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Top 5 Most Dangerous Saints
Seeing this is top 5 week;
Who were the most physically dangerous Saints, the unpredictable ones?
The players that made the opposition scared, and who inflicted the most hurt?
1) Eric Guy.
I never saw him play but both my Father and Grandfather told me that when he got a player, it was all over.
2) Carl Ditterich.
All elbows. Could run through a pack and not miss an opposition player. The enforcer.
3)Robbir Muir
The powder keg. Once the fuse was lit, there was no stopping him.
4) Robert Mace. Similar to Muir. I once saw him run the length of Moorabbin to punch a player trying to hide behind the umpire.
5) Cowboy Neale. More methodical than the others. But when he chose a target he rarely missed.
Who were the most physically dangerous Saints, the unpredictable ones?
The players that made the opposition scared, and who inflicted the most hurt?
1) Eric Guy.
I never saw him play but both my Father and Grandfather told me that when he got a player, it was all over.
2) Carl Ditterich.
All elbows. Could run through a pack and not miss an opposition player. The enforcer.
3)Robbir Muir
The powder keg. Once the fuse was lit, there was no stopping him.
4) Robert Mace. Similar to Muir. I once saw him run the length of Moorabbin to punch a player trying to hide behind the umpire.
5) Cowboy Neale. More methodical than the others. But when he chose a target he rarely missed.
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1. Ditterich
2. Muir
3. Cowboy
4. The Pascoe brothers
5. Douglas Booth
2. Muir
3. Cowboy
4. The Pascoe brothers
5. Douglas Booth
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White Winmar wrote:1. Ditterich
2. Muir
3. Cowboy
4. The Pascoe brothers
5. Douglas Booth
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Re: Top 5 Most Dangerous Saints
sticking to the players I have seen
1. Plugger
2. Barry Hall
3. Muir
4. Keogh
5. Guerra
1. Plugger
2. Barry Hall
3. Muir
4. Keogh
5. Guerra
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the raeal tough guys...hard but fair..... guy,.morrow, guyatt payze....didn't play dirty...
if you want to just name players that scared the opposition sh!tless, then
1.ditterich
2. muir
3, barry pascoe
4. o'dea
5 sarau
honourable mention......jimmy read.....
...garry sidebottom had his moments too....
players were only scared of lockett if they had to play in his path......
if you want to just name players that scared the opposition sh!tless, then
1.ditterich
2. muir
3, barry pascoe
4. o'dea
5 sarau
honourable mention......jimmy read.....
...garry sidebottom had his moments too....
players were only scared of lockett if they had to play in his path......
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Re: Top 5 Most Dangerous Saints
From my time of watching footy, my favourite hard nuts in no particular order...
Lockett
Greg Burns
Joffa Cunningham
Dean Greig
Rod Keogh
but you could also throw in Bakes and Stevie Powell from more recent times...
Lockett
Greg Burns
Joffa Cunningham
Dean Greig
Rod Keogh
but you could also throw in Bakes and Stevie Powell from more recent times...
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Especially if you were a dog! Seriously, he was deranged! Capable of anything. Good middle distance runner, though!plugger66 wrote:White Winmar wrote:1. Ditterich
2. Muir
3. Cowboy
4. The Pascoe brothers
5. Douglas Booth
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Agree with all posts....
Russel jeffrey was also probably the best toe to toe boxer i have seen for us.
I remember gary ablett sr had a go one day amd Russel sorted him out quick smart.
Ablett started it but Russel finished it real quick.
Gazza avoided him for the rest of the day.
Russel jeffrey was also probably the best toe to toe boxer i have seen for us.
I remember gary ablett sr had a go one day amd Russel sorted him out quick smart.
Ablett started it but Russel finished it real quick.
Gazza avoided him for the rest of the day.
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Agree with most of the names posted, what about Jimmy O'Dea? Didn't he end a Collingwood players' career at Moorabbin? Nothing to be proud of though as I heard it was a hit behind play.
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Yeah that wasn't "t a great moment,John Greening ,sad day!
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Of more recent times Stephen Powell. What was it he said to Lingy?
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It was Guerra that laid the hit, though.PJ wrote:Of more recent times Stephen Powell. What was it he said to Lingy?
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glen middlemiss could go a bit too......sorted out that wouldbe wannbe tough guy david rhys-jones real quick.....Con Gorozidis wrote:Agree with all posts....
Russel jeffrey was also probably the best toe to toe boxer i have seen for us.
I remember gary ablett sr had a go one day amd Russel sorted him out quick smart.
Ablett started it but Russel finished it real quick.
Gazza avoided him for the rest of the day.
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welll yes...but he was tough all the same...so was a former captain gary colling....Vazelos wrote:Agree with most of the names posted, what about Jimmy O'Dea? Didn't he end a Collingwood players' career at Moorabbin? Nothing to be proud of though as I heard it was a hit behind play.
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Guerra?
Classic sniper. Wouldn't take on anyone who was actually looking at him. And if there was a footy to be won, he'd always go to ground to 'excuse' himself from the contest. Sorry don't rate him.
Yabby rated as the toughest bloke he'd ever coached... Barry Lawrence.
Jeff Sarau was also a respected tough nut.
Lazar wasn't bad either.
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Yabby rated as the toughest bloke he'd ever coached... Barry Lawrence.
Jeff Sarau was also a respected tough nut.
Lazar wasn't bad either.
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HitTheBoundary wrote:Seeing this is top 5 week;
Who were the most physically dangerous Saints, the unpredictable ones?
The players that made the opposition scared, and who inflicted the most hurt?
1) Eric Guy.
I never saw him play but both my Father and Grandfather told me that when he got a player, it was all over.
2) Carl Ditterich.
All elbows. Could run through a pack and not miss an opposition player. The enforcer.
3) Darryl Griffiths
4 ) Alan Morrow
5) Cowboy Neale. More methodical than the others. But when he chose a target he rarely missed.
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it's easy to forget....boof head was a sniper.....a bash artist early on in his career...feared because of his reputation as a boxer...but when push came to shove he chickened out on that...Dave McNamara wrote:Guerra?Classic sniper. Wouldn't take on anyone who was actually looking at him. And if there was a footy to be won, he'd always go to ground to 'excuse' himself from the contest. Sorry don't rate him.
Yabby rated as the toughest bloke he'd ever coached... Barry Lawrence.
Jeff Sarau was also a respected tough nut.
Lazar wasn't bad either.
BBBB hasn't made anyone's list yet...?
yep forgot about lawrence...he was really tough, unpredictable and an enforcer on the field......yabby coached morrow big carl and guy so i'm surprised with that comment
i don't rate guerra either...easy to take blokes out when they are not looking....i have already mentioned sarau...twice....yabby himself was a tough nut...hard as nails.....strong as an ox too.....
lazar as a hit merchant too...mainly behind play.....wow jones had a few hearing footsteps as did rex hunt.....
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lloyd21 wrote:HitTheBoundary wrote:Seeing this is top 5 week;
Who were the most physically dangerous Saints, the unpredictable ones?
The players that made the opposition scared, and who inflicted the most hurt?
1) Eric Guy.
I never saw him play but both my Father and Grandfather told me that when he got a player, it was all over.
2) Carl Ditterich.
All elbows. Could run through a pack and not miss an opposition player. The enforcer.
3) Darryl Griffiths
4 ) Alan Morrow
5) Cowboy Neale. More methodical than the others. But when he chose a target he rarely missed.
no to darryl griffith ..great player but not a dirty bone in his body.....he was just 6 foot and not built heavy.....a very fair player...
...i was at the junction oval the day guy shirtfronted bobby skilton .......i thought he had killed him.....like a car accident it was...at speed....i still shudder thinking about it....
cowboy used to set them up for lawrence to finish off..... they got robert walls that way...but he deserved it....
.everybody still loves lenny....and we always will
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Wow Jones added a bit of colour to the cause especially as we were'nt that successful he liked to fly the flag.We also never got to see the roughouse side of Dave Grainger who only played 3 games for us but was a renowned hitman in the SANFL for Port Adelaide.
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I was speaking with a former umpire recently and asked him who were the scariest players he'd umpired. He said that there were plenty of scary players but only one player he was actually scared of. Robbie Muir. No-one knew what he was going to do next. He said that Yabbie Jeans even enlisted the support of the umpiring panel in an attempt to keep him under control.
As an aside, said he was no fan of big Carl. Claimed that most of his hits were from behind.
As an aside, said he was no fan of big Carl. Claimed that most of his hits were from behind.
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today robbie would be protected.....no racial abuse...to reason to go off.....Fidelis wrote:I was speaking with a former umpire recently and asked him who were the scariest players he'd umpired. He said that there were plenty of scary players but only one player he was actually scared of. Robbie Muir. No-one knew what he was going to do next. He said that Yabbie Jeans even enlisted the support of the umpiring panel in an attempt to keep him under control.
As an aside, said he was no fan of big Carl. Claimed that most of his hits were from behind.
i once saw robbie go beserk out at moorabbin one day...at the next break yabbie just walked past him and in doing so just tapped him on the behind...more of a well done gesture.....but hey....who really knows.....
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stinger wrote:lloyd21 wrote:HitTheBoundary wrote:Seeing this is top 5 week;
Who were the most physically dangerous Saints, the unpredictable ones?
The players that made the opposition scared, and who inflicted the most hurt?
1) Eric Guy.
I never saw him play but both my Father and Grandfather told me that when he got a player, it was all over.
2) Carl Ditterich.
All elbows. Could run through a pack and not miss an opposition player. The enforcer.
3) Darryl Griffiths
4 ) Alan Morrow
5) Cowboy Neale. More methodical than the others. But when he chose a target he rarely missed.
no to darryl griffith ..great player but not a dirty bone in his body.....he was just 6 foot and not built heavy.....a very fair player...
...i was at the junction oval the day guy shirtfronted bobby skilton .......i thought he had killed him.....like a car accident it was...at speed....i still shudder thinking about it....
cowboy used to set them up for lawrence to finish off..... they got robert walls that way...but he deserved it....
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lloyd21 wrote:
was not meaning Griffiths was dirty player frightening attack on the ball ran in straight lines very dangerous if he hit you
yep...go along with that.....sat in the seat behind him one day out at waverley.....night grandfinal 98 against the roos....nice guy too
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