Best current AFL bench presser?

[the_interloper]

Anyone know? I think Dunstall and Martyn were the guns back in the 90s, and Gehrig in the early 2000s but who is it now? Brown? Hall? I'm guessing they bench less than back in the day these days cause they're built more for endurance but just interested anyway if someone knows?

 

[Sin City]

Paul Bower has the best of the current Carlton players with 140kg, I reckon most clubs would have someone slightly above that though.

 

[HugeJohnson]

Josh Hunt's pretty huge.

 

[sauce_head]

Good question - I know that Frawley was up there with Dunstall in the day.

 

[dynamite_kid]

Tony Notte

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

Robin Nahas. Last year.

 

[metallichris]

I've heard that David Rodan is right up there.

 

[owenkraveki]

isnt gary ablett the numero uno for the gold coast in the benchin stakes???

 

[liz]

If you're talking absolute, rather than relative to body weight, Mike Pyke would be a contender. The Swans' conditioning coach mentioned a few weeks ago on the Swans website that he is clearly ahead of anyone else at our club, mostly because he's spent years training for a sport that requires more physical power than AFL.

 

[CAS79]

If you're talking absolute, rather than relative to body weight, Mike Pyke would be a contender. The Swans' conditioning coach mentioned a few weeks ago on the Swans website that he is clearly ahead of anyone else at our club, mostly because he's spent years training for a sport that requires more physical power than AFL.

I was also about to name this fella.

despite some mirth at his expenses he is very fit and very strong.

 

[stoja]

dont have any stats but i think bradshaw would be top 10

 

[DidakDelight]

I heard somewhere that Jake King has a max one rep of 170kg

 

[dajesmac]

isnt gary ablett the numero uno for the gold coast in the benchin stakes???

Honestly, who benches steaks?

 

[Art Corvelay]

In weight for weight comparison, Barry Hall took over from Brad Johnson from the Doggies. I'd say Big Bad Bazza would have to be close to number 1

 

[amer]

Ricciuto was renowned for being the strongest player at either of the SA clubs a few years back. Not sure what he could actually lift though.

 

[Funkalicous]

Wouldn't squats be more important for an AFL player? Last I checked, pushing people had been umpired out of the game.

 

[kicksome]

i heard somewhere that podsy's geelongs heaviest lifter