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I'm pretty sure I've never seen a first name Denver, Tanner, Reef, Finlay or Braeden pull on a guernsey in the AFL. (Just filling in time until the draft gets underway}.

Other contributions welcome.

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    20 minutes ago, maximum bob said:

    I'm pretty sure I've never seen a first name Denver, Tanner, Reef, Finlay or Braeden pull on a guernsey in the AFL. (Just filling in time until the draft gets underway}.

    Other contributions welcome.

    “Easton” Wood was the start of the move away from John, Jack and David. 

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    Haven't seen a Olympus, Spartacus or even Hercule read out yet either!

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    3 hours ago, maximum bob said:

    I'm pretty sure I've never seen a first name Denver, Tanner, Reef, Finlay or Braeden pull on a guernsey in the AFL. (Just filling in time until the draft gets underway}.

    Other contributions welcome.

    From the Useless AFL Stats Facebook Page...

    12848 players have taken the field in VFL/AFL history - here is a team where every players first and last name is unique.

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    2 hours ago, goodoil said:

    From the Useless AFL Stats Facebook Page...

    12848 players have taken the field in VFL/AFL history - here is a team where every players first and last name is unique.

    127223190_811802676034486_61986798024960

    only one reece is pretty decent wouldn't have picked that.

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    12 hours ago, maximum bob said:

    I'm pretty sure I've never seen a first name Denver, Tanner, Reef, Finlay or Braeden pull on a guernsey in the AFL. (Just filling in time until the draft gets underway}.

    Other contributions welcome.

    When I see names like this I always assume the parents have spent much of their life receiving unemployment benefits 

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    11 hours ago, goodoil said:

    From the Useless AFL Stats Facebook Page...

    12848 players have taken the field in VFL/AFL history - here is a team where every players first and last name is unique.

    127223190_811802676034486_61986798024960

    Falls at the first hurdle! Just within this team there's a repeated name.And the repeated name doesn't even extend beyond one player.

    I also wonder if Aliir Aliir is the only AFL/VFL player in history with the same first and last name? Donald McDonald gets close.

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    There’s been some humdinger names in the NRL. I reckon nothing can top Fuifui Moi-Fui Moimoi

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    Add the Mullets and porno Moustache that a number of players had, I thought we were back in the 80's. 

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    Alex Neal-Bullen is worth including because the Late Danny Frawley when commentating thought his 1st name was Neal and last name was Bullen.

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    Didn’t ohalpins brother get a game? Which one kicked his team mate at Carlton?

    Brett Ebert’s whole name had four letters. 

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    15 hours ago, goodoil said:

    From the Useless AFL Stats Facebook Page...

    12848 players have taken the field in VFL/AFL history - here is a team where every players first and last name is unique.

    127223190_811802676034486_61986798024960

    I'm really surprised by Willingham, McCallum and Hampton being unique surnames. Adem and Reece I would have expected to see more of, too.

    Aliir and Daw won't be unique for long, they are the cultural equivalents of Smith and Jones and the community is taking to AFL like Islanders to Rugby or Irish to sunburn.

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    1 hour ago, radar said:

    Didn’t ohalpins brother get a game? Which one kicked his team mate at Carlton?

    Brett Ebert’s whole name had four letters. 

    This is the valuable information I come to Demonland for. 

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    addem maric was half there if it wasnt for big ivan

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    5 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Falls at the first hurdle! Just within this team there's a repeated name.

    He qualifies as the only player with the surname Aliir and the first name Aliir.

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    2 hours ago, radar said:

    Didn’t ohalpins brother get a game? Which one kicked his team mate at Carlton?

    Brett Ebert’s whole name had four letters. 

    His brother was Sean Og O hAilpin

    Setanta kicked his team mate.

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    21 hours ago, Demonland said:

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    I'm sad that we didn't get Phoenix Spicer

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    Phoenix Spicer sounds like the name of a crop dusting plane.

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