- Dec 14, 2008
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Fox footy did a thing ..well, it was basically Dermie just ratting on us, asking Paul Salmon who were the dirtiest players he played with at Essendon - without him even considering if Dipper had the pointiest elbows of the 80s, or if Leigh Matthews contesting a case of assault in a court of law constitutes a dirty act..anyhow, i digress
Who were the dirtiest players in your time watching?
first of all, i was a child of the 80s so i reckon alot of the dirty acts of that time probably went over my head - or maybe i just considered it normal for the time, so im probably more likely to start from the 90s onward. I guess Merrett, Duckworth and co were probably pretty dirty for today's standard.
secondly, there are different kinds of dirty - there are stand up, dont try to hide it, dirty act players - then there are undercover, leave the elbow hanging or drive in the sneaky knee when no one is watching dirty, outside of that are just straight hard nuts who are probably not dirty as such, but are prone to hurting others just as a rule
I'd say my first on the dirty hall of fame is Dean Wallis, sheedys enforcer. What he lacked in ability he made up for in pointy elbows that had a habit of hitting late heads. Mil Hanna says hello. I mean here was a bloke who was happy to stand infront of Tony lockett
and rough him up - its like he had nhill fear or brains (see what i did there)
Dean Soloman and Mark johnson
probably fall into the hard nuts category but they made their fair share of 'miss timed' bumps. Were also great at flying the flag when needed.
Nathan lovett-murray
, was great at sorting people out in his home.. but he was equally adept with the fists, i dont reckon youd take him on
Paul Barnard, Barry young - sheedy drafted them in, i reckon they each had a dirty streak.
Campbell Brown
labelled Lloyd a sniper, i never saw it myself, just a guy protecting his space
Long has been much respected as a statesman but i recdkon he was sneakily dirty, outside of the troy Simmonds
hit he loved flyting feet first in kung fu mark attemps or leaving the hanging elbow out to dry. I reckon early days he was suspended more than he played.
anyhow its perhaps an indictment on us as a club today, or perhaps its just moving with the times that nobody comes to mind in the current or recent era
so dirtiest players of the EFC, dirty acts you've witnessed from our players. Got any opinions?
Who were the dirtiest players in your time watching?
first of all, i was a child of the 80s so i reckon alot of the dirty acts of that time probably went over my head - or maybe i just considered it normal for the time, so im probably more likely to start from the 90s onward. I guess Merrett, Duckworth and co were probably pretty dirty for today's standard.
secondly, there are different kinds of dirty - there are stand up, dont try to hide it, dirty act players - then there are undercover, leave the elbow hanging or drive in the sneaky knee when no one is watching dirty, outside of that are just straight hard nuts who are probably not dirty as such, but are prone to hurting others just as a rule
I'd say my first on the dirty hall of fame is Dean Wallis, sheedys enforcer. What he lacked in ability he made up for in pointy elbows that had a habit of hitting late heads. Mil Hanna says hello. I mean here was a bloke who was happy to stand infront of Tony lockett
PLAYERCARDSTART
Tony Lockett
- Age
- 58
- Ht
- 191cm
- Wt
- 108kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 10.2
- 3star
- K
- 8.4
- 3star
- HB
- 1.8
- 2star
- M
- 6.3
- 5star
- T
- 0.5
- 3star
- G
- 4.8
- 5star
No current season stats available
- D
- 8.2
- 2star
- K
- 5.6
- 3star
- HB
- 2.6
- 3star
- M
- 4.0
- 4star
- T
- 0.0
- 1star
- G
- 1.4
- 5star
PLAYERCARDEND
Dean Soloman and Mark johnson
PLAYERCARDSTART
Mark Johnson
- Age
- 45
- Ht
- 179cm
- Wt
- 83kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 15.6
- 4star
- K
- 9.9
- 4star
- HB
- 5.7
- 4star
- M
- 4.0
- 4star
- T
- 2.7
- 4star
No current season stats available
- D
- 14.0
- 4star
- K
- 8.4
- 4star
- HB
- 5.6
- 4star
- M
- 2.6
- 3star
- T
- 1.2
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
Nathan lovett-murray
PLAYERCARDSTART
Nathan Lovett-murray
- Age
- 41
- Ht
- 190cm
- Wt
- 87kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 15.8
- 4star
- K
- 8.3
- 3star
- HB
- 7.5
- 5star
- M
- 3.9
- 4star
- T
- 2.7
- 4star
- CL
- 2.2
- 4star
No current season stats available
- D
- 7.6
- 2star
- K
- 5.6
- 3star
- HB
- 2.0
- 2star
- M
- 3.0
- 3star
- T
- 2.2
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND
Paul Barnard, Barry young - sheedy drafted them in, i reckon they each had a dirty streak.
Campbell Brown
PLAYERCARDSTART
Campbell Brown
- Age
- 40
- Ht
- 179cm
- Wt
- 85kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 14.1
- 4star
- K
- 8.9
- 3star
- HB
- 5.2
- 4star
- M
- 5.0
- 5star
- T
- 2.0
- 4star
- G
- 0.5
- 3star
No current season stats available
- D
- 11.8
- 3star
- K
- 6.4
- 3star
- HB
- 5.4
- 4star
- M
- 2.8
- 3star
- T
- 1.4
- 4star
- G
- 0.8
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND
Long has been much respected as a statesman but i recdkon he was sneakily dirty, outside of the troy Simmonds
PLAYERCARDSTART
Troy Simmonds
- Age
- 45
- Ht
- 197cm
- Wt
- 99kg
- Pos.
- Ruck
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 12.2
- 3star
- K
- 7.5
- 3star
- HB
- 4.8
- 3star
- CL
- 2.1
- 4star
- HO
- 12.7
- 5star
No current season stats available
- D
- 5.6
- 2star
- K
- 3.0
- 1star
- HB
- 2.6
- 3star
- HO
- 9.8
- 5star
PLAYERCARDEND
anyhow its perhaps an indictment on us as a club today, or perhaps its just moving with the times that nobody comes to mind in the current or recent era
so dirtiest players of the EFC, dirty acts you've witnessed from our players. Got any opinions?