Players we have let go

[older saint]

Following my recruits team of players who played elsewhere first since 1990, i now have ones which played first at StKilda since 1990 which we have got rid of. Players may have come to us from elsewhere and we then moved them on , as per before AFL (post 1990 only):
Interesting a couple pop up in both teams

Prepare to cry

B: , Goddard, S Wakelin Shanahan,
HB: Dal Santo, D Wakelin, Guerra
C: McAdam, Fletcher, Rice
HF: J Smith, Lynch, Lappin
F: O'Brien, Lockett, Hall
Foll: Everitt, Ball, Winmar
Int: McEvoy, Stanley, Dawson, Sziller

[skeptic]

Good team

Maybe Matty Carr ahead of Sziller

[takeaway]

I wonder what other teams' players in the same category would look like? Probably pretty similar.

[skeptic]

I’ll add though...

The blunder group consists of Shane Wakelin, Matty Lappin, Brent Guerra and Lynch... all famously discarded / moved on
Smith wanted to leave if memory serves and I can’t remember the circumstances behind Fletcher, McAdam, Rice

The rest either played their best with us, were more or less finished when they left, or we got decent compo for them

[older saint]

I’ll add Jamie Cripps to the team .

[older saint]

I’ll add though...

The blunder group consists of Shane Wakelin, Matty Lappin, Brent Guerra and Lynch... all famously discarded / moved on
Smith wanted to leave if memory serves and I can’t remember the circumstances behind Fletcher, McAdam, Rice

The rest either played their best with us, were more or less finished when they left, or we got decent compo for them

Fletcher wanted a little more money ( not much) and Hudson thought he would baulk when he said no- Brisbane swooped - really stuffed up there .
I think they thought Rice knew was stuffed - played in Premiership.
McAdam I think was family ?

[ausfatcat]

Half of those were over the hill when they left and had little or no impact at their other teams,

for example

such as McAdam 57 games
O'Brien 4 season 40 games
Winmar 20 games
Shanahan 37games

Hall, Lockett, smith, lappin, lynch, rice and Everette all hurt a lot thou

[skeptic]

Half of those were over the hill when they left and had little or no impact at their other teams,

for example

such as McAdam 57 games
O'Brien 4 season 40 games
Winmar 20 games
Shanahan 37games

Hall, Lockett, smith, lappin, lynch, rice and Everette all hurt a lot thou

I disagree with you on Hall...
We got 3 picks for him and recruited Dal Santo in addition to trading in Heath Black and Trent Knobel. That’s a good deal. All were important players in 04 and oddly the latter 2 left at the end of that season. Still, not the deals fault that we couldn’t retain players.

On Everite... I don’t remember him really doing too much after he left? Have I got that right?
Still, could have been a premiership ruck if he was with us in 04

[older saint]

Half of those were over the hill when they left and had little or no impact at their other teams,

for example

such as McAdam 57 games
O'Brien 4 season 40 games
Winmar 20 games
Shanahan 37games

Hall, Lockett, smith, lappin, lynch, rice and Everette all hurt a lot thou

I disagree with you on Hall...
We got 3 picks for him and recruited Dal Santo in addition to trading in Heath Black and Trent Knobel. That’s a good deal. All were important players in 04 and oddly the latter 2 left at the end of that season. Still, not the deals fault that we couldn’t retain players.

On Everite... I don’t remember him really doing too much after he left? Have I got that right?
Still, could have been a premiership ruck if he was with us in 04

Everitt was AA 2005 with Hathorn.
O'Brien played in 1996 GF and was critical in the loss when he got Ko'd in first quarter from an accidental knee.
Shanahan was important for melbourne PF run 1998 but best footy was behind him

Exercise wasnt so much about what we gave up in error more just bit of fun/pain of quality we did give up

[guitars4]

Most of those player actually chose to leave so we really didn't a lot of say in it.

[Saintmatt]

I’ll add though...

The blunder group consists of Shane Wakelin, Matty Lappin, Brent Guerra and Lynch... all famously discarded / moved on
Smith wanted to leave if memory serves and I can’t remember the circumstances behind Fletcher, McAdam, Rice

The rest either played their best with us, were more or less finished when they left, or we got decent compo for them

Joel Smith did his knee in R20 1997 against the Pies. He was our clever accurate dual-sided ball deliverer off half back. It killed us in the finals.

He was out of contract and the Dawksngave him 3 years on bigger money (literally more money to do his rehab in yr. 1). Great get by the Dawks - played another 160-ish games; 2 x AA plus a B & F.

[chico2001]

Following my recruits team of players who played elsewhere first since 1990, i now have ones which played first at StKilda since 1990 which we have got rid of. Players may have come to us from elsewhere and we then moved them on , as per before AFL (post 1990 only):
Interesting a couple pop up in both teams

Prepare to cry

B: , Goddard, S Wakelin Shanahan,
HB: Dal Santo, D Wakelin, Guerra
C: McAdam, Fletcher, Rice
HF: J Smith, Lynch, Lappin
F: O'Brien, Lockett, Hall
Foll: Everitt, Ball, Winmar
Int: McEvoy, Stanley, Dawson, Sziller

A good list but wouldnt have Dawson in there...space invader

[MCG-Unit]

Don't forget Hutchings, in WC Eagles team every week. Delisted by Saints

[shanegrambeau]

Nick Winmar was no dud for Footscray. In his two seasons he kicked around 30 goals in each. Wakelins a significant loss, Matty Lappin (cry), Big Boy (cry Niagra falls) , but I wonder if a team could also be composed of players we prematurely sent to the scrappers. Maxy Houghton for one.

[shanegrambeau]

Oh...and don’t forget Shane Grambeau!! Ha

[shanegrambeau]

and who did Hall love punch? Full back, went to Brisbane

[kosifantutti]

Nick Winmar was no dud for Footscray. In his two seasons he kicked around 30 goals in each. Wakelins a significant loss, Matty Lappin (cry), Big Boy (cry Niagra falls) , but I wonder if a team could also be composed of players we prematurely sent to the scrappers. Maxy Houghton for one.

Nicky only played one season at the dogs.

[shanegrambeau]

Nick Winmar was no dud for Footscray. In his two seasons he kicked around 30 goals in each. Wakelins a significant loss, Matty Lappin (cry), Big Boy (cry Niagra falls) , but I wonder if a team could also be composed of players we prematurely sent to the scrappers. Maxy Houghton for one.

Nicky only played one season at the dogs.

My bad. Indeed. 21 games. 34 goals

[ausfatcat]

Nick Winmar was no dud for Footscray. In his two seasons he kicked around 30 goals in each. Wakelins a significant loss, Matty Lappin (cry), Big Boy (cry Niagra falls) , but I wonder if a team could also be composed of players we prematurely sent to the scrappers. Maxy Houghton for one.

Played one season and kicked 34 goals

[ausfatcat]

Nick Winmar was no dud for Footscray. In his two seasons he kicked around 30 goals in each. Wakelins a significant loss, Matty Lappin (cry), Big Boy (cry Niagra falls) , but I wonder if a team could also be composed of players we prematurely sent to the scrappers. Maxy Houghton for one.

Nicky only played one season at the dogs.

Staker

[Scollop]

and who did Hall love punch? Full back, went to Brisbane

Goose - Matt Maguire

Could have been an All Australian the way his career was progressing. Broke his leg badly ( both the tibia and fibula ) in the dying minutes of a game with a desperate act to win the footy late in the 2006 season. The Saints mismanaged his recovery and he was discarded by Toss Lyin at the end of 2009.

[degruch]

I’ll add though...

The blunder group consists of Shane Wakelin, Matty Lappin, Brent Guerra and Lynch... all famously discarded / moved on
Smith wanted to leave if memory serves and I can’t remember the circumstances behind Fletcher, McAdam, Rice

The rest either played their best with us, were more or less finished when they left, or we got decent compo for them

Lynch walked, so did McAdam...can't do much about that.

Guerra was reinvented, to his and Hawthorn's credit, but he looked like toast in his last season with us IIRC. Rice did his knee, came back and did his knee again, rehab was long and the club chose not to sign him up. He did his knee a third time right at the start of his time with Carlton too! Smith was very unfortunate, I'm sure the club would have kept him on?

[older saint]

Don't forget Hutchings, in WC Eagles team every week. Delisted by Saints

Didn't play a senior game - sorry

[MCG-Unit]

Don't forget Hutchings, in WC Eagles team every week. Delisted by Saints

Didn't play a senior game - sorry

No matter - still under the banner of 'players Saints have let go'. (for nothing) Was on the Rookie list

Delisted and playing regular footy in a finals side....

[saintbob]

David Grant would surely get a gig on the HBF