12 hours ago, grey wolf said:

The one reason for going to the G in the 70’s and early 80’s was to watch Robbie battle the entire opposition often single handed ... no shirking no whinging just grace .. full forward one week, centre half back the next then rover winger full back...the only one I ever saw come near him was Jesaulenko...

Thankyou, grey wolf. I've been trying to find the best way to describe how he played and you've done it in one, beautiful word. And I agree that Jezza is the closest comparison. Those of us old enough to remember them both are quite privileged.

Flower is still the best player I have seen. Better than Ablett, Carey, Dangerfield, Buckley. He carried Melbourne with skill and pure footy smarts. Simply the greatest. 

Imagine if he'd played in a team that won regularly ...