The 16 Least Physically Intimidating Players In The AFL
Some of these players are stars, some of them are not, but they all have in common the lack of a physical presence on the field. Some are just naturally small, others are too placid, some need to train hard and eat their vitamins, but none of them will be worrying people in a darkened alley or on the AFL playing field.
Adelaide:
Matthew Bode
Just a little guy running around the forward line for the Crows, but he does throw his body in even if there isn't much to throw. But mess with him and you might have to deal with Ricciuto, so Bode's opponents don't mess with him.
Brisbane:
Richard Hadley
You don't have to call this Richard Hadley a sir.
Carlton:
Matthew Lappin
You have to be really weak and scrawny to be the least physically intimidating player at Carlton, but Lappin is the winner. Houlihan would have been a distant second to Lappin.
Collingwood:
Rhyce Shaw
In the past if a Shaw was playing for Collingwood you were in trouble, Rhyce didn't follow in the family tradition.
Essendon:
Kepler Bradley
At least Dustin Fletcher has sharp, pointy elbows and hard fists and runs into people. Bradley might be equally long and thin but he does not play the Essendon way yet.
Fremantle:
Justin Longmuir
If Peter Bell's attitude was put into Longmuir he would be great, but until then he isn't going to be good enough.
Geelong:
Steven King
He might have been a bit overwhelmed as a sixteen year old in the AFL but he never grew in the intimidation department. Sure he might have hurt Jeff White, but that was when he was trying to hit the ball with his foot, so that wasn't physical play it was just stupid. The runner-up for this position at Geelong might have been Ottens, not a good sign when a team's two biggest players are acting like little cats instead of big lions.
Hawthorn:
Joel Smith
Has spent most of his career brushing his hair out of his eyes, a bit of a change from Dipper and Dermott playing for the Hawks.
Kangaroos:
Jonathan Hay
There was a time when he was one of the biggest, quickest and strongest full backs in the game. Now he has to change his ways and get back to that level or he will be the least intimidating player on the Kangaroos.
Melbourne:
Travis Johnstone
Floats around getting plenty of kicks but doesn't appear when the going gets tough. The Demons have become a tough team, despite having players called Clint, Bruce, Brad and even Sylvia, but Johnstone is a weak link. Johnstone is the anti-Pickett on the field for the Demons.
Port Adelaide:
Fabian Deluca
It isn't fair to name Nathan Krakouer here, he will get bigger and nobody is going to catch him anyway. But Fabian Deluca seems to be just like his brother, a 200cm player who thinks he is 160cm.
Richmond:
Nathan Foley
If he was nicknamed Mick Foley instead of Axel Foley it might be different. But maybe Kingsley will become the player here instead.
St Kilda:
Justin Koschitzke
He should not be on this list, especially as he has Milne as a teammate. But he is brittle, and even when you give him another chance an umpire in the reserves of the VFL knocks him over.
Sydney:
Simon Phillips
Nobody is going to call the little Phillips weak, as Barry Hall is playing near him in the forward line for Sydney.
West Coast:
Chad Fletcher
It takes a bit of looking to find weakness at the Eagles, that is something that Worsfold would have eliminated. But Fletcher isn't going to scare anyone on the field.
Western Bulldogs:
Nathan Eagleton
Most of their little guys are tough and their bigs don't back down either so it was difficult finding a player that was lacking a bit. Both Darcy and Eagleton have had their injuries and often come off worse in a physical clash. At least Darcy has a bit of bulk behind him, so Eagleton might be the choice here.
Adelaide:
Matthew Bode
Just a little guy running around the forward line for the Crows, but he does throw his body in even if there isn't much to throw. But mess with him and you might have to deal with Ricciuto, so Bode's opponents don't mess with him.
Richard Hadley
You don't have to call this Richard Hadley a sir.
Carlton:
Matthew Lappin
You have to be really weak and scrawny to be the least physically intimidating player at Carlton, but Lappin is the winner. Houlihan would have been a distant second to Lappin.
Collingwood:
Rhyce Shaw
In the past if a Shaw was playing for Collingwood you were in trouble, Rhyce didn't follow in the family tradition.
Essendon:
Kepler Bradley
At least Dustin Fletcher has sharp, pointy elbows and hard fists and runs into people. Bradley might be equally long and thin but he does not play the Essendon way yet.
Fremantle:
Justin Longmuir
If Peter Bell's attitude was put into Longmuir he would be great, but until then he isn't going to be good enough.
Geelong:
Steven King
He might have been a bit overwhelmed as a sixteen year old in the AFL but he never grew in the intimidation department. Sure he might have hurt Jeff White, but that was when he was trying to hit the ball with his foot, so that wasn't physical play it was just stupid. The runner-up for this position at Geelong might have been Ottens, not a good sign when a team's two biggest players are acting like little cats instead of big lions.
Hawthorn:
Joel Smith
Has spent most of his career brushing his hair out of his eyes, a bit of a change from Dipper and Dermott playing for the Hawks.
Kangaroos:
Jonathan Hay
There was a time when he was one of the biggest, quickest and strongest full backs in the game. Now he has to change his ways and get back to that level or he will be the least intimidating player on the Kangaroos.
Melbourne:
Travis Johnstone
Floats around getting plenty of kicks but doesn't appear when the going gets tough. The Demons have become a tough team, despite having players called Clint, Bruce, Brad and even Sylvia, but Johnstone is a weak link. Johnstone is the anti-Pickett on the field for the Demons.
Port Adelaide:
Fabian Deluca
It isn't fair to name Nathan Krakouer here, he will get bigger and nobody is going to catch him anyway. But Fabian Deluca seems to be just like his brother, a 200cm player who thinks he is 160cm.
Richmond:
Nathan Foley
If he was nicknamed Mick Foley instead of Axel Foley it might be different. But maybe Kingsley will become the player here instead.
St Kilda:
Justin Koschitzke
He should not be on this list, especially as he has Milne as a teammate. But he is brittle, and even when you give him another chance an umpire in the reserves of the VFL knocks him over.
Sydney:
Simon Phillips
Nobody is going to call the little Phillips weak, as Barry Hall is playing near him in the forward line for Sydney.
West Coast:
Chad Fletcher
It takes a bit of looking to find weakness at the Eagles, that is something that Worsfold would have eliminated. But Fletcher isn't going to scare anyone on the field.
Western Bulldogs:
Nathan Eagleton
Most of their little guys are tough and their bigs don't back down either so it was difficult finding a player that was lacking a bit. Both Darcy and Eagleton have had their injuries and often come off worse in a physical clash. At least Darcy has a bit of bulk behind him, so Eagleton might be the choice here.
