Favourite player in each decade of your living memory?

Question

Mine are:

1970s: Keith Greig (NM)

1980s: Mick Conlan (Fitz) or Tom Alvin (Carl)

1990s: Chris Mainwaring (WCE)

2000s: Dale Thomas (Coll) or Jay Neagle (Ess)

Answer 1

90s: Drew Banfield (WCE)

2000s: Beau Waters (WCE) or Ben Cousins (WCE)

Answer 2

lol hmm 90's and 2000's buckley and when he retired travis cloke

Answer 3

naughties: James Hird

90s:Simon Madden

80s:Tim Watson

70s:Geoff Blethyn

60s:Barry Davis

50s:Jack Clarke

(I go back a bit further than most of you guys!no prizes for guessing I support the Bombers!)

PS I remember the fathers of Jim Hird, Dusty Fletcher and Neagle playing, the sons are all head and shoulders above in talent!

Answer 4

50's  Murray Weideman, Ron Barrassi, Ted Whitten (leaders)

60's  Bob Skilton  (3 Brownlows and his right foot was his left)

70's  Phil Carman Alex Jesaulenko  (spectacular)

80's  Garry Ablett snr  (awesome)

90's  Peter Daicos     (Magical)

00's  Garry Ablett jnr  (unbelievable)

Answer 5

1980s: Gary Ablett Snr (Geelong), Peter Daicos (Collingwood)

1990s: Paul Roos (Fitzroy/Sydney), Wayne Carey (North Melbourne)

2000s: Lance Franklin (Hawthorn), Brett Kirk (Sydney)

Answer 6

1990's- Nathan Buckley

2000- DALE THOMAS!!!!

Answer 7

1970's- David Clarke , Larry Donohue, Jumping Jack Hawkins, Robert "Scratcher" Neal. Then came 1984 and the great man came to Geelong , saw him play in his first game (practise game) and thought this man is going to be a champion and he was the greatest player to EVER play the game Gary Ablett Senior. He can be the favourite for the 1990's as well. 2000's little gazza.

Answer 8

1990's : Paul Williams (Coll and Syd)

2000's : Dale Thomas (Coll) and Nathan Buckley (Also in the 90's)

Answer 9

willow, Alan's son James plays for us down here in the SANFL.  Dad says Alan was a cracker of a player, but not much on the eyes :).

Uh from my short existence.

90's: Tony Modra (A Westies boy through and through :))

00's: Mark Riccutto (Another Westies boy)

Mentions to Cooney & Tuck, both Westies :).

Answer 10

1960's Polly Farmer

1970's Kevin Bartlett

1980's Jason Dunstall and Gary Ablett (couldn't separate them)

1990's Peter Mateira

2000's the whole freaking Cats team!!!!  (But particularly Andrew Mackie - just love an under-rated link man)

Answer 11

I'm a swans supporter so I'm a bit bias.

  

1980's  Stevie Wright,                           Leigh Mathews

1990's  Paul Kelly,                                 Wayne Carey

2000's  Brett Kirk,                                  Robert Harvey

Answer 12

ben cousins, chris lewis, chris mainwaring, glen jacovich, david wirrapunda,ashley sampi

2004+ dean cox,adam selwood,beau waters,lynchie!!!!!!!

darren glass,

Answer 13

1990s:Tony Lockett

2000s:Adam Goodes

Answer 14

Ross Glenndinning (NM)

Maurice Rioli (R)

John Worsfold (WC)

Peter Bell (F)

Answer 15

I'm a bit more one eyed I have to say:

80's Alan Ezard (Ess)

90's Dustin Fletcher (Ess)

00's Andrew Lovett (Ess) (also Justin Kozchitzke StK)

Kizza:  Too cool!  I ADORED wee Ezard.  I went to the footy every week with my mandatory black duffel coat and the red '15' Alan Ezard on my back.  I found him very easy on the eyes (in a freckly red-head sort of way!!)  Ahhh, those were the days...Thanks heaps for the info