Fighting

Con Gorozidis · Tue 25 Jan 2011 11:10am

Given the Saints will be sledged this year and probably get in some fights. It could me thinking which Saints players would be the best fighters.

Here is my view of the top 5. This is an outsiders view. So im sure someone has more info than me. I certainly remember that Steve powell was known for his boxing skills.

The criteria is General Brawling if a fight broke out.

1: M Gardner
2: B Goddard
3: L Hayes
4: S Baker
5: J Gwilt

markp · Post: # 1034937Post **markp** » Tue 25 Jan 2011 11:32am

You may laugh, but I think Dal will/needs to come out like an angry hellcat this year... I reckon Walsh would slot straight into the top 5 by the looks of him too!

SainterK · Post: # 1034938Post **SainterK** » Tue 25 Jan 2011 11:34am

I think it's going to be tougest for Dal this year, becoming elite won't silence anyone.

ralphsmith · Tue 25 Jan 2011 11:35am

Anyone think mcqualter would go ok? He's pretty stocky, has a solid core, looks like a boxer.

Also agree with goddard, has the aura of a fighter, as does Hayes.

linmarnic · Tue 25 Jan 2011 11:41am

Lenny for me.

stinger · Post: # 1034953Post **stinger** » Tue 25 Jan 2011 11:52am

baker's the one they are scared of...mad as a cut snake....

markp · Post: # 1034955Post **markp** » Tue 25 Jan 2011 11:59am

Yup, I reckon Lenny is the one I'd least like running through me, and Bakes is the one I'd least like running at me.

lurker#134 · Tue 25 Jan 2011 12:14pm

I reckon Kosi could get mean when required.

Wrote for Luck · Tue 25 Jan 2011 12:20pm

based on video evidence; not Joey

Con Gorozidis · Tue 25 Jan 2011 12:27pm

lurker#134 wrote:I reckon Kosi could get mean when required.

certainly unpredictable. but also known for his friendly fire.

Thinline · Post: # 1034979Post **Thinline** » Tue 25 Jan 2011 1:19pm

Con Gorozidis wrote:
lurker#134 wrote:I reckon Kosi could get mean when required.
certainly unpredictable. but also known for his friendly fire.

He'd aim a thunderous roundhouse, do a full 360 swinging it and break his own nose before he so much as dented a wet paper bag.

RW&B · Post: # 1034987Post **RW&B** » Tue 25 Jan 2011 1:50pm

Lenny is a funny one. Allround nice guy and loved by everyone yet we all seem to agree he is not one to go toe to toe with.
I reckon Milney might be dangerous, would go straight for the sack-tap!

saintjake · Post: # 1035037Post **saintjake** » Tue 25 Jan 2011 6:54pm

I think the skipper would go alright.
Just a big unit and you wouldnt expect it from him, but If anyone was to mess with his teammates, my god, i think he would go crazy.
also, if we could Bring fraser out of retirement, we would win any fight;)

st_Trav_ofWA · Tue 25 Jan 2011 7:00pm

i think Peake is fairly handy with the gloves in training .. so i hear

Walsh is an irishman so bareknuckle boxing is in his blood

#1GILL · Post: # 1035047Post **#1GILL** » Tue 25 Jan 2011 7:17pm

In your standard footy brawl you would be wanting Roo, BJ, Gardy, Fisher, Zac and of course the flag flyer (Lenny)

In a pound-for-pound punch on, not many in the AFL would outdo Bakes.

On a side note, how good would a 10 round bout between Jake King and Baker be? Mouthwatering stuff!

st_Trav_ofWA · Tue 25 Jan 2011 7:20pm

#1GILL wrote:In your standard footy brawl you would be wanting Roo, BJ, Gardy, Fisher, Zac and of course the flag flyer (Lenny)

In a pound-for-pound punch on, not many in the AFL would outdo Bakes.

On a side note, how good would a 10 round bout between Jake King and Baker be? Mouthwatering stuff!

i reckon balyntyne and milne in a yap off

Dr Spaceman · Tue 25 Jan 2011 7:31pm

st_Trav_ofWA wrote:
#1GILL wrote:In your standard footy brawl you would be wanting Roo, BJ, Gardy, Fisher, Zac and of course the flag flyer (Lenny)

In a pound-for-pound punch on, not many in the AFL would outdo Bakes.

On a side note, how good would a 10 round bout between Jake King and Baker be? Mouthwatering stuff!
i reckon balyntyne and milne in a yap off

With subtitles of course

saintslegendLH · Tue 25 Jan 2011 8:25pm

RW&B wrote:Lenny is a funny one. Allround nice guy and loved by everyone yet we all seem to agree he is not one to go toe to toe with.
I reckon Milney might be dangerous, would go straight for the sack-tap!

haha agree with the milney comment, sneids and milney, the ultimate dirty fighting team. but also agree with lenny and i'd add kosi in with that too, had a player on my team, nicest guy and would never be violent but if one of his mates ever got touched on the field he would step straight in to protect them, i reckon thats what lenny and kosi would be like

#1GILL · Post: # 1035067Post **#1GILL** » Tue 25 Jan 2011 8:28pm

saintslegendLH wrote:
RW&B wrote:Lenny is a funny one. Allround nice guy and loved by everyone yet we all seem to agree he is not one to go toe to toe with.
I reckon Milney might be dangerous, would go straight for the sack-tap!
haha agree with the milney comment, sneids and milney, the ultimate dirty fighting team. but also agree with lenny and i'd add kosi in with that too, had a player on my team, nicest guy and would never be violent but if one of his mates ever got touched on the field he would step straight in to protect them, i reckon thats what lenny and kosi would be like

Lenny and BJ both have that ability to 'fly the flag' whenever there is an incident they don't like on the field.
If a Saints player gets cleaned up, the first to sort it out will be Lenny 9 times out of 10.

Maxstar22 · Post: # 1035071Post **Maxstar22** » Tue 25 Jan 2011 9:00pm

Anyone got any vision of the Lenny bump on Chappy in the finals last year??

All I remember is yelling out "and stay down"....that was one serious bump.

As much as I love Bakes, I wouldn't want to meet an angry lil Bakes in the dark ally.

#1GILL · Post: # 1035084Post **#1GILL** » Tue 25 Jan 2011 10:12pm

Maxstar22 wrote:Anyone got any vision of the Lenny bump on Chappy in the finals last year??

All I remember is yelling out "and stay down"....that was one serious bump.

As much as I love Bakes, I wouldn't want to meet an angry lil Bakes in the dark ally.

Off topic, but the way Lenny dives on the footy after the hit is freakish.

stinger · Post: # 1035086Post **stinger** » Tue 25 Jan 2011 10:15pm

st_Trav_ofWA wrote:i think Peake is fairly handy with the gloves in training .. so i hear

Walsh is an irishman so bareknuckle boxing is in his blood

bit of racial stereotyping there mate....