Lachie Neale goes all right for a pick 58...
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Players who well and truly exceeded expectations
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Piggy Smalls
Is it Friday yet?
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I remember some of his forward 50 stoppage work in his first few seasons was unbelievable.
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I will see your Corey Enright and raise you Sam Mitchell & Dean Cox
Upgrayedd
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Emberly was Delisting material not just because he looked a bit lost, but he was a menace off the field, Imagine being on those West coast teams between 2000-2005 and almost being booted for being a bad influence. He also had multiple punch on's with Chick,
Dude had a huge temper, Was given a dressing down for turning up with a black eye after getting into a fight one weekend after going out after a game, only for it to happen the week after and Judge going "What the ****"
Glass was one of the best defenders I've seen, top 3, He was absolutely lost in his first 2 years
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Upgrayedd
A Vote for Clive is a Vote for Justice
he sort of showed a fair bit, Same with someone mentioning Gibson, it was more getting the chance to cement a spot and consistently holding that spot. Neale was very dynamic and was
Neale in his first year at freo was basically told your tank is bad and you don;'t work hard, by his second year he was always going to be close to elite.
Gawn was a good one, spent alternative years doing his knee, throwing up on Jack Watts and struggling to stand upright on the ground before it all clicked
Morro
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Tigs players,
Grimes - take for nothing in the PSD (from memory) became a Gun defender and culture guy.
Rance - Pick 19- but moreseo because of how useless he looked early days, sent back to the VFL reserves at one point. Couldnt defend, couldnt kick, couldnt keep his feet and went onto to become one of the best KPD's of all time.
Grimes - take for nothing in the PSD (from memory) became a Gun defender and culture guy.
Rance - Pick 19- but moreseo because of how useless he looked early days, sent back to the VFL reserves at one point. Couldnt defend, couldnt kick, couldnt keep his feet and went onto to become one of the best KPD's of all time.
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Back in the 70s Ray Shaw's little brother got picked up by the Poes, as a one pace (slow) rover, and i recall opposition supporters including him in a list of reasons why the Pies could never win a flag.
Mofra
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The 2010 AFL draft was arguably the worst of the modern era.
Dahlhaus and Johannisen both taken as rookies that year and had far better careers than most guys taken that year.
And shout out to Matt Priddis. Overlooked 3 times, "too slow" to play footy, retires a Brownlow Medalist.
Dahlhaus and Johannisen both taken as rookies that year and had far better careers than most guys taken that year.
And shout out to Matt Priddis. Overlooked 3 times, "too slow" to play footy, retires a Brownlow Medalist.
Dirty Bird
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Taylor Walker - Mr Irrelevant and certainly top 5 from his draft.
He was taken as a pre-draft NSW rookie. So you'd want him to be one of the top players.
Mind you Broken Hill as a NSW Rookie is about as good as giving GWS access to the Riverina area as an "untapped development potential" area.
Embley eventually sorted himself out off field didn't he? (unlike a few other Eagles from that era)
SSSSSS
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I don't think anyone saw Jim Stynes having the career + impact he had.
Dirty Bird
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only one club wanted him (Collingwood). tex had to recruit himself to adelaide.
So dont act like he was one of the top players. Every club had the opportunity to get these players for free but only Collingwood wanted Tex despite it being a free hit.
Toump Ass
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Jack Sinclair wasn’t in the best 22 for the start of 2020, clearly had talent but impressive turn around to become a multi All Australian and BnF winner.
Going back Sean Dempster was a solid role player for years before becoming an All Australian defender, underrated player.
Going back Sean Dempster was a solid role player for years before becoming an All Australian defender, underrated player.
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At the Dogs, I'd say Tony Liberatore.
At the start of 1990, he was 24, had played 18 games in 4 years (4, 12, 1, 1), been chopped by North Melbourne after winning an u19 b&f, played a stack of Reserves games (won 2 VFL Reserves Brownlow equivalents) and seemed the epitome of an undersized, underskilled battler who had a crack but just wasn't up to it.
No Dogs fan thought he could possibly play another 13 seasons, win a Brownlow, play 283 games and make our team of the century.
At the start of 1990, he was 24, had played 18 games in 4 years (4, 12, 1, 1), been chopped by North Melbourne after winning an u19 b&f, played a stack of Reserves games (won 2 VFL Reserves Brownlow equivalents) and seemed the epitome of an undersized, underskilled battler who had a crack but just wasn't up to it.
No Dogs fan thought he could possibly play another 13 seasons, win a Brownlow, play 283 games and make our team of the century.
Randall Stevens
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Greg Williams.
Was rejected two years in a row having done pre-season training with Carlton (to which he was zoned), before being invited to train with Geelong after writing to every club asking for a chance.
He was 20 by the time he made his debut and of course went on to be a genuine all-time great.
Was rejected two years in a row having done pre-season training with Carlton (to which he was zoned), before being invited to train with Geelong after writing to every club asking for a chance.
He was 20 by the time he made his debut and of course went on to be a genuine all-time great.
Dayne Zorko,passed over for years before Brisbane grabbed him.
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Mark Blicavs.
Rocked up to training one day with his mate Cam Guthrie having not played football in years, after making an unsuccessful attempt at the Olympic team in steeplechase running. Raw as hell. Selected as a Cat B rookie, spends a year playing VFL. Undersized for a ruckman in today's game.
Today, close to 300 games, 2 B&Fs, an All Australian and a premiership later...
Rocked up to training one day with his mate Cam Guthrie having not played football in years, after making an unsuccessful attempt at the Olympic team in steeplechase running. Raw as hell. Selected as a Cat B rookie, spends a year playing VFL. Undersized for a ruckman in today's game.
Today, close to 300 games, 2 B&Fs, an All Australian and a premiership later...
Dylan Grimes comes to mind for us.
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Kane Lambert - Richmond
Overlooked in multiple drafts, before the Tigers picked him up in the 2015 Rookie draft.
135 games and 3 premierships, not a bad return.
Overlooked in multiple drafts, before the Tigers picked him up in the 2015 Rookie draft.
135 games and 3 premierships, not a bad return.
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