Poll: Who was the best Brisbane player from 2001-04

[Tap Tap Tapperoo]

Voss was top shelf, but Aker was an out and out freak.

The other two absolute guns, but a rung below the first two. Black maybe a bit closer than Lappin.

 

[STFU Donnie]

Never saw Ablett Snr play?

Never saw him play in a premiership!

 

[Donakebab]

Best: Voss
Most talented: Aker
Most important: Leppitsch
Would most want at my club in that period: Black

 

[professor_koi]

Voss. Sheer power.

Probably the best long ranged handballer in the history of the AFL. I remembered a game where he had a handball that went at least 40m. There's also a video on youtube where Vossy kicked a set shot drop punt from 65-70m out that went through the goals at post height. That's extraordinary.

 

[HG Pennypacker]

Voss was top shelf, but Aker was an out and out freak.

The other two absolute guns, but a rung below the first two. Black maybe a bit closer than Lappin.

Seriously underrating Black there. He was an out and out gun. Top shelf. Absolutely for me up there with aker and voss. Fair bit of daylight to Lappin really. He was a great player but clearly a level below the other 3.

 

[Rich01]

Clark Keating.
Mr September 2001-2003.

 

[citizen-erased]

Black was a gun, but Voss something else altogether
didn't have the speed or slick skills as weapons, but he still dominated games.

Voss from Black from Aker from Lappin.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Simon Black was a Rolls Royce of midfielders. None better when the Lions were at their peak.

 

[boncer34]

For someone to win a brownlow at the tender age of 23 is mighty impressive.

Black

What about at 21?

 

[Hookster]

Seriously underrating Black there. He was an out and out gun. Top shelf. Absolutely for me up there with aker and voss. Fair bit of daylight to Lappin really. He was a great player but clearly a level below the other 3.

Daylight to Lappin, didn't see him play ?? Run and carry very important. Probably averaged over 25 possessions a game. Wasn't called the fab four for nothing, great footballers all of them, complimented each other.

 

[HG Pennypacker]

Daylight to Lappin, didn't see him play ?? Run and carry very important. Probably averaged over 25 possessions a game. Wasn't called the fab four for nothing, great footballers all of them, complimented each other.

Of course i saw him play. He was a great player in a great team. Just saying he was the 4th best of those 4 and I don't think there is anything wrong with that. To me the other 3 were on another level, all of them could have been the best player in a top 4 team in their own right. Not sure you can say the same about Lappin. No disgrace to be a level below the rest. He had an awesome career.

 

[who_let_the_dogs_out]

I wonder how Buckley would rate if he was in the poll?

 

[Fadge]

Name/Games/Brownlow votes/accolades over the 4 year period

Black/101 games/77 votes/2002 Brownlow, 2003 Norm Smith
Voss/96 games/65 votes/unlucky not to win 2002 Norm Smith
Akermanis/96 games/48 votes/2001 Brownlow Medal, sealer in 2002 Grand Final when on one leg
Lappin/90 games/45 votes

In that order, and I reckon there is a clear gap between each player if we are judging them only over that 4 year period. The biggest gap between Aker and Lappin, and that is no blight on Lappin.

For what it's worth, the order above was my gut feel, and supported when I looked up the stats.

I reckon Black is one of the most underrated players in the history of football. I can never understand how he is consistently rated below Voss and Aker. He is number one of that group over his career as well as much as for longevity as for pure brilliance.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

I wonder how Buckley would rate if he was in the poll?

He's in the 'other' section

 

[who_let_the_dogs_out]

He's in the 'other' section

You'd rate Lappin ahead of Buckley?

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

You'd rate Lappin ahead of Buckley?

Buckley never won a premiership with broken ribs

 

[Fadge]

His highlight reel literally goes for about an hour.

You're right, I reckon Aker's highlight reel is just about as good as is going around, which says a lot about how good Black and Voss were.

 

[74561347]

simon black is the devil

i won those premierships

 

[damochandler]

Clark Keating

Best Premierships’s to games played ratio during that period.

And was dominant in every final he played

I thought he was their best in 2 of the 3 flags

 

[damochandler]

Nigel Lappin. Had an uncanny knack of getting 30 touches without being noticed and kicking crucial goals

 

[Boxhead_31]

Nigel Lappin. Had an uncanny knack of getting 30 touches without being noticed and kicking crucial goals

The Brisbane Blake Caracella before Blake Caracella

 

[who_let_the_dogs_out]

Buckley never won a premiership with broken ribs

I'd have buckley equal pegging with Aker, Voss and Black IMO

 

[Seeds]

anyone who puts black knows very little about football.

 

[bungalow_bill]

Poor Nigel- the Ringo of our fab four.

 

[bungalow_bill]

I'd have buckley equal pegging with Aker, Voss and Black IMO

Imagine if Buckley had stayed and played in the flag years with VBA&L