Biggest name at each Club

[kranky al]

Imagine if everyone on the planet was as witty as you. You still in primary school?

Not a fan of dank memes at bomber land?

 

[blitzer]

Currently?

Essendon: Anthony McDonald-Tipungwudi

I dunno - He's a bit of a cult hero but I would think that Daniher would be ahead of him in terms of how well known he is. Possibly others like Heppell, Hurley, Merrett, Fantasia as well.

 

[Plugger Mcnally]

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

Fyfe will most likely be playing in 5 years time, unless his leg gives him too much grief, but will it be for Freo?

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.

 

[Rotayjay]

I dunno - He's a bit of a cult hero but I would think that Daniher would be ahead of him in terms of how well known he is. Possibly others like Heppell, Hurley, Merrett, Fantasia as well.

Actually I tend to agree - Daniher is the biggest, especially after the Mini Legends ad

 

[Boxhead_31]

Why Collingwood ?

His work there up to 2006 must have set up the 2010 flag

 

[Captain_Bender]

I'd have Sheedy as the biggest name at Essendon.
Daniher, Fletcher, Watson, Hird, Coleman and Reynolds names are all huge as well but Sheedy was such a public and visible figure for such a long and successful period of time.

You cant name your medal after him though, cos ours is.

Kevin Sheedy is a Richmond player first you s**t campaigners

 

[Thrawn]

I dunno - He's a bit of a cult hero but I would think that Daniher would be ahead of him in terms of how well known he is. Possibly others like Heppell, Hurley, Merrett, Fantasia as well.

He's right. There's 25 letters in that name, certainly the biggest at Essendon.

 

[blitzer]

Kevin Sheedy is a Richmond player first you s**t campaigners

When you coach about 2.5 times the amount of games you played at another club and win 4 flags - your legacy tends to move clubs too.

 

[Captain_Bender]

When you coach about 2.5 times the amount of games you played at another club and win 4 flags - your legacy tends to move clubs too.

Sheedy was nothing without Richmond and Essendon was nothing without Sheedy

 

[Righteo]

Plugger Mcnally

He's contracted until 2023 so I'm going to take a stab and say yes, he will be playing for Freo in 5 years.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

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

Guy Richards was pretty ******* influential.

 

[GiantsTragic]

Kevin Sheedy is a Richmond player first you s**t campaigners

Actually so was Leon and he made it clear he takes some pride in it in an interview before the PF. I guess we are trying to get that winning influence.

 

[footyfan1978]

Imagine if everyone on the planet was as witty as you. You still in primary school?

Don't worry about it Dankster. You will get out of grade 5 at some stage. You will conquer division and subtraction before you know it and onto calculus in a few years.

 

[footyfan1978]

Adelaide: Blight / Ricciuto
Brisbane: Matthews / Voss
Carlton: Barassi / Silvagni
Collingwood: McGuire / Buckley
Essendon: Sheedy / Coleman
Footscray: Whitten
Fremantle: ??? / Pavlich
Geelong: Davis / Ablett
Gold Coast: Blight / Ablett
GWS: Sheedy / ???
Hawthorn: Clarkson / Matthews
Melbourne: Smith / Barassi
North: Barassi / Carey
Port: Cahill / Tredrea
Richmond: Dyer / Bartlett
Saint Kilda: Baldock / Lockett
Sydney/South Melb: Roos / Skilton
West Coast: Malthouse / Worsfold

Not a bad effort for most.
I'd say Kennedy/Matthews for Hawthorn. Barassi/Schimmelbusch for North.
Pratt/Skilton for Swans or Skilton/Kelly

 

[PieLebo87]

Collingwood:Buckley

Can’t believe it actually took like 3-4 posts before someone got it right.

Arguably the greatest player to ever put on a B&W jumper, one of only 9 Brownlow medalists, club record x7 time All Australian and record x6 club B&F winner. Without even thinking about it, he actually deserves it.

 

[TJASTA]

Richmond: Jack Graham

 

[Roddy]

From the outside looking in, it's probably Matthews. However, internally, it's most definitely Kennedy.

 

[smasha]

Could be Maurice Rioli junior in ten years.

 

[The Joker]

You say Freo, they say Ross Lyon!!!

 

[Mitchell54]

Dunstall I would say

 

[smasha]

When you coach about 2.5 times the amount of games you played at another club and win 4 flags - your legacy tends to move clubs too.

In Richmond’s team of the century.

 

[John Seed]

Stevie Morris

 

[dazbroncos]

Currently?

Adelaide: Eddie Betts

Brisbane: Luke Hodge probably pips
Zorko/Christensen/Hipwood now

Carlton: Kreuzer

Collingwood: Scott Pendlebury still

Essendon: Anthony McDonald-Tipungwudi

Fremantle: Fyfe

Geelong: Dangerfield still pips Ablett

Gold Coast: Steven May

GWS: Josh Kelly now

Hawthorn: Rioli

Melbourne: Gawn

North: Todd Goldstein

Port: Robbie Gray

Richmond: Dusty

St Kilda: ? Cupboard's a bit bare with Roo's retirement

Sydney: Who else but Buddy himself

Western Bulldogs: Bontempelli

West Coast: Naitanui

hmmm not sure about PFD over Ablett.... only because GAJ has been here already, won a Brownlow and 2 flags and is the SOG... and PFD only has the Chas to match him .... so far...

Go Catters

 

[Rotayjay]

hmmm not sure about PFD over Ablett.... only because GAJ has been here already, won a Brownlow and 2 flags and is the SOG... and PFD only has the Chas to match him .... so far...

Go Catters

I would say that Ablett is a fading champion (who's lost a lot of respect among neutrals in recent times) while Dangerfield is in his absolute prime. Plus Dangerfield is in the media every five minutes which is pretty much the main criterion for being a big name.

Why did I put the very faded champion Luke Hodge as the biggest name at Brisbane though? Unfortunately for Brissy, Hodge walks in as the biggest name because he has achieved so much and the Lions have been adrift, so even the prime Lions can't match his profile.

My opinions as to who is a bigger name are entirely subjective though.