The official Sam Reid/Daniel Currie Memorial Eker Thread

[hujsh]

I don't know about you, but a certain C.White would be a good starting point.

Don't you get the feeling he'd get dropped for Damien Martyn though?

I really hope White get's half as many chances as North has to be fair to the guy.

[Greystache]

Don't you get the feeling he'd get dropped for Damien Martyn though?

I really hope White get's half as many chances as North has to be fair to the guy.

I personally get the feeling there's a fair bit of insecurity among the leadrship group about White. Not so much in the Test scene, but certainly in the Twenty/20 and ODI arenas.



Edit- We're getting away from the theme of the thread, but I doubt Rocco will mind the additional post count!

[hujsh]

I personally get the feeling there's a fair bit of insecurity among the leadrship group about White. Not so much in the Test scene, but certainly in the Twenty/20 and ODI arenas.

How so? That he'll surpass them or take their spot?

[Greystache]

How so? That he'll surpass them or take their spot?

He'll surpass them in the leadership rankings and take their positions.

[hujsh]

He'll surpass them in the leadership rankings and take their positions.

Ah, thanks for clearing that up.

[LostDoggy]

Its funny, because top-level cricket is supposed to be hard to break into, you wouldn't think (or hope for that matter) that there would be an eker among them.

If you think back...





you might find...





more than a few Ekers...





who have worn the baggy green.

[LostDoggy]

I would like to nominate probably one of the Greatest Ekers of our era.

none other than the great

Clive Waterhouse

I'd like to second that nomination. I've long felt that Fremantle and the Bulldogs should compete each year for the Whitten Waterhouse Cup.

[LostDoggy]

After Richmond announced their delistings today, a future Eker Hall-of-Famer has escaped the chop once again -- Jake King, take a bow. Has a less talented player played as many roles as Jake the Rake has? His capacity for reinventing himself constantly despite having little to no variety in his skillset is practically Madonna-esque.. how many ways can you do/say the same thing and call it something different? Madonna has been doing it for 4 decades, so Jake has a bit of catching up to do, but becoming a 'defensive forward' as his latest chameleon trick is as good a place to start as any.

[westdog54]

We must now say goodbye to another Eker.

Leigh Harding, who made Rocco's original Eker list, has announced his retirement.

89 Games and 123 Goals in a career spanning 10 years.

[westdog54]

Is it possible that an Eker could play 300 games?

I'm thinking Gary Foulds.

I reckon Barry Round was an Eker for most of his 300+ games as well.

Mick Martyn? Or am I being harsh?

[Mantis]

We must now say goodbye to another Eker.

Leigh Harding, who made Rocco's original Eker list, has announced his retirement.

89 Games and 123 Goals in a career spanning 10 years.

141 games & 157 goals... but hey don't let the facts get in the way of a good story.

[Topdog]

A Carlton eker retired aswell but his name escapes me.....Hadley?

[Sockeye Salmon]

A Carlton eker retired aswell but his name escapes me.....Hadley?

I reckon Hadley is the anti-Eker.

He was pretty talented and yet only managed 60 or so games and wasn't really around that long.

[Greystache]

I reckon Hadley is the anti-Eker.

He was pretty talented and yet only managed 60 or so games and wasn't really around that long.

He was mentioned only last year as one of "the Big 4" in Carlton's midefield by James Hird, let's hope this insight continues into his coaching.

[Sedat]

After Richmond announced their delistings today, a future Eker Hall-of-Famer has escaped the chop once again -- Jake King, take a bow. Has a less talented player played as many roles as Jake the Rake has? His capacity for reinventing himself constantly despite having little to no variety in his skillset is practically Madonna-esque.. how many ways can you do/say the same thing and call it something different? Madonna has been doing it for 4 decades, so Jake has a bit of catching up to do, but becoming a 'defensive forward' as his latest chameleon trick is as good a place to start as any.

Cracking good nomination. Jake King has probably extracted the longest AFL career in inverse proportion to his actual talent since Andy Goodwin was running around as one of the pioneers of the Eker movement.

He even got a jumper upgrade from 46 to 28 for his troubles. Long may he continue to physically and verbally torment Didak and still eventually get torched in the other direction.