Opinion Past Collingwood players who could have been anything

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Which player from the past could of been anything but due to whatever reason never made it.
Off the top of my head some names.
Sean rusling
Heath Sheppard.
Lee Walker
Danny roach
Not the past but Matthew scharenberg.
Nathan Freeman
Brad dick


Who can you not believe did not have the AFL career they were destined for

 

[left at home]

Even though he had a good career, Rene Kink for mine, had all the skills, good mark, good at ground level, great kick on both sides, strength and reasonably quick.
Should have been one of the greats, legend, but apparently was never quite motivated to be better than he was.

 

[TradeDraft]

Why you think Danny Roach would been a Gun when he was a Big Bust?

 

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Why you think Danny Roach would been a Gun when he was a Big Bust?

Was a pick 7 .

Who was drafted after him?
Who did we miss out on?

 

[TradeDraft]

Was a pick 7 .

Who was drafted after him?
Who did we miss out on?

Good Players Drafted after him:

- Darran Glass
- Brad Green
- Joel Cory
- Bob Murphy

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1999 AFL National Draft

AFL draft history and statistics. Includes national, pre-season and rookie draft picks as well as past pre-draft and midyear selections.

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Being a Top 10 Pick back then did not alway's equal Prostpect being a Star or even a Descent Player

 

[barrackers]

Tom Hunter, Kayle Kirby and even though he’s played 150 games Ben Reid.

 

[whiskeytown]

People will laugh... but I was a Kyle Martin fan. Was a goal scoring, high impact ball magnet in the VFL... but the coaches weren’t happy with his endurance... if I recall correctly.

The stupidly conceived and ill thought through sub rule really hurt a few coming through at that time like Martin and Ben Kennedy. Hard to make an impact when only playing 20% game time and often not in their natural position.

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Nathan Buckley could’ve been s**t

 

[magpies42]

Was a pick 7 .

Who was drafted after him?
Who did we miss out on?

Pendlebury was drafted after him

 

[jonmacTrag]

Greening would have been a hall of famer given ordinary luck and health.
O'dea . . .

 

[McOrist]

Russell Johnston.
Came to Collingwood as a 20 year old ruckman from Casterton in Western Victoria in 1980.
He played 8 games in his first and only season, being behind Peter Moore, Stuart Atkin and Chris Perry for a ruck position.
He was dropped off our list at the end of 1980 and moved to Port Adelaide in S.A. for 1981.
Johnston then played 207 games for Port Adelaide, including 3 flags and a Jack Oatey medal (best in Grand Final) and a Port BnF.
He was named first ruck in Port Adelaide's Greatest Team 1870-2000.

 

[AndrewShawble]

Patrick Karnezis

good height, elite kick, clever player.

Sier might be in this thread in a few years.

 

[manicpie]

There wa a player by the surname Orval, played full forward in a couple games, kicked 4 goals in one game, then got injured to the point that he had to retire, he was a good one

 

[manicmagpie]

Was a pick 7 .

Who was drafted after him?
Who did we miss out on?

The problem with Roach is that we traded pick 3 and Clinton King to Richmond for pick 7 and Steve McKee. So if we're being harsh we could have kept pick 3 and got Pavlich (Freo used pick 4). Instead we got a serviceable ruckman and a 1 game, 0 disposal Roach.

The only consolation is that Richmond used pick 3 on Aaron Fiora, so it could have been worse.

 

[pablo disco bar]

People will laugh... but I was a Kyle Martin fan. Was a goal scoring, high impact ball magnet in the VFL... but the coaches weren’t happy with his endurance... if I recall correctly.

The stupidly conceived and ill thought through sub rule really hurt a few coming through at that time like Martin and Ben Kennedy. Hard to make an impact when only playing 20% game time and often not in their natural position.

Forgot about him .
Totally agree .

Before my time but mark orval?

Could probs throw broomhead in this category also

 

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There wa a player by the surname Orval, played full forward in a couple games, kicked 4 goals in one game, then got injured to the point that he had to retire, he was a good one

Yeah as I got into footy as a young fella I remember asking about him.

I mentioned him just before I read this .

Poor bastard is now angry dad ..

For those who know of it

 

[whiskeytown]

Yeah as I got into footy as a young fella I remember asking about him.

I mentioned him just before I read this .

Poor bastard is now angry dad ..

For those who know of it

Ha ha Angry Dad....

Delivers a great spray. Club should hire him on standby. Sleepy Collingwood could have done with a bake from him at half time in last years prelim. Probably would’ve won us the game

 

[SchuPie]

Rusling
Davidson
Dick

 

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Rusling
Davidson
Dick

Yes Tom Davidson could of been anything.

I also liked jon ballantyne we got him from the dogs and turned him into a full back.
Looked promising and did his knee.

2 others I have thought of ben Wilson and troy lehmann

 

[SchuPie]

Yes Tom Davidson could of been anything.

I also liked jon ballantyne we got him from the dogs and turned him into a full back.
Looked promising and did his knee.

2 others I have thought of ben Wilson and troy lehmann

Yeah a lot of potential lost to injuries

Wilson I thought was the wrong pick - but sometimes people’s attitudes change

Lehmann good too but was great to get Bucks in return (I think he was part of the trade)

 

[adammania9]

There wa a player by the surname Orval, played full forward in a couple games, kicked 4 goals in one game, then got injured to the point that he had to retire, he was a good one

Now his kids make a living off of his once-funny-in-2015 angry reactions to staged pranks

 

[Temploar]

John Bourke.

 

[jonmacTrag]

John Bourke.

Wasn't he the player that headbutted the umpire in the VFL?

 

[Temploar]

Wasn't he the player that headbutted the umpire in the VFL?

Not proud that he's actually a distant relative of mine

Apparently was kicking big bags in the 2s and really could have been anything lol.

 

[Temploar]

My father's side (Bourke)
My grandfather claims that he's a cousin. I definitely see the resemblance in them. Similar facial features. Glad they don't share the same rage.

They weren't proud either...