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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #15 on: May 24, 2017, 08:58:59 PM »
Big call but i am happy to say he is the best player i have seen in my time :cheers
Magical Maurice was the best I have seen but he is a very different player. Rance is definitely the best defender I've ever seen play for our club easily.

Agree Doc.

Maurice Rioli is the best I've seen.

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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #16 on: May 24, 2017, 09:17:57 PM »
Is he any better than Gasper circa 2000 -01

He was fantastic  ( before he did his knee )
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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #17 on: May 24, 2017, 09:23:46 PM »
Big call but i am happy to say he is the best player i have seen in my time :cheers
Magical Maurice was the best I have seen but he is a very different player. Rance is definitely the best defender I've ever seen play for our club easily.

Agree Doc.

Maurice Rioli is the best I've seen.


Loved Rioli but loved Raines more. Gutted when he left and was never the same player again sadly.

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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #18 on: May 24, 2017, 09:28:19 PM »
Easily best backman I've seen in my time.
Makes Matthew Scarlett look like Dave Astbury.
I just hope he ends up with the premierships Scarlett has.

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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #19 on: May 24, 2017, 09:32:21 PM »
Easily best backman I've seen in my time.
Makes Matthew Scarlett look like Dave Astbury.
I just hope he ends up with the premierships Scarlett has.

Well said :clapping

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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #20 on: May 24, 2017, 09:48:03 PM »
I was there the day big jason kicked 17 goals on scotty turner.....hmmm scotty turner

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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #21 on: May 25, 2017, 12:12:26 AM »
Is he any better than Gasper circa 2000 -01

He was fantastic  ( before he did his knee )
Rance makes Gaspar look like a curly haired Astbury.
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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #22 on: May 25, 2017, 01:59:46 AM »
Is he any better than Gasper circa 2000 -01

He was fantastic  ( before he did his knee )

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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #23 on: May 25, 2017, 05:10:17 AM »
Rance is the best Backman I have seen. Back in the day others could cheat by pushing, scragging, chopping arms etc. None of these techniques are available to Rance and yet he still dominates.

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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #24 on: May 25, 2017, 06:58:49 AM »
Easily best backman I've seen in my time.
Makes Matthew Scarlett look like Dave Astbury.
I just hope he ends up with the premierships Scarlett has.

totally agree with this ^
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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #25 on: May 25, 2017, 07:42:46 AM »
Rance is the best Backman I have seen. Back in the day others could cheat by pushing, scragging, chopping arms etc. None of these techniques are available to Rance and yet he still dominates.

That's because he invariably marks the pill
“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #26 on: May 25, 2017, 08:47:20 AM »
Rance is the best Backman I have seen. Back in the day others could cheat by pushing, scragging, chopping arms etc. None of these techniques are available to Rance and yet he still dominates.
100% correct.

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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #27 on: May 25, 2017, 08:00:31 PM »
Is he any better than Gasper circa 2000 -01

He was fantastic  ( before he did his knee )

Only a lightyear ahead but hey its all opinion.

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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #28 on: May 25, 2017, 08:04:06 PM »
Scarlet had a great back line around him. Rance is a lone hand. He easily fits into our team of the century all our backs are pretty average for TOTC membership except sheedy. All our greats are midfield and forward.

I rate him a season  or two away from best back man ever at richmond.

I also rate Francis Bourke our best followed by Hungry.

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Re: Is Alex Rance the best full-back of all-time? ... (Herald-Sun)
« Reply #29 on: May 26, 2017, 12:19:14 AM »
Not too sure he's the best I've ever seen (how do you split them!) but he's the only one that's made my pants dirty so I'll give him that