The most frequent full name of players in the history of VFL/AFL?

[bulldogtragic]

If the title is unclear then this is what I mean:

In my time the most players with the same name that I can think of is Nathan Brown (Richmond/Bulldogs, Melbourne and Collingwood).

There are a few double ups in Josh Kennedy. Anyone know 3 or more identical named players?

[Axe Man]

Re: The most frequent full name of players in the history of VFL/AFL?

Here is a good article that covers the subject:

Josh Kennedy, Mark Williams and Nathan Brown among AFL-VFL players with the same names

A couple of notable names from the article:

JACK COLLINS
How amazing that the three VFL players to be called Jack Collins were all premiership players. The first was a star wingman in Melbourne’s 1926 premiership side, playing 127 games. His career almost crossed paths with Geelong’s Jack Collins, a key-position forward in the Cats’ 1931 flag side. He played 112 games. Then, there was the most famous of all the Jack Collins’ — the Footscray full-forward who played 154 games and kicked 385 goals. He, too, won a premiership medal, in the Bulldogs’ only flag side from 1954, kicking seven goals in that Grand Final.

MARK WILLIAMS
There have been four VFL-AFL players by the name of Mark Williams. The most famous was ‘Choco’, who played with Collingwood and Brisbane during the 1980s and developed into one of the game’s most astute coaches. He took Port Adelaide to a flag in 2004, and remains a development coach at Richmond. Hawthorn’s Mark Williams, who also had a less successful stint with Essendon, was a premiership player in 2008. And two other Mark Williams’ played VFL football — one with Carlton and Footscray (1983-90), the other with North Melbourne and Footscray (1977-79).

[Twodogs]

Re: The most frequent full name of players in the history of VFL/AFL?

I can only remember one of the Marks Williams. The one who came from North. He rode a huge chopper pretty much into the change rooms.

And we should be trying hard to draft a player called Jack Collins.

[Murphy'sLore]

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There are a few Sam Reids around, aren't there? (too lazy to look it up)

[Daughter of the West]

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Not strictly on topic, but there was an interesting article a little while back about the "fashion" of names in the AFL and how they've changed throughout the decades:

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/footballers-names-through-the-years-where-are-all-the-darrens-theres-jackall-left-20150326-1m68w6.html

And case in point - the current lack of Darrens!

I did also like the graph at the end pointing out all the variations in the spelling of the name Jarrad, who'd have thought there were so many ways?

[Twodogs]

Re: The most frequent full name of players in the history of VFL/AFL?

Not strictly on topic, but there was an interesting article a little while back about the "fashion" of names in the AFL and how they've changed throughout the decades:

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/footballers-names-through-the-years-where-are-all-the-darrens-theres-jackall-left-20150326-1m68w6.html

And case in point - the current lack of Darrens!

I did also like the graph at the end pointing out all the variations in the spelling of the name Jarrad, who'd have thought there were so many ways?

Kevin Bartlett constantly mentions that there are Kevins playing AFL football at the moment.

A few years ago I heard there were 23 Jarryds played AFL with 14 different ways of spelling/pronouncing it.

[Murphy'sLore]

Re: The most frequent full name of players in the history of VFL/AFL?

Every year in The Monthly Peter Cronin puts together a lovely summary of the current crop of AFL names:

https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2014/june/1401544800/peter-cronin/names-game

Easton Wood is a suitable location for a murder, for example...

[Daughter of the West]

Re: The most frequent full name of players in the history of VFL/AFL?

Every year in The Monthly Peter Cronin puts together a lovely summary of the current crop of AFL names:

https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2014/june/1401544800/peter-cronin/names-game

Easton Wood is a suitable location for a murder, for example...

That is hilarious! I particularly like the nominations for Romantic Getaway Destinations.