Worst Finals Performances

[Silvagnis]

These are the most recent in memory
1. Dean Wallis - had a brainfade and thought he was a bigger, slower and uncoordinated version of Long, Bradley or Judd.
2. Jim Stynes - May have been unaware of the rules but nonetheless was a shocker.
3. Rhyce Shaw - reputation took a battering for his stuff-ups but has recovered to be a good player
4. Brent Staker - value would have dropped as a result of failing and being found out when the blowtorch was applied late in the last quarter.

What other shockers have been played that may have cost their team a final or flag?

 

[Bartram_Class]

Luke Ablett

 

[Johnson#26]

Jarrod Molloy GF 2002 (was injured though).

 

[hollis_tom]

Michael Gardiner's game was terrible

 

[Star]

Agree re Gardiner

Bit harsh on Staker, still relatively young and inexperienced

 

[Silvagnis]

Luke Ablett

In the end it didn't cost them the flag and O'Loughlin should be there with Ablett for nearly kicking the Swans out of the game.

 

[m.diddy]

Michael Gardiner's game was terrible

Stakers Game > Gardiners game.

 

[m.diddy]

Luke Ablett

How ******** would he feel if they lost.

 

[Silvagnis]

Agree re Gardiner

Bit harsh on Staker, still relatively young and inexperienced

Just like Rhyce Shaw and Jason Cloke? He looked like a fish out of water fumbling one ball and then not knowing what to do with another one!

 

[just maybe]

Agree re Gardiner

Bit harsh on Staker, still relatively young and inexperienced

Staker is not that young and inexperienced. He's been around for bloody years.

 

[hollis_tom]

Stakers Game > Gardiners game.

Wouldn't be hard.

 

[Bretski]

staker easily

 

[brewman]

Daniel Chick has to be up there plyed a terrible game shuld of got dragged but stayed out there one of the worst individual performances ive seen

 

[Marstermind]

A GF is like any other game - some guys play well and make a name for themselves (ie How good were Fosdike and Roberts-Thomson??) and other don't go so well. The problem for the latter is that the magnifying glass is 10x bigger.

Gardiner's game was clearly the most disappointing on the ground. Staker and Ablett made a few shocking blues but Gardiner had a key role in the match as the big gun on their otherwise average forward line. His performace in this role was pathetic - the one chance he got he stuffed up. Staker's a kid and can be forgiven - like Cole and R.Shaw he'll get his chance to make amends. Ablett lives on because he can at least say "Well I was on Judd" and they won. But sadly for a good player like Gardiner, his stocks will have bottomed out after yesterday.

 

[Grendel]

Staker is not that young and inexperienced. He's been around for bloody years.

Yep.. three.

 

[clumsyk]

neon leon back to back, '02/'03.

mark athorn in '93 was pretty bad.

cam mooney did nothing in '99.

 

[Marstermind]

Bit harsh on Cam Mooney - he sat on the bench all day and won a medal in just his 11th game. It was funny though. Pagan put him on with the game in the bag with around 5mins to go - but he gave away a stupid free kick and got promptly dragged with Olympic rings for stats. Never played for the Roos again.

 

[beez]

neon leon back to back, '02/'03.

mark athorn in '93 was pretty bad.

cam mooney did nothing in '99.

c'mon, neon leon kicked a goal in 03, thats a good days work for him

 

[Marstermind]

c'mon, neon leon kicked a goal in 03, thats a good days work for him

At the 29min mark of the last term with the Pies 10 goals down!

 

[beez]

YEAH, it was a fantastic goal wasnt it

DIDAK LICURIA AND DAVIS 3 goals in 2 mins to bring the margin from 69 back to 50

great last 5 mins from the pies!

 

[clumsyk]

Bit harsh on Cam Mooney - he sat on the bench all day and won a medal in just his 11th game. It was funny though. Pagan put him on with the game in the bag with around 5mins to go - but he gave away a stupid free kick and got promptly dragged with Olympic rings for stats. Never played for the Roos again.

i guess that's what i was getting at. imagine all you doing in a granny is give away a stupid free!

i like cam though, he's a goer.

tim powell was rubbish in '93 as well.

 

[sheller891]

delta goodrem - not her best finals performance

but to keep the chain going from another thread - at least she has a nice rack

 

[Spin Doctor]

In the end it didn't cost them the flag and O'Loughlin should be there with Ablett for nearly kicking the Swans out of the game.

indeed, i wanted to cry. lol