Bert Everett

A professional sprinter before he was a footballer, "Snowy" Everett famously upstaged Collingwood speedster Bill Twomey Sr in a 75-yard dash in 1924 to win a lucrative 20-pound prize. Born in Brunswick, he initially joined Carlton, where he featured in a 1926 reserves premiership but struggled to crack the senior side, managing just four games despite his close bond with captain and brother-in-law Ray Brew. After being let go by the Blues, Everett made the ambitious decision to cross to arch-rivals Collingwood in 1930—right in the middle of the "Machine Team" era. It was an incredibly difficult lineup to break into, but he added another four games to his tally as a versatile utility who could play as a follower, on the wing, or in the back pocket. In a fitting twist of fate, his brief VFL career ended with a match against his old side and his brother-in-law, before he later continued his football journey in the VFA with Preston.