Toast Oldest Premiership players

[WillHayward]

Thinking of the oldest premiership players ever.

In recent memory -

Matthew Boyd (34)
[PLAYERCARD]Bachar Houli[/PLAYERCARD] (32)
Dale Morris (33)
Shaun Burgoune (32)
[PLAYERCARD]Brian Lake[/PLAYERCARD] (33)
Shane Crawford (34)

Who else?

 

[NetworkNerd]

AFL era Michael Tuck - 38

Not sure in the old days

 

[NetworkNerd]

AFL era Michael Tuck - 38

Not sure in the old days

That is the record.

Fun fact. Collingwood brought back a 39yo Ted Rowell after a year out of the game for the 1915 grand final but the pies lost

 

[nahnah]

1915 grand final but the pies lost

hmm well that's unlike us

 

[spudmaster]

If they win it this year:
Geelong

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 33, 35, 36 and 38 years old (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)

Charlie Hardy (Essendon) = 36 and 37 years old (1923, 1924)
Jim Flynn (Carlton) = 35, 36 and 37 years old (1906, 1907, 1908)

Syd Barker (Essendon) = 35 and 36 years old (1923, 1924)

George Angus (Collingwood) = 35 years old (1910)
Charlie Norris (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1916)
Percy Parratt (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1922)

Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood) = 34 and 35 years old (1902, 1903)
Dick Reynolds (Essendon) = 34 and 35 years old (1949, 1950)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)
Les Hughes (Collingwood) = 33 and 35 years old (1917, 1919)

Ted Rowell (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1910)
Jock McHale (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1917)
Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1935)
Barry Cable (North Melbourne) = 34 years old (1977)
Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton) = 34 years old (1979)
Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)

George Rawle (Essendon) = 33 and 34 years old (1923, 1924)

Geoff Moriarty (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1905)
Mick Grace (Carlton) = 33 years old (1907)
George McLeod (Essendon) = 33 years old (1912)
Jimmy Freake (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1922)
Fred Baring (Essendon) = 33 years old (1924)
Jack Bisset (South Melbourne) = 33 years old (1934)
Harry Vallence (Carlton) = 33 years old (1938)
Clen Denning (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1944)
Jack Mueller (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
Norm Smith (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
John Nicholls (Carlton) = 33 years old (1972)
Doug Wade (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1975)
Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
Francis Bourke (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

AFL era

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 38 years old (1991)

Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)

Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)

John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

BUMP

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 33, 35, 36 and 38 years old (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)

Charlie Hardy (Essendon) = 36 and 37 years old (1923, 1924)
Jim Flynn (Carlton) = 35, 36 and 37 years old (1906, 1907, 1908)

Syd Barker (Essendon) = 35 and 36 years old (1923, 1924)

George Angus (Collingwood) = 35 years old (1910)
Charlie Norris (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1916)
Percy Parratt (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1922)

Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood) = 34 and 35 years old (1902, 1903)
Dick Reynolds (Essendon) = 34 and 35 years old (1949, 1950)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)
Les Hughes (Collingwood) = 33 and 35 years old (1917, 1919)

Ted Rowell (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1910)
Jock McHale (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1917)
Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1935)
Barry Cable (North Melbourne) = 34 years old (1977)
Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton) = 34 years old (1979)
Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

George Rawle (Essendon) = 33 and 34 years old (1923, 1924)

Geoff Moriarty (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1905)
Mick Grace (Carlton) = 33 years old (1907)
George McLeod (Essendon) = 33 years old (1912)
Jimmy Freake (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1922)
Fred Baring (Essendon) = 33 years old (1924)
Jack Bisset (South Melbourne) = 33 years old (1934)
Harry Vallence (Carlton) = 33 years old (1938)
Clen Denning (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1944)
Jack Mueller (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
Norm Smith (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
John Nicholls (Carlton) = 33 years old (1972)
Doug Wade (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1975)
Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
Francis Bourke (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

BUMP

AFL era

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 38 years old (1991)

Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)

Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)

 

[MattF185]

Pendles moves into second on that list now

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

BUMP

AFL era

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 38 years old (1991)

Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) = 35 years old (2023)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)

Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood) = 33 years old (2023)

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

BUMP

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 33, 35, 36 and 38 years old (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)

Charlie Hardy (Essendon) = 36 and 37 years old (1923, 1924)
Jim Flynn (Carlton) = 35, 36 and 37 years old (1906, 1907, 1908)

Syd Barker (Essendon) = 35 and 36 years old (1923, 1924)

George Angus (Collingwood) = 35 years old (1910)
Charlie Norris (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1916)
Percy Parratt (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1922)
Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) = 35 years old (2023)

Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood) = 34 and 35 years old (1902, 1903)
Dick Reynolds (Essendon) = 34 and 35 years old (1949, 1950)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)
Les Hughes (Collingwood) = 33 and 35 years old (1917, 1919)

Ted Rowell (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1910)
Jock McHale (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1917)
Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1935)
Barry Cable (North Melbourne) = 34 years old (1977)
Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton) = 34 years old (1979)
Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

George Rawle (Essendon) = 33 and 34 years old (1923, 1924)

Geoff Moriarty (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1905)
Mick Grace (Carlton) = 33 years old (1907)
George McLeod (Essendon) = 33 years old (1912)
Jimmy Freake (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1922)
Fred Baring (Essendon) = 33 years old (1924)
Jack Bisset (South Melbourne) = 33 years old (1934)
Harry Vallence (Carlton) = 33 years old (1938)
Clen Denning (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1944)
Jack Mueller (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
Norm Smith (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
John Nicholls (Carlton) = 33 years old (1972)
Doug Wade (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1975)
Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
Francis Bourke (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood) = 33 years old (2023)

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

BUMP

AFL era

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 38 years old (1991)

Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) = 35 years old (2023)
Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) = 35 years old (2024)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)

Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood) = 33 years old (2023)

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

BUMP

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 33, 35, 36 and 38 years old (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)

Charlie Hardy (Essendon) = 36 and 37 years old (1923, 1924)
Jim Flynn (Carlton) = 35, 36 and 37 years old (1906, 1907, 1908)

Syd Barker (Essendon) = 35 and 36 years old (1923, 1924)

George Angus (Collingwood) = 35 years old (1910)
Charlie Norris (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1916)
Percy Parratt (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1922)
Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) = 35 years old (2023)
Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) = 35 years old (2024)

Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood) = 34 and 35 years old (1902, 1903)
Dick Reynolds (Essendon) = 34 and 35 years old (1949, 1950)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)
Les Hughes (Collingwood) = 33 and 35 years old (1917, 1919)

Ted Rowell (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1910)
Jock McHale (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1917)
Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1935)
Barry Cable (North Melbourne) = 34 years old (1977)
Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton) = 34 years old (1979)
Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

George Rawle (Essendon) = 33 and 34 years old (1923, 1924)

Geoff Moriarty (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1905)
Mick Grace (Carlton) = 33 years old (1907)
George McLeod (Essendon) = 33 years old (1912)
Jimmy Freake (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1922)
Fred Baring (Essendon) = 33 years old (1924)
Jack Bisset (South Melbourne) = 33 years old (1934)
Harry Vallence (Carlton) = 33 years old (1938)
Clen Denning (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1944)
Jack Mueller (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
Norm Smith (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
John Nicholls (Carlton) = 33 years old (1972)
Doug Wade (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1975)
Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
Francis Bourke (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood) = 33 years old (2023)

 

[Dazzler9]

BUMP

AFL era

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 38 years old (1991)

Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) = 35 years old (2023)
Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) = 35 years old (2024)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)

Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood) = 33 years old (2023)

So Zorko just became the oldest first-time AFL premiership player. Fair effort.

Edit: unless you count Michael Tuck in 1991??

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

So Zorko just became the oldest first-time AFL premiership player. Fair effort.

Edit: unless you count Michael Tuck in 1991??

Yes that's correct re. Zorko.

Tuck was obviously winning multiple flags when it was still the VFL.

 

[WillHayward]

If we just say premiership player (not first)

Then we have Hawkins (34), Pendlebury (35), Zorko (35). In consecutive years.

Anyone older?

Callam Ward any chance next season?

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

BUMP

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 33, 35, 36 and 38 years old (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991)

Charlie Hardy (Essendon) = 36 and 37 years old (1923, 1924)
Jim Flynn (Carlton) = 35, 36 and 37 years old (1906, 1907, 1908)

Syd Barker (Essendon) = 35 and 36 years old (1923, 1924)
Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) = 35 and 36 years old (2024, 2025)

George Angus (Collingwood) = 35 years old (1910)
Charlie Norris (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1916)
Percy Parratt (Fitzroy) = 35 years old (1922)
Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) = 35 years old (2023)

Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood) = 34 and 35 years old (1902, 1903)
Dick Reynolds (Essendon) = 34 and 35 years old (1949, 1950)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)
Les Hughes (Collingwood) = 33 and 35 years old (1917, 1919)

Ted Rowell (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1910)
Jock McHale (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1917)
Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) = 34 years old (1935)
Barry Cable (North Melbourne) = 34 years old (1977)
Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton) = 34 years old (1979)
Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

George Rawle (Essendon) = 33 and 34 years old (1923, 1924)

Geoff Moriarty (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1905)
Mick Grace (Carlton) = 33 years old (1907)
George McLeod (Essendon) = 33 years old (1912)
Jimmy Freake (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1922)
Fred Baring (Essendon) = 33 years old (1924)
Jack Bisset (South Melbourne) = 33 years old (1934)
Harry Vallence (Carlton) = 33 years old (1938)
Clen Denning (Fitzroy) = 33 years old (1944)
Jack Mueller (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
Norm Smith (Melbourne) = 33 years old (1948)
John Nicholls (Carlton) = 33 years old (1972)
Doug Wade (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1975)
Kevin Bartlett (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
Francis Bourke (Richmond) = 33 years old (1980)
John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood) = 33 years old (2023)
Ryan Lester (Brisbane Lions) = 33 years old (2025)

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

BUMP

AFL era

Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) = 38 years old (1991)

Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) = 35 and 36 years old (2024, 2025)

Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) = 35 years old (2023)
Alastair Lynch (Brisbane Lions) = 33, 34 and 35 years old (2001, 2002, 2003)

Justin Madden (Carlton) = 34 years old (1995)
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) = 34 years old (2008)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) = 34 years old (2016)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)
Joel Selwood (Geelong) = 34 years old (2022)

John Blakey (North Melbourne) = 33 years old (1999)
Darren Bewick (Essendon) = 33 years old (2000)
Brian Lake (Hawthorn) = 33 years old (2015)
Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) = 33 years old (2016)
Isaac Smith (Geelong) = 33 years old (2022)
Jeremy Howe (Collingwood) = 33 years old (2023)
Ryan Lester (Brisbane Lions) = 33 years old (2025)