Ricciuto an SA Footy Immortal?...

[tribey]

With this Brownlow Medal does Mark Ricciuto join the other South Australian football immortals like Russell Ebert, Barrie Robran, Bernie Smith, Malcolm Blight, John Platten, and so on...?

His achievements as a player are absolutely outstanding, and while he doesn't recieve the same current media treatment as Voss, Hird, Buckley and his team mate McLeod - make no mistake he is one of the greats, despite seemingly being under-rated by those outside this state for much of his career.

Just to recap:

AFL Games: 240
AFL Goals: 199
Rising Star Nominee: 1993
All-Australian: 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003
State-of-Origin Representative: ???
Premiership Squad Member: 1997, 1998
Premiership Player: 1998
AFC Club Champion: 1998 (Premiership Year), 2003 (SURELY)
International Rules Representative: 1998, 2000
AFC Club Captain: 2001-
Brownlow Medal: 2003

Thoughts?

 

[DaveW]

Best player ever to play for SA's biggest ever football club.

So yes.

 

[DaveW]

What about Buckley? He now joins Platten - and someone else? - as having the rare distinction of winning both a Magarey medal and Brownlow medal.

 

[macca23]

No question about it !!

Not a bad resume is it?

AFL Games: 240
AFL Goals: 199
Rising Star Nominee: 1993
All-Australian: 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003
State-of-Origin Representative: ???
Premiership Squad Member: 1997, 1998
Premiership Player: 1998
AFC Club Champion: 1998 (Premiership Year), 2003 (SURELY)
International Rules Representative: 1998, 2000
AFC Club Captain: 2001-
Brownlow Medal: 2003

 

[tribey]

Originally posted by DaveW
What about Buckley? He now joins Platten - and someone else? - as having the rare distinction of winning both a Magarey medal and Brownlow medal.

Indeed... although technically Bucks is a Territorian...

Blight did the Magarey/Brownlow and the Farmer/Coleman double as well.

 

[maccas_no1]

Not a bad resume at all

I think his manager will be having a little chat to the AFC today for a few more $$$$$$$$

 

[DaveW]

I've heard Buckley refer to himself as a South Australian.

 

[maccas_no1]

Yeah I have too Dave.....................I didnt know Goodes was Sth Aussie though How was the Sydney papers today Dave?????

 

[tribey]

Originally posted by DaveW
I've heard Buckley refer to himself as a South Australian.

Hmmm... well as far as SOO rules go he's a Territorian/Ally but fair enough

 

[Stiffy_18]

No question Roos record speaks for itself. Hopefully he can add a premiership captain and a Norm Smith Medal to that resume

According to Eddie "I know everything" McGuire, Roo, Buckley and Goodes were all born in SA

Shove that in your pipe and smoke it arrogant vics

 

[DaveW]

Originally posted by maccas_no1
Yeah I have too Dave.....................I didnt know Goodes was Sth Aussie though How was the Sydney papers today Dave?????

I'll tell you when I get around to reading them.

 

[DaveW]

Originally posted by dyertribe
Hmmm... well as far as SOO rules go he's a Territorian/Ally but fair enough

And I'd probably be a NSWman, but **** that. We all know the rules were changed just to screw us out of Carey.

 

[tribey]

Originally posted by DaveW
And I'd probably be a NSWman, but **** that. We all know the rules were changed just to screw us out of Carey.

I'd be South Aussie or a Vic... but my true love is Tasmania.

 

[Stiffy_18]

Originally posted by dyertribe
I'd be South Aussie or a Vic... but my true love is Tasmania.

You were born in Tassie??????

 

[macca23]

Originally posted by dyertribe
I'd be South Aussie or a Vic... but my true love is Tasmania.

Or just the map of???

 

[tribey]

Originally posted by macca23
Or just the map of???

B-I-N-G-O

 

[Damp Squarie]

Back to Back Brownlow medals is the next hurdle and then Premiership Captain.

 

[kirky]

Interesting to hear him on the box saying he wants to be a premiership captain and he has to catch up to Bicks two. So there we have it the next three cups (2004-2006).

 

[MarksGirl-kbcrowgirl]

Roo is an absolute legend. Fantastic to see him win - I have dreamt of a Crow winning, but I didn't think it would be this year!


He goes straight to the top of SA footy greats. He is a fantastic.


Lets hope that he gets his next dream - to captain a premiership!


BIG KISSES AND HUGS FOR ROO!!!!

k
xx

 

[lozstar]

roo = thy god

 

[tribey]

More milestones for Roo:

1770 Discovered, charted and claimed Australia for the British Empire

1812 Defeated Napoleon at Waterloo

1939 Directed Wayne Carey (tinman) in Wizard of Oz

1944 Backed up to lead the allied assault (D-Day) at Normandy

1983 Captained Australia II to victory in the America's Cup

1993 Played first game for the Adelaide Football Club

The rest is history...

 

[DaveW]

Originally posted by dyertribe
1939 Directed Wayne Carey (tinman) in Wizard of Oz

Hey, Carey's got a lot more heart than most players.

 

[ant]

Originally posted by DaveW
Hey, Carey's got a lot more heart than most players.

One of the Burgoyne's must have been the Lion.....who was the Scarecrow? Hmm.....I reckon that must have been Ayresy.

 

[DaveW]

Originally posted by ant
who was the Scarecrow? Hmm.....I reckon that must have been Ayresy.

I was thinking the same thing.

Beat me to it - I was just waiting for someone to let me use it.

 

[ant]

Originally posted by DaveW
I was thinking the same thing.

Beat me to it - I was just waiting for someone to let me use it.

I was gonna give it to someone else, then I thought, nah, why should I?

I'll give you one though now, the real Tin Man?