rance was a great defender. He walks into our greatest team ever, no questions asked.
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Alex Rance
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We can argue stats all day how many times we see players with a whole heap of leading stats yet little impact at all.
He did match up good on Buddy I'll give him that .
Problem here take of your blinkers.
Your dreaming you seen Langford, Leppa, Scarlett ,Fletcher Glen Jackovich all have Rance covered.
I got no beef against Rance I respect him as a Richmond champion, but a few here take of your blinkers.
Plus, you could end up with a really good looking, athletic 6"4' kid
Haaarrrrrgggh.
Trossman easily stands alongside any of the great defenders of any era.
P.S. you left out Dench n SOS n they were easily as good as, if not better than at least three of the five you've mentioned. Dench, SOS, Scarlett, Jackovich n Tross in any order you'd like to have them. Then Langford, Leppa, Fletch also in whatever order along with a few other great defenders.
True.
No malice.
Probably more jealousy I supppose.
Like a spurned lover!
Will always love Rancey for what he gave to us. He was a marvel to watch.
I guess also wondering why he couldnt do it with us should he lace upnfor AFL again.
Tross was planning to play a handful of games in W.A. until the coroner cooties arrived n sent everyone into knicker wetting mode. He's since played one game with a mate in Seymour n now looking to play one game for Essendrugs VFL side as a stop gap hole filler, because their VFL side hasn't got enough fit players n he's mates with Truck.
Even if Tross did get all excited about the possibility of one or two more seasons at AFL level. He'd have to enter the draft to become an AFL player again. There's no way he'd be picked up with a genuine draft pick pick at 32 y.o. and 3 years of no game, so it would be either a very late pick or rookie draft pick, leaving the possibility of some other club in need of a genuine talent n role model elder statesman to gazump Essendrugs pick.
Even if Tross did get all excited about the possibility of one or two more seasons at AFL level. He'd have to enter the draft to become an AFL player again. There's no way he'd be picked up with a genuine draft pick pick at 32 y.o. and 3 years of no game, so it would be either a very late pick or rookie draft pick, leaving the possibility of some other club in need of a genuine talent n role model elder statesman to gazump Essendrugs pick.
Why are we still talking about him? As soon as he contemplated wearing an Essendon jumper he is done in my eyes.
U can't argue the greatness of Alex ,rance,I have watched Richmond live since 1979 and he was as quick and agile a big defender as u could get.
A Geelong friend said to me,oh Scarlet was better because he got more ball,
I said that's perception only
Scarlett career touches 14.81
Rance 16.61 and he was one of the best ever one on one players, and u got to remember how hard he ran to defend other players in which a guy like Talia doesn't do which would risk your own one on one game
BUT ALEX WAS ALSO THE BEST ONE ON ONE PLAYER WINNING 84.50% of his one on ones in 2017-2018.
Jacob Townsend then?
I’ll always love the bloke - and Rancey and Brando and Butler
Is not up for debate ,was the best one in one of his time,all while running long distances to cover others,which most if any couldn't do ,which takes huge amounts of juice
Butler's last goal, what Tiges supporter doesn't love that?
You should have shown more concern. You could have put a mink rug under those plums.
