03-12-2021, 07:15 AM
Re: Best player seen, for me probably Gary Ablett senior, was the package...6'1 97kg....great mark, kick and had pace. Nothing he couldnt do well and with those dimensions very hard to find a matchup. He damaged opposition players when he hit them and like Dusty had the opposition apprehensive to tackle and stand in his path.
Probably his main weakness was his mental state on the day and how happy he was to be out there.
Dusty has great ability and nous but isnt the quickest, doesnt take the big high marks but mentally is switched on and fantastic in the big moments.
Kouta was the opposite type to Dusty IMO....great athlete, could jump with talls run as fast as the smalls and about the only way to stop him was to injure him. Football wise he wasnt a natural though and I'd mark him down for Dusty type nous or G Ablett natural football ability. Kouta had to learn to play the game and relied more on his athletic ability than the other candidates IMO..
Voss was terrific, hard, natural inside mid who didnt take prisoners but was a workhorse/distributor rather than a game icer like the others I mentioned.
Greg Williams was better than Voss imo as he could win games as well as provide to others to win games but didnt have the athletic ability of either Kouta or Ablett.
So for me its G Ablett senior, no fan of him as an individual and he is flawed in many aspects but if you separate the football
from his personal life IMO he was the best footballer I have seen play the game.
Probably his main weakness was his mental state on the day and how happy he was to be out there.
Dusty has great ability and nous but isnt the quickest, doesnt take the big high marks but mentally is switched on and fantastic in the big moments.
Kouta was the opposite type to Dusty IMO....great athlete, could jump with talls run as fast as the smalls and about the only way to stop him was to injure him. Football wise he wasnt a natural though and I'd mark him down for Dusty type nous or G Ablett natural football ability. Kouta had to learn to play the game and relied more on his athletic ability than the other candidates IMO..
Voss was terrific, hard, natural inside mid who didnt take prisoners but was a workhorse/distributor rather than a game icer like the others I mentioned.
Greg Williams was better than Voss imo as he could win games as well as provide to others to win games but didnt have the athletic ability of either Kouta or Ablett.
So for me its G Ablett senior, no fan of him as an individual and he is flawed in many aspects but if you separate the football
from his personal life IMO he was the best footballer I have seen play the game.