So doing my top 50 Eagles has me all reminiscing about days gone by, pretty sure this topic has come up before but couldn't find it in search. Anyway.
To be eligible for this thread, you've gotta strain to remember the guy. Doesn't have to have played a senior game (actually some of those would be even better!) and they don't have to have done anything of note.
I'm going to do this from memory to stay true to the thread, because I know if I've forgotten about much about them (memory like an Elephant), they must be a Forgotten Eagle!
My nominees:
Nick Stone: Mature age recruit brought to the club around 1997, played a handful of games across half back and was cut from the club a couple of years later amid some drug testing issues.
Kane Munro: From the same draft class as Hunter and Glass, 'wafer thin' and generally ordinary, his best game was in the final against Essendon in 2002 when he kicked 3 goals.
Mark Merenda: Picked up from Richmond in the 2001, kicked goal of year that year against the Saints (it was a great goal!). Did nothing else and was gone by either 2002 or maybe 2003?
Paul Symmons: Actually played almost 100 games for the club and was a regular in a generally forgotable era (1997-2000). Was an epic ginger wingman.
David Haynes: Also from the Glass and Hunter draft class, one of many players to be earmarked as a great white hope up forward until we all found out he was pretty ordinary. Traded to the Cats eventually.
Derek Hall: Was on the list for a few years in the early 90s, played a handful of games and went on to make semi regular appearance with Geelong. Probably best described as a 'Utility'.
Jeremy Humm: Was once thought to be our key to keeping Judd in Perth (they were mates I think?) but it turned out that despite being as hard as a cat's head, he was pretty ordinary and got cut after a few unremarkable games. Got a short lived gig at Richmond.
Chad Rintoul: The Toul played a fair bit of footy around the league and even won a flag with Adelaide (but lets face it, the bar was not high in those Premiership teams, at least most of our Premiership players are in the top 50, not in the 'Forgotten Eagles' thread!). He always struck me as some kind of experiment, where they take an honest Suburban footballer and chuck him in the big leagues.
Callum Chambers: Was around for a few years but I doubt he played much more than 50 games. He looked like he should have been a better player than he actually was (sounds strange but it's true). Spent maybe 1 year in the team as a regular but Woosha didn't rate him and he played out a few seasons with Carlton.
Any more?
To be eligible for this thread, you've gotta strain to remember the guy. Doesn't have to have played a senior game (actually some of those would be even better!) and they don't have to have done anything of note.
I'm going to do this from memory to stay true to the thread, because I know if I've forgotten about much about them (memory like an Elephant), they must be a Forgotten Eagle!
My nominees:
Nick Stone: Mature age recruit brought to the club around 1997, played a handful of games across half back and was cut from the club a couple of years later amid some drug testing issues.
Kane Munro: From the same draft class as Hunter and Glass, 'wafer thin' and generally ordinary, his best game was in the final against Essendon in 2002 when he kicked 3 goals.
Mark Merenda: Picked up from Richmond in the 2001, kicked goal of year that year against the Saints (it was a great goal!). Did nothing else and was gone by either 2002 or maybe 2003?
Paul Symmons: Actually played almost 100 games for the club and was a regular in a generally forgotable era (1997-2000). Was an epic ginger wingman.
David Haynes: Also from the Glass and Hunter draft class, one of many players to be earmarked as a great white hope up forward until we all found out he was pretty ordinary. Traded to the Cats eventually.
Derek Hall: Was on the list for a few years in the early 90s, played a handful of games and went on to make semi regular appearance with Geelong. Probably best described as a 'Utility'.
Jeremy Humm: Was once thought to be our key to keeping Judd in Perth (they were mates I think?) but it turned out that despite being as hard as a cat's head, he was pretty ordinary and got cut after a few unremarkable games. Got a short lived gig at Richmond.
Chad Rintoul: The Toul played a fair bit of footy around the league and even won a flag with Adelaide (but lets face it, the bar was not high in those Premiership teams, at least most of our Premiership players are in the top 50, not in the 'Forgotten Eagles' thread!). He always struck me as some kind of experiment, where they take an honest Suburban footballer and chuck him in the big leagues.
Callum Chambers: Was around for a few years but I doubt he played much more than 50 games. He looked like he should have been a better player than he actually was (sounds strange but it's true). Spent maybe 1 year in the team as a regular but Woosha didn't rate him and he played out a few seasons with Carlton.
Any more?
