Who is the greatest Indigenous player of all time? - Sunday Footy Show | Footy on Nine 

Andrew McLeod for mine. One of the most technically gifted footballers in history. Was a pleasure watching him play.

Buddy Franklin for me. The guy is a freak. To kick as many goals as he has in this era is astounding!

eddie sat next to me at my sister's wedding,maybe 2008. and yeh he's the nicest guy ive ever met, so humble, not some typical footy drug taker. just enjoyed food, a chat, and one or two beers. honest to god. absolute legend.

Missed the best eddie goal. Torp of the left foot at Adelaide Oval.

No mention of Maurice Rioli??? He was just as much of a legend as anyone else mentioned.

Buddy Franklin easily the greatest of the modern era - Last player to kick 100 goals in a season - Kicked the most goals in a footy game since 2001 with 13 goals against north in 2012 - 2x premiership player - will end his career as the last person to kick 1000 goals At his peak he was unstoppable i'd even go as far as to say hes probably the best forward the games had since the 1990s

I dunno much about what happened pre 1980s, but Franklin is the best player I have ever seen ... let alone best indigenous.

Picket putting down Biglands was a great hit, because Biglands (a massive man) tried to pick Pickett off first.

Adam Goodes, 2 flags and 2 brownlows in 2 different positions.... no doubt.

Honourable Mention: Michael Long

No mention of Michael Long??

Only one indigenous player has been best on ground in 3 consecutive grand finals... 1980, 1981 (WAFL) and 1982 (VFL), the late and great Maurice Rioli. What a player!

Makes you proud to be a Port fan

Graham Farmer,Stephen Michael,Maurice Rioli,Jim Krakouer

Say what you like but my for me as as hawk man. Buddy for sheer talent. Cyril for flair. Burgoyne for consistency. I'm happy with how we've recruited. This game is nothing without the first nations boys.

Of course they call Cyril by his first name cause there’s so many bloody riolis

Winston Abraham was always my favourite growing up. Not saying he was the best ever but he should get more of a mention in these, surely. He could read and respond ahead of time that tiny fraction earlier than others and the result was often a slashing run missing opposition by the breadth of a a boardinghouse scrape of butter. Could finish a goal as well. Always my favourite.

No idea how you're leaving Peter Matera out, definitely better than Burgoyne or Wanganeen and certainly has a case over the other 3 as well.

Played juniors against Andy Krakouer and his cousin Scotty. Andy was always going to make it. I remember him kicking something like 1.12 out of his side 1.17 for the day one game. Said g'day to him again at the record crowd game in Launy against the Hawks. Chatted aways about old times. The guy is just a genuinely great footballer and good bloke.

Without a doubt is "Graham (Polly) Farmer" The ONLY person in football history who actually changed the game by using the "handpass" as an offensive manoeuvre.

1) Polly Farmer 2) Adam Goodes 3) Andrew Macleod 4) Lance Franklin 5) Gavin Waganeen 6) Peter Matera 7) Eddie Betts 8) Cyril Rioli 9) Michael Long 10) Shaun Burgoyne

Polly farmer. Never seen him play but I never heard one bad thing about him. Changed the game with handballing.

Adam Goodes. Pretty clearly too. 2 premierships, 2 brownlows and almost 400 games.

No mention of Nicky Winmar??

Rioli was so good he won a Norm Smith with 18 disposals (Sam Mitchell was not good enough apparently with 34)

Well my nominations would be G. Farmer (Geel), N. MacDonald (Ess), N. Winmar(StK), D. Wirrapunda (WCE), P.Matera (WCE), A. McLeod (Adel), G. Wanganeen (PA), M. Rioli (Rich), E. Betts (Carl/Adel), A. Goodes (Syd) & M. Michael (Coll/Bris). My final 3: 1) G. Farmer (Geel) 2) P. Matera (WCE) 3) A. Goodes (Syd)

Anyone heard of Nicky winmar?

Seen Maurice Rioli and Steven Michael at South Fremantle . Can’t think of anyone Better . My Opinion

Darryl White from the Brisbane Lions was my favourite.

Great segment all round!

Liam Jurrah. Just a shame we didnt see more of him

Buddy by the length of the Nullarbor. Going to finish with close to 1100 goals in an era no one else is going to get close. Pretty sure 1100 in the modern era is worth more than 1300 when you’re the only person in the 50 and 80% of forward 50 targets. Buddy would have kicked 1600+ playing back then.

Good segment, well done.

My 20 nominations: Andrew McLeod, Syd Jackson, Adam Goodes, Eddie Betts, Lance Franklin, Maurice Rioli Sr, Michael Long, Graham Farmer, Nicky Winmar, Michael O’Loughlin, Gavin Wanganeen, The Burgoynes, Jim Krakouer, Byron Pickett, Peter Matera, Jeff Farmer, Cyril Rioli, Darryl White

Nicky Winmar

Goodes

Byron pickets amazing as a child he was my hero in afl

Franklin

Jeff Farmer definitely!!

Maurice Rioli without question

Relton Roberts is the GOAT!!

The greatest indigenous player didn't play in the AFL / VFL. Twelve VFL clubs tried to get him, but he stayed in WA..... Stephen Michael.

The Big Cat Polly Farmer followed by Barry Cable.

What about cockatoo Collins? Give him a mention for his name at least! 😅

Stephen Michael. There is no comparison.

Winmar

Goodes, Buddy then daylight.

Lance Franklin or Adam Goodes

Cyril Rioli, for mine... magic...

Maurice rioli

Wanganeen by a yard. Could play anywhere unlike the other 99% named. Played in defence against the most dominant forwards in the history of the game as an 18yo. Has every accolade imaginable besides the norm which he could have easily won in 04. Should have won Brownlows 10 years apart how he didnt poll a vote in a final round dominant showdown win is farcical.

Hard to go past Goodes. Won 2 x brownlows in 2 different positions.

Farmer, Franklin, Goodes and McLeod are the best off the top of my head. Farmer revolutionised the game, the other 3 dominated it

For highlight reel, definitely Eddie.

Michael Graham (Sturt Sanfl) i saw him running and bouncing a ball down the wing and in the background a Ford Falcon was being driven down the street parallel with the oval , he was keeping up to the Ford Falcon

Sid Jackson was the first I saw and I was very impressed but Gavin Wanganeen is my favourite. So brave and talented. I think he won the Brownlow medal in his first year.

Maurice Rioli is the goat

Goodes and Franklin best I've seen

Had McLeod and Peter Matera fighting for 1 and 2.... Filling out the 5 in any order were Buddy, Goodes and Burgoyne.

Byron picket what a champion.

McLeod, Wanganeen, Pickett, the two Burgoynes… all Port players.

McLeod !!

As a die hard Port fan, it's Andrew Mcleod by a country mile. People forget over time how ridiculously good he was. Great bloke too.

Graham (Polly) Farmer.

Barry Cable,was as good as any mentioned, if the role of a true rover still existed,Barry would be your number one pick.

No mention of peter matera.

Polly Graham Farmer And A Goodes

Eddy Betts

Cyril Rioli jnr 4 premiership and a Norm Smith medal Adam Goodes 2 Brownlow medals

Very good picks guys but I disagree on one. Goodes was probably the best. People forget that he played ruck against many over 2 metres & he was 7cms shorter. Buddy is probably better than anyone else & only surpassed or equalled by Lockett & Carey let alone indigenous. He's definitely a better kick than both of them & with Carey that's saying something. Silk has changed the game result off his own foot many, many times. Wanganeen was an amazing freak of nature, like Cyril & McCleod. Those 3 belong together but Buddy & Goodes were outstanding. Even though he's not won a GF at Sydney, he's brought the patrons into AFL in Sydney.

Adam Goodes, Buddy Franklin.

Eddie by a country mile

Lance Franklin...

1) Andrew McLeod 2) Lance Franklin 3) Polly Farmer 4) Eddie Betts 5) Gavin Waganeen 6) Peter Matera 7) Adam Goodes

OMG You have totally forgotten cockatoo Collins and shey

Roderick Picket Kickit!!

The greatest without no doubt is Sir Doug Nicholls he has even a Round named after him no other indigenous player has ...prove me wrong

Andy mac

The first aboriginal player who played the game is the greatest.

Cyril Rioli

Australian?

Peter Matera no.1

Its probably Greg Williams if we are just going off accolades

Polly farmer then Wirrapunda, mcleod.

Cyril

Prob wanganeen

Polly Farmer

Rioli M @ Jr Boy, Michael Long and Andrew McLeod a tie.

So Polly Farmer not an option?

Peter matera

Nice segregation. They are all players of one game. It’s like saying you’re the best of the aborigines

Eddie betts

Buddy

Jeff Farmer?

Jimmy krakouer the all time best indigenous player.

Adam Goodes, the Australian Dream-time legend. One of the GOAT's of the game. And shout out to Anthony McDonald Tipungwuti amite?!

What a stupid debate to have. How do you define greatest without your definition being flawed?.

Can't believe they missed out on Raphael Clarke

Jack Riewoldt.....who is the greatest Angelo Saxon player of all time?

the greatest Indigenous players of all time were members of premiership teams, followed by Brownlow medal/s winners, then being members of runners up teams, then anyone of the finals teams. If they never played in premierships (nor finals) then what's greatest got to do with it ?? you need a premiership medal to be great 😐.