Rate a player: Justin Charles

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Justin Charles



Guernsey No:
D.O.B.: 28-09-1970
Height:  196 cm
Weight: 100 kg

RFC Games: 54
RFC Goals:  38

Position: Ruck, Key Forward

Best returns:

3 goals vs Haw & Adel, 1995
20 disposals, 15 hitouts vs Foot, R7 1996
21 disposals, 20 hitouts vs Freo, R9 1996
16 disposals, 15 hitouts, 1 goal vs Syd, R19 1996
22 disposals, 16 hitouts, 1 goal vs Geel, R20 1996
23 disposals vs North, R22 1996


Recruited from: Footscray. Pick 46, 1994 National draft.
RFC Debut: 1995. Round 3 vs Hawthorn
Departed RFC:  1998. Played in rounds 17 and 18 after returning from his 16 week suspension.

Honours: 17 Brownlow votes in 1996. Finished 8th behind winners Hird and Voss (21 votes)

[sabartooth]

had a great year when on the roids!   

[Francois Jackson]

a shame!!!
i still remember the press conference he did when he was teary when he came clean about everything.

[retygas]

Harshly treated compaired to the Cousin's saga. So I think he had more to give but was a lamb to the slaughter. But he did own up to doing the wrong thing which is a plus to him.

[mightytiges]

Charles did the wrong thing even if it was to overcome injury but wasn't there a lot of controversy at the time from memory when you think back to Alistair Lynch taking IIRC technically illegal medication to overcome Chronic Fatigue Sydrome.

[2JD]

It was a terrible shame and he paid dearly for it. Was such a passionate player and had the ability to motivate the others with his infectious enthusiasm.
Hope he goes well at Lilydale this year, I will be going down occasionally to check him out

[rogerd3]

my brother inlaw used to play baseball with Justin and knew him quite well,  my brother inlaw becomes very irate and really lets rip at the RFC when his name is mentioned, as i was living o/s at the time am not really up with finer details.

but nonetheless terrible shame what happened, apparently more people knew what was going than was let on.

[WilliamPowell]

Yes a very good baseball player was Justin Charles

Made a big mistake with the roids but played some good footy for us

[Hellenic Tiger]

I thought he was a great acquisition in tandem with Benny Gale. He was too injury prone and hence the drugs saga. Was very mobile for his size.

[tiga]

Who did he play Baseball for?? At 196cm I would have loved a strike zone that big!  Problem probably would have been with arms like tree trunks he would have hit me out of the park with ease!

[Darth Tiger]

Drug cheat.

[Mr Magic]

Drug cheat.

Yeah I am a bit sceptical too Darth.
Only played two games after his suspension before retiring..
Not one of the RFC prouder moments that.

[WilliamPowell]

Who did he play Baseball for?? At 196cm I would have loved a strike zone that big!  Problem probably would have been with arms like tree trunks he would have hit me out of the park with ease!

He's played for a number of teams tiga

He played in the MLB minor league for the Florida Marlins Triple AAA affiliate. Played for the Melb Monarchs in the old ABL (that was ruined by fromer MLB player & aussie Dave Nielson), played in a coupple of local teams in the VBL including Port Melb and Williamstown

Yeah I am a bit sceptical too Darth.
Only played two games after his suspension before retiring..
Not one of the RFC prouder moments that.

I actually got to know Justin's Father & step-mother when we were neighbours and they always said he knows he made massive mistake. Do know that the hip problem he had was major - the bone didn't fit properly into the socket was how it was explained to me.

I saw him a couple of years ago at a Club80 function, I will confess to hardly recognising him as he has lost a lot of weight to ease the pressure and pain on the hip

[Mr Magic]

Always happy to stand corrected WP.
Just a damn shame.

FWIW I thought he offered us great value before that incident.

[WilliamPowell]

Always happy to stand corrected WP.
Just a damn shame.

FWIW I thought he offered us great value before that incident.

Sadly when it is all said and doen Mr Magic - he will be remembered for that drug incident. While others who did the same thing around that time and didn't get caught will be remember for their efforts on the footy field.