Something something Tarzan, something something Jack Watts

[King_Steele]

Josh Hunt.

Anthony Rocca.

 

[Pride of SA]

Luke Jericho.

 

[IllBeTheJudge]

Cale Morton

I thought the thread title said, "Built like Tarzan" not, "Built like one of Tarzan's vines"

 

[IllBeTheJudge]

Harry Taylor? Firstly he's not built like Tarzan. Secondly he's done enough to avoid such a label. Look for example at how he beat Riewoldt in the 2009 GF.

Josh Hunt, well no argument there!

Gotta agree with that assessment

 

[Donakebab]

He's a past player, but surprised no one has mentioned Jared Brennan yet. He's also right up there for high skill but plays dumb as a rock.

 

[Scotland]

Quinten Lynch was a bit like this.

Didn't squib out of contests or avoid contact but never used his frame enough.

 

[Blue1980]

Harry Taylor? Who takes CONTESTED PACK MARKS? Yeah bitch players are very well known for contested marking overhead aren't they.

As for Josh Hunt, the only time I remember him bitching out of a contest was in the 2004 Prelim final when Bradshaw went to cannon into him and he moved out of the way, cleaning up Shaun Hart in the process and breaking his face. And to be honest, most people would get out of Bradshaw's way.

Isn't there a well known incident from 2005 against st Kilda when he did it

 

[Blue1980]

Levi Casboult takes the cake.

Shaun Hampson a close second.

Hampson more so

Levi isn't soft, he's just shit

 

[TheKing101]

The Man, the myth and the legend

 

[Jonts]

Pretty sexist thread title.

no it isn't its not plays like a girl looks like a boy
Its looks like Tarzan (strongly built, courageous) plays like Jane (weak, timid)

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Long since retired but I will never forget Leigh Brown.

Premiership hero Leigh Brown?

You've got to be joking. Chris Dawes was much more fit for this description. Brown would give and take the hard hits.

 

[telsor]

Probably a bit below the radar, but Richmond had a guy a few years back, Dean Putt.

Late draft pick, never played a game.

Was (from memory) 200cm, athletic, but quite thin, and soft as butter. Ended his days of the Richmond list playing as a wingman (VERY outside) for Coburg.

 

[Hamingja]

Ben Graham

 

[schmuttt]

Premiership hero Leigh Brown?

You've got to be joking. Chris Dawes was much more fit for this description. Brown would give and take the hard hits.

Dawesy is a hack but in his time for us he at least put his body on the line a few times, not sure about the Pies.

Josh Hunt is an obvious one, another was former WCE and Melbourne ruck Paul Johnson. Was a huge man who could find the ball around the ground but didn't have a single ounce of aggression in him.

 

[Lucky Star]

Pretty sexist thread title.

That did occur to me however I haven't sought to exclude any nominees based on gender.

 

[_Mike_]

The Man, the myth and the legend

so much potential, so little faith in himself

 

[Ned_Flanders]

cleve hughes, aka the cleveland steamer, aka clean knees

Apparently he got mud on his gear once, but this is nothing more than a vicious internet rumour

 

[ep2018]

Why does Jack Darling only have a couple of nominations? The thread doesn't read, "excluding Jack Darling..." It probably should, but it doesn't.

Darling isn't built like Tarzan tho... he's small for a forward

 

[Sedat!]

Troy Simmonds was never particularly robust in his playing style - certainly fits the 'built like Tarzan' criteria.

 

[OnceWeWereKings]

Probably a bit below the radar, but Richmond had a guy a few years back, Dean Putt.

Late draft pick, never played a game.

Was (from memory) 200cm, athletic, but quite thin, and soft as butter. Ended his days of the Richmond list playing as a wingman (VERY outside) for Coburg.

His old man, Vinny, was a bouncer around the Essendon pub scene back in the day. Got into a blue with Ron Andrews and a couple of off duty coppers one time, ended up going through a window and got cut up pretty badly.
Went to court but I can't remember how it ended up.

 

[telsor]

His old man, Vinny, was a bouncer around the Essendon pub scene back in the day. Got into a blue with Ron Andrews and a couple of off duty coppers one time, ended up going through a window and got cut up pretty badly.
Went to court but I can't remember how it ended up.

Clearly the fruit fell far from the tree!

 

[telsor]

Troy Simmonds was never particularly robust in his playing style - certainly fits the 'built like Tarzan' criteria.

Quite possibly that one was deliberate rather than through fear of being hurt...From memory Simmonds' other sporting passion was martial arts and he was quite accomplished (Black belt, and I have a vague memory that he went into instructing after leaving the game).

 

[kirbatron]

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/legends-launch-attack-on-hunt-20120520-1yz2q.html

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/another-aspect-of-the-josh-hunt-incident.262323/

 

[Scotland]

Shannon Hurn?

Again not a squib but is 96kg which is a truck for 186cm. Playing a HB/BP role his bulk slows him down from being a dashing rebounder but he doesn't really use it enough to his advantage on the defensive aspect.

 

[estibador]

Long since retired but I will never forget Leigh Brown.

Bullshit. He was a beast at the pies. He reinvented the 3rd forward/ruck role.

He was never soft at Freo either. Slow, but not soft.

Must've just been a North thing.