Players that most deserved a flag

[Macpotata]

Bullshit term. No one deserves it more than the next guy. It's a team sport, and if you're basing it on effort I'd say 99 percent of players have been giving it their all in their footballing careers. If they haven't, there's something wrong.

 

[Eternal Schism]

FB: K.Simpson - D. Neitz - A. Bews
HB: B. Murphy - P. Roos - R. Flower
C: G. Ablett Sr - B. Skilton - H. Bunton Sr
HF: M. Richardson - N. Riewoldt - C. Grant
FF: P. Kelly - T. Lockett - E. Betts
Foll: G. Dempsey - R. Harvey - N Buckley
INT: M. Pavlich - K. Murray - J. Stynes - B. Quinlan

 

[Roobs321]

Phillip Matera and Matt Priddis would be among the least fortunate eagles to have retired without a flag.

Sad that Nick Riewoldt couldn't quite get there.

 

[Spiritof82]

Of course they don't but it's probably just semantics. Players whom it would be nice if they got to win a flag is probably more accurate.

Winning a premiership has a not insignificant element of being at the right place at the right time - just ask Fletcher Roberts.

Roberts deserved his medal, he did more in that game than what Stringer did with his one kick

 

[Hawk_francais]

Not an individual award mate.

 

[Back One Out]

James Sicily has endured the tough times of Hawthorn's premiership drought and been a stalwart since he became a senior regular in 2016.

He is also one of the most universally-liked characters in the game

He definitely deserves a premiership

 

[kenberger]

Tony Modra missed 2

 

[TJASTA]

Jack Graham

 

[CharacterFirst]

James Sicily has endured the tough times of Hawthorn's premiership drought and been stalwart since he became a senior regular in 2016.

He is also one of the most universally-liked characters in the game

He definitely deserves a premiership

Agreed. Such a gracious young man.

He is everyone's favourite outside of their own clubs.

 

[JohnZ]

The 2018 Richmond list

Egan in 07 due to injury

And in the same vein, Geelong in 08, lost two games that season, the GF being one of them. Almost the best season put together by one side

 

[OniAu]

My first instinct is my personal football hero, Rhys Mathieson.

The peoples champ

 

[OniAu]

If anyone says Robert Murphy ill spew

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Sloane deserves a flag imo.

 

[GoldenMagpie16]

Eddie betts, Absolute gun

 

[Checkered]

Collingwood's 2018 injury list

 

[Sweetback]

Nathan Jones.

Nick Reiwoldt deserved one. So did David Neitz.

 

[greekstyler]

I instantly think of Robert Harvey. Think if he could have hung on for 1 more year the Saints could have snagged a flag.

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

The peoples champ

 

[Franko Armani]

James Sicily

 

[SA HAWK]

James 'The Worpedo' Worpel.

 

[Knox Harrington]

Brendon Goddard.
Tragedy he didn't win one at essendon

 

[Kanga Commando]

Matthew Pavlich
Nick Riewoldt
Robert Harvey
Robbie Flower

All good guys, clean & fair, and superstars in their own right, just never had the team to fill the (premiership) gap.

 

[Percel]

callum arch

 

[PerthBoy86]

Matthew Pavlich
Nick Riewoldt
Robert Harvey
Robbie Flower

All good guys, clean & fair, and superstars in their own right, just never had the team to fill the (premiership) gap.

Of course the Saints were more than capable. To lose two in such heartbreaking circumstances..

 

[threesixpio]

Darth Buddy (as in the guy who betrayed and murdered Anakin Franklin who played for Hawthorn).