Battle of the Beanpoles: Lappin vs Garlett

bluekettle · **Joined:** Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:42 am **Posts:** 336

teknodeejay wrote:

Reading the CFC item about Rookie upgrades and Garlett's minute frame had me thinking about "Skinny" Lappin and how he has become the natural replacement.

Lappin was one of my absolute favorites and with the body of a bowling pin was lucky to survive all those years on the field without getting murdered. Lappin's ability to take a contested mark, kick some great goals and Has there ever been a better stick thin player with terrific ability playing for the Blues - nay, AFL - than Lappin and (hopefully) Garlett?

I don’t know about being better than Lappin, but Leo Brereton 1957-62, 72 games, 130 goals, 174cms, 70kgs and Bruce McMaster Smith 1962-64, 15 games, 6 goals, 169cms, 60.5 kgs, who we got from Fitzroy were very small players with lots of value.

Hotcox · **Posted:** Mon Nov 01, 2010 9:46 pm

Don't think i have ever heard a bigger roar from the Carlton faithful than when Lappin put us in front in the last quarter of the 99 preliminary final against the scum. That was truly a blissful moment.

bluekettle · **Joined:** Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:42 am **Posts:** 336

bluekettle wrote:

teknodeejay wrote:

Reading the CFC item about Rookie upgrades and Garlett's minute frame had me thinking about "Skinny" Lappin and how he has become the natural replacement.

Lappin was one of my absolute favorites and with the body of a bowling pin was lucky to survive all those years on the field without getting murdered. Lappin's ability to take a contested mark, kick some great goals and Has there ever been a better stick thin player with terrific ability playing for the Blues - nay, AFL - than Lappin and (hopefully) Garlett?

I don’t know about being better than Lappin, but Leo Brereton 1957-62, 72 games, 130 goals, 174cms, 70kgs and Bruce McMaster Smith 1962-64, 15 games, 6 goals, 169cms, 60.5 kgs, who we got from Fitzroy were very small players with lots of value.

I, almost forgot Cliff Stewart, winger, 1962-68, 78 games,6 goals, 178 cms, 71.5kgs a lightly built player who kept of getting king hit in his courier because of his brilliance and each time he got up and played even better after he got up, he was just full of guts and Ken Hunter of course 1981-89, 147 games, 160 goals, 183 cms, 76 kgs, the best of the small courage’s players who played for Carlton, the list just goes on.

Hotcox · **Posted:** Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:13 pm

Steve Kenna went ok

bluekettle · **Joined:** Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:42 am **Posts:** 336

Hotcox wrote:

Steve Kenna went ok

Fraser Murphy = Rover, 1985-91, 107 games, 158 goals, 178cms, 76kgs

camel · **Posted:** Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:27 pm

Big Kahuna Boot wrote:

..robbie flower was a stick.. ..so was hungry bartlett..

That's funny, I always think of Hungry Bartlett as a flowerstick. :thumbsup:

Hotcox · **Posted:** Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:29 pm

bluekettle wrote:

Hotcox wrote:

Steve Kenna went ok

Fraser Murphy = Rover, 1985-91, 107 games, 158 goals, 178cms, 76kgs

Didn't realise Fraser Murphy kicked so many goals for Carlton. Unfortunate that he missed the 87 GF win through suspension.

bondiblue · **Posted:** Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:41 am

Hotcox wrote:

bluekettle wrote:

Hotcox wrote:

Steve Kenna went ok

Fraser Murphy = Rover, 1985-91, 107 games, 158 goals, 178cms, 76kgs

Didn't realise Fraser Murphy kicked so many goals for Carlton. Unfortunate that he missed the 87 GF win through suspension.

WOW, I didn't realise that either.

That's a good return from the pocket rocket with Des English thighs.

Good title for a song: "He's got Desy English thighs"

Princes Park Whistler · **Posted:** Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:00 pm

Hotcox wrote:

Didn't realise Fraser Murphy kicked so many goals for Carlton. Unfortunate that he missed the 87 GF win through suspension.

He played in the 87` GF win and kicked a goal. You may be thinking of 86` when he was suspended and replaced by Bernie Evans i think.

2ndeffort · **Posted:** Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:48 pm

Kenny Hunter for mine. His number 8 was on my old duffle coat!!!

AK43 · **Joined:** Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:01 pm **Posts:** 1030

2ndeffort wrote:

Kenny Hunter for mine. His number 8 was on my old duffle coat!!!

+1

Hotcox · **Posted:** Tue Nov 02, 2010 4:27 pm

Princes Park Whistler wrote:

Hotcox wrote:

Didn't realise Fraser Murphy kicked so many goals for Carlton. Unfortunate that he missed the 87 GF win through suspension.

He played in the 87` GF win and kicked a goal. You may be thinking of 86` when he was suspended and replaced by Bernie Evans i think.

You are right :clap:

TruBlueBrad · **Posted:** Tue Nov 02, 2010 4:34 pm

Hotcox wrote:

bluekettle wrote:

Hotcox wrote:

Steve Kenna went ok

Fraser Murphy = Rover, 1985-91, 107 games, 158 goals, 178cms, 76kgs

Didn't realise Fraser Murphy kicked so many goals for Carlton. Unfortunate that he missed the 87 GF win through suspension.

Also I'll bare my backside in Bourke St if Fraser Murphy was 178cm

Warby · **Posted:** Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:16 pm

Ken Hunter was # 9.

Warby · **Posted:** Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:23 pm

TruBlueBrad wrote:

Also I'll bare my backside in Bourke St if Fraser Murphy was 178cm

According to the AFL.....Fraser Murphy was 178cm and 76kg.....wore #18....born 2-1-1963.

107 games 1985-1991....158 goals....from Geelong West; and crossed to C/wood in the 1991 Mid Season Draft.

MarkNo3 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:49 pm

Mickstar wrote:

Kenny Hunter is easily the best "skinny" player to play for the CFC.

Ken was the most couragest player anywhere not just with us

TruBlueBrad · **Posted:** Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:06 am

Warby wrote:

TruBlueBrad wrote:

Also I'll bare my backside in Bourke St if Fraser Murphy was 178cm

According to the AFL.....Fraser Murphy was 178cm and 76kg.....wore #18....born 2-1-1963.

107 games 1985-1991....158 goals....from Geelong West; and crossed to C/wood in the 1991 Mid Season Draft.

Blueseum says 169cm

Warby · **Posted:** Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:46 am

TruBlueBrad wrote:

Warby wrote:

TruBlueBrad wrote:

Also I'll bare my backside in Bourke St if Fraser Murphy was 178cm

According to the AFL.....Fraser Murphy was 178cm and 76kg.....wore #18....born 2-1-1963.

107 games 1985-1991....158 goals....from Geelong West; and crossed to C/wood in the 1991 Mid Season Draft.

Blueseum says 169cm

I'm inclined to think he was more like 169cm than 178cm.

mcnulty · **Joined:** Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:49 pm **Posts:** 16

F.Murphy was my last favourite murph to play for us. My second fav fraser. Goals sound about right, always bobbed up for one or two...

mcnulty · **Joined:** Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:49 pm **Posts:** 16

Never knew he crossed over to the dark side tho..

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