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Jarka   767

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Topic posted on bigfooty, who are our best 5 players of all time? Interested to hear everyone's thoughts on this, without much thinking (seems to be my life story) here are my guesses:

Ron Barassi

Percy Beames

Ivor Warne-Smith

Rober Flower

Bob Johnson.

I thought the first four were obvious choices but i had problems with the last spot, it was basically a toss up between Johnson, Mueller and Don Cordner.

Who have I forgotten?

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This is a great topic but difficult for a majority of the posters on board to comment on since they may not have the longevity of Jarka.

Considering that how about we open it up to people who can nominate the best 5 MFC players they have seen in their time. Might be worthwhile indicating what you consider your time beforehand.

In my case I would say I really started following footy properly around 1991 at the age of 10. That being said my best 5, in no particular order would be.

1. Garry Lyon

2. David Neitz

3. Jim Stynes

4. David Shwarz

5. Todd Viney

Close but no cigar: Cameron Bruce, Adem Yze, Travis Johnstone, Stephen Tingay, Allen Jakovich, Brett Lovett, Glen Lovett, Sean Wight & Paul Hopgood.

Really a tough thing to do, its a real shame but I think this top 5 of the past 16 years would get smashed to smithereens by the top 5 of probably 13 other clubs throughout the same period. Very sad.

P.S. Hoppy was a joke, just checking if your paying attention.

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Best 5 since i really have been watching would be from around 1999 onwards at around 10 years of age

1: David Neitz

2: Todd Viney

3: Adem Yze

4: David Schwarz

5: Stephen Tingay

I never really saw the best of Lyon, Stynes or Schwarz but I still loved the OX.

Close to this list would be Johnstone, White, Bruce, Woewodin and McLean. But i get the feeling I've missed a few people

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Jarka Redleg

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This is a great topic but difficult for a majority of the posters on board to comment on since they may not have the longevity of Jarka.

Well, I'm not that old, just in my mid thirties (I guess that would be old for some of you guys). I based my all-time best 5 on discussions with 'older' supporters and history books I've read, for example Percy Beames got BOG in three seperate premiership wins, not bad hey.

Anyway, the best that I'ver personally seen was/is:

Robert Flower

David Schwartz

Jimmy Stynes

Allen Jakovich

Jeff Farmer

Some of the above didn't have long careers with us, ie Jako and Farmer but in my opinion they were the best.

Special mention to Rod Owen, that guy could do anything with a footy, pity about the injuries and the off field issues.

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RDB

Brian Dixon

Jack Mueller

Ivor Warne-Smith

Don Cordner and his brothers

I may be out of line here, but i saw Brian Dixon and Flower play.

Robert Flower was a seriously better and more skilful playetr than Dixon.

Barassi refusing to play keith greig on Flower tells its own story the esteem he was held in .

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Watching seriously since 1965 , my best , in order :

1- Robert Flower ( a wizard when all around were hobbits )

2- David Schwartz ( would have been # 1 if not cruelly injured )

3- Gary Lyon ( all class and almost unbeatable )

4- Brett Lovett ( never beaten )

5- Jim Stynes ( dominated games consistently , like no other big man )

* honorable mentions to Glenn Lovett , Andrew Obst , and Stephen Tingay

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