Duds you actually liked

[Level_Headed]

Troy Wilson. He had about 3 moves on the field, Run in straight line, shank kick for goal and knock over/pole axe defender filling space in fron of him.

 

[BIGDAZR]

peter street

 

[Bomberman86]

Cupido.

Cupido actually wasnt a dud. He had sublime talent which was equally matched by his sloth like laziness.

 

[Brown Bottle]

David "Dizzy" O'Connell for me. Always looked like he could be a world-beater, but somehow never quite got it together.

David Muir was hard as nails. Just a bit light-on for skills.

 

[stanley86]

McCrabb from Geelong, good for a laugh. Same with Michael Laffey for Richmond in the 80's.

Aaron Keating was good for ridicule given he played in 2 premierships in 2 weeks (one in the SANFL), but had virtually no ability whatsoever.

Athos Hrysoulakis, i have no idea how to spell his surname, but he started with a bang for Collingwood, but then faded out.

Then there's Zanotti, and John Gastev who was a gun but played in a rubbish side.

love johnny gastev, he owns/owned a pub (not sure if he still has it, no longer live there) and it had some awesome sports memoribillia. He always worked behind the bar and was good for a chat ... legendary bloke

 

[Kram]

Michael Brown.

 

[Strength]

The OP mentioned Bulluss, he wasn't a dud. Was a very decent CHB, played State of Origin also. I remember Stewart Loewe being his bitch.

 

[cradle of filth]

Harry Miller and Josh Thurgood.

I have to say, i'm growing fond of Wayde Skipper aswell.

 

[ImaLetUFinish]

Digby Morrell
Adam Lange

 

[Wish Wellingtons]

Kent Kingsley

Those were the days...

Also, Charlie Gardner and David Spriggs.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Chris Groom, kicked 3 on debut for the dockers(also the dockers first game in the afl) then played 6 more games and was never seen again.
The crows got Mcleod for the pick freo traded for him, lolololol.

 

[stmookeyj]

How about this for a bast from the past - DANNY DICKFOS

Legend of Queensland Football, and of course there's also the famous book 6 Degrees of Danny Dickfos. National Library has a copy apparently.

Same with Michael Laffey for Richmond in the 80's.

Better known these days as "The Mole" (Season 2 I believe it was)


We had a few at Doggie land....
- Sedat Sir
- Jason Watts (in 96 we drafted what we thought was a forward line in Cook and Jakovich.....Watts kicked 45 goals, the other 2 didn't get half that)
- Todd Curley
- Simon Minton-Connell (still waiting to see vision of him taking a mark that isn't a chest mark)

 

[Primetime Pricey]

Collingwood fans' insatiable love for Rupert Batheras wins this thread.

Im going to name my son Rupert because of this great man.

Clive Waterhouse.

excitement machine.

I also loved Nigel Fiegert. Should have got more opportunities at Port

 

[mark73]

Those were the days...

Also, Charlie Gardner and David Spriggs.

Spriggs wasn't a dud, he was wrecked by knee injuries.

 

[Double the Fist]

Rowan Jones for mine.
oh, and Jamie Graham.

Loved Graham.

 

[bigcatman]

Jack Watts

 

[Whiskers]

Adam 'Houla Hoop' Houlihan and 'The Bizz' Clint Bizzell. The Bizz become a hell of alot more boring at Melbourne. He was an excitement machine at the cattery. Took a few hangers.

I have no idea why but the post above is hilarious, Jack Watts haha

 

[AFC979810]

Ian Perrie....

Gave his all, but just wasn't that talented.

Also liked Brian Beinke.

 

[HolyWars]

Harry Miller was always moving faster then he could think.

 

[Mofra]

We had a few at Doggie land....
- Jason Watts (in 96 we drafted what we thought was a forward line in Cook and Jakovich.....Watts kicked 45 goals, the other 2 didn't get half that)
- Todd Curley

Jason Watts did kick the winning goal vs Freo at WO that year, nice bit of play.

Todd Curley wasn't really a dud - he was the most effective disposer of the ball in the AFL one year (the year he collided with the umpire and got 4 weeks!). Went back to the WAFL with a fair bit of success too I believe.

I always had a soft spot for Bernard Toohey and Matty Dent - tough, no nonsence defenders.

 

[OniAu]

Troy Wilson. He had about 3 moves on the field, Run in straight line, shank kick for goal and knock over/pole axe defender filling space in fron of him.

hah was going to give him a mention , me and my brother loved watchign eagles games just to see him do this. Just mindlessly ran straight as you said and cannon into anyone in his path, teammate or opposition

 

[Brenton Davy]

To be fair they were both just bad at kicking, in regards to Nick Gill he wasn't a spud, nor unskilled or untalented, he just didn't have the body to stand up to AFL football. From the glimpses he showed I believe that if he actually wasn't injury prone he would have been a good AFL player. Gill was also probably the smartest bloke on our list.

Unfortunately as KPF's that was exactly what made them duds to a degree. Had they been ruckmen, then their kicking deficiencies would have been forgiveable.

Emu is indeed a very smart player but his disposal more than negated those smarts (except in field kicking where, strangely he seldom missed a target). maybe he should have been permantly stationed on a wing, a al Richo.

 

[Sloth]

Mark McGough (although he did win an Anzac Medal)

 

[Gnarly]

Ryan Fitzgerald

 

[AFC979810]

Mark McGough (although he did win an Anzac Medal)

Great one.... Played one ripper game and that was it.