News has emerged in the past week that the AFL has opted to scrap the controversial skinfold test for this year’s national draft.
Some pundits have been critical of the move, saying that our future stars need to learn to toughen up, society has gone soft and it could even be yet another victim of PC GONE MAD.
However, we’re all for the skinfold test being given the Freo-Heave-Ho.
If anything, this will make recruiters actually draft proper footballers rather than athletes.
People who can play the game.
Everyone knows footy is at its very best when there’s a big bloke plonked in the goal square kicking sausage rolls and eating sausage rolls, rather than some F45 checking in Myzone fitness showoff.
Some, if not, the overwhelming majority of the legends of the game would never have passed a skinfold test back in the day.
With that in mind, we present to you yet another award-winning Neds listicle of the Big Blokes who are a chance to get a game now that Skinfold Tests have been banned.
There’s only one Tony Lockett.
The Big Boy when he played (Not the skinny version in a rare public appearance we see these days)
A steady diet of Whoppers, Pies and Big Bags of Goals made Plugger the GOAT.
Stewy Dew didn’t need no skinfold test when he won the 2008 Grand Final off his own boot.
Darren Jarman never passed a skinfold test and that never stopped him from producing Jarman Magic.
You don’t need good skinfolds to kick 17.5 in a match for which Jason Dunstall can attest to.
Big Lance Whitnall got the job done at Princes Park back in the day and he didn’t do skinfold tests.
Fev had the diet of champions, failed the skinfolds test and then kicked 12 in a game.
You reckon Dipper would ever pass a skinfold test?
The king of Geelong Billy Brownless would have easily got an exemption from taking one.
The Galloping Gasometer Mick Nolan played in a time before Skinfolds, and the ban on the tests gives us all hope.
Even Warney would be a chance to live his childhood dream and play for the Saints.
