Top 100 players since 1980

[Blind Turn]

Updated to the end of the 2024 season. Neale, The Bont, Gawn, and Cripps move up significantly. Heeney and Zach Merrett sneak in and I have had an interesting re-entry for Garry Wilson who, on reflection, I have been doing a diservice to by not having him listed.

 

[Lingsface]

I think Jeremy Cameron

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Jeremy Cameron

Age

31

Ht

196cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.5

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.6

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.0

5star

is pushing for a spot.

 

[Blind Turn]

I think Jeremy Cameron is pushing for a spot.

Absolutely. He is very close. Might be one that takes a full career for me to fully embrace his standing but i did think long and hard about whether to add him this year. The fact that full forward types dont nudge the 100 goals anymore makes my judging of the them more of a full career perspective and how they went relative to other forwards of their eras. An example of this is how I only added Hawkins and Jack Roo last year despite long careers being in the top handful of forwards going round.

 

[monty1104]

Couple of players need clubs updating, for example Chapman (Gee/Ess), Salmon (Ess/Haw/Ess) and Hodge (Haw/Bris).

Love a good list though!

 

[Chip Scab1]

My Top 100 since 1995

1. Wayne Carey (NM/Adel)
2. Gary Ablett Jnr. (Geel/GC)
3. Gary Ablett Snr. (Haw/Geel)
4. James Hird (Ess)
5. Jason Dunstall (Haw)
6. Tony Lockett (StK/Syd)
7. Stephen Silvagni (Carl)
8. Greg Williams (Geel/Syd/Carl)
9. Mark Ricciuto (Adel)
10. Michael Voss (Bris)
11. Gavin Wanganeen (Ess/PA)
12. Robert Harvey (StK)
13. Adam Goodes (Syd)
14. Chris Judd (WCE/Carl)
15. Simon Black (Bris)
16. Nathan Buckley (Bris/Coll)
17. Anthony Koutofides (Carl)
18. Chris Grant (WB)
19. Tony Modra (Adel/Frem)
20. Matthew Lloyd (Ess)
21. Stephen Kernahan (Carl)
22. Paul Kelly (Syd)
23. Darren Jarman (Adel/Haw)
24. Scott Pendlebury (Coll)
25. Joel Selwood (Geel)
26. Glenn Jackovich (WCE)
27. Matthew Richardson (Rich)
28. Peter Matera (WCE)
29. Nick Riewoldt (StK)
30. Dean Cox (WCE)
31. Lance Franklin (Haw)
32. Brendan Fevola (Carl)
33. Matthew Scarlett (Geel)
34. Steve Johnson (Geel)
35. Warren Tredrea (PA)
36. Matthew Pavlich (Frem)
37. Andrew McLeod (Adel)
38. Nigel Lappin (Bris)
39. Darren Glass (WC)
40. Jonathan Brown (Bris)
41. Ben Cousins (WCE/Rich)
42. Shane Crawford (Haw)
43. Jason Akermanis (Bris/WB)
44. Jimmy Bartel (Geel)
45. Luke Hodge (Haw)
46. Saverio Rocca (Coll/NM)
47. Garry Lyon (Melb)
48. Corey McKernan (NM/Carl)
49. Craig Bradley (Carl)
50. Brent Harvey (NM)
51. Scott West (WB)
52. Dustin Fletcher (Ess)
53. Jude Bolton (Syd)
54. Sam Mitchell (Haw)
55. Lenny Hayes (StK)
56. Justin Leppitsch (Bris)
57. Phil Matera (WCE)
58. Glenn Archer (NM)
59. Ryan O'Keefe (Syd)
60. Michael O'Loughlin (Syd)
61. Daniel Bradshaw (Bris/Syd)
62. Josh Kennedy (Haw/Syd)
63. Stuart Maxfield (Rich/Syd)
64. Alastair Lynch (Fitz/Bris)
65. Barry Hall (StK/Syd/WB)
66. Patrick Dangerfield (Adel)
67. Daniel Kerr (WC)
68. Mark Mercuri (Ess)
69. Jim Stynes (Melb)
70. Nathan Brown (WB/Rich)
71. David Neitz (Melb)
72. John Longmire (NM)
73. Scott Lucas (Ess)
74. Mal Michael (Coll/Bris/Ess)
75. David Schwarz (Melb)
76. Garry Hocking (Geel)
77. Dane Swan (Coll)
78. Corey Enright (Geel)
79. Anthony Stevens (NM)
80. Paul Chapman (Geel)
81. Brett Ratten (Carl)
82. Simon Goodwin (Adel)
83. Billy Brownless (Geel)
84. Matthew Knights (Rich)
85. Peter Bell (Frem/NM)
86. Brad Johnson (WB)
87. Kieren Jack (Syd)
88. Tom Hawkins (Geel)
89. Fraser Gerhig (StK)
90. Taylor Walker (Adel)
91. Michael Long (Ess)
92. Jarryd Roughead (Haw)
93. Trent Cotchin (Rich)
94. Jarrad McVeigh (Syd)
95. Nicky Winmar (StK/WB)
96. Marc Murphy (Carl)
97. Ben Hart (Adel)
98. Harry Taylor (Geel)
99. Chris Johnson (Bris)
100. Winston Abraham (Frem/NM)

Loved seeing Winston appear here. Loved it.

One of the best players I have ever seen, and I've seen them all from '86. Pound for Pound the greatest kick of a football, ever. Simply outrageous and wonderful you had him listed at 100.

 

[Blind Turn]

Couple of players need clubs updating, for example Chapman (Gee/Ess), Salmon (Ess/Haw/Ess) and Hodge (Haw/Bris).

Love a good list though!

Good spotting but the omissions are deliberate. You will notice that Ablett Sr hasn’t got Hawthorn next him and nor does Dougie Hawkins have Fitzroy next to him either.

I’ve decided to emphasise the clubs at which they performed to the level required to be considered in the top 100. In this way it better correlates with my other list (best teams), that I run concurrently with this list, where I’ve noted the number of players each club has inside the top 100. I dont think Hawthorn deserve an extra player recognised for Ablett’s unremarkable period at their club nor Fitzroy for Hawkins’ last hurrah. It’s a pedantic choice, I know, but I think it appropriately reflects where they earned their ranking.