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Probably Melbourne's too which i guess settles the debate
Collingwood’s greatest high marking player
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I think essendon people seem to write a lot of folklore .. if Howe isnt the best high mark in VFL/AFL history then I'm a monkey's uncle....and I better be careful using that expression. People talk about blokes like Michael Roach and Peter Bosustow, but they used to do it a couple of times a season. No is better than Howe
No. I guess I was determined to keep the illusion alive. But I never imagined he would be anything other than a bit of a lad off field.
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Howe the best I've seen in my time watching the Pies. He does it more regularly than just about anyone I can recall. There have been some great marks over the years, Ablett, Barker, Knights, et al but even with them it was rare they'd take marks equal of the quality of Howe's multiple times a year.
Picken the next best Collingwood player although Elliott pre-back injury was challenging that.
Picken the next best Collingwood player although Elliott pre-back injury was challenging that.
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It certainly was. But doesn't take long for the next wave to come through.
Can think of too many high marks at Collingwood but Mark Richardson was pretty tall.
Van Der Haar went ok too.
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Not sure about greatest, but the first for us and indeed football was Dick Lee. He took this over a century ago, didn’t consider it his best effort either.
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Great photo. By the way, I bumped into Ben Sinclair at a Thai restaurant last week.Not sure about greatest, but the first for us and indeed football was Dick Lee. He took this over a century ago, didn’t consider it his best effort either.
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Hows the great man travelling?
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He looked happy. I walked in to pick up takeaway, spotted him and said, “Ben Sinclair, Go Pies!” He just smiled.
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Howe would have to be the most prolific and Billy Picken was pretty good.
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Three in my time apart from those from the 90s onwards that have been mentioned.
Terry Waters.
John Greening.
Bill Picken.
Terry Waters.
John Greening.
Bill Picken.
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He took a great one v Geelong in the last quarter of the 1980 Prelim and it ended up in the annual report for the year. He kicked a point afterwards unfortunately.
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You can see it on video here (c. 5.45 in): Collingwood Vs Geelong 1980 Preliminary final. - YouTube
Horrible kick, for sure!
