Favourite full forwards SANFL

[JK]

100 goals in consecutive seasons IIRC for Grenville would see him in for mine ... Jim West was a very good Full Forward in 1 season at Norwood but I can't remember if he did well for the Bays up forward?

[am Bays]

100 goals in consecutive seasons IIRC for Grenville would see him in for mine ... Jim West was a very good Full Forward in 1 season at Norwood but I can't remember if he did well for the Bays up forward?

Yep but back then 100 + goal seasons was realtively common plus in big games he didn't produce. for mine Grenville is a good full forward not a great one.

[dedja]

100 goals in consecutive seasons IIRC for Grenville would see him in for mine ... Jim West was a very good Full Forward in 1 season at Norwood but I can't remember if he did well for the Bays up forward?

If you're thinking of inlcuding Jim West then you have to include Robbie Walter

[am Bays]

reviewing MLs list further and using the category great not good this is my list.

Sturt
Greenslade
Whelan
Davies
Chambers

North
Sachse
Roberts

Woodville
Blight
Pierson

Port
Evans
Hodges

West
Luders
Pierson

Glenelg
Freddy Phillis

Norwood
Roberts

All except Pierson Blight and Chambers are premiership players (SANFL premierships) Chamber gets a gig becuase of teh modern style of game to kick 100 now is the equivalent of 150 in the 80s IMO, Piersen for kicking golas at two struggling clubs (when he was there) and Blight because he is/was Blight.

[JK]

100 goals in consecutive seasons IIRC for Grenville would see him in for mine ... Jim West was a very good Full Forward in 1 season at Norwood but I can't remember if he did well for the Bays up forward?

If you're thinking of inlcuding Jim West then you have to include Robbie Walter

No way I'd rate him in the same breath as the greats mentioned, but would have thought a topic titled "Favourite Full Forwards" would have meant I was allowed to like him?

[dedja]

100 goals in consecutive seasons IIRC for Grenville would see him in for mine ... Jim West was a very good Full Forward in 1 season at Norwood but I can't remember if he did well for the Bays up forward?

If you're thinking of inlcuding Jim West then you have to include Robbie Walter

No way I'd rate him in the same breath as the greats mentioned, but would have thought a topic titled "Favourite Full Forwards" would have meant I was allowed to like him?

yes, you're quite correct ... and I promise to give up trying to lighten up the day from now on.

[JK]

100 goals in consecutive seasons IIRC for Grenville would see him in for mine ... Jim West was a very good Full Forward in 1 season at Norwood but I can't remember if he did well for the Bays up forward?

If you're thinking of inlcuding Jim West then you have to include Robbie Walter

No way I'd rate him in the same breath as the greats mentioned, but would have thought a topic titled "Favourite Full Forwards" would have meant I was allowed to like him?

yes, you're quite correct ... and I promise to give up trying to lighten up the day from now on.

And I'll wear my sunnies more often .. Who is Robbie Walter btw? (vaguely remember the name)

[dedja]

FF for the Bays in the very early '80s but didn't have a very long career ... IIRC kicked around 80 goals in '80.

[smithy]

Since the mid 60s

Great (not good but great) Full Forwards from each club.

Thoughts?

Sturt (5)
Greenslade
Whelan
Wilmott
Davies
Chambers

North (4)
Sachse
Dietrich
Roberts
Hargraves

Woodville (3)
Nichols
Blight
Pierson

Port (2)
Evans
Hodges

West (2)
Luders
Pierson

Glenelg (1)
Freddy Phillis

Norwood (1)
Roberts

Torrens (0)
Eagles (0)
Centrals (0)
South (0)

Greg Edwards would possibly make that list for Centrals barring an eye injury.

[GWW]

And I'll wear my sunnies more often .. Who is Robbie Walter btw? (vaguely remember the name)

He came from Border Downs Football Club (out Coonalpyn way) down to Adelaide in the early 80's.

[GWW]

reviewing MLs list further and using the category great not good this is my list.

Sturt
Greenslade
Whelan
Davies
Chambers

North
Sachse
Roberts

Woodville
Blight
Pierson

Port
Evans
Hodges

West
Luders
Pierson

Glenelg
Freddy Phillis

Norwood
Roberts

All except Pierson Blight and Chambers are premiership players (SANFL premierships) Chamber gets a gig becuase of teh modern style of game to kick 100 now is the equivalent of 150 in the 80s IMO, Piersen for kicking golas at two struggling clubs (when he was there) and Blight because he is/was Blight.

This is just my opinion, but i would actually rate Grenvilel D (and Mandemaker for that matter) above Chambers.

[whufc]

RUDI and Adam Richardson (the one that played for Central)

[FlyingHigh]

reviewing MLs list further and using the category great not good this is my list.

All except Pierson Blight and Chambers are premiership players (SANFL premierships) Chamber gets a gig becuase of teh modern style of game to kick 100 now is the equivalent of 150 in the 80s IMO, Piersen for kicking golas at two struggling clubs (when he was there) and Blight because he is/was Blight.

Thought Chambers played in 2002, but mainly out of a pocket as second-fiddle to Stephen White?

[Adelaide Hawk]

reviewing MLs list further and using the category great not good this is my list.

All except Pierson Blight and Chambers are premiership players (SANFL premierships) Chamber gets a gig becuase of teh modern style of game to kick 100 now is the equivalent of 150 in the 80s IMO, Piersen for kicking golas at two struggling clubs (when he was there) and Blight because he is/was Blight.

Thought Chambers played in 2002, but mainly out of a pocket as second-fiddle to Stephen White?

Correct. He certainly did play in the 2002 premiership team.

[drebin]

I wouldn't have either, nor would I'd have Dietrich. If you do you have to include Fidge.

to me all those players a are good not great.

The only other one I'd consider would be Mandemaker.

Grenville Dietrich was a great full forward - you don't kick the ton two seasons straight in a very strong SANFL back then and other than Ken Whelan, he had an amazing leap considering how big he was and he took some absolute screamers. Had he not gone of the rails halfway through 1986 he would have bagged another ton that year. He had an amazing sequence of big bags of goals early in the season which saw him selected for SA.

Grenvilles only issue was his self discipline but he has to be considered a great FF.

[Magpiespower]

Had he not gone of the rails halfway through 1986 he would have bagged another ton that year. He had an amazing sequence of big bags of goals early in the season which saw him selected for SA.

IIRC, he kicked 48 goals in the first six games.

Saw him dominate Port at Prospect.

Should've bagged 11-12 goals that day.

But didn't have his kicking boots on.

He was probably sober...

[bulldogs]

100 goals in consecutive seasons IIRC for Grenville would see him in for mine ... Jim West was a very good Full Forward in 1 season at Norwood but I can't remember if he did well for the Bays up forward?

If you're thinking of inlcuding Jim West then you have to include Robbie Walter

like that one. good player on his day Robbie

[SABRE]

Apart from Rocky Roberts who wasnt your typical FF in his era, were there anyother decent FFs at Norwood

Mike Coligan, Ross Dillon, Jim Michalanney and Roger Woodcock.
Yeah, I know 'Timberdick' was a half forward flanker, but his goal ability, especially
well over 50 metres, added up to tallies many full forwards can only dream of.