, Jack Moriarty
R: Graham "Polly" Farmer, Kevin Bartlett, John D. Daly
INT: Merv McIntosh, Graham Arthur, __________, __________
Getting ahead of myself! lol sorry BP :-[
My pick will be up shortly :P
I suppose this is what happens when you go to pick at quarter to 4 :P
Instead I will take
(http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/ffximage/2007/07/11/voss,0.jpg)
Brisbane Lions premiership captain 2001, 2002, 2003
Brisbane Bears Club Champion 1995, 1996
Brownlow Medal 1996
All-Australian Team 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003
Brisbane Lions captain 1997â€"2006
Merrett-Murray Medal 2000, 2001, 2003
Leigh Matthews Trophy 2002, 2003
He, along with a string of other players in the team, can play in the midfield.
FB: Reg Hickey, Stephen Silvagni, Tom Mackenzie
HB: Kevin Murray, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, Lindsay Head, Robert Flower
HF: Michael Voss, Royce Hart, Darren Jarman
FF: Laurie Nash, Peter Hudson, Peter Daicos
FOLL: Len Thompson, Steve Marsh, Dick Reynolds
I/C: Harold Oliver, John Coleman, _______, _______
I'll take Mark Ricciuto :)
FB: Kelvin Moore, Jack Regan, __________
HB: Shine Hosking, Dan Moriarty, James Hird
C: Tim Watson, Jack Clarke, Francis Bourke
HF: Barrie Robran, Wayne Carey, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, Mark Ricciuto
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Bob Rose
INT: Tom Leahy, Mark Tandy, Robert Harvey, __________
Got the first pick it seems...or at least I hope (gee that'd be embarrassing) ...
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Chris Judd
•West Coast premiership captain 2006
•Brownlow Medal 2004, 2010
•West Coast Club Champion Award 2004, 2006
•All-Australian Team 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
•Ross Glendinning Medal Rd 3 2005, Rd 20 2005, Rd 6 2006
•Norm Smith Medal 2005
•West Coast captain 2006â€"2007
•Leigh Matthews Trophy 2006, 2011
•Carlton captain 2008â€"pres
•John Nicholls Medal 2008, 2009, 2010
You'd expect him to add a couple of B&Fs to that tally as well, who knows maybe even a Brownlow or a Premiership :o
FB: Reg Hickey, Stephen Silvagni, Tom Mackenzie
HB: Kevin Murray, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, Lindsay Head, Robert Flower
HF: Michael Voss, Royce Hart, Darren Jarman
FF: Laurie Nash, Peter Hudson, Peter Daicos
FOLL: Len Thompson, Dick Reynolds, Chris Judd
I/C: Harold Oliver, John Coleman, Steve Marsh, _______
Two in mind....But I'm going to lean the way of
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Dane SwanAchievements
1st - 2011 3rd - 2010 6th - 2007
- Copeland Trophy (Collingwood Best & Fairest)
2008, 2009, 2010
- JF McHale Trophy Trophy (4th Collingwood Best & Fairest)
2007
2010
- AFLCA Champion Moves Coaches' award
2010
- Leigh Matthews Trophy (AFLPA MVP Award)
2010
- Jim Stynes Medal (Best player of the Australian International rules team)
2010
2010
- All Australian (AFL team of the year)
2009, 2010, 2011
FB: Geoff Southby, Peter Burns, Gavin WanganeenHB:Andrew McLeod, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter ScottC: Bill Hutchinson, Russell Ebert , Wilfred "Chicken" SmallhornHF: Alex Jesaulenko, Dermott Brereton, George "Specka" MoloneyFF: William "Nipper" Truscott , Tony Lockett, Jack MoriartyR: Graham "Polly" Farmer, Dane Swan, Kevin BartlettINT: Merv McIntosh, Graham Arthur, John D. Daly, __________
I also had two in mind, but how could I go past the Little Master...
...Gary Ablett Jnr.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Gary_Ablett_in_2009.jpg/220px-Gary_Ablett_in_2009.jpg)
Playing Career: 2002 - (Geelong 2002 - 2010, Gold Coast 2011-)
Games: 212
Goals: 280
Geelong leading goalkicker 2006
Geelong premiership side 2007, 2009
Leigh Matthews Trophy 2007, 2008, 2009
AFLCA Champion Player of the Year 2007, 2008, 2009
All-Australian team 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Carji Greeves Medal 2007, 2009
Brownlow Medal 2009
Gold Coast captain 2011â€"
Gold Coast Club Champion 2011
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: Craig Bradley, Glen Jakovich, Geof Motley
C: Vic Cumberland, Barry Cable, Stan Heal
HF: Albert Thurgood, Stephan Kernahan, Ted Whitten
FF: Jack Titus, Austin Robertson Jnr., Jack Dyer
R: Gary Dempsey, Leigh Matthews, Horrie Gorringe
INT: Jim Stynes, Jack Mueller, Gary Ablett Jnr., __________
I will take:
JONATHAN BROWN
Tough call though!
B: Matthew Scarlett, David Dench, Wels Eicke
HB: Jock McHale, Paul Roos, Ron Clegg
C: Keith Greig, Ian Stewart, Greg Williams
HF: - Jonathan Brown, Des Forthergil
F: Lou Richards, Bob Pratt, Dick Lee
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Nathan Buckley
Inter: Jack Sheedy, Harry Collier, Colin Watson, Doug Wade
damnit C4 i wanted ablett jr to go with snr....lol
i'll take Jimmy bartel
AFL career
[edit] 2002â€"2006: Early career
Bartel was drafted by the Geelong Football Club with their first selection, and the eighth overall draft pick, in the 2001 AFL Draft.[2] After making his debut in the opening round of the 2002 AFL premiership season, which was a heavy defeat to Essendon, Bartel went on play in 11 out of a possible 22 senior games over the course of the year.[3] After gathering 21 disposals in Round 4, Bartel was awarded an AFL Rising Star nomination.[2] Having been dropped back to the club's VFL team to play out the second half of the season, Bartel went on to play a key part in helping a young Geelong reserves side capture the 2002 VFL Premiership.[2] In helping the Cats defeat Port Melbourne by 22 points, Bartel saw the club secure its first major piece of silverware since 1982.[4]
Despite an impressive debut season, Bartel struggled to maintain his spot within the team during the 2003 AFL season, featuring in only 13 senior games. Averaging just 12 disposals a game, Bartel was unable to help the Cats qualify for the finals series for the third successive season.[3] After just two senior appearances to begin the 2004 AFL season, Bartel was again dropped back to the VFL and instructed by coaching staff to work on particular aspects of his game. Despite compiling a series of impressive games in the VFL, Bartel was deliberately made to work hard over a two month period before earning a Round 10 recall into the senior side.[5] Bartel's re-introduction to the senior team coincided with Geelong winning ten out of their final twelve games and securing a top four spot ahead of the finals series. Although Geelong were eliminated in the preliminary final by reigning premiers Brisbane, Bartel's averages of 22 disposals and 5 tackles a game over the course of the season had seen him secure his position within the team's midfield rotation.[3] His performances during the second half of the season, during which he averaged 29 disposals and 5 tackles a game,[3] also saw him recognised as the highest-polling Geelong playerâ€"with 13 votes in totalâ€"during the 2004 Brownlow Medal count.
Bartel continued to build on his reputation as a tough, courageous midfielder during the 2005 AFL season, earning his first nomination for the AFLPA Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player in the league.[5] Averaging 19.6 disposals a game, Bartel again helped Geelong qualify for the season-ending finals series, where they met Sydney in the semi-finals. After developing a slim lead for much of the game, Geelong struggled to maintain their advantage during the final minutes of the match. Bartel was restricted to just 9 disposals as the Swans eventually won through to the preliminary finals, defeating Geelong by 3 points.
[edit] 2007â€"present: Individual and team success
During the 2007 season, Bartel established himself as one of the premier ball-winning midfielders in the competition, averaging over 27 disposals per gameâ€"the second highest possession average in the leagueâ€"and finishing amongst the top 10 within the league for total disposals (632), total handballs (291), total tackles (122), and tackles per game (5.3).[3] After helping the Cats claim the McClelland Trophy, he was again nominated for the AFLPA Robert Rose Award as the game's most courageous player,[6] and was also rewarded with his first All-Australian jumper.[7]
Bartel's standout season continued when he was awarded the prestigious Brownlow Medal, winning with 29 votesâ€"the highest amount of votes ever by a Geelong medalist, and the third highest ever by any player under the current polling systemâ€"in a season that included eight best on ground performances.[8] Despite missing the final two games of the regular season due to a burst appendix,[8] Bartel also set an AFL record alongside teammate Gary Ablett, Jr., for polling the most combined votes ever by two players of the same club.[8] In addition, the pair combined with teammate Joel Corey to set another AFL record for most votes ever polled by three players of the same club, at 61 votes.[8]
Capping off a finals series in which he had averaged 29 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles, and a goal a game,[3] Bartel won his first premiership medallion when he helped Geelong claim the 2007 AFL Premiership. Bartel's 28 disposals, 5 marks, 5 tackles, and 2 goals in the 2007 AFL Grand Final helped the Cats claim an AFL-record 119 point victory over Port Adelaide.[3]
Bartel didn't drop off the pace at all in the 2008 season. He had a relatively quiet start to the season for his standards, but by mid-season he seemed to have hit full throttle and was close to best on ground for a number of weeks consecutively. After 21 rounds, Bartel was second in the competition in disposals (589) behind teammate Joel Corey.
Bartel was a very important player in Geelong's 2009 Grand Final victory over StKilda, earning him his 2nd AFL Premiership Medallion.
With three goals in the 2011 AFL Grand Final win over Collingwood, Bartel earned his first Norm Smith Medal and 3rd Premiership Medallion. Jimmy's natural ability to read the flight of the ball, reading the play, and ability to play in and under, and ability to take strong overhead marks combined with his accuracy on goal make him one of the greatest players of all time, and an undisputed big game performer.
Jimmy obtains the nickname of "Jimmy Everywhere" (and "Jimmy you Superstar") from some of his fans for his ability to pop up on all parts of the ground. He is a very important playmaker for The Cats, creating important passages of play off Half Back, off The Wing, and at Half Forward either assisting goals or kicking the goals himself.
Jimmy is now part of an elite group of individual footballers who have a Premiership Medal, Norm Smith Medal, and Brownlow Medal. Others in the elite group include Simon Black, James Hird, Chris Judd, and Greg Williams.
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2002 â€" Geelong 205 (136)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2008 Victoria (Australia) Victoria 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
2 State and International statistics correct as of 2008.
Career highlights
AFL
AFL premiership medallion (2007, 2009, 2011)
2-time NAB Cup premiership winner (2006, 2009)
Brownlow Medal (2007)
2-time All-Australian (2007, 2008)
AFL Rising Star Nomination (2002)
Norm Smith Medal (2011)
Geelong
VFL Premiership (2002)
TAC Cup
All Australian U/18 (2000, 2001)
TAC Cup Team of the Year (2000, 2001)
TAC Cup Premiership (2000)
Vic Country Most Valuable Player Award (2000)
Vic Country U/18 (2000, 2001)
Vic Country U/18 Captain (2001)
Geelong Falcons Captain (2001)
Geelong Falcons Best & Fairest (2000)
Runner-Up Geelong Falcons Best & Fairest (2001)
Other
Geelong Advertiser Bendigo Bank
Sports Star of the Year Award winner (2007)
Sports Performer of the Year Award Nominee (2007)
Quote from: DazBurg on November 16, 2011, 07:19:54 PM
damnit C4 i wanted ablett jr to go with snr....lol
i'll take Jimmy bartel
That would have been an awesome combo. Sorry mate. :-\
I'll take Darren Glass & Matthew Pavlich
FB: Kelvin Moore, Jack Regan, Darren Glass
HB: Shine Hosking, Dan Moriarty, Francis Bourke
C: Tim Watson, Jack Clarke, James Hird
HF: Barrie Robran, Wayne Carey, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, Mark Ricciuto
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Bob Rose
INT: Tom Leahy, Mark Tandy, Robert Harvey, Matthew Pavlich
I do believe we are in the 2000s era Daz....
He's also at work till 6.30 :-\
at work till 6 actually
and my bad got confused with the rules for a minute
i'll take
Simon Black
1998-1999 Rising Star
• Black was impressive during the pre-season and earned his senior debut in Round 1 against the Bulldogs at the Gabba.
• He played nine senior matches and averaged over 12 disposals during his debut season and took out the Club’s Best First Year Player award.
• Black consolidated himself as an automatic senior selection and built a reputation for winning the ball in contested situations.
• He collected 20 possessions and kicked two goals against Geelong in Round 9 which earned him an AFL Rising Star Nomination. He ultimately finished third in the award behind Sydney’s Adam Goodes and Adelaide’s Brett Burton.
• He played a remarkable 22 matches and averaged close to 19 disposals.
• The West Australian claimed the Attitude Barometer award (Full Ground) and won the Lions Rookie of the Year award for the second consecutive season after club officials changed the selection criteria to fall in line with the AFL’s Rising Star award.
• His breakthrough season ended on a sour note when he suffered a fractured eye socket five minutes into the Preliminary Final loss to North Melbourne at the MCG.
• He was awarded nine votes in the Brownlow Medal â€" more than highly fancied team-mates Michael Voss and Jason Akermanis.
[edit] 2000 Break-through Year
• Black continued his evolution into an elite midfielder by finishing equal seventh in the Club Champion voting despite missing four matches with a broken hand.
• He averaging 23.9 disposals, led the competition in centre clearances on a per game basis and finished second behind Geelong’s Garry Hocking in hard-ball gets.
[edit] 2001 Golden Era
• Black played every match from the start of the pre-season competition through to the Grand Final, leading the AFL in tackles and averaging a team-high 24.6 possessions.
• He was an integral member of the Lions’ breakthrough premiership win, was joint Club Champion with Captain Michael Voss and was named as the starting ruck-rover in the All-Australian team.
• He finished 5th in the AFLPA's Most Valuable Player voting behind Andrew McLeod, Michael Voss, Ben Cousins and Brett Ratten.
• Black also won a $39,000 car as the Herald Sun Player of the Year and figured in the top 10 in countless other media awards.
• He was expected to poll many more than his 12 votes in the Brownlow Medal after entering the count as one of the top fancies with the bookies.
• He represented Australia for the first and only time during the off-season as part of the International Rules Series against Ireland.
[edit] 2002 Brownlow Medalist
• Black established himself among the true champions of the game by helping lead his team to its second consecutive premiership in his 100th AFL match.
• He collected 22 possessions in the Grand Final against Collingwood despite receiving a heavy tag from Scott Burns.
• He collected a whopping 583 possessions from 25 games and earned All-Australian selection for the second consecutive season.
• Comparisons between him and dual Brownlow Medallist Greg Williams began to surface because of his outstanding peripheral vision and ability to get the contested ball.
• He won the game’s most coveted individual honour â€" the Brownlow Medal â€" when he polled 25 votes to beat Port Adelaide’s Josh Francou (21) and skipper Michael Voss (17).
• Black, Voss and Jason Akermanis made more history on Grand Final day by becoming the first trio of awarded Brownlow Medallists to play in a premiership team together.
• He was awarded his second Merrett-Murray Medal â€" making him only the sixth player ever to win back-to-back best and fairest awards in back-to-back premiership years. He was also the sixth man in the history of the VFL/AFL to win the Brownlow and Club Champion award in a premiership year.
[edit] 2003 Norm Smith Medalist
• Black continued his sublime football career by averaging over 24 disposals in a year the Lions made history by winning their third consecutive premiership.
• He finished just one vote behind Michael Voss in the Club Champion award and was considered unlucky not to have been selected in the AFL All-Australian team.
• He was outstanding throughout the 2003 Finals Series and finished the season with one of the great Grand Final performances in recent history. Collingwood simply had no answer Black who collected a career-best 39 possessions â€" the most by any player in a Grand Final â€" and was duly rewarded with the Norm Smith Medal.
• With two Club Champion awards, a Brownlow Medal and Norm Smith Medal among his trophy collection, Black had the distinction of being one of the most decorated players in the game by the ripe old age of 24
[edit] 2004 End of an era
• Black claimed his third All-Australian honours following another outstanding season which saw him play every match and averaged 23.6 possessions.
• So highly was the Brownlow Medallist rated, that Port Adelaide’s 2004 pre-Grand Final planning was spent on trying to shut him down with specialist tagger Kane Cornes.
• Black was booked for striking during the Grand Final loss and, despite having never been reported before throughout his career, was subsequently suspended for three matches. The suspension broke a remarkable sequence of 107 consecutive matches dating back to 2000.
• He finished third overall in the Club Champion award â€" his fourth consecutive ‘podium’ finish.
[edit] 2005 Injury Plagued
• Black’s season started three games late due to his suspension following an incident in the 2004 Grand Final but the interruption did nothing to curb his influence in his first game back â€" collecting 26 possessions against Hawthorn in Round 4.
• He remained at his consistent best and was a driving force behind the team’s mid-season turnaround which saw the Lions win five straight matches and seem a legitimate finals contender.
• However, a corked calf restricted him in the latter stages of the season as the Lions missed finals for only the second time since Black arrived in 1998.
[edit] 2006 Back to his best
• Having overcome his injuries which hampered much of 2005, Black played every match and averaged 24 disposals per game.
• He exuded greater leadership qualities when faced with playing in the midfield without the likes of Michael Voss, Jason Akermanis and Nigel Lappin who were absent at times throughout the season.
• He made 30 more clearances, gathered 100 more loose-ball gets and had twice as many hard-ball gets over the season than any of his team-mates. He laid the most tackles at the Club as well.
• It came as no surprise that Black won his third Merrett-Murray Medal among other awards at the Club Champion dinner.
[edit] 2007
• Black’s leadership qualities were formalised at the beginning of 2007 when he was named one of the four Lions Co-Captains following the retirement of skipper Michael Voss.
• He collected an equal career-high 39 disposals against Hawthorn in the opening round of the season and firmed considerably for the Brownlow Medal after the first dozen games.
• He was sublime in his 200th AFL match and earned three Brownlow votes for his performance despite the fact that his team were comfortably defeated by Collingwood at the Gabba.
• He played 21 of a possible 22 matches, averaged over 22 disposals per game, finished equal fifth in the Club’s Best & Fairest and took home the Lions’ Best Midfielder award.
• Black was also afforded the honour of being inducted as a Life Member of the Club having completed ten sensational seasons.
• He continued to attract the attention of the umpires and finished equal Runner-up in the Brownlow Medal behind Geelong’s Jimmy Bartel.
[edit] 2008
• Black’s 11th season was arguably one of his finest â€" which seems absurd considering his previous decade of outstanding performances.
• He averaged a career-best 25.7 disposals per game and only collected fewer than 20 touches only twice in his 21 matches.
• After a blistering start to the season which saw him firm in Brownlow Medal betting, Black missed the team’s Round 7 clash with Geelong at Skilled Stadium due to a groin complaint. The injury also meant he was unable to represent the ‘Dream Team’ in the AFL’s Hall of Fame Tribute match the following week at the MCG.
• A 36 disposal performance against Melbourne during the ANZAC Round at the Gabba earned him the Club’s Sands of Gallipoli Medal for best afield â€" one of the few accolades that he had not previously received.
• He led the Club in contested possessions, hard ball gets, clearances and handballs despite struggling for much of the season with a groin injury.
• For the second consecutive season, Black finished Runner-up in the Brownlow Medal â€" only one vote shy of Western Bulldog midfielder Adam Cooney.
• He finished Runner-up in a tight race for the Club’s Best and Fairest award behind fellow Co-Captain Jonathan Brown â€" yet took home the Courier Mail Player of the Year award and the Club’s Best Midfielder award.
• When team-mate Jonathan Brown was chosen as sole Captain at the end of 2008, Black was selected as one of four Club Vice-Captains alongside Luke Power, Jed Adcock and Daniel Merrett.
[edit] 2010
Black had another consistent season in 2010, finishing second in Brisbane's Best and Fairest for the fourth time, having also won three, and bringing his career tally of top ten finishes in the Lion's Best and Fairest to eight.[4]
Black, along with Jonathan Brown and Luke Power, are the only three remaining players from Brisbane's triple-premiership winning sides still playing in the AFL today, more than ten years since the first premiership. In addition, current coach Michael Voss is still associated with the club today.
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1998â€" Brisbane Lions 296 (163)
International team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2001 Australia 2
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
Career highlights
Brisbane Lions premiership player 2001, 2002, 2003
Merrett-Murray Medal 2001, 2002, 2006
All-Australian Team 2001, 2002, 2004
Brownlow Medal 2002
Norm Smith Medal 2003
Brisbane Lions captain 2007â€"2008
Marcus Ashcroft Medal Rd 21, 2011
DEAN COX!
All done.
B: Matthew Scarlett, David Dench, Wels Eicke
HB: Jock McHale, Paul Roos, Ron Clegg
C: Keith Greig, Ian Stewart, Greg Williams
HF: Nathan Buckley, Jonathan Brown, Des Forthergil
F: Lou Richards, Bob Pratt, Dick Lee
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Harry Collier
Inter: Jack Sheedy, Dean Cox, Colin Watson, Doug Wade
Another guy I am surprised has slipped.
I choose the great wingman, Peter Matera.
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Playing Career: 1990-2002
Games: 253 Goals: 217
Player Honours: 2nd Brownlow Medal 1994, 1997; club best & fairest 1997; premierships 1992, 1994; Norm Smith Medal 1992; Indigenous Team of the Century; All Australian 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997; Western Australia (5 games, 4 goals).
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: Craig Bradley, Glen Jakovich, Geof Motley
C: Peter Matera, Barry Cable, Stan Heal
HF: Albert Thurgood, Stephan Kernahan, Ted Whitten
FF: Jack Titus, Austin Robertson Jnr., Jack Dyer
R: Gary Dempsey, Leigh Matthews, Horrie Gorringe
INT: Jim Stynes, Jack Mueller, Vic Cumberland, Gary Ablett Jnr.
I'm fairly happy with that team. ;D
Well I do have two in mind but I just can't let my favourite player slide any further
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"The Velvet Sledgehammer" Matthew Lloyd
FB: Geoff Southby, Peter Burns, Gavin Wanganeen
HB:Andrew McLeod, Tom Fitzmaurice, Walter Scott
C: Bill Hutchinson, Russell Ebert , Wilfred "Chicken" Smallhorn
HF: Alex Jesaulenko, Dermott Brereton, George "Specka" Moloney
FF:Matthew Lloyd , Tony Lockett, Jack Moriarty
R: Graham "Polly" Farmer, Dane Swan, Kevin Bartlett
INT: Merv McIntosh, Graham Arthur, John D. Daly, William "Nipper" Truscott
By the way how does the last round go? Do we select three in a row or is it still a draft?
Nice pick BP. Always loved Lloyd's nickname.
My understanding of the last round is that we take it in turns (like we have been) to select three players from any era to be emergencies.
Quote from: c4v3m4n on November 18, 2011, 12:04:10 AM
Nice pick BP. Always loved Lloyd's nickname.
My understanding of the last round is that we take it in turns (like we have been) to select three players from any era to be emergencies.
That's what I thought too but probably should wait until Sid confirms it.
Quote from: c4v3m4n on November 18, 2011, 12:04:10 AM
Nice pick BP. Always loved Lloyd's nickname.
My understanding of the last round is that we take it in turns (like we have been) to select three players from any era to be emergencies.
Yep, this is the way it will work. I should say though, the players you pick don't
have to be emergencies. :)
I can't believe Matera slipped. I just assumed he was picked. One of the biggest gets of the draft there I'd say C4 :o
Now, my pick will be up shortly.
well her ewe go...
(http://jeroenarendsen.nl/pics/richardson.jpg)
Matthew Richardson
AFL
AFL Rising Star Nominee (1993)
All Australian (1996, 1999, 2008)
Alex Jesaulenko Medal 1996
International Rules 1999
Tasmanian State of Origin Representative 1993
Dream Team Representative 2008
Third In 2008 Brownlow Medal [Polled 22 votes]
AFL Life Membership 2009
Richmond
Club Leading Goalkicker (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Richmond Team Of The Century
Richmond Life Membership 2002
Richmond Best And Fairest 2007
Other
Tasmanian Team of the Century
282 games and 800 goals, he was pretty much the only good thing happening at Richmond for a while there.
FB: Reg Hickey, Stephen Silvagni, Tom Mackenzie
HB: Kevin Murray, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, Lindsay Head, Robert Flower
HF: Michael Voss, Royce Hart, Darren Jarman
FF: Laurie Nash, Peter Hudson, Peter Daicos
FOLL: Len Thompson, Dick Reynolds, Chris Judd
I/C: Harold Oliver, John Coleman, Steve Marsh, _______
EMG: Matthew Richardson
Yay for Richo!!
So, how is the order going to work for the final pool sid?
Quote from: ossie85 on November 18, 2011, 07:52:39 AM
Yay for Richo!!
So, how is the order going to work for the final pool sid?
Basically it will be treated as though it's the 12th era, with the only difference being that there will be 3 rounds and no era restrictions.
This means the BP will have the first selection as he would if we had another era to draft, and I will be last.
So the order will be -
BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85, DazBurg, Boomz, Sid, Sid, Boomz, DazBurg, ossie85, c4v3m4n, BratPack, BratPack, c4v3m4n, ossie85, DazBurg, Boomz, Sid
Well that's fine then. I think I need to open things off with another key defender. Fitzmaurice is good no doubt. But I think I can do better
(http://tassie-kangaroos.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/238497_2_O.jpg)
Glenn Archer
FB: Geoff Southby, Peter Burns, Gavin Wanganeen
HB:Andrew McLeod, Glenn Archer, Walter Scott
C: Bill Hutchinson, Russell Ebert , Wilfred "Chicken" Smallhorn
HF: Alex Jesaulenko, Dermott Brereton, George "Specka" Moloney
FF:Matthew Lloyd , Tony Lockett, Jack Moriarty
R: Graham "Polly" Farmer, Dane Swan, Kevin Bartlett
INT: Merv McIntosh, Graham Arthur, John D. Daly, William "Nipper" Truscott
EMG: Tom Fitzmaurice, __________, ____________
Ah, didn't realise it was my pick! :o
I'll do some quick research and then take my pick.
After much due consideration...
...I know there are probably plenty of players ahead of him, but he is a favourite of mine. Plus I need him to fix up the team a little.
I choose the Superboot, Bernie Quinlan.
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FB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: Ted Whitten, Glen Jakovich, Geof Motley
C: Craig Bradley, Barry Cable, Peter Matera
HF: Albert Thurgood, Stephan Kernahan, Bernie Quinlan
FF: Jack Titus, Austin Robertson Jnr., Jack Dyer
R: Gary Dempsey, Leigh Matthews, Horrie Gorringe
INT: Jim Stynes, Jack Mueller, Stan Heal, Gary Ablett Jnr.
EMG: Vic Cumberland, ____________, ____________
Yep, I'm happy having two of the longest kickers ever. ;D
Got my eye on three other players, here's hoping they all don't get picked up! Something tells me they will...though one may slip through....hopefully. :(
With players in my team over 100 years old, I need some youth.
JOEL SELWOOD
B: Matthew Scarlett, David Dench, Wels Eicke
HB: Jock McHale, Paul Roos, Ron Clegg
C: Keith Greig, Ian Stewart, Greg Williams
HF: Nathan Buckley, Jonathan Brown, Des Forthergil
F: Lou Richards, Bob Pratt, Dick Lee
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Joel Selwood
Inter: Jack Sheedy, Dean Cox, Colin Watson, Harry Collier
Emerg: Doug Wade
Also, I'm glad someone picked Quinlan, one of my favourites from yesteryear
ok now i can pick this guy properly this time lol
John Platten
Career
Platten began (and ended) his career with the Central District Bulldogs in the SANFL competition. A junior with Centrals, he commenced in the junior ranks in 1979 and made his league debut in 1981. Platten immediately made an impact with Centrals, becoming a full State Representative in 1982 and continued to be a regular in the State Team throughout his career. Platten's greatest achievement at Centrals was his 1984 Magarey Medal triumph along with two best and fairest awards.
Platten was recruited to the Hawthorn Football Club for the 1986 season. He went on to play for the Hawks between 1986 and 1997, playing 258 games and kicking 228 goals. He was a gutsy rover who won a Brownlow Medal in 1987, tying with Tony Lockett. He won All-Australian selection in 1985 (with Centrals), 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1992 (with Hawthorn), as well as playing in the Hawks' premiership sides in 1986, 1988, 1989, and 1991.
In 1998, Platten retired from the Hawthorn Football Club, and made a dramatic return to Central District along with Gilbert McAdam, another of the Bulldogs' all-time greats. Platten kicked the match winning goal of his comeback match against Glenelg at Elizabeth Oval, however injury plagued his long-awaited comeback and he retired from football altogether after sustaining a knee injury mid-season. His return to Elizabeth Oval wasn't the success it was hoped for, but was a joyous event for long-time Centrals fans regardless. Platten has been a notable attendee at Centrals recent premiership successes, an achievement he was unfortunately never to enjoy with his boyhood club.
Platten now coaches country football in South Australia. He played 113 games for Central District in the SANFL and was the club's best and fairest in 1984 and 1985, and its leading goalkicker in 1981 and 1985.
Playing career¹
Team(s)
Central District (1981-85, 1998)
113 games
Hawthorn (1986â€"1997)
258 games, 228 goals
South Australia
15 games
¹ Statistics to end of 1998 season
Career highlights
Magarey Medal 1984
Central District Best & Fairest 1984, 1985
Brownlow Medal 1987 (tie with Tony Lockett)
5 time All-Australian 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1992
Premiership player in 1986, 1988, 1989, and 1991
Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee
Peter Crimmins Medal 1987 and 1994
Hawthorn Team of the Century member
Quote from: ossie85 on November 19, 2011, 07:24:07 AM
Also, I'm glad someone picked Quinlan, one of my favourites from yesteryear
I just couldn't pass him up. :)
It also allowed me to throw Whitten back to the half-back line, where he played his best football.
Got some good uniques lined up, though I've got a feeling Sid/Boomz will take them before I do. :(
How come are picking Joel Selwood and some are picking Bearnie Quinlan, the aren't in the same era
Quote from: FisherSaints on November 19, 2011, 11:46:23 AM
How come are picking Joel Selwood and some are picking Bearnie Quinlan, the aren't in the same era
We've finished our 22 :) Now we have 3 free choices :)
Sid will hate me for picking him but... Stephen Michael 8)
Dominated the WAFL through the 70's & 80's playing mainly as a ruckman/fwd with great pace & skills. He won the Sandover Medal in 1980 and 1981. His 37 votes in 1981 (with nine best-on-grounds and receiving votes in 15 of the 21 games played) was a record tally under the 3-2-1 voting system in place at the time. He represented Western Australia in State or State of Origin football on 17 occasions, captaining the side 3 times. In 1983 he won the Simpson Medal for the best player in the WA vs SA game and the Tassie Medal as the best player in Australia in State of Origin football and was named captain in the 1983 All-Australian Team. He won the South Fremantle's fairest and best in 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 and 1983.
FB: Kelvin Moore, Jack Regan, Darren Glass
HB: Shine Hosking, Dan Moriarty, Francis Bourke
C: Tim Watson, Jack Clarke, James Hird
HF: Barrie Robran, Wayne Carey, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, Mark Ricciuto
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Bob Rose
INT: Tom Leahy, Mark Tandy, Robert Harvey, Stephen Michael
EME: Matthew Pavlich
I knew you would take him BOOMZ.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :'(
One of my favourite players :-[
Nothing I can do about it though.
Ross Glendinning for me.
No time for the write-up.
Pretty sure it's a double pick ;) So when you get back you can still get the guy you wanted :P
How much longer does this go for
Quote from: FisherSaints on November 19, 2011, 01:28:35 PM
How much longer does this go for
Almost finished FS. Only 12 more players to be picked, 2 more each, then its all over.
Oh right. Messed up there. Sorry everyone :-[
Was going to pick a midfielder but decided I should get somebody to support Thompson...
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Roy Wright.
• Brownlow Medal (1952, 1954)
• Richmond Best & Fairest (1951, 1952, 1954, 1957)
• Richmond Captain (1958-59)
• All Australian (1956)
• Victorian Representative (18 appearances)
• AFL Hall of Fame
• Richmond Hall of Fame
• Richmond Team of the Century
QuoteDespite managing just 21 senior games in his first four seasons with Richmond, Roy Wright ultimately developed into one of the all time greats of the game, with two Brownlow Medals, and numerous other awards and accolades, to his credit. He always used his formidable 102kg weight with consummate fairness, but with ever increasing effectiveness as well.
FB: Reg Hickey, Stephen Silvagni, Tom Mackenzie
HB: Kevin Murray, Albert Collier, Jack Hamilton
C: Charlie Pannam, Lindsay Head, Robert Flower
HF: Michael Voss, Royce Hart, Darren Jarman
FF: Laurie Nash, Peter Hudson, Peter Daicos
FOLL: Len Thompson, Dick Reynolds, Chris Judd
I/C: Harold Oliver, John Coleman, Steve Marsh, Roy Wright
EMG: Matthew Richardson, Ross Glendinning, _______
I'll take the talented Peake... Brian Peake >:D
One of the great midfielders of the WAFL.
WAFL representative team 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
East Fremantle premiership side 1974, 1979, 1985
East Fremantle best and fairest 1976â€"80, 1987
Sandover Medal 1977
WA State of Origin team 1978â€"82, 1984â€"87
WA State of Origin captain 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987
All-Australian team 1979, 1980, 1986
All-Australian captain 1979, 1986
Tassie Medal 1979
Geelong captain 1982
West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee 2004
FB: Kelvin Moore, Jack Regan, Darren Glass
HB: Shine Hosking, Dan Moriarty, Francis Bourke
C: Tim Watson, Jack Clarke, James Hird
HF: Barrie Robran, Wayne Carey, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, Mark Ricciuto
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Bob Rose
INT: Tom Leahy, Brian Peake, Robert Harvey, Stephen Michael
EME: Matthew Pavlich, Mark Tandy,
well for my next pick i just can't leave this guy don't really need him that much but just can't leave him
Jason Dunstall
FL/AFL career
Dunstall was recruited by the Melbourne-based Hawthorn Football Club who were looking for a "stay at home" type full-forward and he made his VFL/AFL debut in the league in 1985.
Nicknamed Piggy due to his stocky physique, Jason Dunstall took no time to start kicking goals for the club. He kicked 100 goals in a season a record six times and won the Coleman Medal in 1988, 1989 and 1992.[1] In May 1992, he kicked a career best of 17 goals in a game against the Richmond Football Club, just one goal short of the all time record.[1]
At 188 cm, Dunstall was not an overly tall full-forward and was not known for taking overhead marks. Instead, he often used his explosive pace off the mark to lead into space, which enabled him to take trademark chest marks and diving marks. Other times, he used his stocky 100+ kilogram frame to outbody opponents.
Dunstall had an extremely high accuracy in kicking goals from set shots. These techniques, as well as his ability to shrug tackles and snap goals more than made up for his lack of height.[citation needed]
One of the most admired aspects of Dunstall's play was not only his own prolific scoring rate, but also his capacity to set up or unselfishly assist goals by handing the ball off to team mates in better position â€" handpassing, or shepherding and using his body well to position other players, on some regular basis, to also score goals. This capacity to contribute to the team's overall performance and its victory via both â€" the efforts of his own personal boot and that of other team mates kicking goals partly from his assistance to them â€" made him one of the greatest full-forwards to ever pull on a boot.
Dunstall played in premiership sides in 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1991.[1] He also played in five night premierships.[1] From 1995â€"98, he captained the Hawks.[4] Dunstall narrowly missed winning the prestigious Brownlow Medal on several occasions, twice finishing second,[5] and twice third in voting (Tony Lockett is the only player of Dunstall's field position to have won the medal). Dunstall was renowned for being a fair player and despite his intimidating size in an era when the game was notorious for behind-the-play incidents, he was well respected by umpires.
Dunstall qualified for the prestigious All-Australian side in 1992 and 1994,[1] and was also part of the Hawthorn Team of the Century.[1] He retired at the end of season 1998 after 269 games
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1985â€"1998 Hawthorn 269 (1254)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1998 season .
Career highlights
Peter Crimmins Medal 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993
Hawthorn Premiership Team 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991
Hawthorn Leading Goalkicker 1986â€"1996, 1998
Hawthorn Captain 1995â€"1998
All-Australian 1992, 1994
Represented both Victoria and the All-Stars in State of Origin
Coleman Medal 1988, 1989, 1992
Hawthorn Team of the Century
Scott Pendlebury
Thanks :)
B: Matthew Scarlett, David Dench, Wels Eicke
HB: Jock McHale, Paul Roos, Ron Clegg
C: Keith Greig, Ian Stewart, Greg Williams
HF: Nathan Buckley, Jonathan Brown, Des Forthergil
F: Lou Richards, Bob Pratt, Dick Lee
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Joel Selwood
Inter: Jack Sheedy, Dean Cox, Scott Pendlebury, Harry Collier
Emerg: Doug Wade, Colin Watson
Wow...can't believe he came back to me.
I choose Peter Carey.
(http://www.sanfl.com.au/files/_system/Image/HOF/Carey_Peter.jpg)
Playing Record
Playing Career: 1971 - 1988 (Glenelg)
Games: 448
Goals: 521
Achievements
Glenelg Captain for 6 years
Glenelg Premiership player 1973, 1986, 1987
Glenelg Best and Fairest 1975, 1979, 1981
Glenelg Leading Goalkicker 1973
All-Australian 1979, 1980
Fos Williams Medallist 1981
19 interstate matches for South Australia
c4v3m4n's Titans
FB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: Ted Whitten, Glen Jakovich, Geof Motley
C: Craig Bradley, Barry Cable, Peter Matera
HF: Albert Thurgood, Stephan Kernahan, Bernie Quinlan
FF: Jack Titus, Austin Robertson Jnr., Jack Dyer
R: Gary Dempsey, Leigh Matthews, Horrie Gorringe
INT: Jim Stynes, Jack Mueller, Stan Heal, Gary Ablett Jnr.
EMG: Vic Cumberland, Peter Carey, ____________
Hmmmm the final two selections....I think I need a forward first
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/HVallence.jpg)
Harry "Soapy" VallenceAfter a stuttering start to his league career with Carlton (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Carlton_part_1.htm) Harry 'Soapy' Vallence developed into arguably the greatest full forward in the club's history. Deceptively awkward looking, he was actually very agile when the ball hit the deck, while his overhead marking ability was second to none. Early in his career, however, the Carlton brains trust found it hard to decide where best to place him, and it was only when he was shifted to the goalfront in 1929, his fourth league season, that he began to blossom. Vallence, who used the punt kick almost exclusively when kicking for goal, registered 64 goals that year to finish second on the VFL list to Collingwood (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/collingwood.htm)'s Gordon Coventry (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/co-cz.htm#Gordon%20Coventry%20%28Collingwood%29); it was also the first of eight occasions on which he would win Carlton's top goalkicker award. The presence in the league of numerous other full forwards of the highest quality meant that Vallence's interstate opportunities were somewhat limited; nevertheless, he represented the Big V on 5 occasions, booting 8 goals against South Australia in 1931, the same year that saw him top the VFL's goalkicking table for the first and only time.'Soapy' Vallence's greatness was not merely a matter of statistics, however. Perhaps more than any other full forward of his time, he habitually reserved his best displays for important occasions, such as the 1st semi final of 1931, and the following season's preliminary final, in both of which he booted 11 goals. Vallence's last game in a Carlton jumper was almost certainly the most rewarding. In 1938, after more than a decade of almost perennial, but fruitless, finals participation, the Blues finally broke through for a flag, beating arch rivals Collingwood in a tensely fought grand final by 15 points. Lining up on a half forward flank, Harry Vallence had a quiet game, but he had consistently proved over the course of the whole season that he still had plenty to offer. It would not be the Blues though who would benefit.In 1939, Vallence became one of the first big name VFL stars in many years to transfer to the VFA when he signed for Williamstown (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/williamstown.htm). In his debut season with the Seagulls he kicked 133, and the following season he embarked on a prolific, though brief, partnership with former Collingwood sharpshooter Ron Todd (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/t-u-v.htm#Ron%20Todd%20%28Collingwood%20&%20Williamstown%29), who had followed Vallence to the Association. In one match against Sandringham (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Sandringham.htm) in 1941, Vallence booted 20 goals, to add to bags of 18 and 15 kicked against Oakleigh (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/oakleigh.htm) and Yarraville (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Yarraville.htm) in 1939 and 1940 respectively. With such firepower in its armoury, the only surprise was that Williamstown was unable to procure a premiership before the VFA ceased operations, owing to the war, in 1942.When the VFA competition resumed in 1945, Harry Vallence joined Brighton (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Brighton.htm) as captain-coach, where he continued to display great skill, intelligence and goalkicking prowess for the remaining two seasons of his senior career. This was particularly the case in 1946, his last year, when his tally of 77 goals was good enough to top the club's list, and was fourth highest in the VFA. In his final senior match, aged forty-one, Vallence booted 11 goals. Vallence's importance in the history of the Carlton Football Club was endorsed with his selection in the club's official 'Team of the Century' (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/all_star_teams.htm#Carlton) - the only pre-World War Two player to be so honoured.Playing career:
- Carlton 1926â€"1938 (Games: 204 Goals: 722)
Player honors:
- VFL Leading goalkicker Medal 1931 (86 goals)
- Carlton leading goalkicker 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938
- Carlton premiership 1938
- Carlton Team of the Century (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club#Carlton_Team_of_the_Century)
- Victorian representative (4 games, 17 goals)
As for the final pick.....I need a player who can hit out in a pinch.....and I need someone who knows tactics...
(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/KSheedyRich.jpg)
Kevin SheedyWhen the VFA broke its permit agreement with the VFL in 1965 it unwittingly created a double edged sword which was to see it lose a large number of promising young players to its rival. One such was Kevin Sheedy, a nineteen year old centreman who had starred in Prahran (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Prahran.htm)'s 1966 2nd division premiership win, and who crossed to Richmond (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/richmond.htm) without a clearance the following year. Never the most elegant or poised of footballers, his gutsy, hard-as-nails approach disguised a masterful football brain which would later be put to supreme use as coach of Essendon (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Essendon_part_1.htm). As a player, it was evidenced in his uncanny ability to achieve the wood on ostensibly more talented opponents, often by the application of psychological methods which were not immediately susceptible to scrutiny. Kevin Sheedy played 251 VFL games for Richmond between 1967 and 1979, kicking 91 goals; he won a best and fairest award in 1976, and was the Tigers' captain in 1978. A member of premiership teams in 1969, 1973 and 1974, Sheedy helped literally revolutionise the game by perfecting the use of back-spin with handball, effectively inventing the technique that all modern players use by default. It was obvious that he was a coach in the making, and in 1981 he took over from Barry Davis (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/d.htm#Barry%20Davis%20%28Essendon%20&%20North%20Melbourne%29) at the helm of the club he had supported as a boy, Essendon.In just over a quarter of a century in charge of one of Australian football's bona fide power clubs Kevin Sheedy achieved everything the game has to offer, overseeing four premierships and being selected as All Australian (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#All%20Australians) or AFL All Australian (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glossary.htm#AFL%20All%20Australians) coach on three occasions. In 2007, however, the powers that be at Essendon decided that it was time for a change, and at season's end Sheedy was replaced as coach by Matthew Knights (http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/k.htm#Matthew%20Knights%20%28Richmond%29). Notwithstanding the somewhat disappointing climax to his career with the Bombers, Kevin Sheedy remains one of the the greatest and most influential figures in the history of the game, a status unlikely to be diminished no matter what the future may bring.Years Club Games (Goals) 1967â€"1979 Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) 251 (91) International team honours
Years Team Games (Goals) 2005â€"2006 Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_International_rules_football_team) (coach) 4 Coaching career
3 Years Club Games (Wâ€"Lâ€"D) 1981â€"2007
2012â€"
Total Essendon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club)
Greater Western Sydney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Football_Club) 634 (386â€"242â€"6)
0 (0â€"0â€"0)
634 (386â€"242â€"6) 1 Playing statistics to end of 1979 season .
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2007. Career highlights
- Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) premiership player 1969 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_VFL_Grand_Final), 1973 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_VFL_Grand_Final), 1974 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_VFL_Grand_Final)
- Essendon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club) premiership coach 1984 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_VFL_Grand_Final), 1985 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_VFL_Grand_Final), 1993 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_AFL_Grand_Final), 2000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_AFL_Grand_Final)
- Jack Dyer Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Dyer_Medal) 1976
- Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) captain 1978
- All-Australian coach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Australian_Team) 1993, 2000
- Australian Football Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame) inductee
- Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) Team of the Century
- Richmond (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club) Hall of Fame 2002
So behold the Final team of The Brat Pack
FB: Geoff Southby, Peter Burns, Gavin WanganeenHB:Andrew McLeod, Glenn Archer, Walter ScottC: Bill Hutchinson, Russell Ebert , Wilfred "Chicken" SmallhornHF: Alex Jesaulenko (vc), Dermott Brereton, George "Specka" MoloneyFF:Matthew Lloyd , Tony Lockett, Harry "Soapy" VallenceR: Graham "Polly" Farmer (c), Dane Swan, Kevin BartlettINT: Merv McIntosh, Graham Arthur, John D. Daly, William "Nipper" TruscottEMG: Tom Fitzmaurice, Jack Moriarty, Kevin Sheedy (Coach)
LANCE FRANKLIN
All done :)
B: Matthew Scarlett, David Dench, Wels Eicke
HB: Jock McHale, Paul Roos, Ron Clegg
C: Keith Greig, Ian Stewart, Greg Williams
HF: Nathan Buckley, Jonathan Brown, Des Forthergil
F: Lou Richards, Bob Pratt, Dick Lee
Foll: Roy Cazaly, Ron Barrasi jnr, Joel Selwood
Inter: Jack Sheedy, Dean Cox, Scott Pendlebury, Harry Collier
Emerg: Doug Wade, Colin Watson, Lance Franklin
Wow, a lot of modern players still going... :o
Quote from: c4v3m4n on November 20, 2011, 06:48:35 PM
Wow, a lot of modern players still going... :o
My team was trying to extend to the "2010s" era, and those 3 (Selwood, Pendles, Buddy) seemed the best candidates
Actually...
...am I able to change my last pick? :-\
*waits to do my pick till C4's question is cleared up*
As long as he doesn't pick Buddy, I'm fine with it...
Quote from: c4v3m4n on November 20, 2011, 11:46:14 PM
Actually...
...am I able to change my last pick? :-\
For sure C4 :)
Quote from: Sid on November 21, 2011, 08:47:37 AM
Quote from: c4v3m4n on November 20, 2011, 11:46:14 PM
Actually...
...am I able to change my last pick? :-\
For sure C4 :)
Thanks guys. And no, it's not Buddy.
I choose instead...
Bill Walker(http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/images/BillWalkerSwans.jpg)
Playing CareerCareer: 1961 - 1976 (Swan Districts)
Games: 305
Goals: 457
Player Achievements
- Swan Districts leading goalkicker 1961
- Swan Districts premiership side 1961, 1962, 1963
- Sandover Medal 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970
- Swan Districts best and fairest 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970
- Simpson Medal 1967 (best WA player in a State of Origin match)
- Australian Football World Tour 1968
- All-Australian team 1969
- Swan Districts captain 1969â€"75
- WAFL life member 1985
- Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee 1996
- West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee 2004
c4v3m4n's Titans Final TeamFB: Bernie Smith, Vic Thorp, Syd Coventry
HB: Ted Whitten (captain), Glen Jakovich, Geof Motley
C: Craig Bradley, Barry Cable, Peter Matera
HF: Albert Thurgood, Stephan Kernahan, Bernie Quinlan
FF: Jack Titus, Austin Robertson Jnr., Horrie Gorringe
R: Gary Dempsey, Leigh Matthews (coach), Bill Walker
INT: Jim Stynes, Jack Dyer, Jack Mueller, Gary Ablett Jnr.
EMG: Vic Cumberland, Peter Carey, Stan Heal
last pick for me is
Robert DiPierdomeraco
AFL career
Beginning his career with the Hawthorn Football Club in 1975, DiPierdomenico, or the "Big Dipper" as he is affectionately known, kick-started his career in 1978, culminating in a best-on-ground performance in the 1978 VFL Grand Final. He went on to play 240 games and kick 130 goals with the Hawks, retiring in 1991, including 5 day and 5 night premierships with one of the most successful eras of domination a club has ever seen.
DiPierdomenico was initially assigned guernsey number #53, but subsequently wore number #9.
He was known for his toughness (which led to many trips to the Tribunal), and the moustachioed Dipper was one of the much-loved, and most media-covered characters in the VFL during the 1980s.
DiPierdomenico somehow managed to avoid the Tribunal in 1986 to win the Brownlow Medal, tying with Greg Williams, who was playing for Sydney at the time. Later in the week, he would win his third Premiership medallion as the Hawks defeated Carlton by 42 points.
Late in the first quarter of the 1989 VFL Grand Final, DiPierdomenico was running backwards to take a mark when he was met solidly from behind by Geelong star Gary Ablett. The force of the collision broke several of DiPierdomenico's ribs and punctured one of his lungs. Despite the pain and unaware of the extent of the damage, DiPierdomenico continued to play until the final siren. Typically, he featured among Hawthorn's best players and also got reported. He collapsed shortly after the game and was rushed to the casualty ward of St. Vincent's Hospital, where doctors found out that Dipper had punctured a lung. He recounted the gravity of the situation years later:
"By this time I'd been shifted into intensive care. The doctor came in and said if they didn't gag me I was gone... So there you are. I had eight days in hospital to think about what might have happened. To tell you the truth, it scared me."[1]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1975â€"1991 Hawthorn 240 (130)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1991 season .
Career highlights
Hawthorn premiership player
1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989
Brownlow Medal 1986
so my final team looks like
FB. Jack Tredrea Dustin Fletcher Wally Buttsworth
HB. Len Fitzgerald Dan Minogue Bruce Doull
C... Allan Ruthven Ivor Warne Smith Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves
HF. Darrel Baldock Paul Salmon Malcolm Blight
FF. Gorden Coventry Gary Ablett Snr Jason Dunstall
Foll Simon Madden Michael Tuck Bob Skilton
Inter Adam Goodes James Bartel Simon Black John Platten
Emerg: Henry Young Robert DiPierdomeraco Norm Smith (Coach)
I'll take a HBF in Denis Marshall... Great pace & skills. Exactly what I needed with my last pick.
FB: Kelvin Moore, Jack Regan, Darren Glass
HB: Denis Marshall, Dan Moriarty, Francis Bourke
C: Tim Watson, Jack Clarke, James Hird
HF: Barrie Robran, Wayne Carey, Bob Hank
FF: George Doig, Ken Farmer, Mark Ricciuto
R: John Nicholls, Haydn Bunton Sr, Bob Rose
INT: Tom Leahy, Brian Peake, Robert Harvey, Stephen Michael
EME: Matthew Pavlich, Mark Tandy, Sampson Hosking
I've been wondering what your team looks like Daz. ;)
Just did a few quick calculations and...
c4v3m4n's Titans StatisticsAfter removing Albert Thurgood and Horrie Gorringe from the statistics due to constant flucuations in data and missing data, this how my team stacks up statistically.
- Total Games: 6828
- Average Games: 285
- Total Goals: 9285
- Average Goals: 387
- 86 Best and Fairest Medals
- 62 Premiership Medallions
- 324 State representative games
- 45 All-Australian guernseys
- 9 Brownlow Medals
- 2 Magarey Medals
- 7 Sandover Medals
Not bad... ;D ;D
I'll probably do a similar thing C4, if you don't mind of course.
Nice idea ;D
Quote from: Sid on November 21, 2011, 04:12:23 PM
I'll probably do a similar thing C4, if you don't mind of course.
Nice idea ;D
Go for it, I'd love to see the comparisons between teams.
I reckon my medal counts are a little low...though I didn't include all the secondary medals (Norm Smith, Tassie Medal, Simpson Medal etc.)...
I'd count the Tassie Medal but probably won't with the Simpson/Norm Smith.
So we're just waiting for Sid to make his last pick right?
I'll take Ayres. Will put all the teams in the 3rd post on the front page for now and give everyone a week or so to do a 'team write-up' if they want to. If not that's good as well :)
I'll do mine tomorrow....bad ankle....unwinding....been far too long since Drunk BP has shown :P
BratPack
FB: Geoff Southby, Peter Burns, Gavin Wanganeen
HB:Andrew McLeod, Glenn Archer, Walter Scott
C: Bill Hutchinson, Russell Ebert , Wilfred "Chicken" Smallhorn
HF: Alex Jesaulenko (vc), Dermott Brereton, George "Specka" Moloney
FF:Matthew Lloyd , Tony Lockett, Harry "Soapy" Vallence
R: Graham "Polly" Farmer (c), Dane Swan, Kevin Bartlett
INT: Merv McIntosh, Graham Arthur, John D. Daly, William "Nipper" Truscott
EMG: Tom Fitzmaurice, Jack Moriarty, Kevin Sheedy (Coach)
So this is the Brat Pack and I'm going to try and explain the strategy and thinking behind it and some of the more contentious selections on the team by breaking it down line by line
Full Backs - Geoff Southby, Peter Burns, Gavin Wanganeen
Burns is the one people may question. My #1 pick and locked in the Full Back slot the whole way because looking at his VFL record he doesn't seem to fit but he was the games first superstar in Victoria and as the draft went on Backs were at a premium so to just set and forget my key back spot was very important to me. Southby provides excellent back up in that regard and I was glad he fell to me when he did.
Wanganeen I knew I was going to take provided he was on the board about half way through the 1920's. He is the prototypical weapon, a solid defender who is just as valuable as an offensive player with his ability to break a game open. With the selection of Southby it just locked it in my mind and so I turned to Wanganeen over some more highly regarded players (Buckley, Scarlett, Fletcher).
Half Backs - Andrew McLeod, Glenn Archer, Walter Scott
Archer I'm glad to lock in and he makes a pretty decent CHB as he always did with North. McLeod is another offensive weapon that I just couldn't pass up at that spot, a special talent for a special team and I was relieved when C4 made my choice easy by taking Glen Jakovich the pick before mine. Scott was without a doubt the best player left on my board when my first pick in the '20s came up. Defenders were at a premium as I said and Scott was one of the best ever so I was delighted to lock him in.
Centres - Bill Hutchinson, Russell Ebert, Wilfred "Chicken" Smallhorn
Smallhorn is probably the one will question but he was a top player, a brownlow medalist that had to live in the shadow of Haydn Bunton and had his career cut short by the war, was a quality pick at that spot and I didn't need the nominal selection at that point: Laurie Nash, Smallhorn was #2 on my board so no hesitation.
Hutchinson was just too good to pass up at #2 in the 40's and Ebert fell criminally low, so even though I was desperate for backmen at the time I couldn't pass Ebert up where I took him so I gambled that C4 wouldn't take Southby with either of his two picks before the ball got back to me. I'll gladly match this line against any of the five others.
Half Forwards - Alex Jesaulenko (VC), Dermott Brereton, George "Specka" Moloney
I think Dermie's underrated as a Centre Half Forward and he's my darling pick here, providing both silky skills and great heart, he'll be my enforcer as well. Jezza goes without saying. I definately wouldn't have been upset with him at CHF but to match him with Dermie was just too irresistable. Moloney is one of those swingmen players I picked up. Small guys with big engines that can rotate through the midfield and also kick bags of goals. I love his "Double Threat" status.
Full Forwards - Matthew Lloyd, Tony Lockett, Harry "Soapy" Vallence
Pure power, pure talent, pure excitement, I admit I got the idea of this one late. Vallence wasn't even on my radar till he came up with my next to last pick but the thought of putting him beside Lockett and The Velvet Sledgehammer really appealed to me in the case of "Which one do you key on?". Any one of them could kill you. To put them together on one line makes them virtually unstoppable.
Rucks - Graham "Polly" Farmer (C), Dane Swan, Kevin Bartlett
I did think about it long and hard but I was never going to pass up "Polly" with the first pick of the 50's. You just can't, he is just head and shoulders above anyone else in the game ever in that position, nor was I ever in any doubt about giving him the captaincy, he deserves it for all he's done. Dane Swan was the nominal choice for me after Judd, just perfect for the team and for my plans, and Bartlett was too good to pass when he fell to me, the last official "Legend" on the board.
Interchange - Merv McIntosh, Graham Arthur, John D. Daly, William "Nipper" Truscott
McIntosh makes perfect sense to me as the backup ruckman and it made my ruck spot pretty much a set and forget early once I knew I was taking "Polly", I admit though his selection was also me playing a little game with my fellow drafters, I wanted them to think I might leave "Polly" on the board, don't get me wrong McIntosh was always the guy I was going to pick when Reynolds and Bunton were gone but the added bonus of maybe sowing the seed of doubt was good as well. Arthur seems like the odd one out but he's not really. He's another half forward target I can swing through the half forward line especially after Dermie gets suspended (Which he inevitably will). Daly was a perfect selection for me where he was taken and Truscott is another of the "Midfielders who can kick bags of goals" brigade.
Emergencies - Tom Fitzmaurice, Jack Moriarty, Kevin Sheedy (Coach)
I like Fitzmaurice's choice don't get me wrong, it allowed me to forget about my backline for a long time and focus on the players and parts I really wanted but as we got into the 90's and 2000's I started to second guess it just a little. I probably would have taken Jakovich if C4 hadn't and then when I had the opening choice of the free agent pool the idea hit me to take Archer. I'm not saying it's a wrong pick. If I don't take Fitzmaurice I don't get someone like Smallhorn or Moloney later because I would've been worried about my backline, but ultimately I just liked Archer better. Moriarty might be one people question, but he's an attacking goalsneak with a high leap. I was quite happy up until that next to last pick to roll with Moriarty in the forward pocket, it was just the spectre of the "Three Headed Monster" that appealed. Sheedy was a pure vanity pick. I needed a player and coach. Why not take the best?
Overall: I would gladly match my side against any of the others and be confident we could prevail, we have the players who know their roles, who can swing forward and kick goals and also keep things tight at the back when we need to, plus we have the master tactitian in the box making all the big calls. That's why I believe my team is the best team in this draft.