Spot on SMY,Should really be playing in SANFL or WAFL I reckon Stuyd - the sort of bloke who ppl will remember as easily had the ability, just not the mindset unfortunately. Does show what a massive step up AFL footy is though.
It is a massive step up, and thats one of the reasons the Afl clubs recruit the 17/18 year olds to develop them, whilst a mature age guy who has been a gun at the State level leagues are a big risk recruitment wise. What Zorko has acheived for example as a mature age recruit is exceptional, as is Podsiary at Geelong... But there are not a lot of mature age recruits proving they have the ability to step up and become regular senior players. And all of us have our opinions on a mature age gun player, where we say, this guy should be playing AFL, but the fact is this guy is not good enough to make the cut at AFL level... as you said, its a massive step up to Afl level.