I really rate Longer, Lonie and Dunstan...

[saintbob]

Lonie = Allan Murray

Dunstan = Mark McGough

Longer = Trent Knobel

[skeptic]

Lonie = Allan Murray

Dunstan = Mark McGough

Longer = Trent Knobel

Alan Murray and Lonie are NOTHING alike. Alan Murray was more a lead up type forward. His style was more in line with a Tim Membrey (but not nearly as good) though more on the burst/one to one marking rather than height of the ball stuff.

McGough got/won a hell of a lot more ball than Dunst and his tank was a lot better too whereas Luke bullocks more and tries harder to get to the right places and get on the end of plays. Also, Luke's disposal is much better which isn't saying much.

Longer to Knobel is a better comparison.

[The Linton Street Flash]

Lonie will be a gun small forward and will be in the realms of Milne. Milne had more strength, but Lonie is better by foot (in fact elite by foot), more couragious and better overhead. He is freakish overhead for a bloke his size.

Sorry, this is too much. Milne was a once in a generation player, one of the hardest players to stop so far this century. I have no problems with Lonie as my post above attests but this is too much.

Milne was far from great in his first 8 seasons. Lonie is ahead of Milne at the same stage of their careers.

What the hell are you talking about? Even in his first season we knew we had something great with Milney. He consistently scored 40+ goals per season throughout his incredible career, I'm sorry sir but you are talking absolute rubbish.

I'm 50, I've been watching league footy since I was 3 - I have NEVER followed a small forward in the same class as Milney, you are utterly deluded if you think Lonie is in anyway close to Steven Milne.

Lonie is not Milneys bumhole!

[SaintPav]

Lonie isn't Milne but I think he's worth persevering with.

Has only played 34 games.

[freely]

Lonie is not Milneys bumhole!

Succinct!

[White Winmar]

Longer to Knobel is a perfect comparison. Unfortunately.

[Linton Lodger]

Lonie = Allan Murray

Dunstan = Mark McGough

Longer = Trent Knobel

Geez, settle down.