Discussion Rare Long-sleeve Sightings

[Lemon Boi]

Greetings all.

Some players wore long-sleeves often; Michael Tuck, Stephen Silvagni, James Hird, etc.
Others did a couple of times a year; Jimmy Bartel, Kade Simpson, Warwick Capper, etc.
And some players did so only a very few times in their entire career.

So rarely did these players don the longy that many fans may be unaware it ever happened.
Here are (some of) those players, starting with the great goal-kicking sensation…

Tony Lockett – Round 19 1991, Victoria Park


Feel free to contribute if you have images of a rare longy sighting.

Cheers, Lemon Boi

 

[Baird]

Andrew Tranquilli in the 1994 QF at the WACA. Couldn't find a pic so here's a screenshot

 

[Lemon Boi]

Andrew Tranquilli in the 1994 QF at the WACA. Couldn't find a pic so here's a screenshot

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Screenshots are fine.
Often there is only low-quality footage on YouTube of rare longies. Such as:

Gary Ayers – Round 13 1989, VFL Park (with longy regular Brad Hardie)


(P.S. Who is Andrew Tranquilli?)

 

[Lemon Boi]

This longy didn’t stop Wayne Carey’s shoulder from going bung; he missed the next eleven weeks.

Wayne Carey – Round 1 1997, M.C.G.

 

[Lemon Boi]

Even notably “tough” players weren’t immune to the allure of a longy.

Dermott Brereton – Round 4 1990, Princes Park


Tony Shaw – Round 19 1991, Waverley Park


Michael Voss – Round 12 1997, M.C.G. (with longy regular Jeff Farmer)

 

[Cody_]

 

[Liam Boy]

Looks like they just used the exact same sleeves from the classic north jumper on this one. Doesn’t look too bad though

 

[Lemon Boi]

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Looks like they just used the exact same sleeves from the classic north jumper on this one. Doesn’t look too bad though

The manufacturer’s template makes it look weird over the shoulders.

Here’s a sub-par MS Paint edit:


Full blue sleeves weren’t bad either.

 

[Liam Boy]

thanks for digging that up, i was wondering how it used to look

 

[Lemon Boi]

Sometimes it can get cold down at full-forward, as displayed by:

Scott Cummings – Round 16 2000, Subiaco Oval


Darren Jarman – Round 20 2001, Docklands

 

[Lemon Boi]

Other goal-kickers to be graced by a longy include:

Anthony Rocca – Round 15 2000, M.C.G.


Lance Whitnall – Second Qualifying Final, M.C.G.


David Schwarz – Round 9 2002, M.C.G.


Brendan Fevola – Round 5 2004, Princes Park

 

[akkaps]

Discussion - Best Longsleeve Guernsey Ever?

What is the best longsleeve jumper in the history of the AFL?

www.bigfooty.com

 

[Lemon Boi]

Discussion - Best Longsleeve Guernsey Ever?

What is the best longsleeve jumper in the history of the AFL?

www.bigfooty.com

I started this thread as that had sort of turned into “Every long-sleeve ever” and was based on conjecture.

This thread will focus on the rare occasions that well-known players wore longies, like Plugger (who did so >5 times in his career).

P.S. The best longy ever is:

 

[Cody_]

Some good energies here.

 

[Lemon Boi]

Some good energies here.
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Lad has good skills but that hair…
The longy helps though.

 

[Lemon Boi]

Some 250+ game players early in their careers:

Matthew Scarlett – Round 12 2000, M.C.G. (with longy regular Chris Tarrant)


Bob Murphy – Round 12 2001, Kardinia Park


Adam Goodes – Round 18 2001, S.C.G.

 

[Lemon Boi]

The sleeved ochre. Popular around this board I hear.

Scott Cummings – Round 10 2001, Princes Park


David Wirrpanda – Round 8 2002, Docklands

 

[Lemon Boi]

Big men need big longies; especially in cold, cold Adelaide.

Paul Salmon – First Semi Final 2002, Football Park (his final AFL game)


Dean Cox – Round 16 2003, Football Park


Warren Tredrea – Second Semi Final 2003, Football Park

 

[Lemon Boi]

Round 19 2003 was the first Heritage Round and some longy regulars graced us with these rare longies:

Adem Yze – M.C.G.


Darryl White – M.C.G.


Matty Lappin – Football Park


Sam Power – Docklands


Troy Longmuir – M.C.G.

 

[Lemon Boi]

While most players sweat it up in the preseason, these longy regulars tough it out in sleeves.

Andrew Ukovic – P1 2000, Waverley Park


Leigh Harding – Round P1 2002, York Park


Brent Staker – P3 2004, Docklands

 

[Lemon Boi]

Stripes are known to make you look bigger.

Nick Davis – Round 16 2001, M.C.G.


Byron Pickett – Round 10 2002, M.C.G.


James Kelly – Round 14 2002, Kardinia Park


Brent Harvey – Round 20 2002, Docklands


Chance Bateman – Round 21 2002, M.C.G.

 

[Lemon Boi]

Crikey!
Is Steve Irwin the only celebrity to receive a longy rather than a regular?

 

[exile]

does this count?

 

[Lemon Boi]

does this count?

Interesting, unusual, and close, but no – not an on-field guernsey. Though it did make me wonder…

Was Liam Patrick the only Gold Coast Sun to wear a longy in game?

 

[The_torpedo]

does this count?

Ho that I think about it, has there ver been a suns player who has worn a longy?

EDIT: yes