Team of the Century Gaffe

[Trav 20]

The best full-backs I've seen were Dench, Scarlett and Southby.

It has always mystified me why Silvagni was named FB in the Team of the Century. We now know why. Dench and Southby were ineligible, as they weren't members of the Hall of Fame in 1996 when the TotC was announced and adjudicated upon.

Allen Aylett explains that he doesn't believe Silvagni would have been seriously considered, but they were left with little choice. All of this, of course, is hardly Silvagni's fault and a marvelous player he most certainly was.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/st...tle-known-secret/story-fndv7pj3-1226946216665

 

[Boxhead_31]

Goes a long way to explaining why SOS was the choice over Regan, Dench and Southby

 

[Rioli magic]

Farcical.

Everyone thought so at the time and now it's confirmed why.

 

[jj1978]

Pretty disrespectful to have that reported... What's SOS supposed to do now go and give his medal and his placing to Dench? SOS was a modern era champion who at no fault of his now has to deal with being the asterix full back of the century.

AFL should apologise for that being allowed to get out and be reported. And Robbo typical Carlton hater prob jizzed himself with that story.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

invalidates the whole exercise.

 

[Gus Poyet]

Silvagni was better the Southby.

He stood FB in an era when arguably the best full forwards of all time played.

 

[Underarm]

Why weren't dench and Southby in the HOF? surely if they were the greatest FB of all time they would be in the top 135?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Finally it makes sense, strange it's taken nearly 20 years to be explained

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Why weren't dench and Southby in the HOF? surely if they were the greatest FB of all time they would be in the top 135?

It had nothing to do with the position. They were ineligible to be picked in any position because of the rule that the selectors could only pick players from the HoF, or current day (of that time). If you actually read the article you'd understand this, and you wouldn't have needed to ask.

 

[koutamarto]

It had nothing to do with the position. They were ineligible to be picked in any position because of the rule that the selectors could only pick players from the HoF, or current day (of that time). If you actually read the article you'd understand this, and you wouldn't have needed to ask.

Maybe if u read his post u would see he was asking why weren't they in the HALL OF FAME. Seeing as though they were the greatest fullbacks you would think they would be in the original 135 Hall of famers.

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

why weren't they in the HALL OF FAME. Seeing as though they were the greatest fullbacks you would think they would be in the original 135 Hall of famers.

That's a question you need to ask the AFL.

 

[Underarm]

It had nothing to do with the position. They were ineligible to be picked in any position because of the rule that the selectors could only pick players from the HoF, or current day (of that time). If you actually read the article you'd understand this, and you wouldn't have needed to ask.

read the article. Did you read the Question? Seems like a major oversight that the Hall of Fame was set up without the best Full Backs of all time...

Teams of century are always going to be contentious. It always over values champions of the day over the champions of 100 years ago. I bet they liked the idea of a couple of current players anyway, They Must have expected SOS to take over.

 

[doppleganger]

The best full back of all time was in the first 135 Hall of Fame inductees - Jack Regan.

You would think that would almost force their hand, ie the player needs to be in Hall of Fame.

But because Beames didn't rate him they ignore him?

Farce indeed

 

[BALKAN]

Does it matter?

 

[doppleganger]

Does it matter?

In the grand scheme of things no.

But would be good if selection criteria was known - ie best team from the 135 Hall of Fame players, or they pick some bloke who was still playing if they didn't like the options from the list of 135.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Pretty disrespectful to have that reported...

Yeah shame on the media for actually reporting facts

What's SOS supposed to do now go and give his medal and his placing to Dench?

OK. Tell him to drop it off at Arden Street.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Btw... Who the **** is Bernie Smith?

 

[LongBomb]

'I can remember all of us looking at one another, shaking our heads., because the rules hadn’t been properly framed.'

'In the end, it was a loophole.'

Explains a lot.

 

[invinciBlues]

Why weren't dench and Southby in the HOF? surely if they were the greatest FB of all time they would be in the top 135?

Pretty straight forward I would have imagined. There was a massive intake, if you wanted to name one of those blokes as the FB of the century it obviously leads to just induct them into the HoF so that you can.

But SOS wasnt inducted at that time either so the whole argument falls to pieces.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

#fletch4TOTC

You know it makes sense

 

[Marstermind]

Yeah shame on the media for actually reporting facts

OK. Tell him to drop it off at Arden Street.

Not so much the media. But if the selection meeting was meant to be in confidence...why is Doc Aylett now spilling the beans?

 

[invinciBlues]

#fletch4TOTC

You know it make sense

He can be the runner

 

[Hawkers]

Everyone knew Silvagni was the wrong choice. Wasn't even better than Langford

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

Btw... Who the **** is Bernie Smith?

183 games for Geelong (AA + Brownlow + 2xFlags + 2xB&Fs captain etc etc)

Won stuff with West Adelaide before that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Smith

But you could have looked up that for yourself. Google is your friend.

 

[raskolnikov]

I would have put Doull at fullback and someone else on halfback flank.