by Moe » Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:46 am
by robranisgod » Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:54 pm
Moe wrote:In one of your blogs spelly, i noticed you did not include Michael Taylor in a list of greats who did not win a Magarey. The list included greats such as Bagshaw, Cahill, Darley & Marker. In my one eyed opinion, Kingo was at least their equal. Can you provide me with his Magarey medal vote totals during his career and what position he finished please?
by Moe » Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:17 pm
robranisgod wrote:Moe wrote:In one of your blogs spelly, i noticed you did not include Michael Taylor in a list of greats who did not win a Magarey. The list included greats such as Bagshaw, Cahill, Darley & Marker. In my one eyed opinion, Kingo was at least their equal. Can you provide me with his Magarey medal vote totals during his career and what position he finished please?
He was a great player, but not Magarey medal standard IMHO. Remember the Magarey Medal is fairest and most brilliant, if it was best and fairest I think that he would have been Magarey Medal standard.
by Adelaide Hawk » Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:21 pm
by am Bays » Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:38 pm
Adelaide Hawk wrote:Taylor was the best player, and red hot favourite for the medal in 1980. Just another season when the best player over the season didn't win the medal.
by Moe » Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:42 pm
by spell_check » Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:01 pm
1974 11 2 2 1
1975 6 2 0 0
1976 3 0 1 1
1977 2 0 1 0
1978 10 2 1 2
1979 12 1.5 2 3.5
1980 22.5 4.5 3 3
1985 6.5 2 0 0.5
1986 7 1 1 2
1987 14 4 0 2
by Moe » Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:28 am
by Pseudo » Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:08 am
Moe wrote:Thanks spelly. Has also shown me why i rated Macca so highly. Surely the best player never to play AFL.
by Adelaide Hawk » Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:56 pm
am Bays wrote:Adelaide Hawk wrote:Taylor was the best player, and red hot favourite for the medal in 1980. Just another season when the best player over the season didn't win the medal.
I was young and I also bow to your greater knowledge of all things Norwood AH, but IIRC in 1980 hadn't Aish burst on to the scene and was an outside favourite for the medal too? Could it have been a case of Aish taking votes away from Taylor.
by Moe » Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:23 pm
Adelaide Hawk wrote:am Bays wrote:Adelaide Hawk wrote:Taylor was the best player, and red hot favourite for the medal in 1980. Just another season when the best player over the season didn't win the medal.
I was young and I also bow to your greater knowledge of all things Norwood AH, but IIRC in 1980 hadn't Aish burst on to the scene and was an outside favourite for the medal too? Could it have been a case of Aish taking votes away from Taylor.
Yes, Aish was on the scene, but umpires didn't really start to notice him until 1981, the year he won the medal. Aish really made heads turn in the 1980s finals series.
"Red hot" may not have been the right words to use, but Taylor was favourite in most circles to win the medal. He won a number of media awards as well. The most ridiculous thing was although be played centre or ruck-rover all season, he was named in the back pocket in the Advertiser Team of the Year.
In 1980, there was the 2 umpire voting system, and Taylor polled 45 votes, Aish 10. The only player "taking votes" from Taylor was Gallagher who polled 24. The poster who quoted Taylor as saying Ebert towelled him, that would have been Kingo being Kingo. He would have said the same thing about every opponent he stood that season. Believe me, nobody "towelled" Kingo Taylor in 1980.
by GWW » Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:11 pm
by Moe » Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:13 pm
GWW wrote:Taylor doesn't come across as someone who would be boastful like that, I don't know what tone it was said in but i wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't in total seriousness.
Taylor surely was a great player though.
by spell_check » Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:38 pm
by spell_check » Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:46 pm
by robranisgod » Sat Dec 12, 2009 2:36 pm
by am Bays » Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:51 pm
by am Bays » Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:37 pm
Pseudo wrote:Moe wrote:Thanks spelly. Has also shown me why i rated Macca so highly. Surely the best player never to play AFL.
Shall we open a book on who will be the first North supporter to bite?
by Psyber » Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:39 am
Who??am Bays wrote:*cough* Peter Carey *cough*Pseudo wrote:Shall we open a book on who will be the first North supporter to bite?Moe wrote:Thanks spelly. Has also shown me why i rated Macca so highly. Surely the best player never to play AFL.
by Moe » Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:02 am
Psyber wrote:Who??am Bays wrote:*cough* Peter Carey *cough*Pseudo wrote:Shall we open a book on who will be the first North supporter to bite?Moe wrote:Thanks spelly. Has also shown me why i rated Macca so highly. Surely the best player never to play AFL.
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