Leigh Montagna retires

[Benny78]

Definitely a real champion player and not a made up feel good story champion player.

 

[kickazz]

Geez BigFooty is getting worse and worse, full of insecure little boys who cannot bear to see others praised.


Great consistent player, damaging long kick and I remember him getting a crucial goal in the third quarter of the 2009 gf, where goals were as rare as hens' teeth.

 

[Paratus78]

Geez BigFooty is getting worse and worse, full of insecure little boys who cannot bear to see others praised.


Great consistent player, damaging long kick and I remember him getting a crucial goal in the third quarter of the 2009 gf, where goals were as rare as hens' teeth.

Unfortunately it was our last. Great player. Well done Joey.

 

[King Brown]

I'm not sure where to place him, like a poor man's Robert Harvey, maybe crossed with Austin Jones? Didn't see enough Saints games but he struck me as one of those traditional wingmen.

Man, imagine Saints kept one of those two or Heath Black until 2009.

Why did Jones retire early?

 

[StillAtLarge]

Never warmed to him. Decent player but gobbed off like he was Peter Matera

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Unfortunately it's the last actions that people remember
Give it a year and ask anyone outside the saints what they remember about him and it will be that incident
Don't matter how good he was , so we're many players but it's the crap people remember

In all honesty, I'd forgotten about it.

 

[00Stinger]

Cant believe this hangout is a dual AA.
Never been a huge wrap for him tbh. A decent, longserving player but pretty over hyped

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[Heaps of fun]

The legendary Geelong midfield ended up overshadowing them so its easy to forget how good a group Montagna, Dal Santo, Goddard and Hayes were in the Lyon years.

 

[TassieSaint]

Cant believe this hangout is a dual AA.
Never been a huge wrap for him tbh. A decent, longserving player but pretty over hyped

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Good to hear you didn't watch any footy in 2009 and 2010 then.

Incredibly consistent midfielder, absolute gun at his best. Gutted he couldn't get a farewell game.

 

[Randomizor]

Are you trying to make this about Bob Murphy?

I read it as meaning Watson

 

[demondavey]

Agree 100% I had so much time for him as a footballer before this act of being a smart arse ! Dumb act on his part and he lost all credibility after it. Shame really as he was a good footballer , but this will be his epitaph

What a load of shit. You choose what you remember people by. Anyone focusing on one little incident really is just a negative person.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Really good player when the Saints were up and about. Enjoyed a pretty high profile really, considering he was never really one of the top guys around but a great career non the less.

 

[StillAtLarge]

I disliked him before it was fashionable

 

[demondavey]

So Alastair Lynch is remembered more for going "Punch and Judy" in his last game rather then his 10 year contract or his heroics in your threepeat? Yeah right.

Matthew Lloyd is remembered more for destroying Brad Sewell and being suspended into retirement then his 100 goal seasons and great seasons? Doubt that also.

Unfortunately there are people in life that will just criticise regardless of what you do. Do a good job 9/10 times and they'll still focus on that 1 moment it wasn't a good job, regardless of the overwhelming majority.

 

[SSSSSS]

Was one of the best players going around when the Saints were flying.

 

[demondavey]

Yeah good point
all I remember from allister lynch is being a complete flog in a grand final and trying to bash the crap out of his opponent in his last match
I bet none us remember anything else he achieved

u plonker

Yeah I agree, I mean he didn't fight his way back from a chronic fatigue to become a 3 time premiership FF who played over 300 games and kicked 600+ goals.

He just a flog who went the punch on Wakelin.

I prefer to remember that than his amazing career.

How do you a symbol for an eye roll?

 

[Vintage]

Wow there is some crap in this thread.

9 top 4 b&f finishes in 10 years speaks for itself. Great career.

 

[TassieSaint]

Can I just point out Montagna was not just a great player when we were a good side? His 2013 and 2015 in particular were outstanding, but he has been consistently great for over a decade (as his BnF stats would indicate). Even this year in his twilight years he till averaged 25 touches and for e.g. put Richmond away for good with 2 long bombs in our first encounter.

 

[darklake]

Most remembered for being
Milney's wingman.

 

[Chuckie357]

Remember by me as never being able to kick short!!

 

[saintkildaman]

Pretty impressive record over 10 years. A very consistent player, Montagna was particular damaging in our grand finals years. Copping some undeserved comments in this thread.

 

[Demon13304]

Unfortunately it's the last actions that people remember
Give it a year and ask anyone outside the saints what they remember about him and it will be that incident
Don't matter how good he was , so we're many players but it's the crap people remember

Pretty sure people don't even remember him doing that now.

 

[Power Raid]

Another great career comes to an end.

Well done Montagna

 

[Brick Loosener]

Who?

 

[sleepinggiants]

Very good player when the Saints were up and about. Still a handy player when the Saints struggled, but he was a part of that talented core the Saints had which won plenty of games.

I don't believe that what he did was unsportsmanlike in the goal square. Players try hundreds of things to burn time off the clock, yet only this one thing is considered bad? Very hypocritical i reckon.

i would have given him a pass if it was 5 minutes to go....