Essendon gamers with distinctive nicknames have been laborious to discover, so the previous few choices could also be a bit weak.
40. ‘Ned’: Edward A. Officer (1897). Not an unusual nickname for somebody named Edward, however due to his surname (Officer), his occupation (physician) and the truth that he was nearing the top of his profession by the point the VFL started.
39.’Bill 1′: Gordon Leslie Hall was a wingman from Woodlands within the Essendon District League. He had issue getting an everyday senior recreation and performed 21 video games between 1935 and 1938 after which two extra in 1942.
38. ‘Bill 2’: William Robinson performed within the 1901 flag aspect and performed for Victoria in the identical 12 months.
37. ‘Mick’: Leslie Whittle Irving (1927) got here from Koroit.
36. ‘Harry’: His nickname was ‘Harry’, however was his actual identify Henry, Jack or John? (1937).
35. ‘Ern’: Vernon P. Hazelwinkle (1909) performed underneath the surname Hazel and his third membership was Essendon. He was the beneficiary of an damage to Allan Belcherin the finals sequence and lined up as a again pocket within the 1911 grand ultimate win.
34. ‘Johnnie’: Bill. A. Walker (1911) was linked to a well-known drop of whiskey. Keep strolling.
33. ‘Ted 1’: George F. Regan (1938) was a robust defender who was a reserve within the 1941 grand ultimate. Regan, an RAAF crew member, was killed over Burma in 1943.
32. ‘Ted 2’: This can be a standard nickname for somebody named Edward Charles Rippon (1933), however his later fame as a hotelier and soccer commentator meant he deserved to make the checklist.
31. ‘Bull’: Vigorous, huge, burly and feared have been all phrases used to describe Jim Martin (1902) who holds the excellence of being certainly one of solely two gamers who’ve performed in premiership sides in successive years with two completely different golf equipment.
30. ‘Snowy’: Ernest John Martin (1923) solely managed a number of video games at his first membership, Carlton, however had one other VFL stint in 1928, this time at Essendon, however struggled with a knee damage in his two seasons and ultimately returned to Coburg.
29. ‘Skeeter’: The phrase skeeter means fast and darting, and has been used a number of occasions to describe AFL/VFL gamers. In Essendon’s case it was used to describe James Larkin (1898).
28. ‘Pos’: The nickname was an abbreviated type of ‘Possum’ given to William Wright Watson, who performed for Essendon VFA and in WA.
27. ‘Bomber’: Mark Thompson’s (1983) nickname as a child was ‘Bomba’ due to his means to climb timber to fetch footballs and cricket balls. It developed into ‘Bomber’ when he joined Essendon.
26. ‘Spudda’: Greg Tate (1947) was one of many speedsters who have been a part of the Nineteen Forties mosquito fleet.
25. ‘Bluey 1′: First there was Bob McClure (1946), a superb ruckman from Meeniyan who performed in three premierships and retired early due to a knee damage.
24.’Bluey 2’: Then there was Ian Stanley Shelton (1959). Recruited from the Avenel-Longwood Football Club, Shelton was a robust, brave, and proficient footballer, ready to kick nicely with each ft, who performed at centre halfback.
23. ‘Dookie’: John Joseph McKenzie (1901) gained the nickname ‘Dookie’ from his favorite participant as a youth, Alex ‘Dookie’ McKenzie, a Carlton and Melbourne participant of the Eighties, and Eighteen Nineties.
22. ‘Chooka’: Charles Francis May (1922) was a superb centre participant who starred within the 1923-24 premierships.
21. (*21*): Geoff Leek (1951) reworked from an ungainly teenager into one of many league’s high ruckmen. Leek was vice-captain of the 1962 premiership staff.
