Opinion Who is your hard luck story from the 2024 Premiership?

[RU_]

Obviously a lot of players never quite get to a flag, so who is your hard luck story from the Lions?

Mine is Daniel Rich

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Daniel Rich

Age

34

Ht

183cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.7

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

3.2

5star

MG

430.3

5star

D

14.9

4star

K

13.1

5star

HB

1.8

1star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.0

2star

MG

384.3

5star

D

16.2

4star

K

10.4

4star

HB

5.8

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

5.2

5star

.
He was at the club through all the hard years and missed out on playing in two grand finals and a premiership.

Oscar the other very notable player.

 

[dlanod]

Being on a family holiday instead of at the 'G.

Oh, I may have misinterpreted...

 

[Elixuh]

Me, because I had to leave the post match celebrations in Fitzroy before BRAB finished his 10 course degustation menu and could meet up with us. So I never got to confront my online abuser.

Otherwise, it has to be O and Gardiner for mine. That’s not to say I don’t love Linc, Kiddy and Doedee but O played the entire season and Gardiner has been here since ground zero.

 

[RandomPest]

They talked about Dev Robertson at the end of the latest Roar Deal in regards to something like this, and I think that's a fair shout. Worked hard to make himself a semi-permanent part of the 23' lineup and is part of losing the GF by 4 points. Then had to choose between staying or moving and being a key piece of another team, he decides to bet on himself and stay. Then cops injuries to start this year and falls down the pecking order and out of contention for the rest of the year.

He's still young and will have plenty of opportunities again, but it would have been a tough 12 months for him.

 

[Tom14]

 

[Elixuh]

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He looks a lot like Tom Brooke

 

[Grasshopper17]

Me, because I had to leave the post match celebrations in Fitzroy before BRAB finished his 10 course degustation menu and could meet up with us. So I never got to confront my online abuser.

I wouldn't be too worried about this... BRAB was basically on the floor by the time we got to him.

 

[Dalions]

They talked about Dev Robertson at the end of the latest Roar Deal in regards to something like this, and I think that's a fair shout. Worked hard to make himself a semi-permanent part of the 23' lineup and is part of losing the GF by 4 points. Then had to choose between staying or moving and being a key piece of another team, he decides to bet on himself and stay. Then cops injuries to start this year and falls down the pecking order and out of contention for the rest of the year.

He's still young and will have plenty of opportunities again, but it would have been a tough 12 months for him.

And unfortunately for him, another 12 months of similar, most likely.

 

[Happy_Neale]

Jarryd Lyons

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Jarryd Lyons

Age

32

Ht

184cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.5

5star

K

11.8

4star

HB

8.7

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.8

5star

D

21.7

5star

K

14.7

5star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

5.1

5star

CL

4.7

5star

D

11.0

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

5.8

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.0

4star

CL

1.6

4star

. Hit a wall just a bit too early to be a part of it but was a hell of a clubman. You can see him in tears in the replay of the post-match celebrations on the ground as well