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  1. 10th December 2008, 07:16 AM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by sharp9 View Post
    Can we stop this silly talk of Fosdike as THE best Swan in 2005 GF....yes he was THE highest possession winner (getter!) and was in the BEST lists....but Buchanan was the undisputed best player for the Swans, and (most people's) best player on the field....Judd, 29 possessions, 12 clearances.....2 effective kicks, sheesh!
    I think you'll find Roos nominated Fosdike as our best so he clearly disputes your assessment.
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  2. 10th December 2008, 07:39 AM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by sharp9 View Post
    Can we stop this silly talk of Fosdike as THE best Swan in 2005 GF....yes he was THE highest possession winner (getter!) and was in the BEST lists....but Buchanan was the undisputed best player for the Swans, and (most people's) best player on the field....Judd, 29 possessions, 12 clearances.....2 effective kicks, sheesh!
    I'll dispute it, so I guess it's not undisputed. I thought that Fosdike was the best on ground in the 2005 GF and should have been given the Norm Smith.
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  3. 10th December 2008, 08:09 AM #27
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    RWO thought he was the 3rd best Swan on the ground.

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  4. 10th December 2008, 08:50 AM #28
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    That poll is wrong and just goes to show how wrong rwo posters are
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  5. 10th December 2008, 10:14 AM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by T-bag View Post
    That poll is wrong and just goes to show how wrong rwo posters are
    No we're not.

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  6. 10th December 2008, 10:34 AM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul Roos View Post
    As evidence that his team remains greater than its individual parts, Roos cites the fact the Swans won a grand final with the relatively unsung Nic Fosdike as their best player, yet lost last year when Brett Kirk and Adam Goodes put in superb individual performances.
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  7. 10th December 2008, 11:03 AM #31
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    I'm RIGHT and all the EXPERTS are wrong!! Sheesh, surely that is obvious!
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  8. 10th December 2008, 01:21 PM #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by hammo View Post
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    Funny how Roosy can be so wrong about Nick Davis and so right about Fozzy!
    He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)
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  9. 10th December 2008, 02:20 PM #33
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    My memory of the 05 Norm Smith is that Fosdike ran second behind Judd, and daylight was third?
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    Quote Originally Posted by royboy42 View Post
    My memory of the 05 Norm Smith is that Fosdike ran second behind Judd, and daylight was third?
    That is pretty close to reality as far as the actual votes went.

    As to the reality of who should have won, certainly who was most influential in the Swans win, I'm firmly in the Monty camp.

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  11. 10th December 2008, 02:49 PM #35
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    I might add, Staker wasn't far behind Monty as far as influencing the result Sydney's way.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ScottH View Post
    No we're not.

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