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Ok so I just watched our 2003 game v the Hawks on foxtel where we won by 1 goal.

Actually found it sad, so many players Yze Neitz, Jeff White Robertson Leoncelli, could go on for ever.

But what I want to know is, if you could have just one player fit and firing from the 90s or 2000s that could play with the side we have now, who would it be?

Remembering we have the exact side now, you just add a player in his prime who would it be?

I will kick start it and I will go with Shane Woewodin in the midfield, In my opinion that A grader we are missing,

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S-T-I-N-G-A...dashing tough skillful winger who can kick a long goal would be a huge boost to our midfield.

A fit and firing OX is hard to go past no matter the need because he was just that good.

We really miss a good back pocket who can shut down a dangerous small forward and has some skills when he has the ball in his hands...so would love to have Whelan back there...but also Yze when he was rebounding from the back flank would fill a need.

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Ok so I just watched our 2003 game v the Hawks on foxtel where we won by 1 goal.

Actually found it sad, so many players Yze Neitz, Jeff White Robertson Leoncelli, could go on for ever.

But what I want to know is, if you could have just one player fit and firing from the 90s or 2000s that could play with the side we have now, who would it be?

Remembering we have the exact side now, you just add a player in his prime who would it be?

I will kick start it and I will go with Shane Woewodin in the midfield, In my opinion that A grader we are missing,

Go ahead

O K, Diesel Williams.

So as a much needed type to slot in now, it would be in the midfield, & a ball extractor. so Williams IMO was the best in & under ball extractor.

Many come to mind, & I'm an unabashed David Schwartz supporter.

+1 The Ox was on his way to being one of the greats before his knee injuries.

The Ox was still a great after his comeback. just couldn't dance like a ballet star.

Side by side with Clarke, the Ox would be fantastic.

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Impossible for me to go past David Schwarz (circa 1994). We would have been talking about an AFL 'Hall of Famer' if he hadn't done his knee.

Edit: Changed 'Legend' to 'Hall of Famer'. Was gettin' a bit carried away in the moment.

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From 1990 onwards - Ox or Tingay (maybe Farmer?)

From the 80's - Flower or Grinter

From the 70's Alves or Hardeman

Boy have we wasted some talent over the years.

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I will be the first to say Garry Lyon. Why? Not only could he be played in the forward line, down back or on the ball, he would give us the leadership we so sorely lack.

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Really says alot about our midfield over the past 15 years that we have to go all the way back to Viney, Lovett and Tingay for some quality and even those three had their obvious deficiencies. Our current team needs elite midfielders and I'm like everyone else here - I'd pick a 1994 Ox. Says a bit doesn't it. Toumpas and Viney - the pressure is on!

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