Esteemed company.
Gee never thought he'd go past Carey.
Amazes me how many salty supporters still call him junk time Jack or a whinger etc
Has been a great servant of the club for me. as far as tall fwds go only behind Richardson and Roach.I pick Roach because i think him the better player and his goal average of over 3 a game lends weight to the argument and Roach is one of just two tigers to kick 100 goals in a season that makes him i believe a part of a group of just 21players achieving the feat.
If selecting an all time side today would have to be in the team as the third tall.
An all time side makes for interesting reading. I suppose we had the Team of the century but i disagreed with one selection there. I thought a bloke called Richard (Dick) Harris should have joined Bartlett as a magnificent rover but a mighty goal kicking one.
Harris kicked 548 goals in just 196 games at what is for us the 4th highest goalkicking average at 2.80.Harris also topped the league goal kicking in 1943 and ours in 37 and 44. He played in two premierships in what was probably the toughest period the game was played in.
To put that in perspective only two fwds have ever averaged more than 3 goals a game for us in Titus 3.30 and Roach 3.04
Richo is the only other in front of him at 2.84 followed by Harris 2.80 and JR at 2.34
Of the 98 players who have managed more then 400 goals in their careers, 400 seems to be the AFL benchmark that average places Harris in the top 30.
Reckon id go with the following including Jack
Titus 970g at 3.30 - Roach 607g at 3.04 - Riewoldt 722g at 2.34
Hart 369g at 1.97 - Richardson 800g at 2.84 - Harris 548g at 2.80
Bartlett 778g at 1.93 would be starting rover changing fwd with Harris.
I reckon Riewoldt deserves to be in that above company based on his exploits and especially his goal kicking prowess over a long period of time.
