choppy to port

[GWW]

Antrobus or Pickett, who was the dirtiest player, i'd be interested to know from non Port and non North fans their opinions.

I don't think of either of them as dirty really. As a Norwood man, I think Pickett delivers probably the best bumps of any bloke who has played for a long,long, long time, and he gets about 1 in 15 of them wrong and then really cleans up blokes (when he hits them in the head, or they are over the ball). However, he crunches a hell of a lot of blokes body to body and they all feel it.

As for Antrobus, I reckon he started about 15 pct of the blues he was in, but got sprung 85 pct of the time trying to belt someone who has standing him to close for his liking, niggling him, whatever etc. Don't know if he had a hopelessly short fuse or not, that's for North men to tell me, but I never thought of him as dirty, just someone who was way too easily got in.

If we're talking dirty players, I'm afraid I have to go:
Alan Stringer - champion of managing to connect with blokes not looking at him and nothing worse than what he did in 84 quali v centrals that ended up getting Carey rubbed out (who was trying to swing at the Dogs' bloke chasing Stringer for his whack on someone) and probably cost the Bays a flag.
Grave Danger - again, did some horrible things to skinny blokes or guys not looking. Didn't spend a lot of time looking for John Wynne though.
Wayne Stringer - must have taught his little brother most of the stuff he knew.
Kym Klomp
The younger Riley (so different to his older brother John)

And, no, I certainly don't claim we were angels at the Parade.

Just as McIntosh didn't exactly go out of his way to give Greg Phillips one of his cheap shots either

You're right about Pickett, i certainly dont consider him to be up there with the "dirtiest" types of players the league has seen in the last 25 years. Deserved the suspensions he got but i dont think hes in the Stringer, Granger, Salisbury or Klomp category.

[rogernumber10]

More than happy to own up to my blokes. For one, Jim Michalanney seemed to have a knack of running into Brian Cunningham (a lot) while Neil Balme, when he came back as playing coach in '81, performed a manouevre on Stephen Kerley at Footy Park, who had gone to North by then, that even the WWE wouldn't have done. Kerley marked and then Balmey hit him once, twice, and then fell knees into him as Kerley was on the ground. We all knew at that point that it was time for Balmey to take up a permanent position in the little chair next to the dug out that he liked to sit on.

I still get angry, as a Norwood supporter, thinking how Roger Luders' career, confidence, leaping ability etc was all basically finished from the day he had his jaw horribly broken with a terrible cheap shot.

[GWW]

More than happy to own up to my blokes. For one, Jim Michalanney seemed to have a knack of running into Brian Cunningham (a lot) while Neil Balme, when he came back as playing coach in '81, performed a manouevre on Stephen Kerley at Footy Park, who had gone to North by then, that even the WWE wouldn't have done. Kerley marked and then Balmey hit him once, twice, and then fell knees into him as Kerley was on the ground. We all knew at that point that it was time for Balmey to take up a permanent position in the little chair next to the dug out that he liked to sit on.

I still get angry, as a Norwood supporter, thinking how Roger Luders' career, confidence, leaping ability etc was all basically finished from the day he had his jaw horribly broken with a terrible cheap shot.

You forgot Michael Aish's hit on Bradley Ryan in mid/late 80s cant use provocation as a defence

[rogernumber10]

You forgot Michael Aish's hit on Bradley Ryan in mid/late 80s cant use provocation as a defence [/quote]


Think he was hearing voices in his head that day.

[Dutchy]

dickhead KG asked him tonight if 2004 was the highlight of his career and he said it was good but playing with Carey and Archer and winning a flag with them ranked up there also.....KG - WADH!!!

What was wrong with KG's question ?

I got the feeling he forgot that he won a flag elsewhere....

[GWW]

dickhead KG asked him tonight if 2004 was the highlight of his career and he said it was good but playing with Carey and Archer and winning a flag with them ranked up there also.....KG - WADH!!!

What was wrong with KG's question ?

I got the feeling he forgot that he won a flag elsewhere....

He may or may not have, who knows. The fact is he was playing with a lot of his mates, the Burgoynes etc, , plus he won the Norm Smith, so it may have been a fair assumption to think it was a highlight. He may enjoyed the Kangaroos one more but how would anyone know if they dont ask the question.

[smithy]

dickhead KG asked him tonight if 2004 was the highlight of his career and he said it was good but playing with Carey and Archer and winning a flag with them ranked up there also.....KG - WADH!!!

What was wrong with KG's question ?

I got the feeling he forgot that he won a flag elsewhere....

OK, now I understand where your coming from..

[G]

I thought it was interesting to hear Choppy say that hes only played 1 league game for Port magpies and that was in 03 [I think] when returning from a shoulder injury whilst at the Power.
He got drafted from Port U'19s and seconds in 96 so never played league.

I dont think hes dirty, more super hard and tough. Something North need.

[GWW]

I thought it was interesting to hear Choppy say that hes only played 1 league game for Port magpies and that was in 03 [I think] when returning from a shoulder injury whilst at the Power.
He got drafted from Port U'19s and seconds in 96 so never played league.

I dont think hes dirty, more super hard and tough. Something North need.

I think he played the game for the Magpies the last year he was at the Power, so must have been 05.

[Dutchy]

I thought it was interesting to hear Choppy say that hes only played 1 league game for Port magpies and that was in 03 [I think] when returning from a shoulder injury whilst at the Power.
He got drafted from Port U'19s and seconds in 96 so never played league.

I dont think hes dirty, more super hard and tough. Something North need.

Yes he got overlooked in 1996 for the Powers initial list of 52 and duely drafted by the Roos where he won a Rising Star, Premiership and involved in the team of the 90's

[NO-MERCY]

spot on G,ive never seen him KING-HIT anyone.He hits em fair & square with in the rules of the game,not like some players past & present.

[johntheclaret]

I don't think he can make it at this level of competition anymore.....?

How many ex-AFL come back and are stars.....

Benny Hart

[Dutchy]

I don't think he can make it at this level of competition anymore.....?

How many ex-AFL come back and are stars.....

Benny Hart

plus Ben Moore, James Gallagher, Brett James, Daniel Schell, Simon Arnott, Simon Feast

abnd I think with the average AFL career being shut down earlier and earlier its going to happen more regularly

[RustyCage]

I don't think he can make it at this level of competition anymore.....?

How many ex-AFL come back and are stars.....

Benny Hart

If he is still good enough to play in the AFL, which I think he is, he is more than good enough to play in the SANFL

[NO-MERCY]

Dont think he's good enough?You got 2 be kidding!He should dominate the local comp 4 the next 3yrs if mentally right.Just his intimidation & presence is enough 2 have opposing players take there eyes off the ball.If the Gowans can do it, this man will be twice as gd.

[silicone skyline]

I dont think anyone said Hart wasn't good enough.... so i hope you're referring to Pickett.

[GWW]

I thought it was interesting to hear Choppy say that hes only played 1 league game for Port magpies and that was in 03 [I think] when returning from a shoulder injury whilst at the Power.
He got drafted from Port U'19s and seconds in 96 so never played league.

I dont think hes dirty, more super hard and tough. Something North need.

Yes he got overlooked in 1996 for the Powers initial list of 52 and duely drafted by the Roos where he won a Rising Star, Premiership and involved in the team of the 90's

IN HINDSIGHT, plenty of good players get overlooked. From what i can recall Pickett wasn't a standout junior, he was playing Under 19's so thats a good indicator that he wasn't an absolute standout because most players rated extremely highly as a junior dont play under 19's, but go straight to Reserves or League footy.

I believe there could have been some other "issues" that may have resulted in him not being in Port's initial AFL squad as well.

[rogernumber10]

Gratuitous smart ar&e comment to fill in time on a quiet day -- Russell Ebert came back from the VFL in 1980 and was quite good for a few years.

[youngster]

As was the Jumbo Prince on return from Hawthorn...