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

[footyfan1978]

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

You got mixed up.
I was talking about 82 in relation to a follow up of someone else's post of 1980 and that we trumped his spine that he mentioned with Dunne at full back.
You got yourself confused between those posts.
All good though, 1982 sorted out the real champ team of this era...lol

 

[lumpinee]

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

Our backlines were elite. The Malthouse effect.

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Got Malthouse in best ever Richmond side BP...main reason we lost"82 granny was mick not playing thanks to Francis and clipping blokes like Ashman,Marcou & Sheldon like hed done all year...they woulda had smiles as wide as cheshires knowing Mick was out

 

[lumpinee]

You got mixed up.
I was talking about 82 in relation to a follow up of someone else's post of 1980 and that we trumped his spine that he mentioned with Dunne at full back.
You got yourself confused between those posts.
All good though, 1982 sorted out the real champ team of this era...lol

no further comments from me on that game

 

[RichLeMonde]

Here's my top 2, from the same GF!

Dunkley
Roos
Kelly
Mooney
Lockett
Stafford
Cresswell/Maxfield

Martin
Archer
Schwass
Carey
Longmire
McKernan
Stevens

 

[RichLeMonde]

Next year:
Grimes
Rance
Martin
Riewoldt
Lynch
Nank
Cotchin

All been AAs except Nank

 

[Frappe]

Hawthorn still had Micheal Moncrieff kicking 90 goals at FF in 1978, so it's not like they played without a FF

Martello was regular CHF as well.

 

[jsdsgn]

Full Forward
- Centre Half Foward
- Ruckman
- 2 Midfielders
- Centre Half Back
- Full Back

FF: Hudson (Coleman stiff)
CHF: Carey
Ruck: Dempsey (only just passed by ablett for most brownlow votes ever)
Mids: Matthews and Pendlebury (because of his silkiness, not saying hes the best mid ever, hes just unique)
CHB: Jakovic
FB: Silvagni

 

[Jascave]

No, this thread isn't about the player with the best vertebra or the best posture. It is about picking the best players that form the "spine" of the key positions:
- Full Forward
- Centre Half Foward
- Ruckman
- 2 Midfielders
- Centre Half Back
- Full Back
You can pick any player from any team in any era. Go ahead, show us your best spine!

My all time "spine" or key position players:

FF-Tony Lockett
CHF-Wayne Carey
RUCK-Simon Madden
MIDS-Russell Ebert, Peter Matera
CHB-Peter Knights
FB-Gary Ayres

 

[Tarkyn_24]

FF: T Cloke
CHF: D Cloke
R: C Cloke
Mid: R Shaw, A Shaw
CHB: J Cloke
FB: H Shaw

 

[Gavin Excell]

Full Forward
- Centre Half Foward
- Ruckman
- 2 Midfielders
- Centre Half Back
- Full Back

FF: Hudson (Coleman stiff)
CHF: Carey
Ruck: Dempsey (only just passed by ablett for most brownlow votes ever)
Mids: Matthews and Pendlebury (because of his silkiness, not saying hes the best mid ever, hes just unique)
CHB: Jakovic
FB: Silvagni

No Richmond players from 2019 in that line up.