Shortest AFL Players

[Buddhy]

Who are some of the shortest men to play at AFL level? Lou Richards has got to be close to Libba's height.

 

[Nightwolf]

Crawfs pretty short...

 

[Buddhy]

Crawf, Harry Miller and Bateman are all 174cm tall, still about 10cm taller then Libba.

 

[Motters19]

Boomer Harvey @ 172 cm

 

[Mero]

Paul Callery was pretty small.

There was an article on Mark Fine's book on Footy Legends in last weeks paper.
One of the true ones is an Essendon player who came third as a jockey in a hurdles race at Moonee Valley, before lining up for Essendon later the same day.
He must have been a little bloke.

 

[hawkeye23]

Phil Matera

 

[Thrice3]

David Rodan - 171cm

 

[Syd]

Phil Matera

That's "Phinals Phil" Matera ducky.

And he's about 132cm tall (when standing on a milk crate).

 

[Longy413]

How tall is/was Kenna?

 

[local]

David Rodan (Rich) is only 171cm in height. Weighs a healthy 82kg.

 

[jess-jess]

Phil Matera's 171cm and David Wirrpunda is 173cm. They'd be the shortest at the eagles

 

[Buddhy]

How tall is/was Kenna?

170cm

I was more thinking about players back 40+ years, as the game is dominated by taller "athletes" these days.

 

[- PC -]

Brad Gotch and John Platten

 

[stefoid]

that testical biting guy was pretty short.

 

[SBI]

Filandia?

What about Schammer.

 

[skywalk750]

I think Shannon Byrnes and Bell are 173cm

 

[Hulk_Hawkins]

I believe the man known as 'Mighty Mouse' by the Saints 'older' supporters, Paul Callery, was the smallest man to ever play the game! Can't find his stats though!

 

[Farrand]

Libba was short. 160 something.

 

[Zeke]

Darren Hulme?

 

[F/D]

BETTS!!!!!

170cm.

 

[- PC -]

Paul Callery Looks To Be The Winner

Through the years there have been a lot of good players that are not big guys. Brad Gotch was only 166cm and he played over 100 games with Fitzroy and St Kilda and Paul Callery played 182 games at 165cm. If your skills continue to develop and you keep playing well there is no reason why you could not play at AFL level.

 

[davefromjerra]

I believe the man known as 'Mighty Mouse' by the Saints 'older' supporters, Paul Callery, was the smallest man to ever play the game! Can't find his stats though!

I think he was around 5 foot 4 inches tall.

 

[roostersgal4eva]

Shaun Hart - former lion, living proof that big things do come from small packages

 

[Hit And Rum]

Lou Richards

 

[peejay]

Paul Callery Looks To Be The Winner

Through the years there have been a lot of good players that are not big guys. Brad Gotch was only 166cm and he played over 100 games with Fitzroy and St Kilda and Paul Callery played 182 games at 165cm. If your skills continue to develop and you keep playing well there is no reason why you could not play at AFL level.

No way know Callery was 5 6 - more like 5 3 or 5 4 as mentioned.