Local AFL (and VFL) Champions from your club

[Monniehawk]

The YVMDFN League is looking at some way of recognising the champions who have come from our local clubs to achieve honour at the top level.
Just a cursory scan shows some absolute AFL legends that our clubs have produced then sent on to become household names. Healesville, Upwey, Woori, Emerald, Gembrook, Sth Belgrave, Warby etc, have a long history of supplying talent to the top level and we need to honour them.

Could forum members or clubs please list them on this thread so all can see?

More importantly, email me with names and contacts of your champions so we can create a permanent record and finally acknowledge these greats?

Please ensure that they are genuine products of your club rather than recruits!
Feel free to add comments and suggestions to your posts/email.

Gary Wragg - email: gwragg@bigpond.net.au

 

[Monniehawk]

Thanks for the bump, MIW, but this time we have a plan!

 

[Monniehawk]

I have just been working on the research of the AFL/VFL players and we have a few anomalies.
Most clubs are represented, although the DRJFL should have more references than at present! Hope they can let us know so we can acknowledge them.
The next move is to get contact details for them so we can let them know our plans and hopefully get them all together next season to acknowledge their feats.
I have included a list of those mentioned by clubs, but where we could not verify the AFL service.
If clubs could check and help out, it would be a service to the players concerned.

Michael Scoon NTH MELBOURNE NO GAMES LISTED MONBULK
Ken Ferris HAWTHORN NO RECORD FOUND. EMERALD
Bill Hastings HAWTHORN NO RECORD FOUND. EMERALD
Rod Kent SYDNEY NO RECORD FOUND. EMERALD
Wayne Whyman SYDNEY NO RECORDS FOUND POWELLTOWN
George Holt NO RECORDS FOUND POWELLTOWN
Noel Lacey FOOTSCRAY NO RECORDS FOUND POWELLTOWN
Kris Shore NTH MELBOURNE No games recorded SEVILLE
Jimmy Gould CARLTON NO RECORDS FOUND SEVILLE
John Lilley ST KILDA recruited to Upwey UPWEY-TECOMA
Patrick Halit MELBOURNE NO RECORDS FOUND WARBURTON-MILLGROVE
Jack Commerford CARLTON NO RECORDS FOUND YARRA GLEN
Mervyn Hubbard HAWTHORN NO RECORDS FOUND YARRA GLEN
Jack Lithgow collingwood Reserves only YARRA GLEN
Travis Edwards RICHMOND NO RECORDS FOUND YARRA GLEN