Robbo must be trying to sneak in some Carlton-bashing to ease his pain about the impending doom at the Scum:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/stephen-silvagnis-selection-as-fullback-in-the-afl-team-of-the-century-is-a-little-known-secret/story-fn8wskg9-1226946216665

I actually thought the story had some merit regarding Southby, Dench and Regan not being eligible for selection and then I saw Allen Aylett's comments on who he would have selected:



So it's an outrage that the aforementioned players were ineligible for selection, but it's OK to be biased in your decision because you saw Dench play every game?

OK then - seems fair to hand it over to Dench immediately I suppose?

I find it amazing how many oppostion supporters want to talk down how good SOS was throughout his career. Southby may have been a better true Full-Back for sure, but they carry on like SOS was a 90's equivalent to Zac Dawson. I'm sure if Southby had got the gong instead there would have been an equal number of detractors lining up for their turn to discredit him in some way also.

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Best FB I have ever seen. I wasn't old enough to remember Southby and Dench but SOS was in another league of his own. Blue Boots says Silvagni should be full back of the century.

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Why bring it up now?

Lets get all Carlton players removed from the TOC

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Slobbo probably wants to replace them all with Fletcher.

who cares?
hes named,,,,

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Agree Synners what a non story
Slow news pretty ordinary round of footy so Slobbo tries to be controversial
Just because Aylett is jealous of our history
Piss off Aylett and Slobbo

Really, really poor form by Aylett, and the quotes from him re SOS not playing often enough at fb, why the hell was he on the committee if he didn't know much about SOS. I reckon SOS played abt 250 games at fb. The fact that he cd also go fwd wd make him a better not lesser player. And how does robbo hold a job. Least articulate journo in aust, and cheer leader for the bombers.

Robbo is no longer a journalist. He's a 'blogger' who's work belongs on the likes of 'Big-Footy'.

What a piss-poor article.

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As Synners says, non-event but I saw them all play.


Best all rounder was SOS. Southby wanted to play CHF at one time and was trialled there for a few games and was decidedly average.

Dench was a terrific player. His dash was really something else. But I only saw him a couple of time a year.

Southby was far and away the best pure FB. At least until Balme hit him into the next universe at the end of '73 and then you can have a debate. His balance and poise was Doullesque and kicking the torps from the goal square 60 meters (yards?) every time. Later in his career he had this full game one on one with Blight and beat him pointless at PP. Still remember it. And he was fair.

Another one not always mentioned was Kelvin Moore from Hawthorn. Darn good player.


Great era for full backs.

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Gary Ayres was more than handy also. Awfully disrespectful of slobbo

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Slobbo has got rid of Nicholls and Silvagni, expect him to go for Doull and Jesaulenko next.

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Lets all find a gun and go round to Robbos joint...

who cares??

the guy is trying to make himself relevant.. and be the gatekeeper of morals..
but the truth is he not relevant and hes funny.

why do people feel they need to defend something because robbo wrote a piece thats exactly like all his other pieces?... digital arse wiping material

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His biggest hero is the architect of Essendon*'s doping program.

Don't know why anyone cares about his opinion.

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correct

the guy has shown his judgment and his morals over and over again .... he is laughable.

no need to get angry with what he says...

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Good player, but played in the back pocket. Chris Langford was full back, and very good too.

100000% correct.

Hard to dissagree with SOS being selected. If you go through the AFL all time goal kickers list it is pretty impressive how many of the best forwards to ever play the game he had to contend with....and ontop of that he could kick a goal or 10.

Suck a d×ck robbo!

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No, I'd go for SOS for sustained excellence over a longer period of time. Nowhere near the skills of Southby, but determination and size any day.

A fat irrelevant slob. Who cares what he thinks?