Best and worst brothers

Batnoe · Post: # 741704Post **Batnoe** » Tue 19 May 2009 4:22pm

I know there has been a lot of brothers that have made it to the big time together

there has also been a lot of sons to play as good as their dads

I am just wondering what was the worst set of brothers to play AFL- biggest gap between

We had Robert Harvey- and his brother Tony?
Brent Harvey and his brother
Luke Ball- and Matt Ball
Will Minson- Hugh Minson
Chris Tarrant - Robbie Tarrant (yet to play)
Gary Ablett- Nathan Ablett

are there any other brothers that didnt live up to their older brothers expectations

thirty-seven!? · Tue 19 May 2009 4:25pm

Batnoe wrote:I know there has been a lot of brothers that have made it to the big time together

there has also been a lot of sons to play as good as their dads

I am just wondering what was the worst set of brothers to play AFL- biggest gap between

We had Robert Harvey- and his brother Tony?
Brent Harvey and his brother
Luke Ball- and Matt Ball
Will Minson- Hugh Minson
Chris Tarrant - Robbie Tarrant (yet to play)
Gary Ablett- Nathan Ablett

are there any other brothers that didnt live up to their older brothers expectations

Hamish Hartlett (Port) is already better than his older brother from Carlton
Whilst still good, Brett Voss was no Michael...

I know there are others, but am struggling to remember...

StNoodles · Post: # 741714Post **StNoodles** » Tue 19 May 2009 4:34pm

Trent and Cameron Croad...

Trent an All-Australian, Premiership CHB, Cameron was on Carlton's list for a couple of seasons and didn't play a game...

HarveysDeciple · Tue 19 May 2009 4:35pm

Shane and Justin Crawford.

StNoodles · Post: # 741719Post **StNoodles** » Tue 19 May 2009 4:40pm

LANCE AND SHANE WHITNALL

Shane is enjoying a successful career playing with the Bundoora Football Club.

Lance played for Carlton.

fingers · Post: # 741720Post **fingers** » Tue 19 May 2009 4:40pm

Campbell Brown and Glen Campbell - Glen was crap

Nathan Buckley and Nicki Buckley - while she did do some decent things on sale of the century she never really hit the same heights

Brad Howard and John Howard - John's eyebrows interfered with his overhead marking

Nathan Thompson and Jack Thompson - Jack trained with the kangaroos for a while before going on to a reasonably successful acting

Leon Davis and Gena Davis - separated at birth, Gena made her mark as a tough insider but failed in the draft due to a dodgy knee. Always considered the stronger of the two.

plugger66 · Post: # 741721Post **plugger66** » Tue 19 May 2009 4:40pm

Nicky Winmar and Neil Elvis Winmar.

Jayman7 · Post: # 741722Post **Jayman7** » Tue 19 May 2009 4:42pm

Matthew Lloyd and Brad Lloyd

Superboot · Post: # 741726Post **Superboot** » Tue 19 May 2009 4:47pm

Bob Pascoe was no Barry and there was a bit of distance between the Cunninghams.

Mr Magic · Post: # 741743Post **Mr Magic** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:05pm

Jeff and Mark Sarau

Geoff and Darryl Cunningham

Glenn and Robert Elliot had a third brother who played.

Greg, Gilbert and Adrian McAdam

Laurie Serafini from Carlton had a brother who played at Fitzroy?

Troy and Ben Schwarze

Peter and Andrejs Everitt

Tim Elliot and Gumby

Simon and Justin Madden

Alan and Kevin Martello

Gary Ablett and his brothers Geoff and Kevin

Winmar7Fan · Post: # 741746Post **Winmar7Fan** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:10pm

fingers wrote:Campbell Brown and Glen Campbell - Glen was crap

Nathan Buckley and Nicki Buckley - while she did do some decent things on sale of the century she never really hit the same heights

Brad Howard and John Howard - John's eyebrows interfered with his overhead marking

Nathan Thompson and Jack Thompson - Jack trained with the kangaroos for a while before going on to a reasonably successful acting

Leon Davis and Gena Davis - separated at birth, Gena made her mark as a tough insider but failed in the draft due to a dodgy knee. Always considered the stronger of the two.

Also coached Collingwood in 1980 with their big star recruit John Howard ( not the ex Prime Minister) before he was sacked by the board of Frank Wilson and Graham Kennedy.

Superboot · Post: # 741748Post **Superboot** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:11pm

Mr Magic wrote:
Laurie Serafini from Carlton had a brother who played at Fitzroy?

Renato?

cowboy18 · Post: # 741749Post **cowboy18** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:12pm

Mr Magic wrote:Laurie Serafini from Carlton had a brother who played at Fitzroy?

Renato. I had his footy card. Big lump I think.

joffaboy · Post: # 741752Post **joffaboy** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:16pm

Surprised nobody has mentioned the Nathan Brown triplets.

Also the worst brothers would have to be either the Morans, Blues or Grimm's.

Superboot · Post: # 741753Post **Superboot** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:18pm

Brian and Sam Kekovich, although they were both useful.

GrumpyOne · Post: # 741756Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:19pm

And nobody ever mentions the sixth Marx brother, Skid.

GrumpyOne · Post: # 741757Post **GrumpyOne** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:20pm

plugger66 wrote:Nicky Winmar and Neil Elvis Winmar.

Que?

Batnoe · Post: # 741758Post **Batnoe** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:20pm

Best sets

Cornes
Burgoynes
Selwoods (4)
Houlihans (to an extent, there were 4 that made it onto lists)
Febeys
Jacovichs
Clarkes
Davey's

Generally speaking if your brother is good you should be good too

Thinline · Post: # 741760Post **Thinline** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:21pm

What about those brothers at Footscray, I think.

The one that are the subject of that terrible innuendo.

Atkins x 2?

Superboot · Post: # 741762Post **Superboot** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:24pm

Garry and Allan Sidebottom

Now I'm just naming brothers. This is getting silly.

dcstkfc · Post: # 741769Post **dcstkfc** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:31pm

Chris Grant had a brother who played a few games.
Daniel and Darren Bradshaw- Darren played 1 game for the Lions.
Michael and Ricky O'Loughlin
Darren and Damien Gaspar
Brendan and Michael Gale
Matthew and Jonathan Robran
Luke and Sam Power
Joel and Patrick Bowden
Glenn and Scott Freeborn
Shane and Daniel Parker
Justin and Troy Longmuir
Peter, Phil and Wally Matera

Selhurst Saint · Tue 19 May 2009 5:35pm

Robert Flower and Tom Flower
Tim Watson and Larry Watson
Leigh Mathews and Kelvin Mathews

Showing my age a bit.

PLUGGER14 · Post: # 741776Post **PLUGGER14** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:47pm

Phil & Jimmy Kraukor (sp)

starsign · Post: # 741781Post **starsign** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:56pm

Bill & Laurie Stephenson talking about showing ones age!
Laurie went OK but wasn't in the class or size range of Big Bill
Hands as big as dinner plates (took big one- grabs like Stewie Lowe) and I think he had 8 goals to half time when he went down with a knee at Junction Oval never to play again
Cartilage but in those days there was no recos and once you did your knee you were history
(John McIntosh dad of Ashley was another Saint Gem cut down in his prime with a knee)

degruch · Post: # 741787Post **degruch** » Tue 19 May 2009 5:59pm

Mr Magic wrote:Gary Ablett and his brothers Geoff and Kevin

That's got to be the winner, doesn't it? Poor Geoff (an ex-Saint too!), Gary was a universe away from him.

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