Toast 2023 AFL Hall of Fame inductees - Jimmy Bartel & Corey Enright

[Goggin Our Best]

1996	Peter Burns
	Bob Davis Graham Farmer (legend) Edward Greeves Tom Hafey (coach) Reg Hickey George Moloney Bernie Smith George 'Jocka' Todd Tom Wills (administrator) Doug Wade Henry Young
1997	Charles Brownlow (administrator)
1998	Fred Flanagan
2000	Bill Goggin
2001	Greg Williams
2002	John Newman
2004	Denis Marshall
2005	Gary Ablett Sr.
	Ian Nankervis
2008	Garry Hocking
2013	Brian Peake
2018	Matthew Scarlett

Didnt know that Ablett Snr was in their - just kept reading that they wernt going to let him in etc

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Didnt know that Ablett Snr was in their - just kept reading that they wernt going to let him in etc

Add Enright and Bartel to that list too obviously.

 

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Boris too!!

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[cats_09]

Didnt know that Ablett Snr was in their - just kept reading that they wernt going to let him in etc

AFL Hall of Fame - yes for Ablett Snr

Being upgraded to Legend status is unlikely to be something that happens though

 

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[GeelongFTW]

According to blokes on twitter he wasnt that good and doesn't deserve to be inducted.

 

[Mr Meow]

According to blokes on twitter he wasnt that good and doesn't deserve to be inducted.

Stay away from that hell hole.

 

[catempire]

Scarlett described Boris as the best footy thinker and the best player he has seen.

 

[kittypurry]

Seeing Tom Harley at the table with Jimmy’s family got me a bit emotional

I met Tom Harley a couple times and he is literally the absolute nicest human being on the face of the planet.

I let out an 'aww' when I saw him at Jim's table!

Unrelated note, I would have gone with Jimmy and Boris first too. Well done boys! Mark Williams joking that of course he had to go after two Geelong boys which meant he had to see '07 footage was hilarious.

Next year I'd go Joel Corey and Stevie J. Corey deserves to be in the Hall of Fame due to his '07 prelim smother alone--he stopped the Pies from getting to another grand finale, ended Nathan Buckley's career, and got us into the GF where we ended the drought. I'm joking but also I am not lol. I don't think anyone is underrated from our '07 to '11 team, but if anyone is, it's him. Running machine. Absolute beast. Won two B&Fs as well which is saying something in the days of Selwood, Bartel, Enright, Scarlo, GAJ etc.

Happy to see jealousy over our domination is alive and well! Imagine thinking that a sexy beast of a triple premiership player, a Brownlow Medalist, Norm Smith Medalist, a two-time All-Australian, and three hundred gamer isn't worthy of this honour. Twitter is full of bitter losers.

Thankfully Brad Close is carrying on our tradition of having a hot dark haired dude running around in the long sleeved hoops. Miss yah, Jimmy!

 

[sexyhunk]

was actually surprise enright just got in now, would have thought the best HB in history of the game would have gone in earlier.

 

[Partridge]

Just out of interest - could someone list all the Geelong players in the hall of fame

And outside of Farmer - i reckon a certain player who wore Number 2 - is next best behind G Farmer

I always had a high regard for Geoff Miles.

 

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[Chinacats]

Congratulations to Corey Enright & Jimmy Bartel….. bloody Sam Mitchell was good and he deserved it too! Well done all!

 

[PhatBoy]

Of our last 17 seasons I think Johnson will be next in, Selwood and Ablett will obviously go in, Hawkins and Dangerfield.

Chapman is borderline even though I absolutely loved him, I think Taylor and Corey probably miss out

 

[Generalissimo]

Stay away from that hell hole.

Yes. Ever since Musk bought it it's been wall-to-wall Nazis. Even the footy discussions have degenerated into Bay 13, when previously you could find some decent tidbits occasionally.

 

[TheWoodenSlug]

Absolutely; that's why it was a champion team - Cameron Ling also with that selfless, defensively-minded and disciplined game that complemented Ablett and Bartel so well. Then you had Corey who worked as hard as anyone and who ran over the top of his opponents. Potent combination.

Don't forget Selwood.

It's easy to associate him more with the post-2011 era, but he was All Australian in 2009 & 2010. Also Rising Star in 2007 and AFLCA Best Young Player in 2008 - he was a gun from the start and a big part of that 2007 - 2011 midfield.

 

[Cursed Cat]

It's easy to associate him more with the post-2011 era, but he was All Australian in 2009 & 2010. Also Rising Star in 2007 and AFLCA Best Young Player in 2008 - he was a gun from the start and a big part of that 2007 - 2011 midfield.

Then you had James Kelly capable of rotating through the middle if required - embarrassment of riches!

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

I always had a high regard for Geoff Miles.

I'm pretty sure he was talking about Denis Marshall.

 

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[FredLeDeux]

That brilliant pick-up and even better handball from ground level always reminded me of a certain no. 5.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

That brilliant pick-up and even better handball from ground level always reminded me of a certain no. 5.

Polly?