David Ogilvy ( President ) Debut : 2008 Home Town : Broken Hill
Nickname: Noddy / Oges
Why: Slept through his alarm and blamed his missus/good Scottish last name
Recruited from: The Clubhouse
Preferred Position: Down back
Awards: Club President 2010
Career Highlight: 2009 JAFL Grand Final
Advice to Future Goannas: It doesnt get any better than playing footy in Japan with your mates.
Whats been said!: Oges, doesnt mind a chat!
Dan Atkins (Vice President ) Debut : 2009 Home Town : Yea, Victoria
Nickname: Dano
Why: why not?
Recruited from: The Internet
Preferred Position: Flanking
Awards: 2010 Vice President
Career Highlight: "Getting through training"
Advice to Future Goannas: "Get on it!"
Whats been said!:
Patrick Sullivan ( Coach ) Debut : 2008 Home Town : Darwin
Nickname: Sully
Why: Not sure but my Dad and brother have the same one!
Recruited from: St Mary's
Preferred Position: Full forward
Awards: 2009 Peter Wilson Medal
Leading Goal Kicker - Patrick Sullivan (36 goals)
Career Highlight: JAFL Peter Wilson Award
Advice to Future Goannas: "Enjoy"
Whats been said!: Kick it to Sully!
Andrew Goldsmith Debut : 2010 Home Town : Melbourne
Nickname: Goldie
Why: Just cause
Recruited from: Paddy Foleys
Preferred Position: Half Forward
Awards:
Career Highlight: B/F U/19`s
Advice to Future Goannas:
Whats been said!:
Andrew Lavender Debut : 2010 Home Town : Kalgoolie
Nickname: Lavs
Why: Short for the surname
Recruited from: Adelaide University
Preferred Position: Ruck
Awards:
Career Highlight: hoping to make some in 2010
Advice to Future Goannas:
Whats been said!:
Andy Peyton Debut : 2009 Home Town : Melbourne
Nickname: Toot
Why: Long Story ...My past
Recruited from: The Nagoya Hub
Preferred Position: Anywhere on the ground is fine by me
Awards: Goanna Committee 2010
Career Highlight: "Trust the Energy because the energy says GO-anna"
Advice to Future Goannas: "Just join in it's a fun group"
Whats been said!:
Annmaree Scanlan Debut : 2004 Home Town : Canberra
Nickname: Annmaree
Why: Ladies don't have nicknames!
Recruited from: The Club House(RIP!)
Preferred Position: At the bar
Awards:
Career Highlight: Surviving a two day Narita Cup
Advice to Future Goannas: "Just join in it's a fun group"
Whats been said!:
Anthony Rowe Debut : 2008 Home Town : Bright, Victoria
Nickname: Rowey, footloose,Rowedog, Ajax
Why: Can Dance and last name
Recruited from: Seven's Heaven via Geelong West
Preferred Position: Back Flank
Awards:
Career Highlight: 10 goals U18 semi final 1998.
Making to a Goanna game.
Advice to Future Goannas: "Don't drink before a game & stay away from Bumper!"
Whats been said!:
Brendan Bolton Debut : 2010 Home Town : Sydney
Nickname: Bren-doe
Why: Rolls off the tongue
Recruited from:
Preferred Position: Goal Attack, 2nd Row, or anywhere next to Sully
Awards:
Career Highlight: Singing the Goannas song in the rain after Nagoya
Advice to Future Goannas: Ask not what the Goannas can do for you, ask what together you can do until the hotel reception re-opens at 6am.
Whats been said!:
Carl McGee Debut : 2009 Home Town : Adelaide, South Australia
Nickname: speccy
Why: don't mind a leap occasionally & Gary lyon's kids books 'Specky Magee'.
Recruited from: Brighton Bombers, SA
Preferred Position: Forward Pocket although with a bit of fitness under the belt the wing/center is looking more appealing.
Awards: Tokyo Goannas Website Design Award!
2009
Runners Up B&F - Carl McGee (21 vts)
Best First Year Payer - Tie - Josh Pearce/Carl McGee
Best Mark - Tie - Carl McGee/Travis Wilson
Career Highlight: so far.. just being able to play some footy in J-pan.
Advice to Future Goannas: 1. Kick it to me 2. If Dan McGrath hands you the Cup to skol from - don't.
Whats been said!: Carl in 2009 left his mark with the Goannas. He came second in the BF and maybe might`ve won it if he hadn`t had a visa run! He was the main designer of the New Tokyo goannas HP and put up with unbelievable numbers of emails from appsy
Chris Sheppard Debut : 2007 Home Town : Sydney, NSW
Nickname: Shep
Why: kinda obvious...
Recruited from: Rugby
Preferred Position: Anywhere on and off the bench
Awards:
Career Highlight: Getting 2 votes in the 2009 JAFL MVP
Advice to Future Goannas: Sign up
Whats been said!: "Tokyo is off the richter"
Craig Huddlestone Debut : 2006 Home Town : Sydney, NSW
Nickname: Huddo
Why: Don't Know seems to work
Recruited from: Tokyo Bars or whereabouts
Preferred Position: Ruck rover or Full Back
Awards: Kim Bebbington Medal 2008
Career Highlight: My 2008 Kim Bebbington Medal!
Advice to Future Goannas: "Get on Board!"
Whats been said!: It is not the point of what's been said it is what hasn't been said!
Dan McGrath Debut : 2005 Home Town : Melbourne. Victoria
Nickname: Dan- no
Why: Self explanatory
Recruited from: Powell Town (Yarra Valley League)
Preferred Position: Midfield
Awards: Too many!
Career Highlight: Seeing David Cloke @ the Airport
Advice to Future Goannas: Kick it long to Sully!
Whats been said!: It has long been rumoured that David Cloke fathered a fourth son. One with the ability of Travis, the raw guts of Jason, the shoulders of Cameron and of course the football nouse of the great man himself. Subject to DNA testing, there is little doubt that Daniel Mcgrath is the 4th son of D. Cloke. A tall marking forward with a good turn of foot, Dan has been plying his trade with the Tokyo Goannas for the past several years. He is a past winner of the Goannas top prize, "The Bebbington" and in the process has dashed the AFL dreams of many Japanese defenders.
Career Highlight: Kicking a goal on my non preferred form 30m out
Advice to Future Goannas: Put your head over the ball and the umpire will protect you
Whats been said!:
James Lee Debut : 2009 Home Town : Bendigo
Nickname: Jimmy, Jimbo, Turkish
Why: Turkish part of the Wildbunch
Recruited from: Optia Greatness
Preferred Position: Something related to canines
Awards:
Career Highlight: Two perfect fielding averages in baseball over two seasons
Advice to Future Goannas: Come along and go in Hard!
Whats been said!:
James Young Debut : 2010 Home Town : Wellington, New Zealand
Nickname: Funky
Why: My dreadlocks had a funky smell
Recruited from: From the Leopards
Preferred Position: crumbing forward
Awards:
Career Highlight:
Advice to Future Goannas: Play hard
Whats been said!:
James (Spacy) Cole Debut : 2003 Home Town : Melbourne
Nickname: Spacey
Why: They think I am out there!
Recruited from: Melbourne University badminton Club
Preferred Position: Wing
Awards: Annual Space award 2003-2009
Career Highlight: One of the GF and various chicks
Advice to Future Goannas: "Pop a few pills!`
Whats been said!:
Josh Pearce Debut : 2009 Home Town : Adelaide, South Australia
Nickname: Guru
Why: A cricket coach planted it - after DJ Guru Josh, 'Infinity'.
Recruited from: Bute Football Club, YPFL
Preferred Position: On the ball
Awards: 2009
B&F - Josh Pearce (27 vts)
Best First Year Payer - Tie - Josh Pearce/Carl McGee
Best Goal - Tie - Josh Pearce/Ron Mitchell
Career Highlight: Joining the Goannas!
A1 Premiership, Broadview, SAAFL
Advice to Future Goannas: Grow facial hair...
Maybe rethink iced coffee before a game
Whats been said!:
Jules Smith Debut : 2008 Home Town : Melbourne. Victoria
Nickname:
Why:
Recruited from:
Preferred Position:
Awards:
Career Highlight: Taking a bounce while getting tackled running out of the back pocket!
Advice to Future Goannas:
Whats been said!:
Kristofer (Baynesy) Bayne Debut : 2008 Home Town : Melbourne. Victoria
Nickname: Baynesy
Why: boring Friends
Recruited from: Jurassic Park
Preferred Position: Forward-like
Awards:
Career Highlight: Being given even a minute with the Tokyo Goannas/2009 GF kick
Advice to Future Goannas: If Sully says, "Go left", for Gawd's sake do so.
Whats been said!:
Luke (Turtle) Eyes Debut : 2007 Home Town : Hobart
Nickname: Turtle
Why: Care of Richo
Recruited from: Pubes
Preferred Position: On top...Pocket?
Awards: The 2010 Goannas Home page director award!
Career Highlight: Finishing the home page Project for the Goannas!
Advice to Future Goannas: Don't listen to appsy!
Whats been said!:
Mathew Ritchie Debut : 2009 Home Town : Brisbane
Nickname: Richo
Why: Everyone needs a Richo-man.
Recruited from: University Hawks
Preferred Position: Forward pocket
Awards:
Career Highlight: Maybe sometime this year
Advice to Future Goannas: I'll try to work on this!
Whats been said!:
Matthew Edmond Debut : 2004 Home Town : Perth, Western Australia
Nickname: Bump & Grind, Bumper, The Evil one
Why: Can't Dance
Recruited from: Gareth ...many years ago
Preferred Position: Centre Half back , Wing
Awards:
Career Highlight: Being able to run more than five minutes in a grandfinal
Advice to Future Goannas: "Enjoy and get to Training"
Whats been said!: "Let's get spicy"
Michael Liddell Debut : 2006 Home Town : (de)Preston, Melbourne
Nickname: Mikey
Why: The childish name suits me!
Recruited from: Alphington under 13's
Preferred Position: Under Sully and Ronnie's feet
Awards:
Career Highlight: 3 goals in 1st game in Osaka and downhill ever since.
Advice to Future Goannas: Never get married!!
Whats been said!:
Mike Anderson Debut : 2010 Home Town : Charlevoix, Michigan USA
Nickname: Tank
Why: The Movie "Old School"
Recruited from: The Internet
Preferred Position: Full-back
Awards:
Career Highlight: he sound of my first tackle - OOF!
Advice to Future Goannas:
Whats been said!:
Nick Utting Debut : 2008 Home Town : Shady Creek, Melbourne
Nickname: The Russian
Why: The Underbelly
Recruited from: Elsternwick
Preferred Position: Center Half back
Awards:
Career Highlight: 2008 Narita Cup
Advice to Future Goannas: "How good is it? Footy, in Japan, with ya mates!"
Whats been said!:
Ronnie Mitchell Debut : 2004 Home Town : Perth
Nickname: Ronboy
Why: Is one of the lads
Recruited from: Tokyo University
Preferred Position: Somewhere in the forward line
Awards: Vice President 2007,
President 2008 - 2009,
JAFL Golden Boot 2009,
JAFL Runner up MVP 2009,
Inaugural Golden Goanna 2009
Career Highlight: Surviving a weekend in Osaka with the Goannas
Advice to Future Goannas: It's good fun - get involved
Whats been said!: Take it easy and if it's easy take it!!
Simon Cumming Debut : 2006 Home Town : Melbourne
Nickname: Mo - ee
Why: Mohawk
Recruited from: VAFA Mazenod
Preferred Position: Narita Cups
Awards: Tokyo's Best Mohican award 2006
Career Highlight: Narita Cups
Advice to Future Goannas: "Stick it up them!"
Whats been said!:
Steve Rode Debut : 2010 Home Town : Melbourne
Nickname: Rodey
Why: self explanatory
Recruited from: Geronimos
Preferred Position: Non-leading, non-chasing full forward
Awards:
Career Highlight: Under 10 lightning premiership....and joining the Goannas
Advice to Future Goannas: Stay out of Sully's forward line!
Whats been said!:
Travis Wilson Debut : 2003 Home Town : Camperdown, Victoria
Nickname: Trav
Why:
Recruited from: Nova via the The Internet
Preferred Position: On the ball or 69
Awards: 2009
Best Mark - Tie - Carl McGee/Travis Wilson
Career Highlight: 2006 Kim Bebbington Medal
Advice to Future Goannas: "Go Long."
Whats been said!: 1. Big arms and a 'tackle' that'd stretch a pair of John Longmire hand-me-downs. Singapore ladies, you've been warned... the alpha-male has landed.
2.Travis Wilson = Pencils/Conan: The man who in deep sleep dreams of arm curls and hammer throws is a Goannas icon and a dead set Club Legend. Unofficial record games holder; 4 time JAFL Premiership Player; 2006 Best and Fairest winner; first official Goannas stabbing victim and by far the worst drunken breakdancer north of the equator, the accolades never stop coming. Tough as nails, strong overhead, fit, and can kick both feet - the antithesis of the Asian Footballer! His biceps, high pitched renditions or Barbie Girl and football field army rolls have left an indelible print on Japanese football.
Trevor (Woodsy) Woods Debut : 2009 Home Town : Brisbane
Nickname: Captain Snooze
Why: Ask anyone on the 2009 Nagoya trip.
Recruited from: Somewhere
Preferred Position: On the field
Awards: Club Man 2009
Career Highlight: TBA
Advice to Future Goannas: "Don`t believe everything you hear"
Whats been said!:
Wayne Richardson Debut : 2010 Home Town : Melbourne, home of footy
Nickname: Richo
Why: Surname?
Recruited from: Watsonia FC
Preferred Position: Half back flank
Awards:
Career Highlight: up to now: not many.. They’re few and far between..
Advice to Future Goannas: Goannas get down and have a kick, goannas are all decent blokes
Whats been said!:
Will Kolias Debut : 2008 Home Town : Hobart
Nickname: Will
Why: Short for William I guess
Recruited from: Pubs in Japan
Preferred Position: Pockets
Awards:
Career Highlight: Korean Trips
Advice to Future Goannas: `Take a mark ...play on`
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