Fair enough. I only saw the second half of his career when mostly stationed forward
McKay definitely, Dean probably, a handful maybe.
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McKay definitely, Dean probably, a handful maybe.
Two great defenders.
I personally wouldn't rate them higher than Doc, pretty well on an even keel IMO particularly if Doc plays well in these finals. (premiership player
)It is very tough to choose our best back 6.
Dean Rice comes to mind as well and there will be more that I can't think of right now.
Handy forward line if you can afford to leave Peter Hudson out of it!
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Imagine Waters and Woosh on the same half backline.... footsteps would be deafening!
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Without bias, that forward six is the best any team could put forward. Do any sides have a back six that could stop it?
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A flash from the past.
Ian Bremner was extremely ... shall I say ... robust and resilient.
While Bowden J was, shall I say ... heavy set, robust and resilient.
Fancy John Senior liking those types
The other players, good stuff.
Is Chris Mew stiff at CHB?
What about K. Moore at FB?
Tough decisions.
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McIntosh to me is up there with Kelvin Moore, David Dench et al. Composed, disciplined and quick.
He and his dad are never cited as one of the great father/son combos but they are.
The best defender the Eagles had (who from memory never played as a defender while with the WCE) was Ross Glendinning.
That’s a great off-season thread actually - the AA most intimidating team of all time.
Well, if you are playing four KPPs, Carlton.
SOS to Franklin, Southby to Brereton, John James to Mathews.
Swan McKay to Dunstall, Doull to Hudson, Andrew McKay to Rioli.
I dunno if I could put up a back six that could stop it, but the one I would put up would have Worsfold in it - Worsfold on Matthew’s.
Just imagine the fireworks.
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Hey.
Was thinking of this a while ago.
A quick effort. Happy to be updated or improved upon.
Also a combo of volatility, toughness and an oppo love to hate.
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Kevin Sheedy, Wes Lofts, Rod Grinter
Bernard Toohey, Ron Andrews, John Worsfold
Dipper, Greg Williams, David Rhys-Jones
Mal Brown, Neil Balme, Hayden Ballantyne
Leigh Matthews, Tony Lockett, Roger Merrett
Carl Ditterich, Phil Carman, Dale Weightman
Int: Karl Langdon, Darren Bewick, Dean Wallis, Mark Riccuito, Liberatore (both of em).
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Pickett has to get a run.
I reckon that would be a good weekend to have a niggling calf injury.
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Always wondered if he was named in honour of the poet.
Worthy addition for sure.
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Yep.
Forgot Dermott too. Ticks all the boxes from his playing days.
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A flash from the past.
Ian Bremner was extremely ... shall I say ... robust and resilient.
While Bowden J was, shall I say ... heavy set, robust and resilient.
Fancy John Senior liking those types
The other players, good stuff.
Is Chris Mew stiff at CHB?
What about K. Moore at FB?
Tough decisions.
Moore or Langford at FB still means one can go BP.
But Mew has to be at CHB given he is there for our team of the century despite the universal love for Knights.
Mew's style in the 80s would still work today. One on one brilliant but moved so quickly to double team another forward, and had an incredible penetrating kick.
Kennedy Jr is another who could be in the back 6. We had 10 guys in the 80s who were brilliant defenders.
Have to have dermy
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Noone gets out alive!
Libba, both of em, ROAR in agreement!
There are also the fair super tough guys who could be in this side:
-Archer
-Paul Kelly, fck me, tough dude, bullet proof
-Gary Wilson, paper thin, in and under and outside.
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Great players, all. An embarrassment of riches, really. Knights was a switch hitter, he could play flank wing and forward also.
There are also some other handy players over the years, premiership players all, who were very effective defenders:
Douge
Ohallorin
Schwab
Collins
Maginness
Jenke
Ohallirin and Collins I thought were siginificantly under rated.
McKay was a better HBF than Doc, that is, Andrew McKay. A lot more consistent back there.Two great defenders.
I personally wouldn't rate them higher than Doc, pretty well on an even keel IMO particularly if Doc plays well in these finals. (premiership player
It is very tough to choose our best back 6.
Dean Rice comes to mind as well and there will be more that I can't think of right now.
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Andy Collins definitely rated within Hawthorn.
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