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• Dick Lee won goal kicking 10! Times

Horses aren't very good at mathematics are they

10! is ten factorial! But I am just splitting hairs to be an Ass

 

[JB1975]

Kudos to NomadPie for a fine opening thread, although it's hard to choose 'the one'. Still, I choose Bucks. I saw us play a lot of ordinary/shitful footy in the 1990s, but it was Buckley more than anyone else who kept my appreciation of the game alive during those uninspiring years. I sometimes went to Geelong games just to watch Ablett senior, went to a few games at Moorbabbin just to watch Plugger, and sometimes the only thing which motivated me to watch the Pies get beaten was the prospect of watching the brutish majesty of N. Buckley.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Horses aren't very good at mathematics are they

10! is ten factorial! But I am just splitting hairs to be an Ass

I should say neigh

But you made a good point.




Answer folks is: 3,628,800

 

[Horaceg]

Peter Moore, his song says it all and would be awesome having him line up with Our other future Moore superstar. I’d stop him from leaving too.

 

[Horaceg]

An honourable mention to Rowdy, had it all.

 

[mike123]

Travis Cloke (don't turn him into a FF)

Or Leon Davis ( use him as a defender his whole career)

 

[jonbe54]

An honourable mention to Rowdy, had it all.

Total agreement on Rowdy, immense courage and bled black and white - quite literally at times.

Seeing him come trotting out in the '90 GF after being patched up from a cheap shot and immediately getting in Daniher's face was one of the highlights of my footy watching life.

 

[jonbe54]

Any of those, or Len Thompson. Six foot seven, agile, quick, great skills. He didn't just break the mould for ruckmen, he made a mockery of it.
I once saw him drop kick a goal from just forward of the wing at Windy Hill after the three quarter time siren.
In today's equivalents, it would be like Mason Cox taking all his marks; moving like, say, Will Hoskin-Elliot; and kicking like Lynden Dunn.

Big Len was the forerunner of today's ruckmen, a great pity he played in a time of Collingwood almosts.

 

[JB1975]

Total agreement on Rowdy, immense courage and bled black and white - quite literally at times.

Seeing him come trotting out in the '90 GF after being patched up from a cheap shot and immediately getting in Daniher's face was one of the highlights of my footy watching life.

I think of Rowdy every time I see a player giving away a free kick just for diving at the ball like a maniac. That sort of courage and desperation, it seems, belong to another time.

 

[Kick It 2 Me]

Barry Price.

 

[jonbe54]

I think of Rowdy every time I see a player giving away a free kick just for diving at the ball like a maniac. That sort of courage and desperation, it seems, belong to another time.

Yes it's being outlawed slowly and surely as the game is sanitized for prime time consumption.

Mustn't offend the bleeding hearts . . .

 

[BPikkers]

Mick Gayfer

 

[barrackers]

And we had a long tradition of winning the goal kicking.

Peter McKenna kicked at least one goal for 121 consecutive matches, a league record!

Our Uber elite greats:

• Dick Lee won goal kicking 10! Times
• Gordon Coventry
• Ron Todd
• Peter McKenna

We've certainly lead the way -

Spoiler: Most career goals progressive tally

Year /Rd|Player|Club|Career tally
\1897 R1|JAMES, Eddy
COLLINS, Tod
GRAHAM, Johny
WAUGH, Norm
LEITH, Jack|Geel
Ess
Ess
Ess
Melb|2
\1897 R2|LEITH, Jack|Melb|5
\1897 R4|LEITH, Jack
TULLOCH, Lardie |Melb
Coll |7
\1897 R5|LEITH, Jack|Melb|10
\1897 R14|LEITH, Jack
JAMES, Eddy|Melb
Geel|22
\1897 SF week 1|LEITH, Jack|Melb|24
\1897 SF week 3|JAMES, Eddy|Geel|27
\1898 R1|LEITH, Jack|Melb|28
\1898 R2|JAMES, Eddy|Geel|31
\1901 R1| SMITH, Archie | Coll |86
\1903 R14|LEITH, Jack|Melb|120
\1904 R2| LOCKWOOD, Teddy |Geel / Coll |127
\1906 R9|GRACE, Mick|Fitz / Carl / StK|145
\1910 R7| LEE, Dick | Coll |215
\1913 R12| LEE, Dick
MORTIMER, Len| Coll
SM|279
\1913 R14|MORTIMER, Len|SM|280
\1913 R15| LEE, Dick | Coll |282
\1930 QF| LEE, Dick
COVENTRY, Gordon | Coll |707
\1930 PF| COVENTRY, Gordon | Coll |708
\1999 R6|LOCKETT, Tony|StK / Syd|1300

 

[Leviathan Pie]

Would have loved to have seen bucks in his prime.

Best we've ever seen in the B&W - it was a pleasure.

Someone more recent, and a bit obscure is Sean Rusling. He had elite attributes, but his shoulders just couldn't stand-up to the rigours. With a sound body would've loved to have seen what he could achieve.

 

[jonbe54]

Barry Price.

"Barry Price collects and runs through the pivot . . . . stab pass to MCKENNAAAAA!!"

Great memories . . . Would have been a premiership player but for Macca going down to friendly fire.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Best we've ever seen in the B&W - it was a pleasure.

Someone more recent, and a bit obscure is Sean Rusling. He had elite attributes, but his shoulders just couldn't stand-up to the rigours. With a sound body would've loved to have seen what he could achieve.

Sean R is one that got away due to injury/unsuitable body.

There must be quite a few of those types.
Mark Orval might have been another one though we will never really know.

 

[parvey]

Brian Taylor

 

[cakewalk06]

Bucks because I feel his particular set of skills would be even more damaging the way footy is played now.

 

[Finnishpie]

This is my first thread, I've only recently become a regular on here so apologies if a similar thread is hidden away in past pages.

If you could choose 1 Collingwood player from the past to start their career again and be on our list this season who do you choose. Doesn't necessarily have to be to improve our team, could be just a player you loved to watch for some reason.

Mine is Scott Burns, an all time favourite player of mine. Was hard as a cats head, a great ball user and a very good leader as well... Very underated in my opinion... I wore 17 on my back in my playing days because of him.

Love that guy.

But I’d choose Leon Davis for our backline. He’d be scintillating in modern football.

 

[Piesinmyeyes]

Gonna be greedy and go for 3
1) Bruce Abernathy - classy ball user.
2) Graham Wright impacted from the start - underated
3) Doug Barwick - stylish finisher and bull.

 

[Robroy22]

Greening.
The best there ever was.

 

[JB1975]

Brian Taylor

I don't know that he'd fancy being a 'roaming Brian' in today's footy, but he'd certainly bring a much needed sense of theatre back into the game.

 

[Antz]

The number 19 Graham Wright. Absolutely loved watching him play as a kid. He's my all time favourite Collingwood player.

 

[ThexderX]

Daicos or Bucks...hard to split.

 

[Magpie Monopoly]

Bit left field, but I'd like Daisy.

Prime Dale Thomas was not only the best player in our team with prime Swan and Pendles, but the best player in the comp. Absolute gun. Everyone remembers the ball goal to get into the GF, not as many remember Daisy's tackle:



Shame his career was riddled with injury. Always loved how he went about his craft. Just a pure footballer.