Goodes

[swanspant12]

Just a general topic.. is adam goodes the greatest swan ever? better than bob skilton.. thoughts!

[AnnieH]

By the end of his career he will be.

There's at least one more charlie in it for him, and (fingers crossed) he'll comfortably break MickyO's record of most games played.

[swanspant12]

gooooood call

[ScottH]

Maybe not the greatest swan, but surely one of the most talented.

[aardvark]

Just a general topic.. is adam goodes the greatest swan ever? better than bob skilton.. thoughts!

No way. Skilts won his 3 Brownlows in a team that rarely won a game. Goodsy may rank No 2 but Skilts was a level above any other Swan iv'e seen in the last 50 years.

[Cpt. Kirk]

No way. Skilts won his 3 Brownlows in a team that rarely won a game. Goodsy may rank No 2 but Skilts was a level above any other Swan iv'e seen in the last 50 years.

/agree although goodes will be a close second although a lot of people forget captain courageous.

[Bloody Hell]

No way. Skilts won his 3 Brownlows in a team that rarely won a game. Goodsy may rank No 2 but Skilts was a level above any other Swan iv'e seen in the last 50 years.

Think that would be easier to get votes.

I think Goodes has more chance of making an all time greatest players team than Skilton.

[aardvark]

Think that would be easier to get votes..

How often do people get 3 votes in losing teams ?????????

[AnnieH]

How often do people get 3 votes in losing teams ?????????

Judd.

[aardvark]

I think Goodes has more chance of making an all time greatest players team than Skilton.

So that would be a misprint then where it says B Skilton starting Rover in the AFL team of the Century


THE AFL TEAM OF THE CENTURY
B: B. Smith, S. Silvagni, J. Nicholls
HB: B. Doull, T. Whitten (c) K. Murray
C: F. Bourke, I. Stewart, K. Greig
HF: A. Jesaulenko, R. Hart, D. Reynolds
F: L. Matthews, J. Coleman, H. Bunton
R: G. Farmer, R. Barassi, B. Skilton
I/C: G. Ablett, J. Dyer, G. Williams
Coach: N. Smith
Umpire: J. Elder
Link to the Official AFL press release about the Team of the Century

[aardvark]

Judd.

LOL... good point Annie.

[Big Al]

Just a general topic.. is adam goodes the greatest swan ever? better than bob skilton.. thoughts!

Top 5 maybe but Skilton, Kel and Plugger would all be in front. Still if he wins a third Brownlow and/or leads us to another premiership then that assessment would change.

[Plugger46]

Great player but no.

[royboy42]

Ask the question again when he's finished...lots of water still to flow under the bridge, but he's a good'un!

[stellation]

How often do people get 3 votes in losing teams ?????????

I think the idea with being the best player on an awful team where it comes to the Brownlow is that whilst you might only get one or two games with 3 votes you could probably rack up a fair chunk of 1 or 2 vote games pretty consistently.