Biggest name at each Club

[My name geoff]

Interested to know who is the 'Biggest name' at each club right now. By biggest name, I know historically there may be some big names but if your club was going to rename its BnF award right now, who would decidedly be the most important figure or family that it would named.

Example, would it now be Ablett at Geelong?

Would it be Clarkson at Hawthorn?

I think at Carlton it would move from Nicholls to either Kernahan or Silvagni.

Have at it..

 

[BEEG]

Eddie Mcguire unfortunately.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

I think at Carlton it would move from Nicholls to either Kernahan or Silvagni.

It only became the John Nicholls Medal in 2004 replacing the Robert Reynolds trophy. This was after Kernahan and Silvagni had retired.

Silvagni would still be a good choice though with 3 generations having been through.

 

[clivenator26]

Leigh Wardell-Johnson at Freo probably, 19 letters.

 

[GreyPower]

Adelaide: Modra
Brisbane:Voss
Carlton: Silvagni
Collingwood: Richards
Essendon: Coleman
Footscray: Whitten
Fremantle: Pavlich
Geelong: Ablett
Gold Coast: Ablett
GWS: Cameron
Hawthorn: Matthews
Melbourne: Barassi
North:Carey
Port: (Russell) Ebert
Richmond: Dyer
Saint Kilda: Lockett
Sydney/South Melb: Skilton
West Coast: Cousins

 

[Quivorir]

Eddie Mcguire unfortunately.

Unfortunately? He is possibly the greatest thing ever to happen to your club.

 

[coniglio_number1]

Israel Folau

 

[Astro35]

West Coast: Worsfold

 

[Freofalcon]

Clive Waterhouse.

Mods.

Close thread.

 

[Deep]

I remember the following teams for

Adelaide: Ricciuto
Brisbane: Brown
Carlton: Judd
Collingwood: Swan
Essendon: Hird
Footscray: West
Fremantle: Farmer
Geelong: Ablett
Gold Coast: Ablett
GWS: Cameron
Hawthorn: Franklin
Melbourne: Yze
North: Archer
Port: Tredrae
Richmond: Martin
Saint Kilda: Riewoldt
Sydney/South Melb: Hall
West Coast: Cousins

 

[Plugger Mcnally]

Freo- Player; Now would be Fyfe, in 5 years time you'd say Darcy or Blakely.
All time would be Pav or Bell, given that Bell is now a board member.

 

[wal]

Freo- Player; Now would be Fyfe, in 5 years time you'd say Darcy or Blakely.
All time would be Pav or Bell, given that Bell is now a board member.

Bell??? That backstabber shouldn't even be on the board.

 

[Power Raid]

Russell Ebert (since 1870)
Tredrea (AFL era)

 

[Engimal v3]

Interested to know who is the 'Biggest name' at each club right now. By biggest name, I know historically there may be some big names but if your club was going to rename its BnF award right now, who would decidedly be the most important figure or family that it would named.

Well those are two very different questions. The biggest name is Carey. But would the club rename their B&F after him? I doubt it.

 

[Deep]

Freo- Player; Now would be Fyfe, in 5 years time you'd say Darcy or Blakely.
All time would be Pav or Bell, given that Bell is now a board member.

All time is Clive, right now is Jeff Farmer & 5 years time is Troy Cook

 

[Righteo]

Freo- Player; Now would be Fyfe, in 5 years time you'd say Darcy or Blakely.
All time would be Pav or Bell, given that Bell is now a board member.

Fyfe will still be playing in 5 years time...

Right now it's Pav, Fyfe then daylight for Freo. Probably in the future too unless Fyfe can help deliver a flag or win another Brownlow or two.

 

[Topkent]

I remember the following teams for

Adelaide: Ricciuto
Brisbane: Brown
Carlton: Judd
Collingwood: Swan
Essendon: Hird
Footscray: West
Fremantle: Farmer
Geelong: Ablett
Gold Coast: Ablett
GWS: Cameron
Hawthorn: Franklin
Melbourne: Yze
North: Archer
Port: Tredrae
Richmond: Martin
Saint Kilda: Riewoldt
Sydney/South Melb: Hall
West Coast: Cousins

Great left field shout. Ooze was a gun and bloody underrated.


Melbournes has to be Barassi. When your involved in 6 premierships as a player then 4 more as coach (albeit at other clubs) you are an immortal.

 

[WoodyPecker]

For Port it is Powell-Pepper with 12 letters.

 

[WoodyPecker]

lol at people sayin 'Pav' and 'Brown' and 'Judd' and 'Yze' etc.. with only 3-5 letters. Don't think they understand the thread.

 

[Boston tiger]

Carlton .... Jesaulenko/Doul
Richmond...Dyer/Hart
Essendon.. Reynolds/Daniher
Hawthorn..Mathews
North...Carey
St Kilda Baldock/Lockett
Bris..Voss
West Coast..woosha
Free..Pav
Adelaide..Modra and Jarman
Gold Coast..2 metre Peter
GWS. Toby Green
Geelong..Ablett
Port..Tredrea
Collingwood..Diacos
Bulldogs ..whiten

 

[Wallaby]

Collingwood, Geelong, Richmond.............................Balme

Other clubs - give them a few more years - eventually he'll get around to all of them. Just name all B&Fs after him, since (according to what I have read), his arrival guarantees a flag within a couple of years.

He might be the soul of the club - just don't call him the Heart.

 

[juss]

They wouldn't rename the Jack Dyer medal, but you could make a case to name unnamed awards after Hart and Richardson.

Club goal kicking medal could easily be named the Richardson Medal. Hes I think 11th or 12th all time goals list and also has the most goals on the MCG of any player in history. I dont see them changing from the Michael Roach award though.

Bit of trivia, have any clubs changed or renamed awards after it has already been named after a person?

 

[blueiris]

Adelaide:McLeod
Brisbane/Fitzroy:Kevin Murray
Carlton:Kernahan
Collingwood:Buckley
Fremantle: Pavlich
Geelong:Ablett Sr
Gold Coast:Ablett Jr
GWS: Ward
Hawthorn: Brereton
Kangaroos: Wayne Carey
Melbourne:Ron Dale Barassi
Port Adelaide: Gavin Wanganeen
Richmond: Matthew Richardson
Stkilda: Tony Lockett
Sydney/South Melbourne: Bob Skilton
West Coast:Glen Jakovich
Western Bulldogs/Footscray: Ted Whitten

 

[HBF]

I'd say Kernahan or Nicholls.

 

[WCE_phil]

For WCE its Worsfold. Dual premiership captain and premiership coach. Involved in 5 out of 6 of our grand final appearance and the club b&f was named after him.

Also set the standard in relation to hardness and what was required to be successful. Not in the clubs 10 best ever players however John Worsfold is easily the name that stands above all others for us.