Fact Who did AFL players support as youngsters?

[Dylza94]

I've heard Alex Rance supported Sydney, Marc Murphy supported Norf and Pendlebury supported the Demons (how the Demons would love to have him now). I'm sure most players would've supported different clubs to who they were drafted to which is somewhat interesting.
Add whatever players you want, former or present.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Nick Dal Santo = Essendon
Arryn Siposs = Saint Kilda
Nick Riewoldt = Hawthorn
Fevola and Rory Sloane supported Saint Kilda i think.

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

Daniel Giansiracusa - Hawthorn
Jackson Merrett (Essendon) - North Melbourne
Jake Stringer - North Melbourne
Jason Johannisen - Fremantle
Will Schofield - Geelong

 

[Contador]

Zach Tuohy supported Freo as a kid.

 

[abolt]

The only three I know for certain that haven't been mentioned are that Andrew Swallow was a mad Eagles fan, Jarryd Roughead was a North fan and Buddy followed the Dees.

 

[JDC!]

Matt White supported Richmond. Brett Deledio followed Carlton.

 

[worbod]

I have heard that James Hird actually did barrack for Essendon, whilst Doug Hawkins supported North Melbourne.

 

[worbod]

Former St. Kilda Under 19 player Shane Warne supported Hawthorn, and was a bit of a Dermot Brereton fan.

 

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

David Schwarz - Hawthorn

 

[Dylan8]

I believe Hamish Hartlett was a crows supporter

 

[worbod]

Christian Lister, who played one game for St Kilda in 1990, barracked for Essendon.

 

[Dylza94]

Christian Lister, who played one game for St Kilda in 1990, barracked for Essendon.

 

[Spitter9]

melksham - north melbourne
ziebell - collingwood
boomer - geelong

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Matt Maguire supported Sydney and his favourite player was Tony Lockett.

Nick Vlastuin and Aaron Mullett supported Collingwood.

Likewise Dyson Heppell, Elliott Kavanagh, Jason Winderlich and Heath Hocking with Essendon.

 

[Phenotype]

I believe Hamish Hartlett was a crows supporter

Ouch

 

[Beetlebum]

Scott Gumbleton and Jonathan Griffin supported Freo as kids.

According to the Footy Record yesterday Rhys Palmer supported West Coast.

 

[bradrowe#32]

Jeremy Cameron supported Collingwood.

 

[benji2]

Dermott Brereton supported Collingwood. Gavin Wanganeen supported Norwood as a kid

 

[madman]

More interesting ones:
Angus Monfries - Adelaide (pretty sure)
Scott Thompson (crows) - Port Adelaide

A random one I somehow remember:
Matty Lobbe - Richmond

 

[Sellout Scully]

Judd supported Melbourne

 

[Stratton_Gun]

Nick Maxwell- Hawthorn
Bernie Vince-Hawthorn
Isaac Smith- Carlton
Mitch Robinson-Sydney
Luke Hodge- Richmond
Sam Mitchell- St Kilda
Andrew Mackie- Adelaide

Other ones I think have been mentioned. Buddy, Judd and Pendlebury all went for Melbourne

 

[imadodgyumpire]

I like these thread. The apparent fact about Buddy, I read in another thread, was that he was a huge fan of David Schwarz, and had his no5 jumper. Schwarz barracked for the Hawks as a kid, and had Dermie's no23. Freaky.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Of the former players who have a gig on SEN.

Tim Watson - Richmond
KB - Footscray
Daniel Harford - Collingwood
David Schwarz - Hawthorn
Robert Walls - Essendon (lol)
David King - Sydney
Cam Mooney - Carlton
Nathan Thompson - Carlton
Dermie - Collingwood

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Just found out Scott Lucas barracked for Geelong.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Hayden Ballantyne: the Eagles
Nat Fyfe: Richmond
Sonny Walters: Sydney Swans via Swan Districts, uh, Swans
Tom Sheridan: Essendon
Jon Griffin: Freo
Josh Simpson: Freo
Ryan Crowley: Geelong
Hayden Crozier: Collingwood
Alex Forster: Crows
Viv Michie: Sainters
Pav: West Torrens and the Crows