- Jul 9, 2010
- 24,163
- 26,536
- AFL Club
- Fremantle
And why?
Could be a bloke who only played one game and you just remembered his name. Could be a 70 gamer from the late 90s/2000s who just sort of faded away. Could be someone resigned to history who didn't do quite enough to be talked about in the media. Could just be a guy who had one stand out match. The sort of player who isn't going to be that well remembered but fans of that club could recall it.
Some from Freo:
- Robert Hadrill. Thought he was a sort of reliable barometer, always trying in floggings, and as a kid saw him as a constant fixture.
- Clayton Collard. Weird name, notable name, and I can still really distinctively remember him kicking a goal at the city end of Subiaco Oval in about 2006 – his one and only goal and game. Apparently spent time at Richmond I found out but didn't crack a game. Reportedly quit WAFL footy when he walked off at half-time of a game for South Fremantle.
- Viv Michie. Thought he had a cool game, used to wear ringer tees in club videos when everyone else had singlets on, said he liked The Strokes when Tommy Sheridan was making gags about loving Justin Bieber... A classic Ross Lyon, or antithesis of that, player who routinely racked up 35 touches for Peel but only got one game in about four seasons. Went to Melbourne and played a couple dozen games but that was that despite being a classic footballer. Just a little slow despite neat kicks, smart big handballs, and knowing where to run.
– Alex Forster. High end draft pick probably intended to replace Luke McPharlin but didn't even outlast him on the list. Grew up in the same small town and at the same footy club as Lachie Neale who went about 30 or 40 picks later than him. Just didn't show anything at any level and played WAFL reserves more than anything I think. Got a token game at the end of his second season in round 23 when a few Saints players were retiring. They gave him the whole game on the ground basically and he got towelled up but he got to run out onto the field with his best mate from the last 10 years... god damn, imagine that. Not much cooler.
Random one:
– Zephaniah Skinner. The man who epitomised the good things in life and footy... not the money, not the fame, not the boots... said he hated Melbourne because you couldn't see the stars in the sky. Always stuck with me that quote. Eight games.
Could be a bloke who only played one game and you just remembered his name. Could be a 70 gamer from the late 90s/2000s who just sort of faded away. Could be someone resigned to history who didn't do quite enough to be talked about in the media. Could just be a guy who had one stand out match. The sort of player who isn't going to be that well remembered but fans of that club could recall it.
Some from Freo:
- Robert Hadrill. Thought he was a sort of reliable barometer, always trying in floggings, and as a kid saw him as a constant fixture.
- Clayton Collard. Weird name, notable name, and I can still really distinctively remember him kicking a goal at the city end of Subiaco Oval in about 2006 – his one and only goal and game. Apparently spent time at Richmond I found out but didn't crack a game. Reportedly quit WAFL footy when he walked off at half-time of a game for South Fremantle.
- Viv Michie. Thought he had a cool game, used to wear ringer tees in club videos when everyone else had singlets on, said he liked The Strokes when Tommy Sheridan was making gags about loving Justin Bieber... A classic Ross Lyon, or antithesis of that, player who routinely racked up 35 touches for Peel but only got one game in about four seasons. Went to Melbourne and played a couple dozen games but that was that despite being a classic footballer. Just a little slow despite neat kicks, smart big handballs, and knowing where to run.
– Alex Forster. High end draft pick probably intended to replace Luke McPharlin but didn't even outlast him on the list. Grew up in the same small town and at the same footy club as Lachie Neale who went about 30 or 40 picks later than him. Just didn't show anything at any level and played WAFL reserves more than anything I think. Got a token game at the end of his second season in round 23 when a few Saints players were retiring. They gave him the whole game on the ground basically and he got towelled up but he got to run out onto the field with his best mate from the last 10 years... god damn, imagine that. Not much cooler.
Random one:
– Zephaniah Skinner. The man who epitomised the good things in life and footy... not the money, not the fame, not the boots... said he hated Melbourne because you couldn't see the stars in the sky. Always stuck with me that quote. Eight games.
