The Best Player you have seen - AFL & Demons

[Waltham33 475]

Ablett Snr, Ablett Jnr, Carey, Voss and Silvagni top 5 I have seen.

Neitz for Dees although Ox's 1994 was the best individual season.

[on the outer 19]

Bob Skilton, unflinching courage and 100% effort all the time, could kick goals with torp from pocket...interestingly only played in finals once under coaching of the Red Fox.

MFC: Robbie F - a natural, poetry in motion.

[What 18,810]

my top 5

1 - Wayne Carey

2 - Ablett Snr

3 - Ablett Jnr

4 - Tony Lockett

5 - Michael Voss

MFC

1 - Gary Lyon

2- Jim Stynes

3 - David Neitz

4 - David Schwarz

5 - Allen Jakovich

[Kenny Powers 90]

my top 5

1 - Wayne Carey

2 - Ablett Snr

3 - Ablett Jnr

4 - Tony Lockett

5 - Michael Voss

MFC

1 - Gary Lyon

2- Jim Stynes

3 - David Neitz

4 - David Schwarz

5 - Allen Jakovich

Nice list, love that all the MFC players played together

[What 18,810]

Nice list, love that all the MFC players played together

I think a lot of people forget how good Lyon was.

The amount of time he was thrown into the centre square when were down at 3 quarter time, and inspired us to victory.

Not to mention he kicked 70+ goals in back to back seasons, which rarely happens these days. In fact Buddy Franklin has done it just once (07,08')

[Mr Steve 3,820]

Robbie Flower. Just how good would he have been in a top side. Played for the team and was played in a position to help the team not himself, and never whinged about it.

Edited June 9, 2013 by Mr Steve

[Mac7 309]

Ablett jnr

Carey

Ablett snr

R. Harvey

Judd

Lyon

Schwartz

Nietz

Farmer

Jackovich

[DemonFrog 1,354]

Robbie Flower. Just how good would he have been in a top side. Played for the team and was played in a position to help the team not himself, and never whinged about it.

A sign of a true champion!

[Biffen 12,943]

US: Cale Morton: created pace for himself so comprehensive that sometimes it looked as though he were playing a different game to the other 35 men on the field.

Had skills that would turn a game, nearly every game.

The ability to run off/away from his opponent.

Nice long socks too.

[Waltham33 475]

my top 5

1 - Wayne Carey

2 - Ablett Snr

3 - Ablett Jnr

4 - Tony Lockett

5 - Michael Voss

MFC

1 - Gary Lyon

2- Jim Stynes

3 - David Neitz

4 - David Schwarz

5 - Allen Jakovich

my top 5

1 - Wayne Carey

2 - Ablett Snr

3 - Ablett Jnr

4 - Tony Lockett

5 - Michael Voss

MFC

1 - Gary Lyon

2- Jim Stynes

3 - David Neitz

4 - David Schwarz

5 - Allen Jakovich

Very similar top 5. Lyon was awesome at his best, his semi final V the Dogs in 94 was brilliance. Damn back injury!!!!!!

[Kenny Powers 90]

US: Cale Morton: created pace for himself so comprehensive that sometimes it looked as though he were playing a different game to the other 35 men on the field.

Had skills that would turn a game, nearly every game.

The ability to run off/away from his opponent.

Nice long socks too.

love it!

[Redbeard 497]

Ablett Jr is an absolute freak, a pure joy to watch and so consistently good.

As a kid Jakovich was the reason we watched the footy, god we loved him.

Watching Jurrah was something else, I loved that feeling/sound that went around the G when our mids got the ball and we could see LJ start moving, you could tell he was going to do something special. It was electric.

[Bobby McKenzie 2,385]

Ablett Snr and son, Baldock, Skilton and Whitten Snr. Also Dermie, Carey and Hart. Simon Madden and Polly Farmer.

Barassi, Mithen, Flower, Roet, pre knee Schwartz, Jako, Wiz.

Adit: capital letter fot the Wiz

Add one John Coleman!

[PJ_12345 1,098]

I know it's a big call - but Garry Ablett Jnr. has got to be one the best AFL players in history, if not the best.

Mainly for consistency. Every game, particularly recently, he manages to perform at a level pretty much un-rivaled and for me the one who will be responsible for GCS' success in the future.

Favourite non-MFC players/groups:

1. Black/Voss/Lapin/Brown/Akermanis
2. Garry Ablett Jnr.
3. Lloyd/Hird/Fletcher
4. S. Mitchell
5. Cox

Favourite MFC players/groups:

1. Yze/Robinson/Neitz/Davey/White
2. Farmer
3. N. Jones
4. Nathan Carroll (always provided some entertainment)
5. Pickett (defied gravity and was the last player who got away with those old bumps)

Most disliked AFL players/groups:

1. Maxwell/Thomas
2. C. Brown
3. J. Selwood
4. Franklin
5. McLean

Edited June 9, 2013 by PJ_12345

[jane02 3,747]

Mathew Whelan and Robbie Flower for me.

[Hannibal 5,814]

1. Matthews

2. Carey

3. Ablett Snr

4. Voss

5. Lockett

6. Greg Williams

7. Blight

8. Madden

9. Judd (many forget how good the young Judd was)

10. Hird

[rjay 24,917]

1. Matthews

2. Carey

3. Ablett Snr

4. Voss

5. Lockett

6. Greg Williams

7. Blight

8. Madden

9. Judd (many forget how good the young Judd was)

10. Hird

Take you up on Judd, Ablett jnr for me...much better kick and mark and just as explosive. Will play out his career as a very dangerous forward like Matthews.

...but in the end it is just an opinion game.

[MadAsHell 4,212]

Always a difficult one to judge given different roles and different positions people play. Since the start of the 92 season (first season that I clearly remember following from round 1 to GF) my best 25 for Melbourne would be:

FB: Sean Wight, James Frawley, Matthew Whelan

HB: Steven Febey, Anthony Ingerson, Matthew Febey

C: Steven Tingay, Shane Woewodin, Adem Yze

HF: Garry Lyon, David Schwarz, James McDonald

FF: Allen Jakovich, David Neitz, Jeff Farmer

FOLL: Jim Stynes, Todd Viney, Glenn Lovett

INT: Cameron Bruce, Brad Green, Nathan Jones, Brett Lovett, Jarred Rivers, Russell Robertson, Jeff White

And rest of the AFL:

FB: Matthew Scarlett, Stephen Silvagni, Nathan Burke

HB: John Worsfold, Glenn Jakovich, Gavin Wanganeen

C: Chris Judd, Robert Harvey, Garry Ablett Jnr

HF: Garry Ablett Snr, Wayne Carey, Peter Daicos

FF: Jason Dunstall, Tony Lockett, Phil Matera

FOLL: Dean Cox, Michael Voss, Greg Williams

INT: Nathan Buckley, James Hird, Anthony Koutoufidies, Peter Matera, Andrew McLeod, Nick Riewoldt, Paul Salmon

Big appologise to Mark Riccouto but couldn't find a spot for him.

[Bitter but optimistic 22,239]

When I was a young bloke, I watched Peter Hudson kick 12 or 13 against us. It was all quite effortless. I'm surprised he does not get more of a mention in lists like this. Two other fantastic players from my memory were Malcolm Blight and Jezza.

In more recent times- Carey, Lockett and the Abletts.

Robbie was the standout for Melbourne.

[Grimseyisgod 378]

Melbourne: Neitz by a mile, Robbo not far off

AFL; Ablett Jnr, Ben Cousins when fit

[Geddy Lee 582]

Ablett Jnr I'd take over Hird and Buckley. On par with Voss and Judd.

[rjay 24,917]

When I was a young bloke, I watched Peter Hudson kick 12 or 13 against us. It was all quite effortless. I'm surprised he does not get more of a mention in lists like this. Two other fantastic players from my memory were Malcolm Blight and Jezza.

In more recent times- Carey, Lockett and the Abletts.

Robbie was the standout for Melbourne.

You're right 'Bitter', often forgotten but an absolute freak of a player. The Kennedy game plan, get the ball and kick it to Hudson. He was playing the paddock way before Pagan and Carey.

[warren dean 193]

Most talented MFC player a dead heat between Schwarz and Jakovich; best was Flower.

Overall, a massive fan of Carey. Also rated Terry Daniher very highly. At 188 cm, for most of the 80's he was clearly the best key position utility player in the competition. He was amongst the best 2 -3 Centre Half Forwards, Centre Half Backs, Full Backs and Full Forwards in the league all at the same time. A better version of David Neitz and one of the great leaders of all time.

[Crompton's the man 659]

Sorry

Off topic

You can't compete with the sort of umpiring I just saw in the St Kilda west coast game

In my next life I want to be an AFL umpire

Absolute power with no accountability

[rjay 24,917]

Sorry

Off topic

You can't compete with the sort of umpiring I just saw in the St Kilda west coast game

In my next life I want to be an AFL umpire

Absolute power with no accountability

Just adding to your off topic, topic and it's probably not one for a thread of it's own just yet.

Always a problem with the letting the game flow philosophy is every now and then they will pull up a 50/50 that has been let go and technically the KB's of the world can argue it is the correct decision when it was not paid on countless other times not only in this game but over the last few weeks. The one against Darling in the marking contest and the one Priddis got for in the back are 2 that immediately spring to mind but there were a few more inconsistencies.

Back on topic...talking about Hudson before I was just a kid at Glenferrie the day he did his knee before half time I think it was and he had 8 on the board up until then. Is that right? That was the only way we were going to stop him that day.