What team did players follow while growing up?

[Bollox]

Brilliant photo.
Yeah thats uncle Ricky Mclean on the right...Richmond enforcer from their glory 70's "eat em alive" era.

He'd be the last bloke in the world u'd wanna have a go at....poster boy for sentimental Richmond fans wanting a return to the good old days.

I think there was also a champion Mclean from the 30's or 40's era...good footy genes.

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

Ash and Lachlan Hansen barrack for Melbourne as well.

Lachlan Hansen supports Richmond.

Ahsley isn't his brother.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Anthony Koutoufides - Collingwood
Andrew Walker - Collingwood

I find it funny that some kids that grow up while their father's play for a club, support other teams. Whitnall case in point.

Wayne Harmes was a Tigers supporter and after he finished up with Carlton, he actually returned to being a Tigers supporter. Not sure that this happens very often.

 

[Cuzz09]

A bit of perspective, please.

We're talking about Brock here.

So you're saying he's not human??

 

[bringbackschwarter5]

Jared Rivers went for the Swans

 

[murph#3]

i've got interviews from brad fisher and andrew walker here, and just confiriming walks went for the pies and fish went for the bummers.

 

[pafc4life]

Someone else wrote that Wells went for Eagles???

maybe the move to WA made him go for the eagles a bit as well. he was definitely a Port supporter

 

[murph#3]

Brilliant photo.
Yeah thats uncle Ricky Mclean on the right...Richmond enforcer from their glory 70's "eat em alive" era.

He'd be the last bloke in the world u'd wanna have a go at....poster boy for sentimental Richmond fans wanting a return to the good old days.

I think there was also a champion Mclean from the 30's or 40's era...good footy genes.

Ricky McLean was a tough forward who in between 19 games for Carlton and 39 for Richmond (58 in total), was suspended for 30 games overall. Despite being at Carlton for 5 years (1966, 1967, 1969-1971) and Richmond for 5, suspensions and leg injuries reduced the impact McLean would have. Although, it must be noted that in those 58 games he would kick 138 goals.

McLean played in the 1972 Grand Final for Richmond but tore his hamstring and went off at half time.

Ricky McLean was the son of Carlton strongman, Rod McLean, a dual premiership player for the Blues. Continuing the famly connections, Ricky's nephew Brock McLean is a promising midfielder for the Melbourne Football Club.

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Rod McLean was a strong ruckman who played up forward in both Carlton's 1938 and 1945 Premiership sides. Overall, he represented the Blues between 1935-42 and returned to play in 1944-46, but retired before the 1947 Premiership. In 128 games, McLean kicked 32 goals.

McLean was a strong player who was known as the team's protector.

In Round 16, 1942, McLean was suspended for 16 games for Disputing decisions of a field umpire, abusive language & unseemly conduct.


McLean later had a son, Ricky, who would represent both Carlton and the Tigers.

Source: Blueseum

 

[pafc4life]

http://www.vibe.com.au/vibe/corporate/celebrity_vibe/showceleb.asp?id=281


interesting read here about Daniel Wells

 

[Ripper]

Freo have at least tree platers that supported them while growing up that I know of.

Steven Dodd
Micheal Johnson
Marcus Drum

 

[wce4premiership]

Cousins was a geelong fan and absolutely hated the eagles, now he bleeds blue and gold

 

[Robbie]

Reading Buckley as a Melbourne supporter gave me a laugh.

He would have been a kid when we were **** (ie any time between 64 and 87) but still supported us, he left Brisbane who went on to win three flags, to play for Collingwood, who were at the end of a run up the ladder and were at the bottom within what, four or five years?

In hindsight perhaps who should have thought about what he was going to do then done the exact opposite...

 

[Upgrayedd]

Cousins was a geelong fan and absolutely hated the eagles, now he bleeds blue and gold

yeah, he nominated to play for a west aussie club rather then move east

 

[TheRealComptroller]

Peter Daicos - South Melbourne

 

[Brockstar]

I find that very hard to believe - Every kid has a team they love. I dont care what he says.

I've got an interview with Brocky where he says he followed the Bulldogs til he was about 10, then he became passionate about playing and decided not to have "a team", as such. Around this time his dad made him umpire for a year to learn more about the game and its rules and to appreciate the game more - Brock being Brock he won umpire of the year in that league! Then went headfirst back into footy the next year hungry.
and no, he isn't human.