Worst player to play in a grand final??

[Reg Grundy35]

Fantastic get a a local footballer to dive on the ball.

Did you even watch it? It doesn't sound like it. I'm sure if you put your mind to it you could find a worse player or two in Melbourne's implosions against both Hawthorn and Essendon rather than the skipper of a winning premiership side.

 

[Glorfindel]

For posterity, I will just mention the name Mark Athorn....

Fitting that the 30 year anniversary was only this week.

 

[Frappe]

Not sure where they played him in the SANFL that year.

Malcolm Blight told him Tuesday night at training before the GF that he would be selected at FF due to Modra doing his knee in the prelim vs Bulldogs - according to Blight, was a spur of the moment decision at the time.

54 games in 5 seasons for us. Was a serviceable player but always will be remembered for the 5 goals in that GF.

Am I right I thinking he only spent early part of the game up forward? I think a few of his 5 goals were kicked running off half-back..

 

[Stax on the mill]

Nick Maxwell 2011 admitted he was out of his depth.

There’s probably 5-6 list cloggers from Saints 2010 GF teams who would be front and centre in this thread. Blake, Eddy, Peake, Dempster, McQualter for starters.

And that’s just off the top of my head. There’d certainly be others in that St Kilda team who don’t belong anywhere near a GF team.

 

[Fitzey]

Frampton or Mason Cox

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Mason Cox

Age

35

Ht

211cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

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Last 5

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8.7

2star

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5.2

2star

HB

3.5

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M

4.0

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1.6

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1.2

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6.0

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3.0

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3.0

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M

2.3

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0.3

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1.0

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9.0

3star

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5.4

2star

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3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.8

5star

jump to the top of the list, take your pick.

 

[Swanssince91]

Luke Ablett

Luke Ablett

Age

43

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.0

3star

K

8.2

3star

HB

4.7

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.5

4star

No current season stats available

D

4.6

1star

K

2.8

1star

HB

1.8

2star

M

0.8

1star

T

0.6

3star

 

[Stax on the mill]

Frampton or Mason Cox jump to the top of the list, take your pick.

Got over Mad Monday yet Fitzey?

 

[ChristianBoy]

There’s probably 5-6 list cloggers from Saints 2010 GF teams who would be front and centre in this thread. Blake, Eddy, Peake, Dempster, McQualter for starters.

And that’s just off the top of my head. There’d certainly be others in that St Kilda team who don’t belong anywhere near a GF team.

Still Nick no answer Maxwell.

 

[Harry_O]

Ben Kinnear

Ben Kinnear

Age

47

Ht

193cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

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D

9.2

2star

K

5.7

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

1.3

3star

G

0.2

2star

No current season stats available

D

6.8

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

2.8

3star

M

1.0

1star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.0

1star

 

[TRP1996]

Aaron Keating is the pinnacle of the genre, but there’s looking at ruckmen - especially 2nd ruckmen - in GFs throws up some pretty unremarkable names- Trent West

Trent West

Age

38

Ht

199cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.7

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

4.5

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

5.4

5star

G

1.0

4star

, Brent Renouf

Brent Renouf

Age

37

Ht

200cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.5

2star

K

2.9

1star

HB

5.6

4star

CL

1.9

4star

HO

17.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

8.2

2star

K

2.0

1star

HB

6.2

4star

HO

11.6

5star

, Max Bailey

Max Bailey

Age

39

Ht

206cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.8

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

4.5

3star

CL

2.5

4star

HO

19.1

5star

No current season stats available

D

5.8

2star

K

1.6

1star

HB

4.2

4star

HO

9.2

5star

, Stephen Doyle

Stephen Doyle

Age

44

Ht

204cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

5.1

1star

K

2.8

1star

HB

2.3

2star

HO

10.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

4.8

1star

K

1.8

1star

HB

3.0

3star

HO

6.0

5star

, Mark Blake

Mark Blake

Age

40

Ht

200cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.4

2star

K

2.5

1star

HB

6.9

4star

CL

1.7

4star

HO

19.1

5star

No current season stats available

D

7.0

2star

K

1.6

1star

HB

5.4

4star

HO

9.6

5star

, Beau McDonald

Beau Mcdonald

Age

46

Ht

203cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.2

2star

K

3.4

1star

HB

2.8

2star

HO

17.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

5.4

2star

K

3.6

2star

HB

1.8

2star

HO

5.6

5star

, Steve McKee, Callum Sinclair, Sam Naismith

24

Sam Naismith

Age

33

Ht

205cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.9

2star

K

3.6

1star

HB

5.3

4star

CL

2.0

4star

HO

25.5

5star

D

9.5

2star

K

7.5

3star

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2.0

1star

CL

3.0

4star

HO

26.5

5star

D

9.2

3star

K

3.2

2star

HB

6.0

4star

CL

1.4

4star

HO

25.4

5star

, Nathan Vardy

19

Nathan Vardy

Age

34

Ht

200cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.3

2star

K

3.2

1star

HB

4.1

3star

CL

1.3

3star

HO

17.9

5star

No current season stats available

D

7.6

2star

K

3.6

2star

HB

4.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

HO

15.0

5star

.

 

[IluvHarvey]

There’s probably 5-6 list cloggers from Saints 2010 GF teams who would be front and centre in this thread. Blake, Eddy, Peake, Dempster, McQualter for starters.

And that’s just off the top of my head. There’d certainly be others in that St Kilda team who don’t belong anywhere near a GF team.

Is that the former All Australian and premiership player Sean Dempster? Not sure you are talking about the right person here.

 

[ioppolo]

Aaron Keating is the pinnacle of the genre, but there’s looking at ruckmen - especially 2nd ruckmen - in GFs throws up some pretty unremarkable names- Trent West, Brent Renouf, Max Bailey, Stephen Doyle, Mark Blake, Beau McDonald, Steve McKee, Callum Sinclair, Sam Naismith, Nathan Vardy.

Vardy did a super job when Nic went down in 2018. He couldn't have picked a better time to hit career best form.

 

[Glorfindel]

Dempster

2005 premiership player and 2012 all Australian Sean Dempster?

 

[Glorfindel]

Ben Kinnear

Thought this was taking the piss but no - turns out he did play in 2003!

 

[Harry_O]

Thought this was taking the piss but no - turns out he did play in 2003!

I wish I was haha

 

[Macca19]

Tristen Walker

Tristen Walker

Age

42

Ht

195cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.7

2star

K

3.7

1star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

1.0

3star

No current season stats available

D

6.0

2star

K

2.8

1star

HB

3.2

3star

M

1.6

2star

T

0.8

3star

worse than Kinnear imo

 

[BigVic]

Ben Kinnear

What a dud from 03

 

[ioppolo]

Kinnear and/or Walker...one of them was Rocca's replacement for the game right?

 

[Harry_O]

Kinnear and/or Walker...one of them was Rocca's replacement for the game right?

They both played that day.

 

[InternetToughGuy]

There’s probably 5-6 list cloggers from Saints 2010 GF teams who would be front and centre in this thread. Blake, Eddy, Peake, Dempster, McQualter for starters.

And that’s just off the top of my head. There’d certainly be others in that St Kilda team who don’t belong anywhere near a GF team.

Bit harsh on Dempster as others have already mentioned. Was as reliable as they come.

Brett Peake was handy on his day too.

 

[Drought Break]

Could have a new leader with one Billy Frampton getting a gig on Saturday.

is that the same Billy Frampton that played out of position in the ruck for a block of games while Cox and Cameron were injured and played well in many of those games?

 

[GoldbergsGold]

Luke Ablett

Is that because he handed Cousin that goal?

 

[GoldbergsGold]

Alastair Lynch's 2004 GF maybe the worst, because his only contribution was a free kick to the opposition team.

 

[GoldbergsGold]

So many dumb people here period.

Also so many dumb people who can't read the question.

If you had a long career, you can't be nominated. There'd be so many ahead of you. Pretty damn obvious.

The question doesn't specify if it's the worst player in their overall career who was just lucky to play in a GF or worst player performance in a Grand Final. There's so many nameless irrelevant players who hardly played but managed to play in a GF, you could honestly raffle it.

 

[Linda Lovelace]

Kinnear and/or Walker...one of them was Rocca's replacement for the game right?

Frampton has got a Tristan Walker special written all over him.