The best "spine" in the history of VFL/AFL

[Chumly]

Who?

The guy was a gun player

 

[Sauras]

Hawthorn spine any day of the week.
Brisbane's fab 4 has ours covered however.

Brisbane have 4 out 5. I'll give you Franklin.

 

[hk89]

Brisbane have 4 out 5. I'll give you Franklin.

Lynch behind Roughy. No Coleman medals, 1 less AA, and they average almost the same number of goals (2.1 Lynch vs 2.0 Roughy), despite Roughy spending time as both a Ruck and tall midfielder further up the ground). Basically Roughy edges him out on versatility.

I'll concede Voss and Leppa, but Lake a more complete defender than Mal IMO, but I can see that's a matter of taste, so happy to call it a draw.

 

[SSSSSS]

Brisbane have 4 out 5. I'll give you Franklin.

Lake > Michael
Franklin > Brown
Voss > Mitchell
Leppa > Gibson

Toss up between Rough or Lynch. Both guns robbed of their prime years by illness.

 

[juss]

Genuinely can't decide using all the great players I've seen apart from my two KPF locks which are Carey and Lockett. The KPD are too difficult to split. Cox is the best ruckman I recall, and Ablett Jr is probably the best midfielder I've ever seen.

From my team only which I can be more confident about:

Gasper
Rance
Martin
Richardson
Riewoldt

And yeh we haven't had great rucks.... Stafford? Ottens was more of a forward with us.

 

[Goomba1973]

I'm only gonna choose from players I've seen.

Traditional spine:

FF: Tony Lockett
CHF: Wayne Carey
C: Greg Williams
CHB: Ross Glendinning
FB: Stephen Silvagni

Ruck & Mid: Simon Madden & Ablett Jnr

For a ruck-mid combo who worked together I'd go Cox & Judd from WCE.

From what I have watched .... I can't comment on what I haven't see.

FB: Dustin Fletcher or Stephen Silvagni ( I can't split them)
CHB: Glen Jakovich
Ruck / Mid: Dean Cox / Ablett Jr
CHF: Wayne Carey
FF: Tony Lockett or Gary Ablett Snr ( I can't split them)

 

[Captain_Bender]

FB : Emmett Dunne
CHB : Jim Jess
C : Geoff Raines
CHF : David Cooke
FF : Michael Roach

That's the 1980 premiership spine. More than handy.

Richmond's 73 premiership spine of
FB : Dick Clay
CHB : Robbie McGhie
C : Ian Stewart
CHF : Royce Hart
FF : Neil Balme

Is also pretty handy

 

[Number37]

Lynch behind Roughy. No Coleman medals, 1 less AA, and they average almost the same number of goals (2.1 Lynch vs 2.0 Roughy), despite Roughy spending time as both a Ruck and tall midfielder further up the ground). Basically Roughy edges him out on versatility.

You can't be serious.
Lynch played KPD in a shite Fitzroy teams and gave some of the best KPF of all time a touch up.

 

[Monkey King]

You can't be serious.
Lynch played KPD in a shite Fitzroy teams and gave some of the best KPF of all time a touch up.

Yeah, Lynch the better player hands down IMO. Such a pity his prime playing years were lost to chronic fatigue.

I wonder if it’s the same Hawks poster who recently compared goal stats for Jezza and Buddy.

 

[brutus76]

D. Fletcher
T.Daniher
L.Baker. T.Watson S.Madden
J.Hird
M.Lloyd

 

[footyfan1978]

FB : Emmett Dunne
CHB : Jim Jess
C : Geoff Raines
CHF : David Cooke
FF : Michael Roach

That's the 1980 premiership spine. More than handy.

Our 1982 grand final team was missing our full back Geoff Southby and our full forward was concussed early in game and was useless for rest of the day.
Still beat them. Shows the focus on the whole spine is overrated in regards to actually winning the premiership.

 

[Pykie]

North's 75' side had a decent one, we were even able to play Blight at CHB given we had Keka, Wade and Briedis.

FB: Dench
HB: Blight
C: Cable
HF: Kekovich
FF: Wade

2 x AFL hall of fame legends in it.

Wade, Blight, Cable and Dench were in the inagural hall of fame induction in 1996.

- Wade kicked over 1,000 goals (most for the Cats) but still kicked 200+ for North at almost 4 goals a game.
- Blight was essentially the pre-cursor of someone like Matthew Pavlich and a much better version. Won a Magery, a Brownlow, a Coleman
- Cable a 3 x Sandover medalist, an AFL legend.
- Dench considered in the best 3-4 FB's of all time.

 

[nineteen eighty]

Rance
Astbury
Cotchin
Martin
Townsend
Riewoldt
Nankervis

Doesnt suit you trying to be a smart@rse. Take a look at our spine in the ‘70’s.

 

[MadMundy]

FB: Dawson
HB: Suban
C: Mzungu
HF: Sylvia
FF: Anthony

 

[nineteen eighty]

My best 22 since 2001

FB Enright Scarlett McGovern
HB Hodge Rance Burgoyne
C Swan Voss Cousins
HF Martin Buddy Stevie J
FF Betts Fevola Akermanis
R Cox Ablett Judd
INT Fyfe Mitchell Goodes Pavlich

No Cotchin? Hmmm...

only joking...I’ll see myself out

 

[lumpinee]

easy... Richmond 1980 GF spine....legendary

Bourke
Jess
Raines
Cloke
Roach

say no more

 

[lumpinee]

North's 75' side had a decent one, we were even able to play Blight at CHB given we had Keka, Wade and Briedis.

FB: Dench
HB: Blight
C: Cable
HF: Kekovich
FF: Wade

2 x AFL hall of fame legends in it.

Wade, Blight, Cable and Dench were in the inagural hall of fame induction in 1996.

- Wade kicked over 1,000 goals (most for the Cats) but still kicked 200+ for North at almost 4 goals a game.
- Blight was essentially the pre-cursor of someone like Matthew Pavlich and a much better version. Won a Magery, a Brownlow, a Coleman
- Cable a 3 x Sandover medalist, an AFL legend.
- Dench considered in the best 3-4 FB's of all time.

Blight aint no CHB sorry to say...Crosswell

 

[lumpinee]

Our 1982 grand final team was missing our full back Geoff Southby and our full forward was concussed early in game and was useless for rest of the day.
Still beat them. Shows the focus on the whole spine is overrated in regards to actually winning the premiership.

im pretty sure Bourke was FB that day??

 

[lumpinee]

West Coast had some legendary spines in the 90's.. well known CHF probably lacking tho

Mcintosh
Jackovich
Kemp
????
Sumich

 

[footyfan1978]

im pretty sure Bourke was FB that day??

Let's watch the opening two goals and see, shall we?
Bourke is nowhere in sight in opening two goals.
Dunne is one lamenting the 1st goal conceded as the Dominator celebrates.
Martello and Dunne seem like the tallest guys in last line of defence at very start.

 

[lumpinee]

Footscray 1980

De Konning
B.Reid
Dunstan
Templeton
Loveless

 

[lumpinee]

Let's watch the opening two goals and see, shall we ?

your probably right on that ... Bourke kicked out that day also,so its subjective...cant be be bothered going thru the whole game...Bourke kicking out suggests at some point he played last line...thats enuff for me for qualification

 

[Cuzz09]

West Coast had some legendary spines in the 90's.. well known CHF probably lacking tho

Mcintosh
Jackovich
Kemp
????
Sumich

Yeah had more smallish HFs like Lewis, Heady, Wilson, Langdon, Ball, Evans.

Our backlines were elite. The Malthouse effect.

On SM-G925I using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[footyfan1978]

your probably right on that ... Bourke kicked out that day also,so its subjective..

Bourke was in the coaches box...lol

 

[lumpinee]

Let's watch the opening two goals and see, shall we?
Bourke is nowhere in sight in opening two goals.
Dunne is one lamenting the 1st goal conceded as the Dominator celebrates.
Martello and Dunne seem like the tallest guys in last line of defence at very start.

this is '82...we have our years mixed up...im yappin on about '80,...my spine is 1980
howd we get onto '82...thats F**** up