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Boak is not only top 5, he is top 3
You be trippin.
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Boak is not only top 5, he is top 3
Yeah.. nah.... great player, great work horse... top 3?? ..... so you think Boak sneaks in in front of Burgoyne, Wanga's, Treadrea, Wilson, Primus, Francou, Carr, Lade.....
Tredrea
Gray
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Boak
Gav
Lade
Chadbro
Kane
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the rest
So it is, that is weird that they put it up amongst the latest articles outThe date on that article is 2019
Dont forget he had to also overcome & recover from testicular cancer in 2017 as well. Quite often this marks the end of a career with a few marquee farewell games. Robbie, on the otherhand, just keeps on performing and thrilling the crowd 4 years later.Robbie Gray has been a warrior for our club, a club great and club champion. Robbie has done many great things, but there is one thing he has achieved that I don't think anyone else in the AFL has matched him on.
Robbie after having an ACL reco has gone from a good neat player with a lot of potential, but a bit flakey because of his body was struggling with the rigours of the game, to an absolute superstar of the competition. I can't think of another player that has won 4 All Oz selections and won 3 club championships after having a knee reco.
Tim Watson had a knee reco in 1986 and won Essendon's B&F in 1988 and 1989 and made the VFL team of the year in 1989 is the only player that readily comes to mind to achieving something similar, but not as grand as to what Robbie has, post knee reco.
Watson had played 194 of his 307 games when he did his ACL. Robbie had played 70 games when he did his. Robbie had a similar recovery, did his ACL in 2012 and won the club champion award and All Oz selection 2 years later in 2014 and 2015. Both were 24 when they did their ACL, just that Watson started when he was 15 years and 300 odd days old. He retired for the 2nd time at 33 after having a year off in 1992.
For all the outstanding things Robbie has done, recovering from an ACL the way he has, is arguably his greatest achievement.
Save's Loukas Founten having to write another article, and talking to Ken.So it is, that is weird that they put it up amongst the latest articles out
I remember talking to John James (remember him?) before the draft and he said the recruiting team were insisting that we shouldn't go for the local "superstar" and he was wondering about how to deal with the fallout.I still remember listening to the '06 draft online. We'd already called out Boak, which caused melts, and I think Stewart and Krakouer. Then we called out "Robert Gray" with pick 50-something and I distinctly remember thinking 'never heard of him, I'm sure he'll be a nobody'. Lol.