What ever happened to ?

[WillHayward]

This thread is for those players who look like they are going be stars when they are young and then exit from the AFL early and end up in an obscure country or suburban comp or completely vanish from the game.

What happened to Billy Longer?

What happened to Billie Smedts?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

IIRC Longer was finally going okay at St Kilda but then had a few concussions and decided to retire.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Whatever happened to Andrew Hooper?

I last faintly recall his SANFL dalliance (Glenelg?) but nothing since.

 

[Engimal v3]

Brayden Preuss

 

[Billys Back]

Zac Williams

 

[Crashy]

I was only very young but I thought Clint Bizzell was going to be a gun, from memory he kicked a few goals early in his career then disappeared


Edit.

Turns out he had a 11 year career, kicked 34 goals in 2000 which is what I must be remembering, don’t remember him being at Melbourne...not really a fit for this thread after all

 

[Shane Heard]

Damian Cupido

 

[PhatBoy]

Craig Smoker

 

[The Nostradamus]

Tom swift

 

[Mudman85]

Creep McGough

 

[Kwality]

Tom swift

Bombers money man.

 

[cherrypie]

Ben McKinley and Jayden Schofield

 

[And_ROOS]

This thread is for those players who look like they are going be stars when they are young and then exit from the AFL early and end up in an obscure country or suburban comp or completely vanish from the game.

What happened to Billy Longer?

What happened to Billie Smedts?

North Warrnambool Eagles' Billie Smedts to play first game of year

 

[The 747]

This thread is for those players who look like they are going be stars when they are young and then exit from the AFL early and end up in an obscure country or suburban comp or completely vanish from the game.

What happened to Billy Longer?

What happened to Billie Smedts?

He was no good. Dominated VFL, hapless at AFL level. Was traded for very little to Carlton and did nothing there. Geelong posters did warn them not to play him in defence, but Carlton being Carlton they did.

 

[The 747]

Courtney Johns the Messiah

Fergus Watts

 

[And_ROOS]

I was only very young but I thought Clint Bizzell was going to be a gun, from memory he kicked a few goals early in his career then disappeared


Edit.

Turns out he had a 11 year career, kicked 34 goals in 2000 which is what I must be remembering, don’t remember him being at Melbourne...not really a fit for this thread after all

Solid career, as an exciting forward for Geelong then as a defender for Melbourne.

Was devastated as a kid when I thought he had kicked this at the ground but he just missed...

 

[And_ROOS]

Courtney Johns the Messiah

Fergus Watts

Started a company, post from 2016.

 

[The 747]

Started a company, post from 2016.

Looks like he has done very well, good on him.

 

[Trucker Tiger]

Rupert Betheras.

 

[La Dispute]

He was no good. Dominated VFL, hapless at AFL level. Was traded for very little to Carlton and did nothing there. Geelong posters did warn them not to play him in defence, but Carlton being Carlton they did.

Not many match day decisions are made from the advice of anonymous posters on the internet.

 

[The 747]

Not many match day decisions are made from the advice of anonymous posters on the internet.

That is true, perhaps MC should have watched the footage of Billie in defence at the Cats

 

[iluvparis]

Not many match day decisions are made from the advice of anonymous posters on the internet.

And the game is lesser for it. Big footy should be able to vote on one in-game change at the end of each quarter.

 

[Deelighted]

Bradd Dalziell started like a house on fire at brissy then fell off a cliff. Barely remember him being traded to WCE but apparently he played 28 games there also. Recall him getting huge numbers in his first 4-5 games.

 

[La Dispute]

Jordan Gysberts and Luke Tapscott should have gone on to be decent role players at worst.

 

[Mudman85]

Willie Rioli. Burst onto scene with huge wraps and reputation. 39 games and never seen or heard of again....