When you think of a club

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Adelaide- McLeod
Brisbane- Voss
Collingwood- Peter Daicos
Carlton- Diesel
Essendon- Wellman
Fremantle- Pavlich
Geelong- Garry Hocking
Gold Coast- Miller
GWS- Greene
Hawthorn- Roughead
Kangaroos- Carey
Melbourne- Flower
Port- Tredrea
Richmond- Martin
Sydney- Kelly
St Kilda- Loewe
West Coast- Worsfold
Western Bulldogs- Johnson
 
Gives me something to do tonight. Let's see..

Adelaide - M Ricciuto
Brisbane -S Black
Carlton - W Johnstone
Collingwood - P Daicos
Essendon - G Wanganeen
Fremantle - M Pavlich
Geelong - G Ablett
Gold Coast - G Ablett Jr
GWS - T Greene
Hawthorn - R Dipierdomenico
Melbourne - J Stynes
North Melbourne - W Carey
Port Adelaide - W Tredrea
Richmond - I Matic
St Kilda - T Barker
Sydney - A Goodes
Western Bulldogs - D Hawkins
West Coast - B Cousins
 
Adelaide- Ricciutto
Brisbane- Voss
Collingwood- Daicos
Carlton- Kernahan
Essendon- Hird
Fremantle- Sandilands
Geelong- Ablett snr
Gold Coast- Ablett Jr
GWS- Honestly nobody
Hawthorn- Dunstall
Kangaroos- Carey
Melbourne- Flower
Port- C Cornes
Richmond- Bartlett
Sydney- Lockett
St Kilda- Harvey
West Coast- Mainwaring
Western Bulldogs- Grant
 

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The imprint when you first start following footy is the strongest.

Melbourne Robert Flower
Saints Trevor Barker
Carlton Bruce Doull
Fitzroy Garry Wilson
North David Dench
Hawks Peter Knights
Tigers Kevin Bartlett
Wobblers Peter Moore
Footscray Doug Hawkins
South Barry Round
Cats Michael Turner
Bumbers Paul Van der haar
 
Love this idea for a thread.

Haven’t deliberately tried to be weird but there were definitely a few surprises that popped up for me. I’ve put question marks next to the weirder ones.

Adelaide - McLeod
Brisbane - Voss
Carlton - Lance Whitnall (??)
Collingwood - Pendles
Essendon - Blake Caracella (??)
Fremantle - Pavlich
Geelong - Selwood
Gold Coast - Ablett
GWS - Greene
Hawthorn - Nick Holland (??)
Melbourne - David Neitz
North - Carey
Port Adelaide - Tredrea
Richmond - Richo
St Kilda - Fraser Gehrig (??)
Sydney - Paul Kelly
Western Bulldogs - Jose Romero (??)
West Coast - Judd
 
Adelaide - McLeod
Brisbane - Brown
Carlton - Murphy
Collingwood - Buckley
Essendon - Hird
Fremantle - Pavlich
Geelong - Selwood
Gold Coast - Lynch
GWS - Cameron
Hawthorn - Mitchell
Melbourne - Gawn
North Melbourne - Harvey
Port Adelaide - Tredrea
Richmond - Richardson
St Kilda - Riewoldt
Sydney - Goodes
West Coast - Kennedy
Western Bulldogs - Murphy
 
Adelaide - Jack Gunston
Brisbane - Luke Hodge
Carlton - Marc Pittonet
Collingwood - Tom Mitchell
Essendon - Mark Williams
Fremantle - Jaeger O'meara
Geelong - Isaac Smith
Gold Coast - Campbell Brown
GWS - Stephen Gilham
Hawthorn - Shane Crawford
Melbourne - Jordan Lewis
North Melbourne - Liam Shiels
Port Adelaide - Shaun Burgoyne
Richmond - Ty Vickery
St Kilda - Brad Hill
Sydney - Josh Kennedy
West Coast - Sam Mitchell
Western Bulldogs - Taylor Duryea
 
My nutty Professer version
Carlton Vin Catoggio
Cwood Tom Mitchell
Essdon Geoff Raines
Fitzroy Doug Hawkins
Footscray Richard Osborne
Hawthorn Simon Beaumont
Geelong Ray Byrne
Melbourne Tom Flower
North Melbourne Phil Carman
Richmond Terry Wallace
St Kilda Rex Hunt
Swans Darryl Sutton
 
Love this idea for a thread.

Haven’t deliberately tried to be weird but there were definitely a few surprises that popped up for me. I’ve put question marks next to the weirder ones.

Adelaide - McLeod
Brisbane - Voss
Carlton - Lance Whitnall (??)
Collingwood - Pendles
Essendon - Blake Caracella (??)
Fremantle - Pavlich
Geelong - Selwood
Gold Coast - Ablett
GWS - Greene
Hawthorn - Nick Holland (??)
Melbourne - David Neitz
North - Carey
Port Adelaide - Tredrea
Richmond - Richo
St Kilda - Fraser Gehrig (??)
Sydney - Paul Kelly
Western Bulldogs - Jose Romero (??)
West Coast - Judd
G train I understand he had so much presence and character at one stage.

Holland and Jose are funny ones!
In saying that I always remember Libba and Jose as the pair that stood out.
 
For the most part my mind instantly went back to the 90's. A couple of really odd names came up as well.

Adelaide - C McDermott
Brisbane - G McAdam
Carlton - T Alvin
Collingwood - D Milane
Essendon - G Wanganeen
Fremantle - S Chisholm
Geelong - G Ablett Snr
Gold Coast - G Ablett Jnr
GWS - J Hogan
Hawthorn - J Dunstall
Melbourne - J Stynes
North Melbourne - W Carey
Port Adelaide - W Tredrea
Richmond - D Martin
St Kilda - T Lockett
Sydney - W Capper
West Coast - A Mcintosh
Western Bulldogs - D Hawkins
 
Adelaide - Modra
Brisbane - Leppitsch
Carlton - Fevola
Collingwood - Didak
Essendon - Lucas
Fremantle - Pavlich
Geelong - Ling
GC - Swallow
GWS - Cameron
Hawthorn - Hodge
Melbourne - White
North - Rawlings
Port - Francou
Richmond - Knights
St Kilda - Hayes
Sydney - Creswell
WCE - Hunter
WB - Grant
 

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Adelaide- Modra
Brisbane- Voss
Collingwood- Bucks
Carlton- SOS
Essendon- Hird
Fremantle- Pav
Geelong- Selwood
Gold Coast- Ablett Jnr
GWS- Greene
Hawthorn- Derm
Kangaroos- Archer
Melbourne- Lyon
Port- Tredrea
Richmond- Mitch Morton
Sydney- Goodes
St Kilda- Roo
West Coast- Matera
Western Bulldogs- Grant
 
Adelaide - Bunji McLeod or Modra

Brisbane - Superboot Bernie Quinlan (in the Fitzroy days)

Carlton - Sticks Kernahan (in the days before mobile phones, I once answered the red phone at the Broadway Hotel, Glenelg, and it was Sticks looking for Crows’ McDermott)

Collingwood - Phil Carman (and his rapport with umpires)

Essendon - Wanganeen

Fremantle - Pavlich

Geelong - God

Gold Coast - Karmichael Hunt

GWS - Greene & Green

Hawthorn - Dipper

Melbourne - Robbie Flower (still the greatest player I’ve ever seen)

North Melbourne - Malcolm Blight

Port Adelaide - Russell Ebert (before AFL existed)

Richmond - KB

St Kilda - Nicky Winmar

Sydney - Mick O’Loughlin (top player and bloke, met him once at Coogee beergarden)

West Coast - Cousins (and his wide-eyed hyper after-match interviews)

Western Bulldogs - Dougie Hawkins

Special mention to Mark ‘Jacko’ Jackson (who played and played up everwhere)
 
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Adelaide - Modra
Brisbane - Aker
Carlton - SOS
Collingwood - Buckley
Essendon - Wangas
Fremantle - Pav
Geelong - Ablett Snr
Gold Coast - Ablett Jnr
GWS Giants - Greene
Hawthorn - Brereton
Melbourne - Lyons
North Melbourne - Blight
Port Adelaide - REbert
Richmond - Richo
St Kilda - Lockett
Sydney Swans - Lockett
West Coast Eagles - Judd
Western Bulldogs - Libba
 
Adelaide - Darren Jarman
Brisbane - Alastair Lynch
Carlton - Kernahan
Collingwood - Monkhorst
Essendon - Lloyd
Freo - Sandilands
Geelong - Brownless
GC - Ablett
GWS - Greene
Hawthorn - Dunstall
Melbourne - Stynes
North - Carey
Port - Tredrea
Richmond - Richo
St K - Harvey or Nicky Winmar
Sydney - Plugger
WC - Judd
WB - Chris Grant
 
Adelaide- Tony McGuiness
Brisbane-Mal Michael
Collingwood- Mal Michael
Carlton- Earl Spalding
Essendon- Dale Kickett
Fremantle- Dale Kickett
Geelong- Cam Mooney
Gold Coast- Tom Lynch
GWS- Jeremy Finlayson
Hawthorn- Dermott Brereton
Kangaroos- Cam Mooney
Melbourne- Earl Spalding
Port- Jeremy Finlayson
Richmond- Tom Lynch
Sydney- Dermott Brereton
St Kilda- Dale Kickett
West Coast- Dale Kickett
Western Bulldogs- Tony McGuiness
Earl Spalding… opened the bowling for WA in Sheffield Shield..
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Crows - Walker
Brisbane - Jono Brown
Carlton - Kouta
Collingwood - Maxwell
Essendon - Watson
Fremantle - Sandilands
Geelong - Selwood
Gold Coast - Tom Lynch
GWS - Coniglio
Hawthorn - Chance Bateman
Melbourne - Gawn
North Melbourne - Carey
Port - Robbie Gray
Richmond - Richo
Sydney - Plugger
St Kilda - Mal Michael
West Coast - Mainwaring
Western Bulldogs - Liberatore Snr
 
Adelaide - Scott Thompson
Brisbane - Martin Pike
Carlton - Earl Spalding
Collingwood - Jeremy Howe
Essendon - Tony Elshaug
Fremantle - Jeff Farmer
Geelong - Jared Rivers
Gold Coast - Matthew Warnock
Greater Western Sydney - Toby Bedford
Hawthorn - Jack Fitzpatrick
Melbourne - Scott Chisholm
North Melbourne - Jordan Gysberts
Port Adelaide - Matthew Bishop
Richmond - Addam Maric
St Kilda - Rod Keogh
Sydney - Gerard Healy
West Coast - Jayden Hunt
Western Bulldogs - Allen Jakovich
 
Adelaide - McLeod
Brisbane - Leslie
Carlton - Bradley
Collingwood - Mark Williams
Essendon - Wanganeen
Footscray - Trengove
Fremantle - Waterhouse
Geelong - Harley
Gold Coast - Dixon
GWS - Finlayson
Hawthorn - Wingard
Melbourne - Hughes
Nth Melb - JHF
Port Adel - Ebert
Richmond - Schulz
Sydney - Aliir Aliir
St Kilda - Wakelin
West Coast - Lycett
 
These aren’t necessarily the ones I most attach to the club. I just put down the first name that came to mind.

Adelaide - Ricciuto
Brisbane - Black
Carlton - Curnow
Collingwood - Pendlebury
Essendon - Hird
Fremantle - Pavlich
Footscray - Liberatore Snr
Geelong - Ablett Snr
Giants - Cameron
Suns - Lynch
Hawthorn - Mitchell
Melbourne - Petracca
North - B Harvey
Port - R Ebert
Richmond - Cotchin
Saints - R Harvey
Swans - Kirk
West Coast - Natanui
 

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