2014 Round 23, Three quarter time.

16th August Birthdays.

 

David Brown '67, Steven Cummongs '69, Darren Saunders '65, Bill Tymms '03.

 PLAYER OF THE DAY. Brad Pearce, born 16th August 1971.

Brad started his football journey with St Kilda but in the three years he was there he didn't play a senior game. He moved to Brisbane and played 2 games for them in 1993 and kicked 1 goal.

1994 found him at Carlton where he stayed until 1999, playing 77 games for 151 goals. Seeming slow and lethargic when he first arrived, the club persisted with him and were able to see his true worth in the 1995 grand final where he kicked 4 goals of his 52 for the year.

Source: The Encyclopaedia Of AFL Footballers.

Keith Greig – Dual Brownlow Medalist.

A tall red headed winger, Keith played his first game for North Melbourne in 1971 and by the time he finished playing in 1985 had been in 294 games for 48 goals.

There is no doubt he was a talented player as evidenced by the fact that he won state selection after a few games.  Dogged by knee troubles, he played off half back quite often late in his career.

As well as back to back Brownlow Medals in 1973-74 he was in the clubs 1975 Premiership team and captained them from 1976-79. Other achievements include Best and Fairest in 1980, 13 games for Victoria and All Australian in 1983.

Source: The Encyclopaedia Of AFL Footballers.

FACTS AND FIGURES.

Here are a few interesting statistics:

- HIGHEST SCORE by a team is 37.17.239 for Geelong against the Brisbane Bears in 1992.

- LOWEST SCORE by a team is 0.1.1 by St Kilda against Geelong in 1899.

- HIGHEST WINNING MARGIN is 190 points for Fitzroy against Melbourne in 1979.

- YOUNGEST PLAYER on debut is Keith Bromage.  He was 15 years 287 days old and played 28 games for Collingwood and  41 for Fitzroy from 1953 to 1961.

- OLDEST PLAYER at time of last game was Harry Cumberland at 43 years 48 days.  In a career spanning almost 30 years he played for Melbourne and St Kilda.  He came and went a few times with his absences including army service and a move to New Zealand to help set up the code there.

- MOST GAMES played is by Michael Tuck of Hawthorn. He played 426 games from 1972 to 1991.  Not surprisingly he also holds the record for the most finals appearances, most grand final appearances and most grand final wins by any player.
 

 

Commentators – Dwayne lamb and Tony Shaw.

Dwayne Lamb played 151 games for the West Coast Eagles from 1987 to 1994 and kicked 46 goals, mainly as an on baller and sometimes used as a tagger.

His stamina and fitness are witnessed by the fact that prior to joining the Eagles he had played 132 games in a row for WA side Subiaco.

He played in a losing Grand Final side in 1991 and then in a winning one in 1992 as well as representing Western Australia 8 times.

 

Tony Shaw captained a Collingwood Premiership team, won the Norm Smith Medal and Best and Fairest all in one year, 1990.

First playing for the club in 1977 this nuggetty, loyal, determined rover/centre notched up 313 games for 159 goals finally hanging up the boots in 1994.

Winning 2 Best and Fairests, he was Captain from 1987 to 1993 and coached the team from 1996 to 1999.

  

Source: The Encyclopaedia Of AFL Footballers.

The Ottens Family.

Two generations of Ottens have played Australian Rules, with Brad probably being the best known, but his Father and Brother also pulled on the boots.

Dean Ottens was a solidly built ruckman that played 116 games for Sturt in the SANFL from 1966 to 1974.

It was a slow start for this talented long kicking player but by 1969 he was able to play in 18 games and was in the Premiership team.

During his career he was a dual premiership player and played 7 games for South Australia.

Luke is the older of the 2 brothers and played just 4 games for Melbourne in 1999. Though originally drafted in 1997, injury kept him from playing many games, which is unfortunate as he would probably have been skilled like his father and brother.

Brad started his football journey at Richmond, first playing in 1998 and up until 2004 he was in 129 games for 152 goals.

The Tigers eased him into a regular spot and whilst he showed a lot of talent a back injury saw him not reach his full potential.

Seeking a chance to play finals football he moved to Geelong in 2005 and he got his wish, big time.

From 2005 to 2011 he played 116 games for the Cat’s and kicked 109 goals,  more than showing his skills and value to the team.  He was in 3 Premiership winning teams and was All Australian in 2001.

Source: The Encyclopaedia Of AFL Footballers & australianfootball.com.