The Long Family

The Long Family

The Long Family	Brothers	Total Games and First Grade Premierships.
Name	No.	Games	Premierships
Noel Long	14 and 5	216	1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87,
			1987/88, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92,
			1993/94, 1994/95, (5) 1995/96 (5).
			1983/84,1984/85,1985/86,1986/87
Brian Long	4	206	1987/88,1989/90,1990/91,1991/92.
John Long	13	153	1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87,
John Long	13	153	1987/88, 1989/90, 1990/91.
Patrick Long*	3,4 and	172	1989/90(3), 1990/91(3), 1993/94(4),
Patrick Long*	13	172	1994/95(13), 1995/96(13), 1996/97(13).
Steven Long	7	107	1984/85, 1986/87, 1989/90.
Christopher Long	24	93	1986/87,1987/88,1989/90,1990/91.
Michael Long	35 and 8	53	1986/87 (35),1987/88 (8).
		1000	NTFL Matches to the end of 2002/03
			season
		190	A.F.L. games Michael Long Essendon to
			the end of 2001 season
		1190	Total Games Played

Goals First Grade

Name	Goals	Premierships
Chris Long	259	4
Steven Long	226	3
Noel Long	174	11
John Long	161	7
Michael Long	70	2
Brian Long	58	8
Patrick Long	59	6
John (Jack) Long (Snr)	1	3
Total	1008	44

Michael Long has also kicked 143 goals in his 190 AFL games and has played in a total of 6 winning Premiership teams 2 NTFL (1986/87 and 1987/88), 2 AFL (1993 and 2000) and 2 AFL Night Premierships (1990 and 1993). He has also played 15 night matches and kicked 10 goals for Essendon. Michael first played for Essendon in 1989.

Interstate Clubs

Name	Year	Team	Games	Goals
Michael Long	1988	West Torrens (SA)	22	11
Michael Long	1989 - 2001	Essendon AFL	190	143
Noel Long	1988	West Torrens (SA)	8	2
Noel Long	1990	East Perth (WA)	3	3

Representative Matches

Brian Long Date Goals Steven Long Date

Glenelg 26/04/1985 0 Glenelg 26/01/1985

North Melbourne 23/01/1988 0 Sydney 2511/87

Tasmania 2/03/1988 0

V.F.A 5/03/1988 0 Jack Long (Snr) Date

Essendon 28/0l/1989 0 Nth Aust Carnival (Mt Isa) 03 -05/05/1969

Geelong 25/01/1992 0 Queensland 14/04/1974

John Long Date Goals Chris Long Date

Gleneig 26/01/1985 0 Essendon 28/01/1989

Essendon 25/01/1986 2 Port Adelaide 11/02/1989

North Melbourne 23/01/1988 0 Hawthorn 26/01/1991

Michael Long Date Goals Noel Long Date

North Melbourne 23/11/1988 0 Alice Springs 6/05/1984

Sydney 25/01/1987

Tasmania 2/03/1988 3 North Melbourne 23/01/1988

Aust. Amateurs 3/03/1988 1 Essendon 28/11/1989

V.F.A 5/03/1989 3 Port Adelaide 11/I2/1989

Essendon 28/01/1989 0 St Kilda 27/01/1990

Port Adelaide 11/02/1989 0 Essendon 26/01/1991

Geelong 25/01/1992 2 Hawthorn 26/01/1991

Melbourne 30/011993 1 Geelong 25/01/1992

Tasmania 6/06/1993 0 Melbourne 30/01/1993

N.T.F.L1 17/12/1990 1

N.T.F.L² 29/01/1994 2

^IPlayed for Qld/'N T

²Played for Essendon

Jack Long (Snr) - Personal Profile

No. Games Name Premierships

13 200 + Jack Long (Snr) 1965/66_, 1966/67, 1971/72

Runners Up

1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70

1970/71, 1972/73, 1976/77.

Jack is officially recognized with having only played 36 games and kicking one goal since 1974. He is also credited officially with playing 15 Reserves games and kicking 1 goal.

It is well known that he played over 200 games, but due to Cyclone Tracy a11 his playing records were lost. Jack was 41 when he retired. He is a life member of St Marys and was awarded life membership of the N.T.F.L. (1986)

Jack (Snr) would have probably played in excess of 200 games as he played from 1964/65-1978/79 and was a member of 3 Premierships and 6 loosing Grand Final sides in that period, but due to Cyclone Tracy the exact number is not known. In that time St Marys played 236 Home and Away matches plus 36 Finals matches a total of 272 games.

The seven brothers played in the 1988/89 Preliminary final, and after going through the Home and Away series undefeated, St Marys lost the Second Semi and Preliminary finals thus finishing third.

Six of the brothers played in the 1986/87 premiership side they were Brian, Noel, Chris, Steven, John and Michael.

Also six of the brothers played in the 1989/90 premiership side they were Brian, Noel, John, Patrick, Steven and Chris.

This I think would have to be an Australian record in senior competition, plus the number of games and premierships won by one family.

Another unique record of this remarkable football family was when they (Patrick, Brian and Noel) formed the centre line of the 1989/90 and the 1990/91 premierships.

Awards

Steven Long Chaney Medal 1986/87 (BOG NTFL G.F.)

Patrick Long Gunderson Medal 1986/87 (NTFL U/14’s B & F)

Michael Long West Torrens 1988 Club Champion.

West Torrens 1988 Best First Year Player.

Best and Fairest 1988/89 (St Marys).

All Australian 1995 (Wing).

Norm Smith Medal 1993 (Best on ground in AFL Grand Final).

Noel Long Chaney Medal 1989/90 (BOG NTFL G.F.)

Best and Fairest 1989/90 (St Marys)

Best and Fairest 1991/92 (St Marys)

Best and Fairest 1992/93 (St Marys)

Nichols Medallist 1992/93 (NTFL Best and Fairest)

Chaney Medal 1994/95 (Best On Ground NTFL Grand Final)

Chaney Medal 1995/96 (Best On Ground NTFL Grand Final)

NTFA Medal 1998/99 (NTFA Best and Fairest)

John Long Hickman Medal 1980/81 (NTFL Junior Colts Best and Fairest)

Clarke Medal 1991/92 (Best on Ground NTFL Reserve Grade G. F.)

Brian Long Best and Fairest 1985/86 (St Marys)

Captain 1988/89 St Marys Football Club

Captain 1989/90 St Marys Football Club

Captain 1990/91 St Marys Football Club

Patrick Long first played first grade from the first round of the 1988/89 season.

Total Premierships in other grades

Name	Reserve	Senior Colts	Junior Colts
Jack Long (Snr)	1978/79
Noel Long	1982/83	1980/81, 1981/82 (C)	1978/79
Steven Long	1992/83	1978/79
Brian Long		1978/79
Michael Long		1984/85	1980/81,1982/83, 1983/84
Chris Long		1983/84	1982/83
John Long			1978/79 (C) 1980/81
Total	3	6	7

Other games in other grades are as follows

	Reserve		Senior Colts		Junior Colts
Name	Games	Goals	Games	Goals	Games	Goals
Brian	12	2	7	3	0	0
Christopher	30	55	20	21	9	0
John Jack (Snr)	15	1	0	0	0	0
John	38	26	17	30	39	44
Michael	7	4	9	13	17	18
Noel	30	14	42	49	9	0
Patrick	38	9	5	3	9	5
Steven	23	61	9	33	0	0
Totals	193	172	109	152	83	67

Jack, Noel, Brian, John and Patrick are life members of St Marys with Jack (1986), Brian (1992) and Noel (1996) being awarded life membership of the N.T.F.L.

Question: who was the Essendon player who created something of a record in 1992 -1993 by being suspended after each of three successive appearances?

He was suspended for a week after the club's last game of 1992, followed by a two match ban after the 1993 opening round.

When he returned in round four he copped another three weeks.

Answer below

Answer: Believe it or not! Michael long

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