What player only ever had one truly great season?

[Silent Alarm]

There are players who get older and their best looks further away each game. There are guys who will never live up to an unexpectedly impressive first season or two. Or guys who plateau and never really capitalise on what they could sometimes show.

But what player managed to bag a big contract after a huge year, only to never do anything close to it again?

Who looked like a star and then... just... went to s**t?

Less harsh, who got crippled by injuries?

Interested to year.

The big one for me is Adam Cooney.

 

[Turnover]

Anthony Jack

 

[captain cotch 9]

Dan Jackson

 

[Always Ballin]

Ben Mckinley

 

[chunkylover53]

Marc Murphy to an extent.

2011 saw him receive an AA, 19 Brownlow Votes and the AFLCA Award.

 

[Vic pokiesmon]

There are players who get older and their best looks further away each game. There are guys who will never live up to an unexpectedly impressive first season or two. Or guys who plateau and never really capitalise on what they could sometimes show.

But what player managed to bag a big contract after a huge year, only to never do anything close to it again?

Who looked like a star and then... just... went to s**t?

Less harsh, who got crippled by injuries?

Interested to year.

The big one for me is Adam Cooney.

In Cooney's first 6years he didn't average less than 89 super coach points.Best in his brownlow year 108.Not sure the player u use as an example is even appropriate.

 

[Jak!x]

Chris Knights

 

[kane249]

Will Langford
Jason Cloke

 

[KermitJagger]

Marc Murphy to an extent.

2011 saw him receive an AA, 19 Brownlow Votes and the AFLCA Award.

He's been consistently good otherwise though, this thread surely means complete flash in the pans.

Rhys Palmer for mine. Had one good year, beat Cyril for the Rising Star and averaged 23 disposals, kicked 10 goals in his first year of AFL footy. Had the world at his feet.

Imagine having that kind of first year and fading into obscurity afterwards, playing at 3 clubs before finally being delisted by a bottom of the ladder Carlton.

 

[KermitJagger]

Will Langford
Jason Cloke

To be fair Langford only really managed a great 5 game patch.

 

[Buzzasto DaSilva]

Shane Woewodin is the obvious one.

Mark Mercuri is another.

 

[KermitJagger]

Matthew Lobbe, absolutely killed it in the 2014 season as a crash and bash ruck that suited Port's game plan completely. Ryder came along, also ending his career at Carlton.

Brett Ratten in 1999 somehow managed to set the season clearance record at a ridiculous 265 for the season. No one has gotten anywhere near it, the next highest tally being JPK with 74 (!!!!) less.

 

[Back One Out]

Jake THE PACKAGE Stringer

 

[Teen Wolf]

Shane Woewodin is the obvious one.

One from the same team in the same year: Jeff Farmer.

 

[Back One Out]

Why?

Truly great vs simply great. Fyfe’s injuries have meant he hasn’t been able to replicate his best

All Australian 2014, 2015

2014 Brownlow Runner-up - 25 votes
2015 Brownlow Medalist - 31 votes

 

[Scotland]

Todd Goldstein?

Has been the North #1 ruckman for 8 or 9 years now and pretty good for most of that time but in 2015 was one of the stars of the comp. AA ruckman, B&F winner and polled 18 Brownlow votes. Most years he's probably a top 5 or top 10 ruckman, in that one year he was the clear #1.

 

[Scotland]

Shannon '2018 AA Captain' Hurn. Pretty much every phantom AA side has him in a back pocket/half back spot with a big C next to his name.

Pretty big jump in your 13th season to go from a guy that's never made an extended 40 man AA squad to being a near unanimous choice for captain.

 

[javaguice]

Bellingham

 

[ZEV]

Saverio Rocca 1995
Adrian McAdam 1993
Nigel Kellett 1992
Tony Modra 1993
David Hart 1994

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Tom Liberatore

 

[dean33]

Allan Jakovich had 2 truly great seasons. Burst onto the scene and was unbelievable in the year and a half - 2 years he was around. Then issues with his back and fitness surfaced and he disappeared from the game. Over those 2 years he was every bit as good as Gary Ablett, a spectacular albeit very brief career.

 

[Checkered]

Jobe Watson lol

 

[Bomberblitzer]

Shannon '2018 AA Captain' Hurn. Pretty much every phantom AA side has him in a back pocket/half back spot with a big C next to his name.

Pretty big jump in your 13th season to go from a guy that's never made an extended 40 man AA squad to being a near unanimous choice for captain.

Don't think Hurn fits here. He's had a number of great seasons - AA or not.

 

[Scotland]

Does Scott Cummings count?

32 goals in 10 games in his first season at Essendon. SFA seasons 2 & 3.
70 goals in 21 games in his first season at Port. SFA in season 2.
95 goals in 24 games in his first season at WC. In consistent season 2, SFA in season 3.

 

[Bomberblitzer]

Jobe Watson lol

Had a great 2011-2012-2013. Would've been great in 2014 if it wasn't for injuries.