We've had substitutes in the AFL for over a decade now, and it just struck me that I can't remember a single memorable performance a player has put on as sub. You'd think by now that someone would have come on and kicked a few goals to turn a match, for example, but I don't ever remember that happening.
So have there ever been any memorable subs? Has a sub ever received any Brownlow votes, or MVP votes of any kind? Why is it that these players who should have much fresher legs than everyone else never seem to make much of an impact?
So have there ever been any memorable subs? Has a sub ever received any Brownlow votes, or MVP votes of any kind? Why is it that these players who should have much fresher legs than everyone else never seem to make much of an impact?