News Robbie Gray in recruiting and list management role

[Papa G]

Poll may or may not have been made by Kane Cornes.

Lol.

Kane Cornes. FMD.

 

[BornPort]

Watching Port won't be the same without him. It's going to take a while to get used to it.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Poll may or may not have been made by Kane Cornes.

Kane Cornes isn't even the greatest PAFC player in his family.

 

[TazD]

Pretty sure the Kane inclusion is a joke. Not sure why one would make that joke though. Narcissism is my guess.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[RossFC]

Do I see Jimmy Toumpas in the first picture?

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Any word on if he's joining list management/scouting?

 

[Sewer de Lance]

Best Pick 55 to ever grace the field. I haven’t felt this deflated since Gav hung up the boots. All the best Robbie.

 

[Lawnchair Larry]

Magnificent doesn't cut it.

 

[chachi11]

Hoff looks like hes either been crying or had a choof in the carpark.

 

[Tibbs]

Do I see Jimmy Toumpas in the first picture?

Cant be! ..... He is still finishing the time trial.

 

[agmsy]

I had some flight credits to use after we didn't make the grand final last year, so booked some travel for this weekend because it was the only one that suited my work schedule and it was use-it-or-lose-it on about $800 worth of flights.

Figured I'd be missing Hinkley's last game.

Very sad to instead be missing Gray's.

Absolute champion player.

 

[foxport]

One of my favourite Robbie moments was on the boundary line in front of bay 134 when in the middle of a pack bounced the ball to himself 3 times basketball style and then took off leaving everyone mesmerised, myself included

THANKS ROBBIE

 

[ExpectToWin]

Gun, Superstar, GOAT, Elite

All describing words for one of the very best players I have ever watched.

Thank you for all your efforts Robbie.

You will be sorely missed.

 

[Chewy316]

Who bloody cares who's better right now? This is Robbie's moment. Let's celebrate what has been an outstanding career of a true Port Adelaide great. He made the most difficult look simplistic, and his ability to step up in key moments was never in doubt. The only thing missing on his CV is a premiership.

Certainly going to be a tough hole to fill in future years.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[1954]

Kane Cornes isn't even the greatest PAFC player in his family.

He wouldn't even win biggest campaigner in his family, that crown definitely belongs to his old man.

 

[raptalia]

Thanks Champ. Sixteen seasons and 271 games with 3 John Cahill Medals, 4 times All Australian, 5 Showdown Medals, an AFL Coaches Award, twice PAFC Leading goal kicker. That is some record. If there is one moment that sticks in my mind it was at the Gabba on Sunday 19th July 2020 when Robbie kicked a goal from the boundary after the final siren to defeat Carton.

'I can't wait to play in front of [Port fans] one last time, they've given me and my family so much and been such supporters of me personally.' Robbie Gray

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Robbie Gray

Age

36

Ht

183cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.9

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

10.1

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.4

5star

D

13.3

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

7.3

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.6

4star

G

0.6

4star

D

10.4

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.4

5star

2022

 

[VineValerian]

I'd play Robbie Gray's corpse ahead of McEntee.

Robbie in a Zimmer frame and one arm in a plaster cast would be an upgrade on McEntee.

No offence to Jed, he tries his level best, but this ability is what it is.

 

[Powerage]

For whatever it's worth, numbers wise ...

Games - Tredrea 255 (5th most at Port), Gray 270 (4th most at Port)
Goals - Tredrea 549 (1st most at Port), Gray 365 (2nd most at Port)
All Australian - Tredrea 4, Gray 4
B&F - Tredrea 4, Gray 3
AFLCA Champion Player - Tredrea 1 (2004), Gray 1 (2014)
Showdown medals - Tredrea 1, Gray 5
Leading goalkicker - Tredrea 8, Gray 2
Premierships - Tredrea 1, Gray 0

They measure up pretty evenly on most counts. You'd give Gray the nod on playing well in big games and the intangible clutch match winner aspect that doesn't appear in these numbers. Tredrea though did play a more demanding position and does have the small title of premiership captain next to his name.

I'm still going Tredrea in this debate but it's an absolute credit to Robbie that we're even having the debate given he started as an unknown small forward picked at 55 in the draft.

Robbie wasn't just a forward though. He would have made the best 22 playing as a midfielder for most of his career. You could just as easily post the stats



But even that doesn't do justice to Gray's creativity and impact as a midfielder.

I can't split them. Two champions playing different roles in different eras under different gameplans.

 

[PortVic]

I hope all the fans celebrate this legend & not ruined the night protesting Hinkley decision.

 

[VineValerian]

In Ao Teoroa on day two of 17, so gunna be a bit hard to get back for this game

So blessed to have seen so many mesmerising moments from this genius of the inflated leather conveyancer.

Second just marginally to Wazza as our best of the AFL era.

Considering he overcame an ACL, prostate cancer and numerous other lesser injuries, it makes even more remarkable reading!

He can chill with his family now. He deserves the break.

Hopefully he stays involved with us down the track, be it in talent spotting or whatever.

The door at Port Adelaide is always open to welcome back any player who has played a single game or more for the club.

But Robbie will always enter those doors on a red carpet adorned with rose petals, for someone just that little bit more "special"

You will be missed Amigo. By all of us who have watched and lauded your brilliance over the journey!

Thanks for so many cherished memories, mate. Enjoy no more training in 40 degree summer heat

 

[Grave Danger]

Do I see Jimmy Toumpas in the first picture?

Some very grim faces in that 4th pic, especially his team mates. And old mate Rooch looking like a slob as usual.

 

[pastmyprimus]

Such a wonderfully skilled player plus oodles of footy smarts. He made opponents look like they were moving in slow motion when he had the ball in hand.

Had a habit of kicking clutch goals. My favourite:

robbie gray goal after siren Cartlon - Search Videos

www.bing.com

 

[tangolikelama]

Shattered. Favourite player. Not surprised, but shattered. His 2014 season was one of the greatest.