Brent Staker hangs up the boots

[Hollow Knight]

He did? Oh you mean in the NEAFL.

Poor post. I meant what I said.

If you have a different view, post it rather that telling me what I said.

 

[ioppolo]

Can we just card people who come into retirement threads just to troll and post shit?

 

[getgaff]

Thanks for the memories at West Coast and at Shark Park Brent.

Enjoy your retirement

 

[Sauras]

It seems once players retire they are suddenly geat players blah blah blah. The truth is most are average AFL footballers, especially as they get older and become slower. If you are not contributing to the team, which Staker wasn't, and honestly, besides 2010 where you'd probably say was a pass for him, he's given absolutely nothing for the past 5 years, injuries or no injuries.

 

[lmach]

Anyone else surprised Staker was still playing?

Staker isn't a premiership player.

And his name is Brent, not Brett.

Was swans 2nd best player in 05 grand final behind Gardiner.

My everlasting memory was him marking inside forward 50 when we were up in the last in the 2005 GF and then running into a Swans player

Staker right now:

 

[Dazb86]

Will be remembered as Barry Halls punching bag.

 

[Bollox]

Early on he spent far too much matchtime playing enforcer with the smallest guys on the paddock...none too popular he was. Trying to slyly take out the Buchanon/Schneider types off the ball in big games is never the stuff of hero's.

Barry eventually made him famous though. A few Sydney midfielders would have had a quiet chuckle when it happened.

Cruelled a bit with injuries, but to play 150+ games at top level is a terrific effort and shows he was no mug.

 

[Ruse]

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

Whatever happened to the player we traded your club for Staker? I vaguely recall that his name was Brad Dazell or something. Is the guy still playing?

 

[iBeng]

It seems once players retire they are suddenly geat players blah blah blah. The truth is most are average AFL footballers, especially as they get older and become slower. If you are not contributing to the team, which Staker wasn't, and honestly, besides 2010 where you'd probably say was a pass for him, he's given absolutely nothing for the past 5 years, injuries or no injuries.

And yet hes most likely played 160 more games of Professional AFL than you.

Show some respect, no ones painting him as a legend of the game, this is simply a thread to knowledge what he achieved despite his setbacks both injury and skill wise.

 

[Geelongsince1984]

Great to be getting some Broken hill boys in the AFL. Shame brent couldnt have had a better career but not everyone gets that chance to play AFL

 

[MWPP]

Whatever happened to the player we traded your club for Staker? I vaguely recall that his name was Brad Dazell or something. Is the guy still playing?

Bradd Dalziell did play a few games for us but was soon delisted - he would often tear it up in the WAFL but not translate that form to AFL level

 

[drviccles]

All the best. Will still remember that punch...

 

[Kram]

Barry eventually made him famous though. A few Sydney midfielders would have had a quiet chuckle when it happened.

A coward punch from a piece of shit like Hall, yeah hilarious.

 

[Bollox]

A coward punch from a piece of shit like Hall, yeah hilarious.

Some of them do earn it over time.
Just the way it has always been.

Think of it more as an education in life. Some blokes just dont listen after being warned

He should be grateful Barry at least made him a future footy trivia question.