Garry McIntosh
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Oct 20, 2026
Gerard WhateleyHOST
Michael Aish has just been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Gerard WhateleyHOST
Yeah, Gary McIntosh.
Shannon GillGUEST
I always felt that that was always, in my very early years of watching State of Origin games, was the guys we didn't know.
Shannon GillGUEST
The guys that didn't play in the VFL or the AFL who were Sanford players.
Shannon GillGUEST
And that was always a bit of a novelty, finding out who they were.
Gerard WhateleyHOST
Yeah, so David's chimed in.
Gerard WhateleyHOST
The most famous recipient of the SA retention scheme was Norwood champ Gary McIntosh, who had no interest in playing in the AFL.
Gerard WhateleyHOST
There's a few memories around the Sheedy Heard drama, which I'll share with you in a moment as well.
Shannon GillGUEST
So that's the sort of, that's the level of quality that had been ripped out of the SA NFL.
Shannon GillGUEST
But at the same time, you've got guys like Chris McDermott, Gary McIntosh, Michael Aish, both the Jarman brothers were all still playing in the SA NFL.
Shannon GillGUEST
They would get drafted by VFL teams, but just not come.
Shannon GillGUEST
So I think the Germans were drafted like 15 times by different teams across the years.