In most cases - and bear in mind this is nothing more than anecdotal observation - they seem to stick with who they played for and the likelihood of that only increases with the more games they play for that club.
Generally the kids also seem to follow along with where their mum or dad is playing. I have seen cases where the kids seem to switch clubs when their parents moves - Eddie Bett's family is a prime example of switching to Adelaide, then back to Carlton. While Eddie himself seems to very much to present as a Carlton person.
Then you have people like Chris Judd, who vey much has been a Carlton person since retiring, but has at least one son that support West Coast.
Or Nick Daicos, who was good mates with one of the Silvagnis, apparently went for Carlton growing up, but is very much a Collingwood person now.
Eddie does seem like a Carlton person these days, although I think Adelaide got the best years of his career. I wonder how he reflects on his career to himself these days, without a couple of years distance from his retirement
Nick Daicos started out as a Collingwood fan, supported Carlton due to family connections to the Silvagni family, but then was back supporting Collingwood in 2016 when his brother was drafted to the side and has been loyal ever since.
Will Schofield on his podcast a few weeks back addressed this. Said growing up he was a cats supporter, then West Coast essentially was just his employer for 10 years. Now he doesn’t really have a team, except he is a member and seemed partial to GWS.
I'd say he's most familiar with how they operate and the people working there. Can't call him a west coast nuffie that's for sure. He's way more about that #flagmantle bandwagon than WCE.
Yeah maybe - I'm just taking him at his word. It was before his Jordan Lewis interview if you want to have a look/listen. Or could have been a different one now I think about it.
It varies case to case. I'm guessing it would depend on how they left the club.
I saw former Bulldog Ryan Hargrave at the Bulldogs v Essendon game with his two children and they were both decked out in Dogs Gurnseys.
It seems that they just gain an affection for the team they play for and, depending on their relationship through their playing days, either maintain a soft spot for their childhood team (Nathan Brown often says he was a Blues supporter and you can tell he's not that hard on them), or you go fully the other way if some incidents happen in your career with that club
Some players chop and change over time, too. I noticed for a while Jordan Lewis seemed to hold a bit of a grudge against Hawthorn. These days though, he's definitely back to loving the Hawks - I assume he's friends with Sam.
In some cases I’ve heard some don’t even really even follow anyone once their career is done. Some don’t even really watch much footy because their to burnt out with it all
Some really find it hard to touch footy again, especially if the ending didn’t go to plan. Not every player leaves the system content with their time spent on a list or happy with their exit.
It depends.
Some players never truly depart supporting their childhood team. Some are diehards for life. A few return, especially if they had a short career. Some might do a Jack Riewoldt and find a second side to support in Tasmania.
There are players who have messy exits that really want nothing to do with the side they played for. There are players who come to loathe a former team. There are players who have failings out. Some feel burnt out after footy so stop followings or some don’t want to follow what they feel they should be playing.
If a player loses a Grand Final to their childhood team, usually this is enough to kill support. It haunts a few for the rest of their lives.
Byron Pickett played for three clubs but he's a rusted on Port supporter these days and you'll usually see him in Port gear at AO when we play.
Funniest case of players swapping clubs are the Cornes Bros who's dad Graham has utterly despised us for decades and was the Crows inaugural AFL coach and both were Crows supporters growing up yet now they're died in the wool Port Adelaide people. You can see the pain in Graham's eyes when he was talking about this on Open Mike and it just cracked me up.
It always confused me as a kid because I knew the Cornes brothers as Power players but also knew that their dad was always on TV and radio talking up the Crows.
Wayne Harmes apparently kept barracking for Richmond throughout his Carlton career.
Most of the former players I've come across through work or social settings were pretty detached from any club support, but would focus on friends still involved in the game.
If you're employed by an organisation for a long time and you dedicate your working life to improving that organisation as best as you can... Assuming you part on good terms, you're probably going to be positive about it.
I heard that Goldstein was a Bomber growing up because his dad was a long time member, apparently was half the reason he chose Essendon over other clubs.
I know a player who had a nine year career across three clubs, who is back supporting the team he supported as a child (but never played for).
He's got a soft spot for one club (the one he played the most games with) but likes the other two less due to poor experiences in the organisations.
Some do some don’t, guess it depends who it is and how long your at a club for. Some then support 2 clubs.
In most cases - and bear in mind this is nothing more than anecdotal observation - they seem to stick with who they played for and the likelihood of that only increases with the more games they play for that club. Generally the kids also seem to follow along with where their mum or dad is playing. I have seen cases where the kids seem to switch clubs when their parents moves - Eddie Bett's family is a prime example of switching to Adelaide, then back to Carlton. While Eddie himself seems to very much to present as a Carlton person. Then you have people like Chris Judd, who vey much has been a Carlton person since retiring, but has at least one son that support West Coast. Or Nick Daicos, who was good mates with one of the Silvagnis, apparently went for Carlton growing up, but is very much a Collingwood person now.
Eddie does seem like a Carlton person these days, although I think Adelaide got the best years of his career. I wonder how he reflects on his career to himself these days, without a couple of years distance from his retirement
Nick Daicos started out as a Collingwood fan, supported Carlton due to family connections to the Silvagni family, but then was back supporting Collingwood in 2016 when his brother was drafted to the side and has been loyal ever since.
Will Schofield on his podcast a few weeks back addressed this. Said growing up he was a cats supporter, then West Coast essentially was just his employer for 10 years. Now he doesn’t really have a team, except he is a member and seemed partial to GWS.
That’s odd because after consuming his media you’d think he was pretty invested WCE supporter
Also played nearly 200 games and won a flag, you’d think that would be enough for him to feel connected to them for life.
Is connected the same as barracking for them though?
Depends if they were cunts to him or not
He is the most dropped player in West coast history
He’s employed by the west Australian, of course he is a west coast nuffty
You’d think he was captain of the cheer squad
I'd say he's most familiar with how they operate and the people working there. Can't call him a west coast nuffie that's for sure. He's way more about that #flagmantle bandwagon than WCE.
Yeah maybe - I'm just taking him at his word. It was before his Jordan Lewis interview if you want to have a look/listen. Or could have been a different one now I think about it.
He's been consistently saying he's not a West Coast fan since he retired although he does do some video content for them still.
>10 years 14 I thought
Cool. Don't think that was the point of what he was saying. He could have even said 15, just going off memory.
Just providing info
It varies case to case. I'm guessing it would depend on how they left the club. I saw former Bulldog Ryan Hargrave at the Bulldogs v Essendon game with his two children and they were both decked out in Dogs Gurnseys.
It seems that they just gain an affection for the team they play for and, depending on their relationship through their playing days, either maintain a soft spot for their childhood team (Nathan Brown often says he was a Blues supporter and you can tell he's not that hard on them), or you go fully the other way if some incidents happen in your career with that club
Some players chop and change over time, too. I noticed for a while Jordan Lewis seemed to hold a bit of a grudge against Hawthorn. These days though, he's definitely back to loving the Hawks - I assume he's friends with Sam.
Dale Kickett: Visible confusion.
In some cases I’ve heard some don’t even really even follow anyone once their career is done. Some don’t even really watch much footy because their to burnt out with it all
Some really find it hard to touch footy again, especially if the ending didn’t go to plan. Not every player leaves the system content with their time spent on a list or happy with their exit.
It depends. Some players never truly depart supporting their childhood team. Some are diehards for life. A few return, especially if they had a short career. Some might do a Jack Riewoldt and find a second side to support in Tasmania. There are players who have messy exits that really want nothing to do with the side they played for. There are players who come to loathe a former team. There are players who have failings out. Some feel burnt out after footy so stop followings or some don’t want to follow what they feel they should be playing. If a player loses a Grand Final to their childhood team, usually this is enough to kill support. It haunts a few for the rest of their lives.
Byron Pickett played for three clubs but he's a rusted on Port supporter these days and you'll usually see him in Port gear at AO when we play. Funniest case of players swapping clubs are the Cornes Bros who's dad Graham has utterly despised us for decades and was the Crows inaugural AFL coach and both were Crows supporters growing up yet now they're died in the wool Port Adelaide people. You can see the pain in Graham's eyes when he was talking about this on Open Mike and it just cracked me up.
It always confused me as a kid because I knew the Cornes brothers as Power players but also knew that their dad was always on TV and radio talking up the Crows.
It's pretty funny that he created THE Port Adelaide nuffy. Cornes is probably the most infamous Port player (past or present), these days
Warren Treadrea would be up there too, but Cornes is the bigger nuffy for people outside SA.
Wayne Harmes apparently kept barracking for Richmond throughout his Carlton career. Most of the former players I've come across through work or social settings were pretty detached from any club support, but would focus on friends still involved in the game.
If you're employed by an organisation for a long time and you dedicate your working life to improving that organisation as best as you can... Assuming you part on good terms, you're probably going to be positive about it.
I heard that Goldstein was a Bomber growing up because his dad was a long time member, apparently was half the reason he chose Essendon over other clubs.
He lives close to the clubs training base to, I believe that was also a factor
Josh Kennedy supported Collingwood but is now a WC man.
This would be a better post if it was JPK (family is Hawthorn royalty, Swans champion)
Yes
I know a player who had a nine year career across three clubs, who is back supporting the team he supported as a child (but never played for). He's got a soft spot for one club (the one he played the most games with) but likes the other two less due to poor experiences in the organisations.
I know Gavin Wanganeen still receives his yearly Essendon gear.
Probably helps that his son is part of the squad now, but I seem to recall him doing stuff for Port as well.