Favorite EEL past and present!!

[mickdo]

Some people are new to the forum, mick. They need to be taught about the brilliance that was GODbraith.

Right you are ;-)

 

[Fee]

Thats really hard, I have two favourite past players, Eric Grothe Snr and Ray Price and the present players are even harder, Eric Grothe and Feleti Mateo.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

Billy Greentree.

 

[BURT]

Brett Kenny was the player behind me becoming an eels supporter, but eric grothe was my favourite as a kid.

Through the dark years Peter Johnstone (spelling) was one of my favourites, i remember seeing him knock out Mario Fenech on two seperate occaisions with crunching tackles.

Coming out of the dark years i loved Jason Smith.

In more recent times Hindy who is my all time favourite eels player.

Yes I to still can remember one of those hits on Mario knocked him into oblivion. was awsome. what ever happened to Peter?

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

The earliest player I can remember that I liked was Jim Dymock, but that changed to Dennis Moran pretty quickly. Then when I started to really care about players instead of just the team, Jason Taylor.

But these days it is Timana Tahu and Kris Inu. But now that I love the Eels more that I have gotten older, I love almost every player that wears the Blue and Gold.

 

[mrDull]

Through the dark years Peter Johnstone (spelling) was one of my favourites, i remember seeing him knock out Mario Fenech on two seperate occaisions with crunching tackles.

Yay!! Peter Johnstone! What a tackler he was.

At present for me, its Hindmarsh and Burt.

 

[Captain BF]

When i was a kid: Pricey, Sterlo, Ella, Bugden (I still have my jersey with number 13 on it from 86), Moseley & Leabeater.
Early to mid 90's: David Woods & Chris Lawler.
Late 90's: Pay, Dymock, Smith & Raper
00's: Hindy x 2 & MoiMoi.

There have been so many players over the years that i have enjoyed watching that have only been with us a short time like Stu Kelly, Glenn Morrison, Mark Tookey, Piggy Riddell.

Also some of the lesser name players like Mark Laurie & Chad Robinson.

 

[Eelementary]

I only seriously began following footy (and the Eels) in 2001, so my 'past' isn't too old (I'd love to say Pricey or Kenny but in fairness I never saw them play).

Past: Jason Moddie, Glenn Morrison
Present: Nathan Hindmarsh

 

[Haynzy]

Past - Cronin
Now - Hindy

 

[Raudonikis]

Sterling
Hindy

 

[EELRAM]

Sterling
Hindy

x2

 

[Craig Johnston]

cameron blair

 

[Sparky 74]

80's

Eric Grothe
Steve Ella
Mick Cronin
Bret Kenny
Peter Sterling
Ray Price
Steve Edge


2000s

Hayne
Burt
Inu
Tahu
Mateo
Grothe
Mortimer

 

[JessEel]

I can only remember from the Mid-90's onwards

In Order it would have been:
Scott Mahon
Stuart Kelly
Luke Burt
Casey McGuire
Daniel Irvine
Eric Grothe
Benny Smith...

All loved for the on field/off field personalities. I never been one to support the 'best' player, i like the guys who work their asses off to become the best player they can be.



All Time Fav: Luke Burt
Current Fav: Benny/Eric/Luke

 

[PJ Marshal]

Robert Cowie for me

 

[forward pass]

Brett Kenny was my idol growing up. Absolutely loved watching him play - more than Sterlo, Pricey or Crow. He was all class !

Current times - Tahuuuuuuuuuuuu!! (with Hayne closing in fast)

 

[Mark_S]

80's - Kenny and Ella
90's - Woods and Horo
00's - Hindy and Pay + throw in a Burt.

 

[tresurehunt]

past

1)brett kenny,jason smith,andrew fitzhenry


present

1) tahu, hayne , metao ,reddy

 

[Gazzamatta]

Len Stacker.
The player tipped to take over from Ken Thornett. It never quite worked out that way did it but as a kid he was my hero.

 

[Bigfella]

Brett Kenny and Eric Grothe senior for me.

They tended to display glimpses of their abilities, but generally for big matches and big moments. it always seemed that the things they did, only they could do.

Mark Waugh is the only sportsman I have seen who reminds me of kenny's effortless, brilliant grace when doing the impossible. Funnily enough Eric Grothe (jr) is the only one I have seen reminiscent of Eric Grothe (sr)...