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Most underrated player to wear yellow and black

Sintiger

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Aug 11, 2010
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Baloo was musing elsewhere that his love child Angus Graham was the most underrated player to ever pull on a Richmond jumper so it gave me the idea to start a thread on it.
My vote goes to Merv Keane but I go back a long way. Also Rob Wiley who was recognised as a very good player but to me was an out and out star of the game, one of the best I have seen at Richmond.
In recent times I would suggest Kane Lambert and in the current team Nathan Broad
Thoughts?
 
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Baloo

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Nov 8, 2005
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Severely underrated by the punters, and PRE's Pin-up Whipping Boy. Yet 1st and 2nd in JD medal counts.
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nswtiger

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Feb 14, 2005
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kane Johnson ..........he started the Richmond man idea ......and let Chris Newman develop it further
 
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bengal tigers

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Dave Astbury should of been AA at least 3 times..Rarely beaten .
He was more important to our structure than Rance
 
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theglove3

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Jun 3, 2003
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I would have to be up there.
Couldn't kick over a jam tin.
But put that Yellow and Black jumper on me and I turn into a colossus.
Heart as big as the mighty G and survived on a diet of devouring big names with monotonous regularity.

Nafe "Figjam" Buckley.
Golden Boy "Whatever it takes" Jiimy Hird.

The defence rests!
 
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The Lurker

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Nov 24, 2003
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Baloo was musing elsewhere that his love child Angus Graham was the most underrated player to ever pull on a Richmond jumper so it gave me the idea to start a thread on it.
My vote goes to Merv Keane but I go back a long way. Also Rob Wiley who was recognised as a very good player but to me was an out and out star of the game, one of the best I have seen at Richmond.
In recent times I would suggest Kane Lambert and in the current team Nathan Broad
Thoughts?
Merv was the first name in my mind, wonderful contributor.
 
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Little Ziggyadee

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Dec 30, 2021
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Couglan best midfielder we had since Knights injury stopped him being an all time champion of the comp.

Justin Charles what an athlete. He was unbelievably fast for such a big bloke

Chris Naish quality small forward
 
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WesternTiger

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Nov 7, 2004
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Certainly not underrated by the richmond and PRE faithful but was by the media and broader footy public - Shane Edwards. As a First Peoples footballer it amazes me he isnt mentioned in the same breath as recent champions like Burgoyne, C Rioli, McLeod, etc.
 
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yo_eddy

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Apr 18, 2023
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Perhaps lost a bit over time, given everything that happened after his playing career, but Kevin Sheedy was a great player for us. Particularly in big games. He was everywhere in the 73 grand final.
 
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Jason King

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Im biased, but I loved Jakes game later in his career up forward.
 
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