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Title: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: one-eyed on November 19, 2014, 10:56:30 PM
Yep another poll  ;D.


Who was the most prolific ball-winner  at Tigerland over the past half-century?
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: Tiger Tragic on November 19, 2014, 11:04:52 PM
No Lambert or Broderick?
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: YellowandBlackBlood on November 19, 2014, 11:37:40 PM
KB easily. He would pick up 30 kicks a game as our rover regularly........
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Post by: Go Richo 12 on November 20, 2014, 06:59:51 AM
KB, easy.
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: Hard Roar Tiger on November 20, 2014, 07:01:04 AM
Juries, Slater, o'dwyer,laffy
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: Dice on November 20, 2014, 09:03:15 AM
I'd probably go with Lambert just ahead of Campbell. They were freaks at getting the footy. Barry Rowlings was another who seemed to get 30+ kicks every week.  Never handballed though and scrubbed a few.
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: tiga on November 20, 2014, 09:23:00 AM
You don't have to be an in and under player to be called a ball magnet. KB by a long shot. The ball always appeared to be in his hands especially at crucial times.
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Post by: eliminator on November 20, 2014, 05:00:17 PM
Broderick , Weightman, Lambert, Tony Free when he played in the middle and Campbell were all great ball magnets.
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Post by: taztiger4 on November 20, 2014, 05:27:22 PM
Joel Bowden, esp when Patrick played !!!
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: (•))(©™ on November 20, 2014, 07:11:57 PM
KB...........................then daylight.........................
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: tdy on November 20, 2014, 08:20:56 PM
Francis Bourke ought to be on that list at the least and Rioli and Raines
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: 1965 on November 21, 2014, 05:10:41 AM
KB...........................then daylight.........................

this
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: 1965 on November 21, 2014, 05:13:45 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evw1upaVsDs

 :thumbsup
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: Hard Roar Tiger on November 21, 2014, 06:33:44 AM
Is it your enlarged prostate that gets you up so early or something else?
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: 1965 on November 21, 2014, 07:06:35 AM
Is it your enlarged prostate that gets you up so early or something else?

Start work at 6:30am

 :cheers
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: Owl on November 21, 2014, 07:23:20 AM
KB would have a games worth before most had finished running onto the ground, he used to hypnotize the ball with his comb over.
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: TigerMonk on November 21, 2014, 12:41:54 PM
Weightman not in the poll is a kick in the guts to a fantastic ball winner & one of the greatest players in Yellow & Black or the Big V.
& the guy played his career with Diabetis  :clapping remarkable fella.
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Post by: Smokey on November 22, 2014, 10:00:35 AM
KB...........................then daylight.........................

x 2
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Post by: JP Tiger on November 22, 2014, 02:10:42 PM
KB had the footy on a string!  It was HIS footy from siren to siren!  Was so good they changed the rules just to stop him!  Will never forget his finals series in '80, just sensational! 

All hail the little master!    :bow   Greatest player EVER! 

Special mention to Flea ...  :bow
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: Diocletian on November 22, 2014, 02:53:19 PM
Going by the current votes there must be at least seven poeple here who obviously never saw KB play.
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: Owl on November 22, 2014, 08:07:46 PM
probably too young.  We should have him cloned, I was watching the old footage of him and he really was magic.  Weird seeing him with a full head of hair in the old black and white vids lol.  It is still one of the biggest crimes in footy he never got a Brownlow.  Just anti Tigers spite.
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: (•))(©™ on November 22, 2014, 08:54:14 PM
Begs the question - was KB better than Ablett Jnr?
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: (•))(©™ on November 22, 2014, 08:54:49 PM
I'm going with yes
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Post by: Smokey on November 22, 2014, 08:58:52 PM
Agree with Brackets.  KB impacted the game more, didn't get a lot of cheap meaningless possessions.  Not that I'm downplaying GAJ's ability but I reckon KB had more impact over the whole game for most of the 400+ he played.
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Post by: big tone on November 23, 2014, 08:23:05 AM
From what I saw of KB no way was he as good as GAJ. Admittedly I only remember  KB's last 5 or so years.
GAJ is by far the best and most consistent footballer I have ever seen. He can do it all.
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Post by: Mr Magic on November 23, 2014, 09:25:31 AM
GAJnr
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: Gigantor on November 23, 2014, 11:36:31 AM
KB wasn't just a ball magnet he was a class A thief.he could steal the ball from under the nose of his opponents
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: (•))(©™ on November 23, 2014, 03:03:12 PM
Both awesome
KB played the traditional 60s/70s era but made  the transition into the early 80s game style which did show somewhat of a departure from the last 2 decades.
GAJ modern day game his entire career.
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: The Big Richo on November 23, 2014, 03:11:33 PM
Coughlan was for about 10 seconds.
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: one-eyed on November 23, 2014, 05:33:29 PM
KB's career stats:

Avg disposals:  22.76
Avg kicks:        20.63
Avg handballs:   2.13  ;D

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/K/Kevin_Bartlett.html
Title: Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
Post by: The Big Richo on November 23, 2014, 05:41:57 PM
KB. The Brent Harvey of his generation.  :thumbsup