Something something Tarzan, something something Jack Watts

[telsor]

Jake King.

Little bloke, so physical most opposition supporters still hate him for it.

 

[TheKanga]

I think Kanye Turner for the Roos has a bit of this about him.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Definitely Matt Taberner. Physical specimen but physically and mentally soft as ****. Hate him because of it.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

 

[BEEG]

Agree with all bar Thomas.

Thomas at his best would have been in the top 10 hardest players in the comp, injuries and confidence have him a shadow of his former self.

I can't stand the bloke it's tough to say that.

 

[BEEG]

Tay Adams the first man I would pick to be in the trenches with, Levi the 2nd from Collingwood.

 

[Great8]

Wanganeen always looked like he would snap in half at any minute and Platten was one of my favourite non Bombers, did plenty of things blokes his size shouldn't

 

[LeverPuller]

Robbie is the classic here and probably still the best example

 

[kreglze]

I would throw up Jack Martin from the Suns past year really just dug in and got the hard ball when required.

 

[Simon_Says]

Does Josh Bootsma count ???

I would of of had Green in the category of "Looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane"

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Liam Shiels, hard as a cats head and averages 8 tackles a game over the last 2 years alone.

 

[Frank Thring]

Michael Tuck.

 

[perplexed]

Jake King.

Little bloke, so physical most opposition supporters still hate him for it.

Lol.
Hate? No.
Pissed themselves laughing at? Yes
That bloke was a poodle barking at passing Ferraris.

 

[perplexed]

Michael Tuck.

Tuck was the ultimate campaigner.
Loved physical contact and never missed a chanced to drop his boney knees and elbows into undefended tissue. Would have been a nightmare opponent.

 

[schmuttt]

Robbie Flower
Adem Yze

Flower definitely, I loved the Ooze but reckon he was a pretty outside type of player.

Kade Simpson, Thomas, Bartel, Enright and Fyfe in his early days come to mind. Viney is small for us but has been pretty well developed physically from day 1 whereas I think this thread is more about the rangy medium sized players.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Where's the "built like Jane plays like Jane" thread?

 

[SuperSteele22]

Agree with all bar Thomas.

I love to hang shit on the guy but credit where credit's due, before injuries got a hold of him, I've never seen a bloke with such little muscle definition throw himself into as many packs as Daisy did.

In his prime, an elite gut runner who put his body on the line for his mates more often than I care to remember

 

[SizeMatters]

Genuinely looked scared of contact during his first year or two in the league.

I'd name Dale Thomas, Liam Shield, Gavin Brown, and Stephen Silvagni.

For someone of his size I can't find another person who is willing to go in as hard as he does. Was probably playing hurt in his first few games after doing his shoulder in his debut but can't fault his commitment.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Pickett built like Jane?

****in LOL!

Bloke was built like a wrecking ball and played accordingly.

Laidley is a great suggestion. Built like a pipe cleaner but always played near or around much bigger forwards like Lockett, etc, having to fill holes and take hits for the team.

 

[sonnywalters]

Koby isn't soft. He just plays like a blindfolded Tarzan

We already have a bloke (Nate Wright) who looks like Jane but plays like a blindfolded Tarzan crossed with a Kamikaze pilot.

 

[billy fragos]

Kayne Turner at 64 kg (when drafted) definitely fits the criteria.

 

[sonnywalters]

Jack Darling
Kurt Tippett
Matt Taberner

 

[hawkman]

LOL - cleaning up Jarred Grant of all players, and the kid got a hospital handpass

That footage is actually more damning for Hunt, really....

And with back turned so he couldn't see him coming

He did have 2 times in his career where he pulled out of a contest, but apart from that I wouldn't call him a soft player. Just got tarnished from those 2 incidents. Mackie was much softer but with his build who can blame him.

Does that include the one early in the 3rd quarter of the 08 GF?

 

[Clems Knee]

What about the great Kalgoorlie and Subiaco footballer Dean Kemp?
Oh, and he played a few games for West Coast too.

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

Do they have to be any good?

Xavier Ellis was broken too many times. Inside bull game-style in a wafer-thin body that couldn't cope with the body-hits.

Josh Thurgood threw himself into every contest like it was his last. (Sadly it often was!)

Kade Simpson my nomination. Lucky to be 70kg dripping wet and probably the hardest at the Blues.