Gus Gould

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Also not as good as a kid called Galvin according to some person who hadn't met him until about a week ago by accident.

Swing and a miss pal

 

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I was in high school when Parra won their first 3 premierships. So yes, I watched that era.

Sorry, but a few offloads and the occasional decent pass doesn't mean better skills than the key playmakers of the 80's. Asserting that Haas has more ball playing ability than Sterlo (who is too modest for his own good) is just risible.

The point I was trying to make is that it's extremely difficult to compare play makers from different eras. For example if you put a Sterling, Kenny, Lewis etc up against the modern defensive structures and fitter more professional teams, maybe they don't look like the incredible ball players that we all remember with our rose coloured glasses. A lot of people complain about the lack of ball playing these days and throw into the conversation how awesome the ball playing was 40 years ago but it's not a fair comparison.

My poor wife - I remember drunkenly making her watch the 89 grand final about 10 years ago. Comparing that game - the pinnacle game of 1989 and often referred to as the greatest grand final of all time. Comparing the quality of that game to a high quality game in the current year is like watching a completely different sport.

The reason the ball players back then looked freaking amazing was largely because the defence was shit. Now I'm not saying that the Sterlings, Kennys and Lewis' wouldn't be successful in the current game but the same commentary would occur - the same comparison would be made, and it would be wrong and it would be unfair. If those three players were playing in 2025 people would say that their ball playing isn't as good as the ball playing from 40 years ago.