Multiple Club Players- How Do You Remember Them?

[matt19943]

After seeing a blown up version of Scott Cummings on OneHD in recent weeks, it got me thinking as to which team players from multiple clubs are best known for representing, ie player X was an “inset club” player who also had stints at other clubs.

Cummings played approximately 40 games for 3 different clubs (Essendon, Port and West Coast) before moving to Collingwood for another 6. In his case, I think he is best remembered as a West Coast player, where he won his Coleman medal, despite also winning club goal kicking awards at both Essendon and Port Adelaide.

Martin Pike played for Melbourne, Fitzroy, North and Brisbane. I think he is probably known as a Brisbane player having won 3 premierships there and playing 106 games, despite playing 81 at North Melbourne and also winning a flag with them.

An interesting one is Richard Osborne. Osborne began his career at Fitzroy with 187 games including leading the goal kicking 5 times and captaining the club for one year. However, he also played about 100 games after leaving Fitzroy at 3 other clubs. Are the more recent teams he played for better remembered, given that they are fresher in peoples minds?

Which other players fall into this category, and how do you remember them? Guys like Luke Ball and Peter Burgoyne are interesting, and I think time will tell as to what defines them as players following their career.

Apologies if this has been done before, and I am aware that this is very trivial, just thought it was worth a thought.

 

[Topper Harley]

Greg Williams - I remember him as a Carlton player, and a ****

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Which other players fall into this category, and how do you remember them? Guys like Luke Ball and Peter Burgoyne are interesting, and I think time will tell as to what defines them as players following their career.

Apologies if this has been done before, and I am aware that this is very trivial, just thought it was worth a thought.

Shaun Burgoyne.

I think it all depends on the player, his reasons for leaving and/or his reasons for wanting to join his new club, and what he achieved at all clubs. The Pike one is easy (Lions) and Osborne (Fitzroy) because they played most of their footy and enjoyed their success at those clubs.

Players such as Russell Greene is a good example. Over 100 games at 2 clubs, but his success came at Hawthorn. Judd's an interesting one, I think of him as Carlton because I've got no time for either.

 

[Rack Watts]

Paul Salmon, Blake Caracella and Gavin Wanganeen I will always see as Essendon players.

 

[matt19943]

Brad Hardie played more then 100 games for the Bears, and less then 50 for the Dogs, yet I always think of him as a Footscray player due to his Brownlow.

Roger Merrett I think is a tricky one. He played a lot of football at both Essendon (for 2 premierships) and Brisbane, where he was captain and even coached them for a few games. I think Bombers fans will consider him an Essendon man, whilst he'll be a Brisbane player to Lions fans, I'm undecided as to where I sit on that one.

 

[sgnl00]

TBH I see Cummings in a Port jumper whenever I think of him.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Warrick Capper, Dermie

 

[Cicatriz]

Brad Ottens probably won't play as many games at Geelong but the flags make him a Cat. Leigh Colbert played 106 games at Geelong and 105 at North but will always be a Roo.

 

[WinmarToLockett]

Short answer; wherever the player had the most recent success.

 

[Headless]

Short answer; wherever the player had the most recent success.

Wouldn't say it's as simple as that.

Luke Ball - St. Kilda (Collingwood)
Darren Jolly - Sydney (Melbourne, Collingwood)

 

[Forget the Stats]

Hopefully Daniel Rich as an Eagles premiership player. 2014 would be nice.

 

[roosaints]

Peter Everitt? Had no success at 3 clubs. And was a **** at all 3.

 

[El_Scorcho]

I think of Byron Pickett and Stewie Dew as Port players, but I probably think of Brett Montgomery more as a Bulldogs player who we were lucky enough to have for a while.

Whether Shaun Burgoyne is remembered as a Port or Hawks player will probably depend on how much success Hawthorn have with him there. He could easily be the kind of player who plays 100+ games at each club. If he wins a flag and an AA guernsey at Hawthorn it will make it closer, but at the moment (especially because of his brother) he's still a Port player.

I like how in some American sports, a longtime club hero who has had a stint at another club near the end of his career will sign a 1 day contract with their most famous club before they retire so they can say they retired at their most loved club. It wouldn't work here with the drafting rules etc but it's a nice touch.

 

[swiftdog]

From my perspective I see Ball and Leigh Brown as Collingwood players. I see Jolly more as a Sydney ring-in still.

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Paul Salmon, Blake Caracella and Gavin Wanganeen I will always see as Essendon players.

Agreed, I would also add Roger Merrett to the list

 

[LightTower4]

Agreed, I would also add Roger Merrett to the list

Merrett played more games for Brisbane but I know what you mean.

 

[HolyRioli]

Trent Croad was always a Hawk to me, even when he was at Freo.

Salmon I will probably remember as more a Bomber.

Dew will always be a Hawk

 

[PomCat]

GAJ already a Sun as far as I'm concerned...

 

[PendlesPremiers]

This is an interesting conversation, especially with Juddy recently saying he'd be remembered as a West Coast player if he doesn't win a premiership at Carlton. Here's hoping that's the case!

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

Interesting exercise, but from a Hawk perspective:

Hawks: Gibson, Burgoyne, Guerra, Croad, Thompson, Hay, Dew! (honestly can't remember him in a port guernsey), Smith, Kennedy, McGlynn, Williams
Not Hawks: Everitt, Salmon, Young, Cheney.
Should be Hawks: Curnow, Pederson, Markovic, etc.

 

[Cursed Cat]

good thread !
historically, it seems that there are some conventionally held beliefs over certain players on this matter

Barassi is remembered as a Melbourne player, he built his reputation there and won a ton of flags. The controversy generated by his defection to Carlton was huge back in the day, however.

Bernie Quinlan and Barry Round both had long careers with Footscray before moving to Fitzroy and the Swans respectively, and they both flourished thereafter, elevating their already respectable statuses. They tied for the Brownlow in 1981, each representing their second clubs at the time.

Doug Wade and John Rantall both won a flag with North Melbourne in 1975 but will both be predominantly remembered as champions of their original clubs.

Paul Roos, Gary Pert, Richard Osborne, Dougie Barwick, Alistair Lynch and Kenny Hinkley are interesting players, all having represented the terminally under-resourced Fitzroy before moving on to greener pastures.

Roos played over 250 games with Fitzroy and symbolised their against-the-odds fighting spirit over the years. Yet he did nothing to tarnish his reputation with Sydney, where he performed magnificently in his 79 games with the club.

Alistair Lynch played over 100 games with Fitzroy, and was asked to perform in every key position on the ground, showing his grit and class in the process.
He played more games and won his flags with the Lions after a struggle with chronic fatigue syndrome, and thus will probably be remembered for his contribution to those premiership sides. That, and the fact that he tried to knock Wakelin's head clean off in the 2004 grand final

Richard Osborne was an absolute gun at the Lions, performed reasonably well at the Swans, Bulldogs and Collingwood, but his 400+ goals with the Lions seals it.

Kenny Hinkley played just 11 potential-filled games at Fitzroy before ekeing out a memorable career at Geelong; definitely remembered as a silky-skilled Cat.

Dougie Barwick played 70+ games with both Fitzroy and Collingwood. He was a pretty effective weapon for the Lions, but his contribution to the Magpies 1990 premiership win probably makes him a Pie for life.

Gary Pert debuted as a 17 year old and played over 170 games with Fitzroy, he showed obvious class despite his injury-riddled career with the Lions. He went on to play a further 70 games with the Pies.
I'd probably remember this bloke as a Magpie a little more than a Lion due to my age, but his career with the Lions stacks up.

Capper will always be a Swan.
Modra will always be a Crow.
Carey will always be a Kangaroo.