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PowerfulPies2023

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I'm your life time name the best player from each state.

Best Vic - Ablett Snr
Best WA - P Matera
NSW - Carey
SA - D Jarman
Queensland - Dunstall
 
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Victoria: Leigh Matthews
South Australia: Andrew McLeod
WA: Polly Farmer
Tasmania: Peter Hudson
Queensland: Jason Dunstall
NSW: Wayne Carey
ACT: Alex Jesaulenko
NT: Maurice Rioli

I ignored players from lesser states who chose to remain in the lesser states rather than play in the VFL / AFL.

I think currently would be quite interesting too.

Not sure about other states but for NSW I would have to go with Heeney.

Now that Breust has retired.
 
WA- Lance Franklin, Barry Cable (I know people won't like this.),Nat Fyfe
VIC- Matthews, Ablett snr/jnr
SA- Riccutio, Blight, Neale
NT- Mcleod, Buckley, Rioli
Tas- Stewart
Qld- Dunstall,Voss
NSW- Carey
 
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People are seriously struggling to find a best player from WA when you have 2 2x Brownlow medalists in Cripps and Fyfe, as well as Lance Franklin?
The OP did say, "in your lifetime". In my lifetime I cannot think of a WA player who comes anywhere near Polly Farmer. The guy reinvented ruck and revolutionised the use of handballing as an offensive weapon.

I appreciate you may not have seen Farmer, but let me tell you Franklin, Cripps and Fyffe, while good, are nowhere near Farmer IMHO.
 

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The OP did say, "in your lifetime". In my lifetime I cannot think of a WA player who comes anywhere near Polly Farmer. The guy reinvented ruck and revolutionised the use of handballing as an offensive weapon.

I appreciate you may not have seen Farmer, but let me tell you Franklin, Cripps and Fyffe, while good, are nowhere near Farmer IMHO.
Barry Cable although tarnished name, if we are talking about the best player.

64- Sandover
66- Premiership, Tassie Medal (best player at the Aus carnival), Simpson Medal (Grand final)
67- Premiership and Simpson Medal
68- Sandover, Premiership and Simpson Medal
69- Simpson medal (WA game) Best and Fairest from 65-69 Perth fc.
Went to VFL
70- North Melbourne b and f (1st year vfl)
71-73 (return to WA contract issue) Won 2 b and f and 3rd Sandover
74 (returns to North) Made Grand Final 25 disposals 2 goals, best player for his side.
75- Premiership North
76- Lost Grand final another 20 plus and 2 goals
77- Premiership - GF- 22 and 2 in the win prelim final 38 and 3 Semi Final- 35 and 1
78- Returns to WA - Premiership captain coach.
 
Barry Cable although tarnished name, if we are talking about the best player.

64- Sandover
66- Premiership, Tassie Medal (best player at the Aus carnival), Simpson Medal (Grand final)
67- Premiership and Simpson Medal
68- Sandover, Premiership and Simpson Medal
69- Simpson medal (WA game) Best and Fairest from 65-69 Perth fc.
Went to VFL
70- North Melbourne b and f (1st year vfl)
71-73 (return to WA contract issue) Won 2 b and f and 3rd Sandover
74 (returns to North) Made Grand Final 25 disposals 2 goals, best player for his side.
75- Premiership North
76- Lost Grand final another 20 plus and 2 goals
77- Premiership - GF- 22 and 2 in the win prelim final 38 and 3 Semi Final- 35 and 1
78- Returns to WA - Premiership captain coach.
As good as Cable was I still think Polly Farmer's record surpasses it, and AI agrees - "Many consider Farmer the "undisputed king" of Western Australian football due to his impact and achievements, while Cable is often ranked as the second-best player from the state":

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I will go with players I remember seeing rather than players I was alive for but too young to understand how good they actually were.

ACT: James Hird
NSW: I know the answer is Carey but I only remember seeing him play for Adelaide. Crawford.
NT: McLeod or Buckley
Qld: Voss
SA: Pavlich or Neale
Tas: Richo
Vic: Ablett Jr
WA: Franklin with Fyfe second.

Currently
ACT: Toby Green
NSW: Heeney
NT: Zac Bailey
Qld: Andrews
SA: Neale or Nas
Tas: Alex Pearce
Vic: Bontempelli
WA: Taylor or Cripps
 

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