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Offline one-eyed

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Which Richmond player has/had the safest pair of hands when marking a ball?
« on: January 27, 2022, 03:22:14 PM »
Borrowing this question from twitter:


Which Richmond player has/had the safest pair of hands when marking a ball?
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Re: Which Richmond player has/had the safest pair of hands when marking a ball?
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2022, 04:49:03 PM »
Richo the best contested mark I’ve seen.
But for safest probably Royce
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Re: Which Richmond player has/had the safest pair of hands when marking a ball?
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2022, 05:00:39 PM »
Quote from: Damo on January 27, 2022, 04:49:03 PM
Richo the best contested mark I’ve seen.
But for safest probably Royce

Richo, hands down.
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“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: Which Richmond player has/had the safest pair of hands when marking a ball?
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2022, 07:21:04 PM »
Richo.

Grimes one of the best in our current team.

Actually thought Rance was very good in the second half of his career.

Other guys from my lifetime...I think A Kellaway had decent hands. Deledio was good too.
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Re: Which Richmond player has/had the safest pair of hands when marking a ball?
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2022, 07:52:25 AM »
Don’t forget Benny Gale Andy
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“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: Which Richmond player has/had the safest pair of hands when marking a ball?
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2022, 03:25:50 PM »
Quote from: Hard Roar Tiger on January 28, 2022, 07:52:25 AM
Don’t forget Benny Gale Andy

True that, slight stretch for me as an '88 kid but I do remember his last year's a bit.
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Re: Which Richmond player has/had the safest pair of hands when marking a ball?
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2022, 04:10:44 PM »
Benny Gale?
He's not in the same stratosphere as Richo/Royce etc
Like comparing Winx and a maiden at Manangatang
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Re: Which Richmond player has/had the safest pair of hands when marking a ball?
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2022, 09:28:53 PM »
Funny thing about Richo is that you wouldn't fins a safer contested mark but he could easily drop a sitter chest mark.

I don't mind the Lids call....pound for pound the best all-round mark I saw
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Re: Which Richmond player has/had the safest pair of hands when marking a ball?
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2022, 09:51:39 PM »
By default Richo but also I want to bring up martin for making defenders poo themselves (was it Darcy Byrne jones in 2020?) when the ball is coming in hot and it’s 1vs1 with dusty
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Re: Which Richmond player has/had the safest pair of hands when marking a ball?
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2022, 11:47:25 AM »
I thought Darren Gasper had a very safe and reliable pair of hands

Ditto Francis Bourke in his prime
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Re: Which Richmond player has/had the safest pair of hands when marking a ball?
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2022, 06:07:18 AM »
Aside from Richo I always thought Ottens was dependable. Gale at the end of his career was a fantastic mark. Grimes should be held in high regards.
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