Jukesy's Top 150 Players of All Time

[bjgoddard18]

The word you're looking for isn't potential, it's ability.

Why is Merrett not a better player than Buckley when he is a more capable footballer? Bucks may have plenty of runs on the board but Zach has more ability.

I put a high priority on ability when I was making the list.

Buckley won a BnF for Port in the SANFL in his second year, the next year he won the AFL rising star. He went on to win 7 All Australians and 6 BnF's, a brownlow and a norm smith. He averaged more than a goal a game as a midfielder. What's that about 'ability'?
And were using the same Wayne Carey who doubted whether Sam Mitchell would get a game at every other club as validation for the Bont? Even the greats can be off the mark, and reactionary.

 

[Rack Watts]

I put a high priority on ability when I was making the list.

Then why is Hird so low? He'd be top 3 on ability, behind only SOS and Carey.
Nice to see that you see what we do in Merrett, surprised any neutrals watched us this year.
Also, no Cripps? many rate him higher than Merrett, what separates them?

 

[SouthSwans]

Then why is Hird so low? He'd be top 3 on ability, behind only SOS and Carey.

When the chips were down Hird wasn't always up for the hard grind, he was sometimes but not always. As a captain I thought that was a poor characteristic.

Nice to see that you see what we do in Merrett, surprised any neutrals watched us this year.
Also, no Cripps? many rate him higher than Merrett, what separates them?

Polish.

 

[Jazny]

1. Peter "PLUS 16 & 6" Hudson
2. Gary Ablett Jr
....
55 Leigh Matthews

 

[Rack Watts]

When the chips were down Hird wasn't always up for the hard grind, he was sometimes but not always. As a captain I thought that was a poor characteristic.

Hird was as good a big game player as they come?

 

[footyman13]

When the chips were down Hird wasn't always up for the hard grind, he was sometimes but not always. As a captain I thought that was a poor characteristic.
Polish.

Polish??
The only polish Merrett will use is boot polish, to clean the best players boots. He's miles away from the top 300 of all time.
Wouldn't be even close to being able to carry their bags into the rooms.

You young blokes get caught up with a player having 1 good season, champions take years.

And you had Bont near Voss.
As Terry Wallace once said " If you say that again, I'll spew up"

 

[Donakebab]

All this talk of Bont and Merrett has caused the biggest head scratcher to be overlooked. In no plain of existence is Dane Rampe in the top 100 players of the last 20 years.

 

[X_box_X]

Here's my best team of all time:

B: Harley Davidson Ryder
HB: Kickett Long Twomey
C: Flower Power Mann
HF: Picken Lemmons Allday
F: Herbert Adams Pyman

Ruck/ RR/ Rov: Wood Dick Stretch

I/Change: Black, Brown, Green, White.

Beat that anyone??

You forgot Carey Lade Stevens and Cousins Swallow Cox

 

[Wild Bill]

Hird was as good a big game player as they come?

No he wasn't. He has some major flops in finals. His entire 2001 finals series was embarrassing.

 

[Simon_Says]

All feedback appreciated, obviously will be affected by personal biases (I'm only 20 so can't say I'm blessed with copious amounts of knowledge of pre-2000 players), but I've given it my best shot and done a fair bit of research. Probably a bit harsh on current players who haven't retired also a drawback of this tbh. I haven't allowed any players who's career was predominantly WAFL or SANFL, only VFL and AFL-specific players - so bad luck to many players there who surely would've placed high up the list.

1. Wayne Carey
2. Ted Whitten
3. Gary Ablett Sr
4. Tony Lockett
5. John Coleman
6. Chris Judd
7. Leigh Matthews
8. Jason Dunstall
9. Peter Hudson
10. Dick Reynolds
11. Gordon Coventry
12. Bob Skilton
13. James Hird
14. Haydn Bunton Sr
15. Kevin Murray
16. Bill Hutchison
17. Kevin Bartlett
18. Stephen Kernahan
19. Graham Farmer
20. Greg Williams
21. Ian Stewart
22. Simon Madden
23. Bob Pratt
24. John Nicholls
25. Matthew Lloyd
26. Gary Dempsey
27. Ben Cousins
28. Ron Barassi
29. Gary Ablett Jr
30. Doug Wade
31. Stephen Silvagni
32. Dustin Fletcher
33. Jack Dyer
34. Nick Riewoldt
35. Terry Daniher
36. Jack Titus
37. Bob Rose
38. Matthew Pavlich
39. Peter McKenna
40. Barry Cable
41. Lance Franklin
42. Robert Harvey
43. Simon Black
44. Dean Cox
45. Syd Coventry
46. Bernie Quinlan
47. Jim Stynes
48. Tim Watson
49. Alex Jesaulenko
50. Michael Voss
51. Andrew McLeod
52. Jonathan Brown
53. Adam Goodes
54. Darrell Baldock
55. Sergio Silvagni
56. Craig Bradley
57. Matthew Richardson
58. Dermott Brereton
59. Dick Lee
60. Royce Hart
61. Luke Hodge
62. Bill Mohr
63. Sam Mitchell
64. Harry Vallence
65. Nathan Buckley
66. Bruce Doull
67. Paul Roos
68. Ivor Warne-Smith
69. Chris Grant
70. Brendan Fevole
71. Brent Harvey
72. Michael Roach
73. Keith Greig
74. Peter Matera
75. Albert Thurgood
76. Michael O'Loughlin
77. Jack Moriarty
78. Barry Hall
79. Jimmy Bartel
80. Gavin Wanganeen
81. Laurie Nash
82. Alastair Lynch
83. Aaron Sandilands
84. Scott West
85. Mark Riccuito
86. Gary Ayres
87. Barry Davis
88. Dan Minogue
89. Anthony Koutoufides
90. Michael Tuck
91. Jason Akermanis
92. Peter Knights
93. Jack Clarke
94. Warren Tredrea
95. Garry Wilson
96. Norm Smith
97. Fred Fanning
98. Tony Modra
99. Nigel Lappin
100. Michael Long
101. Justin Madden
102. John Blakey
103. Lenny Hayes
104. Steve Johnson
105. Shane Crawford
106. Malcolm Blight
107. Glenn Archer
108. Albert Collier
109. Stephen Milne
110. Doug Hawkins
111. Stewart Loewe
112. Brad Johnson
113. Paul Salmon
114. Matthew Scarlett
115. Francis Bourke
116. Peter Moore
117. Tony Shaw
118. Scott Lucas
119. David Neitz
120. Brian Taylor
121. Garry Hocking
122. Jimmy Freake
123. Ken Fraser
124. Glen Jakovich
125. Brian Lake
126. Wayne Schimmelbush
127. Corey Enright
128. Roy Cazaly
129. Len Thompson
130. Kelvin Templeton
131. Garry Lyon
132. Tom Fitzmaurice
133. Ron Clegg
134. Heath Shaw
135. John Longmire
136. Ian Nankervis
137. Robert Flower
138. Sav Rocca
139. Shannon Grant
140. Dane Swan
141. Paul Vander Haar
142. Daniel Kerr
143. Wawrick Capper
144. Adam Simpson
145. Kane Cornes
146. Mick Martyn
147. John Peck
148. Sam Newman
149. Peter Daicos
150. Peter Sumich
Honourable Mentions: Fraser Gehrig, Paul Chapman, Bernie Smith, Joel Bowden, Des Fothergill, John Platten, Dick Condon, Lou Richards, Don Cordner, Joel Corey, Jude Bolton, Robert Dipierdomenico, Shaun Burgoyne.

Thought having Swanny in 140 is a Bit low

 

[SSSSSS]

All this talk of Bont and Merrett has caused the biggest head scratcher to be overlooked. In no plain of existence is Dane Rampe in the top 100 players of the last 20 years.

Not sure what's a bigger crime. Rampe in the top 100 or Rampe being judged within 5 positions of Enright, a player who has a stake in claiming the GOAT for his position.

 

[woota]

How is 1996-2016 "Of all Time" ?? And Winston Abraham gets in?? Bont 13 spots higher than Paul Kelly?? As Damien Hardwick once famously said "There taking the piss aren't they??

Negged. Winston Abraham absolutely deserves to be top 100. One of the most freakishly skilled players I have seen. I remember the amazing things he did at Fremantle that didn't make the highlight reel posted earlier as it was only 1998 footage.

 

[Power Raid]

a pretty decent effort

being SA biased, I'd have Robran and Ebert alongside Blight

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Nathan Buckley 11 positions higher than Michael O’Loughlin.

Wut.

 

[Jukesy85]

Nathan Buckley 11 positions higher than Michael O’Loughlin.

Wut.

I know it's a bit harsh, but I couldn't really justify increasing him over the guys above him (Vallence, Stynes, Mitchell, Mohr, Hodge, Hart, Lee, Brereton, Richardson, Wright, Bradley, Serg Silvagni, Baldock...). But yeah maybe Micky O was a little high by 20 or so spots. It's been over a year maybe it's worth giving my list an update/overhaul without footy I sure am bored enough!