I've put together a best 22 in my time following the Dees..  My earliest memories are from 1998... So basing this off from 1998 to current day.

FB: Whelan May Frawley
HB: Lever Rivers Jetta
C: Green Jones Yze
HF: Bruce Schwarz Davey
FF: Farmer Neitz Robertson
R: Gawn Oliver Petracca
INT: J.Viney J.McDonald
J. White N.Brown

Found it a little harder than I first thought..  Especially with the lean years around the Neeld era. Finding a CHF wasnt easy & the ox was past his best by then but couldnt think if anyone else. 

I suspect there will be a few current players in this list in a few years time.

Will be interested in others teams.

Bruce out  Jurrah in

hmmm Bruce ahead of Fritsch? Fritter has to be the most underrated multiple 50 goal seaso, 6 goal GF  player I’ve ever seen. 

It's hilarious being old -- I'd have to find room for Robbie Flower, Greg Wells, Brian Wilson, Peter Moore and a few others

One of the hardest parts of this question is whether a player gets named based on their whole career, or how they performed at their peak. If it's the former, it often tends to favour some older posts with complete careers!

I reckon for the era it's a pretty good crack though, well done.

I'd think Hibbo might give Rivers a run for that spot, Fritsch for Bruce as Wells mentioned, and I'd probably give Langdon the nod on the wing over Green (move to the bench over Brown).

Great job.

Started following the Dees in 1994 as a 7 year old.

Whelan May Wight

Davey Lever Brown

Johnstone T Viney Tingay

Yze Schwartz Robertson

Farmer Lyon Neitz

Fol Gawn Petracca Oliver

Int Stynes Green Jones Fritsch 

Loving Neitz as the ‘third tall’! Tried to find a place for Jacovich - not actually sure I ever saw him play. Also, I had to pick the moustachioed Scotsman over Jetta.

Fun thread.

2 minutes ago, wisedog said:

Started following the Dees in 1994 as a 7 year old.

Whelan May Wight

Davey Lever Brown

Johnstone T Viney Tingay

Yze Schwartz Robertson

Farmer Lyon Neitz

Fol Gawn Petracca Oliver

Int Stynes Green Jones Fritsch 

Loving Neitz as the ‘third tall’! Tried to find a place for Jacovich - not actually sure I ever saw him play. Also, I had to pick the moustachioed Scotsman over Jetta.

Fun thread.

Pretty good - although I think you are way overvaluing Brown. If Brett Lovett was finished by 94, then I think Salem has easily got Brown covered, and Bowey will too pretty soon. 

Just now, spalding said:

Pretty good - although I think you are way overvaluing Brown. If Brett Lovett was finished by 94, then I think Salem has easily got Brown covered, and Bowey will too pretty soon. 

You’re right. Lovett was by far the better player. A lot of this was based on hazy sentimentality and I loved Brown’s pace off half back and for some reason, I don’t remember Lovett all that well.

Funny the players that stand out from your childhood. As soon as I saw the thread, one of the first players to come to mind was Sean Charles. (Might have squeezed him in on an extended bench.)

Agree fun thread indeed.

Flower a must in any Demon team.

Fritta, Kossie, Salem all gotta be in

Davey Jakovich Pickett

Farmer Schwarz Lyon

Flower T Viney Tingay

B Lovett Neitz Lever

Wight May Whelan

Gawn Petracca Oliver

I: Stynes Jurrah Jetta Fritsch

E: Langdon Salem Charles Frawley Johnstone

 

That forward line would create havoc no? Whilst I'm not sure Jurrah earns his spot as he had his defiencies and didn't play for long his sheer X factor has him in my team.

Special mentions to some unheralded performers: Jamie Duursma, Paul Prymke, Ricky Jackson and Austin Wonamaerri. 

 

Edited April 8, 20231 yr by Roost it far

6 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Davey Jakovich Pickett

Farmer Schwarz Lyon

Flower T Viney Tingay

B Lovett Lever Jetta

Wight May Whelan

Gawn Petracca Oliver

I: Stynes Jurrah Johnstone Fritsch

E: Langdon Salem Charles Frawley

 

That forward line would create havoc no? Whilst I'm not sure Jurrah earns his spot as he had his defiencies and didn't play for long his sheer X factor has him in my team.

Special mentions to some unheralded performers: Jamie Duursma, Paul Prymke, Ricky Jackson and Austin Wonamaerri. 

 

If you could just squeeze Neiter in there.

8 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

If you could just squeeze Neiter in there.

OOOPS, Fixed :)

Oooh, I feel like Werridee.

Here goes!

Jetta May Bowey

Lever Frawley Whelan

Langdon Oliver Yze

Lyon Schwarz Fritsch

Farmer Neitz K Pickett

Gawn Petracca J Viney

Stynes White Green Jones 

Note, I was born in 1987, so don't remember Flower. Jackovich was great fun, but didn't play long enough. Loved T Viney's toughness, but like his son, his disposal was a killer. Bruce was a very dangerous player on his day. The Febeys and the McDonalds (Junior in particular) were good value, Tingay was solid, Jurrah was brilliant and Woey is unlucky not to make the list.

Edited April 8, 20231 yr by A F

This was a challenging exercise so i included my full list

Graeme Yeats   Steven May     Steven Febey

Jake Lever       David Neitz     Brett Lovett

Stephen Tingay Todd Viney      Robbie Flower

Bayley Fritsch    Gary Lyon       Russell Robertson

Kysaiah Pickett  Brad Green     Jeff Farmer

Max Gawn  Clayton Oliver  Christian Petracca

Jimmy Stynes  Matthew Whelan Aaron Davey Adem Yze

Alan Johnson

Brian Wilson

Peter Moore

Sean Wight

Stephen Stretch

Andrew Obst

David Schwarz

Alan jakovich

Sean Charles

James McDonald

Travis Johnstone

Jeff White

Nathan Jones

Rod Grinter

Todays team is the best MFC 22 i’ve ever seen

Born in 86, I started with the 21 premiership side and then made changes from there... I could do this team 100 times.

Hibberd May Lever
Jetta Petty Salem
Tingay Woewodin Langdon
Pickett Lyon Petracca
Farmer Neitz Fritsch
Gawn Oliver Viney
Stynes Bruce Brayshaw Yze


Changes from from the 21 premiership side
Out.         In
Brown -   Neitz
Tmac - Lyon
Bowey -  Jetta
Jackson - Stynes
Sparrow - Bruce
Harmes.  - Woewodin (moved Petracca to HFF)
Rivers - Tingay (Moved Brayshaw to bench)
Spargo - Yze
ANB -  Farmer

Edited April 9, 20231 yr by FritschyBusiness

Lifetime goes back to the start of the 83' season I guess, but clear memory I'll go from the 92' season onwards. 

FB: Wight, May, Whelan

HB: S. Febey, Ingerson, B. Lovett

C: Tingay, Oliver, Langdon 

HF: Lyon, Schwarz, Green

FF: Stynes, Jakovich, Farmer

FOLL: Gawn, Jones, Petracca

INT: Bruce, J. McDonald, Neitz, Yze

Many a player to apologise to for not making the cut. Honourable mentions to:

Davey, Jurrah, T. Viney, J. Viney, Lever, N. Brown, Leoncelli, S. Woewodin, Bennett, Shanahan, Bizzle, Charles, Jetta, T. McDonald and probably many more I'm forgetting...

Edited April 9, 20231 yr by MadAsHell

40 minutes ago, MadAsHell said:

Lifetime goes back to the start of the 83' season I guess, but clear memory I'll go from the 92' season onwards. 

FB: Wight, May, Whelan

HB: S. Febey, Ingerson, B. Lovett

C: Tingay, Oliver, Langdon 

HF: Lyon, Schwarz, Green

FF: Stynes, Jakovich, Farmer

FOLL: Gawn, Jones, Petracca

INT: Bruce, J. McDonald, Neitz, Yze

Many a player to apologise to for not making the cut. Honourable mentions to:

Davey, Jurrah, T. Viney, J. Viney, Lever, N. Brown, Leoncelli, S. Woewodin, Bennett, Shanahan, Bizzle, Charles, Jetta, T. McDonald and probably many more I'm forgetting...

I was in two minds about Ingerson, he was a great player. As I was doing my list I realised, that in my time, I have never seen a truly great CHB.

Edited April 9, 20231 yr by He de mon

46 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Todays team is the best MFC 22 i’ve ever seen

Bit harsh on Gawny...?

33 minutes ago, He de mon said:

I was in two minds about Ingerson, he was great player. As I was doing my list I realised, that in my time, I have never seen a truly great CHB.

I always felt and even at the time that Ingerson was very underrated. Carey often got him, but he was no Robinson Caruso there. He always played really well on players like Lockett and Richardson.

Fowler May Wight

B Lovett Hardeman Bizzell

Alves Wilson Flower

Davey Lyon Jurrah

Farmer Jackovich Neitz

Ditterich Petracca Oliver

Gawn Biffin Wells Carman

 

Top team there Franky, but I'm surprised that you have included Phil Carman.

He only played one season at Melbourne for eleven games and didn't exactly set the world on fire.

Because there were so many stiff players to miss out, I've taken the liberty of naming a 2nd XXII to ease my conscience.

FB: Lever, Frawley, Jetta

HB: Hibberd, J. Rivers, Salem

C: Lovell, S. Woewodin, Johnstone

HF: Robertson, T. McDonald, Charles

FF: Jurrah, Bennett, Davey

FOLL: White, J. Viney, T. Viney 

INT: Brayshaw, N. Brown, Jamar, Leoncelli 

Some others to still apologise to. Kozzie Pickett, S. Smith, Shanahan, Grinter, M. Febey, G. Lovett,  Bizzle. But not enough to warrant doing a 3rd XXII.

Edited April 9, 20231 yr by MadAsHell
Brayshaw in for Fritsch

And the coach would have to be Carl Ditterich.

2 hours ago, Demonstone said:

Top team there Franky, but I'm surprised that you have included Phil Carman.

He only played one season at Melbourne for eleven games and didn't exactly set the world on fire.

I think a bit of poetic licence is allowed.  

Bizzell wasn't the best either but for a couple of seasons he was brilliant.

Ditto Ray Biffin & if we'd had Biffin, Ditterich & Carman in the 2000 GF side Dean Wallis wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes.