Bruce Doull and then daylight at HBF. Umpires used to save their legs when the ball was headed for a contest on Doull's flank. It was always coming back. Great great player.

When Doull was recently retired, I suggested to a mate of mine that He (Doull) should write a book. I had the inspiration for the concept after listening to commentators over the years and so came up with this:

Punched Away by Bruce Doull

He was apparently at the game on Saturday.

With Southby at full back and Swan McKay at centre half back Doull was free to roam across half back and up onto the wing. Definitely a flanker for the bulk of his career. Only really took on the KP job after Swan and Southby retired. Which means he may well have played 100 games as a KPP but 250 more as a flanker. He was a very good KPP but he was played there by necessity and we missed his creativity there I reckon.

I don't remember him being beaten as a flanker (he got done a couple of times in his last couple of years as an undersized KPP) and his ability to set up players further down the ground was sublime.

Just one Carlton player with that sort of skill level would take us a fair way back up the ladder.

There wouldn't be much in it from Bruce, except for two sentences:

"It's my shout"

"It's your shout"

Yep, Bruce Doull no question. Kenny Hunter was a pretty handy HBF too.

Just my opinion,but i reckon after " Big Nick " and Jezza ,Hunter came in third.............dont want an argument,just my humble opinion.

Motley could have easily picked up the baton from Bruce but we will unfortunately never know.