Utterly Forgotten Eagles

[Public Enemy No1]

Clinton Browning...played in 1988 (i think)

 

[Keys]

It was just before I started watching footy, but whenever I hear the name Murray Wrensted all I know about the guy is the missed goal in the dying seconds of a final. Was he a good player?

Murray Wrensted was a gun

won the sandover pre eagles and was one of the youngest players to win it if I recall

missed a goal from about 40 out on the run late in the 1988 elimination final against the dees which would have put us in front. Melbourne went onto make the gf that year only to be smashed by hawthorn

John Todd hung him out to dry after the loss and wrensteds Carter never recovered. He eventually went to collingwood (I think) but he never fulfilled his potential. Think he may have been overly partial to a drink which is a trait shared by more than one footballets from geraldton

 

[Keys]

Nathan McIntosh

older brother of Ashley but never played a game

Warren dean

Skinny subiaco half forward with a booming kick. Never played a game due to knee injuries as a recall

Todd breman

swung between half forward and half back. Handy player but wasn't big enough for a key position and wasn't mobile enough for a flanker

 

[Glasslove]

Ryan Turnbull? Was he any good? I don't remember whether he was, I just remember him...

 

[southcoast]

Warren dean

Todd breman

My fuzzy memory tells me Warren Dean went to MFC for a few games and Breman went to Richmond.

As I said all from memory.

 

[southcoast]

Andy's still around, I think he might be coaching the VFL now?

I believe Lovell is one of GC Assistants at the moment. Seem to recall his name being mentioned in an interview with one of GC younger players not so long ago.

 

[Scotland]

Ryan Turnbull? Was he any good? I don't remember whether he was, I just remember him...

He was good, but pretty much a career #2 ruckman. Played 129 games and was in the 1994 premiership team. Won the Sandover in his last season with WC.

In terms of utterly forgotten Eagles I'll toss up Scott Watters. Subiaco premiership coach, part time Channel 7 commentator, inaugural Fremantle squad member, Sydney Swans player and before all that played 4 seasons with WC, including 18 in his last in 1992.

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

Peter Melisso got cancer and played on champion bloke, was a inspiration for the whole team.


Shane Bond premiership player that totally turned his back on the club, after he was traded to port.
Has never returned to any WCE fuction since he left the club, wouldn't even come over for the 1994 premiership reunion, theonly player not to turn up.

 

[Galileo9]

Peter Melisso got cancer and played on champion bloke, was a inspiration for the whole team.


Shane Bond premiership player that totally turned his back on the club, after he was traded to port.
Has never returned to any WCE fuction since he left the club, wouldn't even come over for the 1994 premiership reunion, theonly player not to turn up.

interesting. was he annoyed that he got traded?

 

[Altum Volantes]

Bond fell out of favour pretty swiftly, only played maybe 10 or so games after the flag. He was a promising player but once Cousins and Morrison came along his chances of getting back on the flanks were pretty slim. He should have been happy to get a trade back to S.A, he played some good footy for Port in their early days.

But who knows, maybe other forces were at play!

 

[Alphanumeric]

Brayden Lyle Last played for Port Adelaide Power in 2001 Games: 116 Born: March 6, 1973 Playing Height: 178cm Playing Weight: 81kg Last Drafted: Pick #124 1992 National Draft Last Drafted By: West Coast Eagles

Yep had a good 1995 for Eagles then lost it and went to the PORT and was a very good in and under for a while


Also Jarrod Schofield who was traded for Cummings

Schofield went to Port and was a gun for them!

 

[The Falcon Strike]

My fuzzy memory tells me Warren Dean went to MFC for a few games and Breman went to Richmond.

As I said all from memory.

Todd Breman also opened the bowling for WA's One Day side for a few games i think.

Had one of the longest kicks our club has ever produced!

 

[Alphanumeric]

Andrew McDougall ;-)

So glad the Doggies took him off our hands.

Jaxon Crabb played a couple of games for us.

 

[Special Agent Utah]

I believe Lovell is one of GC Assistants at the moment. Seem to recall his name being mentioned in an interview with one of GC younger players not so long ago.

Spot On.

Joined late last year,

 

[Cotchin 9]

Chippa Adkins.
Laurie Bellotti.
Andrew Donnelly.
Jaxon Crabb.

 

[southcoast]

Add Glenn O'Loughlin - played one/two games very early in our history. Massive player in the Goldfield before coming to Subiaco and then into the Eagles squad. Never really made it at AFL level.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Has anyone mentioned Ashley Blurton yet?

 

[masai]

Dean Warwick, a garlic muncher.

Glen O'loughlin, from Subiaco.

Joe Cormack, from the Duckies.

 

[The Dodger]

We got Stenglein in that deal to. Was a three way trade. I dont remember if draft picks were exchanged

Johnson to Malbourne
Scott Thompson to Adelaide
Stenglein to West Coast

Some more to add - top of my head

Brent Tuckey
Kasey Green - replaced Phil Matera in the 2005 GF and from memory took the honours on O'Keefe
Mitch Morton
Scott Cummings

From the R1 gurnsey

Adrian Barich - in the first ever team
Alex Ishchenko
Paul Peos
Mark Zanotti
Troy Ugle
Ian Dargie
Dale Kickett - Forgotten for other reasons to
Brendan Krummel
Matt Connell
Tony Godden
IAN DOWNBOROUGH
Ashley Blurton
Brendan Retzlaff
Ilija Grgic
Todd Holmes
Scott Bennett
Michael Collica
Greg Harding - Another one of those players to be on WC andf Freo lists
Daniel McConnell - Went home to vic and the Kangaroos. Got delisted there

Thought perhaps that wouldve been the making of Green. Played a great game in the biggest game possible and we moved him on after that, was very suprised.

 

[southcoast]

Trpy Ugle played a few good ones for us. Now coaching in Karratha.

 

[Kram]

Always thought that Ugle should've played a lot more games.

 

[southcoast]

Yes - although my memory was he was inconsistent on the field. Some days diamonds other days boiled lollies.

Mind you he wasn't alone with this in thos earlier days - there were a few who struggled stepping up from WAFL to AFL and I am sure preparation wasn't what it is today.

 

[swannies]

Stevan Jackson.

You're the only 1 I see spell it correctly, gold star for you.

Wasn't it Brett Spinks?
Thought there were 2 Spinks' and we had the younger Brett?

Edit - Five Strings pointed it out earlier

We had Brett and Jason. Cousins if I remember rightly?

No one else seems to have brought up Stephen Schwerdt. I was excited when we recruited him from the SANFL, thought he'd be a gun. Played 0 games.

Forgot to add Trent Nichols, the little left footer from Sandy Bay, previously with Richmond. Loved him at Richmond and thought all my Christmases had come at once when the Eagles recruited him. Just didn't get any form together with us though.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Trpy Ugle played a few good ones for us. Now coaching in Karratha.

Was a good Carey Park boy - came up to swans when he was 17.

I used to watch him and another indigenous lad Kernut Thorne tear up the SWFL.

Nothing better than watching Ugle stand on people's heads - though in the SWFL he was a midfielder.

Twas funny watching his thighs get thicker and stronger every year at Swans after his AFL career finished.

 

[Haydos]

Trpy Ugle played a few good ones for us. Now coaching in Karratha.

His day job is based in Port Hedland. I work with him in fact. Was pretty lost for words when he walked into the room I was in on my first day, the number 35 was the first number I got on my eagles jumper as a little tacker.