Michael O'Loughlin to retire at end of season

[tigertim]

& premiership player.

Good point too daisy about his conversion.
He could certainly be relied upon to manufacture a goal when it was required and most importantly nail them under pressure.

Still for all that I don't think he's in elite territory and probably just a step below being a great.

No doubting his skill but as a comparison to say Daicos,someone who O'Loughlin may be compared to as being the benchmark for a permanent non=kpp forward who also had a stint on the ball:

250 game and 549 goals, 78% conversion, ave 18.3 disposals a game, 2.2 goals a game ave, b&f 82 and 88, leading goalkicker 81, 82, 90, 91 and 92, premiership player, Collingwood TOTC, All Australian 82, 88 and 90, Victorian rep 5 times and Greek team of the century! Add to that the "impossible to equate" number of games Daicos would have won for Collingwood off his own boot.


Mickey O: 293 games, 505 goals at an ave of 1.7 a game, 65% conversion, b&f 98, AA 97 and 2000, leading goalkicker 2000, 01.

As mentioned, O'Loughlin: good/very good but not a great. Could have been better.

 

[Leysy Days]

No doubting his skill but as a comparison to say Daicos,someone who O'Loughlin may be compared to as being the benchmark for a permanent non=kpp forward who also had a stint on the ball:

250 game and 549 goals, 78% conversion, ave 18.3 disposals a game, 2.2 goals a game ave, b&f 82 and 88, leading goalkicker 81, 82, 90, 91 and 92, premiership player, Collingwood TOTC, All Australian 82, 88 and 90, Victorian rep 5 times and Greek team of the century! Add to that the "impossible to equate" number of games Daicos would have won for Collingwood off his own boot.


Mickey O: 293 games, 505 goals at an ave of 1.7 a game, 65% conversion, b&f 98, AA 97 and 2000, leading goalkicker 2000, 01.

As mentioned, O'Loughlin: good/very good but not a great. Could have been better.

Thankyou for your efforts telling the no-one that mentioned he was a great nor compared him to Daicos.

Think those that mentioned his virtues were showing the record of a very good & not overrated footballer that some on here were saying.

But thanks anyway. Much appreciated.

 

[tigertim]

Thankyou for your efforts telling the no-one that mentioned he was a great nor compared him to Daicos.

Think those that mentioned his virtues were showing the record of a very good & not overrated footballer that some on here were saying.

But thanks anyway. Much appreciated.

Tim is always happy to assist Leysy;D

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

Can't forget or forgive the last-minute goal which knocked us out of the finals in 2000. Ducked and weaved around three defenders before snapping a goal over his shoulder to beat us by a point. One of many unhappy Docklands/Colonial/Telstra/Etihad memories.

 

[Tigers of Old]

Thankyou for your efforts telling the no-one that mentioned he was a great nor compared him to Daicos.

Think those that mentioned his virtues were showing the record of a very good & not overrated footballer that some on here were saying.

But thanks anyway. Much appreciated.

You sh!t stirrer. :hihi

 

[tigertim]

You sh!t stirrer. :hihi

Yeah, he's good for a stir is old Figjam. Leysy. ;D

 

[IanG]

Thankyou for your efforts telling the no-one that mentioned he was a great nor compared him to Daicos.

Think those that mentioned his virtues were showing the record of a very good & not overrated footballer that some on here were saying.

The media are calling him a great and overrating him.