Review North team of underrated players 1970 to 2019

[Bigeasy]

Hi, I've been watching North since 1970 and while my memory of games prior to 1975 is sketchy, I still remember and appreciate some of our players who don't receive the accolades of their more esteemed teammates.

So I thought I would jot down players from the last 50 years who were underrated, under appreciated etc and try make a team. Slightly self indulgent but hopefully others can nominate players I didnt consider or think of or even question whether they are underrated.

My team,

B: Ramsay Icke R. Smith
HB: Bryant Fairley Montgomery (VC)
C: Feltham Burns Rawlings (C)
HF: Breidis McCann C Sholl
F: Hodgeman Sutton Harding

R: Goodingham Cassin Melrose

IC: Dawson R Scott Capuano Rock

 

[Snake_Baker]

VERY good thread.

 

[Luke72]

I reckon Matty Larkin doesn’t get the recognition he deserves. Also the Fridge Roberts.

 

[Gumble Frankieton]

That’s a pretty good effort but I do feel compelled to offer up one more name: Frank Gumbleton

 

[Gorman2Geister]

Ross Smith is massively underrated. How he doesn't get a mention in the Heroes chapter of The Shinboners is beyond me.

Matty Armstrong and Jess Sinclair fly under the radar more than they should.

Corey McKernan is underrated in a legend of the game sense. NicNat, Gawn and co. are not half as good as him but get fawned over something shocking.

 

[Liam Boy]

Corey McKernan is underrated in a legend of the game sense. NicNat, Gawn and co. are not half as good as him but get fawned over something shocking.

probably a function of not being given the rising star, brownlow and norm smith he deserved. any discussion of the game's greatest ruckmen that leaves him out is farcical.

 

[Orange Peanut]

I always thought Shaun Smith was worthy of more recognition when he played for us.

Corey Jones gets a bit lost in recent history as well I reckon.

 

[Mav]

Pfft.

No Eddie Sansbury.

 

[Gumble Frankieton]

Peter German, Gary Farrant and John Byrne

 

[Liam Boy]

I think Lindsay Thomas has already become one. One of the league's best small forwards when he was on, it's a shame his career was marred by constant focus on him playing for free kicks.

 

[Luke72]

Michael Firrito

 

[shinboner magic]

Spargo, makepeace from the past and Dumont of the current side have been underrated

 

[Passmore]

Peter German, Gary Farrant and John Byrne

Johnny Byrne what a star!!!

I reckon his sort of namesake Johnny Burns gets overlooked to.

 

[Bigeasy]

That’s a pretty good effort but I do feel compelled to offer up one more name: Frank Gumbleton

He was on my list but didn't make the team. Others who missed out were Colbert, Wright and Jarrot.

 

[Dingster]

Peter German

Larkin and German were stars. Pity they didn't have more success.

 

[Bigeasy]

Johnny Byrne what a star!!!

I reckon his sort of namesake Johnny Burns gets overlooked to.

Yep, he was a very good footballer who played well in big games.

 

[shinboner magic]

Larkin and German were stars. Pity they didn't have more success.

Yep - if they came through with our 90s team , we would of won more flags.
Larkin was diesel/cunners like who made players better around them.

 

[Bigeasy]

Peter German, Gary Farrant and John Byrne

I don't think German was underrated and Farrant I just couldn't recall much about him but i ackowledge that he is a candidate. John Byrne never reached his peak. Broken leg at 21. He would have been a STAR

 

[RHLK]

..."Corey McKernan is underrated in a legend of the game sense..."

probably a function of not being given the rising star, brownlow and norm smith he deserved. any discussion of the game's greatest ruckmen that leaves him out is farcical.

How do the AFL justify dishing retro Brownlows to past countback losers when the counting rules changed while not giving retro Brownlows to [ridiculous] suspended losers when the tribunal rules changed? I'm sure CMcK would happily pay a $1000 fine for a Brownlow.

 

[amaz199]

Robbie Tarrant.

Has to play like a god to get anywhere near the AA team.

 

[muttley45]

I have been watching a lot of the old games they have been dishing up on FoxFooty lately, and I cannot believe how many times I have seen Andrew Demetriou play better than half decent games, considering I never really had much of an opinion of him at the time, so certainly under rated by me.

 

[Bugsy Malone]

Craig Sholl was a player who never got the credits, he could play any position kicked the footy a mile and never got beat.

 

[Bigeasy]

Steve Easton
Shannon Watt
Daryl Schimma

Um, not sure you get the premise here. Those 3 weren't underrated, they were just average.

 

[Wels Eicke]

Was Xavier Tanner underrated? Injuries certainly curtailed his career, but he was a serious gun player. One of my favourites from the 70's.

 

[GarnerSmash]

Hi, I've been watching North since 1970 and while my memory of games prior to 1975 is sketchy, I still remember and appreciate some of our players who don't receive the accolades of their more esteemed teammates.

So I thought I would jot down players from the last 50 years who were underrated, under appreciated etc and try make a team. Slightly self indulgent but hopefully others can nominate players I didnt consider or think of or even question whether they are underrated.

My team,

B: Ramsay Icke R. Smith
HB: Bryant Fairley Montgomery (VC)
C: Feltham Burns Rawlings (C)
HF: Breidis McCann C Sholl
F: Hodgeman Sutton Harding

R: Goodingham Cassin Melrose

IC: Dawson R Scott Capuano Rock

Love it.

Ross Smith and Craig Sholl are two of my all time favourite players, super reliable, wonderfully skilled, tough as nails and just bloody good footballers.