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  • bulldogtragic
    The List Manager
    • Jan 2007
    • 34289
    #1

    Biggest wasted talent???

    Who has been the biggest disappointment in the AFL. That is, has talent to burn but threw their opportunity away because of attitude?

    Recently, Mitch Thorpe was said to be the best CHF seen in junior ranks. Laurie Angwin went pick 7, and we know how that worked out.
    Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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    • ledge
      Hall of Fame
      • Dec 2007
      • 14301
      #2
      Re: Biggest wasted talent???

      Aaron James and Brendon Fevola
      Bring back the biff

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        • Missing Dog
          WOOF Member
          • Jan 2007
          • 8501
          #3
          Re: Biggest wasted talent???

          D hargreaves

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            • chef
              Hall of Fame
              • Nov 2008
              • 14617
              #4
              Re: Biggest wasted talent???

              James Cook would have to be up there.
              The curse is dead.

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                • Twodogs
                  Moderator
                  • Nov 2006
                  • 27654
                  #5
                  Re: Biggest wasted talent???

                  Bucky. Michael Shepperbottom. Local kid, big, quick, aggressive and could kick goals from all over the field.

                  He just didn't want to be a footballer badly enough though.
                  They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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                    • chef
                      Hall of Fame
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 14617
                      #6
                      Re: Biggest wasted talent???

                      Shane Loveless as well.
                      The curse is dead.

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                        • azabob
                          Hall of Fame
                          • Sep 2008
                          • 15301
                          #7
                          Re: Biggest wasted talent???

                          Patrick Bowden.
                          More of an In Bruges guy?

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                            • Hotdog60
                              Bulldog Team of the Century
                              • Aug 2009
                              • 5901
                              #8
                              Re: Biggest wasted talent???

                              Ron James, but not from the intended thought of the thread.
                              I was deeply sadden not to be able to see he's career unfold.
                              Don't piss off old people
                              The older we get the less "LIFE IN PRISON" is a deterrent...

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                                • GVGjr
                                  Moderator
                                  • Nov 2006
                                  • 44620
                                  #9
                                  Re: Biggest wasted talent???

                                  I'd have someone like Hugh Reimers in the mix as someone who never realised his full potential on the field.

                                  195cm defender was something we were crying out for but he didn't have a great run with injuries and I think his professional career was a distraction for him.

                                  Adrian Campbell came up short on my expectations of him as well.
                                  Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"

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                                    • Scraggers
                                      Premiership Moderator
                                      • Jun 2008
                                      • 3564
                                      #10
                                      Re: Biggest wasted talent???

                                      Nathan Brown. Broken leg doesn't help, but he could have been anything.

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                                        • chef
                                          Hall of Fame
                                          • Nov 2008
                                          • 14617
                                          #11
                                          Re: Biggest wasted talent???

                                          Tom Williams, sadly.
                                          The curse is dead.

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                                            • Bornadog
                                              WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                                              • Jan 2007
                                              • 66687
                                              #12
                                              Re: Biggest wasted talent???

                                              Originally posted by chef
                                              Tom Williams, sadly.
                                              Yes agreed
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                                                • Remi Moses
                                                  WOOF Member
                                                  • Jan 2009
                                                  • 14785
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Biggest wasted talent???

                                                  Originally posted by Twodogs
                                                  Bucky. Michael Shepperbottom. Local kid, big, quick, aggressive and could kick goals from all over the field.

                                                  He just didn't want to be a footballer badly enough though.
                                                  Good cricketer as well. Just not committed, unfortunately

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                                                    • bulldogtragic
                                                      The List Manager
                                                      • Jan 2007
                                                      • 34289
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Biggest wasted talent???

                                                      Originally posted by azabob
                                                      Patrick Bowden.
                                                      Was the tin mans problem attitude?
                                                      Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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                                                        • westdog54
                                                          Bulldog Team of the Century
                                                          • Jan 2007
                                                          • 6686
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Biggest wasted talent???

                                                          Originally posted by chef
                                                          Tom Williams, sadly.
                                                          Originally posted by bornadog
                                                          Yes agreed
                                                          Not sure he's a wasted talent because of attitude as suggested by the OP.

                                                          Fevola is certainly the first that comes to mind. If he had even an ounce of professionalism he'd be a legend of the game.

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