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In just a few days time, in Round 10 of Season 23, the exclusive club of players to have played 300 or more games will jump from 10 members to 12 members as two of the leagues greatest to ever take to the field will notch up their triple ton.
It was only two weeks ago when the group went from 9 members to 10 as larrikin from the East Side Hawks become just the tenth player ever to play 300 games.
Today, we will take a look at the careers of larrikin, who recently reached the milestone as well as ClarkeM and Pie 4 Life who will raise their bat on Sunday as they achieve a great feat in the world of Qooty.
They will join Moo, Tarkyn_24, boncer34, Roylion, iDon, rfctigerarmy, Mobbenfuhrer, Ljp86 and of course Fred, who recently started up his own 400 games club as the only players to play 400 games. What an incredible group to be apart of.
Next in line to join the club is EKA, who although has not played a game since Round 12 of Season 18, sits on 294 games. Of those active today, sausageroll (288) & BallaratBulldog (280) will be set to be inducted into the 300 club over the next couple of seasons should they continue their careers.
ClarkeM is arguably one of the most polarizing figures to ever step foot into the Sweet F.A. At first thought, one would be led to believe that ClarkeM has played all 299 games for the West Coast Wonders as he is, even despite is drop off in activity, the face of the Wonders.
That however is not the case. ClarkeM debuted all the way back in Round 1 of Season 8 for the Mount Buller Demons. He would play just 10 games for the Demons before making a move to the West Coast Wonders where he has played at ever since.
Let's take a look at his resume:
- West Coast Wonders Captain (S13-14, S21-22)
- x4 Premiership Player
- x2 Premiership Captain
- x4 All-Sweet F.A Selections
- Sweet F.A Hall of Fame
- West Coast Wonders Leading Goal Kicker S19 (55)
- #3 All-Time Finals Played (29)
Here are some fun facts about ClarkeM:
- ClarkeM has racked up 100 or more Dream Team points in 15 games.
- He is one of four players to captain a premiership multiple times.
- 35 disposals is the most by ClarkeM - Round 2, Season 12.
- ClarkeM has a win/draw/loss record of 148-3-148.
- From Season 13 R2-8 and Season 9 R1-7 is the longest winning streaks ClarkeM has been involved in.
- 7 is the most amount of goals ClarkeM has kicked in a game - Season 19, Round 10 against the Baghdad Bandits.
- His game high in tackles is 13 in Round 3, Season 17 against the Sin City Swamprats.
- ClarkeM has kicked a total of 238 goals, 127 behinds.
- On 8 occasions has ClarkeM had 20 disposals and kicked 3 goals.
ClarkeM has a strong opinion on many issues, and is known to rub people the wrong way, but there is no doubt that he is the West Coast Wonders and is one of the leagues greatest.
He will face off against the Baghdad Bombers, who he played in his second game of Qooty, in his 300th game on the weekend.
Congratulations on 300 games, ClarkeM.
Pie 4 Life made his debut back in Round 1 of Season 5 playing for the Dragons. At the end of Season 7, the Dragons were to merge with the Southern Sharks, which would form the then Southern Dragons which he would be the inaugural captain of. His work, alongside Ljp86 in establishing the club is one of many reasons Pie 4 Life is a member of the leagues Hall of Fame.
He, after a long lay off from posting recently returned to the Dragons FFC as an active poster. This season he has played as the clubs Full Back and has shut down some of the best Full Forwards in the league showing that he has still got what it takes.
Pie 4 Life will face off against the bottom of the ladder Coney Island Warriors in Game 300.
Let's take a look at his resume:
- Dragons FFC Captain
- Dragons FFC Leading Goal Kicker Season 08 (62)
- x1 Premiership Player
- Sweet F.A Hall of Fame
Here are some fun facts about Pie 4 Life:
- 7 of the 12 300 game players have had 20 disposals and kicked 4 goals, he is one of the 7.
- 31 disposals is the most by Pie 4 Life - Season 7, Round 2
- Twice has Pie 4 Life kicked 8 goals in a game.
- On 3 occasions Pie 4 Life has kicked 7 goals in a game.
- His win/draw/loss record is 152-6-141
- Pie 4 Life is 5-9 in finals matches.
Hopefully there is much more success to come for Pie 4 Life. Congratulations on 300 games.
larrikin sits second on the all-time games played for the East Side Hawks, which indicates how much of an integral part of that club he is to this day. He started his playing career at the West Coast Magic in Round 1 of Season 3 where he would win a premiership in his first season, which would be the start of a rather incredible resume.
Short stints at both the West Coast Wonders and Mod Squad are on his record before he made the switch in Season 11 to the East Side Hawks where he would snatch up his second premiership. Although larrikin is not a member of the Hall of Fame, his name has been raised over the last few seasons.
Let's take a look at his resume:
- x2 Premiership Player
- x2 Mobbenfuhrer Medallist
- x1 All-SFA Selection
- x1 Deestory Medal
- x3 East Side Hawks Best and Fairest
Here are some fun facts about larrikin:
- 36 is the highest disposals by larrikin in a game - Round 1, Season 15
- In his Mobbenfuhrer Medal winning season, larrikin was ranked 12th for average disposals with 17 per game.
- larrikin is one of only two players to win back to back Mobbenfuhrer Medals.
- 4 goals, on two occasions is the most larrikin has kicked in a game
- 149 wins, 5 draws, 148 losses is the W/D/L record for larrikin
- 33 times has larrikin racked up 100 or more Dream Team Points
- larrikin has kicked 215 goals, 186 behinds in his 302 games
Congratulations on 300 (and two) games, larrikin.
