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Robert Flower

Gary Hardemann

Garry Lyon

Ron Barassi

 
17 hours ago, ElDiablo14 said:

Did he play alongside Farmer at all?

I can imagine how great a fwd line of Lyon, Farmer and Jakovich would be! and then throw in Neitz.

...and Ox and Kozzi and Jurrah 😮

 

If Oliver can add say 10 more goals a season to his performance and get his handball to kick ratio around 50/50 I think he goes close to one of the best of all time.

Remember his opposition is now at a much higher level than those who we normally think of as the best.

His handballs to advantage are sublime. Would like to hear what people think of his kicking to advanatge

Greg Wells very under rated.


1 minute ago, Demonsterative said:

Didn’t he play for Carlton 🤪?

2nd in the Brownlow playing for MFC in a poor side. Only went to Carlton at the very end of his career.

As of no players still playing.

Robert Flower. 

Allen Jakovich.

David Schwarz.

David Neitz.

Jeffery Farmer.

Personally believe that Clayton Oliver is the Best Melbourne Football Club Player to have ever pulled on the Red and Blue Jumper. 

 

 
38 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

If Oliver can add say 10 more goals a season to his performance and get his handball to kick ratio around 50/50 I think he goes close to one of the best of all time.

Remember his opposition is now at a much higher level than those who we normally think of as the best.

His handballs to advantage are sublime. Would like to hear what people think of his kicking to advanatge

 Not an awful kick, I think at least above average. However he lacks consistency, if he can fix that he'll be a very damaging player for the opposition.

28 minutes ago, 4_Kent_Watts said:

As of no players still playing.

Robert Flower. 

Allen Jakovich.

David Schwarz.

David Neitz.

Jeffery Farmer.

Personally believe that Clayton Oliver is the Best Melbourne Football Club Player to have ever pulled on the Red and Blue Jumper. 

 

If he's not, then he's incredibly close. Consistency king, mr contested ball. Easy to take for granted these days.


57 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

 Not an awful kick, I think at least above average. However he lacks consistency, if he can fix that he'll be a very damaging player for the opposition.

Lacks Consistency Really ??

So 33 35 29 30 36 27 oh and 24 plus 37 34 disposals averaging more than 30 per season Refer to Clarry's Champion figures if you want to see consistency.
G.d help your judgement of other players 

3 minutes ago, 58er said:

Lacks Consistency Really ??

So 33 35 29 30 36 27 oh and 24 plus 37 34 disposals averaging more than 30 per season Refer to Clarry's Champion figures if you want to see consistency.
G.d help your judgement of other players 

Don't get me wrong I love Clarry as much as the next guy, however his kicking can be off sometimes and it is not as damaging as Petracca's ( IMO ).

Still an elite player and deserves a Brownlow medal.

19 hours ago, redandbluemakepurple said:

He suffered from back injuries.  He went to work on fishing boats in the Gulf of Carpentaria where the beer, wild women and fishing is.  He came back the next year and was drafted by the Bullies but only played a handful of games.

Probably just wasted the rest of his time. 

1 hour ago, ElDiablo14 said:

 Not an awful kick, I think at least above average. However he lacks consistency, if he can fix that he'll be a very damaging player for the opposition.

Do we have two Olivers running around? 

What a question,   its like asking Does my bum look big in this dress,   there is not a good answer,

or which child is my favorite

or when did you stop beating your wife, stupid question, she is better than me at most things, so she beats me usually, arithmetic excluded.  Come on Dees 5 goals in the last quarter, 30 point win


28 minutes ago, 640MD said:

or which child is my favorite

I was asked this question once.  Apparently you're supposed to nominate one of your own.

2 hours ago, ElDiablo14 said:

 Not an awful kick, I think at least above average. However he lacks consistency, if he can fix that he'll be a very damaging player for the opposition.

Lacks consistency? Never plays a bad game. A true champion. Already a most damaging player in AFL and has been for years.

18 minutes ago, Bobby McKenzie said:

Lacks consistency? Never plays a bad game. A true champion. Already a most damaging player in AFL and has been for years.

Might be wrong but I think Eldiablo meant he lacks consistency with his general foot skills. 


Incredible amount of love for Schwarz and Jakovich in this thread, amazing given that both of them had very short periods at their peak, due to injury. But I’m not disagreeing!
 

Oliver

Flower

Barassi

Schwarz

Lyon

But also Brett Lovett (cool as ice) 

Edited by Ollie fan

1 hour ago, Bobby McKenzie said:

Lacks consistency? Never plays a bad game. A true champion. Already a most damaging player in AFL and has been for years.

I am talking about his kicking only, re previous post. I am being persecuted for thinking he can improve his kicking 🤷🏻‍♂️🙄

10 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

I am talking about his kicking only, re previous post. I am being persecuted for thinking he can improve his kicking 🤷🏻‍♂️🙄

Fair enough mate. I did think you meant his overall play. Sorry.

 
57 minutes ago, Ollie fan said:

Incredible amount of love for Schwarz and Jakovich in this thread, amazing given that both of them had very short periods at their peak, due to injury. But I’m not disagreeing!
 

Oliver

Flower

Barassi

Schwarz

Lyon

But also Brett Lovett (cool as ice) 

Loved these guys as well,

you need to be a certain age to have watched Robbie or the Ox. 
the light in the tunnel was a train after he did his knee the second time. When he came back after the third we were a bit better. Or is my memory a bit wrong.

Ox had a successful comeback from the knee recos but if you didn't get a chance to see him play before them then you really missed out.

His agility pre injury was something that had to be seen to be belived. It was probably his no.1 attritlbute and for a 195cm guy that notion is absured but he really did move like a midfielder. 


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