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

Legends Match 55 members have voted

  1. 1. Best/Favourite Player 1988-2020

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LEGENDS MATCH

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

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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.

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

 

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 :) 

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.

 

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..?

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.

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.

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.


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