Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

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Who is the best all-time VFL/AFL Indigenous player?

Graham ‘Polly’ Farmer
19
13%
Maurice Rioli
4
3%
Gavin Wanganeen
30
21%
Adam Goodes
18
12%
Andrew McLeod
23
16%
Michael Long
15
10%
Peter Matera
7
5%
Nicky Winmar
5
3%
Derek Kickett
1
1%
Jim Krakouer
1
1%
Phil Krakouer
1
1%
Chris Lewis
0
No votes
Jeff Farmer
1
1%
Darryl White
3
2%
Michael O’Loughlin
3
2%
Chris Johnson
0
No votes
Lance Franklin
1
1%
Greg Williams
10
7%
David Wirrpanda
0
No votes
Byron Pickett
3
2%
 
Total votes : 145

Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby westozfalcon » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:23 pm

I've listed who I think are the obvious candidates.

Apologies for any glaring omissions.
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby GWW » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:30 pm

I realise he didn't play VFL/AFL, but i thought a West Australian would at least mention Stephen Michael in that list somewhere ;)
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby westozfalcon » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:32 pm

GWW wrote:I realise he didn't play VFL/AFL, but i thought a West Australian would at least mention Stephen Michael in that list somewhere ;)


That's the only reason he wasn't in the list!
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby GWW » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:35 pm

Yeah i know mate. He must have been some player, he appears to be spoken in the same way by Sandgropers as South Australians do about Robran.
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby Dutchy » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:42 pm

Wasnt aware of Greg Williams being indigenous?

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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby LBT » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:50 pm

Is Greg Williams of indigenous background? . I never knew that. Being 25 I probably would have to say Wanganeen, Mccleod, Matera and Goodes(on the strength of two brownlows) because I havent seen enough of Rioli, Farmer etc.
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby GWW » Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:59 pm

i didn't know about Williams either, although read it on that most credible of Footy sites, Big Footy a couple ofyears ago, lol.
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby ORDoubleBlues » Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:29 am

Perhaps some of the more mature South/SANFL supporters on here could tell us what they thought of David Kantilla?
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby am Bays » Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:42 am

GWW wrote:Yeah i know mate. He must have been some player, he appears to be spoken in the same way by Sandgropers as South Australians do about Robran.


Stephen Micheal, best Indigenous player I've seen, with Michael Graham a close 2nd....
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby GWW » Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:49 am

Where/when did you see him play am Bays?
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby Pidge » Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:59 am

Out of the players ive seen play... Adam Goodes or Andrew McLeod
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby Il Duce » Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:10 am

Long, McLeod, Wanganeen and Goodes.
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby Strawb » Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:58 am

The greatest Is Polly Farmer that is the only one I have voted for he changed football with the handball.
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby JK » Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:21 am

Didnt see Polly play so left him out (although Im sure most who did would select him as THE greatest among that list).

So, I went for Rioli, Goodes, Matera and Wanganeen ... Found it difficult to leave McLeod out, but there's some great players there and some like Franklin that you would suggest probably should be one of the greatest by the time his days are up.
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby Dirko » Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:50 am

Dutchy wrote:Wasnt aware of Greg Williams being indigenous?



Yep, Diesel had an indigenous background, but although proud of such, didn't publicly embrace it as he thought it would hinder his career be it wrongly or rightly....
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby dedja » Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:58 am

No room for Barry Cable?
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby JK » Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:00 am

From memory (years back now) Michael "Magic" Mclean was rated one of the greatest indigenous players
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby Mr Beefy » Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:20 am

Dutchy wrote:Wasnt aware of Greg Williams being indigenous?

Matera for me


I thought he had a spanish heritage
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby Hondo » Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:44 am

GWW wrote:I realise he didn't play VFL/AFL, but i thought a West Australian would at least mention Stephen Michael in that list somewhere ;)


Yes, Cornesy and someone he was interviewing once said he was one of the best players to come out of WA and one of the best they have ever seen

I picked Farmer, McLeod, Goodes and Wanganeen out of the other but it's hard because it's such an amazing list of talent.
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Re: Best All-time VFL/AFL Indigenous Player

Postby Lightning McQueen » Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:52 am

Chris Lewis wins "The dirtiest player" from that list.
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