List Records & Bests - Tallest Player (ex-fp discussion)

[35Daicos]

ok added
I don't watch AFL but this Lowden doesn't seem to have done much in 5 seasons

He's no Angus Milham, that's for sure!

Collingwood's American import Mason Cox (named as an emergency this week) is listed at 211 cm.

 

[killer]

Top Twenty two
All time tallest dudes in Aussie rules history

211.4cm - Mason Cox - Collingwood
211cm - Aaron Sandilands - East Fremantle, Fremantle (WA).
211cm - Peter Street - Glenorchy (Tas) , Geelong, Western bulldogs (VIC)
210cm - Matthew Burton - Subiaco, Fremantle, West Coast, Kangaroos.
210cm - Angus Milham Essendon VFL
209cm - Greg Ryan Caulfield (VIC) Kedron (QLD) St Marys (NT) 6.10
209cm - Jarrod Witts Sydney University, Collingwood
208cm - Kyle Galloway Shepparton
206.8cm - Max Gawn Melbourne (draft combine height)
206cm - Dean Farnham - Central Districts (SA), Fitzroy (Vic) (6'9)
206cm - Chris Lindsay - West Torrens (SA)
206cm - Romano Negri - Woodville( SA ), North Hobart (TAS)
206cm - Justin Madden - Essendon, Carlton (VIC)
206cm - Paul Salmon - Essendon, Hawthorn (VIC)
206cm - Luke Lowden -Adelaide, Hawthorn, Box Hill
206cm - Max Bailey - West Perth, Hawthorn
206cm - Dawson Simpson - Kangaroos
206cm - Robert Warnock - Carlton, West Coast
206cm - Simon Taylor - Hawthorn
206cm - Rory Lobb - Swan Districts, Greater Western Sydney
206cm - Sam Naismith - North Shore, Sydney
206cm - Zac Smith - Zillmere, Gold Coast, Geelong

other possibles
Tim Rendell Caulfield (VIC)
Bruce "the Frog" Riches - Yarraville (VIC)
Jack Sibley - Railways (TAS)
Matthew Korcheck



Comparison
231cm - Manute Bol - Basketball
213cm - Andre the Giant - Wrestling

 

[1892]

Cox is 211.4cm, can't find more accurate figures for Sandilands, but articles from Cox's draft combine say Cox is slightly taller. They could just be going off the less precise 211cm though.

Most articles give Korcheck's height as 208cm. Rory Lobb, Sam Naismith and Zac Smith are all listed at 206cm.

 

[killer]

In regards to the 2 Americans Mark Cisco and Matthew Korcheck
Played football anywhere ?

 

[1892]

In regards to the 2 Americans Mark Cisco and Matthew Korcheck
Played football anywhere ?

Korcheck has played the last couple of games for Northern Blues as part of being rookie listed with Carlton.

 

[killer]

Top Twenty Five
All time tallest in Aussie rules history


211.4cm - Mason Cox - Collingwood
211cm - Aaron Sandilands - East Fremantle, Fremantle (WA).
211cm - Peter Street - Glenorchy (Tas) , Geelong, Western bulldogs (ret)
210cm - Matthew Burton - Subiaco, Fremantle, West Coast, Kangaroos. (ret)
210cm - Angus Milham Essendon VFL
209cm - Greg Ryan Caulfield (VIC) Kedron (QLD) St Marys (NT) (6'10) (ret)
209cm - Jarrod Witts Sydney University, Collingwood
208cm - Kyle Galloway Shepparton
208cm - Matthew Korcheck Northern Blues
208cm - Tim Rendell West Torrens, Caulfield (ret)
206.8cm - Max Gawn Melbourne (draft combine height)
206cm - Dean Farnham - Central Districts, Fitzroy (6'9) (ret)
206cm - Ty Esler - Richmond, Frankston (ret)
206cm - Chris Lindsay - West Torrens (ret)
206cm - Romano Negri - North Hobart, Woodville, Adelaide (ret)
206cm - Justin Madden - Essendon, Carlton (ret)
206cm - Paul Salmon - Essendon, Hawthorn (ret)
206cm - Luke Lowden -Adelaide, Hawthorn, Box Hill
206cm - Max Bailey - West Perth, Hawthorn (ret)
206cm - Dawson Simpson - Geelong Greater Western
206cm - Robert Warnock - Carlton, Fremantle, West Perth (ret)
206cm - Simon Taylor - Hawthorn (ret)
206cm - Rory Lobb - Swan Districts, Greater Western Sydney
206cm - Sam Naismith - North Shore, Sydney
206cm - Zac Smith - Zillmere, Gold Coast, Geelong




other possibles

James Kirkham - Perth Swan Districts. 1969 -73
"Football Close Up 1974" magazine lists James as 6ft 11 playing half back

Bruce "the Frog" Riches - Thomson (GFL), Yarraville 1977, Portarlington

Jack Sibley - Railways (TAS) 19th century Tasmanian

Kenton Muller - Nth Adelaide, Sandringham, Navarre 1970s - 80s

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Dawson Simpson played for Geelong and now on GWS' list.

Also, Robbie Warnock played for Freo and not West Coast.

 

[Gibbsy]

ok added
I don't watch AFL but this Lowden doesn't seem to have done much in 5 seasons

He's in his eighth season and has played one senior game of footy

Quite remarkable that he's still on a list.

 

[35Daicos]

He's in his eighth season and has played one senior game of footy

Quite remarkable that he's still on a list.

He did kick three goals in that one game, so I suspect he's been underutilized somewhat!

 

[killer]

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164980185

Jack De Gracie
casualty of the war

 

[killer]

there are a lot of dud players in the last 2 pages
even one that Mal Brown described as "Not worth feeding"

 

[killer]

hello..... this says Albert Salkeld (Essendon VFA) was 206cm and introduced Australian Rules to Scotland

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/our-club/history/past-player-profiles/past-player-profiles---s


Top Twenty four
All time tallest in Aussie rules history


211.4cm - Mason Cox - Collingwood
211cm - Aaron Sandilands - East Fremantle, Fremantle (WA).
211cm - Peter Street - Glenorchy (Tas) , Geelong, Western bulldogs (ret)
210cm - Matthew Burton - Subiaco, Fremantle, West Coast, Kangaroos. (ret)
210cm - Angus Milham Essendon VFL
209cm - Greg Ryan Caulfield (VIC) Kedron (QLD) St Marys (NT) (6'10) (ret)
209cm - Jarrod Witts Sydney University, Collingwood
208cm - Kyle Galloway Shepparton
208cm - Matthew Korcheck Northern Blues
208cm - Tim Rendell West Torrens, Caulfield (ret)
206.8cm - Max Gawn Melbourne (draft combine height)
206cm - Dean Farnham - Central Districts, Fitzroy (6'9) (ret)
206cm - Chris Lindsay - West Torrens (ret)
206cm - Romano Negri - North Hobart, Woodville, Adelaide (ret)
206cm - Justin Madden - Essendon, Carlton (ret)
206cm - Paul Salmon - Essendon, Hawthorn (ret)
206cm - Luke Lowden -Adelaide, Hawthorn, Box Hill
206cm - Max Bailey - West Perth, Hawthorn (ret)
206cm - Dawson Simpson - Geelong Greater Western
206cm - Robert Warnock - Carlton, Fremantle, West Perth (ret)
206cm - Simon Taylor - Hawthorn (ret)
206cm - Rory Lobb - Swan Districts, Greater Western Sydney
206cm - Sam Naismith - North Shore, Sydney
206cm - Zac Smith - Zillmere, Gold Coast, Geelong





other possibles

James Kirkham - Perth Swan Districts. 1969 -73
"Football Close Up 1974" magazine lists James as 6ft 11 playing half back

Bruce "the Frog" Riches - Thomson (GFL), Yarraville 1977, Portarlington

Jack Sibley - Railways (TAS) 19th century Tasmanian

Kenton Muller - Nth Adelaide, Sandringham, Navarre 1970s - 80s

Ty Esler - Richmond 1990s

Albert Salkeld - Melbourne, Essendon 1890s

 

[SgtSchulz]

When you are 211cm tall your morning-night hight would probably vary a reasonable amount.

 

[benji2]

Some tallish South Australian based players

These are from Dion Haymans 1990 book
Neil Hein 200cm Glenelg (SA)
Andrew Pascoe 198cm Glenelg (SA)
Damien Murray 199cm West Adelaide(SA)
Chris Lindsay 206cm West Torrens
Romano Negri 206cm Woodville( SA ), North Hobart (TAS)


these are mostly 1970s/80s players
Richard Lounder 203cm Central District, Richmond
Michael Hamill 6ft 5 West Torrens, P.Adelaide
Peter Carey 6ft.5 (Glenelg)
Dexter Kennedy 6ft 5 and a 1/2 West Adelaide, P.Adelaide
Robert "Sticks" Dolan 6t 6 P.Adelaide , Norwood

Hein and Pascoe were both from Norwood. Hein played for the Brisbane Bears. Pascoe was on Collingwood's list for a few years but not sure if he played a game for them. Negri played a few games for the Crows in 1991-92.

Good list but I thought I'd add those.

 

[Paul Jones]

Fiddian's Yarraville book (where eagles flew)
mentions a Bruce "the Frog" Riches playing for Yarraville in 1977
ex Thomson in the Geelong league
could be the son of Ted Riches (Geelong reserves) - both Timber cutters

3aw book list has a Yarraville player B.Riches 209cm tall (1982 - different playing date)

Bruce 'Frog' Riches was a great friend of my Fathers. He suffered from the 'giantus' syndrome, thus making his hands, head and feet much larger than the average man. In his younger days, well before he played for Yarraville in 77, In 71, 72 he played with local club Thomson, and one training night he was weighed and measured standing up 'straight' as on field he had a 'stoop' due to his rolled shoulders. Well this night he was measured at 215 cms or 7 foot 2 and he weighed 142 kgs or 22 stone 4 pounds. He was an absolute Giant of a man. Sadly he passed away in 2016.

 

[killer]

Last drinks for Bruce Riches in 2016

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au...s/news-story/d0b1c2e27a4e0656df91fc77b11eebd6

 

[Todman]

Simon Taylor is only 201 cm.

 

[killer]

Updated
Top Twenty Five
All time tallest in Aussie rules history

211.4cm - Mason Cox - Collingwood
211cm - Aaron Sandilands - East Fremantle, Fremantle (WA).
211cm - Peter Street - Glenorchy (Tas) , Geelong, Western Bulldogs (ret)
210cm - Matthew Burton - Subiaco, Fremantle, West Coast, Kangaroos. (ret)
210cm - Angus Milham - Essendon VFL, Northern Blues
210cm - Troy Millard Sandgate QAFL (ret)
209cm - Greg Ryan Caulfield (VIC) Kedron (QLD) St Marys (NT) (6'10) (ret)
209cm - Jarrod Witts Sydney University, Collingwood, Gold Coast
209cm - Dawson Simpson - Geelong, Greater Western
209cm - Kyle Galloway Shepparton, Denilquin, Werribee
208cm - Matthew Korcheck Northern Blues (ret)
208cm - Tim Rendell West Torrens, Caulfield (ret)
208cm - Max Gawn Melbourne (draft combine height was 206.8)
206cm - Dean Farnham - Central Districts, Fitzroy (6'9) (ret)
206cm - Chris Lindsay - West Torrens (ret)
206cm - Romano Negri - North Hobart, Woodville, Adelaide (ret)
206cm - Justin Madden - Essendon, Carlton (ret)
206cm - Paul Salmon - Essendon, Hawthorn (ret)
206cm - Luke Lowden -Adelaide, Hawthorn, Box Hill, Shepparton
206cm - Max Bailey - West Perth, Hawthorn (ret)
206cm - Robert Warnock - Carlton, Fremantle, West Perth (ret)
206cm - Rory Lobb - Swan Districts, Greater Western Sydney
206cm - Sam Naismith - Gunnedah, North Shore, Sydney
206cm - Zac Smith - Zillmere, Gold Coast, Geelong
206cm - Braydon Preuss - Surfers Paradise, North Melbourne



Other Possibles/Probables

Bruce "the Frog" Riches - Thomson (GFL), Yarraville 1977, Portarlington
Accounts vary. Could have been up to 215cm tall

Sibley brothers Cecil (William) and Jack, Tasmanian's who played for Railways, and the
State touring sides of the 1890s - both were quite tall, the tallest anything up to 6ft.9'


"Thanks for the sandwiches..."
Found other things to do after International AFL combine / camps
2016 Stanislus Heili 212.3cm
2015 John Crnogonac 212.2cm
2015 Brian Hornstein 211.3cm
2015 Kye Kyrkowski 208.9cm
2013 Olaunji Kosile 208.0com
2017 Cole Walton 207cm
2013 Mark Cisco 207cm

http://www.topendsports.com/sport/afl/testing-draft-camp.htm

 

[35Daicos]

Deleted Simon Taylor added Troy Millard

Top Twenty four
All time tallest in Aussie rules history

211.4cm - Mason Cox - Collingwood
211cm - Aaron Sandilands - East Fremantle, Fremantle (WA).
211cm - Peter Street - Glenorchy (Tas) , Geelong, Western bulldogs (ret)
210cm - Matthew Burton - Subiaco, Fremantle, West Coast, Kangaroos. (ret)
210cm - Angus Milham Essendon VFL
210cm - Troy Millard Sandgate QAFL (ret?)
209cm - Greg Ryan Caulfield (VIC) Kedron (QLD) St Marys (NT) (6'10) (ret)
209cm - Jarrod Witts Sydney University, Collingwood
208cm - Kyle Galloway Shepparton
208cm - Matthew Korcheck Northern Blues
208cm - Tim Rendell West Torrens, Caulfield (ret)
206.8cm - Max Gawn Melbourne (draft combine height)
206cm - Dean Farnham - Central Districts, Fitzroy (6'9) (ret)
206cm - Chris Lindsay - West Torrens (ret)
206cm - Romano Negri - North Hobart, Woodville, Adelaide (ret)
206cm - Justin Madden - Essendon, Carlton (ret)
206cm - Paul Salmon - Essendon, Hawthorn (ret)
206cm - Luke Lowden -Adelaide, Hawthorn, Box Hill
206cm - Max Bailey - West Perth, Hawthorn (ret)
206cm - Dawson Simpson - Geelong Greater Western
206cm - Robert Warnock - Carlton, Fremantle, West Perth (ret)
206cm - Rory Lobb - Swan Districts, Greater Western Sydney
206cm - Sam Naismith - North Shore, Sydney
206cm - Zac Smith - Zillmere, Gold Coast, Geelong

Jarrod Witts is now with Gold Coast BTW.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Dawson Simpson's listed at 209cm and Max Gawn's 208cm.

 

[Harry Hook]

Like so much of what we do, there is an element of historical perspective here.*

People in the early 1900s did not grow as tall as people we get now due to dietary, social, work related factors.

So I would be surprised if there were a lot of early players here.


*Similar to the debate over games records where in previous seasons teams played significant fewer home and away games in a season.

 

[killer]

Picture of the Sibley Brothers (Jack and Dick) Tasmanian rep players in the 1890s

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46323186

the majority of a Tasmanian team touring the east coast in the 1890s
was estimated to average over 6ft.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/138937832

 

[killer]

Picture of Jack de Gracie from 1941

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/181707950

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164972801

 

[killer]

The 3aw book (Atkinson) says that in 1972 Richmond signed a former US basketballer Tom Bender (213cm)
and he played in practice games. A Tom Bender played basketball for Aust. in the 1972 Olympics
Any truth to the Richmond PGs?

 

[Garlic muncher]

Picture of Jack de Gracie from 1941

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/181707950

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/164972801

A 6'8'' bloke in the Navy back in those days let alone these would suffer from a lack of space, not a lot of room on War Ships