2014 Round 4, Three quarter time.

5th April Birthdays.

 

Simon Phillips 1987.

PLAYER OF THE DAY. Milham Hanna, born 5^th April 1966.

Milham’s first year for the Blues was not great as he injured his knee in the first game and didn’t play again for the rest of the year.  However, when he did come back he was a more than capable utility player mainly playing in defence loving to break the lines.

He played seven state of origin games and was All Australian in 1992.  From 1986 to 1997 he played 128 games for Carlton, including the 1995 grand final and kicked 49 goals.
 

Source: The Encyclopaedia of AFL Footballers.

 

The Power Brothers.

Luke Power is the eldest of the two brothers and had the longer career in footy.

Drafted by Brisbane, he joined them in 1998 and was there until the end of 2011 when told his position there was not guaranteed for 2012. While at the Lions he played 282 games and kicked 226 goals.

Starting as a forward goal sneak he later moved to a back/mid fielder role and was a major part of the clubs ‘threepeat‘ of grand finals. He played one state of origin game and was on the All Australian team once also.

His short time at Greater Western Sydney saw him play 20 games.

Sam Power is 3 years younger than Luke and his first club was the Western Bulldogs where he spent 6 years from 2002 to 2007.

He played 84 games there and kicked 16 goals.  Mainly playing on the forward line, he showed great ball getting and goal kicking skill but was still unable to cement a spot on the senior team.

Moving to North Melbourne for the 2008 and 2009 seasons he was moved into the back line and found the freedom to be creative really suited him. He played 39 games and kicked 2 goals in his time there.

Source: The Encyclopaedia of AFL Footballers & Wikipedia.

The Most Successful N.T. Team.

The Northern Territory club with the best record is St Mary’s, having won 29 premierships, as at the end of the 2012/13 season.
Being formed and admitted to the NTFL in 1952 they have played in 45 grand finals and in 1979 they actually won all 5 premierships on offer from under 14 to senior.

They have also had 23 Nichols medalists (NT Best & Fairest) and produced some fine AFL players including Maurice Rioli, Michael Long, Peter Burgoyne and Scott Chisholm.

Their longest serving president was Vic Ludwig OAM who was at the helm for 42 years during which time they only missed the grand final 9 times.

Source: St Marys AFC web site.

4 X 4 For Carlton.

Here are just 4 of Carltons great number 4’s, including their longest serving captain.

Viv Valentine played 116 games for the Blues from 1911 to 1918 and kicked 90 goals.

As a short (168cm) player he played ‘low to the ground’ and relishing wet grounds he more often than not found a teammate with his accurate passes.

He was in Carlton’s 1915 flag side, played 5 state games and coached the club in 1919.

Robert Bosustow was with the club for 2 seasons (1955 and ’56) and played 20 games for 4 goals.  Probably his best contribution to the Blues was his son.

Peter Bosustow came to Carlton in 1981 at a time when the Blues were regulars in the finals and like his father he donned the number 4 guernsey.

In his 3 years at the club he played in two premiership teams and was a great mark and goal kicker topping the club goal kicking in 1981 (59).

His game tally at the club just 65 but he returned 146 goals.

Stephen Kernahan is well known for the fact that he said he would not cross to Carlton until Glenelg won a premiership, which they did in 1985.

From 1986 to 1997 he played 251 games and kicked 738 goals and was captain of the club for a record 225 games from 1987 to 1997.

He was leading goal kicker for 11 years in a row from 1986 and was the Best and Fairest 3 times.

Source: The Encyclopaedia of AFL Footballers.

Gordon ‘Nuts’ Coventry.

Coventry won the Leading Goalkicker medal 6 times, including a streak of 5 times from 1926 to 1930. His other win was in 1933.

Playing in the days when most players were with a team for their whole career, he was a Collingwood favourite for an amazing 18 years playing 306 games for 1299 goals, an average of more than 4 goals per game.

As a record breaker he was the first player to kick 100 goals in a season, first VFL player to play 300 games and kicked 50 or more goals 13 years in a row.  His 1299 goal tally was a record for 6 decades until surpassed by Tony Lockett.

He represented Victoria on 25 occasions keeping up his 4 goal a game average. In 5 Collingwood premiership teams he also won the clubs Best and Fairest award in 1933.

Source: The Encyclopaedia of AFL Footballers & AFL Record Season Guide 2013.