Your clubs favourite Cult Hero of all Time

[Vindicater]

 

[craffles]

Some terrible noms in here. Cult figures are players that are revered not because they are guns but because they have a s**t haircut, are funny off the field or are just battlers who we admire. Some good current day examples in my opinion are

Matt Spangher (3 clubs works his ass off and it paid off + sick haircut)

LRT - see above minus 3 clubs

Lingy - Ugly mofo who was a beast of a competitor and left no stone unturned

Relton Roberts - Played two games and left to eat burgers (we can all relate)

Ivan Maric (when he had mullet)

Tex Walker (had a mullet, dumb as dog s**t but tough and courageous, very likeable larrikin)

Etc etc

 

[mondaynight]

Really hard to come up with a cult hero for the Pies. The only name I can think of is James Manson with his awkward kicking style and larger than life personality I remember when he would have a set shot at goal us Pies fans had to turn away until he kicked it - we just couldn't bear to watch. One time he even feigned an injury so Ronnie McKeown could take the shot. McKeown was always a great shot at goal and put it through after which Manson made a miraculous recovery.

 

[outabounds]

You have to include Percy Jones

 

[Garf]

Dipper

 

[jaxx]

Mark Ricciuto, our long-time captain, eight-time All Australian and only Brownlow Medallist. At the start of a recent wave of change at the club, Roo returned to sit on the board, much to our excitement.

There's Andrew McLeod, often called the most-loved Crow and greatest Crow, the only man ever to win consecutive Norm Smith Medals, five time All Australian.

Tony Modra didn't play nearly as many games but was a popular, exciting key forward and put so many bums on seats in our critical early years.

And then there's Malcolm 'Saint Malcolm the Messiah' Blight, who coached the Crows to a premiership in his first year and backed it up the next year. He was with us for a short time but will always be remembered for getting the ultimate success against adversity.

Four biggest names in your club's history = totally missed the point.

 

[Mningasimisonda]

It's normally hair related... Recently I can think of these three at Geelong.

 

[Rotayjay]

Four biggest names in your club's history = totally missed the point.

Ah well, I misunderstood 'cult hero' to mean 'famous hero'.

 

[EssendonNick]

I always loved Dean "Chunky" Rioli.
Wasn't a skinny bastard but gee wizz he had some skills.

 

[MrKK]

Any Danny Southern mentions so far? Ticks all the boxes for haircut / being a mad bastard.

 

[JunglistPosse]

Snap

 

[windyhill]

There are a few ways you could look at it with the Crows. There's Mark Ricciuto, our long-time captain, eight-time All Australian and only Brownlow Medallist. At the start of a recent wave of change at the club, Roo returned to sit on the board, much to our excitement.

There's Andrew McLeod, often called the most-loved Crow and greatest Crow, the only man ever to win consecutive Norm Smith Medals, five time All Australian.

Tony Modra didn't play nearly as many games but was a popular, exciting key forward and put so many bums on seats in our critical early years.

And then there's Malcolm 'Saint Malcolm the Messiah' Blight, who coached the Crows to a premiership in his first year and backed it up the next year. He was with us for a short time but will always be remembered for getting the ultimate success against adversity.

We're launching an Adelaide FC Hall of Fame next month, so it's a current topic of debate.

Plenty of champions mentioned but not a cult hero among them.

 

[ep2018]

Q Stick surely. Average forward with a long kick, made to look decent by the best midfield of the past two decades.

 

[Jane Doe]

One of my favourites as a kid

 

[King Bont]

Q Stick surely. Average forward with a long kick, made to look decent by the best midfield of the past two decades.

The lions would disagree with that

 

[go you pups]

Any Danny Southern mentions so far? Ticks all the boxes for haircut / being a mad bastard.

I was going to say him

Derek Kickett anyone?

 

[go you pups]

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Dr Matthew Liptak. Desperately unlucky to miss out on both grand finals. An absolute hero, but only at Adelaide.

Always wondered what happened to him, thought he was a good player when I was a kid

 

[radiojake]

Always wondered what happened to him, thought he was a good player when I was a kid

hamstrings :-(

 

[Rotayjay]

Plenty of champions mentioned but not a cult hero among them.

Yeah, I misunderstood the thread theme

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Byron Pickett.

 

[pinot]

We have so many... but Bruce Doull has his own bar at Princes Park.

 

[Tbonefreo]

Ashley Sampi was a cult figure at wce

 

[Berny21]

Kommer

 

[Pessimistic]

Do they have to be average or worse ?

Othetwise Dipper is the all time cult hero

 

[PoppedCorn]

gtrain
maxie
prob muir yeah
mad as a cut snake