Opinion Former Richmond players that could of been stars but didn't quite get there

[Barunga Bullet]

After the listening to the Tigercast the other night, they raised a good topic of players who could of been anything but didn't quite get there for one reason or another. Marty Mcgrath is one for me. Kicked 5 goals on debut and then was delisted at the end of the year.

 

[wegetpumped]

Too many to mention Hughes like the dude you mentioned but went nowhere in the modern game now we have Stack could be anything but we know his problems.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

KB.

 

[tigers12]

Ross funke

 

[wegetpumped]

The Adelaide coach who was killed we got him from Collingwood as a rising star looked anything but failed miserably. Phil Walsh? I think it's the same guy. My dementia isn't helping hope I didn't bring up the wrong person.

 

[DickieKnee]

Mark Coglan. Injuries ruined his career, could've gone down as a Richmond great.

 

[DickieKnee]

The Adelaide coach who was killed we got him from Collingwood as a rising star looked anything but failed miserably. Phil Walsh? I think it's the same guy. My dementia isn't helping hope I didn't bring up the wrong person.

We got Walsh from Collingwood. Yeah never did much at Richmond, think he went to the Bears and did ok.

 

[SunshineBoy]

The Adelaide coach who was killed we got him from Collingwood as a rising star looked anything but failed miserably. Phil Walsh? I think it's the same guy. My dementia isn't helping hope I didn't bring up the wrong person.

No you got the right guy, GR was obsessed had a man crush in him

 

[SunshineBoy]

Relton Roberts, Cleve Hughes

 

[Taylor]

Mark Coglan. Injuries ruined his career, could've gone down as a Richmond great.

The man who famously did his ACL in the shower and tore a hammy "in bed" if I recall correctly.

 

[59Stanley]

Troy Taylor

Troy Taylor

Age

32

Ht

192cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.3

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

2.3

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.5

5star

G

0.8

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.3

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

2.3

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.5

5star

G

0.8

4star

was the one with massive talent that wasn't realised.

 

[This Is Anfield]

Richard Tambling

Richard Tambling

Age

37

Ht

180cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.9

4star

K

8.4

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.9

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.4

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

… wrong club at the wrong time

 

[Nostradumbass]

Yarran

 

[Grrr]

Me. Never quite made it.

 

[Dunger]

Axel Foley

 

[wegetpumped]

Axel Foley

He was a superstar but he got an injury I forget what it was and was never the same again think he played for Vic also. F am I remembering the same guy little fellow played mid.

 

[TigerImposter]

Tony Free was limited with injuries, but when he played he was A Grade.

 

[tiger_tough]

I always really liked Kelvin Moore. A touch undersized but was like Broad in that he could do it all and do it well. Hip injuries killed him off way too early.

Great pipes too.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

Mitch Morton

Mitch Morton

Age

37

Ht

185cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.5

4star

G

1.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

8.6

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

0.6

3star

G

1.0

4star

was a star in my Premirship Coach 2011 game, would have been a star if Hardwick played him right smh.

(May or may not be serious)

 

[Grrr]

Tony Free was limited with injuries, but when he played he was A Grade.

I reckon about the toughest pound for pound player I have seen at Richmond.

 

[Nostradumbass]

Tony Free was limited with injuries, but when he played he was A Grade.

Freezer!

 

[Waca Jr]

in 300 years time Richmond fans will still be speaking about the legend of Mark Coughlan

Mark Coughlan

Age

42

Ht

186cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.6

5star

K

10.1

4star

HB

9.5

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

3.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

4.4

1star

K

1.8

1star

HB

2.6

3star

M

0.8

1star

T

0.4

3star

 

[Waca Jr]

For what it's worth David Bourke's frame probably worked against him. Mark Merenda

Mark Merenda

Age

48

Ht

181cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

8.1

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

1.8

1star

K

1.6

1star

HB

0.2

1star

M

1.0

1star

T

0.2

3star

could do freakish things too, but injury curtailed him

 

[Tygrys]

If we are talking yesteryear and players that were cruelled by injury but looked like they could have been so much more, I instantly think of Alan Edwards, Bruce Tempany and Micheal Mitchell. Mitchell got both mark and goal of the year in 1990, Edwards was the heartthrob of every female teenage Richmond supporter and Tempany was a very highly thought of player at the time with his pace, height and skill.

However if we are just talking about players that just surprisingly didn't make more of a mark, Trent Nicholls, Stephen James and Andrew Raines come to mind who all showed great promise in their first year or two but then kind of just faded away.

Tambling and Fiora, they both had decent enough careers but nowhere near what they should have been.

 

[energyquant]

Dean Polo

Dean Polo

Age

37

Ht

187cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.1

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

8.5

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

2.3

4star

CL

1.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

15.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.8

5star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.4

4star

. Thought we had one there....