Players that your club turned down or gave away

[Crock]

Have not read the entire thread and don't intend to, but has anyone mentioned the Carlton and John Platten deal that went sideways..?

The story goes.
Carlton 'recruited' John Platten in late 1984, although technically he had only signed an 'expression of interest' document with the club.

As an incentive to get JP's signature on an actual playing contract Carlton bought the young fella a Peter Brock Commodore. Shortly after, for insurances reasons, JP changed the ownership of the car and it was re-registered in his fathers name.

In mid 1985 JP signed a 3 plus 2 year playing contract with the Hawks.

Carlton pursued legal action so initially the VFL did not approve the Hawks signing of Platten. However after months of protracted negotiations Carlton and the Hawks arrived at a 'out-of-court' settlement and JP got to keep the car as legally it was now owned by his father.

John Platten played his first of 258 games for the Hawks in round 1, 1986.

Platten had signed a form 4 binding him to Hawthorn before he took Carltons money.
From memory both clubs stood their ground and it either went to court, or was about to, before it was resolved in Hawthorns favour!

 

[WillHayward]

Darcy McPherson could have been a Dog.

Looking pretty bloody good.

Finished 3rd in the 2019 Suns B & F aged 21.

 

[Drexl 31]

There aren't many famous "given away" Eagles. Players who leave generally do worse elsewhere, Brad Ebert the main exception.

Matt Clape played a few games in our flag years and was let go at the end of 1994. Played 23 games for Carlton in 1995 and won a flag.

My 58 year old half blind uncle could have played in that '95 carlton side and won a flag.

 

[HardcoreGeelongFan]

We picked Dennis Ryan over James Hird. Arguably the worst decision our club has ever made.

 

[BigVic]

Brad Ebert trade a few years back didn’t panned out well

 

[Captain chaos]

Bacher houli count?

 

[HardcoreGeelongFan]

We wouldnt have won flags. Ablett was toxic.

Lol Ablett kicked 9 goals in a Grand Final. A team already well over the salary cap combined with Ablett would've been ridiculous

 

[Sentinel]

Brendon Sanderson - started at Adelaide (6 games), traded out for pick 44 to Collingwood (4 games) before again being shipped off, this time to Geelong for pick 53.

Played 199 games at the Cats including a B&F.

 

[Ice-Wolf]

There aren't many famous "given away" Eagles.

Fraser "G-Train" Gehrig

 

[Scotland]

Fraser "G-Train" Gehrig

We traded him for David Sierakowski and pick 18 and got Daniel Kerr. Not really a freebie.

 

[Bombfire]

The Hawks turned down a Mozzie-after 1 pre-season game that decision now looks incomprehensible.

 

[Scotland]

The Hawks turned down a Mozzie-after 1 pre-season game that decision now looks incomprehensible.

Electing not to match pick 38 seems odd. I get it if a club trumps your academy/FS player with an early pick but you'd think that a pick in the 40s or a couple in the 50s isn't much to give up. Sydney didn't match Dunkley at pick 25 (bargain now) but they did get Mills at "pick 3" which ate up a lot of currency before that point.

 

[Lord_Flashheart]

Zorko gotten a mention yet?

 

[Yardie]

In 2004 Hawthorn we were too late to get Wallace, then we passed on Eade and Ayres.....

 

[Atomboy]

We traded him for David Sierakowski and pick 18 and got Daniel Kerr. Not really a freebie.

Jason Heatley was a handy pickup for the 97 and 98 seasons but then vanished off the radar

 

[Drought Break]

Jason Heatley was a handy pickup for the 97 and 98 seasons but then vanished off the radar

yeh I wonder what happened to him?. He was a gun in the years mentioned.

 

[ijaxcat]

We gave him to you....he was transferred to Geelong by Carlton.
Fairly sure around the same time we gave you Rod Waddell and one of the Leneghan's too.
We got him back in 1992

That is total BS, he tried out with Carlton in 82 and 83 and Carlton rejected him.
He was never signed by Carlton and Geelong recruited him from Golden Square.
Where you get the idea he was transferred to Geelong by Carlton seems to be
purely in your imagination.

 

[rfc4eva]

Ben Lennon next pick Cripps
Ben Griffiths next pick Fyfe.
Lesson dont pick a Ben

 

[footyfan1978]

That is total BS, he tried out with Carlton in 82 and 83 and Carlton rejected him.
He was never signed by Carlton

You forgetting zone days. He was not on the Carlton playing list for 82 or 83 and never said he was. But he still tied to our country zone. If Geelong want him they got to essentially have Carlton agree to transfer him to Geelong to have him.

 

[footyfan1978]

Ben Lennon next pick Cripps
Ben Griffiths next pick Fyfe.
Lesson dont pick a Ben

Ben Johnson.. Ben Cousins...lol

 

[Gavin Excell]

There's an article ABC about upcoming Australian Story episode about Richmond and that focuses on Marlion Pickett.
There's a comment made that Essendon interviewed Pickett so many times that it became a bit of a joke as they never offered him anything.

Hadn't realised Essendon passed on him

 

[Monkey King]

You forgetting zone days. He was not on the Carlton playing list for 82 or 83 and never said he was. But he still tied to our country zone. If Geelong want him they got to essentially have Carlton agree to transfer him to Geelong to have him.

Kicked 1.4 playing HF in a practice match for the Blues before he was sent packing in 83’. Always wondered what would’ve happened had he kicked 4.1 instead.

 

[WillHayward]

Suns and Dayne Zorko.

Just learnt this fact recently...


Wow

Considering the large number of hacks that have managed games at the Suns this one is just an absolute howler!

 

[WillHayward]

Wayne Carey...............nuff said

Was Lenny Hayes in the post zone era?

Should have been a Swan.

 

[Scotland]

Brad Ebert trade a few years back didn’t panned out well

We didn't give him away. He wanted to go back to Port (always likely) and they had picks 6 and 28. Was probably worth high teens to 20s at the time so we weren't getting 6 so took the best deal we would get. We could have taken Brad Hill or Elliot Yeo in the draft with the pick and didn't.