- Apr 18, 2005
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What year?
I think that was 76 or 78.....What year?
Meh, just a thug......I think that was 76 or 78.....
There was a period when Judd was totally electric, totally unstoppable. I reckon at his best, yes, he was better.Judd at his best was better than GAJ's best. Discuss.
Judd at his best was better than GAJ's best. Discuss.
I like the 'jaw drop' criteria.It seems everyone has a different criteria for how they decide the greatest player of all time. For me, it’s the first player you would choose if you lined all of them up to pick a side.
For mine, Ablett doesn’t have the leadership qualities and he can’t swing a game when everyone around him is struggling.
Carey, Voss and Hird are the 3 best I have seen in the flesh by the above criteria, and it’s probably Selwood and Franklin way ahead of Ablett if I’m lining them all up to select a team based on the last 20 years.
I'd say Judd's briliance (at his WC peak) in conjunction with some outstanding team-mates (Cousins, Kerr and Cox) genuinely changed the way the game was played. Certainly a catalyst for the defensive evolution we saw in the 2nd half of the noughties.There was a period when Judd was totally electric, totally unstoppable. I reckon at his best, yes, he was better.
This is underselling Ablett at his best. Explain where Judd was better? Some forget just how complete Ablett was.There was a period when Judd was totally electric, totally unstoppable. I reckon at his best, yes, he was better.
Who would you prefer in your team, peek Judd or Ablett....
He could simply do things that others couldn't. He had everything ... the complete package.If it came down to the first player I picked, across every player I have seen play at their peak, it would be Ablett Senior every time.
So, if we are talking best ever....for me, Senior.
He could simply do things that others couldn't. He had everything ... the complete package.
He could simply do things that others couldn't. He had everything ... the complete package.
I'm just grateful I was lucky enough to watch the majority of his career live.Yeah, he was - Junior is a true great, there's no question....he'd be in the top 3-5 for virtually everyone. But Senior is just by himself imo - I doubt we'll ever see anyone like him again.
Since about 2007 I always got the sense that GAJ was about what a football team could do for him (his game). In his prime his number 1 priority appeared to be to rack up a million possessions a game and catch the maggots' eyes hoping to pick up 3 votes for the Brownlow.
Whereas genuine champions are always thinking about what they can do for their teams/teammates and get them involved in the game. They don't seem to be overly preoccupied wih their personal stats during a game and go about doing what's necessary to help the team win even if it means sacrificing their own stats.
This older version of GAJ though is now back to focusing (gathering less possessions being up forward) on what's in the best interest of the team instead of his.
I'm just grateful I was lucky enough to watch the majority of his career live.
Judd at his best was better than GAJ's best. Discuss.
03-06This is underselling Ablett at his best. Explain where Judd was better? Some forget just how complete Ablett was.
This is underselling Ablett at his best. Explain where Judd was better? Some forget just how complete Ablett was.
Judd at his best was better than GAJ's best. Discuss.
... Srn, at peak was better than Judd.
Srn, was individually the best I’ve ever seen.
Funny you say that because I was there day day too.Yeah, I only saw him live a couple of times at Carrara...one day in particular stands out, when Ablett kicked a lazy 9 out of 37 goals