They become the stuff of schoolyard legend. Theirs are the numbers adorning the backs of the fawning faithful. The true rockstars of our great game.
The high flyers.
It's part of the fabric of the code, is the hanger. There's nothing quite like the roar of a crowd when one of the men in the arena sits on the shoulders of another, and with velcro-like hands, plucks the Sherrin from the skies.
Take a look at some of those who have forged a reputation for themselves as artists among the clouds.
3. Warwick "The Wiz" Capper
"CAPPER!"
A man whose exploits on the field are only matched by those off of it, Capper was known for a few things - a pristine mullet, a loud mouth, shorts so tight they must've affected his circulation, and the uncanny ability to regularly take screamers that would be the best in the montages of most other players.
He would often get the coveted 'second lift', planting his shin in the back of an opponent and propelling himself even higher.
His 1987 Mark of the Year against Hawthorn, in which he plucked the pill while almost perpendicular to the playing surface is remembered well by most for the ridiculous time he spent suspended in mid-air, and draped over the shoulders of his opponent, Chris Langford.
Those who don't recall it, however, need not ask "The Wiz" about it - he'll likely tell you about it on sight - and I'm speaking from experience.
