Brent Staker hangs up the boots

[iBeng]

Another retiree for Brisbane to join Maguire:


Another career crueled by injuries. Always gave it his all despite knocks on his game.

 

[Jaeger]

Anyone else surprised Staker was still playing?

 

[iBeng]

He played 6 games this season.

 

[nickrebellious]

First game back last year and kicks the sealer.

 

[MWPP]

Another player from the 2005-6 Swans/Eagles era departs
All the best in your retirement Brent

 

[Primetime Pricey]

Thought he was still laying on ANZ Stadium!

Nah always seemed to get injuries just as he was starting to play some decent footy.

 

[Lunchlady Doris]

Anyone else surprised Staker was still playing?

This is really not necessary in every retirement thread. Disrespectful.

 

[iBeng]

This is really not necessary in every retirement thread. Disrespectful.

Everyone farming for likes does the same line early in retirement threads. Its pretty sad and disrespectful, regardless of the player. At the end of the day the guy retiring has played at least one more game of AFL than the person farming.

 

[Petrie4PM]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-08-26/veteran-lion-brent-staker-calls-time

 

[Yellow Feathers]

Way to steal the limelight from Chappy. I do not believe in coincidence.

 

[Papa G]

Anyone else surprised Staker was still playing?

To be honest, I watched 5 minutes of NT Thunder v Brisbane Reserves on NITV last night and he was playing and the thought did cross my mind.

 

[HBFlanker]

Another premiership player from the 2005-6 Swans/Eagles era departs
All the best in your retirement Brett

Never played in a flag unfortunately

 

[Hollow Knight]

Another premiership player from the 2005-6 Swans/Eagles era departs

Staker isn't a premiership player.

All the best to him though. Actually played some excellent footy for us but the injury gods were repeatedly unkind.

 

[MWPP]

Staker isn't a premiership player.

All the best to him though. Actually played some excellent footy for us but the injury gods were repeatedly unkind.

Never played in a flag unfortunately

Yep , he played in the wrong grand final
Sorry my post should have had a /
Edited for accuracy

 

[boyOboy]

May he be forever remembered as "the guy Barry Hall punched in the face".

God speed.

 

[Kennedy Parker]

Done well to have the career he's had given the lack of luck he's had with injuries, especially in his stint at the Lions. Unlucky not to play in a premiership as well. It's very unfortunate that he will probably be remembered by most for the Barry Hall incident.

 

[the_interloper]

Do we really need a thread for every retired player? What about every delisted player? Every player who gets drafted?

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Anyone else surprised Staker was still playing?

No, because we're not all casual footy fans

 

[Jaeger]

This is really not necessary in every retirement thread. Disrespectful.

Every retirement thread? I've never posted this before? Genuinely forgot Staker was still on a list.

Sorry to Brent and Lions fans if they are offended.

 

[Scotland]

7 years at West Coast for 110 games.

6 years at Brisbane for 50.

Says it all really. Was pretty good with injuries with us then missed two entire seasons (plus part seasons) with long term injuries at the Lions. A few people scoffed when the Lions picked him up in the Crazy Vossy era but he was really good in his first and second year until he got injured.

160 games is more than most draftees get to play. And he got a piece of Candice Falzon without marrying her too.

 

[Jaeger]

No, because we're not all casual footy fans

You make it sound like not watching Brisbane play every single week is a bad thing

 

[iBeng]

Do we really need a thread for every retired player? What about every delisted player? Every player who gets drafted?

Difference between a player whos played 150+ games and a player delisted after a dozen or so is pretty significant...

 

[SloppyJoe]

Another premiership player from the 2005-6 Swans/Eagles era departs
All the best in your retirement Brett

Never played in a flag unfortunately

And his name is Brent, not Brett.

 

[Lunchlady Doris]

Every retirement thread? I've never posted this before? Genuinely forgot Staker was still on a list.

Sorry to Brent and Lions fans if they are offended.

Not by you, no, just seems the first page of every retirement thread at this time of year has a couple of these on it.

We all know Staker was no superstar, but he's had a better than average career, and not everyone can go out lifting a cup.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

You make it sound like not watching Brisbane play every single week is a bad thing

It is