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Best 3 players last 50 years under 70kg
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Not sure what Kade Simpson was weighing in at but it couldn't have been much more than 70 if he was over that mark.
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There's actually been quite a few very good slight types but for mine none better than Robbie Flower. I'll repeat myself from another thread but he's the best 2 sided player I've ever seen
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Jimmy Krakouer weighed 67kg.
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Wasn’t the saints Aussie jones 67 kg when drafted? He obviously got bigger afterwards but his starting point I believe was 67 kg
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Robin Nahas? Or was he deceptively heavy..
Correct but he would have been 75-80kgs by the time he peaked.
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Depends if he’d rubbed one out
''Jim Main and Russell Holmesby mention Flower's thin physique and low playing weight—68 kilograms. It was assumed early in his career that he could not succeed because of his "wiry" frame.''
No-one in history has played the game like Robert Flower under 70 kilos (or many over 70). Later in his career he beefed up to around 75.
If you were too young to see him play, or want to reminisce, this is my favourite short video of Robbie.
No-one in history has played the game like Robert Flower under 70 kilos (or many over 70). Later in his career he beefed up to around 75.
If you were too young to see him play, or want to reminisce, this is my favourite short video of Robbie.
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I get people are just naming players they think were small/light weight, but very few would actually have played at under 70kg, and i doubt anyone in the modern era that had more than one or two preseasons under their belt.
Sttew
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When I Googled Flower's playing weight I came up with an answer of 68kgs. Not sure if that was Day 1 or what, but I agree for his height 96'0") a playing weight of under 70kgs would have been a big ask
geoffhop
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I agree with your sentiment around few players being at or below 70kg but there a number of articles around on the web pointing to Robbie being below 70kg, such as this one from Mark Robinson.
Caleb Daniel is 12cm shorter than Robbie Flower at 171cm. He is listed at 72kg and he's not a big build. Extremely unlikely that Flower played under 70kg, even without a rigorous weight training regime.
He started his career at 17. There's ample evidence to suggest he played under 70kg. But he got heavier as he aged.
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At 96 foot square are a weight under 70kg is unfathomable.
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Caleb Daniel is a ball of muscle though. Physical build has to be taken into account
Agreed. But Robbie Flower potentially getting away with playing at ~70kg just wouldn't happen in todays modern footy. Would be wrecked physically in no time.
Kevin Bartlett was listed at 71kg, no way he was heavier than Robert Flower
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