Tigers list their mistakes (Age)

[WilliamPowell]

Interesting reply to a part of this article from a poster on tiger-talk:

Time to destroy at least one idiotic media myth in this article.

Banik played 18 games - as an 18-yo - in his debut year for Richmond, and 20 games in his second season - even gathering a Brownlow vote in a side that was smashed week in week out in that period.

As one of the most inexperienced players in the side he was given key position roles on players like Wayne Carey and acquitted himself well as one of the best Richmond players in that period, and finished 6th in the club's 1991 Best and Fairest count.

Banik contracted what was later (finally) diagnosed as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the amount of games he played at senior level dropped off to only 11 in the next three seasons before he left the club.

There was nothing wrong with the decision to recruit Anthony Banik with our #1 draft selection, he was a good player before unforeseen circumstances ended a career that could have well gone into 200+ games at the top level. Anyone that tells you different is a f#$kwit.

We have made far worse decisions on players that had half the ability of Banik.

http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/tiger-talk/message/94951

I reckon that is an excellent summary

[Tigermonk]

Anthony Banik was a fine choice at #1.
Lad fell very ill and never regained his fitness,   hardly any cause to slag him off as a failure

[WilliamPowell]

Anthony Banik was a fine choice at #1.
Lad fell very ill and never regained his fitness,   hardly any cause to slag him off as a failure

Glandular fever IIRC - we actually played him a few times when he was crook because they thought he had the flu

[Tigermonk]

slaging off Bowden, Campbell, Richo, wtf only a cocksmoker would do so

[Dubstep Dookie]

Bowden didn't like the sound of footsteps.

Campbell looked after Campbell.

[Tigermonk]

Bowden didn't like the sound of footsteps.

Campbell looked after Campbell.

rubbish

[Dubstep Dookie]

Period.

[Coach]

slaging off Bowden, Campbell, Richo, wtf only a cocksmoker would do so

You have to be gay to dislike a player?

[Tigermonk]

Anthony Banik was a fine choice at #1.
Lad fell very ill and never regained his fitness,   hardly any cause to slag him off as a failure

Glandular fever IIRC - we actually played him a few times when he was crook because they thought he had the flu

exactly WP & it made him even more ill

[Tigermonk]

slaging off Bowden, Campbell, Richo, wtf only a cocksmoker would do so

You have to be gay to dislike a player?

3 icons of the club, no more needs said.

[10 FLAGS]

slaging off Bowden, Campbell, Richo, wtf only a cocksmoker would do so

You have to be gay to dislike a player?

3 icons of the club, no more needs said.

Your blatantly taking the pee now Monky.