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An AFL fan who loves the concept of the Top 100 AFL game players and goal scorers in the AFL and at each club and the annual functions to celebrate these achievements. Also the Top 100 in the Umpiring and Coaching categories.
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One of the criteria of list managers looking to reshape a team is the experience factor. It is a vital ingredient in every team…
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It is difficult to know what value an AFL footballer places on their inclusion in his club’s top 100 game players list – if…
Season 2023 will see the return of three coaches back into the fold, and the debut of a fourth. The quest for experienced and…
When Joel Selwood announced his retirement after captaining Geelong to the 2022 premiership, he certainly left the game as a highly decorated and respected…
Despite a frenetic final session which resulted in many trades, the movement of top 100 players in the end was fairly minimal. The biggest…
The trading season is in full force, but the overriding impression so far is that previous trades of established players either for increased income…
The 20220 AFL season saw the final chapters in a number of champion careers and recently Geelong champion and captain of the 2022 premiership…
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When Zac Tuohy runs out on the MCG for Geelong in the grand final against Sydney, he will play his 250th game of AFL,…
Although the Geelong Football Club was formed 15 years before the South Melbourne (now Sydney) Football Club, both teams were foundation members of the…
The Friday game between Geelong and Brisbane was a disappointing one-sided affair that would have only appealed to Geelong supporters and given them great…
After an exciting first week of finals, this week we were down to only two games featuring four teams that have little finals experience…
The first week of the finals continued the excitement of the 23 weeks of football and – although we were down to only eight…
The end of any AFL home-and-away season is always tinged with a touch of sadness as a number of great players we've enjoyed watching…
Special for me too, The Brazilian. I took my now wife to the game. In those days the general public could get tickets!
AFL top 100: Richmond vs Geelong and the 1967 grand final
Great game all round! So many highlights/incidents. Well done both teams and gutsy effort by the pies. As Simpson said. pies were in front at the right moment.
Magpies win thrilling elimination final over West Coast
Good pick up me too. The Saints were flying but slipped under my radar! Concentrating too much on last year’s finalists.
AFL top 100: The season so far
Thanks Parer Ben, I missed his name on the team sheet.
AFL top 100: Geelong versus Hawthorn
A very good question, 1DER. He did play full back nearly all year but finished the year in the centre and lost the Brownlow Medal on a count-back to Bob Skilton. Of course, 30 years later he was awarded the medal retrospectively so I will have to rate your answer above that of Wikipedia! Thanks for picking up my error. Interestingly both turned out to be great full forwards as well and both were not natural full backs when they first played, starting their careers on the half forward line.
AFL top 100: Round 2, Sydney versus Essendon
Sorry, me too, I didn’t realise you were referring to my preamble when I mentioned those who I had fond memories of. He was in the best two in both the 1965 and 1966 Grand Finals and always exciting to watch.
AFL top 100: The Champions of St Kilda
me too, whilst I would suggest you may be right about Ian Stewart, all my articles are based on the statistical achievements of players at the club and therefore I only list the three greatest game players.
AFL top 100: The Champions of St Kilda
Thanks for your comments, DS. The other six players that I found who have Top 100 status in both games and goals with the AFL and two clubs are: Bernie “Super Boot” Quinlan (Footscray & Fitzroy), Eddie Betts (Carlton & Adelaide), Roger Merrett (Essendon & Brisbane), Alistair Lynch (Fitzroy & Brisbane), Steve Johnson (Geelong & GWS) and Gary Ablett jnr (Geelong & Gold Coast). Of course Quinlan and Lynch have their Fitzroy status locked in forever.
AFL top 100: Bring on Round 2 (Part 2)
I tend to agree. Not only that, but the booing saga no doubt cost him games and lead to an earlier retirement. Maybe 400 was possible?
AFL top 100: The champions of Sydney
He didn’t play enough games to make Top 3 game players at the club
AFL top 100: The champions of North Melbourne
I believe he played all games except Round 17, but Geelong played only one final. In five of his last 7 games he averaged 6 disposals per game. In the other two, he had 19 disposals against the two bottom teams (St Kilda and Fitzroy) but in both games 9 Geelong players had 18 or more disposals. Against Fitzroy he gave away 8 free kicks. I don’t deny his ability, and he had a bad run of injuries (including losing part of a kidney) but my memory is of him spending a lot of time on the bench in his final year.
AFL top 100: Champions of Geelong
I agree, particularly if he continues to win games with his antics.
AFL top 100: Champions of Fremantle
Fyfe showed this class with his Brownlow’s but I still reckon Pavlich was the most used and abused champion whose class was well above those of his team mates.
AFL top 100: Champions of Fremantle
Yes, based only on the length of their career. The only stat that avoids our natural bias.
AFL top 100: The champions of Essendon
Close. It was 27 games. He played 329 games in the Number 11 -the best of all time with no current player in sight.
AFL top 100: Carlton's champions
Spot On Aransan! The goal kicking is a bit different, and these totals will take a lot of chasing down. Going back to games played, with the game being so much more professional these days, no player will be allowed to “limp” over the 300 game line (a la Newman) and Tim Watson’s age based milestones should be safe forever!
AFL top 100: The champions of Essendon
I can go back as far as Bob Rose, and you are right – there has been plenty of champions but to me Pendles has been the best decision maker I have seen. His ability to give the ball off or receive it is spot on nearly all the time and , week in week out he performs at crunch ttime.
AFL top 100: The champions of Collingwood
Yes, it is a pity as he is already no 1 at WCE but another (say) 50 goals would have seen him close to Top 25 all time AFL
AFL top 100: Week 1 wash-up (Part 2)
Yes, a great servant of the club who filled in whatever position was required. Same with Harry Taylor who finished within two goals of being a Top 100 goal kicker at Geelong despite being a back man!
AFL top 100: games and goals in 2020