One Club, 300 Games (VFL/NRL) Quiz | Australia

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1. A devout Muslim who played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

Answer: Hasem el Masiri

Hasem was born in Lebanon and emigrated to Australia with his family when he was 12 years old. He played his entire career with the Bulldogs finishing with 317 games from 1996-2009. He became the seventh player in NRL history to score over 150 tries.

2. My nickname was "Bulldog" and I happened to win the Brownlow Medal.

Answer: Kevin Murray

Kevin Murray played 333 games for Fitzroy winning nine Best & Fairest Awards at the club. He was named in the VFL/AFL Team of the Century and was given "Legend Status" in the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

3. They say I was the first player to make over 10,000 tackles in the NRL.

Answer: Nathan Hindmarsh

Nathan Hindmarsh played his entire career with the Parramatta Eels nothing up 330 games. In one game in 2007 against the Melbourne Storm he made 75 tackles and he also made 23 appearances for Australia in Tests.

4. I held the record for the most goals in the VFL/AFL for 62 years.

Answer: Gordon Coventry

Gordon Coventry (1901-1968) kicked 1,299 goals in 306 games for the Collingwood FC from 1920-1937. He was the first player in VFL history to play 300 games. His record was broken in 1999 by Tony Lockett who finished his career with 1,360 goals in 281 games.

5. I was simply known as "ET".

Answer: Andrew Ettingshausen

Andrew Ettingshausen played 328 games for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 18 seasons (1983 to 2000). He presented Australia on 29 occasions for 14 tries. He managed to score 165 tries in those 328 games of first grade rugby.
[ He also played 30 games for Leeds in England in the late 1980s. ]

6. I played 300 games for my club (1965-1982) but everyone simply remembers me for just one kick.

Answer: Barry Breen

Barry Breen played exactly 300 games for St. Kilda between 1965-1982. However, it was as an eighteen year old in the 1966 Grand Final against Collingwood that Barry broke the deadlock in the dying minutes of the game by kicking a behind which enabled St. Kilda to win its first VFL Premiership flag by one solitary point (St. Kilda 10.14.74 vs Collingwood 10.13.73).

7. I became the first full-back to captain my team to a Grand Final victory in 79 years.

Answer: Anthony Minichiello

Anthony Minichiello played 302 games for the Sydney Roosters from 2000-2014. He played in six NRL Grand Finals winning two, in 2002 and as captain in 2013.
He represented Australia in 19 Tests. He won the Rugby League World Golden Boot Award in 2005.

8. For most of my 312 games I was known as "Captain Blood".

Answer: Jack Dyer

Jack Dyer (1913-2003) played 312 games for the Richmond FC from 1931-1949. He played in two VFL Premiership teams in 1934 and 1943 and won the club
Best & Fairest on seven occasions. He achieved "Legend Status" in the Australian Football Hall of Fame. After retiring from playing he became a popular broadcaster and journalist. John Ludlow (cartoonist) drew a picture of Dyer as a pirate in The Age in 1935. This was based on Dyer's hard-man style of play and nicknamed him after an Errol Flynn movie called "Captain Blood" which was playing in the cinema's at that time.

9. I played 318 games for the Canberra Raiders.

Answer: Jason Croker

Jason Croker scored 120 tries in those 318 games for the Canberra Raiders between 1991-2006. He then played three seasons for the Catalan Dragons. He played for Australian in the winning team at the 2000 World Cup.

10. I was short legged, squat and barrel-chested but they called me "Lethal".

Answer: Leigh Matthews

Leigh Matthews played his entire career of 332 games for Hawthorn FC from 1969-1985. He played in four VFL Premiership teams and won eight Best & Fairest Awards for the club. He also kicked 915 goals which is quite amazing considering he played nearly all his career as small forward. After his playing days he coached Collingwood (1990) and Brisbane (2001-2003) to Premierships.

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One Club, 300 Games (VFL/NRL) Trivia Quiz

Here is a mixture of VFL and NRL players who have played over 300 games for the one club.

Questions		Choices
1. A devout Muslim who played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.		Gordon Coventry
2. My nickname was "Bulldog" and I happened to win the Brownlow Medal.		Hasem el Masiri
3. They say I was the first player to make over 10,000 tackles in the NRL.		Barry Breen
4. I held the record for the most goals in the VFL/AFL for 62 years.		Nathan Hindmarsh
5. I was simply known as "ET".		Andrew Ettingshausen
6. I played 300 games for my club (1965-1982) but everyone simply remembers me for just one kick.		Jack Dyer
7. I became the first full-back to captain my team to a Grand Final victory in 79 years.		Kevin Murray
8. For most of my 312 games I was known as "Captain Blood".		Jason Croker
9. I played 318 games for the Canberra Raiders.		Anthony Minichiello
10. I was short legged, squat and barrel-chested but they called me "Lethal".		Leigh Matthews