The One That Got Away

[Alotta 88]

We've let Brownlow medallists (Bill Morris, Brian Gleeson) and Coleman medallists if they had it then (Doug Wade) slip through our fingers but at least these blokes never played a senior game in the red and blue.

In the modern era ie post 2000 who has been the one we let go that you most regret?

I nominate S. Thompson.

[Sleeve 67]

Thommo definitely, he left for family reasons if I remember correctly?

[Carlos Danger 380]

The Wizard.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Stef Martin would be handy, not a huge loss but he is looking to be becoming quite the player.

[Ted Lasso 16,896]

Ollie wines, and then obviously a string of recruiting decisions during the Bailey/ pender era that I feel we got wrong

But taking Toumpas who is going okay at casey over a bloke dominating at afl level, born leader and best mates with jack Viney I think is already coming back to bite us hard.

[Chook 14,594]

Liam Jurrah.

[Moonshadow 16,284]

Stef Martin would be handy, not a huge loss but he is looking to be becoming quite the player.

And just the player we need too, Song

[dazzledavey36 48,934]

I alwaye reflected in where the Melbourne footy club would have gone during the 2000 plus era if Jeff Farmer and Scott Thompson had stayed with us.

Put Farmer and Thompson in that final against Freo in 2006 and who knows..

[Wiseblood 24,636]

The Wizard.

I loved the Wiz.

In hindsight I reckon he would knock back the move to Freo and would have stayed with us. It's a shame it didn't work out that way.

[jackaub 1,402]

Where the hell do you start?

We have tried to play catch up over 8 years rather than reinventing ourselves Roos is now just continuing the past . Just Pathetic and I cant blame him because obviously he is not allowed to drop under performers like Jack.

[bush demon 1,901]

Without doubt, Gerard Healy, we would have won the '87 flag with him. Bob Johnston starred in WA, and played in for many years, leaving the Dees, age 25.

[dee-luded 2,958]

Without doubt, Gerard Healy, we would have won the '87 flag with him. Bob Johnston starred in WA, and played in for many years, leaving the Dees, age 25.

also the dominator,

& in the 2007 draft, my selections for (Rnd1) Lachie Henderson & Brad Ebert.

[Rob Mac...... 605]

Our midfield would be so enhanced had we not recently lost Stef Martin for nothing, which I emphatically posted about just before it happened.

Plus Wines of course!

Starting on-ballers of Martin, Wines & Jones would cut it against any trio in the league.

[monoccular 16,218]

Jurrah and Wona - had, miraculously , some genius psychologist and physiologist been able to keep these two on the straight and narrow what a lot of excitement we would have had over the last few dark years.

[Coup Cooper 610]

Tom Rockliff was overlooked by us..

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Tom Rockliff was overlooked by us..

He was overlooked by every club about four times each.

[Whispering_Jack 28,010]

Easy.

In the 2009 AFL National Draft, Melbourne had four picks in the top 18 selections and we were looking for midfield talent to shore up our third world midfield. We took -

1. Tom Scully

2. Jack Trengove

11. Jordan Gysberts

18. Luke Tapscott

Fremantle took Nathan Fyfe with pick 20.

Also, in between Gysberts and Tapscott, Adelaide took Daniel Talia, Sydney took Lewis Jetta and Geelong took Daniel Menzel. Collingwood got Luke Ball with #30 so there you have a good few who got away considering three of our four are no longer at the club and JT will have missed near on two full seasons by the end of 2015 and but for a cracked foot would have been at Tigerland anyway this year.

[jackaub 1,402]

Easy.

In the 2009 AFL National Draft, Melbourne had four picks in the top 18 selections and we were looking for midfield talent to shore up our third world midfield. We took -

1. Tom Scully

2. Jack Trengove

11. Jordan Gysberts

18. Luke Tapscott

Fremantle took Nathan Fyfe with pick 20.

Also, in between Gysberts and Tapscott, Adelaide took Daniel Talia, Sydney took Lewis Jetta and Geelong took Daniel Menzel. Collingwood got Luke Ball with #30 so there you have a good few who got away considering three of our four are no longer at the club and JT will have missed near on two full seasons by the end of 2015 and but for a cracked foot would have been at Tigerland anyway this year.

Says it all really WJ. How tragic!!

[Biffen 12,357]

Jurrah was carving them up beautifully.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

Easy.

In the 2009 AFL National Draft, Melbourne had four picks in the top 18 selections and we were looking for midfield talent to shore up our third world midfield. We took -

1. Tom Scully

2. Jack Trengove

11. Jordan Gysberts

18. Luke Tapscott

Fremantle took Nathan Fyfe with pick 20.

Also, in between Gysberts and Tapscott, Adelaide took Daniel Talia, Sydney took Lewis Jetta and Geelong took Daniel Menzel. Collingwood got Luke Ball with #30 so there you have a good few who got away considering three of our four are no longer at the club and JT will have missed near on two full seasons by the end of 2015 and but for a cracked foot would have been at Tigerland anyway this year.

Not that it means all that much, but go back and watch Fyfe's highlights video on YouTube and it wasn't all that great.

He was about the size of Cale Morton and his disposal isn't great. Now he is now an athletic beast with football smarts and his disposal still isn't great but he makes up for it in other ways.

Edited May 4, 2015 by Clint Bizkit

[daisycutter 28,624]

and there was that offer of jordan lewis for [forgot? ferguson?] - huge loss

[TheoX 1,218]

and there was that offer of jordan lewis for [forgot? ferguson?] - huge loss

Brad Sewell not Lewis wasn't it?

[dazzledavey36 48,934]

and there was that offer of jordan lewis for [forgot? ferguson?] - huge loss

Brad Sewell.

[FarNorthernD 5,848]

Without doubt, Gerard Healy............5.

Human emotions are weird aren't they. Off all the players who have left us - Scott T, The Wiz, Rivers, Stan Alves, Frawley, Wells and even Clark eventually you wish them well. But after nearly 30 years I still think Gerard Healy is an out and out, class of his own [censored].

[Sir Why You Little 34,615]

Darren Cuthbertson. I watched the game against the Filth last week. Anzac day 91

He absolutely blitzed for about 4 weeks. Then nothing

Wonder what that story is??