Each Clubs Team Of the Decade

[dons_r_tops]

Essendons Team Of The Decade 1991 - 2000

Backs : A Daniher D Fletcher G Wanganeen
Half Backs : G O'Donnell S Wellman M Harvey
Centres : M Long J Misiti M Mercuri
Half Forward: J Hird S Lucas G Moorcroft
Forwards : D Bewick M Lloyd P Salmon
Followers : J Barnes T Watson A Ramanaskus
Interchange : J Johnson M Johnson S Alessio S Denham.

Whats your teams best from the last ten seasons?

 

[walshy1993]

b: G.Wanganeen - D.Fletcher - M.Thompson
hf: M.Harvey - S.Wellman - D.Hardwick
c: M.Long - J.Misiti - R.Olarenshaw
hf: M.Mercuri - M.Lloyd - J.Hird
f: D.Bewick - P.Salmon - S.Alessio
r: P.Somerville - G.O.Donnell - S.Denham
int

.Grenvold - C.Daniher - D.Wallis - M.Prior

 

[jod23]

B Brennan McIntosh Wilson
HB McKenna Jakovich Worsfold
C P.Matera Kemp Mainwaring
HF Heady White Pyke
F Lewis Sumich Langdon
R Turnball Cousins Banfield
Int Turley Lamb Morrison Gehrig
Coach Malthouse.

 

[WCE2000]

I would have put Jason Ball in the ruck instead of Turnbull.

 

[dons_r_tops]

Walshy,
I was undecided on the 2 johnsons or grenvold and wallis for the bench but i definately wouldn't have used Ricky O

 

[Shinboners]

For North, I reckon it'd be something like this:

B: G.Archer - M.Martyn - J. Blakey
HB: D.Laidley - J.McCartney - B.Pickett
C: W.Schwass - A.Stevens - D.King
HF: B.Allison - W.Carey - W.Abraham
F: D.Crocker - J.Longmire - A.Rock
Foll: C.McKernan - P.Bell - B.Harvey
Inter: M.Roberts - C.Sholl - A.Simpson - R.Smith
Emer: I.Fairley - A.McAdam - R.Scott

Trickiest position was centre half back, and while Flossy Fairley gave us many good years there, I think McCartney is the better centre half back. Also hard to pick to pick two half back flankers out of Laidley, Pickett, King, and Schwass, but the latter two have had many fine games on the wing, so they go there. Most other players pretty much pick themselves, but David Calthorpe was very stiff to miss out altogether. ;-)

 

[dons_r_tops]

still can't believe the roos swapped schwass for Grant and won from the deal unbelievable!

 

[The Dutchman!]

Walshy, Dons-R-Tops

Self-proclaimed Studmuffin Ricky O picks himself of this 1993 finals campaign.

Shinner - I take it that Cartman comment was intended as sarcasm...

 

[Grave Danger]

Not all AFL champions by a long chalk, but here's a list of Port Adelaide Magpies players who played in the AFL during the 1990's. Quite a few illustrious names in the list:

Gavin Wanganeen
Shane Bond
Peter Burgoyne
Fabian Francis
Brayden Lyle
Michael Wilson
Warren Tredrea
Che Cockatoo-Collins
Paul Evans
Jared Poulton
Darren Mead
Nathan Buckley
Andrew McLeod
Bryan Beinke
Trent Ormond-Allen
Troy Bond
Clive Waterhouse
Darryl Wakelin
Shane Wakelin
Bruce Abernethy
Greg Phillips
Danny Hughes
Mark Williams
Stephen Williams
Greg Anderson
Scott Hodges
Nigel Fiegert
Darryl Poole
Brett Chalmers
David Brown
Simon Tregenza
David Hynes
Darren Smith
Roger Delaney
Ben Harris
Andrew Obst
Brian Leys
Tony Malakellis
Robbie West

Apologies to anyone I've overlooked.

 

[walshy1993]

dons and dutch watch the first quarter of the 93 grand final
you may not agree with me but i believe the ricky along with longy set up what was to become a sensational day for the efc
i believe he deserves a spot for that
i did accedently leave out timmy watson so if u dont agree ill drop ricky for timmy

 

[jod23]

WCE2000 - Ball for Turnball your kidding me right, Ball is pretty useless and im glad he off in Sydney. I almost gave the ruck to Gardiner but then thought no he'll be in the team of the Decade for 2000 - 2010.

 

[The Dutchman!]

Walshy

I think I just said that.

Can't pick Timmy for his 90's form. Top 5 in the league in the 1980's though.

Dutch

 

[WOOF]

B.SOUTHERN KENNEDY CROFT
HB.CAMERON FOSTER WALLIS
C. HAWKINS WALLACE WEST
HF.MCPHERSON GRANT SMITH
F.BROWN JOHNSON DARCY

R. WYND LIBERATORE MCGUINNESS
INTER.HUDSON ATKINS KOLYNUIK COLEMAN

 

[gocatsgo]

B: B.Sholl, B.Graham, B.Sanderson
HB: K.Hinkley, T.McGrath, M.Mansfield
C: P.Riccardi, P.Couch, L.Pickering
HF: R.Burns, B.Stoneham, P.Lynch
F: B.Brownless, G.Ablett, A.Bews
R: J.Barnes, G.Hocking, M.Bairstow
I: G.Kilpatrick, S.King, D.Mensch, T.Poole

NOTE: 8 players came to Geelong as trades from other clubs.

Stoneham and Lynch both included on best possible form as both have been injured most of the decade.

 

[Shinboners]

Speaking of trades GoCatsGo, here's a team from players (with the odd position fiddled) that had played at North at some time during their career before moving onto other clubs. Kilpatrick was once North U19s captain and I think Bienke was on the North supplementary list at some stage. The Cats have done well out of North and other ex-North players like Darren Steele and Leigh Tudor also played for the Cats:

B: G.Freeborn (Coll) - P.Mann (Freo) - B.Sholl (Geel)
HB: A.Contessa (Dogs) - T.McGrath (Geel) - W.Schwass (Swans)
C: L.Pickering (Geel) - G.Kilpatrick (Geel) - A.Clarkson (Melb)
HF: A.Rock (Hawks) - M.Stevens (Adel) - S.Anderson (Freo)
F: S.Welsh (Adel) - C.Mooney (Geel) - B.Beinke (Adel)
Foll: L.Vidovic (St.K) - J.Romero (Dogs) - A.Libratore (Dogs)
Inter: B.Allison (Swans) - T.Nicols (Rich) - J.McCarthy (Fitzroy) - K.Bardsley (St.K)
Coach: R.Eade
Assistants: M.Thompson, D.Crocker.

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[Rooboy 96]

What about D Hardwick? He played with Kilpatrick and went to Essendon with Pagan in 1992.

 

[Bloodstained Angel]

For Sydney :

B: Schauble - Dunkley - Seymour
HB:Bayes - Roos - Saddington
C: Dyson - Kelly (c) - Maxfield
HF: Goodes - O'Loughlin - Kickett
F : O'Brien - Lockett - Minton-Connell
1R : Stafford - Schwass - Cresswell
Inter : Lawson - Chapman - Lewis - Carroll
Coaching : Eade - Barassi - Drum
Runner : Osborne

Honourable mentions : Filandia, Luff, Ahmat , Grant, Garlick.

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[mtffafl]

For Collingwood...

B: G Crosisca G Pert S Burns
HB: S Russell C Kelly G Wright
C: G Brown T Shaw M McGuane
HF: C Tarrant A Rocca S Moorwood
F: Daicos S Rocca P Williams
Foll: Monkhorst Buckley T Francis
Inter: ???

Geez, I could do with some help here. I'm sure there are players I've forgotten, but I currently can't even fill the side, let alone do it well.

I think this team is summed up by the fact I sat staring at an empty half forward line for 10 minutes and couldn't think of anyone to fit into it.

Notes: Monkhorst and Sav are in based on form from 1995 and before.
Daicos, T Francis for early 90's.

Any other Collingwood supporters want to lend a hand?

Matt


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[Drakey]

dons-r-tops

Barnes on the ball & salmon in the pocket.

After his years as the hawks don't you think that fish deserves the no. 1 ruck spot?

 

[Don]

BSA

I'll give a dishonourable mention to Garlick, useless.

Kappler and Heuskes are unlucky to not get a mention.

Goodes at CHF

 

[Rooboy 96]

Shinboners, I have been having a think and I can't improve on your team but if McAdam is good enough to make emergency maybe he should be in the team, ahead of winnie?

His First Three Games were very SPECIAL. If he had of broken his leg after the third game, they would be saying he was better then Coleman.

 

[Don]

also a a genuinely played that position basis, Kickett in forward pocket instead of S M-C

 

[walshy1993]

drakey salmon was a ruckmen at hawthorn so he hold the ruck position in their team of the decade, but not so at essendon
he was never a ruckman, he was a forward, and a great one.
barnes shouldnt be in ess best team of the decade, he only played for one season, somerville is the only one who played consistantly in the ruck for the 90's

dutchman i totally agree with your opinion on timmy
when i picked my team i chose players that performed for most of the decade, thats why rama, johnsons etc missed out, maybe next decade

 

[Shinboners]

Rooboy 96

Hardwick would definitely get a gurnesy in the North old boys team. I didn't know that he played with North U19s with Pagan before going to Essendon. Drop Stuart Anderson who did very little at Freo.

McAdam vs Abraham? McAdam was a freak, but once the opposition sussed him out, he did nothing. It's a shame because he could've been as good as O'Loughlin or Farmer. Abraham isn't as talented as McAdam, but he's more consistent and he'll do the one percenters.

 

[Pessimistic]

For Hawthorn take the 1991 GF side (Plus Dipper) then see if you can fit Fish, Dutchy, Croady, Haystacks, Thommo and Shane in somewhere

A bit academic really as some were the best in the eighties and some will be the best in the 'Naughties'

Still with one day and three night flags our decade wasn't so bad.