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As footy fans, let's all savour every minute left of this guy's career because he's every bit as good as the greatest players in the game's history. Bunton, Barrassi, Whitten, Matthews, Carey, Skilton. He's that echelon. Best of the best. Legend of the game.

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As footy fans, let's all savour every minute left of this guy's career because he's every bit as good as the greatest players in the game's history. Bunton, Barrassi, Whitten, Matthews, Carey, Skilton. He's that echelon. Best of the best. Legend of the game.

Couldn't agree more...but I'd have his dad in that list as well.

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I was too young to really appreciate Matthews but if he was better than the son of god he must of been one hell of a player. Ablett jr is the best I've seen.

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He's been the best in the game for a few years now and has booked his spot as a legend of the game when he finishes up. If anyone hasn't seen him play in the flesh get along to a game, what you don't see on the TV is his work rate and what he does off the ball.

As he says no one can do what his dad did, but I think he (Gary Jnr) is the better player. His record is outstanding and there's still more to come.

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Couldn't agree more...but I'd have his dad in that list as well.

Agree. Both sit on that level above 'mere champions'. The game's produced about 12 - 16 of them in 120 years, so on average only about one per decade.

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The son of God indeed.

His fourth goal tonight. I think it was his fourth. Caused a stirring in my pants. Just a freakish player.

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As footy fans, let's all savour every minute left of this guy's career because he's every bit as good as the greatest players in the game's history. Bunton, Barrassi, Whitten, Matthews, Carey, Skilton. He's that echelon. Best of the best. Legend of the game.

he's knocking right on that door.

You forgot someone in your list: GAblett Snr

not to mention Lockett, Silvani Jnr, Flower, did I forget any?

... that spin away from the opponent & goal was very GAblett Snr like, but Snr did it all the time. Jnr is a much better midfielder than his dad & has better endurance.

Jnr is one of the best midfielders of all time. Still got a small way to go to catch his dad.

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Will Jnr end up a forward towards the end of his career? He is so balanced and so like his dad was when he did that spin and goal.
A true master class tonight to single handedly pull them up to beat the Saints...

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Will Jnr end up a forward towards the end of his career? He is so balanced and so like his dad was when he did that spin and goal.

A true master class tonight to single handedly pull them up to beat the Saints...

He'd kick 100+ goals if left at FF for an entire season. No doubt in my mind.

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Also, surely this breaks the record for most threads started in one day.

... by one poster.

Give it a rest RR.


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G Ablett's game tonight deserved a thread.

I still think Snr was the better player (just)

Only because he could play any position on the ground with authority.

But Jnr is smaller build so i don't hold it against him!!

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G Ablett's game tonight deserved a thread.

I still think Snr was the better player (just)

Only because he could play any position on the ground with authority.

But Jnr is smaller build so i don't hold it against him!!

Is there a father-son pairing to rival them in any other sport in the world do you think (past or present)?

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Is there a father-son pairing to rival them in any other sport in the world do you think (past or present)?

I don't claim to know anything about NASCAR, but Dale Earnhardt Sr and Jr were both iconic in their sport, I believe. If you consider NASCAR a sport.

In Australia it's no contest.

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Is there a father-son pairing to rival them in any other sport in the world do you think (past or present)?

There would be.

Chavez Snr/Jr in the boxing is one.

Mayweather Snr/Jr

But not to extent where both are absolutely elite, top of the tree.

In Chavez case, his old man was, son not... In Mayweathers, jr is - snr wasn't.

There would be father son elites in sport, but I don't know about elite to the point where both are dualing for best ever status.

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There would be.

Chavez Snr/Jr in the boxing is one.

Mayweather Snr/Jr

But not to extent where both are absolutely elite, top of the tree.

In Chavez case, his old man was, son not... In Mayweathers, jr is - snr wasn't.

There would be father son elites in sport, but I don't know about elite to the point where both are dualing for best ever status.

Archie Manning and Peyton/Eli.

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