The following Ovens & King F L players have been drafted or gone onto play VFL / AFL senior football with -
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O & K F L |
O & K F L |
VFL / AFL |
AFL DRAFT |
VFL/AFL |
VFL/AFL |
| |
PLAYER |
CLUB |
CLUB |
PICK No. |
DEBUT |
GAMES |
| 1 |
Charlie Roland |
Chiltern |
Carlton |
|
1900 |
100 |
| 2 |
Jim Slater |
Milawa |
Carlton |
|
1905 |
4 |
| 3 |
George "Colin" Gardner |
Milawa |
St. Kilda |
|
1906 |
2 |
| 4 |
E W "Toiler Harrison" |
Beechworth |
South Melbourne |
|
1906 |
7 |
| 5 |
Charles "Bernie" Meadway |
Wangaratta |
Carlton / Collingwood |
|
1906 |
3 |
| 6 |
William "Bill" Hickey |
Wangaratta |
Sth Melb/Carlton |
|
1902 |
46 |
| 7 |
Thomas Jimmy Matthews* |
Whorouly |
St. Kilda |
|
1907 |
12 |
| 8 |
Alphonsus "Alf" Cough |
Tarrawingee |
South Melbourne |
|
1908 |
63 |
| 9 |
Gilbert Ebbott |
Wangaratta |
St. Kilda |
|
1912 |
2 |
| 10 |
Jack "Tiny" Connole |
Chiltern |
Melbounre |
|
1914 |
14 |
| 11 |
Edward "Eric" Johnston |
Eldorado ? |
Melbourne |
|
1915 |
11 |
| 12 |
Bert Carey |
Wangaratta |
Fitzroy / Hawthorn |
|
1926 |
15 |
| 13 |
Jack Lean |
Whorouly |
Fitzroy |
|
1927 |
6 |
| 14 |
Alan Skehan |
Moyhu |
Carlton |
|
1927 |
13 |
| 15 |
Allan "Poss" Johnston |
Moyhu |
Fitzroy |
|
1928 |
2 |
| 16 |
Gilbert K. Patrick |
Wangaratta Rovers |
Footscray |
|
1929 |
3 |
| 17 |
Arthur Mills |
Wangaratta |
Hawthorn |
|
1930 |
10 |
| 18 |
John "Jack" Flanigan |
Moyhu |
Hawthorn |
|
1930 |
5 |
| 19 |
Frank Kelly |
Beechworth |
Collingwood |
|
1933 |
116 |
| 20 |
Fred De Abel |
Myrtleford |
Hawthorn |
|
1934 |
1 |
| 21 |
Ray Wartman |
Whorouly |
Melbourne |
|
1935 |
125 |
| 22 |
Bob "Bluestone" Flanigan |
Moyhu |
Footscray / Essendon |
|
1936 |
91 |
| 23 |
Len Ablett |
Myrtleford |
Richmond |
|
1939 |
70 |
| 24 |
Alan "Mick" Mullenger |
Beechworth |
South Melbourne |
|
1939 |
58 |
| 25 |
Robert Mullenger |
Beechworth |
South Melbourne |
|
1939 |
6 |
| 26 |
Frank Hill |
Myrtleford |
South Melbourne |
|
1940 |
5 |
| 27 |
Johnny Dalton |
Moyhu |
Melbourne |
|
1943 |
2 |
| 28 |
Russell Hill |
Beechworth |
Essendon |
|
1944 |
14 |
| 29 |
Jack "Mac" Hill |
Beechworth |
Collingwood |
|
1950 |
2 |
| 30 |
Harry Lack |
Whorouly |
Melbourne |
|
1952 |
3 |
| 31 |
Les Gregory |
Milawa |
St. Kilda |
|
1959 |
3 |
| 32 |
Gary Holmes |
Whorouly |
St. Kilda |
|
1960 |
7 |
| 33 |
Clem Coonan |
Whorouly |
South Melbourne |
|
1961 |
50 |
| 34 |
Ian Montgomery |
Greta |
Collingwood |
|
1965 |
48 |
| 35 |
Ian Nicoll |
Whorouly |
Carlton |
|
1968 |
41 |
| 36 |
Norm Bussell |
King Valley |
Hawthorn |
|
1968 |
114 |
| 37 |
Vin Doolan |
Chiltern |
North Melbourne |
|
1971 |
45 |
| 38 |
John Hendrie |
Moyhu |
Hawthorn |
|
1972 |
195 |
| 39 |
Mick Nolan |
Tarrawingee |
North Melbourne |
|
1973 |
101 |
| 40 |
Don Mattson |
Chiltern |
Richmond / Essendon |
|
1976 |
8 |
| 41 |
Alan Jarrott |
Moyhu |
North Melb / Melb |
|
1977 |
170 |
| 42 |
Darren Steele |
Greta |
North Melb / Geelong |
|
1984 |
137 |
| 43 |
Michael Quirk |
Bright |
St. Kilda |
1987 - No.5 |
|
0 |
| 44 |
Danny Craven |
Chiltern |
St. Kilda/Bris Bears |
1988 - No.15 |
1989 |
58 |
| 45 |
Joe Wilson |
Tarrawingee |
Brisbane Bears |
1989 - No.51 |
|
0 |
| 46 |
Steven Bozicevic |
Bright |
Sydney Swans |
1989 - No.54 |
|
0 |
| 47 |
Rob Hickmott |
Tarrawingee |
Melbourne |
'90 No.45 pre season |
1990 |
2 |
| 48 |
Aidan Bussell |
Whorouly |
Hawthorn |
1991 - No.88 |
|
0 |
| 49 |
Matthew Lappin |
Chiltern |
St. Kilda |
1993 - No.40 |
1994 |
251 |
| 50 |
Nigel Lappin |
Chiltern |
Brisbane Lions |
1993 - No.2 |
1994 |
279 |
| 51 |
Mark Porter |
King Valley |
Carlton/North Melb |
1996 Rookie |
1997 |
110 |
| 52 |
Leigh Newton |
King Valley |
Melbourne |
'97 No.3 pre season |
1997 |
13 |
| 53 |
Robert Campbell |
Rutherglen/Corowa |
Hawthorn |
2001 Rookie |
2002 |
116 |
| 54 |
Karl Norman |
Greta & Glenrowan |
Carlton |
2002 - No.79 |
2003 |
27 |
| 55 |
Michael Newton |
Whorouly |
Melbourne |
2004 - No.43 |
2007 |
28 |
| 56 |
Ben Reid |
Bright |
Collingwood |
2006 - No.8 |
2007 |
147 |
| 57 |
Sam Reid |
Bright |
Sydney Swans |
2009 - No.38 |
2010 |
121 |
| 58 |
Jy Farrar |
North Wangaratta |
Gold Coast Suns |
2019 - No.62 |
2020 |
11 |
| 59 |
Ash Johnson |
North Wangaratta |
Collingwood |
2021 Mid No.3 |
2022 |
9 |
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* - Thomas "Jimmy" Matthews - Also played Test cricket for Australia. He is the only test cricketer to ever take two hat tricks in the same match. 1st Test Australia v South Africa, 1912.
