Worst afl player you've seen (and why)

[Vic pokiesmon]

Regarding Folau he did have an excuse.He had 1 year in neafl and then one in the AFL.Imagine all the players listed in this if they had that footballing background..Just gets judged on fact he was more a marketing idea.Most AfL players have had a aussie rules footy in there hands since they could walk.

 

[sabso]

Regarding Folau he did have an excuse.He had 1 year in neafl and then one in the AFL.Imagine all the players listed in this if they had that footballing background..Just gets judged on fact he was more a marketing idea.Most AfL players have had a aussie rules footy in there hands since they could walk.

Folau got to play afl footy for gws but their tac cup captain and b&f Alex Carey got the arse before they even entered the comp. How is that fair?

 

[NorthcoteDee]

Yermum ...

 

[Senor Ed]

Street was a star. You'd get audible excitement in the stands every time he got his hands on the ball.

Also had a good career post football. End up as a police officer and then had a run as Haywire in Prison Break.

 

[harper2bastinac]

could name half of norths fringe players from the last 5 years but the main names that stood out have to be

• Kyron Hayden: midfielder playing in defence who couldn’t defend and hold onto the ball without getting caught or turning it over.
• Kanye Turner: worst 100 game player for the club in the last 15 years, the fact he was in our leadership group just shows how much the club was struggling.
• Atu Bosenavulagi: first few games were ok but anything he did in 2022 was terrible
• Phoenix Spicer: how could someone with his speed get caught so easily and struggle to hold onto the ball like he did?

 

[Dazb86]

could name half of norths fringe players from the last 5 years but the main names that stood out have to be

• Kyron Hayden: midfielder playing in defence who couldn’t defend and hold onto the ball without getting caught or turning it over.
• Kanye Turner: worst 100 game player for the club in the last 15 years, the fact he was in our leadership group just shows how much the club was struggling.
• Atu Bosenavulagi: first few games were ok but anything he did in 2022 was terrible
• Phoenix Spicer: how could someone with his speed get caught so easily and struggle to hold onto the ball like he did?

Spicer started ok in our VFL this year. Was scared we'd draft him.

 

[harper2bastinac]

Spicer started ok in our VFL this year. Was scared we'd draft him.

VFL is his level, how did he finish the season?

 

[Vic pokiesmon]

Folau got to play afl footy for gws but their tac cup captain and b&f Alex Carey got the arse before they even entered the comp. How is that fair?

I like him and he seemed a good character, thats why he would have been a suitable TAC captain but in Carey's and Sheedys own words he was a bit of a plodder.We had a zillion young mids ahead of him.To promote the game in Western Sydney we had to think outside of the box.We had to spend the advertising money somewhere and when 80% of the list got paid 1st year wages it was a pure business decision.I have no problem with that .Plus it was actually worth a try on someone with his athletic profile.Personally I think.if he played for 5 years with better players around him he would be better than the bottom 20% of talls currently playing.If he had stuck around and played 8 years or so I would take him ahead of Riccardi Keefe and Derkson right now.

 

[eth-dog]

Folau got to play afl footy for gws but their tac cup captain and b&f Alex Carey got the arse before they even entered the comp. How is that fair?

Almost as if Carey chose cricket instead of football.

 

[sabso]

Almost as if Carey chose cricket instead of football.

Only after getting the GWArse.

 

[PhatBoy]

Folau got to play afl footy for gws but their tac cup captain and b&f Alex Carey got the arse before they even entered the comp. How is that fair?

As a fan of the club who does the most whinging about Geelong’s father son recruits you will probably laugh at this but how is that any different to all the spots on past Tiger lists taken up by father son recruits who did nothing, either getting a game or occupying a list position and not playing? And there have been a few.

Patrick Naish
Tom Roach
Mark Pitura
Sean Bowden
Nick Jewell - I mean seriously he was a bloody cricketer; a kid could have been listed the year he was added to the list.

And no this isn’t a dig at Richmond you could make the same argument to any club that’s ever listed a mediocre kid via F/S or an Irish recruit or whatever - it’s a spot in the club that in theory, a more deserving person with a stronger background could occupy.

What about all the aspiring coaches who were primed and ready to potentially take a step towards a head coaching role when the Giants appointed Sheedy who they knew was never going to be a permanent fixture?

The fact was, they knew they weren’t going to win games, they wanted bums on seats. They made a gamble with Folau and it didn’t work but hard luck stories like Carey’s are a dime a dozen and there must have been a reason they left him out. I doubt it was a case of ‘him or Izzy’ competing for the same spot.

 

[sabso]

As a fan of the club who does the most whinging about Geelong’s father son recruits you will probably laugh at this

Fair enough if you want to say some of these Richmond F/S were the worst players you’ve seen, you’re entitled to your opinion. Bit tenuous relating father son to some imagined folau vs Carey scenario though.

I still lol at the fact that gws is the only club with an award called the Kevin Sheedy medal; not either club he was most associated with.

 

[PhatBoy]

Fair enough if you want to say some of these Richmond F/S were the worst players you’ve seen, you’re entitled to your opinion. Bit tenuous relating father son to some imagined folau vs Carey scenario though.

I still lol at the fact that gws is the only club with an award called the Kevin Sheedy medal; not either club he was most associated with.

Where did I say anywhere in my post that they’re the worst players I’ve seen?

Show me?

My post was in response to the idea that Folau was taking up Carey’s rightful place on the list.

Yeah maybe he was. But, as I said, you could nominate dozens upon dozens of players in the same situation over the last 30 years from all teams, including yours, who were selected not on merit but in sentiment etc

 

[sabso]

Where did I say anywhere in my post that they’re the worst players I’ve seen?

Show me?

Sorry, I presumed you were posting content related to the thread title.

 

[PhatBoy]

Sorry, I presumed you were posting content related to the thread title.

I nominated my own club’s Henry Playfair I believe

 

[Macca180]

Regarding Folau he did have an excuse.He had 1 year in neafl and then one in the AFL.Imagine all the players listed in this if they had that footballing background..Just gets judged on fact he was more a marketing idea.Most AfL players have had a aussie rules footy in there hands since they could walk.

no offence to Izzy because I commend him for doing what he did for the cash and good on him.
But if he isn't a Rugby superstar, is he even good enough for SANFL, VFL, WAFL etc ?

I mean where does he actually sit. A grade amateur?

Karmichael Hunt actually had his heart in it, and you could see him get better week after week.

 

[Rabish Binney]

Folau got to play afl footy for gws but their tac cup captain and b&f Alex Carey got the arse before they even entered the comp. How is thAREY TH ARSE...

Almost as if Carey chose cricket instead of football.

Sheedy gave him the arse at GWS.

He came back to Adelaide and resumed playing District Cricket with Glenelg.

 

[ElectricG]

This brought suppressed memories back to the surface

 

[ZeppelinChisel]

Ben McKay.

 

[Crusty Demon]

Ben McKay.

Making a serious case. I mean he'd have to be #1 in regards to money earned compared to output given.

 

[Sttew]

Ben McKay.

Arguably the worst, highest paid player in recent history

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Ben McKay.

Jaxon Prior worthy of a nom too.

As a defender, he looks like a forward, trying to learn to be one.

 

[craffles]

Making a serious case. I mean he'd have to be #1 in regards to money earned compared to output given.

Nothing remotely comes close to Israel Folau on this front.

 

[Crusty Demon]

Nothing remotely comes close to Israel Folau on this front.

Yeah McKay is creeping up fast though

 

[Freomaniac]

If you've watched him once in your life and not just follow the bandwagon, you'll know he's actually a good player. His only weakness is his kicking and that's improved tenfold for him in the SANFL this year.

As for the worst player I've ever seen, Nathan van Berlo comes to mind a bit. There were some Melbourne players from 07-12 that could take this award out easily.

Looking back, I don't think John Butcher was as bad as most people made out to be.

Butcher was taken at the wrong club at the wrong time. He got drafted at Port in that 2009 draft.

Had he gone to Geelong or hawks, he would of lasted longer.

I mean freo had a similar player to John Butcher in Matt Taberner. Still kicked 170 odd goals from 130 games.

Nathan van Berlo wasn't bad. Crows were stupid to make him captain .

I agree with some of the demons 2007-13 era players