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This has bugged me for a long time and I would LOVE to hear everyone's thoughts... Why is it every time the next Immortal is spoken about names like Thurston, Lockyer, Cronk, Slater and Inglis get spoken about but never Fittler? i just don't understand why Freddy has seemed to fade into the background of the best players ever... it annoys me to no end.. is it because his personality on TV has taken away from what he did on the field? i hate that he gets passed over by guys who came after him, Freddy is one of the best players to play the game and he deserves to be ahead of most of the guys mentioned above.
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Seems the GOAT is next..............
and his ego..............Comment
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that pretty much nails it. freddy was no slouch with ball in hand and as a defender he was streets ahead of a lot of his rivalsOriginally posted by IRoosterManI View PostComment
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Stats go with longevity. Does it make him the best because he played the most games? Not taking anything away from him but also not sold on him being the GOAT.Originally posted by Kelby View Post
I would still leave that mantle with either Lewis or Thurston. I don't think A. Johns even comes close to these two. A drug cheat at best.Last edited by rented tracksuit; 03-18-2021, 02:01 PM.FVCK CANCERComment
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I would never have swapped Fittler for Lockyer.Comment
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I’d put Freddy the level below the immortals.Comment
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Personally I think the Immortal concept is quite sad and outdated. To me it has no real meaning.Comment
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Freddy was a great player but I don't think he is in the same class as the original immortals.
The tag has lost its meaning anyway, now its like every modern day award were everyone is a winner and given out to everyone so nobody get hurt feelings.Comment
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The way things are going here on The Pen, the Paddo Colt is like an immortal for his perpetual diatribe. Up Easts.Comment
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Mal Meninga was never even the best player on his team but is an Immortal. I'd put Freddy way ahead of Mal. He's also a much more complete player than Lockyer or JT who were poor defenders.Comment
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Harsh Think Mal was an awsome footballer but no over impressed as a humanOriginally posted by Tommy Smith View PostComment
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The thing that stands out for me about Freddie that gets overlooked, is that he played some of his best years during the time of unlimited or many more interchanges than most the others mentioned besides John’s!
Yet he stood up week in and out against continually fresh rotating defenses or runners who’s job was to run at Freddie.
Im not sure Lockyer or Thurston could have handled that!
It was the bigger playmakers that stood out in that era which included the likes of Barrett
Imagine Freddie playing for the Broncos during the 2000 GF with that pack and we had Ikin or whoever.... score would have been 1000 to nil!!!
Having said this, Thurston, Lockyer, John’s and Freddy would kill it in today’s game!!!Comment
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I agree. Tremendous player, absolutely but like you say possibly not the best player in a team with Stuart, Daley, Clyde. Freddy is my favourite ever player but a lot of that has to do with being a similar age and knowing about him growing up. I think most youngsters wouldn't even know about the Immortals as a concept.Originally posted by Tommy Smith View Post
Imagine Freddy getting that headbut in the GF in 2021. He would be straight off with the current protocols and we would have been done.Comment
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