The 3 greatest Carlton players of all time

[celtic_pride]

In order, who would you say are the three greatest players in our club's great history ..

Here is mine

1 - John Nicholls (says it all really, big Nick was the heart and soul of all our famous premiership wins in the 70's, had a massive heart and IMHO the greatest ruckman of all time)

2 - Bruce Doull (Perhaps a surprising choice to come, but I do feel that Doull is sadly a very underrated and underappreciated player in the history of football, certainly the greatest CHB ever in VFL/AFL history.
He was just consistent, I never saw him play (before my time sadly) but from what I'm led to believe, he never played a bad game in his life.
I think the fact he is a very quiet fellow and hardly said anything in public since he retired from football only adds to his mystique and legend

3 -Stephen Kernahan (greatest ever captain at Carlton, and a true legendary figure for the modern day Carlton ... Had the greatest mullet ever seen, but also one of the best overhead/pack marks I've ever seen play the game.
Really made an icon out of the No 4 jumper, and was the type of player and captain, that other players would walk over glass for ...

BTW apologies to Jezza, but I feel though that kinda the saga at the end of the George harris era, and his transfer to St.Kilda tainted his legacy slightly, he would almost be in the top 3, but it hurted to know how his playing career ended in such distasteful way at the time ...

You could put so many other names though, and they wouldn't be wrong either, so many champions this club has produced.

 

[`kURupT]

get redy 2 add juddy 2 that list soon!

 

[Go_Blueboyzzz]

1. greg williams
2. bruce doull
3. alex jesalenko

 

[Pamam]

very hard to choose

its like finding a needle in a haystack

we have had many champions of the years and to choose 3 would be one of the hardest things ever!!

 

[audas]

Mill Hannah
Vinnie Catoggio
Des English

Val Perovick, Alex "hairy" Marcou, David "shut up or ill smash your face in" Rhys Jones.......all unlucky

 

[Gozz]

1 - John Nicholls (says it all really, big Nick was the heart and soul of all our famous premiership wins in the 70's, had a massive heart and IMHO the greatest ruckman of all time)

Mate I love Big Jon, but after watching his highlights reel I was dissapointed. He was a bit like Luke Darcey except much more imposing. Wouldn't put him top 20 in my Greatest Carlton players list.

Mine is:
1. Kernahan
2. Silvagni
3. Koutoufides (and don't laugh, he was the best player ever to play AFL, just not for a long time)

 

[Pie_squasher]

Mine are based on more recent years because I don't think any of the pre-80's teams were of the elite nature that is now required.

Therefore:

1. Kernahan
2. Silvagni
3. Diesel

 

[HBF]

Hard for me to rank guys that I either haven't seen play, or saw when I was very young, and don't recall all that well. Therefore, these are the 3:

1. Kernahan
2. Johnston
3. Silvagni

Apologies to Greg Williams and Brett Ratten

 

[gandaal]

1. Alex Jesualenko
2. Greg Williams
3. Stephen Silvagni

 

[Bee]

Impossible to choose.

I can pick my number one, but after that it gets too hard.

For me I'd go

1. The Dominator
2. SOS
3. Bosustow.

But that's all too unfair to players like Diesel, Doull, Jezza. Too many champions in this great club.

Then of course there is Braddles, Ratts, Kouta it goes on and on.

 

[as0l0]

get redy 2 add juddy 2 that list soon!

would be very difficult and near impossible for Judd to make the list.

 

[blue gunslinger]

Impossible to choose.

I can pick my number one, but after that it gets too hard.

For me I'd go

1. The Dominator
2. SOS
3. Bosustow.

But that's all too unfair to players like Diesel, Doull, Jezza. Too many champions in this great club.

Then of course there is Braddles, Ratts, Kouta it goes on and on.

WOW Bee
Bosustow was from left field.I do think he and Bruce Doull should receive extra credit for facial hair.Bosustow still has that awesome mo and Doull's hair and beard were amazing! Plus they were awesome players

 

[thylacine60]

Mate I love Big Jon, but after watching his highlights reel I was dissapointed. He was a bit like Luke Darcey except much more imposing. Wouldn't put him top 20 in my Greatest Carlton players list.

Mine is:
1. Kernahan
2. Silvagni
3. Koutoufides (and don't laugh, he was the best player ever to play AFL, just not for a long time)

Because you are obviously 12 years old I won't bother abusing you to the extent your ignorant comments on Big Nick deserve.

1. Doormat
2. Jezza
3. Big Nick

 

[ericpascoe]

1. Alex Jesaulenko
2. John Nicholls
3. Greg Williams

Humblest apologies to Bruce Doull and Steve Silvagni

 

[AlecDuncan]

1. Jezza
2. Doull
3. Alec Duncan (just kidding) Kernahan

 

[Il Naso De Gastev]

1. Tom Alvin
2. David Glascott
3. David Kernahan

 

[one_twelve112]

1. Jezza - I doubt anyone at Carlton would even come close to him in terms of footballing ability.

2. Nicholls - Carlton man through and through. Champion footballer.

3. Williams - The best midfielder I have seen in my time.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

1. Jezza - Unbelievable. - Saw him kick 5 in 5 minutes when i was a kid, and he never broke a sweat. His name transcended the sport.

2. Doull - was so reliable, he was taken for granted, but cool under pressure, and played on all sizes.

3. Nicholls - was slowing down when i saw him, and was playing more forward, but they were still scared of him and he always got goals with those floaty punts.

11 flags between that lot, speaks for itself

Kerna, SoS and Bradley are up there.

 

[thylacine60]

Yep, pretty sure Bruce would have had 5 if he'd played on in 87.

 

[sosos]

Its out of Jesaulenko, Koutoufides, Williams, Silvagni, Nicholls, Doull, and S.Kernahan

I'd have Jezza number 1, but put a blanket over the rest of the field.

 

[NBULTY]

Mick Martyn - speaks for itself really

Sean Charles - words cant describe

Brett Sholl -Tall & skinny, that's about it.

 

[Tom Blue]

Unfortunately I'm too young to have seen some of the greats such as Jezza and Doull play. Even Kernahan is a distant memory.

But the best player I have seen for the navy blue is Anothony Koutoufides. Cruely cut down by injury but at his peak there was NO-ONE that could match him.

 

[AndyWalkersGirl]

Because you are obviously 12 years old I won't bother abusing you to the extent your ignorant comments on Big Nick deserve.

1. Doormat
2. Jezza
3. Big Nick

Why do you always have to put down and abuse someone who doesn't have the same view as you?

 

[Blue Ball Fever]

Impossible to choose.

I can pick my number one, but after that it gets too hard.

For me I'd go

1. The Dominator
2. SOS
3. Bosustow.

But that's all too unfair to players like Diesel, Doull, Jezza. Too many champions in this great club.

Then of course there is Braddles, Ratts, Kouta it goes on and on.

Who's your number 4, Eddie Betts?

 

[murph#3]

without a doubt our greatest ever player is john nicholls. everyone in the media who has been around the game long enough rate him among the top handful of players they've ever seen and his record speaks fo himself. he would have the most games captained record too if it wasn't for barrasi crossing voer to captain-caoch. i honestly believe we've produced more champions than any other club so the next 2 is extremely hard to pick i'd probably have sticks at 2 and doull at 3 with SOS, jezza, diesel, kouta, dominator and southby very unlucky to miss out.