Please forgive me if this has been done before but I am interested in the thoughts of those old enough to have seen our golden periods
1968-73, 1979-82, 1993-95
I will preface this by saying I witnessed both of the latter periods but have been told by my father and witnessed quite a few times the first era via videos of preliminary and grand finals.
Which era do you consider Carlton was strongest and had the best finals players ?
For me, the more I watch the 68-73 era I find it the best. The style of play was different and arguably not as skilful but the individual players were among the best we’ve ever had !
Besides the obvious I would like to put forward a few names- Adrian Gallagher, Brent Croswell, David McKay, Kevin Hall, Peter Jones ( very underrated as a forward ) Syd Jackson ( Cyril Rioli
before he existed ) , Ian Robertson very consistent in finals, Vin Waite , Gary Crane, Sergio Silvagni
Even the players that couldn’t get a game like Greg Kennedy, Hurst, and Neil Chandler were good players
Having grown up as a kid watching the great 79-82 side I always thought they were the best
Now I think my vote would have to go toward 68-73
1968-73, 1979-82, 1993-95
I will preface this by saying I witnessed both of the latter periods but have been told by my father and witnessed quite a few times the first era via videos of preliminary and grand finals.
Which era do you consider Carlton was strongest and had the best finals players ?
For me, the more I watch the 68-73 era I find it the best. The style of play was different and arguably not as skilful but the individual players were among the best we’ve ever had !
Besides the obvious I would like to put forward a few names- Adrian Gallagher, Brent Croswell, David McKay, Kevin Hall, Peter Jones ( very underrated as a forward ) Syd Jackson ( Cyril Rioli
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Even the players that couldn’t get a game like Greg Kennedy, Hurst, and Neil Chandler were good players
Having grown up as a kid watching the great 79-82 side I always thought they were the best
Now I think my vote would have to go toward 68-73