Author Topic: Best ever Australian skateboarder (Read 10500 times)

DannyDee · « **Reply #30 on:** June 23, 2020, 06:31:38 PM »

Shane O'Neill. Jack O'Grady is the most fun to watch to currently. Chima has always been great too.

radcunt · « **Reply #31 on:** June 23, 2020, 07:31:51 PM »

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Wade Burkitt.

Fuckin hell there's a name I haven't heard in a while...

ndsr · « **Reply #32 on:** June 23, 2020, 08:16:35 PM »

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Wade Burkitt.
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Fuckin hell there's a name I haven't heard in a while...

That clip where he gets pulled in by a van to hit that pole jam/rail was awesome

Gray Imp Sausage Metal · « **Reply #33 on:** June 23, 2020, 10:25:28 PM »

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Wade Burkitt.
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Fuckin hell there's a name I haven't heard in a while...

his name should be mentioned every time anyone talks about Australia and skateboarding

ndsr · « **Reply #34 on:** June 23, 2020, 11:14:02 PM »

Quote from: DannyDee on June 23, 2020, 06:31:38 PM

Shane O'Neill. Jack O'Grady is the most fun to watch to currently. Chima has always been great too.

How has no one mentioned Paul Hogan? Crocodile fucking Dundee!

Dr-Feelgood · « **Reply #35 on:** June 23, 2020, 11:49:12 PM »

Quote from: slop on June 23, 2020, 07:29:55 AM

it has gotta be shane.

lewis, dollin and dennis durrant worth mentioning though

Cross or Oneil?

Shane cross, jackson pilz, dollin make my list

Paletta · « **Reply #36 on:** June 24, 2020, 12:06:57 AM »

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Shane is at that Daewon level where he’s doesn’t really get counted in things like this for me.
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That's fair.

If we are talking about favorites to watch I'm sticking with Dennis.

Or these dudes.

Holy shit did not expect to see Adam Morris name pop up in this thread.
Respect!

My vote goes to Chima.
Good style and trick selection and always put out quality parts every year or two.

Pappy Jones · « **Reply #37 on:** June 24, 2020, 01:36:58 AM »

Shane for most technically skilled.

O’Grady, Dollin, and Boserio for most gnar.

Casey Foley or Phil Marshall for best style.

Callum Paul wildcard/personal fav

Edit: I forgot about Chima. League of his own fa sho

Tabletop · « **Reply #38 on:** June 24, 2020, 01:58:56 AM »

Ryan Denereaz.

Sila · « **Reply #39 on:** June 24, 2020, 02:00:52 AM »

Quote from: Pappy Jones on June 24, 2020, 01:36:58 AM

Shane for most technically skilled.

O’Grady, Dollin, and Boserio for most gnar.

Casey Foley or Phil Marshall for best style.

Callum Paul wildcard/personal fav

Edit: I forgot about Chima. League of his own fa sho

Casey Foley is from New Zealand

Owen · « **Reply #40 on:** June 24, 2020, 02:55:46 AM »

Quote from: Sila on June 23, 2020, 06:48:20 AM

Japh C

Correct!

Dont think I've seen Mumford pop up yet.

Dollin and Chima have probably the most established US careers and Nugget too I guess. Chima is kind of the quintessential pro, always has good parts with good music, kills it on the board and has never dropped off, has a pro shoe etc

But yeah who am I kidding really it's Jaffa

EDIT: just rewatched this part. I always think of his kickflip melon down country road but never remember he does sal flip too. Fark me dead

Gray Imp Sausage Metal · « **Reply #41 on:** June 24, 2020, 03:21:26 AM »

Ok, need a legends division then

Cuzza
Cox
Kaehne
Davo
Cox
Burkitt
Skunk
Kekich

and people always bring up Ryan D and “Spin” Bondar (sp?)

Arto!Arto!WakeUp! · « **Reply #42 on:** June 24, 2020, 03:32:43 AM »

jack o is pretty wild

Sila · « **Reply #43 on:** June 24, 2020, 04:19:00 AM »

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Japh C
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Correct!

Dont think I've seen Mumford pop up yet.

Dollin and Chima have probably the most established US careers and Nugget too I guess. Chima is kind of the quintessential pro, always has good parts with good music, kills it on the board and has never dropped off, has a pro shoe etc

But yeah who am I kidding really it's Jaffa

EDIT: just rewatched this part. I always think of his kickflip melon down country road but never remember he does sal flip too. Fark me dead

Ha I totally forgot about Mumford. I havn't seen that Jaffa part in a long time. Such stylish classic skating.

Add Jason Ellis to the list for vert guys.

radcunt · « **Reply #44 on:** June 24, 2020, 04:34:10 AM »

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Wade Burkitt.
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Fuckin hell there's a name I haven't heard in a while...
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his name should be mentioned every time anyone talks about Australia and skateboarding

For real. Fun fact, he ended up with my Cab Dragon I had as a kid, apparently. There was this dude Alex... Smith? I think who was also an early 90s ripper who gave it all away. Anyway, life.

RhinestoneCowboy · « **Reply #45 on:** June 24, 2020, 04:47:42 AM »

Tasty Taz Pappas:
No 1 in the vert world rankings, invented a graphite skateboard, coined the term "fuck hawk" and arrested for poorly smuggling cocaine between the ply in his boards.

twice · « **Reply #46 on:** June 24, 2020, 05:47:16 AM »

Quote from: Pappy Jones on June 24, 2020, 01:36:58 AM

Shane for most technically skilled.

O’Grady, Dollin, and Boserio for most gnar.

Casey Foley or Phil Marshall for best style.

Callum Paul wildcard/personal fav

Edit: I forgot about Chima. League of his own fa sho

Did not expect to see this name, i thinks hes pretty underwhelming. Especially considering how gnarly he was when he was younger.

Buck tooth defect · « **Reply #47 on:** June 24, 2020, 05:55:21 AM »

Chima
Mumford
Seb Steele
O’Neill

Gray Imp Sausage Metal · « **Reply #48 on:** June 24, 2020, 06:22:30 AM »

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Wade Burkitt.
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Fuckin hell there's a name I haven't heard in a while...
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his name should be mentioned every time anyone talks about Australia and skateboarding
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For real. Fun fact, he ended up with my Cab Dragon I had as a kid, apparently. There was this dude Alex... Smith? I think who was also an early 90s ripper who gave it all away. Anyway, life.

Alex Smith was the first guy (and only?) to tre flip into the OG pit at Martin place ... on tiny wheels too! That’s cool that Wade had your board, if you saw him skate it in real life back in the day it was mind blowing; I’ve seen him dent coping!

Gray Imp Sausage Metal · « **Reply #49 on:** June 24, 2020, 06:27:20 AM »

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EITHER

Michael “DAVO” Davidson

Or

Alain “BOG” Boglio

There’s so many others from way back that were so dope, Cuzza, Alex Smith, Denereaz, Tierney, Kekitch etc...

But Davo and Al Bog stick out in my mind as the sickest at their time & pretty influential... If you were from Sydney and you went into the city to skate on Sunday you know how sick Davo was, he pretty much ran the city the whole 90’s...

only remember photos of Al, never really saw him skate in real life, did he have a part in the grace vid? Or may be it was the time vid? But yeah, Davo and his crew had the city, and chatswood to a lesser extent, pretty heavily locked down. We used to watch him and Phil Mackie session that westpac 10 in chatswood like it was a 3 stair, all on sub 50mm wheels. He (davo) was a mini-ramp champ before that too, never not ripped!

I have to say the same for Darren Kaehne though, not as well known as some others listed but he’s never not ripped in the 30 or so years I’ve been watching him skate, still aging like a fine wine too 🍷

You can’t talk Sydney skating without mentioning Gordo too!

Sila · « **Reply #50 on:** June 24, 2020, 08:27:48 AM »

Rocky NG

Spacetravelisboring · « **Reply #51 on:** June 24, 2020, 09:12:45 AM »

Shane o Neil and Jake Hayes

figureitout · « **Reply #52 on:** June 24, 2020, 09:25:18 AM »

@worldsbestskater of course

ndsr · « **Reply #53 on:** June 24, 2020, 09:46:24 AM »

Quote from: Gay Imp Sausage Metal on June 24, 2020, 03:21:26 AM

Ok, need a legends division then

Cuzza
Cox
Kaehne
Davo
Cox
Burkitt
Skunk
Kekich

and people always bring up Ryan D and “Spin” Bondar (sp?)

Dorfus RIP, I skated with him at burnside and he flew around there with a very unique combo of power and finesse

rejectpaul · « **Reply #54 on:** June 24, 2020, 11:49:49 AM »

Lewis marnell and Shane Cross! Imagine skateboarding today if they were both still with us!

KingSharkIsAShark · « **Reply #55 on:** June 24, 2020, 04:55:02 PM »

Ali Boulala

ndsr · « **Reply #56 on:** June 24, 2020, 05:44:01 PM »

Quote from: rejectpaul on June 24, 2020, 11:49:49 AM

Lewis marnell and Shane Cross! Imagine skateboarding today if they were both still with us!

True naturals

AssMountain · « **Reply #57 on:** June 24, 2020, 06:11:18 PM »

Bristol_Palin · « **Reply #58 on:** June 24, 2020, 06:26:09 PM »

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Both are great posts. That callum Paul glory ride is one of my all time favorite parts.

Long story short AssMountain is the best name I ever saw on here. God bless, AssMountain.

Lowcalcium · « **Reply #59 on:** June 24, 2020, 08:05:45 PM »

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Lewis marnell and Shane Cross! Imagine skateboarding today if they were both still with us!
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True naturals

Beat me to it. Loved seeing Marnell in the new Beagle Tapes