Top 10 Swans Players YOU Have ever seen.

[Jeffers1984]

Pretty simple. In your time supporting South Melb/Sydney who were the top 10 players you ever saw in the R & W (Can include current players)

Supported them since 1994.

My top 10 :-

1. Paul Kelly
2. Tony Lockett
3. Adam Goodes
4. Michael O'Loughlin
5. Paul Williams
6. Paul Roos
7. Mark Bayes
8. Barry Hall
9. Wayne Schwass
10. Daryn Cresswell

Apologies to Kirk, Dunkley...............................and Robbie Ahmat

[woo]

hard to leave leaping leo/Dunks out of that mob....not to mention Crouch/Willo.
also as much as I hate to admit it Capper in his day.

[Frog]

Supported them since 1980.

My top 10:

1. Greg 'Diesel' Williams
2. Paul Kelly
3. Adam Goodes
4. Tony Lockett
5. Rod 'The Tilt' Carter
6. Barry Hall
7. Paul Roos
8. David Murphy
9. Mark Bayes
10. Andrew Dunkley

With enormous apologies (and due respect) to: MOL, Warwick Capper, Paul Williams, Jason Ball, Brett Kirk and Jamie Lawson (whose career was cruelly cut short).

[woo]

we should be ashamed, we left out Cressa.......

I can't make an actual top ten...too many are just on the same level for me.

[swansrock4eva]

Gotta agree with you Woo!

I tried posting a list and kept going "oh but what about?" and "but I can't leave him out, but I can't kick him out!"

I like it that we've had enough great players at the club that it makes finding serious standouts so difficult!

[Jeffers1984]

we should be ashamed, we left out Cressa.......

I can't make an actual top ten...too many are just on the same level for me.

ahh @@@@ you're right...(and he's my fave ever swan.) I knew i was missing someone...big influence on where we are today. Will edit now Kirk will have to miss out.

[woo]

big call leaving kirk out..mind if it was a list of the toughest ever swans...he'd be in the top 5 no question.

[j s]

How could this forum possibly leave Troy Luff out? We named our award after him!!

[Sanecow]

Henwood
O'Connor
Carey
Warfe
Mathews
Rocca
Higgins
Mott
Fell
Meiklejohn

Rarely a bad game from them.

[sprite]

My top ten:

1 Bobby Skilton
2 Paul Kelly
3 Barry Round
4 Mark Bayes
5 Barry Hall
6 Andrew Dunkley
7 John Rantall
8 Ricky Quade
9 Mark Browning
10 Greg Williams

Close misses : David Rhys-Jones, David Murphy, Teasa, John Herriot, ROK, MOL plus many others

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[hammo]

My top ten:

1 Bobby Skilton
2 Paul Kelly
3 Barry Round
4 Mark Bayes
5 Barry Hall
6 Andrew Dunkley
7 John Rantall
8 Ricky Quade
9 Mark Browning
10 Greg Williams

Close misses : David Rhys-Jones, David Murphy, Teasa, John Herriot, ROK, MOL plus many others

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Adam Goodes not in your top 10 or even named as a close miss? I hope it's an oversight or perhaps Bayes and Dunkley were far better players than I remember .

[sprite]

Adam Goodes not in your top 10 or even named as a close miss? I hope it's an oversight or perhaps Bayes and Dunkley were far better players than I remember .

Ooops - an oversight.

It is so hard to compare players from the different eras, also it depends on what you are looking for in best players (goal kicking, team work, heart, making the most of your ability).

These lists could will always create some controversy as we all see something different in the players we pick and overlook.

Perhaps the lists could be based on:

Making most of limited ability;

Best left foot kicks ( the only good kicks in the game)

Best marking players

Players who played for the jumper / team

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[goswannie14]

Perhaps the lists could be based on.........Players who played for the jumper / team

You'd have top scrap Rantall and Williams out of your top 10 then, and Rhys-Jones and Teaser in your hear misses for starters.

[hammo]

No particular order:

1. Kelly
2. Lockett
3. Goodes
4. Kirk
5. Hall
6. O'Loughlin
7. Maxfield
8. Williams
9. Roos
10. Cresswell

[sfan]

No Particular Order

1 Bobby Skilton *
2 Paul Kelly *
3 Barry Round *
4 Graham Teasdale *
5 Barry Hall
6 Peter Bedford *
7 John Rantall
8 Ricky Quade
9 Adam Goodes *
10 Greg Williams *

* A few Brownlows on there