How good were Chris and Anthony Daniher?

[Towno78]

My Apologies...it was Fin Ice who made comparison to Hank. Between the pair of you underrating Chris on the previous page I made an oversight.

Anyway, regarding Chris' versatility, I'm well aware the Ablett game doesnt explain his versatility. It wasn't me who brought the game up, I only added a comment on the back of more solid examples I included in previous posts on the subject. I remember very well the tagging roles he was assigned in 95-96 on gun players like (Paul Kelly) who relied on core strength and endurance, which were attributes of Chris's game at the time. His ability to work the other way and be an offensive threat whilst restricting players of that ilk made him a very important cog in our side. Alternatively, he could go down back and lock down on a small/taller forward or if need be play half forward as well.

He became a very adaptable all round player, which people like yourself seem to have trouble remembering...and based on your own admission of being unable to recall Anthony Daniher not playin in the 93 GF (common knowledge for any dinkum Ess supporter), i'm really not surprised at all!

i rest my case...

Mate, I never said he wasn't versatile. I just said that the example of him being spanked by Ablett was not an example of versatility. You may not have brought the game up originally, but you were the one to say that it was "a measure of his perceived versatility".
That is all I was saying.

 

[Pevers-Legend]

His kicking was comparable to Fletcher too, which was more of a standout in those days as on average players didn't kick it as far.

Still don't IMO. There are only a few guys in the league with legs as long as his. Fletch and Hurn being two.

Who else (current players) could leg it as far?

 

[Howard Moon]

Anthony was one of the better full backs of his time...he did used to keep Dunstall and Lockett pretty quiet but he had help, remember Sheedy used to park Wallis about 10 meters in front of them in possibly the beginning of the loose man in hole role. I remember the first time he did it at moorabbin, plugger was furious! couldn't get near it.

ants did his knee at windy hill, his boot got stuck in the mud and the body turned and twisted the knee to buggery.... never the same after that.

He used to kick a mean barrell! would routinely hit the centre circle at windy hill from full back.

Me and my sister used to do Anthony Daniher face at home, we would squash up the bottom of our faces til we had no chin....it was funny til i saw him at Moonee Ponds market and saw how big he actually was....

 

[srobbo]

Anthony was one of the better full backs of his time...he did used to keep Dunstall and Lockett pretty quiet but he had help, remember Sheedy used to park Wallis about 10 meters in front of them in possibly the beginning of the loose man in hole role. I remember the first time he did it at moorabbin, plugger was furious! couldn't get near it.

ants did his knee at windy hill, his boot got stuck in the mud and the body turned and twisted the knee to buggery.... never the same after that.

He used to kick a mean barrell! would routinely hit the centre circle at windy hill from full back.

Me and my sister used to do Anthony Daniher face at home, we would squash up the bottom of our faces til we had no chin....it was funny til i saw him at Moonee Ponds market and saw how big he actually was....

He's an ugly man, no doubt