Underacheivers in rugby league

[ethan tremblay]

make a team of 17 of the players that we thought had all the talent in the world but didn't live up too expectations


1.ewan Mcgrady
2.chris walker
3.karl filiga
4.ryan williamson
5.eric grothe jr
6.julian o'neil
7.brett firmann
8.aaron cannings
9.phil clarke
10.richard villasanti
11.alan cann
12.mark geyer
13.Olsen Filipaina (c)

14.leo dynover
15.sione faumuina
16.craig trindall
17.owen craigie
18. scott wilson

coach wally lewis
H/T entertainment Billy idol
should be interesting i found it hard but i'll keep thinking.

 

[Armageddon.]

Karl Filiga

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/the-sharks-200000-lemon/story-e6frfgfo-1111117788946

 

[bluey]

You can take Mortimer out he is still young and playing.
Grothe done pretty good also so should not be there IMO

 

[ethan tremblay]

You can take Mortimer out he is still young and playing.
Grothe done pretty good also so should not be there IMO

i agree with mortimer ill take him out. but grothe underacheived IMO

 

[Aragorn]

everyone playing NSW cup and between the age of 21 to 26.

 

[ANTiLAG]

I'm going to forward one of my favourite players, who made origin and even SL Australia, but had enough talent to have been much much greater than that.

Julian O'Neil.

Could have been so much more than he was. Just oozed talent. He should have had a career with similar limelight to superstars Daley and Fittler.

Shoulda woulda coulda.

 

[ethan tremblay]

adam dykes????

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Ryan Williamson. An incredibly overhyped Bush footy player who walked around the club in the NYC acting like he was Reg Gasnier but played like Ritchie Williams. Went to the cowboys, got cut and hasn't been heard of again.

In terms of hype I can't remember a more overhyped player in recent times and struggling in the under 20's of all places.

 

[Mr Angry]

everyone playing NSW cup and between the age of 21 to 26.

Bollocks, not everyone is 189cm and 100kgs can run the wind.

Lots of those blokes overachieve. Asshole.

 

[ANTiLAG]

Oh and the most obvious of all.

Ewan McGrady, put him at fullback. Although he did win a Rothman's medal and played at beyond expected levels, after his initial success he just didn't want to play in the city it would seem.

And maybe even Andrew Walkabout Walker on the bench.. Though he may get dropped.

 

[ethan tremblay]

nick kosef? if he didn't get injured as much as he did imagine how much better he would of been he is not a certain for this but would like to get everyone's thought on him

 

[Aragorn]

Bollocks, not everyone is 189cm and 100kgs can run the wind.

Lots of those blokes overachieve. Asshole.

Bukllocks, not everyone needs to be 189cm, 100kg and can run like the wind.

Lots of blokes underachieve Asswipe.

 

[ANTiLAG]

nick kosef? if he didn't get injured as much as he did imagine how much better he would of been he is not a certain for this but would like to get everyone's thought on him

If you include the regularly injured guys like Kosef, then you include people like Backo and Ikin. Tis not fair to call an injury plagued career as underachieving imo.

 

[Perth Red]

Chris Walker?

 

[Danish]

Might sound strange but Brett Mullins.

Sure he achieved a lot and is remembered as one of the best fullbacks "in his prime", but had he played to his potential for his entire career instead of just 2-3 seasons he'd be an immortal

 

[ethan tremblay]

Chris Walker?

yeah i'd have too agree he's off field problems hurt him always turned up for qld tho

 

[ANTiLAG]

Might sound strange but Brett Mullins.

Sure he achieved a lot and is remembered as one of the best fullbacks "in his prime", but had he played to his potential for his entire career instead of just 2-3 seasons he'd be an immortal

Nah Mullins over achieved in 94. He was always going to lose that rapid acceleration over time that made him dangerous. Peak in 94, and went down steadily from there.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Mullins retired in 02 you idiot

Edit

Luke Towers belongs on the list for the Roosters. The next saviour, Clive Churchill reincarnated now playing in France or some shit :lol:

Wouldn't put him in this list because I doubt hardly anyone has heard of him

 

[Mr Angry]

Bukllocks, not everyone needs to be 189cm, 100kg and can run like the wind.

Lots of blokes underachieve Asswipe.

And you say an entire grade.......entire grade...

Anyways logic alone shows you are simple....entire grade..hahahaha.

 

[Armageddon.]

Craig Trindall