Who are the biggest busts in VFL/AFL history?

[BigVic]

After Tarryn Thomas

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Tarryn Thomas

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4.0

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was sacked by North, who are the biggest busts in footy history?

Some come into mind include Liam Jurrah

Liam Jurrah

Age

35

Ht

188cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.1

4star

G

2.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.8

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.6

4star

G

2.0

5star

, Jack Watts, Jono O'Rourke, Jarrod Pickett

Jarrod Pickett

Age

27

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.8

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

3.1

3star

M

1.9

2star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.5

3star

No current season stats available

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.4

3star

and Richard Tambling

Richard Tambling

Age

37

Ht

180cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.9

4star

K

8.4

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.9

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.4

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

.

Tambling was famously picked over Buddy by Richmond 20 years ago in the 2004 AFL Draft. Another one was Aaron Fiora in '99.

 

[eaglespremiers]

In recent times, this guy:

 

[BigVic]

In recent times, this guy:

Cannot go past him. Had a stellar junior career but off-field incidents saw his senior career cut short

 

[RUNVS]

Liam Jurrah

Liam Jurrah

Age

35

Ht

188cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.1

4star

G

2.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.8

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.6

4star

G

2.0

5star

has to be right up there. Played under 50 games but he was so memorable, and very talented.

Just a shame he was a s**t human being.

 

[harper2bastinac]

Add tarryn Thomas

26

Tarryn Thomas

Age

24

Ht

190cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.0

3star

K

5.3

2star

HB

5.7

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

3.3

5star

CL

0.9

3star

D

7.8

2star

K

4.0

1star

HB

3.8

3star

M

1.3

1star

T

3.2

4star

CL

0.2

2star

D

12.8

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

0.4

3star

to this list

 

[M Malice]

Harley Reid has done nothing.

 

[MisterMarcus]

Jack Watts was no superstar and definitely underachieved, but he did play 170 odd games.

Not in the same league as some of the others mentioned here.

 

[ChristianBoy]

Danny Roach.

 

[NetworkNerd]

Mitch Thorp (2 games) over Joel Selwood is hard to top.
Prob cost Hawthorn 2 additional flags

 

[tiger_tough]

Some come into mind include Liam Jurrah

Liam Jurrah

Age

35

Ht

188cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.1

4star

G

2.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

9.8

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.6

4star

G

2.0

5star

, Jack Watts, Jono O'Rourke, Jarrod Pickett

Jarrod Pickett

Age

27

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.8

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

3.1

3star

M

1.9

2star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.5

3star

No current season stats available

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.4

3star

and Richard Tambling

Richard Tambling

Age

37

Ht

180cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.9

4star

K

8.4

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.9

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.4

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

.

Tambling was famously picked over Buddy by Richmond 20 years ago in the 2004 AFL Draft. Another one was Aaron Fiora in '99.

Tambling played over 100 AFL games, there's 100s of bigger busts than him.

Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls was far worse @ pick 8. Rumor has it that Greg Miller selected him without having ever seeing him play live.

 

[raskolnikov]

Courtney Johns. A lot of it had to do with injuries but he never became the messiah Essendon fans were hoping for.

 

[Anja_Nees]

We took Tim Walsh

Tim Walsh

Age

38

Ht

196cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

3.0

1star

K

2.0

1star

HB

1.0

1star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

3.0

1star

K

2.0

1star

HB

1.0

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.0

4star

at pick four and got one game out of him. Injury played its part but he never really looked like it.

 

[ChristianBoy]

Fergus Watts

Fergus Watts

Age

38

Ht

197cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

3.8

1star

K

2.2

1star

HB

1.7

2star

M

1.2

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.5

3star

No current season stats available

D

3.6

1star

K

2.0

1star

HB

1.6

2star

M

1.2

2star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.4

3star

an elite kid and showed great signs that he would be a AA quality forward. Broke his ankle that bad he couldn't play again.

 

[Daics35Marvel]

He was injury plagued but Scott Gumbleton

Scott Gumbleton

Age

35

Ht

197cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

4.1

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.0

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.8

4star

G

1.0

4star

comes to mind. 35 games over 7 years. Some pretty handy players were selected after him: Boak, Selwood, Frawley, Riewoldt.

 

[Dee Train]

Liam Jurrah has to be right up there. Played under 50 games but he was so memorable, and very talented.

Just a shame he was a s**t human being.

Hey, he’s a respected cultural leader at Yuendumu so he had to attack that guy with a machete!

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

Isi Folau.

big money as a marketing ploy mostly.

Hard to watch him play, no idea where to be and what to do.

 

[4Seasons]

Not individual players, but Stephen Silvagni would have to take the cake for recruiting the highest number of busts.

 

[windyhill]

Take out his time as Swan, but Hannebery as a saint was absolutely disastrous.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

Take out his time as Swan, but Hannebery as a saint was absolutely disastrous.

So was Andrew Lovett

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[Hawk Since Birth]

Helen d’amico?

 

[mick500]

Gold coast. The whole club. Burn it to the ground.

 

[VinnieB]

Toumpas

 

[The King!]

St Kilda

 

[Doc1763]

St Kilda

That's a looooong bust!!!

 

[citizen-erased]

He was injury plagued but Scott Gumbleton comes to mind. 35 games over 7 years. Some pretty handy players were selected after him: Boak, Selwood, Frawley, Riewoldt.

And minus the injuries i reckon he would have had a stellar career. Had such a great leap and set of hands