SA Footy

It might be interesting to examine the sporting prowess of our pollies past and present. I know there have been many over the years who have represented our country in sport and then gone on to politics. I will start with Davis Cup tennis player John Alexander who now occupies the federal seat of Bennelong for the Liberal Party. Previous occupants of that seat were of course noted ABC journalist Christine McKew for the Labor Party and John Howard for the Liberal Party - neither of whom played any sport of note though both would win a gold medal for filibustering if it were a sport!

Justin Madden - former Victorian Sports Minister

I think it was posted on here once that Michael Wright won a Mail Medal for Kadina (?) in the Yorke Peninsula League.

Phil Cleary (former Federal MP) - played amateur football in Melbourne

Jumping in here between meetings in Sydney- Senator Cory Bernardi was a member of the Australian Rowing Team

Peter Garrett represented Australia in the pogoless pogo stick

Dan Van Holst Pelekaan (state liberal member for Stuart) played four seasons in the NBA for Hobart Devils. Or was it Tasmanian Devils?

Ric Charlesworth - National Hockey coach and player - Labor party MP for Perth

Liberal Brian Dixon played for Demons in VFL

Recently- Federal Liberal MP Pat Farmer- ultra marathoner

Victorian planning Minister Justin Madden dual AFL premiership winner

The late Trevor Spriggs Liberal State Member- played for East Freo

Tiger Woods could join the Sex Party

George H Bush - Baseball played in College World Series, became President USA Republican

Current Parramatta Eels CEO and former Raiders premiership hero Paul Osborne was a conservative-leaning Independent MP in the ACT Parliament - introduced anti-abortion bills and supported Liberal minority governments

Hubert Opperman - Liberal Minister in Victoria
Dawn Fraser - Independent MP in NSW State Parliament - generally leaned to the conservative side of politics.

Paul Gibson - current ALP NSW State MP was a former Parramatta Eels first-grader

Hoochie Mama wrote:Peter Garrett represented Australia in the pogoless pogo stick

That really is funny HM

Mick Veivers - former Queensland and Australia Rugby league representative was a Minister in the Borbidge National Party Government in Queensland

Kirstie Marshall, surely, deserves a mention? Former Olympic ariel skier who has held the Melbourne seat of Forest Hill since 2002.

Darrel Baldock, of course, State MP in Tasmania.

Doesn't former Tennis champ John Alexander now sit in national parliment?

Hoochie Mama wrote:Peter Garrett represented Australia in the pogoless pogo stick

Looking very 70s

Big Phil wrote:Doesn't former Tennis champ John Alexander now sit in national parliment?

Yeah BP I mentioned that at the very top.
My condolences on the Bite's trip to Perth by the way. Your updates were first class.
(Didn't mean to break topic)

Was Rob Kerin a bit of a footy star?