Crows Greatest 10

crows dude · Jun 17, 2023

So fiveaa have had a competition for ports and crows greatest 10 players voted by kg and Cornes. Someone got the 10 today

Don’t remember all 10 but they had McDermott, McGuinness and A Jarman in there. Also D Jarman, McLeod, Roo, Hart, Rehn

Wouldn’t have had the first 3

huludicidal · Jun 17, 2023

crows dude said:
So fiveaa have had a competition for ports and crows greatest 10 players voted by kg and Cornes. Someone got the 10 today

Don’t remember all 10 but they had McDermott, McGuinness and A Jarman in there. Also D Jarman, McLeod, Roo, Hart, Rehn

Wouldn’t have had the first 3

My 10 would be:

1) McLeod
2) Ricciuto
3) Goodwin
4) Hart
5) Edwards
6) D Jarman
7) Modra
8) Rehn
9) S Thompson
10) Tex

Honourable mentions:
Betts
Smart
McDermott
McGuinness
Johncock
Bickley
Sloane
Talia
Laird
Dangerfield

pjcrows · Jun 17, 2023

Ricciuto
McLeod
D Jarman
Rehn
Hart
Modra
Betts
Goodwin
Walker
Edwards

El Doederino · Jun 17, 2023

In order

Roo
Mcleod
Modra
D Jarman
Hart
Goodwin
Rehn
Smart
Tex
Betts

Moonwatcher · Jun 17, 2023

Andrew like Darren Jarman was one of the most naturally talented/skilled footballers South Australia ever produced. Perhaps not disciplined like his brother to get the most out of his career.

FR0GGY · Jun 17, 2023

Roo
Mcleod
Hart
D Jarman
Goodwin
Modra
Edwards
Tex
Rehn
Betts
It’s starting to get reasonably hard to compare eras, the memory ain’t what it used to be.

Rabman · Jun 17, 2023

1. McLeod
2. Ricciuto
3. Modra
4. D. Jarman
5. Walker
6. Goodwin
7. Bickley
8. Hart
9. Edwards
10. Smart

Kane McGoodwin · Jun 17, 2023

1 Ricciuto
2 McLeod
3 Goodwin
4 D Jarman
5 Modra
6 Hart
7 Rehn
8 Walker
9 Smart
10 Betts

Best team

B: Hart, Talia, Johncock
HB: Smith, Bock, Smart
C: K Johnson, Ricciuto, Sloane
HF: Dangerfield, Walker, Edwards
F: Betts, Modra, D Jarman
R: Rehn, Goodwin, McLeod
I: Bickley, S Thompson Laird, Robran
Sub: Douglas
E: M Stevens, van Berlo, Lynch

Probably missed someone obvious...

FR0GGY · Jun 17, 2023

Kane McGoodwin said:
1 Ricciuto
2 McLeod
3 Goodwin
4 D Jarman
5 Modra
6 Hart
7 Rehn
8 Walker
9 Smart
10 Betts

Best team

B: Hart, Talia, Johncock
HB: Smith, Bock, Smart
C: K Johnson, Ricciuto, Sloane
HF: Dangerfield, Walker, Edwards
F: Betts, Modra, D Jarman
R: Rehn, Goodwin, McLeod
I: Bickley, S Thompson Laird, Robran
Sub: Douglas
E: M Stevens, van Berlo, Lynch

Probably missed someone obvious...

Rutten!

Kane McGoodwin · Jun 17, 2023

FR0GGY said:
Rutten!

Unlucky, but not in my best 22.

Imo, Talia & Bock give us better balance defensively.

FR0GGY · Jun 17, 2023

Kane McGoodwin said:
Unlucky, but not in my best 22.

Imo, Talia & Bock give us better balance defensively.

I’d take Rutten over talia I reckon.

PCORF · Jun 17, 2023

The best 10

10. Taylor Walker
9. Ben Hart
8. Simon Goodwin
7. Rory Sloane
6. Shaun Rehn
5. Eddie Betts
4. Darren Jarman
3. Tony Modra
2. Andrew McLeod
1. Mark Ricciuto

There are many others I could list too. Scott Thompson, Mark Bickley, Patrick Dangerfield, Tyson Edwards, Andrew Jarman and more.

FR0GGY · Jun 17, 2023

PCORF said:
The best 10

10. Taylor Walker
9. Ben Hart
8. Simon Goodwin
7. Rory Sloane
6. Shaun Rehn
5. Eddie Betts
4. Darren Jarman
3. Tony Modra
2. Andrew McLeod
1. Mark Ricciuto

There are many others I could list too. Scott Thompson, Mark Bickley, Patrick Dangerfield, Tyson Edwards, Andrew Jarman and more.

Sloane and Betts better than walker you say?

crows dude · Jun 17, 2023

McLeod
Riccuito
Hart
Rehn
D Jarman
Modra
Betts
Walker
Goodwin
Edwards

kirky · Jun 17, 2023

crows dude said:
So fiveaa have had a competition for ports and crows greatest 10 players voted by kg and Cornes. Someone got the 10 today

Don’t remember all 10 but they had McDermott, McGuinness and A Jarman in there. Also D Jarman, McLeod, Roo, Hart, Rehn

Wouldn’t have had the first 3

I totally agree.

I was amazed Tex didn’t make the top 10 then again it was Cornes and KGs top 10 so there was obvious bias for McDermott, McGuinness and A Jarman given it should have been there AFC work not inc their SANFL careers. Lets see Tex has given 15 years service, the clubs leading goal kicker and rated best AFL captain two years in a row.

FR0GGY · Jun 17, 2023

kirky said:
I totally agree.

I was amazed Tex didn’t make the top 10 then again it was Cornes and KGs top 10 so there was obvious bias for McDermott, McGuinness and A Jarman given it should have been there AFC work not inc their SANFL careers. Lets see Tex has given 15 years service, the clubs leading goal kicker and rated best AFL captain two years in a row.

I’m surprised anyone could have him below sloane and or Betts, especially when they are easily comparable as have played together.

adelaidecrows · Jun 19, 2023

1. Mark Riccuito
2. Andrew McLeod
3. Taylor Walker
4. Simon Goodwin
5. Tyson Edwards
6. Shaun Rehn
7. Darren Jarman
8. Tony Modra
9. Ben Hart
10. Nigel Smart

Honorable mentions
Mark Bickley, Rory Sloane, Scott Thompson, Eddie Betts, Graham 'Stiffy' Johncock, Ben Rutten, Brett Burton, Chris McDermott, Tony McGuiness, A Jarman

Question for those playing at home, have we underestimated the pure quality and star power of our premiership crows years? We never dominated the years but 9 of the top 10 greatest crows played in the same team.

Best ever 22

B: Hart, Rutten, Smart
HB: Edwards, Talia, Johncock
C: Goodwin, Riccuito, Sloane
HF: A Jarman, Walker, D Jarman
F: Betts, Modra, Burton
R: Rehn, Thompson, McLeod
I: Bassett, M Clarke, McGuiness, McDermott

Backline really solid with Bassett on the bench.
That midfield rotation with the Jarman brothers squeezed out is OMG!
The forward line would outclass any defence.
Rehn and Clarke would dominate the ruck.

To put Dangerfield in? His crows years werent his best years. He was a young star but he really didnt smash the opposition until he got to Geelong and does he deserve a spot over the others? controversial I know. Some will argue McGuiness and McDermott could make way. But not on your life. They played state of origin every year and were the midfield generals in a very strong Sanfl and then from 1991 to 1996. Would Dangerfield get in based on his talent.. of course. But did he demonstrate it long enough at the crows, no.

Firewalker · Jun 19, 2023

Anyone who puts Ricciuto above McLeod needs to go back and actually look at some games from that 1998-2005 period, I know Roo won a Brownlow but McLeod was a different class to him and should have probably won 2 Brownlows if not let down by the rest of the team. I do contribute some of that to Ricciuto’s groin which was totally stuffed post 1997 but so was McLeod’s knee post ‘98 and to play that football he did on one knee is ridiculous.

adelaidecrows · Jun 19, 2023

Firewalker said:
Anyone who puts Ricciuto above McLeod needs to go back and actually look at some games from that 1998-2005 period, I know Roo won a Brownlow but McLeod was a different class to him and should have probably won 2 Brownlows if not let down by the rest of the team. I do contribute some of that to Ricciuto’s groin which was totally stuffed post 1997 but so was McLeod’s knee post ‘98 and to play that football he did on one knee is ridiculous.

McLeod was class but Riccuito simply drove the team forward. The arguments for both are genuinely identical. Either could be first or second. Its probably not worth the debate tbh. However if there is one crow id pick first in my 22 to go into battle against another top midfield its Riccuito any day of the week.

Bazz_27 · Jun 19, 2023

The criteria is important for this list. Modra & Jarman played at other clubs (AFL & SANFL). For me the greatest players has to take into account the time played for the crows. Best ever crows vs best players to play for crows.

My 10-
1. Roo
2. McLeod
3. Tex
4. Goody
5. Edwards
6. Hart
7. Sloane
8. Modra
9. D. Jarman
10. Betts

Firewalker · Jun 19, 2023

adelaidecrows said:
McLeod was class but Riccuito simply drove the team forward. The arguments for both are genuinely identical. Either could be first or second. It’s probably not worth the debate tbh. However if there is one crow id pick first in my 22 to go into battle against another top midfield its Riccuito any day of the week.

I reckon you can debate it a little, agree it’s not a big deal I just think if you go back and watch you can see Roo became a bit of a grab and bomb it long type of player, especially when he was having issues with his groin and lost the ability to run out of packs, there was more of a place for that player still at the time he played so when he lost his dynamism he could still impact through brute force but McLeod was a way more well rounded player that could still keep his level so high and make an impact when things weren’t going the teams way, he would chase down an opponent and do all the tough stuff and then have the ability to spring back and do the remarkable on the rebound.

FR0GGY · Jun 19, 2023

Firewalker said:
I reckon you can debate it a little, agree it’s not a big deal I just think if you go back and watch you can see Roo became a bit of a grab and bomb it long type of player, especially when he was having issues with his groin and lost the ability to run out of packs, there was more of a place for that player still at the time he played so when he lost his dynamism he could still impact through brute force but McLeod was a way more well rounded player that could still keep his level so high and make an impact when things weren’t going the teams way, he would chase down an opponent and do all the tough stuff and then have the ability to spring back and do the remarkable on the rebound.

I think you’re forgetting about the rams gate.

AFC979810 · Jul 20, 2023

My Top 10 and corresponding Tiers.

1. Andrew McLeod
2. Mark Riccuito
_________________

3. Taylor Walker
4. Simon Goodwin
_________________

5. Darren Jarman
6. Tony Modra
7. Ben Hart
_________________

8. Tyson Edwards
9. Eddie Betts
__________________

10. Shaun Rehn.

Next group in:

Scott Thompson, Mark Bickley, Nigel Smart, Rory Sloane.

1990crow · Jul 20, 2023

1. McLeod
2. Ricciuto
3. Hart
4. Goodwin
5. Walker
6. Modra
7. Rehn
8. Jarman
9. Edwards
10. Betts

FR0GGY · Jul 20, 2023

AFC979810 said:
My Top 10 and corresponding Tiers.

1. Andrew McLeod
2. Mark Riccuito
_________________

3. Taylor Walker
4. Simon Goodwin
_________________

5. Darren Jarman
6. Tony Modra
7. Tyson Edwards
_________________

8. Ben Hart
9. Eddie Betts
__________________

10. Shaun Rehn.

Next group in:

Scott Thompson, Mark Bickley, Nigel Smart, Rory Sloane.

Edwards above hart, did you take points off for harts coaching career with us?

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