Just a thought...

[Scootyb]

Will Sandilands retire as our 2nd best player ever? If not who has that mantle? Just got thinking in the aftermath of Pav's games record. An amazing rookie list pick up either way

 

[creamygoodness]

Yes, probably Belly is the only one close. Sandi could end up with more AA geurnseys than the Pav, best ruckman of the modern era.

 

[Nickos66]

I don't think Sandi will ever reach the number of AA guernseys of Pav but it'd be lineball between him & Bell IMO.

 

[anchor man]

By the time Sandi retires,players like Hill,Fyfe,and a few others may have over taken his as number two,maybe even over taken Pav as number one,These kids like Hill and Fyfe are going to be super stars make no mistake.That is if they aren't already there now.

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

A lot will rest on whether we make something of the list we've got and push for (or even win) a flag in the next 2-3 years while Pavlich, Sandilands and McPharlin are still around (though I suspect McPharlin will do a Fletcher and Pav will play for a year or two past 2014 you'd think - ruckmen tend to play longer so we will have to wait and see with Sandilands)

Sandilands will be right up there though - incredible player and that's not just because of his height. No point being tall when you can't utilise it to the best of your ability

 

[Tangent]

I have this vision of Sandi as a 38 year old permanent full forward just standing in the 50 there plucking 10 contested marks a game and winning the coleman medal for the 6th time, but that is probably just wishful thinking

At this stage, I would consider him the 2nd best ever Freo player, but who knows - in 10 years we may be talking about if Hill or Fyfe as the best ever - we may be talking about Moller or Jaeger as the best ever - its hard to predict ...

Right now he is the most important player in our team, and the key to our being a shot for the flag in the next couple of years.

 

[Latro]

Sandi is the second best Docker easily. Bell did not play enough for Freo to be near Sandi.

 

[yakamoto]

Mundy is giving it a shake.

 

[tacopavlich]

i recon sandi will be playing long after pav retires, and by then the carcasses of rival ruckmen will be piled so high it will be hard to distinguish between him and pav as to whos number 1.

 

[paul8241]

i recon sandi will be playing long after pav retires, and by then the carcasses of rival ruckmen will be piled so high it will be hard to distinguish between him and pav as to whos number 1.

this

Add to this the remains of key defenders that try to stop him as a marking forward.

 

[Mad props Freo]

Do you think there could be Parker, Grover and maybe McManus to fit in say a top 5 dockers list? (I exclude bell because of his stint at north......great player, but would have liked to have seen him in his prime at the dockers)

 

[paul8241]

Do you think there could be Parker, Grover and maybe McManus to fit in say a top 5 dockers list? (I exclude bell because of his stint at north......great player, but would have liked to have seen him in his prime at the dockers)

Hazelby, hayden and Elvis would be among the contenders.

 

[Moo]

Interesting post - will retire clearly 2nd best, and one would think will hopefully be challenged by Barlow.

 

[DockerA]

Will retire as Fremantles first premiership ruckman

 

[Kickett Punches Read]

will retire as second best, but i fully expect stephen hill to have made his claim on that mantle by the time he is 28

 

[estibador]

Sandi is easily our second best ever imo.

He's the only other player we've ever had that is universally recognised around the footy world as a bona-fide star. Bell was a little champ but he was never mentioned during any top 10 player discussions like Sandi is.