Cogs could have won a Brownlow - was an absolute star
Will add in Tony Free - only 133 games in a ten year career and basically finished at age 25
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Opinion Which players would have been the best if not for injury?
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Will add in Tony Free - only 133 games in a ten year career and basically finished at age 25
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- May 21, 2001
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Not sure about the best, but Trent Hentschel was looking like a very good key forward til a nasty showdown tackle ended his career.
A question on Hudson actually. How many of his non-VFL seasons post the knee injury was he fit enough to play footy for? So say from 1974-1979 (with the exception of 1977 obviously), was he fit enough to get through the rigours of a season here or it was it the combination of staying in Tassie etc.? Always wondered about that.
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Im not sure. But after the knee he moved back to Tassie and maybe lost the love for VFL. Possibly getting punched in the head every week by talentless thugs didnt help things too.
Im trying to find the Open Mike with him on it. Im sure they would have covered it.
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Money would’ve had a bit to do with it I reckon. He was playing coach at Glenorchy so would’ve got paid a lot - combine it with running a business (I think he owned a pub) and he was probably better off than playing VFL.
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David Schwarz his football career was cut apart by knee injuries. What could've been.
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And John Greening
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Dont bring up Jim O'dea on the Pies board. Im too young but the older fellas still want blood
I don't want blood, I just want O'Dea and Jean's names expunged from all VFL records for what they did.
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Not due to injury (does being a dumb campaigner count?) but Stephenson was looking like he was on the cusp of becoming a genuine star before he got banned for the betting scandal.
Just never came back the same. Seemed to phone it in at North.
A lot of sport is played between the ears. Certainly had the talent to make it.
Just never came back the same. Seemed to phone it in at North.
A lot of sport is played between the ears. Certainly had the talent to make it.
I just googled it. Bloody hell!!
The Greening Incident
It was July 8, 1972, and Collingwood's Round 14 clash with St Kilda at a muddy Moorabbin was meant to be a tough contest between two likely finalists.forever.collingwoodfc.com.au
...A sickening off-the-ball incident involving St Kilda’s Jim O’Dea left him (Collingwood forward John Greening) unconscious on the ground; with trainers frantically trying to tend to him but unable to do much; his worried teammates white-faced with uncertainly and anger.
From that moment on, it was more about Greening’s welfare than what took place over the next four quarters, though Collingwood did win by five goals.
Greening was in a coma for more than 24 hours after suffering cerebral concussion; the blow cut oxygen to his brain for a period and there were fears for his life and wellbeing. Collingwood, the club and the community, united in its prayers for the young star to first pull through, and then to make a full recovery...
...Collingwood laid a complaint with the VFL over the incident and sought police intervention. There were pleas for supporters to come forward to tell authorities what they had seen in the split second incident that so many in the crowd missed.
Within a fortnight, O’Dea was suspended for 10 weeks, a penalty that many at Collingwood felt was woefully inadequate. Greening’s then wife filed a Supreme Court writ on the St Kilda player alleging assault, and on both him and the Saints seeking damages.
She dropped it after St Kilda and Collingwood agreed to set up an appeal for Greening and his young family, which ultimately raised around $50,000, and which was partly funded by a charity pre-season match between the two sides. Incredibly, O’Dea played in the match...
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In the early 1990s, the Brisbane Bears drafted a galaxy of young stars who would make up the core of the superpower Brisbane Lions team from 1999-2004. The sky looked the limit for Nathan Chapman from Bendigo, drafted by the Bears at pick 2 in 1992 and his debut season in 1993 was flawless, playing every game for the improving Brisbane.
However, as the Bears' fortunes rose over the next three years, those of Chapman declined. He again looked really good in 1994, but that year had a lot of injuries, and this was only a sample of things ahead as in 1995 and 1996 Chapman's appearances were restricted by injuries but also inconsistent form. This continued in 1997 as the Brisbane Bears became the Brisbane Lions following the merger with Fitzroy.
Chapman was traded to Hawthorn for the 1998 season, but his three years at the Hawks in 1998, 1999 and 2000 would see a similar story - injuries and subsequent inconsistency. When the Brisbane Lions crushed Essendon in the 2001 Grand Final - the first of three consecutive flags for the club - not only was Nathan Chapman not a part of it with his former Bears teammates, but he had already retired from the AFL at age 25 at the end of the prior season with a career of 8 seasons for 76 games.
However, as the Bears' fortunes rose over the next three years, those of Chapman declined. He again looked really good in 1994, but that year had a lot of injuries, and this was only a sample of things ahead as in 1995 and 1996 Chapman's appearances were restricted by injuries but also inconsistent form. This continued in 1997 as the Brisbane Bears became the Brisbane Lions following the merger with Fitzroy.
Chapman was traded to Hawthorn for the 1998 season, but his three years at the Hawks in 1998, 1999 and 2000 would see a similar story - injuries and subsequent inconsistency. When the Brisbane Lions crushed Essendon in the 2001 Grand Final - the first of three consecutive flags for the club - not only was Nathan Chapman not a part of it with his former Bears teammates, but he had already retired from the AFL at age 25 at the end of the prior season with a career of 8 seasons for 76 games.
Chapman has done alright since, pro kick has done awesome
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