Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

[BornInDroopSt'54]

As above.
Nicholls 6'1" with legs like tree trunks, nousy, great footy brain and temperament, a short stocky giant.
Carlton
B: 19 John O'Connell 20 Geoff Southby 43 David McKay
HB: 30 Vin Waite 11 Bruce Doull 33 Paul Hurst
C: 34 Ian Robertson 12 Barry Armstrong 27 David Dickson
HF: 22 Neil Chandler 42 Robert Walls 5 Syd Jackson
F: 2 John Nicholls (c) 25 Alex Jesaulenko 8 Trevor Keogh
Foll: 28 Peter Jones 3 Kevin Hall 10 Adrian Gallagher
Res: 7 Andrew Lukas 6 Garry Crane
Coach: John Nicholls

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

Would they get their hands on it?

[Twodogs]

Re: Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

Would they get their hands on it?

Nicholls?

Yes. How tall you are has very little to do with how good a footballer you are. Big Nick would find a way to dominate opponents exactly the way he dominated them in the '60s and '70s.

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

Nicholls?

Yes. How tall you are has very little to do with how good a footballer you are. Big Nick would find a way to dominate opponents exactly the way he dominated them in the '60s and '70s.

Only problem is that they have changed the rules to eliminate the craft that Nicholls relied on.

He would be penalised in every ruck contest because he would need to get between his opponent and the ball to compensate for the lack of reach/height. That is now adjudicated as blocking.

Rules now favour athletes over footballers.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

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Preseason training 1970.CH]

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

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Preseason training 1970.

[Bornadog]

Re: Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

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great Photo, thanks

[Twodogs]

Re: Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

great Photo, thanks

Anyone want to have a guess at who any of the players are?

Apart from EJ obviously. I want to say that it's Alan Stoneham at the front but if it's 1970 Stoneham would have only been 12 years old or so.

[Bornadog]

Re: Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

Anyone want to have a guess at who any of the players are?

Apart from EJ obviously. Instant to say that it's Alan Stoneham at the front but if it's 1970 Stoneham would have only been 12 years old or so.

I can't guess any of them

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

Steve Power 2nd to left of EJ?

[Twodogs]

Re: Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

Steve Power 2nd to left of EJ?

In the Richmondy sort of jumper?

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

In the Richmondy sort of jumper?

Yes is it?
He had sideburns methinks.

[Twodogs]

Re: Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

Yes is it?
He had sideburns methinks.

The side bangers were obviously in fashion that year.

[Twodogs]

Re: Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

The guy next to the guy over EJ's right shoulder in the sleeveless top could be Free Cook.

[Twodogs]

Re: Random proposition. Current team v Carlton with Nichols. Who plays ruck? Dunkley?

Most people wouldn't have gotten away with walking the streets at 5am hanging on a drum. Luckily EJ wasn't most people!