Who Was the Best C.H.F

[Strawb]

I know this is on the AFL thread but I recently got into a discussion on this because i rated Barrie Robran higher than Wayne Carey and Royce Hart.

[FOURTH ESTATE]

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING??????????????

ROYCE HART IS MILES IN FRONT OF THESE BLOKES.

Just look at his record.

U/19's 1966 15 Games 52 Goals
Seconds 1966 4 Games 9 Goals
Kicked winning goal in the 1966 Seconds Grand Final after the siren to defeat Collingwood
Seniors 1967 - 1977 187 Games 383 goals
Grand Finals 1967,69,72,73 & 74
Premierships 1967,69,73,74
V/Captain 1971
Club Captain 1972-75
Champions of Australia 1969,73,&74
State Games 11 & 29 Goals
State Captain 1973 vs SA
All Australian 1969
Represented Australia in Gaelic Football
Mark of the Year 1967
Best First year Player 1967
Best & Fairest 1969 & 72 (Remember he spent most of 1969 in Adelaide and commuted to Victoria every weekend)
Best & Fairest Runner Up 1971
Club Leading Goal Kicker 1967 (55) & 1971 (59)
Best player of the 1974 Final Series
Richmond Centre Half Forward Team of the Decade
AFL Hall of Fame

Centre Half Forward of the Century

I THINK THAT ANSWERS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Punk Rooster]

how many Brownlow Medals did Royce Hart win?
0....

[wycbloods]

how many Brownlow Medals did Royce Hart win?
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None of the players mentioned won a brownlow

[Punk Rooster]

how many Brownlow Medals did Royce Hart win?
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None of the players mentioned won a brownlow

Barrie Robran won 3 Magarey Medals.

[wycbloods]

how many Brownlow Medals did Royce Hart win?
0....

None of the players mentioned won a brownlow

Barrie Robran won 3 Magarey Medals.

I am fully aware of that. But as i said none of the players mentioned won a brownlow.

[GWW]

How many users of this site actually saw all 3 players play? I would say quite a smaller percentage.

I only saw Carey (and a small bit of footage of Hart and even a smaller amount of footage of Robran) and he lifted the Roos to 2 premierships. He was a champion player, but i don't really feel as though i can give a definite answer not having seen the other 2.

[Jimmy_041]

I saw all three - Phil Carman

[Psyber]

I saw all three - Wayne Carey stands out as CHF for consistency and impact, and virtually carrying his club.
[it was a pity nobody could keep Jonathon Ross sober long enough to reach his potential.]

[gossipgirl]

a little know player called Kernanhan

[Bum Crack]

Barry Standfield????

[Booney]

Barry Standfield????

Big Barry. Many years ago, about 13 in fact I was unemployed and a job agency was running a program to help people get into job placements. I went to this 1 week course and Barry Standfield was the facilitator. At that point he was floundering in the SANFL trying to crack the Crows team. As a Port boy I ripped into him for the best part of that week and he confronted me at the end of the week, less than impressed with my constant barbs at him. Big fellow he was too, just had the heart of a budgie, thats all.

[Gingernuts]

Barry Standfield????

Big Barry. Many years ago, about 13 in fact I was unemployed and a job agency was running a program to help people get into job placements. I went to this 1 week course and Barry Standfield was the facilitator. At that point he was floundering in the SANFL trying to crack the Crows team. As a Port boy I ripped into him for the best part of that week and he confronted me at the end of the week, less than impressed with my constant barbs at him. Big fellow he was too, just had the heart of a budgie, thats all.

Can still recall him holding up the ball to the opposition (his ex Bulldogs teammates) in the goal square with no-one within 50 metres of him before slamming it through the big sticks. I loved it, but obviously Blighty didn't.

[Jimmy_041]

Ian Downsborough?

[Mr Beefy]

What about Dermie??

[Jimmy_041]

What about Dermie??

He only played in the forward pocket when he was at Collingwood so doesn't count

[Rik E Boy]

What about Dermie??

He only played in the forward pocket when he was at Collingwood so doesn't count

No one counts at Collingwood. At least not past 10 and that's only if they have all ten digits.

regards,

REB

[Mr Beefy]

What about Dermie??

He only played in the forward pocket when he was at Collingwood so doesn't count

I was referring to his stella career at the swans

[Dog_ger]

I saw all 3 play.

1. Carey
2. Robran
3. Hart

[robranisgod]

I saw all 3 play.

1. Carey
2. Robran
3. Hart

I saw all three play.

Robran by a street. Easily the best footballer I have seen or ever likely to see.

Could do things that no mere mortal could do. When he played North Adelaide were Champions of Australia once and almost twice, when he got injured North plummeted to bottom of the SANFL.

Talk of the rest and then talk of the best.

Even non North Adelaide people such as Murray Weidemann and Neil Kerley who have seen a lot more football than most people here rate Robran miles better than anyone else.

Furthermore he was an even better centre man than a Centre Half Forward.

He must have been rather special to be accepted as a legend of the AFL having not played VFL or AFL