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Leigh Matthews called him a nightmare. Wayne Carey put him on a list of the most dangerous players he ever faced. Kevin Sheedy admitted he had no answer for him. These are men who built careers on intimidation, on breaking opponents, on controlling the game through sheer force. But when they talk about Jim Krakouer, something changes in their voice. They don't just talk about respect. They talk about fear. Real, visceral, bone-deep fear. The kind that kept them looking over their shoulder for the entire match. And the terrifying part is, that fear was earned.
Jim Krakouer arrived in the VFL in 1982 standing just 167 centimeters tall and weighing 67 kilograms. He looked like prey. The Victorian Football League in the early 1980s was a violent ecosystem. It was semi-professional, barely regulated, and run by enforcers like Leigh Matthews, Dermott Brereton, and David Rhys-Jones. Smaller players, especially rovers, were expected to be the hunted. They relied on speed to survive, and when they got caught, they submitted. That was the script. Jim Krakouer refused to follow it.