The Shane Warnes of Football: Overweight players

[Paul Kersey]

He used to regularly rock up training early and sit around eating a couple of pies and wash it down with a coke. Sheedy just let him go. His training wasn't that vigorous!

He was such a gun, wonder how he would've been fit. Similar to Cyril I guess.

Was great to watch.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

There'd be no regular senior player on a list who'd make this thread anymore.

 

[Giant Gutsache]

Brad Hardie - slob!

 

[MadMaxx]

Dip turned soft,

but was just huge when playing.

 

[Aussie in exile]

Shane Warne was a wonderful cricketer. He was also an absolute lump of a bloke. A lump of a bloke who managed to dominate the sport for over a decade. He loved his pies and booze and hated running, hence why he was parked at slips during the fielding sessions. The complete antithesis of your typical athlete made it to the elite level of his chosen sport and tore it up.

Which fat blokes do you remember playing football ? Good player or spud, it doesn't matter, this thread is dedicated to every single Jabba the Hut that has ever rolled out onto the ground to play at the elite level of our great game.

Ps: Feel free to recount stories of fat players during your playing days, or if you were said fatty tell us how you went.

This is the same Shane Warne who got a ban from Cricket for drug use and got fines by CA for giving information to a bookie.

 

[Furn2]

Warnie wasn't fat until he got dumped by the Saints

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

Maurice Rioli had a paunch as did quite a few of the clan, obesity was a big part of why Francis (RIP) past away far to early.

Yes, Maurice's older brother Sebastian was a brilliant player for a couple of years for S Fremantle in the WAFL in the mid 70s. However Seb didn't mind getting outside of a few ice cold frothies and wasn't the hardest trainer even by WAFL standards of the day. The consequent weight gain soon dimmed his brilliance.

 

[Pistol Night]

Big Monkey deciding whether to have BBQ or tomato sauce on his mid morning snack

 

[JoondalupJ]

Shane Warne was a wonderful cricketer. He was also an absolute lump of a bloke. A lump of a bloke who managed to dominate the sport for over a decade. He loved his pies and booze and hated running, hence why he was parked at slips during the fielding sessions. The complete antithesis of your typical athlete made it to the elite level of his chosen sport and tore it up.

Which fat blokes do you remember playing football ? Good player or spud, it doesn't matter, this thread is dedicated to every single Jabba the Hut that has ever rolled out onto the ground to play at the elite level of our great game.

Ps: Feel free to recount stories of fat players during your playing days, or if you were said fatty tell us how you went.

Mick Nolan, unless I 've already said him. Galloping Gasometer, he was a good footballer a ruckman for North, looked like he couldn't run out of sight in a fog though!
But he could.

 

[JoondalupJ]

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Big Monkey deciding whether to have BBQ or tomato sauce on his mid morning snack

Meaning he is about to feed on one of the coaches? BOLTS WOULD BARELY FILL THE HOLES IN THE BIG BOYS TEETH!

 

[koshari]

Mick Nolan, Ray Gabelich, Cowboy Neale, Whale Roberts, Ray Biffin, Ian Hampshire, Jerker Jenkin, "Delicate"Des Dickson, Warwick "the big ship" Armstrong, Rene "incredible hulk" Kink, Plugger.

Mark roberts, brad hardy

 

[Pykie]

There'd be no regular senior player on a list who'd make this thread anymore.

McGovern definitely the closest in among current players.

Will be 120+ kg's a year after retirement is my bet.

 

[GreyCrow]

McGovern definitely the closest in among current players.

Will be 120+ kg's coming back from the Covid break.

FTFY

 

[mistylake]

Neil Balme when he was playing for Norwood. Cult hero.

 

[boncer34]

This is the same Shane Warne who got a ban from Cricket for drug use and got fines by CA for giving information to a bookie.

Nah the other one

 

[radiojake]

I EAT KB'S

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How do they have AFL logos on? What year is this photo taken?

 

[Power Raid]

Neil Balme when he was playing for Norwood. Cult hero.

a tough guy and a massive presence on the field

great memories, even if he played for the wrong club

 

[Sinjin Smith]

McGovern definitely the closest in among current players.

Will be 120+ kg's a year after retirement is my bet.

Which one?? Or both?

 

[Tonga Bob]

Kepler Bradley says hai.

 

[iameviljez]

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Kepler Bradley says hai.

Jeeeeeeesus

I mean, he was portly when he was at Freo, but just wow

 

[Tonga Bob]

Jeeeeeeesus

I mean, he was portly when he was at Freo, but just wow

The great man has found a helluva paddock.

 

[iameviljez]

The great man has found a helluva paddock.

Internet says that he's 34. Surely that's missing a zero.

 

[radiojake]

someone else posted this on the rumours board just yesterday
don't know if legit or been edited

 

[Tonga Bob]

Internet says that he's 34. Surely that's missing a zero.

He ate it.

 

[Registered User]

Daniel Rich or Tippa might be the fattest players at the moment, followed by FAtblett