one position one dimensional legends -- Roger Woodcock

[Pseudo]

I've seen Port's TOC. Did every club do one of some sort?

Not Glenelg. The Bays maintain a Hall Of Fame instead.

[Magpiespower]

CENTRAL: All-Time Team 1964 - 2004
F: Greg Edwards, Rudi Mandemaker, Robin Mulholland
HF: Tony Casserly, Peter Jonas, Dean Mobbs
C: Gilbert McAdam, Gary Window, Peter Vivian
HB: Heath Hopwood, John Duckworth, Mark Prior
B: Scott Lee, Bill Cochrane, Sonny Morey
R: Dean Farnham, Roger Girdham (c), John Platten
Int: Richard Cochrane, Ken Eustice, Chris Gowans, James Gowans, Tom Grljusich, Brian Haraida, Daniel Hulm, Rick Macgowan, Terry Moore, Wilbur Wilson.
Coach: Peter Jonas

EAGLES: Team of the Decade 1993 - 2003
F: Brett Burton, Scott Morphett, Steven Sziller
HF: Shayne Breuer, Andrew Taylor, gavin Colville
C: Andrew Payze, Robert Pyman, Scott Camporeale
HB: Andrew Rogers, Paul Prymke, Jamie Tape
B: Glen Freeborn, Steven Hall, Peter Schwarz (c)
R: David Niemann, Wayne Weidemann, Jason Sziller
Int: Paul Bulluss, Nick Pesch, Adam Pearce
Coach: Bruce Winter

PORT: Greatest Team of the Greatest Club 1870 - 2000
F: Scott Hodges, Tim Evans, Bob Quinn
HF: Dave Boyd, Bro Dayman, Harold Oliver
C: Craig Bradley, Russell Ebert, John Cahill
HB: Neville Hayes, Greg Phillips, Geof Motley
B: Dick Russell, John Abley, Ted Whelan
R: Russell Johnston, Alan Reval, Fos Williams
Int: Harry Phillips, Jeff Potter, Peter Woite, Lloyd Zucker
Coach: Fos Williams

SOUTH: The Greatest South Adelaide Team
From: George Mulcahy, Bill Oliver, Dinny Reedman, Jack Coburn, Dan Moriarty, Bob Schmidt, Ray Linke, Bulla Ryan, Don Pryor, Max Murdy, Jack Dawes, Diddy Munro, Mark Naley, Lindsay Backman, Mark Coombe, Jim Deane, Laurie Cahill, Peter Darley, Jack Tredrea, Frank Tully, Len Lapthorne.

STURT: Team of the Century 1901 - 2001
F: Taffy Waye, Bo Morton, Norm Barron
HF: Michael Graham, John Halbert, Tony Goodchild
C: Tony Burgan, Vic Richardson, Clarrie Scrutton
HB: Bob Shearman, Len Fitzgerald, Rick Schoff
B: Brenton Adcock, Frank Golding, Horrie Riley
R: Rick Davies, Paul Bagshaw, Gil Langley
Int: Hugh Cumberland, Bill Mayman, Peter Motley, Bert Renfrey

[rogernumber10]

It's a good team that can put Peter Motley on the bench.

[Leaping Lindner]

Read a far bit about pre-1900 football.

Read about it? I heard you played

I couldn't crack a game. North had a bias toward old PAC boys. I tried to transfer to Woodville but they didn't exist.

[smac]

Nice one LL...

[McAlmanac]

CENTRAL: All-Time Team 1964 - 2004
F: Greg Edwards, Rudi Mandemaker, Robin Mulholland
HF: Tony Casserly, Peter Jonas, Dean Mobbs
C: Gilbert McAdam, Gary Window, Peter Vivian
HB: Heath Hopwood, John Duckworth, Mark Prior
B: Scott Lee, Bill Cochrane, Sonny Morey
R: Dean Farnham, Roger Girdham (c), John Platten
Int: Richard Cochrane, Ken Eustice, Chris Gowans, James Gowans, Tom Grljusich, Brian Haraida, Daniel Hulm, Rick Macgowan, Terry Moore, Wilbur Wilson.
Coach: Peter Jonas

That should read "all time training squad".

[smac]

Why's that Mc?

[smac]

Scrap that - I assume you're referring to numbers on the bench. We have long seats at Elizabeth.

[Macca19]

I reckon for all bar about the first 10 games of George Fiacchi's career he was in a back pocket.

[GWW]

I reckon for all bar about the first 10 games of George Fiacchi's career he was in a back pocket.

Yeah i reckon he started off as Port's 3rd rover to David Brown and Tim Ginever, so didn't really get a huge amount of opportunities. My guess he would have played about 20 or so games in the forward pocket/changing on ball, up until that game in 88 when he was tried in the back pocket.....the game against Norwood which was straight after the tragic passing of Anthony Williams. From then on, Fiacchi became a huge asset on the last line of defence, and as we all know, formed a great partnership with Roger Delaney.

[rogernumber10]

Port have had some good players down there with Fragomeni, Eckermann, Hofner playing on the last line at different times. Always a wrap for back pockets with some quirk to their game, like George and a few of them had. Loved Greg Nicholson because he held the ball a funny way when he kicked.

[JK]

Wayne Schmaal fits the back pocket, odd name bill ... Misses out in longevity compared to the other names mentioned though (Jerry D'Antochia played there a bit Id say)

[smac]

Scott Lee didn't get out of the back pocket too much either.

[MagareyLegend]

Bob Hammond
Geoff Paull
Bubbles Obst
Bill Wedding
Mike Nunan
Ron Hateley
Ron Elleway
Brenton Adcock
Doc Clarkson
Dennis Sachse

How many more do you want?

[Harry the Horse]

I've seen Port's TOC. Did every club do one of some sort?

Not Glenelg. The Bays maintain a Hall Of Fame instead.

One that is still, somewhat embarrassingly missing is Twiggy Caldwell ... but that is to get away from the original theme of the thread.

I was at the game when Pinus went down as a neutral ... if there was a more consistent one position player than him over so many games, I'd be amazed.

Jim Lihou certainly comes to mind but didn't play as many games. Milky Vivian and Ron Hateley deserve honourable mentions.

[rogernumber10]

Happy to have Obst and Hateley as rivals to the great man Roger Woodcock, particularly Ron Hateley, largely due to the quality of his enormous red beard that basically didn't change for 14 years. The beard, and how skinny he stayed, made him pretty distinctive. For Woodcock, I'm not sure I can remember more than about 10 right foot goals of all the ones I watched him kick.
As for your others, well, not so sure about distinctive legends of one position. Mike Nunan was certainly famous for being able to play in a mini leaguer's shorts, so that he could wear them tight like everybody else of the time.

[McAlmanac]

Bob Hammond

I believe he played part of his early career at centre half forward.

[JK]

Before my time, so only going from what I'd read ... Brenton Adcock?

[rogernumber10]

Adcock has flags, but I still argue that Woodcock ranks ahead of him, due to his 600 goals, plus two flags

[bulldogs]

ivan eckermann, carl fragomeni and one of my favs tony giles