Competitions Best ever Crows players - FINAL - A. McLeod vs M. Ricciuto - Mea Culpa for ruining our season with the delay :(

[1990crow]

Tex. Comfortably.

 

[1970crow]

Tough, went Tex based on overall career as a Crow. Got this sneaking suspicion Sloane is going to get an easy run through, Macca to eliminate Roo and then clean him up in the final.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Yeah, tough call. Tex's CV speaks for itself, but we'd also still be without a flag if not for Jars.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Love Tex but do people think that he (or anyone else) could do what Jarman did on the biggest stage in 1997 and 1998?

Which is our raison d'etre after all

 

[crows dude]

Love Tex but jars won us two grand finals. We also don’t make it in 97 without his last qtr prelim

 

[Stephen2]

I'm not thinking of Jars' few quarters as a forward in finals, but his sublime midfield play for years. Actually best disposal by foot of anyone ever.

However, Tex not embarrassed in that department either (best disposal by any man his size, that I can think of) and last 2 years push him over the top as he shoots ever higher on the top 10 crows of all time list. And for leadership it's an easy comparison.

Toughest matchup so far, but I'll build around Tex pls.

 

[glengowan]

The two best kicks of a footy you’d ever want to see off either foot.

Flip the coin. D. Jarman. 97/98.

I know this is only the Crows, but the first 12 years of his career were pretty good too.

Tex is certainly elevating his status in the twilight years of his career.

 

[adelaidecrows]

I am going DJ. I have never seen someone continuously make his opponents look like fools than DJ. Easily the most skilfull player to ever grace the Australian Football landscape on both feet. However, tex is not disgraced in this area either. This is how I'd separate them. DJ was the epitome of a big game player. When the moment called for it, he produced. He didn't do this just once either. I'd say every big game we played. So much so it became a regular expectation during 1996,1997 and 1998. Tex on the other hand was your regular star player. On his day he'd be sublime. But when the moment calls for it, for a fair chunk of his career he couldn't beat his defender.

I do understand the body of work for the Crows though lands in Tex lap. So I can't excuse Tex for winning this one. But Dj is a top 5 crow of all time with just a small body of work. But so is Tex. McLeod, Riccuito, Goodwin, Tex, Jarman, Modra. None of those names look out place amongst our greats.

 

[FR0GGY]

Time to chose between two of your kids

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Love Tex but do people think that he (or anyone else) could do what Jarman did on the biggest stage in 1997 and 1998?

Which is our raison d'etre after all

Love Tex but jars won us two grand finals. We also don’t make it in 97 without his last qtr prelim

Yes, playing a key role in our 2 flags gives Jars the slight edge over Tex.

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

I am going DJ. I have never seen someone continuously make his opponents look like fools than DJ. Easily the most skilfull player to ever grace the Australian Football landscape on both feet. However, tex is not disgraced in this area either. This is how I'd separate them. DJ was the epitome of a big game player. When the moment called for it, he produced. He didn't do this just once either. I'd say every big game we played. So much so it became a regular expectation during 1996,1997 and 1998. Tex on the other hand was your regular star player. On his day he'd be sublime. But when the moment calls for it, for a fair chunk of his career he couldn't beat his defender.

I do understand the body of work for the Crows though lands in Tex lap. So I can't excuse Tex for winning this one. But Dj is a top 5 crow of all time with just a small body of work. But so is Tex. McLeod, Riccuito, Goodwin, Tex, Jarman, Modra. None of those names look out place amongst our greats.

I don’t think the bolded is true

 

[LC40]

D Jarman

1997/1998

He was the difference and premierships are the ultimate goal.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

This one is going down to the wire.

Not surprising given both arguably top 5 Crow of all time.

 

[FR0GGY]

Points off for Ben Jarman, so Tex pending Hugo and Louis.

 

[El Doederino]

I don’t think the bolded is true

I remember in the lead up to the 97 GF, the talk was that Jarman wouldn’t perform because he didn’t step up in the big moments.

But anyway, that’s a Hawthorn problem. No such issues with us.

 

[moogerfooger]

5 goals in the last quarter to win a GF vs whatever the hell that was in 2017.

Easy choice IMO.

 

[El Doederino]

5 goals in the last quarter to win a GF vs whatever the hell that was in 2017.

Easy choice IMO.

Before this year, it was an easy choice

After the year Tex has had though … it’s still easy

Jarman is in rare company

 

[Jcpdragonx]

Only have to compare grand finals to answer this one

 

[Jars458]

DJ the most skilled player we ever had. At his best, he is one of the greatest AFL players of all time. Tex stiff to come up against DJ so early.

 

[dogs105]

Jarman through.

 

[dogs105]

Rory Sloane
255 games
136 goals
All-Australian 2016
Showdown medal 2017
Best and Fairest 2013, 2016
2nd B&F 2014, 2017, 2019
3rd B&F 2012


Vs


Ben Hart
311 games
45 goals
All-Australian 1992, 1993, 1999, 2002
Best and Fairest 1999, 2002
Premiership player 1997, 1998
3rd B&F 2001
4th B&F 1997
5th B&F 1992, 2000

 

[dogs105]

Can we please reset the poll again CrowinNT , relapse, brucetiki, Scorpus, Drugs Are Bad Mackay? ?

Thank you!

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Ignoring his last few years, Sloane has been a warrior for us.

However, Hart wins this one. Still the best defender we've had.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

4x v 1x AA

Hart was one of the elite players of the competition pretty much from his 1 season for a long period of time.

Our best defender of all time.

 

[Stephen2]

Much easier than the last one!