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waflfootyfacts wrote: Ok Wirrpanda is out - been reliably informed Gary Malarkey is a worthy replacement. So he's in and full back and Grover moved to back pocket

Gary Malarkey isn't mentioned in the East Perth 100 years of tradition book by Alan East as a aboriginal footballer. One who could go into the back pocket is triple East Perth back pocket player Jack Hunt who came from sister kates. I would also have Syd Jackson in the starting 18.His credentials are better then most.Would have won a sandover medal in his first year as a centreman (1963) except he got suspended.He also was played at half forward flank at East perth.When he moved to Carlton he played in two premierships as a half forward.i loved his drop kicks.

Well done Ric it isnt an easy exercise picking a greatest ever side and there will always be a few players that everyone doesnt agree with but you have done a pretty good job.
A few of other names that could be up for consideration are Michael Mitchell (sheesh what an excitement machine he was), Dale Kickett, Michael Walters & the Hill Brothers.
A couple of other WA boys that unfortunately never played in the WAFL are Byron Pickett & Eddie Betts.

Dean Kemp???
Nicky Winmar is a certainty in the 18.
Michael Mitchell was brilliant - at wafl and vfl level. Dale kickett also, two simpson medals and a remarkably consistent footballer once moved to the backline.

ArkRoyal wrote: Waflfootyfacts: good job; I would have Jackson and Kickett in the startting 18. Over on the Subi thread, Dean Kemp is classed as an Aborigine, keeping this in mind, I would also include him. I would exclude the Krakouer boys, and Taylor and in addition move Maurice onto a half forward flank and Phil Narkle into a forward pocket.

so in my line up the centre line would be: kemp, jackson, matera; kickett would play in a foward pocket to add a little bit of height to the team, which as you pointted out, is sorelly lacking.

Exclude the Krakouer Brothers AR ...surely you jest???

BH -- they would be in the 22-- Jimmy in particular was a very good footballer

Beasley Hutton wrote:

ArkRoyal wrote: Waflfootyfacts: good job; I would have Jackson and Kickett in the startting 18. Over on the Subi thread, Dean Kemp is classed as an Aborigine, keeping this in mind, I would also include him. I would exclude the Krakouer boys, and Taylor and in addition move Maurice onto a half forward flank and Phil Narkle into a forward pocket.

so in my line up the centre line would be: kemp, jackson, matera; kickett would play in a foward pocket to add a little bit of height to the team, which as you pointted out, is sorelly lacking.

Exclude the Krakouer Brothers AR ...surely you jest???

As good as they were as a duo as rovers only room for one of them.Cable the best rover.I would have Jimmy as second rover resting in the pocket and if you want a third I would have Taylor in the other forward pocket purely as he was the best goal kicking rover. No room for sentiment or Phil as he wasn't a half forward.Chris lewis and Syd Jackson played as half forwards and you pick the best players in their best position.

Kemp ???????? Bahahahahahahahahaha

And as much as I hate East Fremantle - Brian Peake would definitely be in any side I came up with full stop

who me?

I read many years ago that he was part - that's going back into the 80's