Gary Ablett (Snr or Jnr) would both have been awesome as NFL running backs or playing rugby in the centres or on a wing, if they were not AFL stars, and they would have been stars in either of those other two sports also, IMO...

Of course, if we're talking about athlete who THINKS he's the best, Anthony Mundine, without a doubt.

Agree about Ablett. He's a freak, not just for the reasons outlined in Lebron dunk thread.

Without knowing much about AFL, Scott Pendlebury?

Probably AFL players?

In basketball terms, "athletic" describes those players who are agile, can jump, are fluid, etc.

But an athlete to me is a combination of stamina, speed and strength, and I think with the amount of consistent running they do, AFL midfielders would probably rate pretty highly for that combination?

There was an interesting/ sad interview with Ablett senior last year in the Herald Sun.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/the-world-according-to-gary-ablett-death-threats-stalkers-and-dont-ask-about-that-phone/story-e6frf7kx-1226431628503

Mitch Creek would be in the mix based on athleticism wouldnt he? 6 foot 5, big leap, agile, strong, quick ... how's his endurance?

Yo mamma said he goes all night.

Can't believe I just trolled my own thread :(

Ellyse Perry

Talking about AFL players and basketball...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URYu9qCmw-w

Maybe at PF, but not quite tall enough for C ;)

She's represented Australia in cricket and soccer, right?

( Nic Naitanui Dunk )

Andrew Neville the high jump kid?
He's athletic , fast runner , and can dunk obviously

Don't know his height

Andrew Neville the high jump kid?
He's athletic , fast runner , and can dunk obviously

Don't know his height

Andrew Neville the high jump kid?
He's athletic , fast runner , and can dunk obviously

Don't know his height

Jonah Lomu could dunk when he was only 13

+1 to Elysse Perry.

Why do people think Israel Folau failed at AFL? I think he did real well personally. Karmichael Hunt as well.

Buddy was good tonight but not good enuf , hawks went down by 1 to the dogs

Buddy for sure.

Folau didn't really well for someone who had never played footy before.

That's not the same as succeeding.

If he didn't have 'name value' he wouldn't have even made the best 21 most weeks.

Buddy goes missing when it matters in the big games
watch the last 10 min of last years grandfinal

Winner want the ball Buddy did not want the ball

But that doesn't really have anything to do with Buddy's athletic ability, right?

It has a lot to do with his ability

What I was talking about was what stood Micheal Jordon above others ...He wanted the ball he was the leader the best player

That is what made him great athlete


Greatest Athlete Australia ever produced was a man called Peter Norman

one of the best nicknames for a sports person too.

Fastest man in Australia Josh Ross is obviously one of the best athletes going around.
Speed- 10.08 100m
Vert- 37 inches. Probably mid 40's running vertical.
He played rugby league growing up as well. The only thing stopping him from becoming an elite basketball player would be his height (only 6'1).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcRVxFs1kPI&list=UUeUIDXHXtAinTWpfDik5jGw&index=4

6'1 is a reasonable height for a PG
.
Keep in mind that if you want a true indication of an NBA players height you need to shorten them by 1-2 inches as their measurements are always in shoes (and then some).

So 6'1 is really 6'3.

6'1 ain't short at all

From my experience , the faster you can run the better your vert is going to end up. And the higher your vert gets through training the better your overall speed would be.

I would have thought that speed has a lot more to do with length of jump and strength with height of jump (I'm more confident about the first statement than the second).

You see a lot of sprinters being good at long jump, but I haven't heard of many sprinters who have competed at international level in high jump.

Well 6'1 is short for basketball!

Anyway the best athletes in Australia are sprinters hands down.

Casey Stoner is in consideration. Moto GP riders have always featured highly in the "fittest of the fittest testing" . Michael Jordan has commented on how surprisingly strong and fit bike riders have to be. They wrestle 160kg around at 330km/ hr for up to 40 minutes non stop

In the fantasy world we're dealing in guys like Ablett and Judd could be like Wes Welker in the NFL.