Peter Dean v Andrew McKay (with poll)

[Mobbs]

Was his first name Andrew?

Anyways, during my time watching the Roys, I actually thought Peter Dean was the best player I'd ever seen play footy. Not many share my opinion.I sure most of youse would pick other Blues above him (Kerna, Kouta, well Judd nowadays too of course).

Then there was that McKay bloke, I thought he was awesome. Didn't get the accolades he deserved.

Anyways, a quick poll if you're interested. Its a public one.

There is an insiduous agenda hidden behind it but won't mention it ahhr shit.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

I went for McKay but it is close. Both tough as nails, McKay had better skills. Love Dean's white line fever. Dean went through a slight form lapse at one point in his career from memory, whilst McKay never did.

 

[KnaveyBlue]

fobwefioywtv f95w73rkvygbsi78fbwkf876webi7fwb Peter Dean.

But only just.

And damn you for making me choose.

 

[zeeCFC]

*waits for TG*

 

[zeeCFC]

*waits for TG*

 

[Silvagnis]

*waits for TG*

*waits for TG*

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McKay.

 

[Mobbs]

Who? Why? Fill me in here!

Anyways, this sort of one-on-one poll has been done half-a dozen times on the Roys board. Quite a lot of interesting responses come out of it. Should be able to work pretty well everywhere. Hope it raises some discussion

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Who? Why? Fill me in here!

Anyways, this sort of one-on-one poll has been done half-a dozen times on the Roys board. Quite a lot of interesting responses come out of it. Should be able to work pretty well everywhere. Hope it raises some discussion

The cruel person in me wants to say that you only have past players to discuss Mobbs.

Nothing too controversial in the selection. McKay was consistent throughout his career while we all loved Dean's passion. McKay also captained the club briefly.

 

[The Toad]

Bloody hard choice, but McKay just. As ODN said both a tough as nails and showed no fear. I still remember a mark P Dean took backing into a pack, with one hand raised he knocked it to the side and took a diving grab could have been absolutely polaxed, pure guts. But I think McKay was a more skillfull player. I loved the way McKay tackeld. Once he had them they were never getting away.

 

[Monkey King]

McKay is Carlton's best mid sized defender since Kenny Hunter. Dean was tough as nails and dependable, as was McKay, but the latter had awesome anticipatory skills reading the incoming ball and was calm with the pill coming out of defense. Not any single outstanding feature to his game, he was agile enough, had a good leap and recovery from the contest, great positioning and spoil, not slow by any means, solid ball skills, courage in spades and a selfless game. Still one of my all-time faves Andy McKay; and along with Guy McKenna, the preeminent HBF of his era.

 

[The old campaigner]

Andrew McKay also won the best and fairest in 2003.

 

[GordonBlue]

Cannot go past Andy McKay... loved him to bits... Ratten, McKay, Sexton and Hickmont were players I just cherish... but still admired Peter Dean

 

[le dominateur]

Not much love for the man with the iron glove.

 

[Peacock]

McKay easily. Bad luck but you lost your bet.

 

[Mobbs]

Wasnt a bet. Something far sneakier

 

[Bingles]

I'll take Peter Dean but only because he won an extra premiership.

McKay was probably the better player but premierships speak when you're talking about players of a supreme level.

Same as why as good as Michael Jordan was he's not in the same class as a Bill Russell in terms of basketball greats. Which may sound odd as my basketball hero is John Stockton who never got a ring.

Both McKay and Dean were favorites of mine. I agree with the sentiment shared by GordonBlue -- Ratten, McKay, Sexton, Hickmott but I'd throw in Japo, Dean Rice (and Dean) into that group too.

 

[Supishnessism]

Great question. Both prototype rebounding defenders.

Surprised to see so many votes for McKay, with no disrespect to him, he was a great player, but Dean's attack on the footy was something else. His 95 GF was one of the hardest games i've seen anyone play.

Spare a thought for Michael Sexton also. Man our backline used to be unstoppable.

 

[Sin City]

Career wise I'd go with McKay. At his best though Peter Dean was incredible, right up with the hardest, most courageous players I've seen. 94-95 Helmet's form was just about better than anything McKay did.

 

[Peacock]

I'll take Peter Dean but only because he won an extra premiership.

McKay was probably the better player but premierships speak when you're talking about players of a supreme level.

So Glenn Manton was a better player than Robert Harvey or Nathan Buckley?

McKay was a class above Dean.

 

[Juddys_navy_blues]

Really hard call, picked McKay but would love to have either down back ATM..

 

[thylacine60]

The Glenelg boy. We really do owe that club.

 

[Chism]

Andy for me. He was my favourite player in the day and is still my all time favourite player from our great history. Dean was a star also and gee how much would we love them running around for us now. Two navy Blue champions.

 

[Monkey King]

When a couple of Carlton people likened Duigan to McKay I sat up to take notice in a way I wouldn't have had they said we'd got Peter Dean type.

 

[Mandragoran]

Would have though Mckay, he wouldn't be out of place in our team of the century

 

[Silvagnis]

Surprised to see so many votes for McKay, with no disrespect to him, he was a great player, but Dean's attack on the footy was something else. His 95 GF was one of the hardest games i've seen anyone play.

McKay was fractionally tougher than Dean.

The vet would have run through a brick wall if it was the shortest route to getting it inside fifty.

Dean was a better kick and played taller...More an undersized CHB than a HBF like McKay...I can recall Garry Lyon smashing McKay with a bag in one game...Dean would have crushed that hairy princess.

Career wise I'd go with McKay. At his best though Peter Dean was incredible, right up with the hardest, most courageous players I've seen. 94-95 Helmet's form was just about better than anything McKay did.

McKay could easily have won three AA guernsey for his first three seasons (1993 to 1995)...Don't start me on Mansfield receiving AA ahead of him...I can't recall McKay being beaten in 1995, yet he missed out on AA honours...Arguably a better season than Ang who was named AA that year.

Steven Stretch once told McKay that his coach had told him to stand on the boundary line and not go for the ball.

They wanted to keep McKay out of the play.