Jump to content

Legends Match: Demonland's Best/Favourite Demon 1953-1987 - Barassi vs Flower

Demonland
Demonland
in Melbourne Demons

Legends Match 55 members have voted

  1. 1. Best/Favourite Player 1988-2020

Please sign in or register to vote in this poll.

Featured Replies

Posted

LEGENDS MATCH

Our one and only Legends Match sees a matchup between two fan favourites as Ron Barassi takes on Robbie Flower.

You can either vote by going to our Facebook or Twitter pages or for convenience you can vote in the poll above.

EXxhqwbXkAM1x9U?format=jpg&name=medium

Ron Barassi:
204 Games
295 Goals
MFC Coach (34-77-0)
6 x VFL Premierships
2 x Keith Bluey Truscott Trophy
2 x MFC Leading Goalkicker
MFC Captain 1960-1964
MFC Hall of Fame - Legend Status
3 x All Australian
Victorian Representative
AFL Team of the Century
MFC Team of the Century
AFL Hall of Fame - Legend Status

Robbie Flower:
272 Games
315 Goals
MFC Captain 1981-1987
2 x MFC Leading Goalkicker
2 x All Australian
Victorian Representative
MFC Hall of Fame
MFC Team of the Century
AFL Hall of Fame

David Neitz won the Tournament and now has the opportunity to take on the winner of this Legends Match.

EXxhrgfXYAE1WSC?format=jpg&name=medium

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    Gee you are making it tough. Can't separate these two at all but going to go with number 31. Sorry Robbie

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    In another era Robbie could have been as decorated as Barassi.  Love'm both but only saw Robbie play live so does that make the difference in our voting?  Barassi would not have left if he could run the MFC how he wanted and not been overseen by Norm and the old crowd.  The problem Norm has when he first starting coaching us. You need a third option :) 

  • Quote

    I’m too young to have a meaningful vote as I was kid when Robbie played, so I’ll opt out. Both are legends of the game though and I hope to see someone of their ilk again in red and blue one day.

  • Quote
    •  

    I'm going to sit this one out as I am too young to have seen either in any meaningful way.

    Would be curious to know, from those who saw him play, what kind of a player RDB was?  

    Is there a current or recent player that you'd compare him to?

     

    From what I've read... perhaps a bit of Michael Voss..?

  • Quote

    As a player Robbie would win..  but when considering a career of impact in footy,  Wins with the club,  Successes,  Premierships,  Captaincy,  and Premierships won at other clubs.

    RdBarassi has it.

  • Quote

    Too hard to separate. Cannot split them. Favorite Demon is Robbie, best is Barassi. Hard to beat a legend and our most recent premiership Captain. But Robbie, so skillful, so graceful so courageous. As I said too hard. My vote is a draw.

  • Quote
    19 hours ago, demonstone said:

    He won the B & F in 1977.  

    Ok it wasn't listed in the honour roll above. Still how did he only win 1? Point stands.

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • REPORT: Richmond

      The fans who turned up to the MCG for Melbourne’s Anzac Day Eve clash against Richmond would have been disappointed if they turned up to see a great spectacle. As much as this was a night for the 71,635 in attendance to commemorate heroes of the nation’s past wars, it was also a time for the Melbourne Football Club to consolidate upon its first win after a horrific start to the 2025 season. On this basis, despite the fact that it was an uninspiring and dour struggle for most of its 100 minutes, the night will be one for the fans to remember. They certainly got value out of the pre match activity honouring those who fought for their country. The MCG and the lights of the city as backdrop was made for nights such as these and, in my view, we received a more inspirational ceremony of Anzac culture than others both here and elsewhere around the country. 

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Richmond

      The match up of teams competing in our great Aussie game at its second highest level is a rarity for a work day Thursday morning but the blustery conditions that met the players at a windswept Casey Fields was something far more commonplace.They turned the opening stanza between the Casey Demons and a somewhat depleted Richmond VFL into a mess of fumbling unforced errors, spilt marks and wasted opportunities for both sides but they did set up a significant win for the home team which is exactly what transpired on this Anzac Day round opener. Casey opened up strong against the breeze with the first goal to Aidan Johnson, the Tigers quickly responded and the game degenerated into a defensive slog and the teams were level when the first siren sounded.

      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Richmond

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 28th April @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we analyse the Demons 2nd win for the year against the Tigers.
      Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show.
      If you would like to leave us a voicemail please call 03 9016 3666 and don't worry no body answers so you don't have to talk to a human.
      Listen LIVE: https://demonland.com/
      Call: 03 9016 3666
      Skype: Demonland31

      • 13 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: West Coast

      The Demons hit the road in Round 8, heading to Perth to face the West Coast Eagles at Optus Stadium. With momentum building, the Dees will be aiming for a third straight victory to keep their season revival on course. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Haha
        • Like
      • 134 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Richmond

      After five consecutive defeats, the Demons have now notched up back-to-back victories, comfortably accounting for the Tigers in the traditional ANZAC Eve clash. They surged to a commanding 44-point lead early in the final quarter before easing off the pedal, resting skipper Max Gawn and conceding the last four goals of the game to close out a solid 20-point win.

        • Vomit
        • Thumb Down
        • Like
      • 294 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • VOTES: Richmond

      Max Gawn leads the Demonland Player of the Year from Jake Bowey with Christian Petracca, Ed Langdon and Clayton Oliver rounding out the Top 5. Your votes for the Demons victory over the Tigers on ANZAC Eve. 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, & 1.

        • Like
      • 47 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All