Is it Lance Franklin? Graham Polly Farmer? Adam Goodes? Barry Cable?
Who's the best Indigenous player ever?
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Farmer by popular consensus, Buddy is probably the best I’ve seen just ahead of McLeod who I think gets overlooked a lot on these sorts of things.
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I know I’m on my own here, but I think I’d rather have Goodes to build a team around than Buddy
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I won't say anyone I haven't seen so that rules out any pre AFL GOAT's
The best peak: Peter Matera, Lance Franklin
The best for the longest: Andrew Mcleod, Adam Goodes
The best peak: Peter Matera, Lance Franklin
The best for the longest: Andrew Mcleod, Adam Goodes
Being a West Coast man I always disliked Sydney
and therefore Goodes but I always thought he was very good albeit able to play a few different positions but never as game changing as Franklin could be.
Can only comment on who I've seen (so no maurice, polly etc)
1 - buddy
2 - mcleod
3 - goodes
4 - wanganeen
5 - cyril
6 - long
7 - betts
8 - tippa
9 - matera
10 - winmar
Hon. mention - silk burgoyne.
1 - buddy
2 - mcleod
3 - goodes
4 - wanganeen
5 - cyril
6 - long
7 - betts
8 - tippa
9 - matera
10 - winmar
Hon. mention - silk burgoyne.
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Tippa, Long and Rioli ahead of Matera.
I'll have what he's having.
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Better highlights and a longer career but less's influence on games. But as a defender I wouldn't want my face in a goal of the year highlight which will be replayed forever
I'm going to use this to pump up Stephen Michael again because people who didn't see him play dismiss him.
As great as Maurice was, when he played for Souths there was no question that Michael was the best player in the team.
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Maybe he only saw Phil?
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Agree with this 100%
And I think you take era into account to determine what you value
pre 2005 - 1. McLeod, 2. Franklin, 3. Goodes
2005-2020 - 1. Goodes, 2. Franklin, 3. McLeod
2020-present - 1. Franklin, 2. Goodes, 3. McLeod
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I’d put Matera in the same bracket. He was unbelievable. 5 x AA. And who kicks 5 goals off the wing in a grand final, seriously.
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Pre 2005 Buddy hadn't played a game for Hawthorn, so no idea how you could rank him ahead of Goodes, who had won a Brownlow in that period.
2020 - Present, only Buddy is still playing AFL, so it's pretty meaningless.
They are all champion players, who played different roles so it's hard to compare.
I would rank them - Buddy, McLeod, Goodes - but it could easily be in any other order.
I'm biased of course but Maurice is the best I've seen, in fact one of the best players indeginous or not but most that saw him play say Polly is the best.
Buddy stands comfortably amongst the top few, 1000 goals in the modern era is mind boggling.
Buddy stands comfortably amongst the top few, 1000 goals in the modern era is mind boggling.
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