Failed careers

Do any old Balmain fans remember Michael Brown? Spent years as Ben Elias' understudy - looked just a matter of getting his shot but when it came he didn't kick on and his career fell away…

Other players that come to mind:

Shannon Nevin - looked tops at Manly, career declined to nada pretty quick after coming to Balmain
Isaac De Gois - Just hasn't kicked on like he seemed to promise.
Codey Townsend - Super quick but wrong attitude.
Blake Ayshford - Showed glimpses of genius at times and then declined to the point where even the Sharks dropped him when they had nobody else to pick.
 
@Yossarian said:
Do any old Balmain fans remember Michael Brown? Spent years as Ben Elias' understudy - looked just a matter of getting his shot but when it came he didn't kick on and his career fell away…

Other players that come to mind:

Shannon Nevin - looked tops at Manly, career declined to nada pretty quick after coming to Balmain
Isaac De Gois - Just hasn't kicked on like he seemed to promise.
Codey Townsend - Super quick but wrong attitude.
Blake Ayshford - Showed glimpses of genius at times and then declined to the point where even the Sharks dropped him when they had nobody else to pick.
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Yes it's hard to remember that Ayshford and Lawrence were close to being the best centre pairing in the NRL a short 3-4 seasons ago.

Stuart Flannagan is one player that comes to my mind. I always thought he would be our next big thing at hooker. I remember him scoring a bobby dazzler of a try once when he was filling in for Farah. I think it won us the game too if I remember correctly. Yet, he went absolutely nowhere after moving to Canberra. Dean Collis, Peni Tagive and Geoff Daniela are others that failed to kick on also, after promising starts.
 
Isaac DeGois is a great player…I think he's kicked on well, he happens to play in a position that has some other brilliantplayers....mightnt be as skillful as some but geez I love his ticker some of our blokes could take a leaf outta his book
 
Who's the center that played for Wests went to canberra changed his name I forget it now….showed heaps of promise but never went on
 
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@innsaneink said:
Who's the center that played for Wests went to canberra changed his name I forget it now….showed heaps of promise but never went on

Brandon Pearson / Costin Ink
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Didn't he go to England and get a tooth stuck in his leg? Was that him?
 
Rod Pethybridge was another from that era Ink who looked the goods

Left the Maggies and went to the Doggies if memory serves and was not heard of after that
 
@Yossarian said:
@happy tiger said:
@innsaneink said:
Who's the center that played for Wests went to canberra changed his name I forget it now….showed heaps of promise but never went on

Brandon Pearson / Costin Ink

Didn't he go to England and get a tooth stuck in his leg? Was that him?
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Pretty sure he went to England but finished his career in the Qld Cup playing for the Easts Tigers

Pretty sure he played in the GF that Darren Smith and Steve Renouf played in and lost

Watto could tell your more

He might even be involved in coaching up here as well ??
 
2010 Costin was coaching the Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles

2011 was an assistant at the Roosters

2013 Player Coach for Evans Heads
 
Daine Laurie has already been mentioned. Great example.

Jackson Kaufusi + Ben Black had outstanding starts to their career then fell apart rapidly.

Gray Viane was hyped up big time by a lot of people and never cracked it. Also Matthew Rieck in 05 looked good at times but couldn't play fitzy out of a wing spot and faded away into obscurity.

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@happy tiger said:
Not disagreeing CQ , just saying some of these blokes put many years of hard work into cracking the NRL and playing 2 games

A bet they see it as an achievement , not as a failed career

I would of killed and died to have played just one game
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Remember there was a competition once (can't recall the details) and this fruit shop owner by the name of Trim won and he played in an exhibition match with the NRL stars . I think he ended up scoring a try

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@innsaneink said:
Who's the center that played for Wests went to canberra changed his name I forget it now….showed heaps of promise but never went on
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Lapina Kafusi…?

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Sheens ruined Bronson. Tried to turn him into a front rower when he was way too small, at a delicate stage in his career too

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He wasn't the only one….

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@happy tiger said:
Eric Grothe Jr comes to mind
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I loved when he made the comment that he was a musician who played footy. If thats the case he'd be an even bigger failure as a musician than a footy player.
 
@Abraham said:
Going back in time… I would say Johnny Elias would easily top the list of wasted careers (slight twist to the theme).

The guy easily had the talent to play for Australia, but could never hold his off-field activities at bay long enough to fulfil the potential.

He is more famous for his stints in jail than his onfield accomplishments, but for those who remember him at his best, he was absolutely devastating.

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Elias was very average. Didnt even stand out in average teams at wests and balmain.
 
Thought Etu Uaisele was a decent enough player…
Never really kicked on.

Misi Talaupapa was also a beast on the wing but just dissappeared.
Off to super league, don't follow it closely.
 
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