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!
4. Dayne Zorko
A name of Slovenian heritage, Dayne Zorko's is a name that has spawned its fair share of spinoffs.
Whether it be "Zorko the Great", "The Magician", "The Zork", the Lions' living legend has one of the greatest names in the game.
I don't know about you, maybe it's just because I have the most Anglo of names imaginable, but there's just something cool about an exotic letter, like a 'Z', or an 'X'. It's tough. I like it.
