Opinion Kardinia Park Statue

[Catter]

Whilst possibly the last (for a while) redevelopments are coming to the end. Which player/coach should be immortalized with a bronze statue in their honor?
Whitten Oval: Teddy
Olympic Park: Lou
MCG: Barrasi, Bunton, Bartlett, Reynolds, Mathews, Coleman, Smith, Stynes
Waverly: Kennedy

If it has to be only one player, it has to be a player that has stood the test of time... So I nominate Polly.
Playing career: 1953-1971 (East Perth 1953-1961, Geelong 1962-1967, West Perth 1968-1971). Games: 356 (East Perth 176, Geel 101, West Perth 79) Goals: (East Perth NA, Geel 65, West Perth 55).

Player honours: Sandover Medal 1956, 1957, 1960; 2nd in Brownlow Medal 1963 (equal); Geel best and fairest 1963, 1964; Geel premiership 1963; EP best and fairest 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961; EP premierships 1956, 1958, 1959; WP best and fairest 1969; WP premierships 1969, 1971 (captain-coach); All-Australian 1956, 1958, 1961.

Coaching record: Geelong 1973-1975 (66 games, 24 wins, 42 losses).
AFL LEGEND: 2002
Farmer definitely can stand with the players/coaches mentioned above.

 

[Kitcat]

Whilst possibly the last (for a while) redevelopments are coming to the end. Which player/coach should be immortalized with a bronze statue in their honor?
Whitten Oval: Teddy
Olympic Park: Lou
MCG: Barrasi, Bunton, Bartlett, Reynolds, Mathews, Coleman, Smith, Stynes
Waverly: Kennedy

If it has to be only one player, it has to be a player that has stood the test of time... So I nominate Polly.
Farmer definitely can stand with the players/coaches mentioned above.

We should have a statue of Polly Farmer. I would contribute.

 

[dangerwood]

Selwood

 

[Strange Cat]

Need a few statues I reckon

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Selwood

It'd be grouse if on match days someone would bandage his head up. Only on match days though!!

 

[jim boy]

Selwood 355 games, more than twice as many for Geelong than Farmer's playing and coaching career combined
Selwood 4 premierships to Farmers 1
Selwood, you see what he has done around the community outside of footy over the years.

But I wouldn't hesitate to back Farmer, led us to the 63 Premiership, revolutionised the game with handball, stood by the cats in the lean times of the 70's. Established a foundation dedicated to helping indigenous children in football and academia. And all this at a time when as indigenous player he stood up to a society that was racist to its core. Now we rightly get upset when once in a while some moron yells something out from the crowd. He had to face it on a weekly basis from opposition players in the middle of the field. I'm proud to think of Geelong having the first indigenous captain and the first indigenous coach. A statute would get kids asking who he is and keep his inspirational story alive.

Selwood's time will come though.

 

[Bartel84]

Selwood, Davis, Farmer are probably the only options. Would have been Ablett snr if not for off field issues and junior if he didn’t move to the Suns

 

[Kitcat]

Selwood, Davis, Farmer are probably the only options. Would have been Ablett snr if not for off field issues and junior if he didn’t move to the Suns

And Reg Hickey.

 

[gogeelongcats]

Farmer is a good choice.
Followed by Costa for resting the culture

 

[Mad_Hatter]

For players, probably 3 that stand above the others.
Polly, Selwood and Hickey.
Abletts have a stand, Costa should get something also.

 

[supahoops]

Austin McCrabb

 

[dazbroncos]

IMO

Cook, Costa and Wells get Rooms named after them. They have earned more but to their style... would not want a stand.

Polly, Ablett's, Selwood and prob Tomma when hes done gets something more prominent

Ive mentioned this before but naming levels of the stand after players et al might be a way of accommodating a ew more.

Selwood Tier 1

Ablett Tier 2

Farmer Tier 3 etc.

GO Catters

 

[Sticksman]

IMO

Cook, Costa and Wells get Rooms named after them. They have earned more but to their style... would not want a stand.

Polly, Ablett's, Selwood and prob Tomma when hes done gets something more prominent

Ive mentioned this before but naming levels of the stand after players et al might be a way of accommodating a ew more.

Selwood Tier 1

Ablett Tier 2

Farmer Tier 3 etc.

GO Catters

Good suggestion. Acknowledge more with the same amount of infrastructure.

 

[Phipppppa]

Polly and Bobby outside of there respective gates.

Selwood gets the stand.

 

[Sky]

Doug Wade because he's 80 and I don't think the guy is even 'legend' status in the Hall of Fame.. seems ridiculous. Deserves something.

Bob Pratt got legend status with 1 less Coleman when he was 84 so it's time even though Pratt won his 3 in a row

 

[DangerHere]

Farmer, Davis, Selwood

 

[Goggin Our Best]

Re Chris Scott

Chris Scott

Age

47

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

I allways gave him great credit for 2011 - and any sensible person would because Geel got demolished in the 2010 PF - and then lost its best player in Ablett

I have been critical last couple of years - frustrated that the Cats just kept coming up short

However hes now got the 2nd flag - and hes got the best win/loss record ever - better than Coleman and Dick Reynolds and all the rest of them

If he gets a 3rd Premiership - then i think he should get a grandstand named after him - thats just my view - i mean Sir Alex he never played for Manchester United - but he is their no 1 person in their history

 

[Seeds]

Selwood, Davis, Farmer are probably the only options. Would have been Ablett snr if not for off field issues and junior if he didn’t move to the Suns

Tom Stewart?

too soon?

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

The only statue we require is Max Rooke's

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. And that statue would be so tough, that birds would be too frightened to poop on it.

 

[Tony Barber]

I’m not sure statues are needed.
A wall of half busts will do the trick.
Adhere them to the stadium walls.

One statue is $250,000 to start with.

I’m going straight to Alex Popescu
We wouldn’t even exist without him.

QR code each bust. Tell the story to the generations.

 

[Seeds]

Bomber Thompson holding up the cup with Chris Scott

Chris Scott

Age

47

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

holding up the other end.

 

[Sttew]

Selwood

Selwood holds so many club and AFL records some of which are unlikely to be broken any time soon - he deserves a stand named after him and/or a statue. We talk about the Abletts being once in a generation. Selwood as a package was once in a generation, IMO.

 

[Sttew]

Doug Wade because he's 80 and I don't think the guy is even 'legend' status in the Hall of Fame.. seems ridiculous. Deserves something.

Bob Pratt got legend status with 1 less Coleman when he was 84 so it's time even though Pratt won his 3 in a row

But like GAJ Wade abandoned Geelong in 73 for the loot at North. Recognise him as a club champion, but no statue

 

[CatTricks]

Need a mount rushmore type set-up I reckon...

 

[Sttew]

Need a mount rushmore type set-up I reckon...

Maybe a Cats theme park with a fake Mt Rushmore featuring the faces of Selwood, Polly Farmer, GAS, Reg Hickey and Scarlett