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catempire
16 Jun 2007, 12:11
On SEN, Huddo just read out his team of forgettables for Geelong from the 90s. They were:
B: Crothers A.Darcy B.Grgic
HB: Corrigan Heffernan Miles
C: Woolnough T.Malekellis McCrabb
HF: Merriman Spencer McNish
F: Willison Spinks Loats
R: Hooper Sterrett Forssman
INT: Baldwin Brockman Allen Hungerford
Is it just me or does it seem like we've had a mountain load of these types of players over the years? :o
Missing:
White
J. Mooney
Bamford
Arnott
Lowther
Bray
heaps more :o
Cheshire Cat
16 Jun 2007, 12:22
No wonder we lost the 92 GF, we had Merriman, Miles and Sean Simpson playing. :eek:
diablo14
16 Jun 2007, 12:27
A team of this nature can in no way be complete unless it includes the ultimate 'forgettable'.....David Ugrinic
Generalissimo
16 Jun 2007, 12:37
Steve Handley
Marty McKinnon
Jamie McLure
Partridge
16 Jun 2007, 12:48
Steve Handley
Marty McKinnon
Jamie McLure
Don't forget the big white hope - Cameron Roberts.
Or David Wellsby.
Bit harsh on woolnough do you guys think? Was crucified with injuries
On SEN, Huddo just read out his team of forgettables for Geelong from the 90s. They were:
B: Crothers A.Darcy B.Grgic
HB: Corrigan Heffernan Miles
C: Woolnough T.Malekellis McCrabb
HF: Merriman Spencer McNish
F: Willison Spinks Loats
R: Hooper Sterrett Forssman
INT: Baldwin Brockman Allen Hungerford
Is it just me or does it seem like we've had a mountain load of these types of players over the years? :o
Why is Anthony Darcy at FB ?
He was a midfielder
Just noticed McCrabb on the wing.Was the person that selected this side pissed at the time ?
diablo14
16 Jun 2007, 13:30
Why is Anthony Darcy at FB ?
He was a midfielder
Just noticed McCrabb on the wing.Was the person that selected this side pissed at the time ?
i dont remember tony malakellis as a centreman either.
i dont remember tony malakellis as a centreman either.
He did play in the midfield at times.I think he was more a small forward.Spiro was a small defender who also spent time in the midfield.
Wooly on the wing to! he was a bigman haha
MmkMrMackie
16 Jun 2007, 14:01
Perhaps I'm showing my age, but I don't remember many of them... I remember the names, but there are a few I can't put faces to.
chapmanmagic35
16 Jun 2007, 14:07
Where is the great David Ugrinic and Cam Roberts? :p
MmkMrMackie
16 Jun 2007, 14:08
Where is Leigh Colbert. I'd like to forget him.
chapmanmagic35
16 Jun 2007, 14:20
Where is Leigh Colbert. I'd like to forget him.
Are you ever going to move on from this?
MmkMrMackie
16 Jun 2007, 14:26
Are you ever going to move on from this?
Hopefully. :)
grantyc77
16 Jun 2007, 15:15
Skills Wills, has to be of the list, Grgic is another.
Just do something
16 Jun 2007, 15:25
Skills Wills, has to be of the list, Grgic is another.
Grgic slept with the light on he was useless
On SEN, Huddo just read out his team of forgettables for Geelong from the 90s. They were:
B: Crothers A.Darcy B.Grgic
HB: Corrigan Heffernan Miles
C: Woolnough T.Malekellis McCrabb
HF: Merriman Spencer McNish
F: Willison Spinks Loats
R: Hooper Sterrett Forssman
INT: Baldwin Brockman Allen Hungerford
Is it just me or does it seem like we've had a mountain load of these types of players over the years? :o
A few they missed and I don't think have been mentioned by others
Tim Hargreaves - his bull horns v Melbourne was his only highlight at Geelong
Justin Wood - 4[?] goals on debut.I think that might've been the game at Princess Park where Nathan Brown waved the ball as he ran into an open goal.Geelong goaled from the following centre bounce and won.
Cain Liddle - he kicked 4 or 5 in a practice game against Hawthorn at Geelong West Oval and was then "hidden".Sadly he's still in hiding.
Craig Biddiscombe - promised so much,delivered so little.Thankfully we suckered Richmond into taking him
Danny O'brien - small forward who probably didn't get much of a go.
Daniel 'Piggy' Lowther - starred in the VFL.Bombed in AFL.
A few other noteables : Bret Bailey,Daniel Fletcher,Paul Lindsay,Joel McKay and David Wellsby
On SEN, Huddo just read out his team of forgettables for Geelong from the 90s. They were:
B: Crothers A.Darcy B.Grgic
HB: Corrigan Heffernan Miles
C: Woolnough T.Malekellis McCrabb
HF: Merriman Spencer McNish
F: Willison Spinks Loats
R: Hooper Sterrett Forssman
INT: Baldwin Brockman Allen Hungerford
Is it just me or does it seem like we've had a mountain load of these types of players over the years? :o
A few of those weren't even from the 90's!
The Gerge was a bit of a tease. Just too laid back for AFL footy. Plenty of talent though.
Leigh Brockman was a top 10 pick wasn't he? He was picked quite high anyway and was useless, here and then in Sydney.
Corrigan was servicable. We've had worse players.
Geoff Miles kicked a few bags in late 92. Wasn't that bad.
MacNish came, kicked 5 in a game then was gone almost as quick. Those were the days of the mid-season draft!
Loats was ordinary in his only game.
Spencer was ok as a CHB in the early 90's.
Darren Forssman was close to State of Origin selection in 92 IIRC. He was solid for a few years after that too.
Stephen Hooper could have been anything if it wasn't for injuries. Same for Marc Woolnough.
Baldwin was VFL level only. It was embarrassing that he was needed in 2000 and 2001 all because we had no forward line. He kicked 3 on debut and that was it.
Spinks did a job for a year. But we wasted many picks on similar players (eg. J.Mooney - as much as I loved watching him play though).
Did Hungerford ever play a game?
I reckon you could have picked a worse side than that. I may do it one day when I'm bored!
fishman
16 Jun 2007, 16:26
Colin Gadsen
Matthew McMurray
Cameron Thurley
geelong_boy
16 Jun 2007, 16:30
Tim Finocchiaro
Tommy the Cat
16 Jun 2007, 17:21
Terry Bright
Hopefully. :)
Nah!
Screw im, he was a dog who should have stayed on and fixed what he didn't feel was right or appropriate at the club. He wasn't worthy of the honour, and while he may have had his reasons, a real man would have stood his ground and put his heart in to what needed to be done.
While some (yes I will plead gulty to this also) rag out King, based on form only, he didn't pull up stumps when it got too tough.. He's been man enough to ignore all the crap thrown at him, and keep going.
Good for him!
I don't really hold any grudges..
honest :)
Nah!
Screw im, he was a dog who should have stayed on and fixed what he didn't feel was right or appropriate at the club. He wasn't worthy of the honour, and while he may have had his reasons, a real man would have stood his ground and put his heart in to what needed to be done.
While some (yes I will plead gulty to this also) rag out King, based on form only, he didn't pull up stumps when it got too tough.. He's been man enough to ignore all the crap thrown at him, and keep going.
Good for him!
I don't really hold any grudges..
honest :)
Leigh Colbert is very highly respected by many in AFL circles. He had absolutely no choice when leaving the club. He had lost all of the senior players... Typical egos that were at the club at the time. They were cut a young hot shot took "their" chance to be a captain away.
Adam Houlihan
Agree 250%
How he played as many games as he did just illustrates how bad we were.
Hood007
16 Jun 2007, 19:35
Grant Tanner
Sammy D
16 Jun 2007, 19:49
Ben Finnan.
Ben Finnan.
Now there's one I forgot.Was it back problems that ended his career early ?
Has anyone mentioned 'Better Than Ezra' [everybody was ;)]
Ricketts
16 Jun 2007, 20:22
Adam Houlihan was alright. Won us that game against Collingwood in the wet at the G.
Sammy D
16 Jun 2007, 20:28
Adam Houlihan was alright. Won us that game against Collingwood in the wet at the G.
He was a bit of an enigma. On his day he was pretty deadly, but he could be absolutely dire the next week. Seemed to pop up a kick a few goals every now & again, but didn't contribute much more. One of those players who when they got the ball seemed to always have all the time in the world.
Sammy D
16 Jun 2007, 20:34
Clicky (http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/teams/geelong.html)
A few names I don't remember much of:
Tim Allen
John Cunningham
Robert DiRosa
Martin Heffernan
Cristian O'Brien
Leigh Willison
Another Geelong forgettable I guess would be Tony Lithgow who I'm pretty sure didn't get an AFL/VFL game but was on our list in either 1990 or 1991 who we recruited from Casterton, the same club we recruited Max Rooke from.
MmkMrMackie
16 Jun 2007, 21:20
Gerrard Bennett. Was sad to see him go. Apparantly he's been carving it up in the SANFL since he left Sydney.
Dellvion
16 Jun 2007, 22:19
With the amount of players not on there, it sounds like we need more than 1 forgettables team.
With the amount of players not on there, it sounds like we need more than 1 forgettables team.
Forgettables v Really Forgettables
Is that you Jimmy?
16 Jun 2007, 23:35
Terry Bright
You obviously never saw him play
A few of those weren't even from the 90's!
The Gerge was a bit of a tease. Just too laid back for AFL footy. Plenty of talent though.
Leigh Brockman was a top 10 pick wasn't he? He was picked quite high anyway and was useless, here and then in Sydney.
Corrigan was servicable. We've had worse players.
Geoff Miles kicked a few bags in late 92. Wasn't that bad.
MacNish came, kicked 5 in a game then was gone almost as quick. Those were the days of the mid-season draft!
Loats was ordinary in his only game.
Spencer was ok as a CHB in the early 90's.
Darren Forssman was close to State of Origin selection in 92 IIRC. He was solid for a few years after that too.
Stephen Hooper could have been anything if it wasn't for injuries. Same for Marc Woolnough.
Baldwin was VFL level only. It was embarrassing that he was needed in 2000 and 2001 all because we had no forward line. He kicked 3 on debut and that was it.
Spinks did a job for a year. But we wasted many picks on similar players (eg. J.Mooney - as much as I loved watching him play though).
Did Hungerford ever play a game?
I reckon you could have picked a worse side than that. I may do it one day when I'm bored!
Forssman played some top footy as did a lot of these guys maybe you guys bagging em are so good you dont get a mention????????????????
IMO people in glass houses should be very careful. These guys could play the game just maybe they didnt have a good run. Im pretty sure most would have beaten most on this forum hands down.....
Geminicatz
17 Jun 2007, 00:36
What about Steven Handley :D he was a shocker & he played in the 1995 grand final.
diablo14
17 Jun 2007, 07:00
Terry Bright
You obviously never saw him play
How do you forget a bloke who lead our goal kicking in years we made finals? I know Kent Kingsley did the same, but while he wasn't the worlds greatest forward he's hardly what i'd call forgettable, and Terry Bright was a far better player than him.
fishman
17 Jun 2007, 10:46
Dean Helmers anyone? I think he was suspended for 6 weeks in the magoos yet never played a senior AFL game.
Darryl Foster - was one of the ood kittens yet dissapeared pretty quick
Darryl Foster - was one of the ood kittens yet dissapeared pretty quick
Do you mean Daniel Foster,a tall redhead ?
Rik E Boy
17 Jun 2007, 12:54
On SEN, Huddo just read out his team of forgettables for Geelong from the 90s. They were:
B: Crothers A.Darcy B.Grgic
HB: Corrigan Heffernan Miles
C: Woolnough T.Malekellis McCrabb
HF: Merriman Spencer McNish
F: Willison Spinks Loats
R: Hooper Sterrett Forssman
INT: Baldwin Brockman Allen Hungerford
Is it just me or does it seem like we've had a mountain load of these types of players over the years? :o
Forssman actually made the Victorian state side in 92 IIR.
regards,
REB
Rik E Boy
17 Jun 2007, 12:58
Clicky (http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/teams/geelong.html)
A few names I don't remember much of:
Tim Allen
John Cunningham
Robert DiRosa
Martin Heffernan
Cristian O'Brien
Leigh Willison
Another Geelong forgettable I guess would be Tony Lithgow who I'm pretty sure didn't get an AFL/VFL game but was on our list in either 1990 or 1991 who we recruited from Casterton, the same club we recruited Max Rooke from.
Some interesting names there to this Norwood supporter. Cunningham went on to have fine career for the Redlegs and won the Jack Oatey medal for Norwood in our 1997 premiership win. Cunnigham might have been a bit undersized for the big time (along with fellow Redleg Anthony Harvey from St Kilda) but he was a very courageous footballer. Christian O'Brien was a big loss for Norwood and I thought he would do much better than he ended up being for Geelong. He even came back to Norwood but wasn't the same player after he didn't make it at the Cats.
regards,
REB
Rik E Boy
17 Jun 2007, 13:04
Forssman played some top footy as did a lot of these guys maybe you guys bagging em are so good you dont get a mention????????????????
IMO people in glass houses should be very careful. These guys could play the game just maybe they didnt have a good run. Im pretty sure most would have beaten most on this forum hands down.....
Come on Catdog you know discussions on how players are rated by fans is always relative. My ten year old son is a better footballer than me and I couldn't kick over a tin of sardines let alone a jam tin (er..doesn't jam come in jars :confused:) but I agree about most of the names in this thread..they were duds..but that is comparision to guys we rate and not my glorious non-existent career (although I'm sure the rest of the Geelong board is full of champion league footballers).
Cheers,
REB
Copernicus
17 Jun 2007, 13:08
****, half of the blokes on this list I can't even remember. Granted, I was only young during the first half of the '90s and wasn't a huge footy follower at the end of the '90s and early 2000s (yeah, I know, bandwagoner ;)).
I guess that's sort of the point of this thread!
fishman
17 Jun 2007, 19:56
Do you mean Daniel Foster,a tall redhead ?
Oops. Yeah him. Shows how forgetable he was.
Catsace
17 Jun 2007, 20:53
What about the twice drafted in the late 80's early 90's Gary Phillips. Played three games i think in just as many years.
Brett Bailey's only game came Rd 1 1990, a 115 point whuppin' at the hands of the Hawks...Ugly game, we led early in the 3rd quarter then....Floodgates!!
Other players of that year to not even play were Gary Keane (Ex-Fitzroy), and also Geelong's 1st and i think only Irish draft pick Colum Mcmanamon. Unless we only count blokes who played a senior game.
Earlier in the 80's we had superstars like Ross Christensen, Darren Jackson, Alan Reid and also Steven Carey, that forever remembered Bomber's clubman who graced our list in 1986 i think. John Hoiles also should get a mention, along with Peter Whyte. You could nearly make a team out of the 'Duds of the Mid 80's!!
Western Cat
18 Jun 2007, 02:07
Do you mean Daniel Foster,a tall redhead ?
This is a sad thread for me because Daniel is my nephew and I was overjoyed when he got drafted to Geelong. But, things didn't work out well for him. He worked BLOODY hard but never settled, had BAD injury trouble (hole in the heart similar to Eagleton I think which required 2-3 lots of surgery to correct) he's a shy country kid from SA and didn't fit in easily. I admit he didn't deliver for Geelong in his 17 games, but, knowing the other side of the story personally, there are reasons why his career never took off.
My guess is that lots of other people on this list and thread had stories and circumstances that weren't widely known or made public. There are plenty of talented footballers who haven't made it. Injury plays a big part in it.
Sadly Daniel is pretty disillusioned by the whole experience. The politics and behind the scenes stuff took it's toll as well.
I talked to Bomber, Frank Costa and Billy Brownless about him and they all rated him and believed he would make it. Josh Hunt and David Johnson were at his wedding and they both believed he would make it at AFL level.
But it didn't happen.
So, before you lay into past players or present players, whether they be stars or journeymen, remember it's a tough comp and not everyone who deserves to make it makes it.
:(
Solstice Raver
18 Jun 2007, 10:39
Ha ha. Brett Spinks. I always wondered if it would have been better to draft a dead cow instead. Brought new meaning to the term useless.
thejester
18 Jun 2007, 11:04
Showing my age - thought Spencer was The Natural and whooped with joy! Surely he'll be the captain of the forgettables of the naughties.
Ha ha. Brett Spinks. I always wondered if it would have been better to draft a dead cow instead. Brought new meaning to the term useless.
Yep, used to fancy himself at the Eureka back in the day. Tool. Christian O'Brien (Obey) was a cult hero for some, had the determination and built like the proverbial but lacked the pace and was not big enough to be a KPP.
Marcus Baldwin was perceived as a great hope after bagging 7 in a seconds match. Kicked three against hawthorn on debut IIRC, but never did much after.
I think Brett Hungerford played 1 or 2 games in 91? KPP who went on to dominated at local league level.
Daniel Fletcher, son of former football manager Gary, also played one game for the club back in 94 I think. His brother Simon was rookied by us and went on to play 50 odd games at Richmond.
To those knocking Grant Tanner, I thought he was a very good in and under player, terrific hands, could play the role of a tagger or as a dour defender. Remember, he also played in an era in which we were a very good football side and spots were at a premium.
What about the twice drafted in the late 80's early 90's Gary Phillips. Played three games i think in just as many years.
Brett Bailey's only game came Rd 1 1990, a 115 point whuppin' at the hands of the Hawks...Ugly game, we led early in the 3rd quarter then....Floodgates!!
Other players of that year to not even play were Gary Keane (Ex-Fitzroy), and also Geelong's 1st and i think only Irish draft pick Colum Mcmanamon. Unless we only count blokes who played a senior game.
Earlier in the 80's we had superstars like Ross Christensen, Darren Jackson, Alan Reid and also Steven Carey, that forever remembered Bomber's clubman who graced our list in 1986 i think. John Hoiles also should get a mention, along with Peter Whyte. You could nearly make a team out of the 'Duds of the Mid 80's!!
I remember Carey, Reid and Jackson...Are you getting Ross Christensen confused with Damien and Marty who both plyed for cats in mid to late 80's?
Had forgotten about Brett Bailey.
Grgic was a talented footballer who played in 2000 GF for the dees lining up on a HBF. Never looked like it though at catland.
diablo14
18 Jun 2007, 18:16
Yep, used to fancy himself at the Eureka back in the day. Tool. Christian O'Brien (Obey) was a cult hero for some, had the determination and built like the proverbial but lacked the pace and was not big enough to be a KPP.
Marcus Baldwin was perceived as a great hope after bagging 7 in a seconds match. Kicked three against hawthorn on debut IIRC, but never did much after.
I think Brett Hungerford played 1 or 2 games in 91? KPP who went on to dominated at local league level.
Daniel Fletcher, son of former football manager Gary, also played one game for the club back in 94 I think. His brother Simon was rookied by us and went on to play 50 odd games at Richmond.
To those knocking Grant Tanner, I thought he was a very good in and under player, terrific hands, could play the role of a tagger or as a dour defender. Remember, he also played in an era in which we were a very good football side and spots were at a premium.
Tanner was a regular until he did his knee. Then he apparently developed a serious drinking problem and was never seen again. Up to that point I thought he was a more than handy player.
Simon Fletcher played for Carlton not Richmond too if i'm not mistaken.
diablo14
18 Jun 2007, 18:38
This is a sad thread for me because Daniel is my nephew and I was overjoyed when he got drafted to Geelong. But, things didn't work out well for him. He worked BLOODY hard but never settled, had BAD injury trouble (hole in the heart similar to Eagleton I think which required 2-3 lots of surgery to correct) he's a shy country kid from SA and didn't fit in easily. I admit he didn't deliver for Geelong in his 17 games, but, knowing the other side of the story personally, there are reasons why his career never took off.
My guess is that lots of other people on this list and thread had stories and circumstances that weren't widely known or made public. There are plenty of talented footballers who haven't made it. Injury plays a big part in it.
Sadly Daniel is pretty disillusioned by the whole experience. The politics and behind the scenes stuff took it's toll as well.
I talked to Bomber, Frank Costa and Billy Brownless about him and they all rated him and believed he would make it. Josh Hunt and David Johnson were at his wedding and they both believed he would make it at AFL level.
But it didn't happen.
So, before you lay into past players or present players, whether they be stars or journeymen, remember it's a tough comp and not everyone who deserves to make it makes it.
:(
I for one do not dispute that you have to have some level of football ability to get on an AFL list. Fossie was a far better footballer than the vast majority of us could hope to be, and for me it is always a shame to see guys like him get chopped. A bit like what will happen to Matthew Spencer at the end of this year. Probably not quite good enuff at the top level, but never leaves anything out on the field and is a real team man. Fossie was a similar type of player, and I know as a fan I feel for those sorts of guys who give their all and then some, and still come up short.
I think this thread in many ways is a tribute to those guys who just couldn't quite go on with it. The thread may be titled 'forgettables' but most of us aren't having much trouble remembering them :D
sarah.13
18 Jun 2007, 18:51
I think this thread in many ways is a tribute to those guys who just couldn't quite go on with it. The thread may be titled 'forgettables' but most of us aren't having much trouble remembering them :D
Nice way of looking at it. :thumbsu:
catempire
18 Jun 2007, 19:01
This is a sad thread for me because Daniel is my nephew and I was overjoyed when he got drafted to Geelong. But, things didn't work out well for him. He worked BLOODY hard but never settled, had BAD injury trouble (hole in the heart similar to Eagleton I think which required 2-3 lots of surgery to correct) he's a shy country kid from SA and didn't fit in easily. I admit he didn't deliver for Geelong in his 17 games, but, knowing the other side of the story personally, there are reasons why his career never took off.
My guess is that lots of other people on this list and thread had stories and circumstances that weren't widely known or made public. There are plenty of talented footballers who haven't made it. Injury plays a big part in it.
Sadly Daniel is pretty disillusioned by the whole experience. The politics and behind the scenes stuff took it's toll as well.
I talked to Bomber, Frank Costa and Billy Brownless about him and they all rated him and believed he would make it. Josh Hunt and David Johnson were at his wedding and they both believed he would make it at AFL level.
But it didn't happen.
So, before you lay into past players or present players, whether they be stars or journeymen, remember it's a tough comp and not everyone who deserves to make it makes it.
:(
Western Cat, that's a useful contribution to this thread.
I should point out that while there's definitely a fair degree of fun being made of the players listed there's certainly no malice intended by posters here.
The title - "forgettables" - on my reading is meant to reflect that it is easy to forget these blokes who came onto the scene briefly but disappeared for whatever reason. It is NOT meant to mean that we should forget these players.
I don't think anyone here underestimates what it takes to even make it onto an AFL list, let alone to make something of that career. Sadly, there will always be those players that don't go on to bigger and better things and I guess they can either be forgotten forever or brought up on occasions such as this.
Hope the boy Daniel does well in whatever life brings him from here on in.
tommahawk_07
18 Jun 2007, 20:30
tom lonergan
sarah.13
19 Jun 2007, 12:43
Shane Hamilton,played in 89 grand final,looked like being a great little player and then disappeared.
Selwood07
19 Jun 2007, 13:06
Western Cat - I endorse those who said we are not maligning these players - you could do the same in show-business or any field. We are making fun of ourselves really. Brett Spinks came with such a fantastic reputation - he was a wheat farmer, I believe, and "could heave a bag of wheat some enormous distance" - this in itself was self-mocking as wheat hasn't been bagged for yonks. Then, when he started to play for us, opponents found he was top heavy (like a wheat bag) and would knock him out of the contest at shoulder height knowing that he would go over and it would take him forever to get up. He became the butt of jokes partly because of this - "He kicks goals with all the skill of a bag of wheat!"
Nothing personal - he was simply not the footballer we thought we were getting - and we laugh about our delusions as much as his failings.
catters05
19 Jun 2007, 18:46
Craig Biddiscombe - promised so much,delivered so little.Thankfully we suckered Richmond into taking him
hahaha Richmond r so shit.
Generalissimo
19 Jun 2007, 23:46
Scott Bamford
Tristan Lynch
tommahawk_07
20 Jun 2007, 00:08
martin mckinnon
Stripey PJs
20 Jun 2007, 01:12
So, before you lay into past players or present players, whether they be stars or journeymen, remember it's a tough comp and not everyone who deserves to make it makes it.
:(
Especially when one's competing with M.Scarlett for a place.
"Fearless Foster" ('scuse the Al Mac reference) was picked at 23, so clearly he was rated by the club. Getting drafted ahead of Chappy, Ling, Gia and Rhino, etc, is something to hang your hat on.
Excellent post, Western Cat, thanks for the reminder.
(and nice reply, Diablo)
Tanner was a regular until he did his knee. Then he apparently developed a serious drinking problem and was never seen again. Up to that point I thought he was a more than handy player.
Simon Fletcher played for Carlton not Richmond too if i'm not mistaken.
Actually I think he played for both (fletcher)
Just do something
20 Jun 2007, 21:18
Actually I think he played for both (fletcher)
I cant belive no-one has mentioned Michael Schultz he was a very awkward player. Matt Spencer reminds me of him actually.
diablo14
20 Jun 2007, 21:31
I cant belive no-one has mentioned Michael Schultz he was a very awkward player. Matt Spencer reminds me of him actually.
Schulze was an 80's player. If we are going back that far, I have to mention the name of Craig Alderdice.
Just do something
20 Jun 2007, 21:35
Schulze was an 80's player. If we are going back that far, I have to mention the name of Craig Alderdice.
The praying mantace he went ok. What about Peter Johnson could take a mark couldnt kick for peanuts.
chapmanmagic35
20 Jun 2007, 23:11
Joel McKay :p
Geelong_Sicko
21 Jun 2007, 01:28
What about Paul Lynch? He's definitely in Western Cat's 'cut-down-and-nearly forgotten-through-injury' type players. Played in the 90's in the forward line. The guy could and should have been a champion. Dodgy hammys and maybe even the dreaded OP cut this guy down.
diablo14
21 Jun 2007, 09:03
What about Paul Lynch? He's definitely in Western Cat's 'cut-down-and-nearly forgotten-through-injury' type players. Played in the 90's in the forward line. The guy could and should have been a champion. Dodgy hammys and maybe even the dreaded OP cut this guy down.
When I was reflecting on the words of WesternCat the other day, Lynchy was the first player that came to mind. In 1997, Dermott Brereton rated him in the best 10 players in the comp when fit. Alas, those hammies! I remember him in the 97 QF, (in which Carey put us out of business), where he was keeping us in it to half time, then the hammy went again, and that was his evening over, and the teams too as it transpired.
In 2000, he started the year off in red hot form (including a matchwinning display against the Dockers in Perth), before he was again injured in round 7. Had 11 goals from 6 games to that stage. Came back into the VFL side and was showing red hot form there, playing particularly well in the first final, before the hammies went again. He never graced the field for us again at any level.
His hammies were so shot, when he went back to the Geelong league to captain/coach, he lasted all of two games before they went again. He at last pulled the pin.
Damn shame really, because he was a very talented footballer who had a 200 game career ahead of him. From 1993 to 2000 he only managed 62 games. We kept him on the list year after year hoping his legs would come good, even tho he wasn't playing. In the end his body just wouldn't allow it.
Geelong_Sicko
21 Jun 2007, 17:48
Yeah, I've yet to see another player with the chronic hamstring tears Lynchy had - what happened to him was nothing short of cruel. Nobody's fault, but these things happen I guess. In my own mind, I'd sort-of 'adopted' him while he was playing - I really wanted him to step into the post-Ablett breech up forward and kick some arse.
He would've done it, too...
When I was reflecting on the words of WesternCat the other day, Lynchy was the first player that came to mind. In 1997, Dermott Brereton rated him in the best 10 players in the comp when fit. Alas, those hammies! I remember him in the 97 QF, (in which Carey put us out of business), where he was keeping us in it to half time, then the hammy went again, and that was his evening over, and the teams too as it transpired.
In 2000, he started the year off in red hot form (including a matchwinning display against the Dockers in Perth), before he was again injured in round 7. Had 11 goals from 6 games to that stage. Came back into the VFL side and was showing red hot form there, playing particularly well in the first final, before the hammies went again. He never graced the field for us again at any level.
His hammies were so shot, when he went back to the Geelong league to captain/coach, he lasted all of two games before they went again. He at last pulled the pin.
Damn shame really, because he was a very talented footballer who had a 200 game career ahead of him. From 1993 to 2000 he only managed 62 games. We kept him on the list year after year hoping his legs would come good, even tho he wasn't playing. In the end his body just wouldn't allow it.
Left Colac and went to Lara to captain coach where he led them to a premiership in 2002, starring in the GF (fittingly played at KP) kicking 6 goals despite St Josephs trying to knock his head off. Went on to captain coach Portarlington and is currently plying his trade for Leopold.
diablo14
22 Jun 2007, 10:44
Left Colac and went to Lara to captain coach where he led them to a premiership in 2002, starring in the GF (fittingly played at KP) kicking 6 goals despite St Josephs trying to knock his head off. Went on to captain coach Portarlington and is currently plying his trade for Leopold.
Marvellous to hear. I thought he blew a hammy out at Lara and decided to can it.
94_Eagles
5 Jul 2007, 01:26
What is Merriman's Christian name?
catempire
5 Jul 2007, 01:40
What is Merriman's Christian name?
Russell
Geelong_Sicko
5 Jul 2007, 01:42
stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/R/Russell_Merriman.html (http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/R/Russell_Merriman.html)
Bryceson
5 Jul 2007, 13:05
How bout Matt McArthy? Was a great mark, but a shocking kick for goal.
Allthough he did kick 5 straight when we rolled Carlton by 70 points.