AFL Hall of Fame

[manicmagpie]

I believe this is the year that Dane Swan

Dane Swan

Age

40

Ht

185cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

26.9

5star

K

16.4

5star

HB

10.4

5star

M

5.9

5star

T

3.1

5star

CL

5.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

12.0

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

5.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

becomes eligible.

Others eligible this year include:

Pavlich
Bartel
Enright
B Harvey
Dal Santo

Got to think that Pavlich, Bartel and Boomer Harvey are near certainties to get in. Does Swannie go straight in?

 

[gouki88]

I think Swan goes straight in. Over 250 games, a Brownlow (should have been 2), a flag, 5 AA's, and a couple of other awards (AFLCA, AFL MVP). His 5 year period from 09-13 was absurd.

 

[sideswipe]

I believe this is the year that Dane Swan becomes eligible.

Others eligible this year include:

Pavlich
Bartel
Enright
B Harvey
Dal Santo

Got to think that Pavlich, Bartel and Boomer Harvey are near certainties to get in. Does Swannie go straight in?

They can induct up to 8 new members, so Swannie is a certainty (to my completely biased one eye).

 

[manicmagpie]

I think Swan goes straight in. Over 250 games, a Brownlow (should have been 2), a flag, 5 AA's, and a couple of other awards (AFLCA, AFL MVP). His 5 year period from 09-13 was absurd.

He should go straight in. But we're talking about the AFL potentially giving out an award to a Collingwood person here, so normal rules don't apply.

They can induct up to 8 new members, so Swannie is a certainty (to my completely biased one eye).

There are a usually a few older inductions as well as coaches, umpires, media etc so the number of 2016 retirees might not be that large. But again, he should be there.

 

[IKnowtheDog]

The lack of honours is probably going to deny Sav Rocca his place in Hall of Fame.

 

[barrackers]

Hopefully we see Dick Lee elevated to legend. His record stands alone in the formative years and an argument could be made that he should have been an inaugural legend.

 

[manicmagpie]

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

Greg Phillips got one for 2020. Unfortunately for his performances for the Port Adelaide Magpies. We’ll claim him as a Collingwood hall of famer!

 

[Aussie pie]

The complete lack of pies players over the past is incredible. We might as well not exist. Mike Fitzpatrick, are you serious, I can think of half a dozen pies players before him.

 

[Aussie pie]

Greg Phillips got one for 2020. Unfortunately for his performances for the Port Adelaide Magpies. We’ll claim him as a Collingwood hall of famer!

They seemed to forget he played for us, no mention whatsoever.

 

[manicmagpie]

The complete lack of pies players over the past is incredible. We might as well not exist. Mike Fitzpatrick, are you serious, I can think of half a dozen pies players before him.

“Sorry Swanny, we found someone who played for Carlton in the 70s who hasn’t been given an honour yet.”

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

They seemed to forget he played for us, no mention whatsoever.

It makes me sad when I think about Collingwood getting overlooked for statues at the MCG or players in the VFL/AFL Team of the Century.
We are a truly hated club.

 

[Aussie pie]

Now Michael Taylor gets in. A Collingwood player gets in but not for playing at Collingwood. I’m surprised they even bothered saying he played for us. I think he was VC at one stage.

 

[Black_White]

It makes me sad when I think about Collingwood getting overlooked for statues at the MCG or players in the VFL/AFL Team of the Century.
We are a truly hated club.

For a club that had won so many Premierships in the20th century, including a never repeated four in a row, the lack of a single player in the team of the century was pure Collingwood racism.

 

[barrackers]

I think one of the biggest issues is the size of the initial induction and the relatively VFL centric view. Perhaps there was a desire to keep it small, so as it not diminish the honour, but there’s a huge backlog of deserving players. I like that they’ve upped the intake in recent years, but it still leaves too few places once recent retirees are considered.

 

[Moore of the Same]

I've really enjoyed watching it tonight. Hope Swanny is next.

 

[Roverjg]

Now Michael Taylor gets in. A Collingwood player gets in but not for playing at Collingwood. I’m surprised they even bothered saying he played for us. I think he was VC at one stage.

Did he coach our reserves team at one stage as well?

 

[BuckleysChance]

Big Pav, we could have had him at the Pies. Just imagine that.

 

[gouki88]

Bill Dempsey's storytelling was brilliant. Glad he got recognition.

Mike Fitzpatrick was perhaps the most boring person I've ever seen. FMD