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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: How does Crippa rank among the panoply of Carlton greats?
Last post by Gointocarlton -Agree, as good as Kouta was, he elite stuff only lasted for a relatively short period of time.
To be in the best 5 of the club, I reckon you need to have had a club-changing career, not just three or four seasons. That puts many others in front of Kouta on the 'All Time' list.......
If we were only judging talent and impact, he rates pretty highly- but other names have had a longer-lasting and more profound effect on CFC.
Yes, when he was on there was no one better IMO. For comparison, he and Hird started and ended their careers at pretty much the same time, same age, similar number of games. I agree with your criteria, and judging by that, I would have Hird ahead of Kouta.