Where do you rate Mark Ricciuto?

[Bunk Moreland]

Open Mike got me thinking about this and how much he achieved.

Always seems the Hird / Voss / Buckley trio is spoken of, does this guy belong squarely alongside them?

We’ll all have thoughts on how we rank those three, but when I think of what I saw of him he seemed to play in a similar manner to Voss. Do people rate him alongside any of Hird, Buckley or Voss?

Personally I have Hird on top (bias, whatever, just my opinion), Buckley next, then Voss about an inch under, I don’t reckon Ricciuto is too far behind him, if at all.

 

[Wacky Tiger]

Open Mike got me thinking about this and how much he achieved.

Always seems the Hird / Voss / Buckley trio is spoken of, does this guy belong squarely alongside them?

We’ll all have thoughts on how we rank those three, but when I think of what I saw of him he seemed to play in a similar manner to Voss. Do people rate him alongside any of Hird, Buckley or Voss?

Personally I have Hird on top (bias, whatever, just my opinion), Buckley next, then Voss about an inch under, I don’t reckon Ricciuto is too far behind him, if at all.

Been done to death im sure but for me

Voss/Hird are slightly ahead of Ricciuto/Buckley.

Ricciuto gets nowhere near the credit he deserves.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Voss/Hird are slightly ahead of Ricciuto/Buckley.

This.

Ricciuto gets nowhere near the credit he deserves.

And this

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Been done to death im sure but for me

Voss/Hird are slightly ahead of Ricciuto/Buckley.

Ricciuto gets nowhere near the credit he deserves.

Agree with that.

Know the other three have been done to death, more interested in Ricciuto. Just hard to say where you rate him in comparison without rating the other three.

 

[Rioli magic]

Voss/Hird > Ricciuto > Buckley.

 

[MattyB_76]

Each won 1 Brownlow. Ricciuto was 9 times AA, Buckley 7, Voss and Hird 5.

Although that could be due to playing 300+ games. Also just checked, all played the same number of seasons, 15, except Hird played 16.

Get a very small blanket and throw it over all of them.

 

[TheLastEmperor]

Alongside those mentioned...The better question is how does he rate amongst Adelaide's best? Mcleod v Roo...?

 

[simba_]

great player but listening to him speak, I have to mentally dumb myself down, like hanging out with 18 year olds that are into CoD and doing nos

 

[who_let_the_dogs_out]

Loved the way Ricciuto went about it.

Would have him alongside those blokes for sure.

 

[SquirrelGrrripp]

Like Robert Harvey??

Hard to split them all IMHO...

 

[DapperDon]

Sits easily next to Hird, Voss and Bucks.

Absolute champion player

 

[Bunk Moreland]

great player but listening to him speak, I have to mentally dumb myself down, like hanging out with 18 year olds that are into CoD and doing nos

Didn’t get that at all from the interview, enjoyed it, very straight down the line, calls a spade a spade. Robert Shaw was an average coach, he went out of the field to hurt people, etc etc...

They touched a bit on his business interests, he’s obviously no nuffy, that’s for sure.

 

[juss]

He is one of the most underrated players of all time. Champion, so good for so long, numerous elite seasons. Probably would have got more recognition playing for a Victorian side.

 

[moses]

Alongside those mentioned...The better question is how does he rate amongst Adelaide's best? Mcleod v Roo...?

and Modra

 

[Rod Stroker]

Each won 1 Brownlow. Ricciuto was 9 times AA, Buckley 7, Voss and Hird 5.

He was AA 8 times.

With his achievements he sits besides the other 3.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

He was AA 8 times.

With his achievements he sits besides the other 3.

They did have a bit of a laugh re his AA jumpers. Apparently one year he finished 12th in the Crows B&F and made AA. They reckon Neil Kerley used to wield a bit of influence

 

[MattyB_76]

He was AA 8 times.

With his achievements he sits besides the other 3.

Not according to his page on Wikipedia.

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

All-Australian (1994, 1997–1998, 2000–2005)

I've gone and checked, and his wiki page is wrong. My apologies. Didn't AA in 2001.

 

[Mattrox]

great player but listening to him speak, I have to mentally dumb myself down, like hanging out with 18 year olds that are into CoD and doing nos

Don't let his country accent and relaxed manner fool you. He is straight to the point and doesn't mince words when serious, but can have a laugh too. He's usually pretty spot on with his evaluations.

 

[CF]

Roo is a champion of the game.

 

[RichoLedio]

Definitely deserves to be rated amongst Hird, Buckley, Voss and Harvey, I just wish his voice would break already

 

[IluvHarvey]

Great player but a shocker on TV. when he was on the couch it was cringe worthy stuff.

 

[who_let_the_dogs_out]

Each won 1 Brownlow. Ricciuto was 9 times AA, Buckley 7, Voss and Hird 5.

This maybe hijacking the thread, but Brad Johnson's career was underrated as well.

6 times All Australian, All Australian captain in 2006.

Didnt win a brownlow or premiership medallion, which understandably puts him outside of the best of the 90's to mid 2000's group.

But at his best, wasn't too far behind this group IMHO.

 

[le dominateur]

I'd go Ricciuto > Voss > Buckley > Hird.
All great players though, but Roo was tougher and better.

 

[Tatts22]

I'd have him up with Voss & Hird & ahead of Buckley

I agree with those that say he's underrated.

 

[Krooooze]

I agree with Sheahan, he's the most decorated Crows player of all time, just in front of McLeod. His achievements speak for themselves. He fairly and squarely deserves to be mentioned in the same breadth as Hird, Voss and Buckley.