Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025

[Boohemian]

Each AFL club’s biggest ‘What If’ player of the last 25 years

The unlucky players.

www.sen.com.au

Some odd choices there.

For Freo surely Morobito.

And Sam Ried for Sydney... Didnt he win a flag and play close to 200 games lol

Maybe it's like - "what if" Sam Reid wasn't shit.

 

[FKASC]

Callum Papertalk for mine

 

[Boohemian]

What about that kid that contacted Ross River virus and retired shortly thereafter?

Not Alec Waterman.

 

[FKASC]

What about that kid that contacted Ross River virus and retired shortly thereafter?

Not Alec Waterman.

Will Maginness? Was his sponsor at one stage

 

[amazingjoshy]

Each AFL club’s biggest ‘What If’ player of the last 25 years

The unlucky players.

www.sen.com.au

Some odd choices there.

For Freo surely Morobito.

And Sam Ried for Sydney... Didnt he win a flag and play close to 200 games lol

Nailed ours though

Most naturally talented footballer I've ever seen

 

[WCErevival]

Surely it's Gee Venables.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Each AFL club’s biggest ‘What If’ player of the last 25 years

The unlucky players.

www.sen.com.au

Some odd choices there.

For Freo surely Morobito.

And Sam Ried for Sydney... Didnt he win a flag and play close to 200 games lol

Would imagine it's Venables?

But argument for Nic Nat, basically had 4 seasons of what should have been his prime derailed by his knees, while also having most of his career impacted by his shoulders limiting his ability to overhead mark.

Same goes for Daniel Kerr, in 05 (Cousins) and 06 (Goodes) he had the best Brownlow votes per game, but missed games, 07 he had second best per game, but missed 5 games that could have made up the difference. Then basically had 4 years where was breaking down constantly as a result of being double and triple teamed. Only played 220 career games.

If his body had been more resilient, could have been a dual Brownlow medallist, played ~300 games, and been seen at the same level of Judd/Cousins

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Ours should be Brad Smith and it's not even close.

 

[We_The_West]

Tom Swift

 

[amazingjoshy]

Ours should be Brad Smith and it's not even close.

Played with him as a teenager. Super talent and ripping fella

It's still Sampi easily for me

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Played with him as a teenager. Super talent and ripping fella

It's still Sampi easily for me

Upgrade Hansen/Lynch with Brad Smith (and a little more club discipline) and we win 3 flags in the mid 00s, not 1.

I don't see a small forward, talented as though he was, tipping the scales to the same degree as a dominant FF that sadly never was.

 

[WCErevival]

Played with him as a teenager. Super talent and ripping fella

It's still Sampi easily for me

What is Sampis what if though? His career naturally declined after he lost form and couldnt get himself together.. It's not like he was taken out by an external factor. A what if should be someone that could have potentially been a star if not for injury or unforeseen circumstance.

 

[Bender_]

Upgrade Hansen/Lynch with Brad Smith (and a little more club discipline) and we win 3 flags in the mid 00s, not 1.

I don't see a small forward, talented as though he was, tipping the scales to the same degree as a dominant FF that sadly never was.

Oh Sampi was tipping the scales towards the end of his career alright.

 

[ioppolo]

Upgrade Hansen/Lynch with Brad Smith (and a little more club discipline) and we win 3 flags in the mid 00s, not 1.

I don't see a small forward, talented as though he was, tipping the scales to the same degree as a dominant FF that sadly never was.

Big Q became a bit of a board meme but he kicked 65 & 52 goals in 2006/07. Was a big factor for us.

 

[ioppolo]

Ours should be Brad Smith and it's not even close.

Initially read this as "Ash Smith"

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Big Q became a bit of a board meme but he kicked 65 & 52 goals in 2006/07. Was a big factor for us.

Very solid player. But I think Smith would have been a more dominant force at FF.

 

[WCE_phil]

Nailed ours though

Most naturally talented footballer I've ever seen

Brad Smith for me. nowhere near as talented as Sampi but him doing all the ACLS as opposed to being our FF imo cost us a minimum 1 premiership and a slight chance at a second.

With Smith and a hardened team we could have trebled before it all fell to shit.

 

[The Dodger]

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[Yeahnahmate]

Premier - Brisbane
Runner up - Fremantle

Top 8 -
GWS
Brisbane
Sydney
Fremantle
Carlton
Geelong
Hawthorn
Gold Coast

Bottom 4 -
Melbourne
West Coast
North Melbourne
Richmond

Brownlow - P.Cripps
Coleman - Curnow
Eagles wins and ladder position - 7 wins/16th
Eagles B&F - Gov
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[amazingjoshy]

Very solid player. But I think Smith would have been a more dominant force at FF.

Impossible to say Smith wouldve been better than Lynch

 

[amazingjoshy]

What is Sampis what if though? His career naturally declined after he lost form and couldnt get himself together.. It's not like he was taken out by an external factor. A what if should be someone that could have potentially been a star if not for injury or unforeseen circumstance.

He lost form because he lost interest

His what if could've been the best player we've ever had. He had that much natural talent imo

 

[Chris_6678]

Adrian Barich

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The West Australian Football Commission is delighted to announce the appointment of WA football great Peter Bell to the newly created role of Executive Manager Performance Pathways and Development at the WAFC.

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[Carbine Chaos]

Impossible to say Smith wouldve been better than Lynch

Not really, I just did it.

Obviously it's all hypothetical. I think Smith would have been an absolute gun at AFL level.

 

[amazingjoshy]

Not really, I just did it.

 

[MrWoollie]

Ours should be Brad Smith and it's not even close.

He was my immediate first thought as well.

We should have won a 3-peat over 2005-7 with the midfield we had. But we had the best midfield in AFL history (Bne in their 3-peat 2nd, only because they didn't have a Dean Cox) combined with one of the worst forward lines in the competition.

Big Q was a decent footballer and good 2nd or 3rd tall but not a dominant Plugger or Hall or Fletcher type.
Ash Hansen may have been a great bloke, but frankly, he was barely AFL standard as a footballer. As the #1 target for that midfield his stats are damning. 1.2 goals a game, never kicked a 5-fer, goalless more often than being a multiple goal scorer etc.

Add a fit and 100 goal capable Brad Smith with an off the leash Big Q, and suddenly things look very different.