Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

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  • LostDoggy
    WOOF Member
    • Jan 2007
    • 8307

    #31
    Re: Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

    I'm a bit reluctant to jump the gun.. I remember bragging to every man and his dog about our midfield of Cooney, Griffen, Higgins & Ward and how they will dominate for 12 years.

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    • Ghost Dog
      WOOF Member
      • May 2010
      • 9404

      #32
      Re: Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

      Originally posted by Jaytee
      I'm a bit reluctant to jump the gun.. I remember bragging to every man and his dog about our midfield of Cooney, Griffen, Higgins & Ward and how they will dominate for 12 years.
      Yes I'm the same. A team of stars does not make a star team. Sticking to a plan, a strategy, having the discipline to stay the distance- this is not yet proven. We haven't won anything yet, and people would be quite happy to pat us on the head with our performance last season, keep us as their second team that jags the odd great win but doesn't challenge.

      We want to dominate this comp for years and make opposition hate us. I want Hawthorn to hate playing us, Geelong to hate playing us, and West coast to dread the trip. I want us to travel anywhere in the country and beat Freo, Sydney and expect to beat them more often than not.
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      • Webby
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        • Jul 2012
        • 1880

        #33
        Re: Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

        Our 1977 list contained talent to burn..

        Hawkins, Quinlan, Dempsey, Templeton, Whitten Jnr, Jennings, Stoneham, Wheeler, Dunstan, Wilson (?) etc. etc. but we didn't have the culture, the game plan, the work ethic or ambition to achieve anything.

        I'd like to ask the question: "Is this the list that is prepared to believe it can be done and to work for each other to get there?"
        For me, that's 99% of the battle at AFL level.

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        • jeemak
          Bulldog Legend
          • Oct 2010
          • 22150

          #34
          Re: Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

          It's interesting. Does talent have a bigger impact now than what it did say, in 1977?

          I'm probably a little bit different in my thinking than you Webby, I think talent is the major factor now.
          TF is this?.........Obviously you're not a golfer.

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          • merantau
            Coaching Staff
            • May 2015
            • 4105

            #35
            Re: Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

            Originally posted by Twodogs
            Thanks for the info on Les Kew Ming Meranau. Do you know which club in Bendigo he played for?
            TD, I'm not sure that he played for a Bendigo club but he definitely played on the Queen Elizabeth Oval in Bendigo because I used to host trivia nights in Bendigo and as an intro, before the real comp began, I would ask the audience my favourite trivia question of all time. And bugger me if Mina Pocock, who was in her late 80s at the time, piped up and said, "Oh, that'd be Kew Ming. He was a lovely kick. I can still see him dashing down the wing at the QEO. Lovely head of black hair ..."
            I nearly fell over! To think there was someone who not only knew the answer but had actually seen him play! Ray Turner, who was a great Bendigo sportsman also knew of Kew Ming and I think he said he played a season for Kerang. I will ask at the Chinese Museum if they have any info.
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            • Twodogs
              Moderator
              • Nov 2006
              • 27682

              #36
              Re: Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

              Originally posted by merantau
              TD, I'm not sure that he played for a Bendigo club but he definitely played on the Queen Elizabeth Oval in Bendigo because I used to host trivia nights in Bendigo and as an intro, before the real comp began, I would ask the audience my favourite trivia question of all time. And bugger me if Mina Pocock, who was in her late 80s at the time, piped up and said, "Oh, that'd be Kew Ming. He was a lovely kick. I can still see him dashing down the wing at the QEO. Lovely head of black hair ..."
              I nearly fell over! To think there was someone who not only knew the answer but had actually seen him play! Ray Turner, who was a great Bendigo sportsman also knew of Kew Ming and I think he said he played a season for Kerang. I will ask at the Chinese Museum if they have any info.

              That'd be great mate. Thanks.
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              • Greystache
                WOOF Member
                • Dec 2009
                • 9775

                #37
                Re: Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

                Originally posted by jeemak
                It's interesting. Does talent have a bigger impact now than what it did say, in 1977?

                I'm probably a little bit different in my thinking than you Webby, I think talent is the major factor now.
                Good question, one that could be debated for hours.

                In the past talent was what separated good players from battlers. There were virtually no tactics, players preparations were hardly elite, and all in all the most talented team usually won. That being said there was probably more opportunity to gain an advantage over more talented players by training harder and being fitter than the players of the day.

                Today most of the players are of similar levels of fitness and preparation, which helps talent stand out, but tactics reduce the effect individuals can have.

                I'd probably lean towards talent being more important in yesteryear.
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                • merantau
                  Coaching Staff
                  • May 2015
                  • 4105

                  #38
                  Re: Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

                  TD, I've just spoken with Lee McKinnon, the research officer at the Chinese Museum in Bendigo and he is researching Les Kew Ming at the moment mainly from the point of view of his war service as he was awarded the Military Medal in WW 1. He is happy to share info with you and told me quite a lot about Les Kew Ming's family. His email is : research@goldendragonmuseum.org
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                  • Bornadog
                    WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                    • Jan 2007
                    • 67700

                    #39
                    Re: Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

                    Originally posted by merantau
                    TD, I've just spoken with Lee McKinnon, the research officer at the Chinese Museum in Bendigo and he is researching Les Kew Ming at the moment mainly from the point of view of his war service as he was awarded the Military Medal in WW 1. He is happy to share info with you and told me quite a lot about Les Kew Ming's family. His email is : research@goldendragonmuseum.org
                    Here is the story of Les: here

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                    • Bornadog
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                      • Jan 2007
                      • 67700

                      #40
                      Re: Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

                      Originally posted by merantau
                      And bugger me if Mina Pocock, who was in her late 80s at the time, piped up and said, "Oh, that'd be Kew Ming..
                      Was she related to the great Ron Pocock, the Harness Horse trainer?
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                      • jeemak
                        Bulldog Legend
                        • Oct 2010
                        • 22150

                        #41
                        Re: Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

                        Originally posted by Greystache
                        Good question, one that could be debated for hours.

                        In the past talent was what separated good players from battlers. There were virtually no tactics, players preparations were hardly elite, and all in all the most talented team usually won. That being said there was probably more opportunity to gain an advantage over more talented players by training harder and being fitter than the players of the day.

                        Today most of the players are of similar levels of fitness and preparation, which helps talent stand out, but tactics reduce the effect individuals can have.

                        I'd probably lean towards talent being more important in yesteryear.
                        I agree with you that tactics, coaching and structures etc. even up the competition a fair bit, as does the physical work put into the players which would be reasonably uniform across the competition. Obviously some coaches are head and shoulders above others in terms of strategy and man management, and these factors play a huge part alongside the negation of talent through tactics.

                        Talent is a variable which isn't uniform, as is list profile (age, physical and personality) so how much can these two things be reacted against if they're in the elite bracket?

                        You're right, it could go on forever......
                        TF is this?.........Obviously you're not a golfer.

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                        • Dancin' Douggy
                          WOOF Member
                          • Oct 2007
                          • 2877

                          #42
                          Re: Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

                          I think this is the most sparkling line up of talent I've seen.

                          The big pivotal factor is Tom Boyd.

                          If he delivers what a number 1 draft pick should, I think that will tip the scales to a definite yes.

                          Having said that, gee the 1977 lineup looks pretty amazing.

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                          • Bulldog4life
                            WOOF Member
                            • Oct 2007
                            • 9607

                            #43
                            Re: Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

                            Talking about talent Bonti will be on channel 9 news sport tonight in about half an hour,

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                            • merantau
                              Coaching Staff
                              • May 2015
                              • 4105

                              #44
                              Re: Is this the most talented list you've seen in your lifetime?

                              Originally posted by bornadog
                              Was she related to the great Ron Pocock, the Harness Horse trainer?
                              Not sure but I'll find out. All her family are Dogs supporters.
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