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Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« on: January 18, 2023, 08:44:40 PM »
As per thread title - Which Richmond players did you once think were going to be elite but for whatever reason never got there?
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Re: Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2023, 08:57:36 PM »
Thought Vickery would be much better. Had talent just no heart. Same with Griffiths.

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Re: Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2023, 09:35:51 PM »
Ben Lennon

Looking at the players in the other thread about the 2000 list. I thought Homewood was going to be a good player. Got that one a bit wrong  :lol

Also Liam McBean, massive disappointment

And throw in Jayden Post for good measure
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Re: Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2023, 10:23:26 PM »
Mark Coughlan, so unlucky
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Re: Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2023, 10:56:45 PM »
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Re: Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2023, 11:12:49 PM »
Really depends on what you consider elite to be

I thought Lids was going to be a freak .. best few in the comp level, but never got there

Also thought Tambling would reach far greater heights and be “elite”
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Re: Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2023, 11:41:59 PM »
Had high expectations for JON considering he had the best highlights package Francis “Betamax” Jackson had ever seen.

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Re: Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2023, 12:00:37 AM »
Andrew Raines. Finished second in the rising star and thought we had a father son gun on our hands. Then the tagging role got phased out of the AFL and his average skills were exposed.
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Re: Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2023, 05:51:21 AM »
The tagging role saved Raines' career. Made a good go of it at Brisbane and got to punch Joel Selwood. Never tagged for us but did show some dash off half back. Did struggle for form post 2007 with us
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Re: Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2023, 05:52:56 AM »
Justin Plapp
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Re: Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2023, 07:04:13 AM »
Cool hand Luke McGuane
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Re: Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2023, 07:13:00 AM »
Quote from: MintOnLamb on January 19, 2023, 07:04:13 AM
Cool hand Luke McGuane

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Re: Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2023, 09:03:20 AM »
Going back in time :-
Steven James
Justin Murphy
Anthony Banik
Stephen Ryan
Stephen Jurica
Nathan Brown (until the leg injury)
Graham Polak (until the tram hit him)
I actually though Aaron Fiora would be good for about a minute  :lol
Stewart Edwards
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Re: Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2023, 09:21:22 AM »
Quote from: Tigeritis™©® on January 18, 2023, 11:41:59 PM
Had high expectations for JON considering he had the best highlights package Francis “Betamax” Jackson had ever seen.

Wasn't Jackson it was Greg Miller.
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Re: Tiger players you thought were going to be elite but never got there
« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2023, 11:21:56 AM »
Aaron James
Ezra Poyas
Richard Tambling
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