Opinion Names that Failed Your Expectations.

[Run and carry]

High hopes for Daniel Mcallister. Silky. High pick as part of compo for Wanganeen so you just assumed he'd be a real good player.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Yep, Pears.

Also Prismall. I thought he'd be a really good midfielder for us.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Yeah Prismall was dismal.

That bloody knee.

 

[Big Fresh]

I thought Alex Browne could've been pretty good.

 

[NAB777]

Brad Plain and Tony Antrobus. It was sad not to see the best of him. Injuries weren't kind.

These two, plus Cupido.

On a similar tangent, but because he didn't turn up.... Michael Aish. I saw him walking through the change rooms & everyone was really excited about him coming over....then he changed his mind.

 

[ghostdog]

I had high hopes for Jarrod Atkinson. And I was spewing when we released Houli.

 

[ant555]

Dean Rioli. Deserved to play another 150 games but just loved pies too much.

And also had a bung knee from age 16 that ended up being bone on bone for the last 5 years he played.

 

[ant555]

Gumby is the one. Seriously good under 18 play , just killed by injury.

Winderlich is another. How good could he have been without hamstring, back and knee injuries.

 

[katana]

kyle reimers anyone?

great skills, powerful, quick, loved the attention.

 

[lamaros]

Laycock.

If only he gave a shit. Was seriously talented. Just made of glass and not motivated.

 

[srobbo]

James Davies 2000...was vic schoolboy captain. Was thinking shit...we get this kid after powering to 2000 & don't think he played a game!?!

 

[bomberbilly]

I was well and truly on the Gumby train however does anyone remember paul Thomas? He was my Jason Johnson replacement and his career was over really quickly. Did he have off field issues?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I had high hopes for Jarrod Atkinson. And I was spewing when we released Houli.

Yep I remember thinking Atkinson could be a player. Seemed to have good evasiveness.

 

[doug85]

I was well and truly on the Gumby train however does anyone remember paul Thomas? He was my Jason Johnson replacement and his career was over really quickly. Did he have off field issues?

Mature age recruit from the SANFL. Not really a star from memory.

 

[Vander18]

Melksham was a disappointment - was a reasonable AFL player from his first season, but never became anything more.

A normal trajectory of improvement from his first year and he’d have been a very good/excellent player.

 

[Vander18]

Yep I remember thinking Atkinson could be a player. Seemed to have good evasiveness.

Was seriously, seriously quick.

Maybe only the young Michael Long quicker.

 

[Blind Turn]

Luke Lavender.

Yes, I'm a impatient and have impossibly high expectations.

I know, I know, he's no Christian Bock...

 

[Blind Turn]

Kepler Bradley.

Fletcher replacement... except Fletch outlasted him...

 

[Run and carry]

kyle reimers anyone?

great skills, powerful, quick, loved the attention.

Yep. After that Carlton game I thought he was going to be quite a magical player.

 

[yaco55]

Bradley Plain - Super talented who had a number of outstanding games but lacked fitness and motivation.

 

[jsd09]

I’m scared about Jayden Laverde might fit into this list in a year or two. He is super talented and powerful, just can’t put it together consistently together atm.

 

[Kong]

Jay Neagle: quick on the lead, strong contested mark, great shot on goal. Would have been a good full forward in the 1980's. Way too unfit for the 2000's.

Tayte Pears: was a better defender than Rance for the first few years, but he just never recovered from a series of injuries.

 

[Jesse Custer]

Great one Kong. There were big hopes for Jay. Another one is Leroy Jetta. Thought he didn’t deliver what he could’ve.

 

[Snake Charmer]

Can I say Andrew Lovett?


Elliot Kav for mine. Thought we got the best player in the draft.

 

[AcuteWhistle]

Courtney Johns should get a mention here....

Gumby is a another.

Definitely. I was at the first Anzac Day game he played where he kicked a couple & played well, I recall the hype afterwards being bit Jack Wattsish.