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Offline Owl

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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #15 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.
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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #16 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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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #17 on: November 22, 2014, 10:00:35 AM »
Quote from: (•))(©™ on November 20, 2014, 07:11:57 PM
KB...........................then daylight.........................

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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #18 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
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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #19 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.
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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #20 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.
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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #21 on: November 22, 2014, 08:54:14 PM »
Begs the question - was KB better than Ablett Jnr?
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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #22 on: November 22, 2014, 08:54:49 PM »
I'm going with yes
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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #23 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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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #24 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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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #25 on: November 23, 2014, 09:25:31 AM »
GAJnr
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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #26 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
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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #27 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.
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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #28 on: November 23, 2014, 03:11:33 PM »
Coughlan was for about 10 seconds.
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Re: Who was the best ever ball-magnet at Tigerland?
« Reply #29 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
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