Longest time on an AFL/VFL list for the least games?

[Belnakor]

What about Gasper from West Coast? he must have been on their list for years.

 

[T-Pain]

it just goes to show how narrow-minded clubs are about mature-age recruits that in modern footy we can have people on lists for years and years without contributing on the park.

plus i find it humorous that andrew browne hasn't been good enough to earn a regular place in freo's recent teams yet is considered a necessary part of the club's "rebuild" - it's like a top-up from within.

 

[bigpapagman]

David Ugrinic [Geelong] - on the list for 4 or 5 years for o games.In fact I think he was only at the club for 1 season.

http://www.coodabeens.com.au/dukes_22072000.htm



tough luck.

 

[santa claws]

mark coughlan 8yrs 83 games. lots of injury. i reckon the rfc would have the most of this type over the last 25yrs.the trouble at richmond poor players have got games.

 

[Dooky]

Matthew Hogg had 8 seasons on Carlton's list (1992-1999) for 114 games.

Ron De Iuolio also had 8 years on Carlton's list (1992-1999) for 104 games.

 

[tribey]

Toby Thurstans (1998-Present), Debut 2003, 99* AFL Games.

- 2004 Premiership player
- Soon to be Life Member

 

[Grimreepah]

Richard Hadley has had 8 seasons and played 47 games.

 

[pazza]

No room for Henneman? Took around 8 years for his 50 games. Bolton too has claims....first 5 years got 20 games...next 5 played over 100.

 

[Macca19]

Adam Morgan was on an AFL list for 8 years for 17 games (Port 99-03, WB 04-06)

Scott Bassett had 8 years for 30 games (Port 97-02, WB 03-04)

 

[Jizza9]

Toby Thurstans (1998-Present), Debut 2003, 99* AFL Games.

- 2004 Premiership player
- Soon to be Life Member

That seems like a long time to be on the list until making your debut.

 

[Macca19]

That seems like a long time to be on the list until making your debut.

Yup. Should have made his debut in 01.

 

[SimonH]

Heath James, Sydney. 7 seasons on the list (1999-2005) for 18 games. 11 of them in his golden year, 2004. Particularly stands out for being delisted and redrafted by the Swans twice.

He actually retired from the game at the age of 25 at the end of 2005. No doubt out of embarrassment to spare himself from reaching a record that few would be able to equal: being delisted 3 times.

The silver medal for recent Sydney players goes to Stephen Doyle: 8 years (2000-2007) for 47 games.

Bronze medal to Ryan Fitzgerald who had 5 years across Sydney and Adelaide combined (1999-2003) for 18 games.

Of course all of their careers were chronically injury-crippled. Wondering why Sydney is so slow in debuting its young draftees nowadays? The fact that Stephen Doyle and Heath James both debuted the year after they were drafted, might provide a clue.

 

[stmookeyj]

Heath James, Sydney. 7 seasons on the list (1999-2005) for 18 games. 11 of them in his golden year, 2004. Particularly stands out for being delisted and redrafted by the Swans twice.

He actually retired from the game at the age of 25 at the end of 2005. No doubt out of embarrassment to spare himself from reaching a record that few would be able to equal: being delisted 3 times.

How many hamstrings did he do? It was well into double figures wasn't it?

 

[estibador]

plus i find it humorous that andrew browne hasn't been good enough to earn a regular place in freo's recent teams yet is considered a necessary part of the club's "rebuild" - it's like a top-up from within.

He's not a necessary part of our club's 'rebuild' at all. He's just the beneficiary of so many players retiring or being shown the door already. That's bought him one more year.

As for being a 'top-up from within' - we could try to replace him with a mature age player from the WAFL but we'd struggle to find one better than him. He's a regular 30+ possession player in the WAFL when fit. He's suffered from constant injuries, not lack of talent.

He's being held onto for one more year for depth. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[Quinz]

What about Gasper from West Coast? he must have been on their list for years.

7 years at the club (2000-06) and only played 28 games.

Didn't play a game from round 10, 2004, until he was called up for the PF side in 05, got reported, let off as a square up for Barry Hall, and played in the GF, his last game for us although he stayed on for another year. Pity we didn't win it though, would have been an even more remarkable story.

 

[Digby_from_Dingley]

Tim Boyle is up to 31 from 6 seasons (20 in one season). Might not add to that next year either.

 

[Dooky]

Can someone drag up Matthew Nicks' from the Sydney Swans record?

 

[pazza]

Can someone drag up Matthew Nicks' from the Sydney Swans record?

175 games from '96 to '05. More than adequate career.

 

[grayham]

Heath James, Sydney. 7 seasons on the list (1999-2005) for 18 games. 11 of them in his golden year, 2004. Particularly stands out for being delisted and redrafted by the Swans twice.

He actually retired from the game at the age of 25 at the end of 2005. No doubt out of embarrassment to spare himself from reaching a record that few would be able to equal: being delisted 3 times.

The silver medal for recent Sydney players goes to Stephen Doyle: 8 years (2000-2007) for 47 games.

Bronze medal to Ryan Fitzgerald who had 5 years across Sydney and Adelaide combined (1999-2003) for 18 games.

Of course all of their careers were chronically injury-crippled. Wondering why Sydney is so slow in debuting its young draftees nowadays? The fact that Stephen Doyle and Heath James both debuted the year after they were drafted, might provide a clue.

Doyle and James were supposed to be superstars, and may have been if they could ever get on the field. Doyle had a pretty good 06 finals series.

That seems to be the criteria for longevity without many games: Have big wrapps on you, and get injured a lot.

In Heath James' last year at the swans, he was running on tippy-toes: a new style to try and preserve his hammies. Unfortunetly running like that makes you slow and clumsy. Gone.

 

[WN123]

Neale Daniher was on Essendons list from 1979 to 1990 and played only 82 games. That is only 6.83 games per year. Not a record but a rare achievement or lack there of. He was always injured, but could play very well. He actually won their best and fairest in 1981.

Neale Daniher at 19 (1981) played at a level few achieved in their entire careers before destroying his knee. Was absolutely instrumental in Essendon winning 15 games in a row that year and was no coincidence that the game he was injured in was the last of those 15 games. We lost the next two. If not for the knee injury we would be talking about him in the same breath as James Hird.

 

[Rhino27]

At last a thread that was made for my little legs!!

What was Steinfort's (Geelong and Collingwood) record? I'm sure he spent plenty of time on their lists but injuries restricted him.

 

[Freo Dr]

Ricky Nixon did about 10 years for 60 games.

Must be why he got into player Management.... must have been really good at spinning the BS to get yet another contract.

 

[RossFC]

Tom Logan coming up on 11 years for 114 games with Brisbane and Port

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Tom Logan coming up on 11 years for 114 games with Brisbane and Port

Josh Wooden had 11 years on our list for 96 games.

 

[Sttew]

Marcus Drum - 22 games in 4 seasons at Freo, and a whopping 0 games at Geelong in 1 1/2 seasons, for an average of 3.7 / season