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Demons of the past 30 years who would be able to play AFL 2014 style

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Don't think many of these would struggle

B: Whelan Hughes Wight

HB: B. Lovett Spalding S. Febey

C : Tingay Wilson Flower

HF: Yze Schwarz Lyon

F: Farmer Jakovich Neitz

R : Stynes Healy Healy

Int : Johnson Stretch Viney

Sub : Yeats

Em : Green White G. Lovett

Not bad, I would put Neitz in his right position at CHB though where he would rack up AA honours.

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    Martin Pike?

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    which Demons since 1984 would be able to play the current AFL style of this past year? lets make our best team to take on the Hawks of 2014.

    F/B: wrecker Whelan, Sean White, Danny Hughes

    H/B: Robbie Flower, David Neitz, Stephen Tingay

    C/L: Alan Johnstone, ???????, Steven Stretch

    H/F: Ricky Jackson, the Ox, Adam Yze

    F/F: Jeff Farmer, Gary Lyon, Earl Spalding

    Ruck: Jimma Stynes, Viney snr, Brett Lovett

    Int: Jeff White, the Flash, Alan Jakovich, ???????????????????????????????????

    Reckon a 3 X Best and Fairest winner who is also our current captain could slot into that centre spot

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    Reckon a 3 X Best and Fairest winner who is also our current captain could slot into that centre spot

    still waking up, & yet to for 2015.

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    Balls!

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    It's fitting that none of the current list have got a mention.

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    Greg Wells

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    Strawbs

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    Just about all of them! If those guys had the same junior development, individual training, management, diet advice, support, injury treatment etc etc and were full time professionals, there would not be too many who wouldn't get a game.

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    Rod Owen

    Kevin Dyson

    Anyone from 87 to 94.

    Jakovich could have done with some training ,any really.

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    Flower, then daylight, then some others (just like in the 70s and 80s). Robbie certainly had the skills, and could run all day. He would also be able to kick his way through the press, and win one-on-ones to break it. He was also an enthusiastic tackler, despite being built like a point post. He would probably be rookie pick number 112, but once he got to training, there would be no doubt.

    The biggest difference for me is kicking skill, and a willingness to run all day. Many of those named already don't have one or both of these, IMHO. Ox maybe, but the list is not all that long.

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    Don't think many of these would struggle

    What a team! If only they could have been around together.

    Just about unbeatable.

    B: Whelan Hughes Wight

    HB: B. Lovett Spalding S. Febey

    C : Tingay Wilson Flower

    HF: Yze Schwarz Lyon

    F: Farmer Jakovich Neitz

    R : Stynes G Healy G Healy

    Int: Johnson Stretch Viney

    Sub: Yeats

    Em : Green White G. Lovett

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    Rod Owen

    Kevin Dyson

    Anyone from 87 to 94.

    Jakovich could have done with some training ,any really.

    I wonder how Allen J would have travelled in the modern era. If we take as a given that he would have done the training, I wonder how he would go.

    I say if he was modern day fit he would have still kicked goals galore, he just had that gift. Coaches would have double team him but that would open up others to kick the goals. That may have tested him, but he had immense talent to make it in any era.

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    Not bad, I would put Neitz in his right position at CHB though where he would rack up AA honours.

    The clubs all time leading goal kicker, only Colman medallist and all australian full forward and you think his right position is in the back line? He was a good backman but he was a great forward

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    The clubs all time leading goal kicker, only Colman medallist and all australian full forward and you think his right position is in the back line? He was a good backman but he was a great forward

    He was a great backman, not just a good one.

    Ask Carey: he rated Neita alongside Glen Jakovich as his most difficult opponent.

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    Nieta rates 25th all time most goals.

    Kicked 2 less than Alistair (Sleepy) Lynch and more than Pavlich. in roughly the same amount of games.2.06 per game.

    Was still a great player anywhere and shows he would no doubt have kicked more if he wasn't as versatile.

    Was a great leader and clubman as I hear he still is .

    The best of all was plugger.

    Hudson and McKenna were statistically formidable but had shorter careers.

    But none of them were as nuts as Farmer ,Jako,Jacko ,Smith,Bennett,Jurrah et al.

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    The clubs all time leading goal kicker, only Colman medallist and all australian full forward and you think his right position is in the back line? He was a good backman but he was a great forward

    so outa Gazza Lyon, the Ox, & AJakovich, which one would you drop to allow a talented back (Neita) to play up front?

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    so outa Gazza Lyon, the Ox, & AJakovich, which one would you drop to allow a talented back (Neita) to play up front?

    Keep all of them but Jakovich start from the bench.

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    He was a great backman, not just a good one.

    Ask Carey: he rated Neita alongside Glen Jakovich as his most difficult opponent.

    Yeah I'll ask him next time we hang out

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    Flower, then daylight, then some others (just like in the 70s and 80s). Robbie certainly had the skills, and could run all day. He would also be able to kick his way through the press, and win one-on-ones to break it. He was also an enthusiastic tackler, despite being built like a point post. He would probably be rookie pick number 112, but once he got to training, there would be no doubt.

    The biggest difference for me is kicking skill, and a willingness to run all day. Many of those named already don't have one or both of these, IMHO. Ox maybe, but the list is not all that long.

    Tingay had the skills and the real two way running. Some of his tackling was bone crunching.

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    Tingay had the skills and the real two way running. Some of his tackling was bone crunching.

    Yes, agreed Wrecker45. He would be fine.

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