I think Hoskin-Elliott played for GWS too.Almanac Footy- A Team Of Hyphens
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Almanac Footy- A Team Of Hyphens
December 11, 2018 by Glen - 9 Comments
Football Almanac hyphens
I remember that David Rhys-Jones was bestowed the nom de plume, The Hyphen, by commentators. How many hyphenated players have played AFL/VFL? I actually don’t know. However I thought I’d compile a list of those players I’m cognisant of.
I’m a pedant so no O’s, La’s, DE’s, Von’s, or Van’s, just the real hyphenated names.
Let’s see how this reads.
B: T. Ormond-Allen (Mel/Ade). L Roberts-Thompson (Syd). R Forster-Knight (Ess).
HB: R Lester-Smith (Haw/Bris). I Warne –Smith (Mel). G Lawson-Smith (Carl).
C: D Rhys-Jones (SM/Syd/Car). C Ellis-Yolmen (Ade). G Horlin-Smith (Geel).
HF: W Hoskin-Elliot (Coll). C Cockatoo-Collins (Ess/Port Ade). L Wardell-Johnson (Frem).
F: S Minton-Connell (Carl/Haw/ WB/ Syd). T Denis-Lane (Syd). L Boyd-Gerny (StK).
FOLL: R Fenton-Smith (Melb). S Powell-Pepper (Port Ade). B McMaster- Smith (Fitz/Carl/St Kilda).
INTER: Da Cockatoo-Collins (Melb.) Do Cockatoo-Collins (Melb). A Neale Bullen ( Melb). S Petrevski-Seton (Carl).
EMER: D Byrne-Jones (Port Ade). J Oakley-Nicholls (Rich). L Davies-Uniacke(NM).
In a captain coach role I’ll have Melbourne’s Ivor Warne-Smith. He captained Melbourne, also coached them, as well as a stint as captain coach. Adding this to his pair of Brownlow medals it’s a pretty impressive resume for this hyphen.