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- Jul 14, 2013
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Voss a better clearance player than all of them and one of the best leaders you will see play the game.
Hird was one of the more supremely skilled players i've seen
I always think Bucks belongs in a different group with Ricciutto and Harvey.
Carey should be included with Voss and Hird.
Anyways, i'd take the older trio.
Hird was one of the more supremely skilled players i've seen
I always think Bucks belongs in a different group with Ricciutto and Harvey.
Carey should be included with Voss and Hird.
Anyways, i'd take the older trio.
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Buckley out and Riccutto in and the first group is better .
I rate Riccutto only behind Voss in that group to be honest
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Hird, Voss and Bucks easily. Hird had a level in him that when activated became impossible to curb.
90's Trio: Hird, Voss, Buckley
00's Trio: Judd, Goodes, Ablett
10's Trio: Fyfe, Dangerfield, Martin
Not very good OP, this should be the discussion.
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Let's all just make up a group of 3 good players that never played together
Agree about the generation, you could almost argue a third set of three to make it more about generation:
Hird, Voss, Buckley
Judd, Goodes, GAJ
Fyfe, Danger, Dusty
In that split i'd probably take the middle generation just slightly before the older guys.
The young group still have time to catch up though.
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Would be interested to hear your reasoning for Goodes over Swan?
Particularly in a thread that is talking about midfield trio's.
This is not a discussion about the best footballers in each generation, otherwise Carey, Buddy, Pavlich and N. Riewoldt would all deserve mentions.
As an overall player, Goodes was clearly more versatile than Swan, but as a pure midfielder, I would take Swanny every day of the week.
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Dangerfield over Buckley is a joke.
I'd have Buddy ahead of Goodes
Every bit as good as Judd and Ablett in full flight.
I also think Carey should be in with Hird and Voss.
Bucks was consistently good, and he was a good game breaker at times. But i don't think he was on the level of Voss and Hird, whereas Carey was dominant during a similar period, and arguably ahead of both.
Fair enough, was just picking the 3 dominant midfielders.
Even so, Bud sort of was accross the eras. He was great in the tail end of the 00's, and it just extended to now lol.
Dual brownlow medallist who peaked in the 00s. Your OP lacks logic, which is what I was trying to teach you. It's a free forum so ignore it if you don't want to improve.
Swan a gun too and you're right he's a more pure midfielder than Goodes. Just picked Goodes as he fit the 00's better.
Swan's best years were in the 10's (only made AA once in the 00's)
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I'm happy to admit I never rated Hird.
Wasn't quick, wasn't big (he was tall for a midfielder back then), used to kick mung punts all the time, certainly wasn't a beautiful kick.
He had intangibles to be sure, could play multiple positions, was big in big games.
However, pure footballing ability, I think someone like Nathan Fyfe is well ahead of him. Athletically there is no comparison, I think if Fyfe played in the early 90's he's a CHF in the ilk of Carey.
I think Buckley is servery underrated in these comparisons, he played in truly shit sides for 80% of his career, was an offensive juggernaut for most of his career. Quick, powerful and one of the best kicks of all time, routinely destroyed teams with very little support.
I'm surprised Riccuito isn't in here, go back and watch his state games from the early 90's when he was a pup. Hard as nails, used to serve it right up to some absolute greats like Williams etc
Wasn't quick, wasn't big (he was tall for a midfielder back then), used to kick mung punts all the time, certainly wasn't a beautiful kick.
He had intangibles to be sure, could play multiple positions, was big in big games.
However, pure footballing ability, I think someone like Nathan Fyfe is well ahead of him. Athletically there is no comparison, I think if Fyfe played in the early 90's he's a CHF in the ilk of Carey.
I think Buckley is servery underrated in these comparisons, he played in truly shit sides for 80% of his career, was an offensive juggernaut for most of his career. Quick, powerful and one of the best kicks of all time, routinely destroyed teams with very little support.
I'm surprised Riccuito isn't in here, go back and watch his state games from the early 90's when he was a pup. Hard as nails, used to serve it right up to some absolute greats like Williams etc
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Baffling.
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Is it?
I watched his career from start to finish, he certainly isn't in Buckley or GAJ's class by foot from within these lists.
He's much more in the Fyfe/Dangerfield level imo.
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OP should put down the pipe, Mark Ricciuto comes before Hird in that era and Nat Fyfe is out of his depth too.
Should be
Ricciuto/Buckley/Voss
V
Ablett//Danger/Martin
And i'd take Roo/Bucks and Vossy over the other three purely because a midield matchup would see the second trio carried off on stretchers.
Should be
Ricciuto/Buckley/Voss
V
Ablett//Danger/Martin
And i'd take Roo/Bucks and Vossy over the other three purely because a midield matchup would see the second trio carried off on stretchers.
For all the Hird haters, who do you have in front of him from that era?
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as players
Hird, Voss and Buckley could all kick straight. I love danger and Fyfe but their kicking let's them down
as coaches
Although untried, Ablett, Fyfe and danger couldn't possibly do a worse job than the old guard. Thus they would get the nod.
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I'm not a hater, I just don't think he's in the top 2-3 midfielders of the last 30 years like some are proclaiming in here.
I have Robert Harvey in front of him as well, Harvey was ****ing untouchable in 97 & 98. He was the best midfielder in the game in the late 90's, so overlooked because of his lower profile, hated the media etc.
I have Hird more in the Crawford level personally, which I know most will disagree with. Just my personal opinion.
Hird had an incredible support cast for most of his career. Misiti and Johnson did most of the heavy lifting in the later teams.
