VFL/AFL Taxonomy

[35Daicos]

John Ironmonger (Sydney & Fitzroy) has a sister (Sally) who also represented Australia in netball.
Former Collingwood (and Port Adelaide Magpie) star Greg Phillips has a daughter (Erin) who has represented Australia in basketball. Hawthorn's Shaun Burgoyne is married to another of his daughters.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

John Ironmonger (Sydney & Fitzroy) has a sister (Sally) who also represented Australia in netball.
Former Collingwood (and Port Adelaide Magpie) star Greg Phillips has a daughter (Erin) who has represented Australia in basketball. Hawthorn's Shaun Burgoyne is married to another of his daughters.

With Ky and Percy, we'd be able to see another case of 3 generations making it to the VFL/AFL.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

One to look forward to in a couple of decades.

Bobby Cachia is the son of Sophie Shaw (The Young Mummy) and former Carlton player Jaryd Cachia.

Sophie's the daughter of former Fitzroy and Adelaide coach Robert Shaw which makes him the grandfather of Bobby.

Jaryd Cachia's the grandson of former North Melbourne player Terry Benton who, in turn, is the great-grandfather of Bobby.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Just saw something on DemonWiki that could possibly extend to Josh Caddy.

As seen in various sources, Caddy's the grandson of John Reeves.

John Reeves is the nephew of former Demon Colin Niven.

Not sure what relation Niven is to Josh.

Edit: No link whatsoever.

 

[Nomad12]

Not sure if I missed someone else saying it or its that well known that no one's bothering but Bontempelli is cousins with Nick Dal Santo.

 

[eth-dog]

Good thread. Subscribed

 

[cats2rise]

Not sure if anyone has picked it up yet, but I am fairly sure that new Bulldog Jack Redpath is a great nephew of former test opener Ian Redpath.

Correct.

 

[35Daicos]

Port Adelaide's Logan Austin is the cousin of St Kilda's Sean Dempster.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/spo...tin-in-afl-draft-miracle-20141128-11w0cv.html

Austin also has football pedigree. His cousin is St Kilda and All-Australian defender Sean Dempster.

 

[Hazzard]

Brothers - Nathan (crows) & jay van Berlo (freo)
Nick (Hawks) & Ben holland (richmond)

Father son - Craig kelly (collingwood) & Jake kelly (crows)

Andrew (crows) & Darren jarman (hawthorn/crows) are uncles to Declan Hamilton (Bulldogs)

Australian cricketer Damien Fleming is brother in law to Gary o'donnell (essendon)

Matthew Richardson (Richmond) son of Alan Richardson is brother in law to jade Rawlings (hawthorn)

 

[Petrie4PM]

Former North Player and SANFL Player Eddie Sansbury is cousins of Daniel Wells and Michael O Loughlin

 

[Kwality]

http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/player-profile/harrison-marsh
Yet to debut, 21, but that's not unusual for the Swans

& his younger bro Jonathon who debuted for the Pies last weekend
http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/player-profile/jonathon-marsh

& their grandfather Ray Sorrell
During his 178 game league career Ray Sorrell was regarded as one of, if not the, best centremen in Australia. Essendon’s Jack Clarke, for example, rated Sorrell as his toughest opponent: “He was fast, strong, intelligent in both attack and defence, elusive and a powerful kick. I’ve played against him three times, and .... haven’t beaten him once.”¹ Besides winning the 1963 Sandover Medal and being awarded a retrospective one for 1961, Sorrell was twice adjudged Old Easts’ fairest and best player. A dual Simpson Medallist, he represented WA 18 times and made the 1958 and 1961 All Australian teams. - See more at: http://australianfootball.com/players/player/ray+sorrell/15840#sthash.kSA2KIVx.dpuf

In 2007 he was named in the centre in the Fremantle Team of Legends.
His grandsons, Harrison and Jonathon Marsh, are currently listed with the Sydney Swans and Collingwood respectively

Good blood lines the boys Marsh ....

 

[RedmanWasHere]

BUMP!

We've got some more connections this year.

Some father/son draft prospects.

Callum Brown (Gavin, Coll.)
Josh Daicos (Peter, Coll.)
Ben Jarman (Darren, Haw and Adel.)
Jesse Maxfield (Stuart, Rich and Syd.)
Matthew Neagle (Merv, Ess and Syd.)
Michael Romero (Jose, Foot.)
Jake Waterman (Chris, WCE.) (Jake is also the brother of WCE's Alec.)

Tom Goodwin, who plays for the Coburg Lions (previously Box Hill Hawks,) is the son of former Demon and Tiger Andy Goodwin.

There are also brothers coming through.

Joseph Atley (Shaun, NM.)
Hamish Brayshaw (Angus, Melb.) (That, in turn, makes Hamish another son of former Roo Mark Brayshaw and the nephew of The Footy Show host James Brayshaw.)
Jhdara Jones (Liam, Foot and Carl.)
Jonty Scharenberg (Matthew, Coll.)
Jordan Viojo-Rainbow (Dillon, Carl.)

Daniel Venables, another draft prospect, is the great-grandson of North Melbourne legend Johnny Lewis.

GWS high flyer Will Hoskin-Elliott is a descendant of former Roy boy and Pie Charlie Norris.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Yep.

The Daniher sisters all played high level of netball in NSW too. The breeding in Ungarie was something else.

That Daniher breeding has produced another family member in the AFL in the form of Jock Cornell (Geelong rookie) who's the son of one of the Daniher girls.

 

[JCHolmes]

Daniel Kerrs lil sister plays top flight womens soccer for ....... & Australia i think.

 

[Garlic muncher]

Former Fitzroy under 19 player Chris Brent is the son of Ronnie Biggs.

Are we talking about the great train robber Ronnie Biggs ?.

Kicked 91 goals for Fitzroy under 19's, must have been OK

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Are we talking about the great train robber Ronnie Biggs ?.

Kicked 91 goals for Fitzroy under 19's, must have been OK

That's the one.

 

[Garlic muncher]

That's the one.

Pretty amazing really

Poor old Ronnies gone now of course.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Bumping this because of more Father/Son links for this year and next year.
Also some brothers.

Father/Sons for both years.

2017:

Patrick Naish (Chris, Richmond.)
Jackson Edwards (Tyson, Adelaide.)

2018:

Oscar Brownless (Billy, Geelong.)
Baxter Mensch (David, Geelong.)
Bailey Scott (Robert, Geelong but also North Melbourne.)
Nick Blakey (John, North Melbourne but also Brisbane.)
Mason Fletcher (Dustin, Essendon.)
Darcy Denham (Sean, Essendon though not sure if eligible for Geelong too.)
Lachlan Hocking (Buddha, Geelong.)
Rhylee West (Scott, Footscray.)

Brothers:

Tom McCartin (Paddy, St Kilda.)
Cassidy Parish (Darcy, Essendon.)
Andrew (Angus, Melbourne and Hamish, also of the Sandringham Dragons.)

Cousins:

Adam Garner (McCartin brothers.)
Aaron Darling (Jack Darling, West Coast.)

Other.

Ben Silvagni (Brother of Jack, son of Stephen and grandson of Serge.)

Not eligible for clubs:

Charlie Spargo (Paul, North Melbourne and Brisbane.)
Tom De Koning (Terry, Footscray.)

Are there others I've missed?

Note: Nick Blakey and Bailey Scott are eligible for Sydney and Gold Coast respectively due to living there long enough to gain academy nominations.

 

[Benj7]

Bumping this because of more Father/Son links for this year and next year.
Also some brothers.

Father/Sons for both years.

2017:

Patrick Naish (Chris, Richmond.)
Jackson Edwards (Tyson, Adelaide.)

2018:

Oscar Brownless (Billy, Geelong.)
Baxter Mensch (David, Geelong.)
Bailey Scott (Robert, Geelong but also North Melbourne and Gold Coast.)
Nick Blakey (John, North Melbourne but also Sydney and Brisbane.)
Mason Fletcher (Dustin, Essendon.)
Darcy Denham (Sean, Essendon though not sure if eligible for Geelong too.)
Lachlan Hocking (Buddha, Geelong.)
Rhylee West (Scott, Footscray.)

Brothers:

Tom McCartin (Paddy, St Kilda.)
Cassidy Parish (Darcy, Essendon.)
Andrew (Angus, Melbourne and Hamish, also of the Sandringham Dragons.)

Cousins:

Adam Garner (McCartin brothers.)
Aaron Darling (Jack Darling, West Coast.)

Other.

Ben Silvagni (Brother of Jack, son of Stephen and grandson of Serge.)

Not eligible for clubs:

Charlie Spargo (Paul, North Melbourne and Brisbane.)
Tom De Koning (Terry, Footscray.)

Are there others I've missed?

Blakey isn't father son to Sydney.

 

[eth-dog]

Blakey isn't father son to Sydney.

He's academy to Sydney

 

[RedmanWasHere]

That's what I meant.

I'll edit it ASAP.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Just read this in an old Record.

Dustin Fletcher and Jared Crouch are each other's 2nd cousin.

Their great-grandfather was a guy called Francis Cawley who fought in World War 1.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

BUMP!

Thread title changed.

The title change was inspired by this article from the AFL website and reproduced with permission by the AFL NSW/ACT website.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-12-...ty-family-demon-draftee-set-to-make-it-happen.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Off topic.

Should this go in the stats forum, the AFL forum or left here?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Doing my own family tree, I've found former Hawthorn player of the '70's Leon Rice and Albert Bickford are distant cousins-in-law and, doing another, Carlton legend Adrian Gallagher and former Geelong player John Helmer are 1st cousins.