Toast Australian Rules Hall of Fame Night 2023

[GWT6]

I respectfully disagree.

It's not the VFL hall of fame, and when Ash played, the SANFL was almost as good a league as the VFL in its own right.

That's complete rubbish - The SANFL was no way near the standard of the VFL/AFL when he played.
The VFA was on par with the level he was playing. He won his last best and fairest when the Crows were in the AFL.

It's just straight up pandering to SA and WA supporter. If players were either not good enough or didn't test themselves at the highest level, they should not be eligible from entry into the Hall of Fame as a player - or be categorised as second tier selections

 

[PhatBoy]

Why are players who spent their career playing in a third tier league getting inducted? He may have been great - but we'll never know because he never had the ticker to mix it with the best. Hall of Fame should only include players who played at the elite level.

The AFL are becoming a joke with the constant pandering to the sooks in SA and WA. If this bloke gets in for playing SANFL - Nick Sautner should have been in years ago.

Not sure if serious

 

[Altum Volantes]

I honestly do not have as good a memories of Corey Enright as some do.

Very good player.

Played in some very strong Geelong teams for a long time.

 

[GWT6]

Not sure if serious

 

[PhatBoy]

That's complete rubbish - The SANFL was no way near the standard of the VFL/AFL when he played.
The VFA was on par with the level he was playing. He won his last best and fairest when the Crows were in the AFL.

It's just straight up pandering to SA and WA supporter. If players were either not good enough or didn't test themselves at the highest level, they should not be eligible from entry into the Hall of Fame as a player - or be categorised as second tier selections

Lucky he was part of half a dozen SA sides that beat Victoria then isn’t it

 

[GWT6]

Lucky he was part of half a dozen SA sides that beat Victoria then isn’t it

It was the biggest game of their lives when SA players got to play Victoria. For Victorians it was normally a glorified training run or a drunken boys trip, main concern was not getting injured. That's why it no longer exists. You can't take sate of origin results seriously.

 

[PhatBoy]

It was the biggest game of their lives when SA players got to play Victoria. For Victorians it was normally a glorified training run or a drunken boys trip, main concern was not getting injured. That's why it no longer exists. You can't take sate of origin results seriously.

Oh ok.

 

[My Tilly]

And Bickley… bloody hell…

Bickley was a champion but if you have him in, surely Worsfold gets in too?

 

[The_Eagles]

Worsfold will get in because captain and coach of premiership, like Mark Williams

Bickley is the biggest headscratcher in the hall probably

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Worsfold will get in because captain and coach of premiership, like Mark Williams

Bickley is the biggest headscratcher in the hall probably

Bomber Thompson is not in it yet I believe.

I doubt he gets in now due to his dodgy off field issues and involvement in the Essendon supplements scandal.

I think Choco Williams playing career alone with Port Magpies and Collingwood was good enough to make it on its own merits fwiw

 

[Kavliaris69]

Dustin Fletcher is more worthy than everyone inducted tonight and his continued non induction is just ridiculous.

I wouldn't say he's more worthy, but have to agree it's pretty ridiculous he's not in.
Best defender of the last 25 years by a mile.

 

[GWT6]

Bomber Thompson is not in it yet I believe.

I doubt he gets in now due to his dodgy off field issues and involvement in the Essendon supplements scandal.

I think Choco Williams playing career alone with Port Magpies and Collingwood was good enough to make it on its own merits fwiw

** Essendon systematic doping regimen - don't continue the News Limited PR spin.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

I wouldn't say he's more worthy, but have to agree it's pretty ridiculous he's not in.
Best defender of the last 25 years by a mile.

He was good but not as great as Matt Scarlett

 

[windyhill]

So much #VICBIAS.
Chocco Williams, such a great football person, from the cradle to today, he lives and breathes it. Yeah, but #VICBIAS. Loved his speech.

 

[Blind Turn]

Bickley was a champion but if you have him in, surely Worsfold gets in too?

Not in any way denigrating Bickley as a player and leader but I’d have Roger Merrett ahead of him by quite a large margin. He’s just not HoF material… other than at Adelaide of course. And yes, Worsfold is also ahead of him, especially when you take into account his coaching success, but in my mind he doesn’t make it either.

 

[LibbaLaVidaLoca]

I’m staggered Enright is being questioned.

5 or 6 All Australians? 300+ games, 3x premiership player and a 2x B&F winner in premiership years.

Ridiculously good player.

 

[peetoo]

Should there be a sheedy statue at the MCG.

For sure he’s put many many more bums on seats there with his nuf nuf commentary.

But he was also key in moving Essendon away from the MCG to docklands

 

[longdonkey]

That's complete rubbish - The SANFL was no way near the standard of the VFL/AFL when he played.
The VFA was on par with the level he was playing. He won his last best and fairest when the Crows were in the AFL.

It's just straight up pandering to SA and WA supporter. If players were either not good enough or didn't test themselves at the highest level, they should not be eligible from entry into the Hall of Fame as a player - or be categorised as second tier selections

FOS - Aish is as deserving as any of the guys in his generation and should have been in the Hall of Fame much earlier. Go find some Escort Cup games and you'll see the better SANFL sides beating the weaker VFL sides quite regularly. SANFL didn't have the depth of VFL but the best teams could have easily played in the VFL.

 

[DQ 4EVER]

All eastern staters this year.
Just saying

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[longdonkey]

All eastern staters this year.
Just saying

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in fact WA was -1

 

[longdonkey]

All eastern staters this year.
Just saying

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Notice the Vics are in their 30's and the SA 60 and over or deceased. Both Chocko and Michael Aish lamented that their parents didn't live to see it.

 

[cleanhands]

Why are players who spent their career playing in a third tier league getting inducted? He may have been great - but we'll never know because he never had the ticker to mix it with the best. Hall of Fame should only include players who played at the elite level.

The AFL are becoming a joke with the constant pandering to the sooks in SA and WA. If this bloke gets in for playing SANFL - Nick Sautner should have been in years ago.

The arrogance of someone with little knowledge

 

[GWT6]

The arrogance of someone with little knowledge

Maybe Nick Saunter should be inducted into the SANFL hall of fame, seems fair.

Just political BS - everyone knows these players never had the ticker to test themselves against the best, history shouldn't be re-written to keep the sooks quiet.

 

[cleanhands]

Maybe Nick Saunter should be inducted into the SANFL hall of fame, seems fair.

Just political BS - everyone knows these players never had the ticker to test themselves against the best, history shouldn't be re-written to keep the sooks quiet.

stay in your VFL lane

 

[Billy ray]

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Daniel Gorringe

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unlucky again