Picking an all-time CFC lineup

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In the billiards room!


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What billiards room?

 

[Tarkyn_24]

What billiards room?

The one that Colonel Mustard was hanging around with a candlestick

 

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The one with the photo


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The one with the photo


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And what was the photo of?

 

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And what was the photo of?

Todd’s speccy. See above


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[raymond35]

I agree that Pendlebury and Swan are the 2 that would come in. It would have to be at the expense of 2 of the interchange players, hard to say which one.
Pendlebury would have to take Richardsons spot, although they were basically equally good, and Swan would have to take Shawrys spot, and Tony is an absolute icon in my eyes.
And don't even think about removing Picken, a magnificent defender, or Millane, alongside Keith Greig, the best wingman I've seen play the game.

 

[Billys Back]

I would put Clement in Pickens place.
Loved Billy, but James was a brick wall.

'F' Off!!!

 

[Obese Arachnid]

Haven't read a post, Kappa you enjoying yourself?

 

[Kappa]

Haven't read a post, Kappa you enjoying yourself?

Here's the all time team.

 

[sr36]

This will sound like sacrilege to many, but I certainly don't have Millane as an 'unmoveable lock' in this team.

I absolutely loved him as a player, but as a lock in the centreline of our all time team is too much for me. He was only half way through his career and could well have gone on to cement such a lofty evaluation, but I would certainly have Buckley, Pendlebury and also Swan ahead of Pants as a starting mid from my time watching. Of course, he was a classic wingman where those others were all more centres and ruck rovers so he does have that advantage.

I loved him too, but I'd go further and say that I point blank wouldn't have him close to a greatest Collingwood team. From recent times: Buckley, Swan, Pendles, Brown, Daicos and Sidey have all had better careers. Unless our entire midfield is going to be selected from the modern area, Pants doesn't come close.

 

[sr36]

Here's the all time team.

Tohill over Cloke is a big call.

 

[THATSGOLD]

Gavin Crosisca. Check his stats. One of the greats and a better half back Buckley ever was.

 

[Kappa]

Tohill over Cloke is a big call.

Cloke wouldn't be able to make it in the modern 2020 game.

I think being away from his donkey would force him out.

 

[sr36]

Cloke wouldn't be able to make it in the modern 2020 game.

2011 Cloke would kill it in 2020. Provided an awesome contest that would bring it to ground more consistently than anyone around at the moment. Plus gut running up to the wings and half back to give us an outlet out of defence. Noone takes many grabs within 30 these days - so his big weakness of shanking sitters would be diminished. Plus they would have given up trying to teach him to run in straight and kick a drop punt and he may have succeeded kicking across his body. Tom Lynch has him covered for kicking, but Cloke was better than him at everything else.

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

I would put Clement in Pickens place.
Loved Billy, but James was a brick wall.

Clement was a great player for Collingwood, but I am completely bewildered by your thinking in replacing Picken with him.
I’ll concede Picken had a suspect kick, whereas Clement didn’t, however he still managed to turn it over consistently. I once saw Clement take a kick out, and he somehow managed to kick the ball back over his head!

 

[mocamagic]

Agree with the OP that Peter McKenna needs to be in even if it was as interchange.
Another who needs to added to the "immovable lock" list is Des Fothergill.

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

Gavin Crosisca. Check his stats. One of the greats and a better half back Buckley ever was.

Nah, great player, but we’re talking best ever. Don’t forget stats lie.

 

[THATSGOLD]

Nah, great player, but we’re talking best ever. Don’t forget stats lie.

Crosisca also a premiership player.

 

[sr36]

Nah, great player, but we’re talking best ever. Don’t forget stats lie.

Crosisca was solid, but not even close to being worthy of best team anywhere.

 

[Chameleon75]

Crosisca was solid, but not even close to being worthy of best team anywhere.

Crosisca is one of my favourites, but he wasn’t even the best defender in that team, I’d have Shane morwood ahead of him.

 

[jsdsgn]

Added a mention of Ron Todd to the OP who was a great player. Imagine the amount of goals he wouldve kicked if he had played 250 games.
Including his Pies and VFA career he kicked 999 in 217 games including a record 188 in a season and 20 in a game

 

[Jelly Bean]

This will sound like sacrilege to many, but I certainly don't have Millane as an 'unmoveable lock' in this team.

I absolutely loved him as a player, but as a lock in the centreline of our all time team is too much for me. He was only half way through his career and could well have gone on to cement such a lofty evaluation, but I would certainly have Buckley, Pendlebury and also Swan ahead of Pants as a starting mid from my time watching. Of course, he was a classic wingman where those others were all more centres and ruck rovers so he does have that advantage.



Agree that Pendles is the only lock to come in. I would probably put Swan in as well but as much as I love Clement I couldn't find a place for him. He'd be exactly the type of selection that in decades to come future supporters would ask why he was in there, much the same as we're now saying about the likes of Rumney and Whelan.

I agree, Millane drops out. I mean no disrespect to him, but I think he is evaluated more these days for what he may have become, not what he was. And probably romanticised a little bit because of his death.

Pendles in, Swan in. Clement I can make a case to get in there as well, because he is the best versatile defender I've seen play for Collingwood and haven't seen the likes of Rumney, etc.

Talks of Didak getting in there are way off in my view.

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

I agree, Millane drops out. I mean no disrespect to him, but I think he is evaluated more these days for what he may have become, not what he was. And probably romanticised a little bit because of his death.

Pendles in, Swan in. Clement I can make a case to get in there as well, because he is the best versatile defender I've seen play for Collingwood and haven't seen the likes of Rumney, etc.

Talks of Didak getting in there are way off in my view.

He is an absolute lock, make no mistake about it. He adds a certain quality that none other possess.
Sounds to me as though some posters either didn’t see him play, or they’ve simply forgotten his influence on a game.