Who do they barrack for?

[Bunk Moreland]

Surprised there isn't a thread on this (that I could find - feel free to merge if so).

Who do football journalists / media figures support?

I'm of the belief that basically nobody is unbiased when it comes to footy, so I think it's pretty interesting info. Happy to start a list if there isn't one.

Most ex players are pretty obvious, but otherwise...

Mark Allan - Collingwood
Jon Anderson - Geelong
Paul Amy - Bulldogs
Damian Barrett - North Melbourne
Greg Baum - Collingwood
Martin Blake - St Kilda
James Brayshaw - North Melbourne
Ash Browne - Hawthorn
Tom Browne - Collingwood
Ash Chua - North Melbourne
Jay Clark - ???
Rohan Connolly - Essendon
Greg Denham - West Coast
Barry Denner - Essendon
Jackie Epstein - Collingwood
Bruce Eva - St Kilda
Mark Fine - St Kilda
Michael Gleeson - Collingwood
Tim Gossage - St Kilda
Scott Gullan - Bulldogs
Richard Hinds - Collingwood
Tegan Higginbotham - Carlton
Mark Howard - Hawthorn
Anthony Hudson - Geelong
Craig Hutchison - Geelong
Dave Hughes - Carlton
Tony Jones - Collingwood
Josh Kay - Essendon
Sam Landsberger - Bulldogs
Sam Lane - Carlton
Tim Lane - Carlton
Francis Leach - St Kilda
Tony Leonard - Bulldogs
Dan Lonergan - Bulldogs
Rebecca Maddern - Geelong
Andy Maher - Carlton
Neroli Meadows - Fremantle
Bruce McAvaney - ???
Sam McClure - Carlton
Glenn McFarlane - Collingwood
Eddie McGuire - Collingwood
Hamish McLaughlan - ???
Adam McNicol - Richmond
Mick Molloy - Richmond
Jake Niall - Collingwood
Sam Pang - Carlton
Jon Pierik - Carlton
Jon Ralph - Richmond
Sandy Roberts - St Kilda
Mark Robinson - Essendon
Michaelangelo Rucci - Port Adelaide
Mike Sheahan - Melbourne
Patrick Smith - Richmond (formerly Essendon)
Mark Stevens - Bulldogs
Darryl Timms - Hawthorn
Mick Warner - Richmond
Gerard Whateley - Geelong
Caroline Wilson - Richmond
Basil Zempilas - Fremantle

 

[TBellicious]

Jon Ralph - Richmond
Derwayne - Port
Basil - Freo

 

[CJApples87]

Jon Ralph - Richmond
Derwayne - Port
Basil - Freo

Add Geelong to Derwayne's love of Port too.

 

[Deep]

Neroli Meadows Freo
Tegan Higginbotham Carlton

 

[Pugz89]

Stevo - Dogs
Sam Landsberger - Dogs
Scott Gullan - Dogs
Paul Amy - Dogs

 

[Deep]

Sandy Roberts Saints

You've missed Eddie but that's obvious I guess

Apparently Jon Anderson Geelong but can't verify

Jake Niall Collingwood and Emma Quayle Essendon

 

[Bluelegs]

Mike Sheahan - Melbourne
Tim Lane - Carlton
Sam Lane - Carlton
Sam McLure - Carlton

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Sandy Roberts Saints

You've missed Eddie but that's obvious I guess

Apparently Jon Anderson Geelong but can't verify

Jake Niall Collingwood and Emma Quayle Essendon

We'll wait for verification on Anderson

Keep em coming guys

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Seems we have split opinion on Derwayne too

Perhaps he's too much man for one single club

 

[TBellicious]

We'll wait for verification on Anderson

Keep em coming guys

Ando definitely Geel

Hutchi - maybe Geelong? I don't really know

 

[CJApples87]

Seems we have split opinion on Derwayne too

Perhaps he's too much man for one single club

Not necessarily split opinion. He played for both sides so still has strong support towards them both.

 

[FirstAccount]

Basil Zempilas - Fremantle

Where does this come from?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Where does this come from?

Poster above

 

[imadodgyumpire]

I thought Basil went for Richmond or North?

 

[FirstAccount]

Poster above

Citation needed here. I've never heard him mention this... and I'm listening closely, because it's actually my biggest fear.

Jon Ralph - Richmond
Derwayne - Port
Basil - Freo

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Fair enough... anybody got a clue on basil?

I checked his wiki, no mention. (also it's funny, you can always tell who's written their own wiki).

 

[Baird]

Not surprised to learn that Sandy supports St. Kilda. I've noticed that he gets pretty excited calling their games and he has a liking for Jack Steven

 

[schmuttt]

Could have sworn Landsberger was Carlton...

 

[Pedantic]

Fair enough... anybody got a clue on basil?

I checked his wiki, no mention. (also it's funny, you can always tell who's written their own wiki).

He's definitely a Freo supporter but it's hard to find much on it. A quick google gives this twitter pic (see below) and a BF thread (https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/basil-zempilas.815991/) where most Freo supporters are potting him but one notes that he donated money to the club.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

One time Footy Show staple Trevor Marmalade - Norf.
Sam Pang - Carlton.
Before she went to GWS, Emma Quayle supported Essendon.
Channel 7 stats guy Josh Kay goes for Essendon.

 

[class78]

Bruce supports Adelaide I'm fairly sure

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Bruce supports Adelaide I'm fairly sure

I've heard this but nobody seems completely sure

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Howie supports Hawthorn and Baz Denner supports Essendon.

I think Jay Clark goes for Collingwood but not sure.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Mark Howard is Hawthorn.

 

[Custard Guts]

Gossage barracks for the Aints according to Mark Fine.