Wasted Talent

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cracka wrote:
Booney wrote:Absolutely, people who have been cursed by injury, no fault of their own, many have had careers derailed because of it.

Fitzy would probably fit that category


Yep, Hentschel too. I think he had a lot more to offer. You could even throw Rehn and Primus in there. They both missed long periods of time and never came back as good as they were pre-knee.
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Rhett Biglands, biggest bloke on the field, never really used it as an advantage.
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Trent hentschel is only 32 this year. Shows how much footy he potentially missed.

Would have been a 200 game player imo

Not footy, but mark phillippousis and potentially Bernard Tomic both fit into this category too
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helicopterking wrote:Rhett Biglands, biggest bloke on the field, never really used it as an advantage.


He did one day against Byron Pickett... :lol:
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John Butcher.
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
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am Bays wrote:John Butcher.


A bit like Shaun mckernan. Once in every 50 times he goes near the ball and does something special and it just makes you wonder why the hell he can't do that more often.
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Richard Cole. Loads of talent, but lazy.
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Phil Carmen , Fev
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The local druggy that used to play in my under 17s team at freeling. Probably the best footballer i played with or against, and I had a big hand in making people like brad Symes, and jay Nash look good by letting them kick so many goals on me :)

If I had his talent and I wasn't a fat scrubber... Haha.
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Nathan Ablett
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LaughingKookaburra wrote:Nathan Ablett

You win.
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Sando did a sportsmans night last year at our footy club and some of the stories he shared about him at Geelong were hillarious. Space Cadet....
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Q. wrote:Richard Cole. Loads of talent, but lazy.

Robbie Ah Mat looked to have ability at times too
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Mr Beefy wrote:Laurence Angwin

Wasted and talented, perfect fit!
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danyle garlett from the Hawks
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Anthony Morabito - hampered by injuries - could have been a jet
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Adam Goodes, could've been anything if he just let his football do the talking for his WHOLE career
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daysofourlives wrote:Adam Goodes, could've been anything if he just let his football do the talking for his WHOLE career

Maybe he has a bit to say, but hasnt been a bad player. Hardly a wasted talent.
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