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Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:16 pm
by 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.

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:22 pm
by 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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:01 pm
by Punk Rooster
how many Brownlow Medals did Royce Hart win?
0....

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:04 pm
by wycbloods
Punk Rooster wrote:how many Brownlow Medals did Royce Hart win?
0....


None of the players mentioned won a brownlow :?

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:13 pm
by Punk Rooster
wycbloods wrote:
Punk Rooster wrote:how many Brownlow Medals did Royce Hart win?
0....


None of the players mentioned won a brownlow :?

Barrie Robran won 3 Magarey Medals.

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:18 pm
by wycbloods
Punk Rooster wrote:
wycbloods wrote:
Punk Rooster wrote: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.

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:22 pm
by 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.

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 10:49 pm
by Jimmy_041
I saw all three - Phil Carman

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:12 am
by 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.]

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:44 am
by gossipgirl
a little know player called Kernanhan

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:53 am
by Bum Crack
Barry Standfield????

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:58 am
by Booney
Bum Crack wrote: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.

:lol:

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:08 am
by Gingernuts
Booney wrote:
Bum Crack wrote: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.

:lol:


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. :lol:

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:31 am
by Jimmy_041
Ian Downsborough?

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:00 am
by Mr Beefy
What about Dermie??

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:31 pm
by Jimmy_041
Mr Beefy wrote:What about Dermie??


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

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:55 pm
by Rik E Boy
Jimmy_041 wrote:
Mr Beefy wrote: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

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:04 pm
by Mr Beefy
Jimmy_041 wrote:
Mr Beefy wrote: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

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:42 pm
by Dog_ger
I saw all 3 play.

1. Carey
2. Robran
3. Hart

Re: Who Was the Best C.H.F

PostPosted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:20 pm
by robranisgod
Dog_ger wrote: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