Synbad wrote:
Weve had some beauties...
Judd is possibly in the top 3 ever....
But in my opinion not even Judd was as good as Jezza...
Jezza was a FREAK....
pace... spring...goal kicking....brutal strength..... balance... defensive tackling......goalkicking.. fieldkicking...he had it all.....and like all champions he was a winner..... ...
Probably the most rounded footballer ever and thoroughly deserves the LEGEND status....
SUPERSTAR!!!!!
what he said ...
top 3 brownlow finish 3 times and each in a different position:
1967, his 1st year, played as a HF (in those days starvation corner)
1970 as a sub 6 foot FF (kicked 115 goals)
1975 as a play-making, dashing half back.
was a also brownlow favourite, along with neville fields and bartlett, in 1972 when he was moved into the centre but didn't break into the top 3 as expected.
i remember a game against Essendon* at PP in 72 when the media talking point was the battle between jezza and fields in the centre. our new full forward, greg kennedy, pulled out and jezza ended up back at FF. he kicked 6 goals in the 2nd qtr in an performance so spectacular that ch 7 broke with normal programming and showed the 2nd qtr instead of the last during their saturday night footy replay.
took a huge mark in 73 playing for victoria in adelaide. kicked 10 that day as a FF (mainly playing on the ball at carlton).
that mark against richmond in 70 under the old scoreboard is my favourite jezza speccie ...
starred in finals too, including 2 great GF performances.
had the power, speed, spring (until a back injury in late 73 or 74 grounded him), strength, cat-like reflexes of ablett, with the daicos like low centre of gravity skills and balance, and the harvey-like ability to weave through traffic. outstanding chaser and tackler too ...