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Byron Pickett...best aboriginal player ever?
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RedLegs#5 said:
I wonder if you would've said the same thing if he was actually playing for another club rather than yours. I think your bias is blinding you from the fact that there are past and current aboriginal players that are far more superior than the mentioned player in your topic. Good player no doubt but the best? Debatable.
pharro
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James23 said:
He is comparable with those flashy and inconsistent players but none of them can apparently hold a candle to the legendary Polly Farmer.
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He's one of the most talented players i've seen and lays the best bumps in the AFL, however he has never been consistent throughout his career. Perhaps could have been the best ever but hasnt delivered for several reasons.
Great to see him doing well at the dees.
Great to see him doing well at the dees.
pharro
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wazzabp said:
If you took all of the Krakouers and combined them into one player, you'd almost be up there with Choppy.
spanky ham
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Pickett > Polly
You've gotta love some of these poor little Dees. The've been so soft for so long that when they finally get a player who is "considered hard" they completely cream themselves. Here's a thought for you & Byron....Hard is putting your head over the ball, not standing back & then hitting the guy brave enough to do it. Yes when he actually concentrates on getting the ball rather than snipping he has been a good player but to even suggest that he's the best aboriginal ever is simply stupid........When does the ski season start again
Don't even joke about that.spanky ham said:
Picketts form this season has surprised me heaps, i thought he would add toughness to our side but not much more than that. He has given us another option in our midfield, and he is also playing with alot more discipline then previous years. Hopefully his form will hold up the whole season and not get suspended....BUT GEEZ i wish he would clean up someone soon!!! Josh Carr TARGET #1
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RedLegs#5 said:
sorry, I saw it was you, and when I read this far I knew there wasn't any point continuing.
thanks for playing, better luck at the gene pool next time.
Don't feed the God Damn Trolls, they're everywhere. And FFS, whoever thinks Pickett is better than Polly Farmer should be lined up by Shotgun's shotgun. Pickett is a good player, he is not a great player, comparisons between him and champions who have been major contributors to their teams like Farmer, McLeod, Wanganeen is just sheer stupidity. BTW, Byron was going to be delisted by Port, I hardly see that as the sign of the greatest Aboriginal player ever, tools.
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1. Polly Farmer
2. Barry Cable.
3. Definitely not Michael Long.
2. Barry Cable.
3. Definitely not Michael Long.
Bartram_Class
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Davey might have something to say about that by the time he retires,
His goal today was totally freakish.
His goal today was totally freakish.
RedLegs#5 said:
Yeah agreed.....Also i'd like to raise the topic of Ross Funcke......best player with legs ever?
You be the judge.Silly comment.
smasha
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Maurice Rioli-absolutely no contest.
wazzabp said:
He's in the same league as all of them and is better than Wanganeen, Phil Krakouer and probably Winmar. Didn't see enough of Rioli and never saw Farmer.
Oh and while he was exceptionally good at North, I wouldn't say he actually 'lifted' the Kangas once he arrived. Was drafted in 1996 - the year we won the flag.
Off the top of my head, I can't think of a more over-rated player than Michael Long. Maybe Gavin Wanganeen, but he did have one or two brilliant seasons. Would love to hear from Bomber supporters about any of Long's very good seasons
windsock said:
Have to agree with you re Long, HOWEVER daylight between him (and Wanganeen) and Byron. Thats before you even get to Polly, Maurice and Cable who were out and out champions regardless of "race".
Byron got by for a long time on a few good games a year.
Two clubs let him go. Says it all.
carringbush
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I dont know about you guys but Ive been watching this game of ours for many years and Im yet to see an aboriginal player of the quality of Maurice Rioli. You dont earn the name Black Magic for nothing. He was almost impossible to tackle and would spin and blind turn on a threepenny bit. Then he would deliver with the most sublime footskills. He was a true pleasure to watch.
Best ever aborginal hitman yes,player no.
