What player only ever had one truly great season?

[Scotland]

It's odd how that early 2000s Hawthorn group under Peter Schwab kind of fizzled into nothing. They looked to have a good young-ish squad, but for whatever reason, it just didn't pan out.

No guarantees in footy.

Barker and Holland were good when they were kicking 40-50 goals, but if they're injured or playing in the VFL that's two list spots and a chunk of salary cap giving you nothing.

My team looked awesome in the first half of the year but Naitanui, Gaff, Kennedy on paper and not the field doesn't mean much.

 

[HenrikLundqvist]

Alex Johnson.

Too soon?

 

[Goomba1973]

Des Headland for sure.
Then he got Fremantled.

Does Fremantle count?
Feels like they have only had one good season in their history

That Brisbane midfield made Des look far better than he ever was...

 

[Goomba1973]

Waterhouse (2000) 53 Goals

Wills (1997) was leading the count half way through.

Adrian Fletcher (1999) Was always consistent, but polled 15 votes in a awful side in 99. Dominated games...it was basically him and modra that year.

Forgot about ol Clive!! he was fun to watch.

 

[TheGreatBambino]

Shane Biggs 2016 ?

 

[ManOfClay]

Tory Dickson has played 95 games for 157 goals. 50 of those goals were in 2015.

Did back that up with 40 in 2016 but wasn’t at the same level.

2015 was his only truly great season overall. Although his finals record is something to behold, averaging three goals a game across two seasons in finals (5 goals in 2015 elim, 2 goals in 2016 elim, 1 goal in 2016 semi, 4 goals in 2016 prelim and 3 in 2016 grand final)

 

[schmuttt]

Tory Dickson has played 95 games for 157 goals. 50 of those goals were in 2015.

Did back that up with 40 in 2016 but wasn’t at the same level.

2015 was his only truly great season overall. Although his finals record is something to behold - 30 goals in five finals (5 goals in 2015 elim, 2 goals in 2016 elim, 1 goal in 2016 semi, 4 goals in 2016 prelim and 3 in 2016 grand final)

Don't think that is quite 30 in 5, but 3 per game in finals is still an excellent record.

 

[ManOfClay]

Don't think that is quite 30 in 5, but 3 per game in finals is still an excellent record.

Bad maths. Premiership medal multiplier applied

 

[PerthBoy86]

Les Bamblett 1985
48 games in 6 years, total of 71 goals
In 1985 , 24 games for 51.35.
Wasted talent in the end but for 1 year he was brilliant.

Maybe he played a different position that year?

 

[SCRAY72]

Maybe he played a different position that year?

Played half forward, forward pocket his whole career even at his brief time at the Dees. Just wasnt fit enough to play midfield or half back. Once he started getting injured his career was over.

 

[Captain_Bender]

Danger's 2017 was better than Dusty's statistically. Both averaged around the same number of possessions (29.92 to 29.76), but Danger kicked more goals (45 to 37), laid more tackles (141 to 88), had more clearances (172 to 160), less clangers (106 to 124), more contested possessions (430 to 363) and more contested marks (34 to 25).

Geelong supporters and their stats, Dusty was far surperior in 2017 Dusty averaged more kicks while Danger padded his stats with cheap handballs, Danger kicked more goals because he only cared about his own game while Dusty would bring his teammates into the game and had far more assists, there is a reason why one is a premiership player while the other s**t the bed in finals

 

[Tuco]

Jason Heatley.

Leading goal scorer in GF contesting side, and being a bag shy of a coleman.

Then nothing.

 

[100action]

Lance Franklin's 2008 was the best I've seen of any player. Hasn't achieved those heights ever again.

 

[dan0z]

Jason Heatley 1997

Joe McLarin in the same year

 

[wal]

Was going to nominate Naitanui 2012, but on reflection it wasn't a great season, just more overated than the others.

 

[frankstone]

Justin Sherman 2006.....end thread.

 

[Joker91]

90% of the western bulldogs side in 2016

 

[reubski23]

Lance Franklin's 2008 was the best I've seen of any player. Hasn't achieved those heights ever again.

Has had a remarkably consistent career with many great years. I personally don’t think 2008 was his best

 

[Spacedog]

Has had a remarkably consistent career with many great years. I personally don’t think 2008 was his best

Has buddy even had a bad year?

 

[Damon_3388]

Joe McLarin in the same year

McLaren played two games in 1997. I think you're confusing it with his 1999.

 

[Defabs]

Was very good for Collingwood in 2003 and then fell off a cliff. All the same given he also won the 2000 Brownlow for Melbourne, he obviously had more than one good season. The myth is perpetuated because he was inconsistent and because the end came so quickly. Delisted two years after his great year in 2003.

Agreed. 2003 was a great year for Woewodin. Didn't offer much in the grand final though except for an early goal. Mind you the whole team apart from Bucks, Burns, Fraser and Liciria didn't do much.

I haven't gone through the entire thread yet but I'm sure there will be a few bull crap nominations for Fraser who in my opinion was a big game player and for years carried the ruck duties with no help from the hack back up ruckman playing at the time. (McKee, walker, Fanning, Richards and Bryan just to name a few!) injuries got the better of him in the end.

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Warren Ralph scored 55 goals in 14 games in his first season after crossing from WA. Played 7 more games for 17 goals over the next 2 seasons before heading home.

 

[Benny78]

Jarryd Roughead

 

[Isaba]

Jarryd Roughead

You are dumb.

 

[Benny78]

You are dumb.

Nice rebuttal