by Corona Man » Fri May 24, 2019 3:18 pm
woodublieve12 wrote:Corona Man wrote:Difficult task you set Boon. I did not ever see Polly Farmer play...... but by all reports!! Throw in Barry Cable, Stephen Michael as well. Lets not forget Maurice Rioli while we stroll down memory lane.
However I have settled on more modern day players for the sake of the exercise.
1. Wanganeen. Freak even at 16 when he first played for Port in SANFL.
2. Franklin.
3. S Burgoyne
4. Goodes - as much as I don't care for the bloke
5. Cyril
Special mentions to Nicky Winmar, Michael Long & Peter Matera.
Mcleod while a damn good player, I did not include. I guess my memories of him, include him playing off half back when he couldn't shake a tag in the mids. It's difficult to shake a tag when you walk around the ground though!
Cyril is an interesting one. Very good player, but I see him in the o’loughlin group. In the sense they are very good but not in the mix in this discussion.
Fair Enough - I found the 5th one the hardest to determine.... yes I stayed close to what I know..... you could throw a heap of them in there & still be correct.
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