There's been more than a few unfortunate players who have had to hang up the boots because of injury - Motley, English, Whitehead, Craig Davis (well, he would have done if he listened to the doctors), Noel O'Brien, Jack Hale...the list goes on.

Who are some others that have established themselves as good quality players but have had to quit due to injury?

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Cer 'ch 'n alluog Blues

Andrew Phillips

Sean Charles would have to be the person to have qualified for this the quickest - 10 minutes into his 1st game was it?

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From little things, big things grow - Paul Kelly (The singer, not the Swan)

Stephen O'Reilly had a back-related hamstring complaint that ended his career a good few weeks before it should have closed.

Trent Hoppner was another less celebrated player whose career was ended with injury.

Andrew Phillips the worst, outside Motley.

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"there’s more chance of me becoming the full forward for the [Western Bulldogs] than there is of any change in the Labor Party." Julia Gillard 18-05-2010

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Silvagni could have played a couple more years but needed a hip operation that ended his career.

Ang Christou's back injury resulted in him being a shadow of his former self. He became a good twos player after that.

Campo tore a heart muscle that resulted in him ending his career with the Blues and playing at Essendon*.

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It is not as bad as you are lead to believe.......it is %$#^& worse!!!

did Adrian 'I wanna sue whover I can' Whitehead play again?

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Between our dreams and actions lies this world

IIRC Brad Pearce was very limited toward the end because of back injuries (? could have been knee)

Luke O'Sullivan

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Back like a raging case of pubic lice

Perhaps prematurely needs to be added to the title.

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Richard Pratt - A Carlton legend.

Brian Kekovich - showed great promise as a full-forward in 1968. Sadly a bad back ended his VFL career prematurely.

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Hooked on The Blues

Richard 'Rocky' Dennis.

I remember watching his first game and he was sensational. Had a good GF in 87. Knee injuries crippled him and he ended up playing for the kangas in the back line.

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Everything before the word "but" is horseshit - J Snow

Rohan Welsh - Broke a leg on an end of season trip in the states - Earl Spalding - Did a knee ahainst Fitzroy in 96 and never recovered - Jon Dorotich sprained wrist and groin in the same carpark incident -

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Ecclesiastes 1:4, "One generation passes away, and another generation comes: but The Blues abide forever."

Perhaps it was God getting the club back for paying him under the table...


Nic

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Cuck Follingwood

Laurence Angwin & Karl Norman- Head injuries

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

Troy Longmuir

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Was forced to retire at the age of just 20

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