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20 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Perhaps we can use this thread to discuss the best Father Son combinations at the Dees.

Ron Barassi Snr and Jnr - 7 Flags between 

them.

I'm not sure if he had any sons, but Robert Flower combined with the zero games played by any sons he may have had was still a better combination than most of the father/son combinations we've had to date.

 

From my personal observations, the Vineys win the contest.

Ron Barassi Jnr was an absolutely inspirational freak, but I never saw his dad in action.

Are there any here old enough to have seen Barassi Snr before his tragic demise?


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On 5/23/2018 at 3:23 PM, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I'm not sure if he had any sons, but Robert Flower combined with the zero games played by any sons he may have had was still a better combination than most of the father/son combinations we've had to date.

I understand what you said but it's irrelevant in the context of the subject matter. 

On 5/23/2018 at 9:45 AM, Demonland said:

Soon.

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Please enlighten us.


1 hour ago, Demonland said:

Yes. I guess that didn’t pan out as planned.

 However if you told the 2018 me that Farmer jnr wouldn’t have made it but we’ll win a Premiership in 3 years time you know which one I’d take. 

Ahhh the old timestamparoo got me there. I think we all were waiting with anticipation on Farmer’s boy. 


4 hours ago, Demonland said:

Yes. I guess that didn’t pan out as planned.

 However if you told the 2018 me that Farmer jnr wouldn’t have made it but we’ll win a Premiership in 3 years time you know which one I’d take. 

Anyone know what Wiz Junior is up to these days?

On 5/23/2018 at 1:14 PM, Supermercado said:

Hopefully Woey's boy turns in a win and in the near future Nathan Brown and Jeff White's boys are added to the list.

4 hours ago, cantstandyasam said:

Hopefully Woey's boy turns in a win and in the near future Nathan Brown and Jeff White's boys are added to the list.

Nathan Brown’s kids were at the same junior club as my kids a few years back. They were good and placed in club B&F, but they weren’t dominant like most juniors who make it to AFL are. So I wouldn’t hold your breath.

 

 

On 5/23/2018 at 9:03 AM, Demonland said:

Here is a list of all players drafted under the father and son rule from all clubs. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_drafted_to_the_Australian_Football_League_under_the_father–son_rule

Interesting, just reading through the list (ie have not done the data analysis) it would seem by a fair margin the son more often than not fails to reach the same number of games than the father. So generally fail to reach the same level ?? Genetics not a good guide?  
 

 I love the drafting rule though!!

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1 hour ago, kryton101 said:

 

Interesting, just reading through the list (ie have not done the data analysis) it would seem by a fair margin the son more often than not fails to reach the same number of games than the father. So generally fail to reach the same level ?? Genetics not a good guide?  
 

 I love the drafting rule though!!

Correct. Look at it the other way around. Look how many games sons have played whose fathers' played zero games. That's most of the competition, after all. 


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