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Club-by-club list of V/AFL players recruited straight from the GVL - part three
Another chance to delve into the players recruited directly from the Goulburn Valley League to the highest level of football in the country presents itself today.
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After diving into the statistics behind the 164 (now 165) names in the overall list — as well as looking more closely at Benalla, Echuca, Euroa, Kyabram, Lemnos and Mansfield so far — we will continue down the alphabetical list.
As a reminder, the games and goals for current players is updated to the end of last season — which means Laitham Vandermeer was not on this list, but will certainly nestle among it now.
MOOROOPNA
Roger Bullen — Geelong (26 games), 21 goals, 1955-57.
Trojan Darveniza — St Kilda (six), one goal, 1946.
Nathan Drummond — Richmond (five), 2015-17.
Ashley Foley — Geelong (15) and Essendon (seven), three goals, 1936-39.
Fred Hawking — Geelong (102), 18 goals, 1932-41.
Jarrod Harbrow — Western Bulldogs (70) and Gold Coast (175), 54 goals, 2007 to present.
Clyde Helmer — Geelong (71), 137 goals, 1937-41.
Clyde Hill — Carlton (one), 1923.
Arthur Irvine — Geelong (48), 40 goals, 1947-51.
Shadrach James — Fitzroy (18), 20 goals, 1940-41.
Angus MacIsaac — Richmond (59), 20 goals, 1922-27.
Ken McKenzie — St Kilda (14), seven goals, 1909-11.
Riley Milne — Hawthorn (two), 2009.
Clayton Oliver — Melbourne (83), 36 goals, 2016 to present.
Geoff Organ — Geelong (one), 1939.
Barry Ough — Melbourne (one), 1975.
Jy Simpkin — North Melbourne (56), 28 goals, 2017 to present.
Fred Wood — Richmond (three), 1925.
MURCHISON
Leo Dwyer — North Melbourne (71), three goals, 1925-35.
Ernie Hammond — North Melbourne (four), 1935.
William Hopkins — South Melbourne (five), 1961-62.
Fred Robinson — North Melbourne (15), three goals, 1960-62.
John Svenson — South Melbourne (36), 16 goals, 1953-59.
NAGAMBIE
Graeme Taylor — Footscray (two), 1961-62.
Robert Taylor — Footscray (13), 1964-65.
ROCHESTER
Joe Atley — Port Adelaide (four), 2017 to present.
Ash Watson — North Melbourne (seven), one goal, 2003-05.
David Williams — Melbourne (67), 102 goals, 1983-88.
RUSHWORTH
Dick Abikhair — Hawthorn (60) and North Melbourne (60), 12 goals, 1934-45.
Howard Hawking — Geelong (11), 18 goals, 1954-55.
Len May — Fitzroy (one) and St Kilda (20), 10 goals, 1924-26.
Con O'Toole — Melbourne (four), 1950.
Greg Stockdale — Essendon (106), 189 goals, 1920-28.
SEYMOUR
Tony Barnes — Melbourne (seven), six goals, 1980-81.
Peter Garratt — Melbourne (one), 1978.
David Mundy — Fremantle (316), 137 goals, 2004 to present.
Peter O'Keefe — Melbourne (10), one goal, 1976-79.
Michael O'Sullivan — Melbourne (53) and Essendon (one), 11 goals, 1982-88.
Russell Richards — Melbourne (81), 43 goals, 1983-87.
Josh Schache — Brisbane (27) and Western Bulldogs (27), 66 goals, 2016 to present.
John Soloman — Brisbane (two), one goal, 1990.