Past players - what are they up to?

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  • liz
    Veteran
    Site Admin
    • Jan 2003
    • 16761

    Originally posted by Velour&Ruffles
    I think Troy Gray was the other way round? Started with us, went to the Saints? He was a bit of a tease. Occasionally showed glimpses of something really good but never really produced.
    I'd thought he'd done a Mark Orchard - ie started with the Saints (Collingwood), moved to us, and then moved back. But I've just looked him up and found no mention of him originally being with St Kilda. Maybe it was Jayson Daniels I was thinking of.

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    • Velour&Ruffles
      Regular in the Side
      • Jun 2006
      • 897

      Originally posted by liz
      I'd thought he'd done a Mark Orchard - ie started with the Saints (Collingwood), moved to us, and then moved back. But I've just looked him up and found no mention of him originally being with St Kilda. Maybe it was Jayson Daniels I was thinking of.
      You are right - it was Jayson Daniels. He did go back to the Saints after his stint with us. I'd forgotten that.
      My opinion is objective truth in its purest form

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      • goswannies
        Senior Player
        • Sep 2007
        • 3049

        Originally posted by Velour&Ruffles
        I think Troy Gray was the other way round? Started with us, went to the Saints? He was a bit of a tease. Occasionally showed glimpses of something really good but never really produced.

        Glad someone else mentioned Jayson "Jack" Daniels - a solid soldier who gave his all. But having him and Andrew Dunkley in the same backline was heart-in-mouth stuff.

        Of course, there was the most important of all in some ways - Silvio Foschini. Basically responsible for destroying the VFL's zoning system as a result of his desire to leave the Swans and go to the Saints.
        Don’t forget Paul Morwood (a reverse Daniels) - & Foschini really only wanted out because he didn’t want to go to Sydney.

        David Windbanks, Peter Melesso, David Strooper, Robbie Neill, Fred Campbell and Trent Dennis-Lane all headed to the Saints from Sydney

        We did get John Favier and Aldo Dipetta though

        - - - Updated - - -

        Originally posted by bloodspirit
        What've we got back going the other way? Only Spida in that time period jumps to mind. But before that, Lockett. Probably there are others that people with longer memories will recall?
        We got Spider from Hawthorn

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        • Ruck'n'Roll
          Ego alta, ergo ictus
          • Nov 2003
          • 3990

          Spotted by someone other than me: James Rose (footballer) - Wikipedia

          I'd noticed his inability to stay in position, but I hadn't realised he was so short.

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          • Velour&Ruffles
            Regular in the Side
            • Jun 2006
            • 897

            Originally posted by Ruck'n'Roll
            Spotted by someone other than me: James Rose (footballer) - Wikipedia

            I'd noticed his inability to stay in position, but I hadn't realised he was so short.
            Yes, that's pretty short, even for a small forward.
            My opinion is objective truth in its purest form

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            • barry
              Veterans List
              • Jan 2003
              • 8499

              I had the great misfortune, and its entirely my fault, of accidently turning on footy classified last night when I couldnt get to sleep.
              And there was Eddie MacGuire suggesting that the pies do not have to go after a power forward like Daniher or Jeremy Cameron, because they recruited Darcy Cameron from Sydney for that role.

              No pressure Darcy, but the Pies premiership hopes are riding on you.

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              • Doctor J.
                Senior Player
                • Feb 2003
                • 1310

                Originally posted by barry
                I had the great misfortune, and its entirely my fault, of accidently turning on footy classified last night when I couldnt get to sleep.
                And there was Eddie MacGuire suggesting that the pies do not have to go after a power forward like Daniher or Jeremy Cameron, because they recruited Darcy Cameron from Sydney for that role.

                No pressure Darcy, but the Pies premiership hopes are riding on you.
                Was the same reason they recruited Jesse White.

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                • ugg
                  Can you feel it?
                  Site Admin
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 15968

                  "Last Time I Cried" - with Alex Johnson

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                  • Doctor J.
                    Senior Player
                    • Feb 2003
                    • 1310

                    Originally posted by ugg
                    "Last Time I Cried" - with Alex Johnson

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                    He could have been anything.
                    Will never forget that day at the footy. What started out as pure joy to see AJ back on the ground turned into a nightmare, and we didn't know it at the time but that game would be the end of two premiership players careers.

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                    • Sandridge
                      Outer wing, Lake Oval
                      • Apr 2010
                      • 2065

                      Originally posted by ugg
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                      Heartbreaking for him and all of us who adored him and wanted so many more games from him.

                      Let's hope that, one day, having the last possession of the game in the 2012 Premiership is what he will remember most about his career.

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                      • Ruck'n'Roll
                        Ego alta, ergo ictus
                        • Nov 2003
                        • 3990

                        Originally posted by Doctor J.
                        He could have been anything.
                        Will never forget that day at the footy. What started out as pure joy to see AJ back on the ground turned into a nightmare, and we didn't know it at the time but that game would be the end of two premiership players careers.
                        Originally posted by Sandridge
                        Heartbreaking for him and all of us who adored him and wanted so many more games from him.

                        Let's hope that, one day, having the last possession of the game in the 2012 Premiership is what he will remember most about his career.
                        It's probably the saddest story I've witnessed in all my years as a Swans fan. I too hope that in 20 years time he'll be able to focus more on the way he overcame his adversities to make it back, rather than the horrendous end to his playing career.
                        Last edited by Ruck'n'Roll; 27 May 2020, 04:02 PM.

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                        • bloodspirit
                          Clubman
                          • Apr 2015
                          • 4448

                          I'm glad that he at least made it, and showed us all that he wasn't delusional, when he successfully returned to the field against Collingwood. I think it would have been even sadder if the last injury had happened in training or even in a NEAFL match rather than during a joyous victory at AFL level. To some degree it vindicated his years of perseverance notwithstanding what happened a week later. A special guy who got to live his dreams more than most despite the so sad ending.
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                          • Markwebbos
                            Veterans List
                            • Jul 2016
                            • 7186

                            Originally posted by Velour&Ruffles
                            Yes, that's pretty short, even for a small forward.
                            He played taller than his wikipedia entry

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                            • barry
                              Veterans List
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 8499

                              So cruel that it was his good knee that failed at the end.
                              The same knee that got him through his whole career unscathed. So unlucky!

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                              • Meg
                                Go Swannies!
                                Site Admin
                                • Aug 2011
                                • 4828

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