| GAWN | Melbourne Demons' drought-breaking AFL premiership-winning captain (4) |
| HARLEY | Geelong AFL premiership winning captain 2007, '09 (6) |
| SHAW | Captained Collingwood to drought-breaking 1990 AFL premiership (4) |
| HIBBERD | Ex-Bombers and Melbourne Demons half back flank, Michael ... (7) |
| BRODYMIHOCEK | Melbourne Demons goal kicker (5,7) |
| RAIN | Drought breaking event |
| RAINMAKER | John Grisham novel, The ..., or a traditional Native American drought-breaking shaman |
| REHN | 1997-98 AFL premiership-winning Crows ruckman, Shaun. |
| BALL | Former St Kilda captain won 2010 AFL premiership medal with Collingwood (4) |
| LAIDLEY | Former North Melbourne AFL premiership-winning player coached Kangaroos, 2003-09 (7) |
| MAL | Three-time Brisbane Lions AFL premiership-winning defender, -Michael (3) |
| NOTTING | Dual Brisbane Lions AFL premiership-winning utility 2001-02 (7) |
| LYNCH | Celebrated three-time AFL premiership-winning Brisbane Lions key forward (5) |
| BAILEY | Dual AFL premiership-winning Brisbane Lions midfielder/forward (6) |
| LEIGH | Hawthorn's 1983 VFL premiership winning captain, ... Matthews (5) |
| AL | Brisbane Broncos' first rugby league premiership-winning captain, initials (2) |
| ASH | Former Brisbane Lions AFL premiership utility, -- McGrath (3) |
| LM | Brisbane Lions' AFL premiership threepeat coach, initials (2) |
| BIRCHALL | Tasmanian great and four-times Hawthorn AFL premiership footballer now with Brisbane (8) |
| ESSENDON | Which team won the AFL premiership in 2000 (8) |
