Which player leaving was your biggest kick in the guts?

[The Big Cat]

As I mentioned in the best kick thread I think John Pitura hurt the most. Seeing Greg Williams shoot through to Carlton was also a tad disappointing.

[NMWBloods]

DRJ, Evans and Williams to Carlton.

[GoBloods]

couldnt blame rhys jones , bernie evans , greg smith , foschini ,the morwoods for leaving , all melbourne lads who didnt want to relocate. just made the first few years in sydney very hard on the field , losing all that talent
but after later when williams went to carlton and mitchell to the pies, that hurt.
makes mark bayes' loyalty all more remarkable

[ROK Lobster]

David Spriggs

[goswannie14]

When "Teaser" went to Collingwood. Still my saddest memory of following the Swans.

[swantastic]

When Capper went to brisvegas.

[top40]

With the benefit of hightsight, the loss of Anthony Rocca and Paul Licuria to Collingwood proved to be unfortunate.

Also, although the Shannon Grant/Wayne Schwass transfer proved OK in the short term, long term North Melbourne clearly got the better deal. Schwass has been retired for 6 years now, Grant keeps on keeping on.

[Legs Akimbo]

Garlic left a bad taste in my mouth

[cruiser]

Capper, Williams and Grant.

[Lucky Knickers]

When Capper went to brisvegas.

The day the music died for Lucky Knickers.

[Industrial Fan]

Easy one, Stafford -> Richmond.

[ItsAllGoodes]

As I mentioned in the best kick thread I think John Pitura hurt the most. Seeing Greg Williams shoot through to Carlton was also a tad disappointing.

But for John Pitura we picked up Teasdale ( a Brownlow medallist), Whale Roberts (who almost won a Brownlow, only played 15 games and was only 3 votes behind) and Francis Jackson, a more than serviceable CHB. Not a bad deal

For me the players that I hated to see leave were

Paul Hawke to Collingwood
Peter Bedford - to Carlton
Bernie Evans - to Carlton
Danihers - to Essendon

[dimelb]

With the benefit of hightsight, the loss of Anthony Rocca and Paul Licuria to Collingwood proved to be unfortunate.

Also, although the Shannon Grant/Wayne Schwass transfer proved OK in the short term, long term North Melbourne clearly got the better deal. Schwass has been retired for 6 years now, Grant keeps on keeping on.

Never missed Big Anthony, Licuria I would've liked to keep, but I feel regret every time I watch the Kangas.

[JF_Bay22_SCG]

Bangers Mitchell.

2 years later he was trundling around for Carlton reserves. I really gave it to him after the way he left & the fact he started slagging out the club at a time when we were trying to do our best in horrific circumstances. He totally lost it. Was mouthing off for ages. Had to get dragged. So what I was saying obvious hitting a nerve.

Was very unhappy Williams left. I hear he actually invested money in the club himself to keep it alive & may well have stayed had it been in a better financial position. The fact that Elliott & Carlton were waiting like vultures made the departure even more unpalatable.

JF

[BigBarryRound25]

I'm with GoSwannie on that one Teaser to the pies broke my little heart.

Rhys Jones was a body blow too.

Nice to see that no one really seems to be missing Schneider and Dempster any more though