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AFL players then and now: What today’s stars looked like in their early years

A LOOK back into the Herald Sun photographic archives reveals some awesome — and awful — photos of today’s footy stars when they were kids. Take a look back with us in our before and after slider special.

Adam Cooney and Patrick Dangerfield pic
Adam Cooney and Patrick Dangerfield pic

A LOOK back into the Herald Sun photographic archives reveals some awesome — and awful — photos of today’s footy stars when they were kids.

Take a look back with us in our Then and Now special.

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Surely that’s not Gary? The little (hairier) master as a teen at the Geelong Falcons in 1999.

How’s the cheeky grin on Lance Franklin after he was drafted in 2004?

Dusty had that trademark burst of speed, even in 2008, while playing with Castlemaine.

Max Gawn, pre-beard.

Paddy is still pretty fresh-faced … maybe a little more seasoned than his days at Oberon High School.

This 2003 photograph of a young Adam Cooney never gets old.

How’s the shock of hair on Stefan Martin?

A little shorter on top, a little longer on the chin, but — 18 years on — Shaun Burgoyne hardly looks like he’s aged.

What a difference a decade makes …

Just a little bit hairier, Dyson?

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Originally published as AFL players then and now: What today’s stars looked like in their early years

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