Best Hero to zero story....

**Chow-Chicker** · 24th October 2006, 07:20 PM

Originally posted by Gary
Another response to "Its all Goodes".
Nothing will ever explain the Fields - Daniher trade...it left me speechless when it happened...Fields was already showing signs of fade...& was always "iffy" anyway. Knew him a bit & skills were silky at his best but always vulnerable. Daniher had just given us a great year in tandem with Teasdale...arguably the worst Swans trade ever made.

We threw in Neale Daniher just for the hell of it, and was reputedly, the best of the Danihers if not for his crippling knee injuries.

**swantastic** · 24th October 2006, 07:37 PM

John Roberts after talking all those spekies to nothing.

**Nico** · 24th October 2006, 07:48 PM

Originally posted by Chow-Chicker
Jason Saddington, Silvio Foschini, Paul Morwood....

Silvio Foschini is an interesting one.

Knew a bloke at the time who was a close friend of his and he said he came back to Melbourne simply because he was desperately homesick.

Unfortunately he went to the club closest to home being the Aints who were bigger Aints back then than they are now. He did play some good footy for them but suffered a very bad shoulder injury. So I wouldn't say he went to zero.

**Nico** · 24th October 2006, 07:50 PM

Originally posted by Chow-Chicker
We threw in Neale Daniher just for the hell of it, and was reputedly, the best of the Danihers if not for his crippling knee injuries.

Just as well we threw Neale in. If he had stayed and played umpteen games with us he would probably be coaching us.

**Chow-Chicker** · 24th October 2006, 07:57 PM

What about Bernie Evans. Was a terrific player for us and went on to play 30 odd games for Carlton (I think he played in their losing 1986 GF and missed the premiership the following year with suspension)........well I guess he didn't go to zero....

**Nico** · 24th October 2006, 08:07 PM

Originally posted by Ajn
The other article on RWO Chat made me think of the reverse with players we have lost and how they went at other clubs....

My award winner for this catagory is Barry Mitchell who went from star player to deadbeat at two different clubs

P.S. Warrick Capper is not too far behind (perhaps needs his own catagory!!)

Mitchell is not a bad call. In the season before he defected he was feeding off the ruckmen's marks and running around behind them for the free handpass. There were rumours he was leaving and just appeared to be getting cheap stats to lift or justify his price. Didn't get missed at the Western Oval one day by those in the outer when we were kicking into a howling gale and he was taking the handpass and kicking about all of 2 metres to the opposition.

Didn't kick much further with the wind the little weasel.

**AnnieH** · 24th October 2006, 08:44 PM

Capper.
Honestly, he's our most "famous" hero to zero.
C'mon kids, it's off-season ... it's time to Capper-bash.

***goswannie14*** · 24th October 2006, 08:44 PM

As much as it grieves me to say this about my boyhood hero, Graham Teasdale went from zero at Richmond, to hero at the Swans to zero again when he asked to be traded to Collingwood.

**swantastic** · 24th October 2006, 09:45 PM

Originally posted by Annie Haddad
Capper.
Honestly, he's our most "famous" hero to zero.
C'mon kids, it's off-season ... it's time to Capper-bash.

If Lucky knickers gets wind of this you will be in serious trouble Annie.

**originalswan** · 24th October 2006, 10:39 PM

Originally posted by goswannie14
As much as it grieves me to say this about my boyhood hero, Graham Teasdale went from zero at Richmond, to hero at the Swans to zero again when he asked to be traded to Collingwood.

Yes have to agree he did his knee and was finished. Also add Greg Smith to Collingwood. Paul Morwood and Silvio Foschini to St Kilda and David Ackerley.

***goswannie14*** · 24th October 2006, 10:42 PM

Originally posted by originalswan
Yes have to agree he did his knee and was finished. Also add Greg Smith to Collingwood. Paul Morwood and Silvio Foschini to St Kilda and David Ackerley.

What about the much publicised recruiting of David Young? Wore number 14 played a few crap games then buggered off to Collingwood.

**originalswan** · 24th October 2006, 10:48 PM

Originally posted by goswannie14
What about the much publicised recruiting of David Young? Wore number 14 played a few crap games then buggered off to Collingwood.

Talking of publicised and much anticipated recruits how can you go past Stephen Allender!!!