Marvel is a pop culture phenomenon, from comics to TV to cinema, it has managed to take the world by storm across decades.
So, we at Zero Hanger thought why not bring the Marvel universe to the AFL, by having a go at comparing every club to a character from the live-action movies and tv shows.
Also, spoilers are included below, so be mindful!
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are blue-collar, they're battlers, the working-class club based out of Footscray in the western suburbs of Melbourne.
Frank Castle, aka Punisher, is ex-military, he's street level, and after the events of Daredevil season two, he was working in construction.
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The character Punisher had a film in 2004 that brought attention to him from non-comic fans and you could say it was sort of a success, but the Netflix series starring Jon Bernthal was loved by many fans, and was a huge success.
The Dogs had one premiership in 1954 and then won another in 2016, similar to Punisher, in that a quiet period happened between, and the latter is praised more highly.
LOL….
port – one of the “oldest clubs in the afl”……
No – the filth in the afl (“PORT ADELAIDE FOOTBALL CLUB (A.F.L.) LIMITED”) was formed and incorporated in 1995. There is a club that is now (port adelaide “magpies” of which the ‘wobbles are a poor copy) which is now owned by port (afl) that was formed in the previous century (1870).