Idk. I had quite a few of those moments with Carey. Winning contests you wouldn’t expect someone to win. Not as out and out freaky as Ablett or Buddy, but like Diesel Williams a complete freak in his own way.
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Has Lance Franklin surpassed Wayne Carey as the greatest key forward of the modern era?
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Idk. I had quite a few of those moments with Carey. Winning contests you wouldn’t expect someone to win. Not as out and out freaky as Ablett or Buddy, but like Diesel Williams a complete freak in his own way.
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A few times I saw Carey have a bunch of Geelong players hanging off him (like Ablett Snr had at times) and still he pushed them out of the way in winning the contested ball. Never seen Buddy do this as he uses his pace and deft touch instead. Carey also had this pace and excellent touch to boot.....
He’s a young dude who admits he never saw Carey play.
Seems to lump all FF’s and CHF’S together too. Not exactly rich in knowledge of Carey’s era.
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One can mark overhead- that player will always be the better player.
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Ablett Snr is both of them put together- brute strength, sublime skill, matchwinner and the ability to do the impossible- also a reasonably interesting off-field life
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Makes more sense now
I'll have either.
Carey - 90s (but only because Ablett Senior retired in 1995).
Franklin - 2000s.
2010s - dunno - Riewoldts (combination
).
Seriously, Franklin is the first player I would pick in the AFL over the last 16 years. (2001 - GAJ, Judd, Hodge = eeh, difficult).
Carey - 90s (but only because Ablett Senior retired in 1995).
Franklin - 2000s.
2010s - dunno - Riewoldts (combination
).Seriously, Franklin is the first player I would pick in the AFL over the last 16 years. (2001 - GAJ, Judd, Hodge = eeh, difficult).
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That's it in a nutshell, and on page 2.
Everyone was scared of playing Carey cos he could win a game himself. Not just every now and then either. All the time. It was expected of him. It's great remembering just how scared opposition supporters were of him.
No opposition supporter feels that way about Buddy.
Theres only one who has 5 cups and I would take the Kid any day of the week
Espeacially if it was a GF
Espeacially if it was a GF
I think old carey's been reading this thread. After a relatively soft free kick resulted in a goal in tonight's game, carey said something like 'that's the modern game though'.... 'and that's why you can't compare forwards from today to forwards of yesteryear... didn't get free kicks like that'
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I think old carey's been reading this thread. After a relatively soft free kick resulted in a goal in tonight's game, carey said something like 'that's the modern game though'.... 'and that's why you can't compared forwards from today to forwards of yesteryear... didn't get free kicks like that'
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Yeah SOS and Jako generally had Carey’s measure.
Don’t think for a minute that defenders in the golden era of goal kicking had an edge rules wise.
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Interpretation of a legal mark is more strict in modern footy.
The benefit of the doubt used to go to forwards if they juggled or lost control of the ball.
I prefer the less strict interpretation of yesteryear.
The benefit of the doubt used to go to forwards if they juggled or lost control of the ball.
I prefer the less strict interpretation of yesteryear.
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The way they call a mark now is often ridiculous. Players get clear two hands on the ball and then opponents just careen into them or pull their bodies back. The ball then spills free. I watch my team more than others obviously but the way Ben Brown is treated in the contest would put Silvagni to shame, it was not traditional to have 2-3 players pulling your body away. In the 90's these would usually be paid. The AFL bemoans forward play and congestion but the way they adjudicate the rules encourages this. If a mark was more easily paid there'd be slightly less congestion reward and slightly more reward for each player going for the mark in their own right.
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Carey by a fair way, Franklin a great player for a long time however.
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Needs to have sex with his teammates wife then it’s a yes.
How inventive. You must feel clever
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Carey was probably the better player.
But I'd prefer Franklin on my team any day.
A bloke who has an4ls3x with a team mates wife in his house is not someone you could trust.
But I'd prefer Franklin on my team any day.
A bloke who has an4ls3x with a team mates wife in his house is not someone you could trust.
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I think old carey's been reading this thread. After a relatively soft free kick resulted in a goal in tonight's game, carey said something like 'that's the modern game though'.... 'and that's why you can't compare forwards from today to forwards of yesteryear... didn't get free kicks like that'
No doubt. Carey is the biggest narcissist in the AFL world.
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Carey and Franklin are both overrated like Ablett senior
Lucky to play their entire careers for good teams who gave them silver service
Lucky to play their entire careers for good teams who gave them silver service
Silver service at the swans? HahahhshsCarey and Franklin are both overrated like Ablett senior
Lucky to play their entire careers for good teams who gave them silver service
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Coming into a finals series who would you rather? Assume both players are in their prime.
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Carey.
