With Mundy at 35 having played 329 games, arguably in the best and most consistent form of his career and hopefully to go around again next year to get within sight of Pav's all time games record I was thinking lately where he sits in the ranking of our club greats.
Generally when the subject comes up names like McPharlin, Sandilands and even our current Captain are named before him and some even consider Fyfe to have surpassed Pav.
For my money Pay is still and probably always will be the greatest. His loyalty and the influence that had on our culture will never be repeated. Our club was uniquely handicapped by the ALF and we were setup so unconventionally that we were for a long time a bit of a joke. It took a man of Pav's qualities to almost single handedly change that and with Ross Lyon he took us to our first Grand Final. He will always the greatest.
For me though Mundy has moved into a clear number 2. His longevity, consistency and the influence he's currently having on the helping lead and set standards for the next generation make him a true great of the club.
I hope he moves into coaching /mentoring when he finally doesn't hang up the boots. I couldn't love and admire the guy more.
Generally when the subject comes up names like McPharlin, Sandilands and even our current Captain are named before him and some even consider Fyfe to have surpassed Pav.
For my money Pay is still and probably always will be the greatest. His loyalty and the influence that had on our culture will never be repeated. Our club was uniquely handicapped by the ALF and we were setup so unconventionally that we were for a long time a bit of a joke. It took a man of Pav's qualities to almost single handedly change that and with Ross Lyon he took us to our first Grand Final. He will always the greatest.
For me though Mundy has moved into a clear number 2. His longevity, consistency and the influence he's currently having on the helping lead and set standards for the next generation make him a true great of the club.
I hope he moves into coaching /mentoring when he finally doesn't hang up the boots. I couldn't love and admire the guy more.