Fact First Kick, First Goal

[happy_eagle]

Commentators always refer to players who kick a goal with there first kick in AFL, as joining a "special club", but how many people would be in this club
Is there any way of finding this out

 

[andypants]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_kick/first_goal_(Australian_rules_football)

 

[happy_eagle]

I'm sure its longer than that
Ryan Davis is on the list for starters

 

[Quinz]

AFL Season Guide 2010 had 188 known players who had kicked a goal with their first kick, including 46 who were still playing.

Most likely there are a fair few others who haven't been recorded.

 

[LordJimmy]

Brent McCaffer did it on ANZAC Day 2009. He's not on that page.

I remember Pendlebury, wasn't it a goal each with his first 2 kicks or something?

 

[TheDoctor11]

I see your Pendlebury, and raise Ben Rutten, who kicked 3 with his first 3 kicks. Vs Fremantle at Subi, can't remember the round though.

 

[Earl Hickey]

Alan Didak, Scott Pendlebury

Alan Toovey? I know he kicked 3 on debut not sure if one was with his first kick though.

 

[Adrian Shelton]

Didnt some Eagles guy kick 4 for 4 his first game?

ah Metropolis!!

 

[Connor7395]

Clen Denning back in the thirties kicked 6 goals in his first game with his first 6 kicks.

 

[dajesmac]

I thought Metro got 6 from 6?

Shuey got his first from his first kick.

 

[Supermercado]

Melbourne (cbf doing a proper table)

Col Deane Round 4, 1925 vs Footscray
Bill Smeaton Round 1, 1951 vs Essendon
Frank Davis Round 13, 1964 vs North Melbourne
Ray Carr Round 1, 1970 vs South Melbourne
Des O'Dwyer Round 17, 1978 vs St Kilda
Dave McGlashan Round 4, 1981 vs St Kilda
Peter Tossol Round 6, 1982 vs Richmond
Andy Lovell Round 3, 1988 vs Geelong
Stephen Tingay Round 1, 1989 vs Fitzroy
Brent Heaver Round 11, 1990 vs Carlton
Paul Hopgood Round 4, 1993 vs North Melbourne
Jeff Farmer Round 1, 1995 vs Geelong
Leigh Newton Round 2, 1997 vs Sydney
Cameron Bruce Round 1, 2000 vs Richmond
Troy Broadbridge Round 8, 2001 vs Essendon
Brock McLean Round 11, 2004 vs Collingwood
Colin Sylvia Round 21, 2004 vs Carlton
Matthew Bate Round 5, 2006 vs Kangaroos

Tossol kicked goals with his first two kicks
Broadbridge kicked a point with his 'first' kick but received a 50m penalty and converted the re-kick.
Sylvia was playing his second match after not having a kick in his first.

http://wiki.fcmelbourne.com.au/Goal+with+their+first+kick

 

[Heppell21]

Kyle Hardingham.

 

[Earl Hickey]

Alex Fasolo

 

[eth-dog]

Torch Magee (Coodabeen Champions)
Jay Neagle
Jake Carlisle?

 

[Partridge]

Can think of 4 Geelong players that have managed it:

- Kane Tenace v Carlton, 2004
- Nathan Ablett v Melbourne, 2005
- Travis Varcoe v Carlton, 2007
- Mitch Brown v Adelaide, 2011

Have I missed any?

 

[VitalDread]

with his first 3 kicks, 3 goals against Port Round 22

 

[Liam Boy]

Last year when North Melbourne played Essendon, Ben Speight and Kyle Hardingham both joined this club

 

[ioppolo]

Brent Staker kicked 2 from his first 2 in 2003. Lycett's first kick last season was a goal. The Q stick also kicked one with his first kick in 02. Pretty sure Callum Wilson may have got 2 from 2 in 2009 also.

I also recall Shannon Hurn booting one from 60 on debut, not sure if it was his first kick.

 

[Hoffy95]

Can think of 4 Geelong players that have managed it:

- Kane Tenace v Carlton, 2004
- Nathan Ablett v Melbourne, 2005
- Travis Varcoe v Carlton, 2007
- Mitch Brown v Adelaide, 2011

Have I missed any?

Marcus Baldwin kicked 3 from 3 against Melbourne in 2000.

 

[CURVE]

I'd like to see a list of players who kicked a goal with their fist kick in VFL/AFL and with their last. At the moment I only know of one, Ian Fairley who kicked three goals with his first three kicks against Hawthorn back in 1983 and kicked the last goal of the 1996 Grand Final.

 

[Blue_Fury]

Mitch Robinson did, I think it was 2 from his first 2 kicks as well.

 

[DeViouS]

Marty McGrath from the Tigers kicked 4.

 

[cotter101]

Patrick Karnezis kicked his two goals with his first two kicks in his debut.

 

[torontoeaglesafc]

Didn't Quinten Lynch kick his first goal off his first kick? I'm sure he did..

 

[SydneyPhilly]

Lewis Jetta