1980 vs 2017

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Pick a side combining our last 2 premiership sides.
1980.
B: 7 Mick Malthouse 5 Emmett Dunne 19 Greg Strachan
HB: 46 Terry Smith 20 Jim Jess 31 Peter Welsh
C: 6 Stephen Mount 4 Geoff Raines 16 Bryan Wood
HF: 18 Mervyn Keane 33 David Cloke (vc) 29 Kevin Bartlett
F: 30 Francis Bourke 8 Michael Roach 2 Robert Wiley
Foll: 1 Mark Lee 22 Barry Rowlings 3 Dale Weightman
Int: 11 Bruce Monteath (c) 44 Daryl Freame

2017
B: 5 Brandon Ellis 18 Alex Rance 2 Dylan Grimes
HB: 14 Bachar Houli 12 David Astbury 1 Nick Vlastuin
C: 33 Kamdyn McIntosh 9 Trent Cotchin 21 Jacob Townsend
HF: 23 Kane Lambert 4 Dustin Martin 22 Josh Caddy
F: 40 Dan Butler 8 Jack Riewoldt 17 Daniel Rioli
Foll: 25 Toby Nankervis 3 Dion Prestia 6 Shaun Grigg
Int: 10 Shane Edwards 34 Jack Graham 35 Nathan Broad
46 Jason Castagna

B:Francis Bourke,Alex Rance,Dylan Grimes.
HB:Nick Vlastuin,Jim Jess,Merv Keane.
C:Bryan Wood,Geoff Raines,Robert Wiley.
HF.Daniel Rioli,David Cloke,Kevin Bartlett.
F:Jack Riewoldt,Micheal Roach,Dustin Martin.
R:Mark Lee,Trent Cotchin,Dale Weightman.
IC:Barry Rowlings,Mick Malthouse,Shane Edwards,Dion Prestia.

Some very unlucky omissions in Nankervis,Dunne,Lambert,Strachan,Houli,Ellis,Grigg.

But i must say what a bloody fwd line.

 

[tugga]

B: Malthouse, Rance, Dunne

HB: Houli, Jess, Bourke

C: Raines, Cotchin, Wood

HF: Bartlett, Cloke, Rowlings

F: Riewoldt, Roach, Wiley

Foll: Lee, Martin, Weightman

Inter: Edwards, Prestia, Keane, Grigg.


No room for the GOAT (Townsend).

Nankervis unlucky if I needed a second ruckman, but we have Griggs.

The 1980 side was something special.

 

[This Is Anfield]

Pick a side combining our last 2 premiership sides.
1980.
B: 7 Mick Malthouse 5 Emmett Dunne 19 Greg Strachan
HB: 46 Terry Smith 20 Jim Jess 31 Peter Welsh
C: 6 Stephen Mount 4 Geoff Raines 16 Bryan Wood
HF: 18 Mervyn Keane 33 David Cloke (vc) 29 Kevin Bartlett
F: 30 Francis Bourke 8 Michael Roach 2 Robert Wiley
Foll: 1 Mark Lee 22 Barry Rowlings 3 Dale Weightman
Int: 11 Bruce Monteath (c) 44 Daryl Freame

2017
B: 5 Brandon Ellis 18 Alex Rance 2 Dylan Grimes
HB: 14 Bachar Houli 12 David Astbury 1 Nick Vlastuin
C: 33 Kamdyn McIntosh 9 Trent Cotchin 21 Jacob Townsend
HF: 23 Kane Lambert 4 Dustin Martin 22 Josh Caddy
F: 40 Dan Butler 8 Jack Riewoldt 17 Daniel Rioli
Foll: 25 Toby Nankervis 3 Dion Prestia 6 Shaun Grigg
Int: 10 Shane Edwards 34 Jack Graham 35 Nathan Broad
46 Jason Castagna

B:Francis Bourke,Alex Rance,Dylan Grimes.
HB:Nick Vlastuin,Jim Jess,Merv Keane.
C:Bryan Wood,Geoff Raines,Robert Wiley.
HF.Daniel Rioli,David Cloke,Kevin Bartlett.
F:Jack Riewoldt,Micheal Roach,Dustin Martin.
R:Mark Lee,Trent Cotchin,Dale Weightman.
IC:Barry Rowlings,Mick Malthouse,Shane Edwards,Dion Prestia.

Some very unlucky omissions in Nankervis,Dunne,Lambert,Strachan,Houli,Ellis,Grigg.

But i must say what a bloody fwd line.

Bloody hard!!

B:Francis Bourke,Alex Rance,Dylan Grimes.
HB:Nick Vlastuin,Jim Jess,Merv Keane.
C:Bryan Wood,Geoff Raines,Kane Lambert.
HF.Daniel Rioli,Jack Reiwoldt,Kevin Bartlett.
F:Robert Wiley,Micheal Roach,Dustin Martin.
R:Mark Lee,Trent Cotchin,Dale Weightman.
IC:Barry Rowlings,Mick Malthouse,Shane Edwards,Dion Prestia

Lambert in and Cloke can get stuffed!

 

[69vintage]

Didn't Jimmy play CHF ?

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[TigerImposter]

Pick a side combining our last 2 premiership sides.
1980.
B: 7 Mick Malthouse 5 Emmett Dunne 19 Greg Strachan
HB: 46 Terry Smith 20 Jim Jess 31 Peter Welsh
C: 6 Stephen Mount 4 Geoff Raines 16 Bryan Wood
HF: 18 Mervyn Keane 33 David Cloke (vc) 29 Kevin Bartlett
F: 30 Francis Bourke 8 Michael Roach 2 Robert Wiley
Foll: 1 Mark Lee 22 Barry Rowlings 3 Dale Weightman
Int: 11 Bruce Monteath (c) 44 Daryl Freame

2017
B: 5 Brandon Ellis 18 Alex Rance 2 Dylan Grimes
HB: 14 Bachar Houli 12 David Astbury 1 Nick Vlastuin
C: 33 Kamdyn McIntosh 9 Trent Cotchin 21 Jacob Townsend
HF: 23 Kane Lambert 4 Dustin Martin 22 Josh Caddy
F: 40 Dan Butler 8 Jack Riewoldt 17 Daniel Rioli
Foll: 25 Toby Nankervis 3 Dion Prestia 6 Shaun Grigg
Int: 10 Shane Edwards 34 Jack Graham 35 Nathan Broad
46 Jason Castagna

B:Francis Bourke,Alex Rance,Emmett Dunne.
HB:Nick Vlastuin,Jim Jess,Bachar Houli.
C:Bryan Wood,Geoff Raines,Robert Wiley.
HF.Barry Rowlings,David Cloke,Kevin Bartlett.
F:Jack Riewoldt,Micheal Roach,Dustin Martin.
R:Mark Lee,Trent Cotchin,Dale Weightman.
IC:Toby Nankervis,Mick Malthouse,Kane Lambert,Dion Prestia.

 

[Grrr]

Pick a side combining our last 2 premiership sides.
1980.
B: 7 Mick Malthouse 5 Emmett Dunne 19 Greg Strachan
HB: 46 Terry Smith 20 Jim Jess 31 Peter Welsh
C: 6 Stephen Mount 4 Geoff Raines 16 Bryan Wood
HF: 18 Mervyn Keane 33 David Cloke (vc) 29 Kevin Bartlett
F: 30 Francis Bourke 8 Michael Roach 2 Robert Wiley
Foll: 1 Mark Lee 22 Barry Rowlings 3 Dale Weightman
Int: 11 Bruce Monteath (c) 44 Daryl Freame

2017
B: 5 Brandon Ellis 18 Alex Rance 2 Dylan Grimes
HB: 14 Bachar Houli 12 David Astbury 1 Nick Vlastuin
C: 33 Kamdyn McIntosh 9 Trent Cotchin 21 Jacob Townsend
HF: 23 Kane Lambert 4 Dustin Martin 22 Josh Caddy
F: 40 Dan Butler 8 Jack Riewoldt 17 Daniel Rioli
Foll: 25 Toby Nankervis 3 Dion Prestia 6 Shaun Grigg
Int: 10 Shane Edwards 34 Jack Graham 35 Nathan Broad
46 Jason Castagna

B:Francis Bourke,Alex Rance,Emmett Dunne.
HB:Nick Vlastuin,Jim Jess,Bachar Houli.
C:Bryan Wood,Geoff Raines,Robert Wiley.
HF.Barry Rowlings,David Cloke,Kevin Bartlett.
F:Jack Riewoldt,Micheal Roach,Dustin Martin.
R:Mark Lee,Trent Cotchin,Dale Weightman.
IC:Toby Nankervis,Mick Malthouse,Kane Lambert,Dion Prestia.

 

[Grrr]

Very surprised you've gone Dunne over Grimes and Houli over Keane.
Never rated Dunne particularly, and never thought you a Houli fan... Both had cracking Grand Finals though.

That 80 side from wing forward was amazing.

 

[TigerImposter]

Very surprised you've gone Dunne over Grimes and Houli over Keane.
Never rated Dunne particularly, and never thought you a Houli fan... Both had cracking Grand Finals though.

That 80 side from wing forward was amazing.

Dunne was a bit like Grimes . A quiet honest achiever and gets the job done. A very tough bugger. Houli 2017 with BEllis were both brilliant off the HB line.
In a combined side like above they would both blitz and add a bit more speed than Mervyn. I gave Flossy the job over Mervyn bc of his ability to read the ball in the air. It was tough on a few blokes as it was 42 into 22.

 

[Foley#41]

No love for Broady?!

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

Dunne was a bit like Grimes . A quiet honest achiever and gets the job done. A very tough bugger. Houli 2017 with BEllis were both brilliant off the HB line.
In a combined side like above they would both blitz and add a bit more speed than Mervyn. I gave Flossy the job over Mervyn bc of his ability to read the ball in the air. It was tough on a few blokes as it was 42 into 22.

I'm more surprised (but impressed) that Prestia got a gig.

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

B: Bourke, Rance, Vlastuin

HB: Houli, Jess, Welsh

C: Wood, Raines, Lambert

HF: Bartlett, Cloke, Wiley

F: Riewoldt, Roach, Martin

FOLL: Lee, Cotchin, Weightman

I/C: Rowlings, Keane, Ellis, Prestia

 

[Laffy2Chaffey2Daffy]

Geez, Merv Keane was in our team of the century and some can't find a spot in the starting line up. One of the best back flankers/pockets I've seen at Tigerland and could run through the midfield as well.

 

[Laffy2Chaffey2Daffy]

Didn't Jimmy play CHF ?

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Played CHF and CHB.

 

[Laffy2Chaffey2Daffy]

Be interesting to go through this exercise at the end of the current crops careers. If Astbury repeats his 2017 form in 2018 then he will go up several pegs in people's ratings.

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

Geez, Merv Keane was in our team of the century and some can't find a spot in the starting line up. One of the best back flankers/pockets I've seen at Tigerland and could run through the midfield as well.

Soft spot for Welsh, and he had a good game in the GF. Completely get your view.

 

[Achilles Heel]

What about Darryl freame? No love for him?

 

[TigerImposter]

I'm more surprised (but impressed) that Prestia got a gig.

To have another tilt at the Carlton 82 mosquito fleet.
Could have easily swapped for Graham , but I based my team on expertise and contributions over the three finals. My side didn’t get picked on past record as some are suggesting.

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

To have another tilt at the Carlton 82 mosquito fleet.
Could have easily swapped for Graham , but I based my team on expertise and contributions over the three finals. My side didn’t get picked on past record as some are suggesting.

Thats why I had Welsh in. Reckon he played really well that day.

And yes, my utter man crush on Graham nearly saw him pinch a bench spot. Bloody love the kid. As desperate as Hodge, runs a bit like Swan.

 

[Rubber Hips]

1980... Team of superstars
2017...superstar team

Too hard

 

[YeOldTiger]

Pick a side combining our last 2 premiership sides.
1980.
B: 7 Mick Malthouse 5 Emmett Dunne 19 Greg Strachan
HB: 46 Terry Smith 20 Jim Jess 31 Peter Welsh
C: 6 Stephen Mount 4 Geoff Raines 16 Bryan Wood
HF: 18 Mervyn Keane 33 David Cloke (vc) 29 Kevin Bartlett
F: 30 Francis Bourke 8 Michael Roach 2 Robert Wiley
Foll: 1 Mark Lee 22 Barry Rowlings 3 Dale Weightman
Int: 11 Bruce Monteath (c) 44 Daryl Freame

2017
B: 5 Brandon Ellis 18 Alex Rance 2 Dylan Grimes
HB: 14 Bachar Houli 12 David Astbury 1 Nick Vlastuin
C: 33 Kamdyn McIntosh 9 Trent Cotchin 21 Jacob Townsend
HF: 23 Kane Lambert 4 Dustin Martin 22 Josh Caddy
F: 40 Dan Butler 8 Jack Riewoldt 17 Daniel Rioli
Foll: 25 Toby Nankervis 3 Dion Prestia 6 Shaun Grigg
Int: 10 Shane Edwards 34 Jack Graham 35 Nathan Broad
46 Jason Castagna

B:Francis Bourke,Alex Rance,Dylan Grimes.
HB:Nick Vlastuin,Jim Jess,Merv Keane.
C:Bryan Wood,Geoff Raines,Robert Wiley.
HF.Daniel Rioli,David Cloke,Kevin Bartlett.
F:Jack Riewoldt,Micheal Roach,Dustin Martin.
R:Mark Lee,Trent Cotchin,Dale Weightman.
IC:Barry Rowlings,Mick Malthouse,Shane Edwards,Dion Prestia.

Some very unlucky omissions in Nankervis,Dunne,Lambert,Strachan,Houli,Ellis,Grigg.

But i must say what a bloody fwd line.

Sick team but Bachar has to be in there somewhere. When the shit was hitting the fan early BH was the one guy who just wanted to run hard and force it forward.

 

[Del65166]

B: Alex Rance 14 Bachar Houli Nick Vlastuin
HB: 20 Jim Jess 16 Bryan Wood 30 Francis Bourke
C: 4 Geoff Raines Dustin Martin 22 Josh Caddy
HF: 18 Mervyn Keane 4 Jack Graham 8 Jack Riewoldt
F: 8 Michael Roach 2 Robert Wiley 3 Dion Prestia
Foll: Toby Nankervis 22 Dale Weightman 10 Shane Edwards
Int: 11 Bruce Monteath 9 Trent Cotchin 17 Daniel Rioli Kevin Bartlett

Emergencies Mick Malthouse Emmett Dunne David Cloke Mark Lee Brandon Ellis Dylan Grimes Astbury McIntosh Jacob Townsend Kane Lambert Dan Butler Shaun Grigg 35 Nathan Broad

 

[Mustin]

B: N.Vlastuin A.Rance D.Grimes

HB: M.Keane J.Jess F.Bourke

C: B.Houli. G.Rains B.Wood

HF: D.Martin D.Cloke J.Reiwoldt

F: D.Weightman M.Roach D.Rioli

R: T.Nankervis T.Cotchin K.Bartlett

Int: R.Wiley D.Prestia S.Edwards K.Lambert

 

[Ron The Bear]

B|Malthouse|Rance|Grimes|
\HB|Keane|Jess|Houli|
\C|Wood|Raines|Rowlings|
\HF|Bartlett|Cloke|Riewoldt|
\F|Weightman|Roach|Wiley|
\R|Lee|Martin|Cotchin|
\I|Grigg|Edwards|Monteath|Prestia

Bourke omitted as by 1980 he only had a few games left in him. Vlastuin kept out by Houli on body of work; similar for Rioli/Monteath. Weightman first choice as rover but it's hard to find a position for Cotchin otherwise. What a luxury having Jack as third tall!

4200+ goals between them, more than any Richmond team in history.

 

[THE THIN MAN]

B: N.Vlastuin A.Rance D.Grimes

HB: M.Keane J.Jess F.Bourke

C: B.Houli. G.Rains B.Wood

HF: D.Martin D.Cloke J.Reiwoldt

F: D.Weightman M.Roach D.Rioli

R: T.Nankervis T.Cotchin K.Bartlett

Int: R.Wiley D.Prestia S.Edwards K.Lambert

No room for the General?

The Tigers won eleven successive matches early in the 1980 VFL season and, after a slump as injuries took toll late on the home-and-away rounds, returned to their most devastating form in the finals. They easily beat Carlton in the Qualifying Final, withstood a powerful Geelong defence in the Second Semi, and set a record winning margin against a jaded Collingwood side in the Grand Final. Although Kevin Bartlett unanimously won the Norm Smith Medal, Lee’s form in annihilating reigning Brownlow Medallist Peter Moore in the ruck was widely praised and Lee was seen as a "superstar" for the 1980s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lee_(Australian_rules_footballer)

 

[Laffy2Chaffey2Daffy]

No room for the General?
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The Tigers won eleven successive matches early in the 1980 VFL season and, after a slump as injuries took toll late on the home-and-away rounds, returned to their most devastating form in the finals. They easily beat Carlton in the Qualifying Final, withstood a powerful Geelong defence in the Second Semi, and set a record winning margin against a jaded Collingwood side in the Grand Final. Although Kevin Bartlett unanimously won the Norm Smith Medal, Lee’s form in annihilating reigning Brownlow Medallist Peter Moore in the ruck was widely praised and Lee was seen as a "superstar" for the 1980s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lee_(Australian_rules_footballer)

It sounds ridiculous with Bartlett kicking 7 goals (and Cloke kicking 6), but I reckon Lee would have been an equally worthy Norm Smith in 1980. He dominated the ruck that game and Bartlett was just about roving some of his centre hitouts from the forward line.