One-season wonders

[mick_foley]

LOL hoffy!

You were responding to a post from nearly 8 years ago.

Ah well these bumped threads from years ago can certainly play tricks on one. Perhaps that's one reason why they are frowned upon.

Still, I hate the Crows guts too.

Was fascinating to see ODN going in to bat for the rep of Carlton even then.

We are fond of you as well Eddie the Eagle or is that Toots the downhill skier

 

[Shaker_Maker]

Ross Ditchburn, Carlton 1982 - 61 goals in 13 games - did FA after that
Brad Pearce 1995
Adrian McAdam 1993
Allen Jakovich 1991

 

[Butane]

that was like 11 friken years ago so stop celebrating it like it happened yesterday mate, no one cares

took you 8 years to think of a come back and all we got was 'no one cares'. ahh classic.

 

[clogwearer]

Wayne Beddison.

Came from the bush to play with the Bombers in 1983...9 games, 18 goals and a screamer in the square against Sydney.

Went back to the bush the next year.

 

[Shaker_Maker]

Wayne Beddison.

Came from the bush to play with the Bombers in 1983...9 games, 18 goals and a screamer in the square against Sydney.

Went back to the bush the next year.

I remember that speccy on the goal line at the SCG - did wonder what happened to him.

 

[MickyCrow]

that was like 11 friken years ago so stop celebrating it like it happened yesterday mate, no one cares

hahahahahhaahhahahahahahaha

 

[i_love_the_hoff]

LOL hoffy!

You were responding to a post from nearly 8 years ago.

Ah well these bumped threads from years ago can certainly play tricks on one. Perhaps that's one reason why they are frowned upon.

Still, I hate the Crows guts too.

Was fascinating to see ODN going in to bat for the rep of Carlton even then.

doesnt matter

 

[i_love_the_hoff]

Wake up Australia – it was posted like 8 year ago you bloody tool.

tool? you're saying i am the tool? a tool is someone who wears
blue red and yellow
and i am guessing ah, you do!
SO you are the tool

 

[legsdiamond]

I'm new here and was thinking about Graham Teasdale but he was a two year wonder.No mention of Gordon Collis who won a Brownlow in 1964 with 27 votes and Geoff Blethyn who kicked 107 goals in 1972.

 

[Gordon Farkas]

This thread was a One Season Wonder 21 seasons ago.

Probably should have stayed that way...

 

[JP2]

It's amazing to think that people existed 21 years ago. What were they like? What were their joys and fears? We may never know. All that they have left us are indecipherable scribblings on a web forum. I wonder why they did it.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Been watching a video of Fitzroy's 1986 season. A few things really stood out, like the miniscule crowds the Roys attracted to Vic Park, how outstanding Paul Roos was when he played as a set CHB rather than as a 'floating' backman; and the subject of this post: one Mark 'Smirky' Dwyer.

Dwyer was a 5 foot not much, 10 stone wringing wet, scraggy haired wingman who arrived from the western district town of Koroit half-way through the '86 season. He was given the less-than-glamorous number 58 guernsey and after a couple of reserves games, was in the seniors by round 15.

He played the remainder of the season in the 'ones' (including 3 finals), polling 10 Brownlow votes along the way (much to Paul Roos' chagrin

).

Alas, the magic never returned and after only 2 games in 1987 he was shipped off to the Saints where he played a further game in 1988 before heading to Sandringham in the VFA and then into football oblivion.

All hail Mark Dwyer! Halley's Comet wasn't the only shooting star to flash across the firmament in 1986!

Anyhow...anyone else got a 'one-season wonder' worth writing about?

Hi Mr Ripper

Nice post, I just read it 22 years later, which you possibly didn’t expect.

 

[Scotland]

Our best one season wonder was probably Andrew Donnelly.

Drafted by Sydney but never played then dominated in the WAFL and we drafted him. 20 games 28 goals in his first season aged 23 and won our best first year player award ahead of Ben Cousins who won the Rising Star. Was top 20 in the comp for marks. Struggled with injury and we played him in a defence a bit and was delisted at 27 having never played more than 14 games in a season after his first one.

Matt Clape left us and played one good year for Carlton in 1995 when they won the flag then didn't do much.

 

[Wosh]

We don’t need a 22 year old thread bumped, moved here

Name some players like Jason Heatley (one season wonders)

In 1997 it seemed like he never missed a shot a goal. Kicked 73 that season and took the Saints to the Grand Final......................Then he literally disappeared. Update: It's been pointed out in the thread that he kicked 48 goals the next season. If you are reading this Jason; my apologies.

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