Who was your favourite player when you were a kid?

[Triggering Tiger]

I use to idolize Barry Bazza Rowlings back in the day, what gun he was!

2015 Hall of Fame inductee: Barry Rowlings

Richmond originally attempted to recruit Barry Rowlings in the early 1970s, but missed out on getting him to Punt Road then, due to the fact he was playing for Moe, which was in Hawthorn’s country zone.

www.richmondfc.com.au

 

[Tyler Durden007]

When I was a kid the VFA was as big as the VFL. The Geelong West Roosters were a force and "Smokin'" Joe Radojevic kicked 180 one season... legendary..

 

[Mofra]

**** Kennedy. Tough as hell

 

[Triggering Tiger]

**** Kennedy. Tough as hell

Hard man and a very good fullback.

 

[NetworkNerd]

Always liked Shane Crawford growing up. Should have won a second Brownlow imo

 

[zackah]

Terry "the GOAT" Daniher and Mark Mercuri

Mark Mercuri

Age

50

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.7

5star

K

10.6

4star

HB

8.1

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.7

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

17.2

5star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.8

4star

 

[Cyclops]

VFA was never as big as the VFL, but its stars shone bright. Fred Cook was my favourite there.

We all loved Craig Davis in my family. Weird underslung jaw and bled football.

 

[Triggering Tiger]

VFA was never as big as the VFL, but its stars shone bright. Fred Cook was my favourite there.

We all loved Craig Davis in my family. Weird underslung jaw and bled football.

Ditto I loved Freddy Cook as well, may he RIP.

 

[Bont2Bruce]

 

[Pistol Night]

Tony Modra

 

[Tyler Durden007]

I remember being enthralled by the players with boss nicknames... Snake Baker... Rene "The incredible Hulk" Kink... Crazy Horse Cowton (Norf), Rod "Tilt" Carter, Bernie "Superboot" Quinlan

 

[zackah]

inb4 Grand Uncle Horace nominates Bob Pratt

 

[caveman72]

Mark Yeates came for the club I played for as a kid

 

[AvantGardener]

Fev and Judd

 

[Seethus]

Peter Riccardi

 

[Predator35]

Michael ‘disco’ Roach.

 

[caveman72]

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He was good to watch. Just like the bald bloke wearing 29.

 

[Sqotty from office works]

Vicious Vinny Waite.
Carl Diterich.
Lethal
Hungry.
Jezza
Gary Crane.

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Sticks and Braddles.

From an opposition perspective, Plugger is the greatest player I have ever seen.

Don't make players like them anymore sadly.

 

[the avoca drover]

Jimmy Jess of course.

Doug Hawkins was my favourite non Tigger.
Beautifully balanced and highly skilled.

 

[Saveloy Rockstar]

 

[jabba5114]

Stephen tregenza. Hated that he played for the cows

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[Grand Uncle Horace]

inb4 Grand Uncle Horace nominates Bob Pratt

Dammit Zackah… stealing my thunder … Bob Pratt was slightly behind the mercurial Laurie Nash, though that was a mere 90 years ago and I was no spring chicken then.

For those not buying my true age is 2093, Bobby Skilton and Ron Clegg (latter part of his career).

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

One day when I get the balance of booze and meds right and I can type more than a para I will start a Fred on the true origins of footy. Needless to say it started in Pomgolia during Caesar’s Welcome to Civilisation World Tour. Our troops were bored. The locals in Inner Pomgolia (aka London) put up negligible resistance beyond their unpleasant odour ( which we tried to counter by leaving them Roman Baths). The troops just started a game of booting and hand passing around a Pomgolian head that had somehow lost its shoulders. More details in a forthcoming Fred.

 

[Feraligatr]

My favourites were
Jason Dunstall. (I'm still holding on to hope of marrying him.)
Plugger
Richo
Knights
Campbell.
Mcleod
Matera
Ablett Snr
Wayne Carey

I had a few favourites.