Worst 250 game player

[clivenator26]

Is it though?

Has Simon Black played in a game where an Anzac medal has been presented at the end of the game?

How many Marcus Ashcroft medals has Hird won ?

The way some Essendon fans carry on about Hirdies ANZAC medals you'd think he actually fought in a war for his country. It's a BOG medal for a home & away match.

 

[Jack Bradley]

Has Simon Black played in a game where an Anzac medal has been presented at the end of the game?

How many Marcus Ashcroft medals has Hird won ?

The way some Essendon fans carry on about Hirdies ANZAC medals you'd think he actually fought in a war for his country. It's a BOG medal for a home & away match.

essendon fans.... amiright?

 

[FRUMPY]

Jeff White? you sir, are a pelican

the thread is about the worst 250 games players, out of those i have seen play i picked those as the worst 4. Not saying he wasnt a good player but in my worst 4

 

[FRUMPY]

Green was actually a reasonably good player - kicked 350 goals in his 254 games

Was just purely a woeful captain at an abysmal time at the Dees, which is all people remember

i remember him as a player who didnt really improve after his 2nd or 3rd season. was a player who showed so much potential but was just average in the end. Same goes for bruce, neither went the next step.

his 350 goals in 254 games even says as much as he was basically a HFF his whole career

 

[didaksrightfoot]

Surely no-one who reached 250 games as a player deserves to have "worst" attached to them in anyway. You could consider someone who got a lot of games at a club doing poorly (eg. someone like Yze or Green) - but that ignores that they both still had largely very productive careers, and I assume (without looking into it) Yze got to play in a GF (not sure about Green - was a first year player), something many players never get to experience.
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On an unrelated note (except that I was looking at the list of 250 game players) - I can say GAJ has finally "made it"... I saw "Gary Ablett" on the list (248) and immediately thought of Junior (incorrectly), instead of Senior - I think that's the first time I have done that.

 

[Modified Dog]

s**t thread. Normally I wouldn't bother to contribute, but I'm just amazed nobody has mentioned Shaun Hart from Brisbane. Yeah, he was a tough little tagger and he somehow won a Norm Smith playing alongside Voss, Black, Akermanis and Lappin. Possibly the least skilled footballer ever to win that award. But are people forgetting he was just an ordinary footballer? He worked bloody hard to make it in the AFL and playing 250+ games was a hell of an achievement. He wrung every ounce out of his ability. People should be full of admiration for guys like that instead of s**t-canning them.

Come on Lions fans… Back me up on this…

I would also add Stephen Febey, Matthew Lappin and Shane Wakelin.

They were pretty good footballers who had their moments, but they weren't great by any stretch.

 

[chaelsonnen]

Chris Tarrant, Paul Broderick and Justin Peckett for mine in a three-way tie.

Gotta be Peckett. Tarrant was an elite forward as well as defender at different times in his career. Peckett was never elite at anything....ever.

 

[BluesMan]

Is it though?

LOL

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I understand you defending Hird being a Bombers fan but to the rest of the footy community , s**t bloke is s**t bloke.

Awwww ok

Let's make s**t blokes a prerequisite

Ablett and Carey come at the top, worst 250 game players

 

[Schauermann]

Don't know if McManus got to 250.

No, from Freo it is, well, Pavlich.

 

[Damon_3388]

Mark Bickley comes to mind. Didn't even make an AA squad or win a BnF at Adelaide IIRC.

Two-time Premiership captain who averaged 20 disposals a game for 13 years in a lower possession era, playing off half back and through the middle. 7-time State of Origin representative, and 3-time International Rules representative too. Tough, reliable stalwart, who was more talented than you're giving him credit for being.

 

[The_Flying_Egg]

Tony Liberatore.

I don't care about the Brownlow, either.

He had about 8 top 5's in the B and F too. U might not like him but he was a great player, and not a contender in this thread

 

[Richo83]

Steven Febey anyone?

 

[Art Corvelay]

Two-time Premiership captain who averaged 20 disposals a game for 13 years in a lower possession era, playing off half back and through the middle. 7-time State of Origin representative, and 3-time International Rules representative too. Tough, reliable stalwart, who was more talented than you're giving him credit for being.

Shook my head at that one too.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Would have the single greatest cabinet of any modern day great.

Think Coleman is the only individual medal he didn't win.

Charters assisted

Cheat

 

[Ron]

I Remember in 05 when Bruce started the season on fire, he was close to being the brownlow fave after 3-4 rounds, such was his early season dominance. But that was pretty much his career highlight.

Funnily enough 05 was when another spud also reached and very quickly fell from his peak....Kozi.

 

[Jack Bradley]

s**t thread. Normally I wouldn't bother to contribute, but I'm just amazed nobody has mentioned Shaun Hart from Brisbane. Yeah, he was a tough little tagger and he somehow won a Norm Smith playing alongside Voss, Black, Akermanis and Lappin. Possibly the least skilled footballer ever to win that award. But are people forgetting he was just an ordinary footballer? He worked bloody hard to make it in the AFL and playing 250+ games was a hell of an achievement. He wrung every ounce out of his ability. People should be full of admiration for guys like that instead of s**t-canning them.

Come on Lions fans… Back me up on this…

I would also add Stephen Febey, Matthew Lappin and Shane Wakelin.

They were pretty good footballers who had their moments, but they weren't great by any stretch.

Can you go back to not commenting on s**t threads again?

 

[Jade's_]

Thread needs more Nathan Burke

 

[SdKfz 181]

Chris Newman & Joel Bowden

Ryan Giggs & Wayne Rooney

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Ryan Giggs & Wayne Rooney

Wrong sport buddy, Matthew Knights should be in this thread too. Ryan Giggs probably is the worst 900 game player ever.

 

[Monkey King]

... Peckett is the one who stands out from those who have played 250.

Beat me to it. I'd probably go a top 3 of ...

Justin Peckett
Steven Febey
Brent Guerra

With John Blakey the worst to play over 300 games.

 

[Monkey King]

Would have the single greatest cabinet of any modern day great.

Think Coleman is the only individual medal he didn't win.

Reckon Judd's would be better. Hird never won an MVP. Judd's won two.

 

[Donakebab]

Thread needs more Nathan Burke

3 B&F's, 4 AA's, 11 time SoO player and won a few of 'player of the year' awards in 1996.

Thread needs less s**t calls like yours.

 

[Jade's_]

3 B&F's, 4 AA's, 11 time SoO player and won a few of 'player of the year' awards in 1996.

Thread needs less s**t calls like yours.

Do st Kilda B&Fs really count?

 

[Monkey King]

3 B&F's, 4 AA's, 11 time SoO player and won a few of 'player of the year' awards in 1996.

Thread needs less s**t calls like yours.

No kidding. Burkey was a great little nugget. Terrible call.