Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
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Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
John McIntosh has been mentioned ... others???
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Re: Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
Difficult one this. Val Perovic had a great season in 1978, but it was just the one season. Since then we've been a bit light on in that department. I cannot think of anyone better than Sam Fisher, although I think Jake Carlisle will become one of our greatest.
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Re: Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
Some names that played there
Russell Morris
Grant Thomas
Goose Maguire
Max Crow
Others?
Russell Morris
Grant Thomas
Goose Maguire
Max Crow
Others?
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Re: Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
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Re: Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
Forgot the obvious and didn’t read thread properly. Surely Sam Fisher.Darth Vader wrote:Val Perovic.
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Re: Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
Sam Fisher by a margin.
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Re: Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
Goose was very good for a few years before he broke his leg.
Sam Fisher but I think Jake will be better.
Sam Fisher but I think Jake will be better.
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Re: Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
Gee, Sam Fisher would have to go very close. Not a classical CHB - more a tall flanker until the final years - but he'd be pretty handy.
David Grant from 1989-1992 was just an incredible player.
David Grant from 1989-1992 was just an incredible player.
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Re: Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
Brian Labone or Derek Mountfield, both great!
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More than 50 years, and I never saw him play, but Neil Roberts won the Brownlow at chb if I recall correctly.
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Re: Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
I did see him play, but only at the end of his career, which was rather short by today's standards - 11 years and retirement at age 29. His last game was against Hawthorn in Round 18 of 1962. We won by 6 goals. He was captain and a bloke called Baldock kicked 5 goals. He would be captain the following year and the rest, as they say, is history.Gavanl wrote:More than 50 years, and I never saw him play, but Neil Roberts won the Brownlow at chb if I recall correctly.
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Re: Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
David Grant was mainly a half back flanker. -he wasn’t tall enough for key position.evertonfc wrote:Gee, Sam Fisher would have to go very close. Not a classical CHB - more a tall flanker until the final years - but he'd be pretty handy.
David Grant from 1989-1992 was just an incredible player.
A very good one though.
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Did win the rising star playing there. An extraordinary achievement when you think about it. A first year player in a poor team dominates at CHB. F#ck Giansiracoward. Cost us one of our Potentially greatest players ever and probably a flag.avid wrote:Justin Koschitzke?
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Re: Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
Agree but was near the end by 1968. One of my all-time favourites.spert wrote:Ian Synman- CHB in our only premiership team.
Sammy Fisher easily.
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Re: Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
well it looks like we all concur - sammy fisher.
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Re: Best Centre Half Back in past 50 years?
I agree on Sammy Fisher but I think the Robert Elphinstone runs a close second of the ones I have seen.
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