AFL clubs All-Homesick teams

[goyoucrows]

With the latest off-season trend of players stating home-sickness and demanding they move to specific clubs, I was just curious as to which clubs would have the best squads if all players got to pick their clubs.

Currently off the top of my head I can think of:

ADL - Tex (massive crows fan), Betts, Wingard, Hartlett, Harry Taylor
BRI - Cameron, Frost, Sam Jacobs
CAR - Kennedy
FRE - Wilson, Kersten
GEE - Danger, Ablett, Tuohy
HAW - Mitchell
MEL - Lever
NOR - Gibbs, Crouch boys
POR - B. Smith
RIC - Nankervis
STK - Steele, Sloane

I'm more leaning towards players legitimately loving the club (danger) but will include money-hungry's (lever) to make up the numbers.

With help from Vooligans previous hard work the lists should be abit chunkier.

 

[pjcrows]

I don't understand the question.

 

[goyoucrows]

Lol, just putting together teams of players that: want to go home, love a club, request a trade to a club.

Just curious to see which club would be the best if all players had a choice to pick their preferred club.

 

[Bonkers000]

I don't understand the question.

I think he's saying if players got to choose their clubs instead of going into a draft who would have the best team.

 

[pjcrows]

I think he's saying if players got to choose their clubs instead of going into a draft who would have the best team.

Bit hard to know who 700+ individual players barracked for as a kid!

 

[Bonkers000]

Bit hard to know who 700+ individual players barracked for as a kid!

I think I recall Dwayne Russell mentioning Brodie smith barracked for port once or twice per game though.

 

[goyoucrows]

I think I recall Dwayne Russell mentioning Brodie smith barracked for port once or twice per game though.

Yep. But our culture has made him a life-long crow

 

[goyoucrows]

Bit hard to know who 700+ individual players barracked for as a kid!

Can't recall just one off the top of your head?

Sloane St. Kilda
I also remember hearing on grand final either Rance or cotchin were crows fan growing up, can't remember which one

 

[Vooligan]

Yep. But our culture has made him a life-long crow

The pay cheque helps as well.

I started a thread five or so years ago about finding out which players supported the Crows before they were recruited elsewhere, and which clubs players we recruited supported before we picked them up. I got lazy and stopped updating it. I'll see if I can dig it up.

 

[Vooligan]

Can't recall just one off the top of your head?

Sloane St. Kilda
I also remember hearing on grand final either Rance or cotchin were crows fan growing up, can't remember which one

More likely Jack Graham? Was apparently a huge Crows fan.

 

[Vooligan]

Found the thread I started in early 2012. Pretty outdated though, lists Eddie Betts as an opposition player who supported the Crows before being recruited.

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/team-supported-pre-recruitment.945353/

Happy to start updating it if there's some interest around.

 

[goyoucrows]

More likely Jack Graham? Was apparently a huge Crows fan.

Yeah that makes sense, but I do remember the commentators saying about Rance or cotchin being a crows fan. I'm leaning towards cotchin.

It was around the time of the opening bounce. If anyone has the balls to replay the opening 5 minutes if the game I'm sure you'll hear it.

 

[goyoucrows]

Found the thread I started in early 2012. Pretty outdated though, lists Eddie Betts as an opposition player who supported the Crows before being recruited.

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/team-supported-pre-recruitment.945353/

Happy to start updating it if there's some interest around.

Cool, I'll have a good read

Lol forgot about Wingard and Hartlett

 

[footyfan1978]

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[Plugger46]

Found the thread I started in early 2012. Pretty outdated though, lists Eddie Betts as an opposition player who supported the Crows before being recruited.

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/team-supported-pre-recruitment.945353/

Happy to start updating it if there's some interest around.

I'd like that got my vote

 

[Thetrader15]

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2Na....hmm, thats interesting!

 

[mistylake]

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[Thetrader15]

A-salt-ed by another foreigner.

Normally written Na+ + Cl- -> NaCl but anyway

 

[TheKev]

Didn't know Bryce supported North growing up.

 

[subaru]

I think I recall Dwayne Russell mentioning Brodie smith barracked for port once or twice per game though.

He thinks everyone barracked for Port