Top 10 SANFL Full Backs?

[MagareyLegend]

1 - Bob Hammond
2 - Ian MacKay
3 - Ron Elleway
4 -
5 -
6 - Ian Stazinowski
7 - Craig Balme
8 -
9 - Peter Anderson
10 - Adrian Sutter

[MagareyLegend]

Sorry moderator this was meant to be in the SANFL History forum

[Broadie]

1 - John Abley

[GWW]

Would Balme be at 7??

I reckon Kuhlmann would be in there before him, as would Delaney and even Paul Arnold from NA. Maybe Brooksby as well, and Bruce Winter.

Wasn't Peter Anderson a wingman? (i stand corrected there).

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Sorry moderator this was meant to be in the SANFL History forum

Done.

[MagareyLegend]

1 - John Abley (G)
2 - Bob Hammond (NAFC)
3 - Ian MacKay (NAFC)
4 - Ron Elleway (PAFC) John Riley (NAFC) ???
5 - Keith Kuhlmann (G)
6 - Ian Stazinowski (N)
7 - Craig Balme (N) Bruce Winter (N) ???
8 - Paul Arnold (NAFC)
9 - Geoff Palmer (SAFC)
10 - Adrian Sutter (NAFC)

[Broadie]

1 - John Abley (G)
2 - Bob Hammond (NAFC)
3 - Ian MacKay (NAFC)
4 - Ron Elleway (PAFC) John Riley (NAFC) ???
5 - Keith Kuhlmann (G)
6 - Ian Stazinowski (N)
7 - Craig Balme (N) Bruce Winter (N) ???
8 - Paul Arnold (NAFC)
9 - Geoff Palmer (SAFC)
10 - Adrian Sutter (NAFC)

1 - John Abley (PAFC)
9 - Stuart Palmer (SAFC)

[GWW]

John Riley was a very good defender but he was more of a back pocket/flank.

I'd say Delaney was at least the equal of Balme too.

[JK]

Would Balme be at 7??

I reckon Kuhlmann would be in there before him, as would Delaney and even Paul Arnold from NA. Maybe Brooksby as well, and Bruce Winter.

Wasn't Peter Anderson a wingman? (i stand corrected there).

Fair call GWW, I reckon Delaney was the best FB I saw in my days of watching SANFL.

Who was the Glenelg FB in the mid-80's?

Maybe I only saw him at the end of his career, but I never rated Kuhlmann

[Adelaide Hawk]

Off the top of my head, John Abley and Ian McKay are easily 1 & 2. I'd need to think about the others. Certainly Ron Kneebone, Ron Elleway and Bob Hammond would rate very highly.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Would Balme be at 7??

I reckon Kuhlmann would be in there before him, as would Delaney and even Paul Arnold from NA. Maybe Brooksby as well, and Bruce Winter.

Wasn't Peter Anderson a wingman? (i stand corrected there).

You may be thinking of Colin Anderson who played HF flank for Glenelg in the mid 70s. Peter started with North Adelaide as a Full Forward, and then played in the Ruck. When he went to Glenelg and Woodville he played Full Back. Very good footballer but not sure where I would rank him as a full back.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Who was the Glenelg FB in the mid-80's?

Maybe I only saw him at the end of his career, but I never rated Kuhlmann

The full back in Glenelg's 85 & 86 premiership teams was Chris Duthy.

[JK]

Cheers AH.

Max Parker went alright in a coupla state games at FB, due to the Vics height factor, but did he ever play FB for Woodville?

My old man reckons Abley and McKay also.

[selion]

Craig Williams was an All-Australian in 1983. Pretty handy.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Just looking through some full backs in successful teams over the years from 1907 to mid 1970s:

Don O'Donnell in West Adelaide's 1908, 1909 & 1912 teams.
Syd Ackland in Norwood's 1923, 1925 & 1929 teams, also Norwood's FB of the Century.
Frank Golding - played a number of positions but was FB in Sturt's 1929 team.
Harry Fleet - North Adelaide 1930, 31.
Robert West - Port Adelaide 1936, 1937 and 5 GF's in a row from 34 to 38.
Cliff Semmler - West Adelaide 1947
Ian McKay - North Adelaide 1949, 1952
John Abley - 7 premierships - 1951 & 1954 to 1959.
Ron Elleway - Port Adelaide 1962, 63, 65.
Bob Hammond - North Adelaide 1960, 1971, 1972.
Bruce Jarrett - 5 grand finals for 4 premierships, 1965 to 1969.
Colin Casey - Sturt 1976

[Jimmy]

chris threadgold

[cd]

Tracey Braidwood at Torrens in the 60s

Doug Thomas?

Col D

[GWW]

chris threadgold

Welsby was probably better

[goraw]

as a kid watching i loved no4 paul arnold, what a gun he was.

[Adelaide Hawk]

as a kid watching i loved no4 paul arnold, what a gun he was.

Arnold was No. 32 ... David Tiller was No. 4.