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Buckley the Greatest says Malthouse
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Chapelli would be equal to punter and quite a fair way ahead of heals.
Bucks was possibly the most consistent champion player of the past 35 years, but he was not the matchwinner Matthews, Ablett, Carey, Lockett, Dunstall, Hird or Voss. Not even close to the first 3.
And footy is about winning matches.
And footy is about winning matches.
It is only his opinion, which holds much more water than a pimply troller during school holidays.
FWIW I rank Ablett Snr above all. Don't think there were too many others with his consistency of performance though... he barely had a bad game.
we'll have to ask mick, methinks.
As a Captain yes Ian Chappell was far better than anyone else in the last 20 years but hardly a better bat, although you can also make the point that Ponting et al have never really faced a great attack. Waugh faced the tale end end of the West Indies in the WI to great effect, but he never went out on the Waca without a helmet like G Wood did to open against the best WI attack
No that would be Harvey
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A premiership does not say how good a player is, if that was the case, does that mean that Robert Harvey is not a great player? A premiership is won by a team, not a single player...
Sadly we didn't have the teams to give him a flag, we missed out in 2002..and in 2003 well let's not go there..there's been a lot of great players that never got a premiership, do we take that away from them being "great"?
He isn't the greatest of the past 35 years. That is obvious. Great player, but not greatest of his era let alone past 35 years.
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Well Malthouse, Hird, Voss, Mcleod and Bob Rose disagree with you. Oh but of course you know more than them about the inside goings of the AFL. Your user name shows me how little you know about football.
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Why is James Hird's opinion more valid than anyone else's?
St James might be close to God in some people's eyes, but his word is not gospel.
And Micky might think he is God, but he doesn't know everything. Naturally, he going to be biased towards his own champion player and captain, just as Pagan thinks Carey is the best, Sheeds probably thinks Hirdy's the best, Worsfold - Judd, Matthews - Voss, etc,
You're contradicting yourself their sonny. It's a bit hard to stand up in finals if you don't get to play in any. Skilton was on one leg in his one and only final, he could literally barely stand up. Buckley never got his team to a premiership, so I guess we shouldn't rate him with the greats either.
Where did Hird say this? Where did Voss say it? Plus as I said to you in another thread, if Hird said he was the best he'd played o it doesn't make him better than Hird, as Jimmy can't play on himself.
We all know it goes,
Hird, Voss>Buckley, not by much but they are better.
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Well done Bux on a great career.
A player I loved watched playing when he was in top form.
A magnificent kick,a team player and loyal to Collingwood.
Well done mate.
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A player I loved watched playing when he was in top form.
A magnificent kick,a team player and loyal to Collingwood.
Well done mate.
From a Richmond supporter.
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IMO he had the best foot disposal of anyone to play the game.
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Norm Smith Medal goose. Listed in his teams best players in 90 percent of finals he played. Yes he stood up when it counted.
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How can Martin Pike be a greater footballer than Bob Skilton?
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Pikey did punch out his club's CEO one Mad Monday.
That's gotta count for something.
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How many of these 'greats' and 'legends' in the AFL Team of The Century?
Actually Coventry and McHale are both legends of the AFL.
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