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Craig HillTurning Back The Clock - Team Lists 15 Years Ago - Melbourne Demons
February 10th 2007 13:52
The Demons of today, and the players who were there in 1992.
A look at players who were in some small way similar to what the club has now, these are not direct player comparisons as there were plenty of players who were unique, one-of-kind stars. A fun test to see how many players were memorable from the past team, and how many have been forgotten about.
Melbourne 2007 and 1992:
Clint Bartram - Darren Kowal
Very good small player.
Matthew Bate - Darren Cuthbertson
Solid secondary forward option.
Daniel Bell - Andrew Obst
Strong midfielder.
Clint Bizzell - Peter Rohde
Moved to Demons after time at another club.
Nathan D. Brown - Paul Hopgood
Short defender.
Cameron Bruce - Andy Lovell
Talented player who knows where the goals are.
Simon Buckley - Michael Pickering
Midfielder/forward.
Nathan Carroll - Sean Wight
The full back.
Aaron Davey - Sean Charles
The small forward.
Lynden Dunn - Garry Lyon
Big forward, both have a name starting with "Ly" too.
Ryan Ferguson - Andrew Lamprill
Tall/medium defender.
James Frawley - Andy Goodwin
Tallish defender.
Colin Garland - Grant Williams
Tall forward project.
Simon Godfrey - Darren Bennett
Long kick.
Brad Green - Glenn Lovett
Skilful onballer/forward.
Ben Holland - Brian Stynes
Someone's brother.
Mark Jamar - Greg Doyle
Backup big.
Chris Johnson - Chris Sullivan
They're called Chris.
Paul Johnson - Paul Bryce
Backup tall on their list.
Travis Johnstone - Stephen Tingay
Run on the wing.
Nathan Jones - Rod Keogh
Strength in the middle.
James McDonald - Greg Healy
Important onballer.
Brock McLean - Todd Viney
Midfield toughness, one with a headband and one without.
Brad Miller - David Schwarz
Strong-bodied key forward.
Brent Moloney - Brett Lovett
Tough midfielder.
David Neitz - David Neitz
Has certainly been there a long time.
Heath Neville - Haydn Robins
Smaller defender.
Michael Newton - Shane Burgmann
Tall prospect.
Ricky Petterd - Graeme Yeates
Footballer with solid skills.
Byron Pickett - Rod Grinter
Ouch.
Jared Rivers - Wayne Henwood
Tall back.
Russell Robertson - Allen Jakovich
A different type of forward.
Colin Sylvia - Kevin Dyson
Important part of midfield unit.
Daniel Ward - Matthew Febey
A lot of the ball.
Matthew Warnock - Simon Eishold
Forward option.
Isaac Weetra - Luke Beveridge
Small forward.
Paul Wheatley - John Howat
Defender.
Matthew Whelan - Steven Febey
Run and disposals from the back.
Jeff White - Jim Stynes
Dominating ruckman, but different styles.
Adem Yze - Steven Stretch
Run on the wing or around half forward at the MCG.
A look at players who were in some small way similar to what the club has now, these are not direct player comparisons as there were plenty of players who were unique, one-of-kind stars. A fun test to see how many players were memorable from the past team, and how many have been forgotten about.
Melbourne 2007 and 1992:
Clint Bartram - Darren Kowal
Very good small player.
Matthew Bate - Darren Cuthbertson
Solid secondary forward option.
Daniel Bell - Andrew Obst
Strong midfielder.
Clint Bizzell - Peter Rohde
Moved to Demons after time at another club.
Nathan D. Brown - Paul Hopgood
Short defender.
Cameron Bruce - Andy Lovell
Talented player who knows where the goals are.
Simon Buckley - Michael Pickering
Midfielder/forward.
Nathan Carroll - Sean Wight
The full back.
Aaron Davey - Sean Charles
The small forward.
Lynden Dunn - Garry Lyon
Big forward, both have a name starting with "Ly" too.
Ryan Ferguson - Andrew Lamprill
Tall/medium defender.
James Frawley - Andy Goodwin
Tallish defender.
Colin Garland - Grant Williams
Tall forward project.
Simon Godfrey - Darren Bennett
Long kick.
Brad Green - Glenn Lovett
Skilful onballer/forward.
Ben Holland - Brian Stynes
Someone's brother.
Mark Jamar - Greg Doyle
Backup big.
Chris Johnson - Chris Sullivan
They're called Chris.
Paul Johnson - Paul Bryce
Backup tall on their list.
Travis Johnstone - Stephen Tingay
Run on the wing.
Nathan Jones - Rod Keogh
Strength in the middle.
James McDonald - Greg Healy
Important onballer.
Brock McLean - Todd Viney
Midfield toughness, one with a headband and one without.
Brad Miller - David Schwarz
Strong-bodied key forward.
Brent Moloney - Brett Lovett
Tough midfielder.
David Neitz - David Neitz
Has certainly been there a long time.
Heath Neville - Haydn Robins
Smaller defender.
Michael Newton - Shane Burgmann
Tall prospect.
Ricky Petterd - Graeme Yeates
Footballer with solid skills.
Byron Pickett - Rod Grinter
Ouch.
Jared Rivers - Wayne Henwood
Tall back.
Russell Robertson - Allen Jakovich
A different type of forward.
Colin Sylvia - Kevin Dyson
Important part of midfield unit.
Daniel Ward - Matthew Febey
A lot of the ball.
Matthew Warnock - Simon Eishold
Forward option.
Isaac Weetra - Luke Beveridge
Small forward.
Paul Wheatley - John Howat
Defender.
Matthew Whelan - Steven Febey
Run and disposals from the back.
Jeff White - Jim Stynes
Dominating ruckman, but different styles.
Adem Yze - Steven Stretch
Run on the wing or around half forward at the MCG.
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Comment by Anonymous
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Thank you for commenting on this old post. Maybe it is time to post a similar comparison of past teams.