Your Top 5 Demons Players of All Time

[Billy 2,556]

1. Flower

2. The Ox

3. Neitz

4. Lyon

5. Oliver (probably No1 at the end of his career 

Tingay, Farmer & Jimmy could easily slot in

[Antioch 232]

This is mostly lists of players that people have seen in the modern era. These may not be the greatest of all time

[Demons1858 1,772]

Needs to come from this lot plus 1or 2 newbies.

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/history/team-of-the-century/#:~:text=The Melbourne Team of the,Dudley Phillips and Steven Phillips.

Edited April 2, 2021 by Demons1858

[leave it to deever 17,565]

Heres hoping in 10 years ....

1 Petracca.

2. Oliver

3. May.

4. Weid

5. Kozzie.

 

[Little Goffy 14,678]

I'm in the awkward position of only having been properly inducted to Australian Football in the very late 90s (2000 was a good season to have committed to it!) so my top 5 could only be very recent.

Lots of respectable, even elite, players in that time but not many you could say were absolute greats.

I have the uncanny, electric and slightly alarming feeling that I might be watching my personal top 5 Demons all at once any moment now, and that it might not even be just for my couple of decades of experience.

Touching wood and keeping the lid on and all that.

 

[Lord Nev 13,512]

Judging by the OP, we're talking favourite players we've watched play as opposed to best players throughout our history, so with that in mind...

1. Matty Whelan - Toughest footballer I've seen. Would destroy opposition players, but without trying to be a 'tough guy' or having over the top bravado. Also underrated for his disposal IMO.

2. Jeff Farmer - Just seemed to have a habit of putting together incredible bursts of footy that would get Dees fans out of their seats.

3. Liam Jurrah - Could do anything on the footy field, just pure footy talent.

4. Kozzy - See combined descriptions of 1 and 2.

5. Green - Might not be the 'coolest' option, but his beautiful kick combined with the way he would throw himself into marking contests was a highlight to watch, and he's probably gone under the radar in a way with his efforts for us.

[Biffen 12,949]

7 hours ago, Demons1858 said:

Needs to come from this lot plus 1or 2 newbies.

https://www.melbournefc.com.au/history/team-of-the-century/#:~:text=The Melbourne Team of the,Dudley Phillips and Steven Phillips.

The Cordners are popular among the older brigade of Melbourne Fans.I doubt they were better than Schwartz or Nietz even on team balance.

A flag will re-write history.

[Cheesy D. Pun 1,765]

6 hours ago, Lord Nev said:

Judging by the OP, we're talking favourite players we've watched play as opposed to best players throughout our history, so with that in mind...

1. Matty Whelan - Toughest footballer I've seen. Would destroy opposition players, but without trying to be a 'tough guy' or having over the top bravado. Also underrated for his disposal IMO.

2. Jeff Farmer - Just seemed to have a habit of putting together incredible bursts of footy that would get Dees fans out of their seats.

3. Liam Jurrah - Could do anything on the footy field, just pure footy talent.

4. Kozzy - See combined descriptions of 1 and 2.

5. Green - Might not be the 'coolest' option, but his beautiful kick combined with the way he would throw himself into marking contests was a highlight to watch, and he's probably gone under the radar in a way with his efforts for us.

Good list and explanations, Lord.

I've always loved Wrecker. He's proof you can be a tough, aggressive player without being an alpha male.

[Optimus D 283]

Always too tough these types of questions.

I just think of the players that compelled me to go and watch the Red and the Blue.

Flower, Jakovich, Farmer, Davey,  & Schwarz

 

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,464]

Neitz

Green 

Davey

Robertson

Yze

 

[Neil Crompton 5,733]

What could have been:

David Schwarz

Liam Jurrah

Allen Jackovich

Garry Lyon

Harley Bennell

 

 

[dieter 3,325]

My Favourites:

Tony Anderson

Steve Smith

Brett Lovett

J. Farmer

D. Schwartz/Sean Wight

 

The Best:

Barassi

Hassa Mann

Rob Flower

G.Lyon

J. Stynes

 

[58er 6,696]

19 hours ago, Biffen said:

The Cordners are popular among the older brigade of Melbourne Fans.I doubt they were better than Schwartz or Nietz even on team balance.

A flag will re-write history.

I unfortunately was not born when they played but Dr Don Cordner was a Brownlow winner in 1946 so he was a fair player and in our Team of Century and 1948 Flag so was a Class ruckman.

Yes Neita and SChwarta were great and really op players but we didn't get a flag in that period. 

[Now or never 0]

 

1.R D.Barassi

2.R.Flower

3. J.Stynes

4.G.Lyon

5.S.Alves

[Queanbeyan Demon 6,899]

Oliver/Tracktor/Max/Maysie/Pedo

[Fanatique Demon 2,660]

Barassi, Flower, Oliver, Farmer, Gawn.

[AzzKikA 2,371]

I only started following the AFL in the early 2000s so won't have anyone before then.

Davey, Robbo, Green, Oliver and Gawn 

[chook fowler 19,685]

1. Flower

2. Gawn

3. Lyon

4. Hassa

5. Clarrie 

honourable mention: Chook Fowler

[Chook 15,022]

In my time (since 2000, because rating players based on reputation is silly and I'm not an old fart who remembers last century), with the goal being to pick someone to play a game for my life:

1. Gawn
2. Oliver
3. Jurrah
4. Petracca
5. Green
 

[picket fence 17,754]

1 Robert Alan Flower

2 Clarry Choo Choo

3 Ronald Dale Barrassi

4 The Ox

5 Neil Stanley Alves

[In Harmes Way 7,826]

What a great thread, brings back some lovely memories of great players tearing (some) games apart in the afternoon sun at the G.

[Rob Mac...... 638]

Barassi

Hassa Mann

Petracca

Oliver

?

[redandbluemakepurple 368]

R Flower

C Oliver

Jeff Farmer

S May

G Hardeman

 

If I were 120 y.o., I expect that I would push the bottom three out with Norm Smith as a player, Barassi, Denis Cordner

[dl4e 5,851]

Flower

Schwarz

Jakovich

Gawn

Grinter

 

[WERRIDEE 5,544]

Gawn

Oliver

Petracca

May

Neitz