Rank our Past Superstars

[Marc Shmurf 3]

Ok im sick of this trade talk already... i thought i'd bring something new to our screens for the time being... this has probably been done before but anyhow ill start another one...

So out of out past players who do you rate as our top 10...

John Nicholls
Bruce Doull
Wayne Johnston
Stephen Kernahan
Craig Braddley
Justin Madden
Andrew McKay
Anthony Koutoufidies
Brett Ratten
Stephen Silvagni
Wayne Harmes
Alex Jesaulenko
Peter Bosustow
Greg Williams
Robert Walls
Mike Fitzpatrick
Ken Hunter
Ken Sheldon
Paul Meldrum
Geoff Southby
Rod Ashman
Ken Hands
Harry Vallence

there are some names to trigger you off...

My top 10 would be

1. Steven Silvagni
2. Greg Williams
3. Wayne Johnston
4. Stephen Kernahan
5. Craig Braddley
6. Anthony Koutoufidies
7. Ken Hunter
8. Paul Meldrum
9. Justin Madden
10. John Nicholls (I didnt get to see him play but he is regarded as our most famous and best player so i had to put him in there)

Have a go....

 

[McLovin_Man]

Ok im sick of this trade talk already... i thought i'd bring something new to our screens for the time being... this has probably been done before but anyhow ill start another one...

So out of out past players who do you rate as our top 10...

John Nicholls
Bruce Doull
Wayne Johnston
Stephen Kernahan
Craig Braddley
Justin Madden
Andrew McKay
Anthony Koutoufidies
Brett Ratten
Stephen Silvagni
Wayne Harmes
Alex Jesaulenko
Peter Bosustow
Greg Williams
Robert Walls
Mike Fitzpatrick
Ken Hunter
Ken Sheldon
Paul Meldrum
Geoff Southby
Rod Ashman
Ken Hands
Harry Vallence

there are some names to trigger you off...

My top 10 would be

1. Steven Silvagni
2. Greg Williams
3. Wayne Johnston
4. Stephen Kernahan
5. Craig Braddley
6. Anthony Koutoufidies
7. Ken Hunter
8. Paul Meldrum
9. Justin Madden
10. John Nicholls (I didnt get to see him play but he is regarded as our most famous and best player so i had to put him in there)

Have a go....

Steven Silvagni overrated!!!! give me bradley over him anyday!

meldrum in the top 10? what have you been smoking!

 

[Marc Shmurf 3]

Steven Silvagni overrated!!!! give me bradley over him anyday!

meldrum in the top 10? what have you been smoking!

What have we been crying out for the last 7 years... a key position backman... Silvagni was the best there ever is and was and i think we didnt appreciate how good/ important he was...

Paul Meldrum was a bit of a favourite... I dont actually think he was in our top 10 but it was so hard...

 

[Shambolic]

Barb.


Oh....Superstars, not supporters.....damn public education system.

 

[The Blueseum]

Our 10 official Legends might be a good place to start:

http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Carlton+Legends

From the Blueseum

 

[juddola]

Silvagni was a superstar, he is the missing link to our coaching staff. Saints can have Harvey but we want Silvagni back.

 

[Sublime]

No Doull? No Jezza?

NO WAY!

 

[Jezza U Beauty]

No Doull? No Jezza?

NO WAY!

My thoughts eggzackery.

 

[FieryNayta]

Silvagni was a superstar, he is the missing link to our coaching staff. Saints can have Harvey but we want Silvagni back.

He would be an awesome help to any defence. We'd have to be wary of our coaching panel becoming an ex carlton players reunion.

 

[juddola]

He would be an awesome help to any defence. We'd have to be wary of our coaching panel becoming an ex carlton players reunion.

too late to worry about that.lol

 

[Jack TY]

1. Glenn Hawker
2. Mick McGuane
3. Cain Ackland
4. Andrew Eccles
5. Mark Athorn
6. Dylan McLaren
7. Jason Devonport
8. Barry Mitchell
9. Ben Sexton
10. Mick Martyn

Apologies to Callum Chambers and Troy Longmuir

 

[Jezza U Beauty]

From The Blueseum regarding Alex Jesaulenko. Worth the read.

In 1995, legendary player and coach Ron Barassi wrote his memoirs, which included three teams made up of (a) the best players he had played alongside, (b) the best players he had coached, and (c) the best players he had seen, throughout his celebrated career that began in 1953 at Melbourne. Only two men made all three teams, and both were from Carlton; John Nicholls and Alex Jesaulenko. Nicholls, of course, is rightly regarded as Carlton’s greatest and most influential player. But when it comes to sheer football ability; to that rare spark of genius that sets champions above mere greatness, the immortal ‘Jezza’ - Alex Jesaulenko – has had few peers.

In the summer of 1966, Alex arrived at Princes Park, where his form in training and pre-season trial matches was nothing short of sensational.

He was named in the team for the Blues' first match of 1967 and went on to play in all 20 games that season, including two finals. Wearing the number 25 that became his icon, and playing mainly as a half-forward flanker, he kicked 34 goals, won Carlton's Best First Year Player Award, represented Victoria in that year's Interstate Carnival - and finished third in the Brownlow Medal count - some kind of debut!

In subsequent years the crowd roar of "Jezzzaaa!" swelled from the terraces at every Carlton game. It was a golden era for the Blues, and Alex led the way. A fabulous high mark, brilliant at ground level and deadly around the goals, he was also remarkably versatile. Although at 183 cm and 83 kg his build was more suited to the flank or the centre, during his career he played in every position on the ground except first ruck. And when he went to full-forward in 1970 he kicked 115 goals - still the only occasion a Carlton player has slotted the "ton". On his way to that remarkable achievement, he scored 10.2 off his own boot in round six against Fitzroy.

Jezza played 256 memorable games for Carlton - none more so than the fabled 1970 Grand Final, where took his glorious "Mark of the Century" over Collingwood's Graham Jenkin. However, perhaps the match that demonstrated his freakish ability best of all came in July, 1972 against Essendon at Princes Park. Essendon held a four-point lead at quarter-time that day, before a human cyclone in navy blue number 25 tore the game from the Bombers’ grasp in a few unbelievable minutes. A contemporary report from the game said; ‘In just eleven minutes in the second quarter, Carlton wizard Alex Jesaulenko kicked six goals in a show-stopping demonstration of football magic.’

‘Few, if any, more devastating bursts of play have been seen in the long history of football at Princes Park. Essendon players literally seemed to be mesmerised by Jesaulenko, as he flew, wriggled, jinked, dodged, escaped and wove his way through packs of parked Bombers, as if he were Houdini himself. Jezza also gave away another couple of goals (to David McKay and Brent Crosswell) in the Blues total of 12 straight for the quarter.’

Jezza was a star in four Carlton Grand Final victories; in 1968, 1970, 1972 & 1979. He was our leading goal kicker in 1969 (66 goals), 1970 (115) and 1971 (56), Best & Fairest in 1975, captain in 1974 & 1975 and captain-coach in 1978 & 1979. A truly outstanding record.


The man deserves to be top 2 or 3 in any list of Carlton Superstars.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Alex Jesaulenko
Bruce Doull
Stephen Silvagni
Wayne Johnston
John Nicholls
Stephen Kernahan
Craig Bradley
Greg Williams (only marked down because he only had half a career with us, easily top 3 career wise)
Geoff Southby
Anthony Koutoufidies

I can't really comment on Vallence, Hands, Deacon and the toughest of them all Bob Chitty.

 

[FieryNayta]

too late to worry about that.lol

Haha, very true

 

[thylacine60]

 

[Amers]

^^^ Nike ???

 

[Amers]

Top 10 From My memory.

1. Stephen 'Sticks' Kernahan
2. Wayne 'The Dominator' Johnstone
3. Bruce 'the flying doormat' Doull
4. Justin 'Harry' Madden
5. Stephen 'SOS' Silvagni
6. Greg 'Diesel' Williams
7. Craig 'Braddles' Bradley
8. Anthony 'Kouta' Koutafidamedes
9. Brett 'Ratts' Ratten
10. Brendan 'the shag' Fevola

Would loved to have squeezed Kenny Hunter into that list but could'nt justify putting him ahead of anyone that is already in there.

 

[Chism]

My Top 10

1 Greg Williams.

2 SOS

3 Sticks

4 B Doull

5 Kouta

6 K Hunter

7 Jezza

8 Bradley

9 Nicholls

10 Mc Kay

It is SOOOOO Hard though!!!! I would love to put in Peter Dean , Ratts , Sexton ( Often forgotten about!! ) Madden , Johnstone there is so many and we have been blessed to have so many great players play for us.

 

[thylacine60]

^^^ Nike ???

****ing details.

 

[Bomba Sheldon]

1. Doull
2. Sticks
3. Diesel
4. Johnston
5. Hunter
6. Koutoufides
7. Bradley
8. Silvagni
9. Harry Madden
10. Ratten

Didnt see enough of Jezza, Swan McKay etc.

Big Nick, Soapy etc before my time.

 

[celtic_pride]

FWIW I would have Mike Fitzpatrick in the top 10, I know he didn't play as many games as some of the other players, but he was a great captain who played in a few flags, and was one of the most humble and quiet and inspiring blokes to ever play for the club.
I still harbour hopes he'll be our club president one day

 

[The Flying Doormat]

Hard call but from what I can remember of the oldies in the group, and reckon that Rhys-Jones should be up there.

Greg Williams
Anthony Koutoufides
Stephen Kernahan
Craig Bradley
Bruce Doull
Brett Ratten
Stephen Silvagni
Alex Jesaulenko
Ken Hunter
David Rhys-Jones

 

[bLuEbOy1984]

Mil hanna number 1