Matthew Egan what if

[Phipppppa]

A thought has come over me and I couldn’t quite find an answer, was hoping to ask the people of BigFooty for a conclusion.

What if Matthew Egan

Matthew Egan

Age

40

Ht

196cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.5

3star

K

4.8

2star

HB

5.7

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.2

3star

No current season stats available

D

7.0

2star

K

3.2

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

0.4

3star

didn’t get injured in the 2007 season, who wouldn’t have a 2007 premiership medal around there neck? Assuming the fact an AA from that year plays in that grand final.

Cheers

 

[MattTbone]

Great question. I would have thought Josh Hunt

Josh Hunt

Age

42

Ht

185cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.7

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

6.5

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

20.8

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.4

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.4

4star

, but then again I'm not too sure.

 

[Phipppppa]

Great question. I would have thought Josh Hunt, but then again I'm not too sure.

Thought of Josh, also thought of King or N.Ablett, maybe even stokes.

If Harley wasn’t captain I don’t think he would’ve played in that side. Great leader, average footballer.

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Thought of Josh, also thought of King or N.Ablett, maybe even stokes.

If Harley wasn’t captain I don’t think he would’ve played in that side. Great leader, average footballer.

Shannon Byrnes?
Vastly Different players obviously, but honeslty can’t think of anyone else as he was probably the weakest link in that 2007 side.

 

[Sttew]

Off topic, if Egan hadn’t suffered a career ending injury, Harry Taylor would not have worn two premiership medals wearing blue and white hoops.

Back to the OP, I reckon Shannon Byrnes

Shannon Byrnes

Age

40

Ht

175cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.0

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

7.1

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.9

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.8

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.4

5star

G

0.6

3star

would have missed out.

 

[fpm84]

Off topic, if Egan hadn’t suffered a career ending injury, Harry Taylor would not have worn two premiership medals wearing blue and white hoops.

Back to the OP, I reckon Shannon Byrnes would have missed out.

Fair to say Harry would have never been drafted by us if not for Egan's injury?

Talk about sliding doors moment - poor Egan robbed of his career at such a young age, while Harry goes on to become a 2x premiership player and one of the best defenders of the modern era.

 

[Wojcinski]

Fair to say Harry would have never been drafted by us if not for Egan's injury?

Talk about sliding doors moment - poor Egan robbed of his career at such a young age, while Harry goes on to become a 2x premiership player and one of the best defenders of the modern era.

yeah I reckon I've heard someone from the club say the same, maybe even Wells. Harry was drafted as a temporary replacement for Egan

 

[Hinkley29]

yeah I reckon I've heard someone from the club say the same, maybe even Wells. Harry was drafted as a temporary replacement for Egan

At the time, Harry was a considered a reach to be picked so early because of his age. He was definitely picked as straight replacement for Egan, the interesting thing was before he was drafted he had very little experience playing as a key defender. He was playing WAFL for East Freo mostly as a tall wingman.

Harry's rise to AFL stardom is a pretty amazing story really, and then 10 years later we did a similar thing with Tom Stewart.

No wonder all the other clubs hate us.

 

[The_Todd07]

Would have been interesting who we would have picked if we didn't need a replacement defender.

Rance went the pick after Taylor but we no longer need a defender.
Callan Ward

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Callan Ward

Age

34

Ht

187cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.8

5star

K

11.2

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

4.3

5star

CL

5.4

5star

D

17.8

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.8

4star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.3

3star

CL

3.3

4star

D

10.0

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

and Scott Selwood

Scott Selwood

Age

34

Ht

186cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.1

5star

K

8.8

3star

HB

10.3

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

3.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

12.0

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

6.8

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.2

3star

were the only others with a decent career before we took Dawson Simpson

Dawson Simpson

Age

35

Ht

210cm

Wt

109kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.4

2star

K

2.5

1star

HB

5.0

4star

CL

2.0

4star

HO

26.2

5star

No current season stats available

D

6.2

2star

K

2.4

1star

HB

3.8

3star

CL

1.2

4star

HO

13.0

5star

with pick 34

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

If Harley wasn’t captain I don’t think he would’ve played in that side. Great leader, average footballer.

Dunno about that. If I remember it right Harls was a phenomenal practicioner of the intercept mark. Could read the incoming play REALLY well.

Just on Matty Egan - his last game was against Brisbane. It was the game where Corey Enright got dakked and played on in his jocks (or speedos playing as substitute for his jocks) for a bit.

Also Chris Scott's last game for Brisbane before retiring.

 

[No Quarter]

Would have been interesting who we would have picked if we didn't need a replacement defender.

Rance went the pick after Taylor but we no longer need a defender.
Callan Ward and Scott Selwood were the only others with a decent career before we took Dawson Simpson with pick 34

Without too much consideration you'd think that Scooter was high in considerations then for obvious reasons

 

[tenderwarrior]

Fair to say Harry would have never been drafted by us if not for Egan's injury?

Talk about sliding doors moment - poor Egan robbed of his career at such a young age, while Harry goes on to become a 2x premiership player and one of the best defenders of the modern era.

From memory we had a good tall defender in the VFL in 2007 who we were probably looking to select had we not gone Harry Taylor, but he ended up going in the third round from memory to North Melbourne?.. I cannot remember who it was, but I remember thinking at the time he was a "mini Scarlo" and was disappointed that we missed out on him..

Edit: It was Scott Thompson.

 

[Seeds]

Thought of Josh, also thought of King or N.Ablett, maybe even stokes.

If Harley wasn’t captain I don’t think he would’ve played in that side. Great leader, average footballer.

Harley wasnt an average footballer. An exceptional defender.

 

[Seeds]

In my list of what ifs im not even sure egan is in the top 5 now of most regrets.

menzel, cockatoo, p.lynch, n.ablett and stoneham probably all come out higher. Then egan.

we have had a lot of potential stars careers that have been severly cut down by injury.

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

In my list of what ifs im not even sure egan is in the top 5 now of most regrets.

menzel, cockatoo, p.lynch, n.ablett and stoneham probably all come out higher. Then egan.

we have had a lot of potential stars careers that have been severly cut down by injury.

I know every club has their own 'if only' Lists of Woe but bloody hell that is some fair talent there gone by the wayside. Cruelled by injury and circumstance.

Reading Paul Lynch's wiki entry just now I noticed something I never previously knew;

Paul Lynch (footballer) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

...Lynch was an injury-prone player due to an unusual build where the base of his back was straight instead of inverted. As a result, he suffered from back, lower leg and in particular hamstring problems...

 

[Lana]

yeah I reckon I've heard someone from the club say the same, maybe even Wells. Harry was drafted as a temporary replacement for Egan

I'm pretty sure there is an interview out there from Wells saying the opposite. We lost both Ablett and Egan that year, he was seen as a utility.

 

[Wojcinski]

I'm pretty sure there is an interview out there from Wells saying the opposite. We lost both Ablett and Egan that year, he was seen as a utility.

I don't think thats correct, at the time Harry was drafted they fully expected Egan to be back at some point in 2008 and Ablett hadn't announced his retirement.

 

[PhatBoy]

In my list of what ifs im not even sure egan is in the top 5 now of most regrets.

menzel, cockatoo, p.lynch, n.ablett and stoneham probably all come out higher. Then egan.

we have had a lot of potential stars careers that have been severly cut down by injury.

Bigger question marks around most of the others. Egan was already a legitimate star

 

[Mad_Hatter]

In my list of what ifs im not even sure egan is in the top 5 now of most regrets.

menzel, cockatoo, p.lynch, n.ablett and stoneham probably all come out higher. Then egan.

we have had a lot of potential stars careers that have been severly cut down by injury.

NAblett is my biggest, half due to the potential and the other half due to what could have been with Hawkins and NBablett dominating a forwardline together for 10 years.
He's almost a bigger what if than Colberts dropped mark, 89 question marks, 96 early-mid season form, Hawkins suspension and some others.

 

[Phipppppa]

In my list of what ifs im not even sure egan is in the top 5 now of most regrets.

menzel, cockatoo, p.lynch, n.ablett and stoneham probably all come out higher. Then egan.

we have had a lot of potential stars careers that have been severly cut down by injury.

Think you are missing the point of the thread.

 

[Turbocat]

A thought has come over me and I couldn’t quite find an answer, was hoping to ask the people of BigFooty for a conclusion.

What if Matthew Egan didn’t get injured in the 2007 season, who wouldn’t have a 2007 premiership medal around there neck? Assuming the fact an AA from that year plays in that grand final.

Cheers

They found a way not to select WOJO in 2008 ...so he might have been unlucky. Not apples for apples though