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Ok, I was bored today so I decided to find how many players it takes to cover the entire VFL/AFL history, from the first round the 1897 season to the end of the 2020 season. The rules (which I just made up) are:
Obviously there are also any number of players who could go in at 9-10, but amongst the 18 year olds Harvey played against in 2016, I chose Oliver because he seems the most likely to keep this chain going for the longest (Jacob Weitering
would be the other obvious candidate).
I'm sure someone can do better?
- the first player must have played in round 1, 1897;
- the last player must have played in round 18, 2020;
- each player must have played either with or against the next player in the chain in a match - they can't just have been on a club's list at the same time.
- Joe McShane (Geelong) played in R1, 1897
- Who played against Vic Cumberland (St Kilda) in R15, 1898
- Who played against Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) in R15, 1920
- Who played against Dick Reynolds (Essendon) in R8, 1937
- Who played with Jack Clarke (Essendon) in the 1951 GF
- Who played against Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) in R1, 1967
- Who played against Paul Roos (Fitzroy) in R11, 1983
- Who played against Brent HarveyPLAYERCARDSTARTBrent Harvey
- Age
- 45
- Ht
- 167cm
- Wt
- 75kg
- Pos.
- Fwd
CareerSeasonLast 5- D
- 21.3
- 5star
- K
- 13.2
- 5star
- HB
- 8.2
- 5star
- M
- 3.9
- 4star
- T
- 2.1
- 4star
- G
- 1.2
- 4star
No current season stats available
- D
- 6.0
- 2star
- K
- 3.0
- 1star
- HB
- 3.0
- 3star
- M
- 1.2
- 2star
- T
- 0.6
- 3star
- G
- 0.6
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND - Who played against Clayton OliverPLAYERCARDSTART13Clayton Oliver
- Age
- 26
- Ht
- 189cm
- Wt
- 88kg
- Pos.
- Mid
CareerSeasonLast 5- D
- 27.8
- 5star
- K
- 9.5
- 4star
- HB
- 18.4
- 5star
- M
- 3.2
- 3star
- T
- 6.3
- 5star
- CL
- 6.3
- 5star
- D
- 25.1
- 5star
- K
- 11.1
- 4star
- HB
- 14.0
- 5star
- M
- 3.6
- 4star
- T
- 5.6
- 5star
- CL
- 5.9
- 5star
- D
- 19.2
- 5star
- K
- 4.6
- 2star
- HB
- 14.6
- 5star
- M
- 2.0
- 3star
- T
- 4.4
- 5star
- CL
- 3.8
- 5star
PLAYERCARDEND - Who played in R18, 2020.
Obviously there are also any number of players who could go in at 9-10, but amongst the 18 year olds Harvey played against in 2016, I chose Oliver because he seems the most likely to keep this chain going for the longest (Jacob Weitering
PLAYERCARDSTART
23
Jacob Weitering
- Age
- 26
- Ht
- 195cm
- Wt
- 102kg
- Pos.
- Def
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 13.8
- 4star
- K
- 9.1
- 4star
- HB
- 4.7
- 3star
- M
- 5.6
- 5star
- T
- 1.3
- 3star
- MG
- 189.4
- 3star
No current season stats available
- D
- 16.8
- 4star
- K
- 10.8
- 4star
- HB
- 6.0
- 4star
- M
- 6.0
- 5star
- T
- 0.8
- 3star
- MG
- 263.4
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND
I'm sure someone can do better?
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