Favorite Players over the years

[Truckosaurus]

Jakovich, Phil Matera, Cousins, Merenda (it was a shit era, I had to take what I could get), Cummings, Troy Wilson, Kerr, Huntaaaaaaaaa

 

[flamingEMBERS]

Ben Cousins will always be my favorite ever footballer, nothing will ever change this.

Ignoring my username right now my currently playing favorites would probably be Bennell and Shuey

No one will ever quite compare to him for me either.

 

[LordHaart]

Lynch and Wirrpanda for me.

 

[Double the Fist]

Brett Heady.


Dunno why, just is. Maybe Peter Wilson at number two. Dunno if his name has anything to do with it.....

Peter Eric McKenzie Wilson

LOL

 

[Beutbrute]

Nice Thread

1987 Ross Glendenning - still remember him taking this mark with two opposition players holding each arm. Thought he was awesome!
1987 to 1989 - Laurie Keene - Cause he could kick those long torpedo goals
1990 to 1992 - Troy Ugle - Don't remember why, but I think he took some high flying marks or something
1992 to 2001 - Peter Matera - Waltzing Matera
Brief interlude in 1994 Brett Spinks - Cause he was going to be the next star....
2002 to 2007 The triumvirate of Cousins, Kerr and Judd
2008 to 2009 Brent Staker - This guy can play forward AND midfield. He'll be amazing
2010 to present - Nic Naitanui

 

[Mancey]

My favourites over the journey

Laurie Keene
Jako
Cousins, closely followed by Juddy
Hurn

 

[yyou]

Judd, your greatest player by a mile & a lock for my greatest ever team.
Peter Matera & Worsfold also
& Kemp
currently, like Kennedy & of course NicNat

 

[Suma Magic]

Suma
Bellotti
Rojo
Emac
Lycett
Adamson

 

[Suma Magic]

Good to see he has joined the biggest club in WA

Couldn't agree more.

 

[KevinTaylor]

Brett Heady.


Dunno why, just is. Maybe Peter Wilson at number two. Dunno if his name has anything to do with it.....

Peter Eric McKenzie Wilson

LOL

Great call!
No doubt its a different game nowadays,..... but .............he played the HFF like it was meant to be played.(IMO) Magnificent kick, fearless, pretty good grab.
How well do his stats line up?? xxx

 

[Double the Fist]

Great call!
No doubt its a different game nowadays,..... but .............he played the HFF like it was meant to be played.(IMO) Magnificent kick, fearless, pretty good grab.
How well do his stats line up?? xxx

Hard as a feral cats head too.

 

[Eaglespur]

Judd, your greatest player by a mile & a lock for my greatest ever team.
Peter Matera & Worsfold also
& Kemp
currently, like Kennedy & of course NicNat

No chance

 

[ziad]

Peter Matera, then Dean Kemp for courage and skill

 

[ThePuma #9]

Too many to choose from so will just name a top ten in no particular order

Cuz
Judd
Kerr
Wirra
J.K
Mainy
NicNat
Hunter
Coxy
P. Matera



That was hard enough to dwindle down but if i was pressed for favourite?

Matera all the way.

 

[MIKE85]

Was Jako from when I can remember, 93 - when he retired, Cuz in the latter years of Jako too. Probably Darling these days, must be the #27

I had a Jakovich quilt cover as a kid! Kind of creepy thinking about it now, but back then it was all ok.

 

[jesterwester]

I had a bad run of my favourite players, either being in or out of the team, or leaving the club.
I liked Jason Ball as a kid, then he left.
I liked Chad Morrison, then he did his knee, and left.
I liked Paul Symmons, then he was delisted.
I liked Ben Cousins, then Chris Judd, then they both left.

Thankfully now my new favourite players are Shannon Hurn & Nic Nat, who have both had blessed runs with injury since they were installed as my favourites in 2010. :S

 

[jesterwester]

Was Jako from when I can remember, 93 - when he retired, Cuz in the latter years of Jako too. Probably Darling these days, must be the #27

I had a Jakovich quilt cover as a kid! Kind of creepy thinking about it now, but back then it was all ok.

Its not creepy at all to still have that quilt cover is it? I hope not...

 

[MIKE85]

Its not creepy at all to still have that quilt cover is it? I hope not...

Not at all, I wish I did still have it, not sure how the wife would feel about though

 

[mick06]

1990 - Sumich.. my first year that I remember games, full forward
1991 - 1995 - Matera, wingman days - absolute star with pace and gathers
1996 - 1997 - Beginning to get older and realised that Kemp's exquisiteness was keeping the Eagles around the mark as other icons began to slow as the competition moved on
1998 - 2001 - Cuz, the champion mid/half-forward, already gutrunning with trademark hands on hips with anguished face and fringe-part haircut whenever the ball was stopped
2002 - 2007 - Judd was a star from game 1...even in the preseason of 02 realised this manchild had afterburners
2008 - 2011 - Since no Benny or CJ .. Kerr, injury-riddled but still had the genius handballs and spurts of miracle extraction.
2012 - current - the Panther, Nic Naitanui. Hope he gets back to '12 form and he's not just a lumbering patchwork of surgery.

I'd copy and paste this for mine.

Sumich was my first fave. As a kid had his number on my jumper and used to kick the ball in the air around the front yard diving in the grass and kicking goals between bamboo and coconut tree goal posts.
I was a right footer but my left was just as good as the great man's....
Can't believe he got death threats from supporters

 

[kempy]

Laurie Keene
Phil Scott
Dwayne Lamb
Karl Langdon
Dean Kemp
Brett Heady
Mitchell White
Drew Banfield
Matt Priddis
Dom Sheed

Hmmm bit of a pattern here ..

 

[yyou]

No chance

so who do you rate as your greatest?
I am genuinely surprised and wonder who you might choose.
Jakovich?
Kerr?

 

[Dark Sharks]

**** Judd. I never had a huge love for that guy. Only an imbecile would deny how ridiculously talented he was, but i never really warmed to him.

I think i never saw him as part of the team, more like someone who plays for himself, an outsider, and wasn't surprised by his defection to Carlton.

 

[Eaglemaniac]

Stevan Jackson
Troy Wilson
Peter Matera
Q-Stick
Paul Simmons (used to play against him in juniors)
Jacko
Cuz
Nic Nat

Out of all of the above Cuz was my ultimate favourite. Such a legend of a player. I was gutted when he retired. Nic Nat put excitement back into footy when Cuz retired. This year I'm hoping Adamson will turn into something special.

 

[flamingEMBERS]

The love I had for Ben Cousins will never be beaten. Ever.

 

[Hairy Lager]

Peter Wilson, this man was the ultimate team man, put his body on the line for his mates.
Bluey McKenna, was silky smooth, great leader, lead by example.
Matera enough said after his premiership winning antics.
Evans same as above.
MacIntosh, just unbeatable in his day against the best crop of full forwards the game has ever seen.
Wirra, whats not to like just a champion all round.
Hurn a greatly balanced kick the game rarely sees.