When Collingwood unveiled debutant Liam Puncher in their win over the Gold Coast Suns last weekend, many sat up and took notice of the kid's tough name.
Puncher. Gosh, that's a strong surname. Heaps of fodder for commentators, fans, and teammates alike. Taken in the recent Mid-Season Draft, the South Australian has taken his Puncher's chance, and run with it. Just wait until he becomes a 100-game pillar of Magpies' backlines of the future.
It got us here at ZH HQ mulling over some of the 22-year-old's contemporaries in this space.
Have a go at a dozen of my favourite names in the game!
10. Patrick Dangerfield
"Danger" just has inherently cool connotations.
Never mind that he shares his name with the name of a clothing chain aimed at alt-pre-teens who are still swearing that "it's not a phase, mum", in a footy context, the name 'Dangerfield' is just tough as nails.
There's a regality that throwing a traditional name like 'Patrick' in front of it engenders. Big points to Paddy's parents. They've nailed this one.
