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Find your Sport Nation frequencyWho is the best footballer you’ve ever seen?
SEN • May 14th, 2025 2:47 pm
We asked some of our AFL experts at SEN the simple question - Who is the best footballer you’ve ever seen?
Former players including Nathan Buckley, Brad Johnson, David King, Campbell Brown and Josh Jenkins answered and there were some varying responses.
Check them out below:
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Nathan Buckley
“Well, there’s plenty - (Wayne) Carey, (Gary) Ablett Snr, (Gary) Ablett Jnr, Robert Harvey, I loved him.
“But the bloke who played THE BEST footy in my time was Anthony Koutoufides.
“1999 was an unbelievable season.”
Brad Johnson
“Gary Ablett Jnr, he was an absolute star.
“What he was able to do with the ball was sensational. He was so clean and precise, and never fumbled.
“He just did the basics so well.”
David King
“Wayne Carey, clearly.
“But if you get a few beers into Wayne Schwass, he will tell you that he (Carey) took best and fairests off him when he was in his prime.”
Campbell Brown
“Tony Lockett. I loved ‘Plugger’, I had a poster of him on my wall.”
Josh Jenkins
“The best player I’ve ever seen in his chosen role is the little man himself, Edward Betts.”
Julian De Stoop
“‘The Duck’, Wayne Carey. Big games, always delivered.”
Andrew Gaze
“The great Leigh Matthews. His work both in the forward line and that presence around the ball.
“Absolute superstar and arguably the greatest of all time.”
