Name your top 5 players of all time?

[Waz27]

1 Barrie Robran
2 Wayne Carey
3 Andrew Mcleod
4 Peter Hudson
5 Gary Ablett snr

 

[Procrastinator35]

Leigh Matthews

Gary Ablett Snr

Alex Jesaulenko

Gary Dempsey

Wayne Carey

 

[Vdubs]

I'm 44.

Ive seen plenty of good players;

1. Ablett Snr
2. Lockett
3. Carey
4. Ablett Jnr
5. Dad


Cable, Michael, Dunstall, Matthews, Judd, Williams, Rioli, Cousins, Matera,.......

Who is your dad?

 

[KevinTaylor]

Who is your dad?

He's a 70 year old who was a lot better at footy then me. Who's yours?

*woops sorry i forgot i chucked him in there

 

[Vdubs]

He's a 70 year old who was a lot better at footy then me. Who's yours?

Mine was a great dad, but never played footy, so I wouldn't rate him on this, but glad yours was that good.
Mine was a serious question, thought you might have been son of a gun, and glad to read that you are.

 

[KevinTaylor]

Mine was a great dad, but never played footy, so I wouldn't rate him on this, but glad yours was that good.
Mine was a serious question, thought you might have been son of a gun, and glad to read that you are.

Mine was an average Dad who was good at footy but only on the list due to my bias.

 

[CollarJazzKnee]

Carey
Ablett Sr
Ablett Jr
Judd
Fyfe

*born in 89

 

[go you pups]

Ablett Snr
Chris Grant
Carey
Voss
Lockett

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Matthews
Ablett Snr
Ablett Jnr
Carey
Hudson

Having said that I was born in '86, so from the players I've been able to watch live in my lifetime:

Ablett Jrn
Ablett Snr
Carey
Dunstall
Lockett

 

[M Malice]

only going on since around 1975 when i was a casual observer, i started following seriously in 2000 coinciding with the lions rise.
1. wayne carey
2. gary ablett snr
3. leigh matthews
4. tony lockett
5. jason dunstall

honorable mentions: gary ablett jnr, michael voss,

 

[Freya]

1. Peter Daicos
2. Gary Ablett snr
3. Greg Williams
4. Bernie Quinlan
5. Wayne Carey

My favourite players to watch, not necessarily the best players.

Daicos made ridiculous goals out of half chances and invented new ways of kicking them such as the dribble goal.

Ablett snr was simply the finest footballer the game has produced. We'll never see anyone as good as him again.

Williams was the best inside midfielder in history with an uncanny reading of the game and awareness.

Quinlan was the best kick of the modern age and a super player.

Carey... Has there been a better pack mark?

 

[Bobby_]

Carey... Has there been a better pack mark?

Contested mark? Definitely among my top five or so.
Pack marks, Corey McKernan (at the height of his career) was brilliant. Never saw Simon Madden but most of highlights are nothing but pack marks. The Danihers were strong in that area too.

 

[Freya]

Contested mark? Definitely among my top five or so.
Pack marks, Corey McKernan (at the height of his career) was brilliant. Never saw Simon Madden but most of highlights are nothing but pack marks. The Danihers were strong in that area too.

Well here's about ten great Carey pack marks and that's just from 1993.



Funny you mention McKernan as I nearly had him in the list. A devastating player, he had Brisbane beaten singlehandedly at the 5 min mark of the first quarter 1996 Prelim.

Madden was a terrific player, one of the greatest ruck/forwards, but not sure I'd be comparing the Danihers to King Carey in any way.

 

[The Thug]

Carey
Ablett Sr
Ablett Jr
Judd
Fyfe

*born in 89

Good list.
Those players (in the AFL era at least) took the game to a new level.
Maybe Metera or Kouta before Ablett Jr

 

[bobs head soup]

Been watching footy keenly since the late 70s. In that time, I'd go for:

1. Ablett Snr
2. Lockett
3. Carey
4. Voss
5. Ablett Jnr

 

[B4Bear]

Ron Barrassi
Barry Cable
Wayne Carey
Tony Lockett
Gary Ablett Jnr

 

[Len S]

Ron Barrassi
Barry Cable
Wayne Carey
Tony Lockett
Gary Ablett Jnr

I saw all of the following except Bunton,however his record stands alone, as a great athlete. He invented the ruck- rover style. He was also a champion swimmer and cricketer.He won not only 3 Brownlows, but 3 Sandovers,and would possibly have won more,had the war not intervened. He suffers in history's recollection,due to a premature death, and playing for lower sides.

Bunton

Ian Stewart

Matthews

Whitten

Barassi

Unlike some, Barassi and Whitten,did not disappear under pressure, ,[ Carey V Jackovich ], and were at their peak for many years. They were also extraordinary leaders.Stewart was the best centreman I saw, 3 brownlows, and Matthews can never be overlooked.

Of course, most mentioned,were great !

 

[Masqualero]

Ablett Jnr
Chris Judd
Lance Franklin
Michael Voss
Nathan Fyfe

Started following early 2000's so I won't put players I never saw though I am aware of how good Mathews, Ablett Snr, Carey and Williams were.

 

[Thetrader15]

Well here's about ten great Carey pack marks and that's just from 1993.



Funny you mention McKernan as I nearly had him in the list. A devastating player, he had Brisbane beaten singlehandedly at the 5 min mark of the first quarter 1996 Prelim.

Madden was a terrific player, one of the greatest ruck/forwards, but not sure I'd be comparing the Danihers to King Carey in any way.

Wow...and in great defenders like Jakovich and Langford like they weren't there. Best i gave seen with McLeod, lockett, voss and paul kelly tied for 2nd

 

[marty36]

Wayne Carey
Ben Cousins
Ablett Snr
Tony Lockett
Gary MacIntosh

 

[Power Raid]

Wayne Carey
Ben Cousins
Ablett Snr
Tony Lockett
Gary MacIntosh

I like the inclusion of macintosh......a champion.

the sanfl had some real gems in the 70s and 80s in ebert, blight, aish, mcintosh, robran, carey, cornes and davies

 

[AFC Diehard]

For my team:
Ricciutto
Mcleod
Hart
Jarman
Rehn


Ever:
Gary Ablett Snr
Tony Lockett
Michael Tuck
Wayne Carey
Leigh Matthews

 

[Todman]

Watching footy since 1971
1. Leigh Matthews - Hard, tough ,mongrel, brillant
2. Gary Ablett Snr - Hard, tough, mongrel, brillant, flashy
3. Kevin Bartlett - Had a quiet day if less than 30 possessions, forced rule change
4. Peter Hudson - Marvel around goal.
5. Peter Daicos - Proved to the next generation that you can kick around corners.

 

[Back One Out]

Contested mark? Definitely among my top five or so.
Pack marks, Corey McKernan (at the height of his career) was brilliant. Never saw Simon Madden but most of highlights are nothing but pack marks. The Danihers were strong in that area too.

You missed the three greatest & most-prolific pack markers of all time

1. Stewart Loewe
2. Gary Dempsey
3. Matthew Richardson

Their contested marking is what made these three so great.

Loewe was deficient in many areas, but he was a phenomenal mark. There has never been a more dominant aerialist in the game's history. Richo was not far behind him. 197cm, good athleticism, massive leap, sticky fingers. Richmond just needed to kick the ball in his general direction and he'd pluck it. Just like Loewe, he would then spray his set shot for goal.

Dempsey was a contested marking beast back in the 70's. He was the best ruckman of the 70's. Football often resembled "kick to kick" in those days with big packs forming at CHF and the goal square. Dempsey stood tall in the backline and would take repeated high marks.

Carey, McKernan, Madden and Daniher were also good in this area, but they had other things which set them apart. Carey had a low centre of gravity for a 6-4 CHF combined with amazing balance and skill. He was more dangerous running back towards goal than leading out and taking strong marks like Plugger Lockett.

McKernan and Madden were both very mobile ruckman in their prime. Madden (like Carey) was a natural sportsman with a ton of skill and nous. Terry Daniher was one of the toughest players ever with enormous endurance - he never stopped running.

 

[Bobby_]

never saw Dempsey play but he's often talked about very highly no matter which supporter base you talk to.