Players you rated who ended up dissapointing you

[butchmcdick]

Ritchie Williams. Looked great in Saints rd 1 2007 win over Gold Coast, played a few games but then boozed up, got dropped to NSW Cup, and eventually moved to Penrith, deja vu, and was never seen again.

Didn't he get into a pub brawl at the mermaid beach tavern and get arrested a while back ?

Last I heard he was off to the UK

 

[Inferno]

I'm a sharks fan. So basically all of them.

 

[gallagher]

Chin up. Your getting John Morris and Dean Collis this year. Expect nothing and they wont disappoint.

 

[East Coast Tiger]

I suppose you know he made firstgrade at 18 and is 22 now.

That's right. It's four years after he made first grade. That suggests he should be up to it by now. But I did say that he had plenty of time to improve.

 

[Eels Dude]

As a Cowboys fan where do I start.

In the last few seasons I guess Firman, Manakafoa, Kafusi, Ash Graham, Rovelli and Shannon Hegarty all came to the club with big expectations and really haven't lived up to the hype.

You and the club had too high expectations then. Firman, Graham, Rovelli and Hegarty were all discards from their respective clubs at the time, unable to even crack a first grade spot and were unwanted. If you and the Cowboys had big expectations from them then that was rather stupid.

 

[Noa]

Brett Mullins, shouldve achieved so much more.

 

[Eels Dude]

That's right. It's four years after he made first grade. That suggests he should be up to it by now. But I did say that he had plenty of time to improve.

Most front rowers don't hit their peak until around their mid twenties. The fact Snowden has earned himself a consistent spot in first grade by age 22 is pretty impressive in itself.

 

[Patorick]

Alf Duncan
Andrew Hunter
Joe Taylor
Greg Ebrill
Tony Jensen
Sam Murphy

 

[MSIH]

Chad Randall, Luke Dorn, Adam Cuthbertson

 

[innsaneink]

Mark Meredith had terrific ball skills....but constant knee & health probs with his heart cancelled a promising career early...more bad luck than disappointment

 

[wittyfan]

Jarrod Sammut. The late 70's porn star look he has at present is not good.

 

[nitabita]

Chad Randall, Luke Dorn, Adam Cuthbertson

Yup, Chad Randall for sure. Sean Meaney big time as well - Deadset superstar playing in SGB/Flegg.. Had so much courage

 

[amaline]

Didn't he get into a pub brawl at the mermaid beach tavern and get arrested a while back ?

Last I heard he was off to the UK

He signed for Titans feeder club, Burleigh Bears.
http://www.rlcm.com.au/latest-news/3509-rugby-league

 

[Raider_69]

Only young but Joe Picker was a huge disappointment last year, he had a break out 08 and something went wrong big time last year, he didnt look near the player he has the ability to be

i really hope he bounces back this year and shows us what he's capible of, he's got the whole package as a back rower.

 

[andrew057]

Michael Sullivan

 

[Moffo]

Chad Randall, Luke Dorn, Adam Cuthbertson

what has cuthbertson done wrong? i must've missed something

firman is a good call. i thought he was going to be an absolute star

 

[simostorm]

Antionio Kaufusi > great leg speed for a big man.. Rodney Howe said he could be the best prop in the world if he just beleived in himself.. or some crap like that..

but.. soft as a cushion.. met him a few times actually.. each time i remember comming away thinking how bad of a attidude he had.

 

[Smith Machine]

I know he is still young and got plenty of time on his side bu the Titans Shannon Walker. He is currently playing for Tweed Heads Seagulls. This guy broke into the Qld Cup as a 18 year old and won the player of the year. I remember him playing for Qld Residents and as a winger thought he was the best player on field. Everytime he touched the ball he almost made a break. He scored 2 tries that night and one he made a 60 metre break and beat about 5 players to score. He is that good on his feet. But after seeing a couple of games in Qld cup this year he is no where near the player he has been in past seasons. Hopefully he can regain his previous form because he will be a sensation in the NRL.

I also think Akuila Uate has not quite lived up to his hype. Yes he is still learning the game and is still very young but i think he hasn't had the right coaching. He needs a lot more development and hopefully will be one of the premier wingers in the NRL.

 

[MSIH]

what has cuthbertson done wrong? i must've missed something

You must've missed most of 2008 and all of 2009.

 

[The Engineers Room]

I am rarely disappointed by young players as I don't beat them up as much as others. The only one I ever thought would be good was Ben Smith. He started off OK but hasn't achieved what I thought he would.