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Title: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: one-eyed on January 08, 2009, 08:40:09 PM
Who do you guys and gals think is currently and was in the past the most skillful Tiger players just going on pure silky footy skills?
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: Tazzytiger on January 08, 2009, 09:28:26 PM
Royce Hart followed by Ian Stewart followed by Ben Cousins
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: Smokey on January 08, 2009, 10:20:00 PM
Rioli then Stewart then Hart
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: Hellenic Tiger on January 08, 2009, 10:51:55 PM
1. Duncan Kellaway
2. Craig Ednie
3. Tim Fleming  :thumbsup


just kidding

Rioli was the most skillful I have seen.

J bowden has got the silkiest skills long term at our club. Despite the shortcomings I feel he has in other aspects of his game he is a precise kick. That goal on Easter Monday against St Kilda in 03 when he bauled 3 or 4 times before drilling it was sublime.

Deledio is another one with high skill.
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: Fishfinger on January 08, 2009, 10:57:51 PM
Past - Rioli, Hart, Stewart & Bartlett

Present - Deledio, Brown, Cousins & Bowden
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: bojangles17 on January 08, 2009, 11:00:16 PM
stan judkins :clapping
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: Darth Tiger on January 08, 2009, 11:33:32 PM
Top 5 in no particular order;

Rioli, Stewart, Hart, Wiley & Leon Cameron by foot (aka the mailman)  :thumbsup
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: Chuck17 on January 09, 2009, 09:46:08 AM
In the past (well my past anyway  :D) Rioli

In current times Lids
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: Mr Magic on January 09, 2009, 12:25:37 PM
Past Tigers: 'Mr Magic' Maurice Rioli

Present Tigers: Brett Deledio, Nathan Brown, Trent Cotchin
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: richmondrules on January 09, 2009, 12:38:51 PM
1. Duncan Kellaway
2. Craig Ednie
3. Tim Fleming  :thumbsup

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LOL. Living up to your avatar there Tuckerbag.  ;D
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: mightytiges on January 09, 2009, 07:37:04 PM
Past: Rioli, Leon Cameron, Knighter, KB

Present: Cotch, Cuz, Lids, Browny, Morton
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: yellowandback on January 09, 2009, 08:00:50 PM
Agree with most about Rioli, Knighter, Cameron by foot but Broderick was a gem by hand no better in heavy traffic....
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: Mr Magic on January 09, 2009, 10:53:10 PM
Agree with most about Rioli, Knighter, Cameron by foot but Broderick was a gem by hand no better in heavy traffic....

Brodders was v good but it'd be hard to go past Flea.
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: tiogar on January 10, 2009, 09:51:33 AM
For pure ability the best players on our list are Nathan Brown and Ben Cousins. In terms of sheer footy ability they are both nailed on All Aussies. Cotchin is the best teenager in the competition.
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: Smokey on January 10, 2009, 10:18:51 AM
For pure ability the best players on our list are Nathan Brown and Ben Cousins. In terms of sheer footy ability they are both nailed on All Aussies. Cotchin is the best teenager in the competition.

If you are talking about pure ability from the current list then you must include Richo and Deledio.  In terms of silky skill then it would be the 2 you mention above.  And I agree with Cotchin - he will be included in this list in another year or 2.
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: tiogar on January 10, 2009, 10:49:19 AM
For pure ability the best players on our list are Nathan Brown and Ben Cousins. In terms of sheer footy ability they are both nailed on All Aussies. Cotchin is the best teenager in the competition.

If you are talking about pure ability from the current list then you must include Richo and Deledio.  In terms of silky skill then it would be the 2 you mention above.  And I agree with Cotchin - he will be included in this list in another year or 2.

I take your point Smokey about ability and skill. In terms of "ability" Richo and Lids are up there. As you suggest I really meant skill rather than all round ability. I suppose I mean the ability to make you go "Wow look at that.". There it has to be Browny who is fantastic when hot and Cousins who is arguably the most gifted footy player active at any club. I mean gifted. Ablett is at least as Good but is not as Gifted if you see.

To use a soccer comparison. Browny and Cuz are like George Best or Johan Cruyff. Perhaps not the greatest players ever but pure unadulterated talent. pure wow factor.
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: Mr Magic on January 10, 2009, 11:10:00 AM
Cousins who is arguably the most gifted footy player active at any club. I mean gifted. Ablett is at least as Good but is not as Gifted if you see.

I'd agree if this thread was called most skillful Eagle but Cuz hasn't even pulled on a boot for us yet.
Let's hope he can reproduce some of that form before labeling him as such.
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: mightytiges on January 10, 2009, 09:00:40 PM
Richo's goalkicking reputation (infamously missing goals from 10m out in the past) will knock him off a skillful list in a number of supporters minds. Also KPPs aren't really considered silky skilled by foot. Mind you since he moved out to a wing last year his goalkicking seems to have become far more reliable (excluding the second Adelaide game).
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: yellowandback on January 10, 2009, 10:33:11 PM
Agree with most about Rioli, Knighter, Cameron by foot but Broderick was a gem by hand no better in heavy traffic....

Brodders was v good but it'd be hard to go past Flea.

Flea it is, in general he was pretty good with his fists ;D
Title: Re: Most skillful Tiger past and present?
Post by: DallasCrane on January 11, 2009, 12:22:52 AM
When we picked up Darren Gaspar, he was the best full back in the comp.

He didn't just spoil it, he collected his own spoils then gave it off to a player that could do something with it. Some people might see that as a limited player but he did everything his position required in a highly skillful manner. 

He was awful after the knee reco and ......... well we wont go there.