Which Geelong potato did you think would be a star?

[MarkCatsFan]

Emergency for the 09 Granny and was close with Stokes.

Hogan was actually pretty decent, but he didn't love footy or want it for his job and developed mental health problems. Leaving footy was a really positive step for him and he's in a much better place now.

I noticed he was doing something for headspace when I looked him up, good on him.

 

[Goggin Our Best]

I agree with earlier poster re Reynoldson - he had everything going for him but was dissappointing

Paul Lynch would have been very very good except for injuries

Geel also had ( back in Reynoldsons day ) a big left footed forward /backman - could take a screamer - forgotten his name ( he was that good - hey ) all he is remembered for - is for throwing some haymakers at Rhys Jones - out at Carlton one day .

 

[dazbroncos]

Not sure I would call them potato's..

They had me covered in every aspect of the game. Spud seems just a cheap moniker.

Players who im backed to see their full potential but didnt make it however....

Cam Eardley
Jordan Schroeder
Shane Kersten
Tom Read
A little JJ but not a heap...
Burbury - especially before the Maxwell knee...

I got my fair share of disasters.

Go Catters

 

[Spazz Cat]

Not a star but I thought Mitch Brown would be way better than he turned out.
Ditto Eardley.
Ditto Walker.
Matt Jelly said Koularitis earlier haha. Yep

 

[OzeSparky]

Tim Callan.

 

[Sttew]

I thought he was ok.

Just ok? Not alright?

 

[Sttew]

Kane Tenace....and when Bomber declared him untouchable in 2006 I thought this kid must be really special.

 

[Sttew]

Stephen Hooper

Our only No.1 selection ever.....what a waste

 

[Kardinia Boy]

David Mensch

 

[you pick one]

I thought Josh Walker had the potential to be a sold forward not ruckman,well documented here.

 

[Tony Barber]

Doubt I thought this guy would be a star.
But I thought he could be.

Paul Brown.

 

[Mad_Hatter]

Mark Woolnough.
Thought he would seriously be one of the best players in the comp if he got going.
He never did.

 

[iameviljez]

Not sure I would call them potato's..

They had me covered in every aspect of the game. Spud seems just a cheap moniker.

Oh, of course nobody doubts that you have to be very good to make an AFL list, it's just a mildly humorous turn of phrase that is universally understood here on BF and that I'd never use to a footballer's face...

 

[Sammy1992]

If we are bringing back a 34 year olds and ensuring our midfield is full of guys who can run 100 metres in 25 seconds then we should bring back the great man Paul Koulouriotis. He use to rack up those disposals on the wing in tandem with Jimmy Bartel back in the day. I think he got 25 disposals in Round 16 2005 against the reigning premiers Port Adelaide.

 

[Sammy1992]

If we are bringing back a 34 year olds and ensuring our midfield is full of guys who can run 100 metres in 25 seconds then we should bring back the great man Paul Koulouriotis. He use to rack up those disposals on the wing in tandem with Jimmy Bartel back in the day. I think he got 25 disposals in Round 16 2005 against the reigning premiers Port Adelaide.

And he is only 35 years old

 

[iameviljez]

Our only No.1 selection ever.....what a waste

But it was back when no.1 wasn't worth half as much as it is today.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Adam Varcoe.

Do I win?

 

[Sttew]

But it was back when no.1 wasn't worth half as much as it is today.

True. Too long ago to worry about who we might have missed out on to get Hooper

 

[Landgraft]

But it was back when no.1 wasn't worth half as much as it is today.

It was one of the worst drafts ever from memory...

 

[Heckler]

Kolodjashnij
Stanley
Murdoch
Smith
Motlop

....hindsight makes it too easy

 

[WeAreGeelong]

I agree with earlier poster re Reynoldson - he had everything going for him but was dissappointing

Paul Lynch would have been very very good except for injuries

Geel also had ( back in Reynoldsons day ) a big left footed forward /backman - could take a screamer - forgotten his name ( he was that good - hey ) all he is remembered for - is for throwing some haymakers at Rhys Jones - out at Carlton one day .

Paul Jeffreys?

Edit - Found the hit on Rhys Jones
https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/geelongs-greatest-hits-ggh.987623/page-5

Could take a screamer though as you say.

 

[Boxhead_31]

I still have faith in Josh Walker. He'll get there any day now...

IF only Hawkins will get out of his leading areas

 

[Mac Cat]

Brian Peake (lived up to the hype?)
Brett Spinks

 

[tenderwarrior]

I was at that game! He got taken to hospital if I remember correctly? He was never the same after that. It didn't help that we kept playing him out of position in the backline.

I think we wanted him to be the next Paul Brown...

 

[iameviljez]

It was one of the worst drafts ever from memory...

... Google says that not a single player in the top 30 played 50 games with their original club.