Who were our better players cut down due to injury?
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Who were our better players cut down due to injury?
We have had posts on the Flops and Duds given away....
Who do think are some of better players that were cut down in their prime or at the very least had the potential but injuries sold them short ???
John McIntosh
Jason Cripps
Silvio Foschini
Who do think are some of better players that were cut down in their prime or at the very least had the potential but injuries sold them short ???
John McIntosh
Jason Cripps
Silvio Foschini
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Joel Smith... He went on to go OK but we lost him at a crucial point in his development.
Hamill is another one that comes to mind, not in his prime but before injuries he still had a lot to offer.
I just hope we never have to add Goddard, Koschitzke, Ball or Xavier to this list
Hamill is another one that comes to mind, not in his prime but before injuries he still had a lot to offer.
I just hope we never have to add Goddard, Koschitzke, Ball or Xavier to this list
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Re: Who were our better players cut down due to injury?
Still upsets me to this day.St Fidelius wrote:Jason Cripps
Was going to be a champion (we didn't have him on the injury list for 3 years for no reason).
Interesting fact on Crippsy...
He played 3 matches in a row... Under 3 different coaches...
1998 - Round 7 vs Brisbane Lions - Stan Alves
2001 - Round 15 vs Adelaide - Malcolm Blight
2001 - Round 16 vs Bulldogs - Grant Thomas
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Yeah, George was a brilliant player, I remember him having his first training run for us and gee... hand passed over the top of a player only to pick up the ball again and kick the goal from the boundarysaintsRrising wrote:George Young....
Even though he kept playing....his injury saw him pensioned off to FF.
Left on a wing he could well have won a Brownlow...
yep a great player that was cut down for sure
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Re: Who were our better players cut down due to injury?
That is quite interesting, I wonder how many players could compete with this little tidbit...HSVKing wrote:Still upsets me to this day.St Fidelius wrote:Jason Cripps
Was going to be a champion (we didn't have him on the injury list for 3 years for no reason).
Interesting fact on Crippsy...
He played 3 matches in a row... Under 3 different coaches...
1998 - Round 7 vs Brisbane Lions - Stan Alves
2001 - Round 15 vs Adelaide - Malcolm Blight
2001 - Round 16 vs Bulldogs - Grant Thomas
ROBERT HARVEY A.K.A The Great Man, Banger, Harves, Ol' Man River...
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Re: Who were our better players cut down due to injury?
Armoooo wrote:That is quite interesting, I wonder how many players could compete with this little tidbit...HSVKing wrote:Still upsets me to this day.St Fidelius wrote:Jason Cripps
Was going to be a champion (we didn't have him on the injury list for 3 years for no reason).
Interesting fact on Crippsy...
He played 3 matches in a row... Under 3 different coaches...
1998 - Round 7 vs Brisbane Lions - Stan Alves
2001 - Round 15 vs Adelaide - Malcolm Blight
2001 - Round 16 vs Bulldogs - Grant Thomas
Riewoldt played 5 games in a row with 5 different coaches,
I think he played Gt, Blight, then his southport grand final, then under 18's GF and there was another game
So he had 5 different coaches in 5 consecutive games
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Re: Who were our better players cut down due to injury?
Yeah mate...HSVKing wrote:Still upsets me to this day.St Fidelius wrote:Jason Cripps
Was going to be a champion (we didn't have him on the injury list for 3 years for no reason).
I remember asking moose for some footage of him a couple of years ago....
Please, this is not a post to in any way to humiliate Harvey but there was a stage in Cripp's career where I thought this bloke is better than him...
Yeah, in disposal and skill but maybe not in evasive skill, but there was a time (just one year) ... Yeah we have another champ....sad really sad that one
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I kind of remember this...Batnoe wrote:Riewoldt played 5 games in a row with 5 different coaches,
I think he played Gt, Blight, then his southport grand final, then under 18's GF and there was another game
So he had 5 different coaches in 5 consecutive games
They weren't consecutive, but in the same season I think.
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i never rated him however he could do a half decent job against the monster stay at home full forwardkarnak wrote:Penny,
this one really hurt us as we really couldn't fill his spot for 1-2 seasons.
he usually broke even with them and allowed max and goose to tackle the poorer forwards up the ground
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Re: Who were our better players cut down due to injury?
Pretty sure they were consecutive, over 2 seasons.HSVKing wrote:I kind of remember this...Batnoe wrote:Riewoldt played 5 games in a row with 5 different coaches,
I think he played Gt, Blight, then his southport grand final, then under 18's GF and there was another game
So he had 5 different coaches in 5 consecutive games
They weren't consecutive, but in the same season I think.
Craig Callaghan is one that springs to my mind, was one of my favourite players, averaged about 2 goals a game when he was fit for us, didnt he?
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Re: Who were our better players cut down due to injury?
I think it wentn1ck wrote:Pretty sure they were consecutive, over 2 seasons.
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Re: Who were our better players cut down due to injury?
I remember that we were able to take Harves out of the centre & put Cripper in for no loss. He was a really hard worker like Bob. Tough & pretty skilled. Cripps injury was a big loss.St Fidelius wrote:Please, this is not a post to in any way to humiliate Harvey but there was a stage in Cripp's career where I thought this bloke is better than him...
Remember his comeback game in Adelaide when he kicked the first goal? The way the players ran to him to share the moment was incredible... again, like Harves against WC last year.
Was that Adelaide game Riewoldt's first game? I think so...
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No doubt Gellie was a big loss - he was a genuine rover, hard, tough and gut runner. Could have been one of our greats!!
Geoff Linke was a tragedy - he starred in SA, we got him over to us, and he showed plenty in the pre-season games. He was a good size, mobile, strong mark and thumping kick - ideal CHF!! Started his first game brilliantly, we all started nodding our heads - yep, we finally have a star CHF - but snap, he did his knee and that was that.
John McIntosh - we never got the full value for our investment due to knee injuries. Great player. And of course - Aaron Hamill, had so much more to give for us, and he wanted to do it.
Geoff Linke was a tragedy - he starred in SA, we got him over to us, and he showed plenty in the pre-season games. He was a good size, mobile, strong mark and thumping kick - ideal CHF!! Started his first game brilliantly, we all started nodding our heads - yep, we finally have a star CHF - but snap, he did his knee and that was that.
John McIntosh - we never got the full value for our investment due to knee injuries. Great player. And of course - Aaron Hamill, had so much more to give for us, and he wanted to do it.
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Re: Who were our better players cut down due to injury?
I'm with you on that one.n1ck wrote:
Craig Callaghan is one that springs to my mind, was one of my favourite players, averaged about 2 goals a game when he was fit for us, didnt he?
Dirty Harry was a hard tough player who could win a ton of the ball in midfield and was a very clever goal sneak when moved forward.
suffered 2 knee reco's in 4 years at the saints and that cut him down.
Shame as he was a more then handy player.
Re: Who were our better players cut down due to injury?
Yes it was...and we lost to Adelaide by 93 points..but that goal of Crippers in the first couple of minutes was specialSaints43 wrote:I remember that we were able to take Harves out of the centre & put Cripper in for no loss. He was a really hard worker like Bob. Tough & pretty skilled. Cripps injury was a big loss.St Fidelius wrote:Please, this is not a post to in any way to humiliate Harvey but there was a stage in Cripp's career where I thought this bloke is better than him...
Remember his comeback game in Adelaide when he kicked the first goal? The way the players ran to him to share the moment was incredible... again, like Harves against WC last year.
Was that Adelaide game Riewoldt's first game? I think so...
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