Who is the most exciting Blues player you have seen?

[Brighton_Diggins]

the 2000 KOUTA!
what a freak.
One particular game i think he got 39-40 poss
and kicked 5. It was against north and Carey was dragged
out of the forward line into the midfield to try and stop him.
When Kouta was 'bringing the loaf of bread back from the deli'
he was unstoppable.
Pity he was injured that year, brownlow was in the bag.

 

[Pred_ator]

Well definetly not Kouta,he was overrated,only had 1 year that no one could match,the rest of the years he was Very good to good to ordinary.He was never the same after 2001.

Wind the clock back to the 95 finals series, Kouta was on fire, should have won the norm smith grand final day.

 

[Pamam]

cant go past the great number 34

Ron Delulio

 

[Go_Blues!]

At Carlton we have been blessed with so many great players it is hard to single one out; Kouta, Kernahan, Bradley, SOS, Dominator, Buzz, Williams, the list goes on. For pure excitement however, it is pretty hard to go past the great Kenny Hunter.

 

[sosos]

Jesaulenko.

 

[Deej]

Kouta, no contest.

Agreed.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Well definetly not Kouta,he was overrated,only had 1 year that no one could match,the rest of the years he was Very good to good to ordinary.He was never the same after 2001.

Hmmm and the date of this thread? 17 March 2001.

We had about 4 Carlton supporters here then, thus only one reply.

 

[Dooky]

well maybe not exciting...
although i did find it exciting watching how ridiculously dependant this player was..
the veterenarian..
ANDREW MCKAY!!!!!!!!

 

[Blues_Man]

Oh behave!

1. Mr Magic Peter Bosustow was THE excitement machine. Mark & Goal of the year in '81 is the perfect illustration of that.

2. Kouta was incredible at his peak.

3. Yes. i did need tissues watching Juddy extend himself properly for the first time this year at the G.

I'll go with those three, as well as tossing in Wayne Harmes as a personal favorite.

 

[sosos]

Can't believe the lack of love for Jesaulenko!

Cat like balance and reflexes, one of the greatest high marks the game has seen.

Kouta was awesome recently, but late 60s and early 70s there was no Blue more exciting than Jezza.

 

[krisholio14]

Pretty simple this one. Jezza is a mile ahead, the Dominator second and Kouta third.

Buzz misses out simply because while he was brilliant at his best, didn't bring it often enough or long enough. He was a bit the same as Bruce Lindner was at Geelong in the 80's.

 

[wdgann]

Without any doubt Greg Williams. Not spectaculor but was the best user of the ball of all time. Special mention to the dominator and kouta

 

[Faz 2000]

I'm taking "most exciting" player to mean most spectacular, a player whose presence had the entire crowd (both teams' supporters) on the edge of their seat, a player who had everyone talking.

To me, at his peak (it was so very high, and so very, tragically brief), Kouta was the most exciting player for the Blues I've seen.

His run of form in 1999-2000 (whenever it exactly was, before his knee injury), his ability to utterly take over games, and the muttered "Kouta" that went around the ground every time he was near the ball was just amazing.

He just took games over, did it all, and did it in spectacular fashion. What's more exciting that a key-position-sized midfielder who could pick up the ball with one hand, straight-arm his opponent, sprint away from chasers, kick goals from 55 metres and take massive hangers at will? Nothing, I say.

Note, however, that I believe Kouta was only that player for a very short period of time, so I don't think he was "the greatest" or anything like that. Indeed, he was never even my favourite player. But in that time, definitely the most exciting.

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

Im probably going to get hung, drawn and quartered for this but ....

Laurence Angwin the player who I was most excited by.

He was a 200 cm player, who could play anywhere, had great skills (as demonstrated by his checkside goals) and great agillity (as he could turn quickly for his size) - also had elite agillity and an outstanding vertical leap.

Everytime I see Paddy Ryder I wonder what could have been ... With the attributes he had ... he could have been anything young Laurence .. all he was missing was a brain.

 

[Faz 2000]

all he was missing was a brain.

We should have sent him off to see the wizard with a few other guys. Angwin for a brain, Houlihan for some courage, Russell for a heart and Gibbs cos he wants to go home (according to Adelaide fans).

 

[Bronx Bomber]

and Gibbs cos he wants to go home (according to Adelaide fans).

Ahh so that explains why he signed a new 2 year contract recently...

 

[thylacine60]

Im probably going to get hung, drawn and quartered for this but ....

Laurence Angwin the player who I was most excited by.

He was a 200 cm player, who could play anywhere, had great skills (as demonstrated by his checkside goals) and great agillity (as he could turn quickly for his size) - also had elite agillity and an outstanding vertical leap.

Everytime I see Paddy Ryder I wonder what could have been ... With the attributes he had ... he could have been anything young Laurence .. all he was missing was a brain.

Agree. Only once have I ever gone to a game just to see a particular player.

 

[Matt72]

Yanno as a kid Bruce Doull always excited me. I was the only 10 year old I ever saw with number 11 on his duffle coat.
He was deceptively quick and was always sure of himself. Always gave off the vibe of being confident that he knew what he was doing.
One of the saddest days I had at the footy was watching Dunstall carve him up in the 86 Grand Final. I didn't mind losing as much as I minded seeing him do disappointed in his last game.

 

[Fotia2]

Tim Powell

 

[wdgann]

Tossup between Dominic Fotia, Glen Hawker and Richard Dennis

 

[Sharks On A Plane]

Damien Lock.

 

[Fotia2]

Tossup between Dominic Fotia, Glen Hawker and Richard Dennis

& who could forget Allan Thorpe, Mark Athorn, Craig Devonport & Paul Tuddenham??!!

 

[thylacine60]

As the HMAS Thread Relevance sets sail for the horizon once more.......

 

[Fotia2]

As the HMAS Thread Relevance sets sail for the horizon once more.......

Sorry, just a bit of fun there thy! I promise I wont post any more mediocre former blues players in this thread!!

 

[thylacine60]

Sorry, just a bit of fun there thy! I promise I wont post any more mediocre former blues players in this thread!!

Sweet, mate. Most threads have a use-by date for one reason or another.