AFL's All Time Greatest Spud

[Dennis]

The premise here is simple.

Who is the AFL's greatest spud of all time?

Some simple criteria must be applied to ensure that Cain Ackland isn't a tear away winner

1) A minimum of 50 games
2) Must have played since 1980 onwards (none of you kids can remember any further back than that)
3) Posting pics of players without highlighting a case for the Spudworthiness is strictly not allowed. eg " Richard Tambling is Shit" is not highlighting a case
4) Jack Watts

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I'll begin the nominations

Jason Blake

This Pick 24 has played over 170 games for St FloodRape. In this time, we still haven't worked out what position he plays or what value he brings to the team. How he gets a game must be questioned?

His nick name of "Space Cadet" also clearly points to signs that his club mates rate him highly

The Greatest Spud of All Time nomination is rounded out with this startling fact:

Jason Blake has played the most games in AFL history without ever getting a Brownlow Vote

Think about that....even A Rocca is better than Blake.

 

[EaglesFlyingHigh]

Too much required for a Bay 13 post

 

[Byron_Clanger]

 

[Dennis]

David Kernahan

The uglier, slower and less musically talented brother of one of the AFL's all time greats

David just qualifies for a nomination with 53 games over 6 glorious seasons

Originally recruited as a forward (FAIL) and then moved into the backline to try find a position to hide him in so his brother wouldn't up and leave, the career highlight of this Spud was amazingly winning the 1989 Reserves Best Clubman Award

At last report, he was using the above award as a means to attract credability when trying to pull chicks out at the Glenelg pub.

 

[Invigoration]

Brock McLean. Case need not be highlighted, it's simply a given.

I like the thread though Den so carry on, we'll just make it so we are deciding who gets second place.

 

[Haggis McHaggis]

Glenn Manton was a hack of note. Would find it harder to play under todays rules than Libba. Scragging ****er he was.

 

[Dennis]

Glenn Manton was a hack of note. Would find it harder to play under todays rules than Libba. Scragging ****er he was.

Premiership Player

 

[Dennis]

Xavier Clarke

5th Pick in the 2001 Draft, the man known as "X" has proven to be an "F".

Xavier singlehandly disrepected the great St Kilda champion Nathan Burke by stealing his #3 when he retired at the end of 2003.

Shat himself in the 2009 GF which brough back great memories of Rhys Shaw hiding in the corner in the 2003 edition.

His career peaked by being traded for pick 60 to Foldroy. Not many clubs see value in pick 60, which says something about Xavier

Currently running around in Dad's Army up in QLD and expected to be delisted at the end of this season

 

[half_back_flank]

There are some quality spuds in here.

I assume that this is merely the nomination thread and a poll will be created to find the greatest one Dennis?

 

[Dennis]

There are some quality spuds in here.

I assume that this is merely the nomination thread and a poll will be created to find the greatest one Dennis?

Correct

All we want is nominations

When we have seen enough, we will create a poll and count down to the #1 Spud of all time

Please feel free to add your nominations

 

[GuzzLG]

Leigh Brown

If you look up the word potato in the dictionary this all-time spud's photo will appear.

 

[Dennis]

Leigh Brown

If you look up the word potato in the dictionary this all-time spud's photo will appear.

Guzz,

For the integrity of the thread, please do some research and add some more commentary to your post above

eg

#5 draft pick. Obviously the draft pick to avoid given X Clarkes meteoric rise from that position also.

Usually a 2 horse race when arguing who is the worst 200 game player of all time between L Brown and A Rocca (both curiously collingwood forward half players)

 

[Nuggo]

Xavier Clarke

5th Pick in the 2001 Draft, the man known as "X" has proven to be an "F".

Xavier singlehandly disrepected the great St Kilda champion Nathan Burke by stealing his #3 when he retired at the end of 2003.

Shat himself in the 2009 GF which brough back great memories of Rhys Shaw hiding in the corner in the 2003 edition.

His career peaked by being traded for pick 60 to Foldroy. Not many clubs see value in pick 60, which says something about Xavier

Currently running around in Dad's Army up in QLD and expected to be delisted at the end of this season

Are you sure you got the right Clarke here?

 

[Dennis]

Are you sure you got the right Clarke here?

Both are Spuds

John Gastev nomination coming soon

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Must say, for a 150 game premiership player, I always thought this bloke was a dud of epic proportions.

 

[Dennis]

John Gastev

You know you are a Spud as a footballer when you join a club that is struggling to fill list places in its innaugral AFL season, get booted off the list after 2 seasons, and end up at the Bears

 

[Dennis]

Must say, for a 150 game premiership player, I always thought this bloke was a dud of epic proportions.

please give reasons or withdraw your nomination

 

[Prodgasm]

pppft it's bay 13...no ones going to post more than 3 sentences except for you.

Adam Mcphee

 

[Dennis]

Matthew Capuano

When you are sacked mid season for poor form from a team that finishes 11th, and the teams other ruckmen in Ackland and Barry Brooks are both out injured, you know you are a true Spud

 

[potatomasher]

Both are Spuds

John Gastev nomination coming soon

I reckon you got the right one, Xavier may as well have not even played in that 2009 GF, he made such little impact.

 

[Dennis]

I reckon you got the right one, Xavier may as well have not even played in that 2009 GF, he made such little impact.

He made a massive impact. Two turnovers in the defensive half handing Geelongs goals....could be argued he gave the flag away all by himself

 

[Bloodstained Bomber]

 

[catspremiers2007]

Stephen Handley from Geelong was a spud who seemed to get plenty of games.

 

[wereahappy]

Thomas Murphy, despite only having had a few years to showcase his wares, impresses with his ability to absolutely suck on all possible occasions. Never does the hawthorn fans heart sink deeper than when the ball bounces at right angles to some patch of turf it wouldn't be expected to go to (ie. where Murphy inevitably is), leaving our side at the mercy of his non-existent footballing talent. It is fair dinkum paradoxical how often he is able to f#%k up with ball in hand

 

[Plugger35]

I'll begin the nominations

Jason Blake

This Pick 24 has played over 170 games for St FloodRape. In this time, we still haven't worked out what position he plays or what value he brings to the team. How he gets a game must be questioned?

His nick name of "Space Cadet" also clearly points to signs that his club mates rate him highly

The Greatest Spud of All Time nomination is rounded out with this startling fact:

Jason Blake has played the most games in AFL history without ever getting a Brownlow Vote

Think about that....even A Rocca is better than Blake.