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No-one has been on the receiving end of the incredible skill and power of Kouta more than Essendon supporters. The only problem is his reign was too brief; in reality he had 2 outstanding seasons, several good ones and a few ordinary ones. Judd has been doing what he is doing ever since he started, he just never has down periods. He have an average game here and there but you just know he will come back with a great game. Judd's consistency gets it for mine.
Same reason why when the media discuss Brown and Riewoldt they always compare back to Carey.......very little mention of Kernahan.
Can never understand why kernahans rarely mentioned,Same reason why when the media discuss Brown and Riewoldt they always compare back to Carey.......very little mention of Kernahan.
There is a key word in that sentence that begins with an "m".
Can never understand why kernahans rarely mentioned,
For starters kernahan averaged 11 kicks a game along with careys average of 11.4 a game.
Kernahan averaged 7 marks a game next to careys 6.7.
7 times in his 11 year career stepphen kernahan had 150 plus marks in a season.
and he was the afls longest serving captain, as well as first year captain, premiership and goal kicking award along with the best and fairest.
now how many other players have done so.
Why is kernahan not mentioned in the same breath, was it because he came to carlton at age 23 whereas brown, carey, hird, franklin, riewoldt and pav all came to their respective clubs at a young age of say 17/18.
Honestly the amount of times I thought that same thought through.
Injuries are all a part of it and the ability to overcome them and still perform are one of the defining characteristics of champions. Hird had a knee reco before he'd played and AFL game, then busted his foot that kept him out for 2 years and then had his face smashed in and kept going. Voss had a compound broken leg and came back as good as ever. Everyone gets injured. The only knock on Kouta is that he never had the consistency or the durability of the others and some of that was prior to his knee injury. Agree though that his best of 2000 was just out of this world.Kouta wasnt a james hird who played all his career like the legend he is, but the injuries didnt help kouta.
The problem with kouta was between 1995 and 2000 he didnt maintain his form, then he peaked in 2000 and got that fricken injury.
You guys probably wish he had played in that prelim to avenge the year before, lol
Honestly the amount of times I thought that same thought through.
If he had come around say 1982 as a 19 year old, played another 80 to 85 games for an average of 2. whatever it was that would have put him close to a thousand career goals.
bradley would have won a brownlow or two.
U r spot on champ
If only and we can imaginne in our minds.
I believe the 1988 premiership would have been ours, we only needed to get over the line against the dees in that prelim final and melbourne losing the year earlier only spurred them to make up for it.
I believe the 1988 premiership would have been ours, we only needed to get over the line against the dees in that prelim final and melbourne losing the year earlier only spurred them to make up for it.
Wasnt there one other player that got sick and couldnt play in the 1986/87 grand finals, there was mottsy and someone else in the lead up to the finals.
I tell u what if sticks and braddles had come to carlton in 1981, when we were going for back to backs, their presence and talents could have intervened with essendons 1984 premiership.
That was the year kernahan captained glenelg to back to back flags.
an absolute natural and sisciplined leader, a born champion, that is faithful to his wife and never has his name tarnished like certain others. lol
