Who are the great players that we have forgotten or dont talk much about, who at a St Kilda would have been world beaters but at Carlton dont get much of a look in against the Jezza's, Sticks and Nicks and Doulls and SoS'S etc. as legends of our club?

I'm thinking blokes like Tommy Alvin, who I watched a mid eighties game on foxtel last night and he was superb. Justin Madden would be another, Paul Meldrum, Gary Crane, get the drift?

Barry Armstrong.
Wayne Blackwell

Who are yours?

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Stopped at 3rd and 43
Exit to the night

John O'Connell.

Played in the 70's and was part of the famed backline that used to be called out week after week on "League Teams":

"O'Connell, Southby, Waite".

Nearly as famous a Carlton line as "Nicholls, Silvagni, Gallagher".


O'Connell just went about his business, picking up the resting rovers of his day and was rarely beaten.

Old drinking partner of Bruce Doull - they used to shout each other beers and the only conversation between the pair was "Your Shout".

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"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

Michael Sexton's name might not be as familiar to non Carlton supporters as the backline stalwarts he stood alongside in Dean, Silvagni, & Mackay...but what a solid contributor he was.

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#DonTheStash

Simon Verbeek

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This might sound extreme in the context of alleged sexual assault, drunken violence and a drug trafficking charge...

Rod Galt....!

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Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas, and oil....... the Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Beat me to it.

Adrian Hickmott
Dean Rice
Earl Spalding

Glascott

Quirk

Ragsy Gould!!!!!!!

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

Andrew Phillips.

Peter Dean

Michael Sexton

Phillip Pinnell

Des English

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Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas, and oil....... the Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Steve Da Rui

Hard as nails

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Richard Pratt - A Carlton legend.

might get a bit of backlash for this one but i thought adrian whitehead was underrated, did some great stopping jobs down back in bumper years for the carlton footy club.

and of the current players i think cory mcgrath's importance and leadership for the team go relatively unnoticed.

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Back like a raging case of pubic lice

Rod "the Rod" Ashman............

gutsy.......sure hands.......i was a fan of this man....
maybe not "totally" underated........but underated
in my eye........!

when i think rover...........i think Ashman............!


kindest regards tommi

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that'siti'mnotchangingthistagain......!

I think it is universally aknowledged that the greatest centreline of alltime was that famous Richmond trio of Bourke,Barrott,and Clay.They were a fantastic combination for sure.But at that time we also had a very formidable combination who,although not as well known,took them on and more than held there own.I speak of that brilliant combination of Gary Crane,Ian Robertson,and Bryan Quirk.An absolutely fantastic centreline who took on allcomers and beat the very best.

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All my dangerous friends

Stephen Edgar - still don't know why Parkin delisted him.

Brett Ratten was underrated.

Sensational player.

Agree on Michael Sexton. Such a pity his body broke down

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"The ability to speak doesn't make you intelligent." Qui-Gon Jinn 15-05-2005

"there’s more chance of me becoming the full forward for the [Western Bulldogs] than there is of any change in the Labor Party." Julia Gillard 18-05-2010

Peter McConville...get the ball forward and he would markk...often one grab and contested (remember seeing that since Kerna's?...oh I hope Fisher keeps going as he is!)

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“Every single element of the Club has to be the best in the league, meticulously and methodically, and only by doing this will we be elite and challenge for number 17.”
Greg Lee

and crap....not as bad as Ben Nelson though

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"In better news for Blues fans, Jarrad Waite was not named on the club's injury list."

i know he has been mentioned, but big earl spalding would get my vote. his importance to our last premiership side was staggering. just a fantastic competitor and an awesome target across the hlaf forward line. could throw matt clape in there as well.