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Remains to be seen as to whether or not this will be case, similar to whether or not you will get your Flag that you definitely can't win the right way and have therefore resorted to the wrong way! The Skob and OM rivalry is actually built upon some degree of mutual respect, between players that is, not supporters. Which is testament to the fact that you have very little idea of what goes on on the field, whilst watching from your puffy jacket and Bigfooty Forum on regular update. You have nothing better to do, which is really quite sad.
Tough question to answer. Because many gun AFL players have played Ammos. Is Milne a better footballer than Bloody? Of course he is. So the way you have worded the question..best player to ever play in VAFA football is probably not the best.
So I will go Bloody anyway. The guy loved GF days. He embraced pressure situations like none before him. His tap work was sublime on the biggest of stages.
Good point. Maybe it should be the best ever amateur player, so only considering a player's contribution to football while in the amateurs. So immediately Milne is just a good footballer, but nothing overly spectacular nor worthy of this discussion.
Unfortunately my ammo experience only goes back to the early 90's, and I know with Collegians alone some of our greatest players are from earlier eras, Mark Hibbins slightly before my time being a good example.
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Sorry.. ill re word it.. best NON AFL player to play VAFA footy..?
Blood was next level special. BUT the influence both Rambo and Hope could have on a game was amazing.
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Its an unanswerable. Guess the definition of "best" is he who had the greatest impact over an extended period? With the greatest of respect to Big Ivan, no way. Bowen and Ockleshaw would easily rank ahead of him at OX, let alone other clubs - that is something generally agreed upon amongst blokes of that era, including Blood.
Always been told that Jock Nelson's record stands apart.
Great call. I think if Elstenwick Park is ever sold, John Bowen probably has claims on the far wing. He quite possibly should own it.
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Leaving unanswerables aside, what is a definite is that if the skobbers had just been able to convince Bloody to play for them, they would have won in 2001. If that did happen, I think this forum would be a very different place.
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Bugger Bloody, he's a turncoat who had three VAFA clubs, I'll go for Tim Ockleshaw as the best VAFA player I've ever seen, either ex AFL or not, he's head and shoulders above anyone else. Bourke was pretty special too, handy team that foreign legion Xavs outfit.
FWIW I would have thought a bigger unanswerable would have been if Topakas didn't get paid at OMs, Marcellin wouldn't have been in A grade in 01......
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As in Matt Bourke XC 1986?
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The wrong way? Really ? So Matt Thomas says to OMs he has a few mates he used to play footy with who want to play called jay and Steven, OMs would say " no thanks " we don't want to win the " wrong way".
Seriously , this constant high moral ground stuff is become a tad tiresome .
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Love the personal insults from a keyboard warrior who has no idea about who I am.
I'll happily provide you with some facts: If it was St Bede's, not OM's who went to A Grade two years ago, Matt Thomas would be a in a SKOB jumper as two of his best mates play at SKOB. Pity St Bedes didn't make it.
Melbourne Grammar buys success with their boarders from all over Australia coming to the school on scholarships, so get off your soapbox!
Thirdly, your captain would be the most disliked person in VAFA footy by our players, so stick your mutual respect in your hat.
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Best Ammo player, without any VFL/AFL is the question l think.
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Bernie Dineen was a superstar too, amazing player.
Going back to late 80's early 90's Charles Capron was touted to be one of the best ever VAFA players. Played in multiple rep sides. Comp b and f winner. Played for CBC St Kilda and St Kilda Sth Caulfield now Glen Eris AFC. Not ex VFL/AFL.
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Charles Capiron, his son plays at Geelong VFL, a CGS old boy. Ralph Bergman was a star, and there weren't to many better key position players than Robbie Gross, a superstar.
Briza, everyone knows you..you're big in town.
Not sure what the Thomas comments mean or why you made them.
Agree no soapboxes needed. Scholarships are great. Bring em on. School footy rocks. Just ask Hail and Carey kids 2017.
There's mutual respect between all APS clubs. The APS is a great community Briza. You know this.
But all in all agree that footyfanatic is a whacker who needs to chill quite a bit.
Cheers Canada.
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What about Andrew Ramsden?
Not only was he a good player for his club, he was even better at representing Victoria, especially in 1998, when in the pre-season game against the Ovens & Murray League out at Waverley where he starred in the final quarter that helped the VAFA to a famous win.
Then in the State game against SA, it was Ramsden's goal that got Victoria home by 3 points against the Croweaters.
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Not only was he a good player for his club, he was even better at representing Victoria, especially in 1998, when in the pre-season game against the Ovens & Murray League out at Waverley where he starred in the final quarter that helped the VAFA to a famous win.
Then in the State game against SA, it was Ramsden's goal that got Victoria home by 3 points against the Croweaters.
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Wow.
I've never previously heard the terms "preseason game" and "famous win" used in the same sentence.
Wonder why......
I've never previously heard the terms "preseason game" and "famous win" used in the same sentence.
Wonder why......
The VAFA played a pre-season representative game back in 1998 against the OMFL as a curtain raiser to the Ansett Cup Grand Final out at the old Waverley Park. No one expected to see the VAFA win the game, especially when you consider the lack of preparation heading into the match.
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But the player was sent off in the middle of the ground, so how did the incident occur in the goal square?
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I don't know anything about the incident. I was just giving the rule (think it is afl rule 12.6 or thereabouts to go full nerd on you). If what you say is correct then it sounds like an error. A bad one.
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