Biggest disappointments (players)

Hutcho said:
Ethan Cook and Jake Finn never even getting a debut was a strange turn of events. I think Fridge won player of the year in the real NRL two years straight. And while I didn’t personally see much of Cooky play, he certainly had big wraps coming through
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Cook was extremely talented however he pissed off the club when he signed with Penrith. I think he played one or two games there. If he had have stayed I think he would’ve played more first grade
 
One that hasn’t been mentioned (apologies if it has)…Owen Craigie
Buderus and Johns both said he was one of the most talented players if not talent wise the best they played with and Buderus made an example out of his talent not being enough in his books. Burst onto the scene as a teenager and hit the highs of winning a comp and was never the same since. Didn’t take his career seriously and struggled maintaining fitness and form later on fizzling out early.
Not in terms of completely not performing but I think underachieving as a disappointment…Really should have been a guy that ended up in our all time best team in that backline off the back of his talent.
 
R_A said:
One that hasn’t been mentioned (apologies if it has)…Owen Craigie
Buderus and Johns both said he was one of the most talented players if not talent wise the best they played with and Buderus made an example out of his talent not being enough in his books. Burst onto the scene as a teenager and hit the highs of winning a comp and was never the same since. Didn’t take his career seriously and struggled maintaining fitness and form later on fizzling out early.
Not in terms of completely not performing but I think underachieving as a disappointment…Really should have been a guy that ended up in our all time best team in that backline off the back of his talent.
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Very true, but also I don't think he was treated well. Warren Ryan definitely wasn't the right coach for him. I wonder how he would have turned out if Mal Reilly had stayed at the club? I feel like Reilly would have pushed him really hard, but also been a father figure when needed.
 
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Yeah he did an interview a number of years ago and it seemed like that, style misfit. Didn’t liked to be coached hard. Did of course take accountability for everything else, weight/gambling issues and his approach to preparation. It is good to see him on the other side though even he himself said he should have cleared 200 games easily and didn’t work hard enough at times. He did have a huge wrap on Bradman Best and said he reminds himself of him at a young age.
 
MattyM said:
This is the first game of rugby league I can actually remember watching. I was 11. Scotty Dureau field goal still burned in my memory like it was yesterday.
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jamesgould said:
This moment always summed up Richie Fa'aoso to me, made the error to blow a try with the line wide open, but came back a few moments later with a run that nobody would ever have been able to stop to tie the match up.

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Loved Richie at the Knights. Yes he made errors here and there but you couldn't doubt his commitment, a real wholehearted customer. Also noticed two current head coaches in Ciraldo and Robinson on the bench.
 
One of my fav Ritchie stories involved him outlifting everyone in the gym. Apparently he lifted some enormous deadlift before yelling to a bunch of the other players “IS THERE NO ONE ELSE!? Is there no one else!?” 😂 for those who haven’t seen the movie Troy, i recommend looking up that scene on YouTube
 
Was it Ben who jumped the fence and ran off down the street to freedom when he saw they were doing drug tests? 😂

Not while at the Knights I hasten to add!
 
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