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Every player except pav, Mundy and McPharlin.
Freo players that could of been but fell short
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Croad was the bigger issue.
Cuddles decided Croad had to play forward, so Murph ended up trying to play CHB.
Croad at CHB for the Hawks in a GF showed his best position. Murph was a beautiful kick at goal.
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Yeah I was gutted Paul Hasleby retired at 30 or 31 back in 2010. Same with Des Headland.
Another favourite that I did like and he had his fair share with injuries was Roger Hayden.
What made it worse was he retired in 2011. That's another bloke that would of thrived under Ross Lyons 2012-15 finals side
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On the OBYB podcast Mundy said Clayton Collard was the most naturally gifted talent he'd seen at Freo. I was too young to really remember him but I think Josh Simpson is another who could've become Cyril-like.
Agree with Ryan Murphy, 06 he was on an epic upward trajectory and once Tarrant entered the club Murph's career seemed to stall.
Agree with Ryan Murphy, 06 he was on an epic upward trajectory and once Tarrant entered the club Murph's career seemed to stall.
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Mora is surely the most tragic story, up there with Clem Michael.
From the early years I'd add Clinton Wolf, Gazza Dhurrkay, Lukey Toia and especially Craig Burrows. Craig kicked 23 goals for us in our first year and really suited Neesham's game style, looked like the real deal as a quality medium forward flanker - then just disappeared. Probably throw Craig Callaghan in there too.
From the early years I'd add Clinton Wolf, Gazza Dhurrkay, Lukey Toia and especially Craig Burrows. Craig kicked 23 goals for us in our first year and really suited Neesham's game style, looked like the real deal as a quality medium forward flanker - then just disappeared. Probably throw Craig Callaghan in there too.
So sad. As a side note and a little known fact Chris Yarran was done for aggravated burglary too, but unlike Shane, didn’t serve any time as it happened as a minor in his draft year. Carlton didn’t know about it. Allowed him to have a but more of a career before his demons consumed him.
I always felt Winston Abraham could have had a Nicky Winmar career if he dedicated himself.
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Mora was the guy we rated higher than Fyfe. And in their debut years there was little separating them. Could have been a powerful mid / winger, and would still be playing today.
Daniel Bandy , athletic ruck before his time.
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Is that the burrows from Geraldton?
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Mora and Clem.
Bell at his peak was playing for north Melbourne
Jeff farmer-he would win a game 1 week and then lose it the next off stupid free kicks or be suspended for a month.
I loved him when he was on and hated him when he ****ed up.
If he had pulled his head in he would have won us finals off his own back.
Bell at his peak was playing for north Melbourne
Jeff farmer-he would win a game 1 week and then lose it the next off stupid free kicks or be suspended for a month.
I loved him when he was on and hated him when he ****ed up.
If he had pulled his head in he would have won us finals off his own back.
Kinda sad isn’t it. Think Fyfe even, it’s not just the broken leg in 2015/16 that limited his mobility and the ongoing issues he’s had since, he’s battled shoulder issues ever since 2011. To win 2 Brownlows and be as good as he has been is testament to his determination and ability. But I honestly think if he had the injury history of Mundy throughout his career, he could’ve gone down as the actual GOAT of the AFL. We never truly saw the best of his incredible marking due to the shoulder issues, mixed with the forward craft of his early days and the brute core strength he developed. It’s a shame.
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Yep, certainly not a mid sized forward flanker when he was playing Veterans !
He must have grown 6 inches and 30 + kg after retiring. Big unit with extraordinary skills just standing at full forward marking everything and kicking bulk goals.
Made life easy as a winger/mid, just kick it roughly in his general direction and rack up another score assist !
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Nyhuis is one that jumps out for me in recent years, felt like he could have been anything.
Kim Hagdorn, Brad Hardie and quite a few other WA journos have blood on their hands over that one, IMO. Massively disproportionate spotlight shone on him given where he was at towards the end of his life and the issues he was having.
Kim Hagdorn, Brad Hardie and quite a few other WA journos have blood on their hands over that one, IMO. Massively disproportionate spotlight shone on him given where he was at towards the end of his life and the issues he was having.
The Collard, Simpson mentions really ring home how valuable the NGA is IMHO.
I know people get frustrated that it's not delivering instantaneous results, but putting the infrastructure and planning in place to support the guys like Henry and Benning is going to pay off massively in the long run.
I know people get frustrated that it's not delivering instantaneous results, but putting the infrastructure and planning in place to support the guys like Henry and Benning is going to pay off massively in the long run.
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I 95% agree with you... Until you remember Gablett Jr is basically one of the greatest players to ever play the game. Like Fyfe, he had many seasons restricted from injuries.
If he didn't get injured Priddis wouldn't have won 2014. Fyfe probably would've been close in 2015.
But I legitimately agree with you because if Fyfe didn't get injured at all I truly believe he would've won 2-4 between 2017-current. Dusty was fortunate to be in his peak with his team. Fyfe unfortunately never got that luxury. I think both are legitimately generational players.
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This, among many other reasons is why I'm against raising the draft age. It'll truly curtail the wrong people and communities that make this game beautiful.
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Three pages and no Brock O'Brien?
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Leigh Wardell-Johnson. He was a process engineer by trade. Retired back to that and has for many years been high up in studies/mine development at a succession of mining companies.
The wiz is the cat that went to crown casino car park (called Burswood then) and started ripping bumpers off cars. From memory he was told he wouldn’t be playing for a month and was back the next week. I think we had a different attitude towards off field behaviour back then.Mora and Clem.
Bell at his peak was playing for north Melbourne
Jeff farmer-he would win a game 1 week and then lose it the next off stupid free kicks or be suspended for a month.
I loved him when he was on and hated him when he ****ed up.
If he had pulled his head in he would have won us finals off his own back.
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At training once, Clayton Collard jumped over the dude holding the marking bag. The dude was Lee Walker who is easy 6'3", possibly more, holding up a big bag, and Collard just cleared the lot.
Freak.
Freak.
Wardelll-Johnson... are we talkiing Leigh? Not Grant.
Played 11 games, kicked 10 goals.Initial squad member.
Played 11 games, kicked 10 goals.Initial squad member.
