Greatest player to have played 300 or more games in V/AFL?

[BadGuy]

The following is a list of players whom have played 300 or more games in order of whom made the mark first to last:

Gordon Coventry

Jack Dyer

Dick Reynolds

Ted Whitten Sr.

John Nicholls

Kevin Murray

John Rantall

Kevin Bartlett

Len Thompson

John Newman

Francis Bourke

Don Scott

Barry Breen

Ian Nankervis

Gary Dempsey

Bruce Doull

Bernie Quinlan

Barry Round

Leigh Matthews

Kelvin Moore

Michael Tuck

Wayne Schimmelbusch

Russell Greene

Simon Madden

Garry Foulds

David Cloke

Terry Daniher

Doug Hawkins

Tim Watson

Tony Shaw

Justin Madden

Roger Merrett

Paul Roos

Chris Langford

Craig Bradley

John Blakey

Paul Salmon

Stewart Loewe

Nathan Burke

Stephen Silvagni

Marcus Ashcroft

Mick Martyn

Alastair Lynch

Robert Harvey

Chris Grant

Gavin Wanganeen

Ben Hart

Paul Williams

Mark Ricciuto

Rohan Smith

Scott West

Glenn Archer

David Neitz

Brad Johnson

Andrew McLeod

Shane Crawford

Shannon Grant

Dustin Fletcher

Jason Akermanis

Tyson Edwards

Adam Simpson

Michael O’Loughlin

Brent Harvey

Adam Goodes

Simon Black

Luke Power

Jude Bolton

Matthew Pavlich


In total 68 players have gone on to make 300 or more games.

 

[Donakebab]

Well considering Leigh Matthews is talked about as the greatest player of all time it's pretty straight forward.

Matthews, Reynolds, Whitten, Nicholls and Madden the top 5.

 

[Damon_3388]

A more interesting discussion would be "Who would be the worst 300 gamer in VFL/AFL history?"

 

[Donakebab]

A more interesting discussion would be "Who would be the worst 300 gamer in VFL/AFL history?"

Battle between Ashcroft, Breen, Edwards and Foulds.

Not a bad bunch for the 'worst' players from a list.

 

[Damon_3388]

Battle between Ashcroft, Breen, Edwards and Foulds.

Not a bad bunch for the 'worst' players from a list.

I'd say Archer TBH. Courage for days, but I don't rate him particularly highly as an actual footballer in that company.

 

[Donakebab]

I'd say Archer TBH. Courage for days, but I don't rate him particularly highly as an actual footballer in that company.

3 time AA and a Norm Smith in 1996. I agree the fawning over his hardness is a bit much, but he was still a quality player.

 

[Bailey01]

Battle between Ashcroft, Breen, Edwards and Foulds.

Not a bad bunch for the 'worst' players from a list.

Pity Edwards didn't play for a Victorian team cos he was such a great player with no recognition.

 

[ryan_seb]

Its definitely Leigh Matthews for me.

 

[Donakebab]

Pity Edwards didn't play for a Victorian team cos he was such a great player with no recognition.

What's your point? Where did I say he wasn't a great player? This line is getting real old and is completely full of s**t. Plenty of interstate players like McLeod, Ricciuto and Dangerfield get recognition. It actually seems he didn't get much recognition from the Crows actually as he never won a B&F or any other club award.

I stand by the original comment, it's hardly blinded by Victorian or even Essendon bias as I included Garry Foulds.

 

[Bailey01]

What's your point? Where did I say he wasn't a great player? This line is getting real old and is completely full of s**t. Plenty of interstate players like McLeod, Ricciuto and Dangerfield get recognition. It actually seems he didn't get much recognition from the Crows actually as he never won a B&F or any other club award.

I stand by the original comment, it's hardly blinded by Victorian or even Essendon bias as I included Garry Foulds.

I know just saying he was underrated. I reckon David Mundy would be the same really.

 

[TazHawk15]

Well considering Leigh Matthews is talked about as the greatest player of all time it's pretty straight forward.

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This.

 

[PCORF]

My top 10

Leigh Matthews
Andrew McLeod
Adam Goodes
Ted Whitten
Bruce Doull
Rovert Harvey
Kevin Bartlett
Simon Madden
Glenn Archer
Jason Akermanis

 

[Engimal]

I'd say Archer TBH. Courage for days, but I don't rate him particularly highly as an actual footballer in that company.

He was a good footy player but I can see where you're coming from. If he wasn't as hard as he was, he probably wouldn't be a 3xAA and a Norm Smith medal winner. But he was, so he is.

As for the best, I can't go past Lethal Leigh.

 

[Donakebab]

My top 10

Leigh Matthews
Andrew McLeod
Adam Goodes
Ted Whitten
Bruce Doull
Rovert Harvey
Kevin Bartlett
Simon Madden
Glenn Archer
Jason Akermanis

Just a list of who you have seen? If not then how exactly are you rating Archer over guys like Coventry, Reynolds, Murray and Nicholls?

 

[juss]

Pity Edwards didn't play for a Victorian team cos he was such a great player with no recognition.

Yeh this line is nonsense now. Many greats from non Vic teams are rated as all time greats if their careers warrent it.

 

[Slax]

Best: Matthews

Worst: Foulds