Most well known AFL players?

[living_in_syd]

Would Dusty be that well known?

He obviously had a break through year this year on field, but most non-fans wouldn't care about that.

At least Dangerfield had a lengthy contract/trade dispute that made the news...and a more unique name.

I live in NSW and with a group who know nothing about AFL and only follow NRL.

Dangerfield definitely no. Maybe after this year, they knew about "Tattoo man" as they referred to him by.. lol

 

[simba_]

gf said:

Mark from crows
Gavin wanganeen (? Spelling)
that guy with red hair that looks like that pole vaulter. Lingy?
that dude that punches lots of people
That guy with blonde hair and moustache (old)
Oh and that guy that does or did play for Hawkes that kicks lots of goals
Oh and ben cousins

 

[Jukesy85]

In WA it'd be something like

1. Fyfe
2. Nic Nat (injury has probably hurt his PR)
3. Cousins (drug addict, fame has weaned in the last few years a little)
4. Buddy (the nickname does it all)
5. Pav (GOAT?)
6. Ablett (GOAT?)
7. Judd (GOAT?)
8. Ballantyne (i.e. the dockers guy who annoys people)
9. Kennedy (i.e. goal kicking man)
10. Sandilands (i.e. the really tall man)

 

[Jaeger]

Cousins?

 

[The Swert]

Just asked my fiance how many she can name:

Roughead
Dangerfield
That Hawthorn guy.

 

[Milanista28]

That Hawthorn guy

Spud.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Lol... Carey, Cousins, Barassi?

Please folks... nobody comes close to THE WIZ

Probably his old mate Jacko though. Well known throughout the States (though not for the younger generation).

He’s been on the Simpsons ffs. OI!

 

[HairyO]

Jack Watts for football lovers
Buddy for everyone else

 

[astro1212]

Of all time probably buddy, Lockett, cousins, fevola, brereton and Goodes

James Hird*

 

[Bestevaer]

Fitzy
Ryan Fitzgerald due to radio maybe ??

 

[Big John Studd]

Karmichael Hunt

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

I live in NSW and with a group who know nothing about AFL and only follow NRL.

Dangerfield definitely no. Maybe after this year, they knew about "Tattoo man" as they referred to him by.. lol

I am trying to think of NRL players my wife would recognise, definitely Billy Slater and she might recognise Cameron Smiths face but wouldnt know his name.. From the past probably Mel Meninga & Alfie Langer. I doubt she would have any idea who JT or even Jarryd Hayne were.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Mummy Blogger & Life Coach... ie the job housewives do when they dont want to call themselves unemployed.

Edited for accuracy.

 

[ThatsjustDappa]

Darren Bennett

 

[Benny78]

Jimmy Bartel would be known more than most.

 

[paigemagpies]

I think now Dustin Martin is really well known, Dane Swan, Buddy, Ablett. Also a lot of people seem to know of Jamie Elliott, mostly from social media seeing as he has 100k followers

 

[marty36]

Clearly the highway man Mark Jacko Jackson

Movie star , singer, boxer , footballer


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[Established1870]

Barry Hall and surprisingly Brent Staker are actually known world wide, for certain reasons.

 

[Vdubs]

Is there an age-limit for these non=fans?
Each of these 10, (11) for varying but self-evident reasons?

Leigh Matthews
Ted Whitten
Sam Newman
Malcolm Blight
Ron Barassi
Gary Abletts-
Wayne Carey
Dermott Brereton
Buddy Franklin
Dustin Martin

 

[Knox Harrington]

Josh bootsma

 

[HTT]

I’d honestly be interested to see how many kiwis have heard of Dusty. I know there was some (if only minor) publicity of his 2017 achievements over there. Obviously don’t expect him to be a household name over there, but I’d imagine a few would at least recognise his name.

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

Sadly, those that make the headlines for the wrong reasons...

 

[TJASTA]

Jack Graham

 

[aflcliche]

of old, John Coleman

 

[Carringbush2010]

Decades long gone by: Lou Richards, Barrassi and Jack Dyer

Current and recently retired: GAJ, Buddy, Lockett, Goodes