Analysis Players who should have been better, but stagnated at poor clubs

[StillAtLarge]

Lance Whitnall

 

[Judd2Sewell]

I think that Jack Martin and Christian Petracca can both be much better players than they've shown themselves to be to date.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Chad has been identical this year at the hawks. Great for 4 games missing for the rest

That's not actually true.

He started slow and struggled to get fit after an injury interrupted pre-season. Once he was fit (and visibility slimmer) he came back in to the team and was our best player in our end of season good form.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

That's not actually true.

He started slow and struggled to get fit after an injury interrupted pre-season. Once he was fit (and visibility slimmer) he came back in to the team and was our best player in our end of season good form.

Which is what you could have said about him at port every year bar his AA one

 

[g_TRAIN]

Blake Acres

Still time yet though

 

[g_TRAIN]

Des Headland.

Won a flag at Brisbane in 2002, kicked 34 goals and came equal fourth in the Brownlow. Top one draft pick poised to be a superstar.

Went to Freo, failed to get in the top 10 in their B&F in 2003 and played well below the level he did in 2002 for the rest of his career.

I remember that. Boy was he awesome in 2002 and then got nowhere near it after that

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Which is what you could have said about him at port every year bar his AA one

Which would still make your post wrong. You said he was good for four weeks and then disappeared for the rest.

That didn't happen at Port last season nor with us this season. His issue is remaining fit, when he's fit he's been great.

 

[TiAn_]

David Zaharakis. 20 touches and nearly 1.5 goals per game as a 21 year old.

Should have spent his career as a damaging half forward and part time mid, but was forced into being a full time mid in mediocre sides with weak midfields.

 

[Vic pokiesmon]

Mark Bayes..Going fair way back.Wasnt really his fault but when he was at his peak the Swans were shocking 91-95.Would have been awesome at a good club in that period

 

[quotemokc]

Kyle Langford would make a pretty handy half forward (as evidenced when he plays there) but we seem hell bent on him being a midfielder and it isn't working.

 

[craffles]

Christian Petracca has been so over hyped based off a few flashy moments, I don’t think he fits the bill for me.

 

[It Just Is]

John Butcher

In his early years Port were so poorly coached and resourced but he showed glimpses of elite talent. Then finds himself under Hinkley who hates playing tall forwards (but happily pumps hundreds of games into Kane Mitchell, Jake Neade & Sam Gray). He never improved any aspects of his game or fitness while at the club and was quickly bounced out of the league. He could have kicked 500 goals at the Eagles.

 

[masai]

John Butcher

In his early years Port were so poorly coached and resourced but he showed glimpses of elite talent. Then finds himself under Hinkley who hates playing tall forwards (but happily pumps hundreds of games into Kane Mitchell, Jake Neade & Sam Gray). He never improved any aspects of his game or fitness while at the club and was quickly bounced out of the league. He could have kicked 500 goals at the Eagles.

With his kicking action, he made James Manson look like an elite kick.

 

[Captain_Bender]

Patrick Dangerfield

 

[Luv_our_club]

The Bears killed heaps of careers. Brad Hardie, Capper, Gowers.

 

[Luv_our_club]

 

[Deelighted]

Too many to count at the dees but a few that come to mind:
Watts
Sylvia
Grimes