AFL Players Who Destroyed Their Careers in Seconds

[@TimmyTickle]

Brendan Fevola's antics towards the end of his career should get him a mention on this list

Probably destroyed Carlton's 2010-2011 flag hopes at the same time.

[@Player_X_]

🏈🏈🏈 Harley Bennell: played for the Suns, Dockers and Demons. Caused trouble at all 3 clubs. 13 03 2024

[@kimharris2599]

Yeah what happened, faded away.

[@kelstra1997]

Collingwood player John Bourke was suspended for 10 years for flattening (pushed over) an umpire in a reserves match at Victoria Park. Obviously he never played again. Another Collingwood player was Duncan Wright who flattened Essendon's Slim Somerville behind the play and knocked him unconscious during a finals game in the 60's. Collingwood sacked him as a result and he also never played again.

[@Coadz95]

In regards to John Bourke, he didn't just shove the ump, but he also jumped over the fence and decked a spectator in the front row when he was getting taken off the field.

[@240_VOLTS_TELECOMS.]

@@Coadz95 Ah, those were the days... 29 03 2024

[@theflyingdropbear2009]

Wayne Carey for having relations with his teammate's significant other, it basically tore the whole team apart, which led to Wayne Carey to play a couple of seasons for my team the Adelaide Crows, he was never the same, and it is safe to say, that it was my team's biggest mistake.

[@paulorocky]

North hasn’t been the same since (maybe with the exception of f 2007 when they made it to the prelim)

[@RickyisSwan]

Glassing girlfriend in the US.

[@marinusvankoll4436]

It's probably because he didn't have that extra spunk!

[@wilson2455]

was caught banging Kelli Stevens (Wayne's wife) in the laundry of Glenn Archers house during a Nth Melb family get-together charged with drunken assault of 4 cops after he 'glassed' girlfriend Kate Nielson & lied about the incident broke the AFL salary cap by $400K (with help from now disgraced player agent RN) sacked from CH 7 after a bag of white powder fell out of his pocket appeared on SAS Australia after receiving $250K appearance fee and the list goes on....

[@effkay3691]

Storm in a tea cup. Will never understand why Stevens chose to make it public. Have it out in house. Why humiliate yourself and your kids for ever.

[@zackjohnston6768]

Thanks for putting the clip in with Lake taking a hanger on me 😂😂

[@Kaleen_YT]

haha no problem, it must be an honour to be speckied by one of the game's greats.

[@AidanGunn]

Liam Jurrah he attacked someone with a machete and also got done for drink driving and didn't make it to the court hearing

[@DedMan516]

That was huge news at the time and iirc he attacked a relative

[@freespeechisdead202]

And more than once. Even as late as 2022 he was at it again breaking into a house with a machete. He loves attacking women as well because hes such a man. They talk about domestic violence yet NEVER forward this to these communities and just let them do what they want and then give them loads of money and assistance. These ppl NEVER learn and then claim police brutality, yet are blind to the brutality, harm and damage they create themselves. Their mentality hasnt changed over their existence.

[@pillwolak]

His land though

[@CODE_BREAKER_Z]

🏈 1997: Richmond's Justin Charles ( steroids ) = 16 games suspension, played 2 games in 1998 after the suspension, and then retired at age 27. 13 03 2024

[@Sprocket_X]

🏈 Kurt Tippett was suspended for the entire 2013 season ( half the sentence suspended for 5 years ) for accepting illegal payments from the Crows. Tippett served 11 games of his sentence, and the other half of his suspension was never served. 13 03 2024

[@jaxsonbateman]

On the Cousins front, he seems to *finally* be doing better now. Took him long enough to get his shit together, but he seems to be relatively happy, healthy, and is even going to be on Dancing With The Stars (which they wouldn't allow if he was at risk at all).

Honestly, good on him. It takes a lot of balls to man up and change yourself the way he has.

[@EAST_RAIL_MAINTENANCE]

1980 Phil Carman. Playing for Essendon in Round 4: head butted a boundary umpire, suspended for 16 games. 13 03 2024

[@SomeGeekFromTwitter]

22 wasn't it?

[@EAST_RAIL_MAINTENANCE]

@@SomeGeekFromTwitter 16 games for head butting the umpire, plus 4 games for striking a St Kilda player. 13 03 2024

[@ChrisyRoblox]

Jack ginnivan was kinda loved at Collingwood in 2022 but at the end of the season, he was caught using illegal substances and suspension for 4 games and a fine, after that, he was always the starting sub. He was in the final squad in 2023 and won the premiership but after that season, he moved to Hawthornen and became hated by most Collingwood fans

[@JeffBurn-b1i]

No one will ever really know and only Ben Cousins can truly understand the unintended consequences of the past day and nights while being a superstar. To say he never reached the heights at Richmond in 2009 after starting at West Coast in 1996, is like disappointment of someone who's gained weight in their 40's after being a beefcake in their 20's. I'm happy to say Ben Cousins does good AFL analysis on channel 7 Perth and featured in the 2023 Xmas pageant with his kids.

[@NostraFnDamus]

I do the occasional bit of work at channel 7 in Perth, seen Benny there a few times. He looks healthy and is in a good spot.

[@warrickdawes7900]

Yeah Ben had his share of personal demons, but his redemption arc is pretty solid.

[@TrevorPhilipsBro]

It could have been worse, he could have been drafted to Fremantle or St Kilda

[@robertSharp-s3s]

A good presentation. Ben Cousins will never be in Ruin, he is a fighter and has the ability to pick himself up from anywhere which he will prove. I follow Richmond, it was great to have him in the team. I think he would make a great Coach, he has made the mistakes, learnt and moved on. Something to Pass on. His skill set as a player was un denied. Keep Fighting Ben!!!

[@athlonen]

Liam Jurrah would be a good one to look at. Mark of the Year for Melbourne at his highest, straight to jail.

[@Repomidnight]

Great video. Some of the footage used is hilarious. Clearly a lot of effort out in, and it pays off.

[@erimart63]

Reviewing career damaging transgressions by AFL players in full would take like five years. The one I remember most is John Bourke of the magpies going berserk in an army reserve match.

[@HeywoodJablowme7]

Lol saying Brian Lake Wrecked his career....after he retired from the top level as a 3 time premiership player to get suspended in local level.... that's a Wrecked career?

[@Kaleen_YT]

yes i agree, not entirely accurate, but just had to put it in there because of how interesting it was.

[@luppy2706]

his been so close to the lifetime ban, was 1 or games away, went to tribunal about 3 times last year and got off on all of them

[@ST-hx9gu]

Yeah but legacy is a big part of a career, and he ruined his legacy by being a shit bloke

[@robdowsing3361]

He certainly didnt destroy his footy career but probably his behaviour as he got older his life was damaged 😂

[@adamkorin5863]

Wasn't his last game a premiership win?

[@EAST_RAIL_MAINTENANCE]

Honourable mention for former AFL player and coach Mark "Bomber" Thompson: illegal drugs usage and possession ( separate from the Essendon supplements saga ). Mark Thompson's reputation has never recovered. 13 03 2024

[@AFLguru63]

Wow Kaleen I loved this video, great use of stock footage!

[@Kaleen_YT]

Glad you liked it!!

[@TheRealShiftySharts]

Tarryn Thomas needs to get a mention

[@kyalking1313]

I don’t think he will because I think he’ll be playing for Essendon best year I don’t want them to, but they were interested last year!

[@JemeremMazza]

@@kyalking1313 If Essendon let Tarryn anywhere near the club I'm starting fucking riots I swear to god

[@kyalking1313]

@@JemeremMazza I won’t go that far my membership will be revoked though that’s for damn sure!

[@edwardness7497]

Cousins split second to use drugs was over a long period of time during his playing days... he just seem to do well to avoid detection with drug tests

[@thattassiewargamer]

His teammates Daniel Chick, Daniel Kerr and Michael Gardiner also had the knack of avoiding testing. Having a coach who was also a pharmacist probably helped.

[@davidwicks4514]

Cousins could of been one of the greatest

[@christopherembry8804]

careful you don’t say anything defamatory about people.

[@hades0572]

@@christopherembry8804It's a public forum, can pretty much say what ever he wants. It's the video that's under defamation scrutiny not the comments.

[@wilson2455]

@@thattassiewargamer or could it be that the Eagles were tipped off that ASADA officials were about to drop in & said players developed a sudden case of the 72 hour cold/flu ?

[@tigertvafl1351]

Hope Sydney Stack makes a come back.

[@jaxsonbateman]

Oof; imagine being Stack, and being so close to having two premiership medallions but instead having zero.

[@dieterbarkhoff1328]

In 2018 or so I stayed in a motel in Mudgee - I worked in the Wine Business - and got to know the owner. He was originally from WA, but he was heavily involved in the local Rugby scene. He mentioned his brother had played in defence in the winning 1991 West Coast side. 2017, 2018 was around the time Ben Cousins was way off the rails - he's thankfully turned his life around - and the motel owner said Cousins wasn't the only one. He mentioned the deceased Mainwaring, then he said something which stunned me. It was in relation to the Essendon Drug scandal. He simply said, Mate, the West Coast side was riddled with banned substances. He said there was a certain player who wasn't known as The Chemist for nothing. It's why I find the Smith saga infuriating in that the use of coke in our society is 'ubiquitous', to coin a phrase. The treatment he has received is typical scapegoating, and, there are Collingwood players - one recently departed - who shall we say were chronic ... but then again, they play for the sacrosanct E Coli Wobblers so, like Maynard, what's the big deal? They were all 'footy' incidents, weren't they?

[@Kaleen_YT]

interesting

[@yommmrr]

Every club were juicing back then and still are. It's just what's deemed as legal at the time. Essendon were the sacrificial lamb.

[@fRiTs840]

It's pretty common knowledge with the Eagles in that era.

[@SHRIMPYDUDE123]

CONGRATS ON 2K WOOOO

[@Kingslayer_au]

Brendan Fevola, Wayne Carey, Shane Yarran, Dayle Garlett and Harley Benell are all missing from this list.

[@johnthring3437]

What did brendon fevola do?

[@skinnydogkew]

@@johnthring3437pressure point!!!!

[@BigJim6869]

Wayne Carey did bad stuff but like he still got to play even after going to jail right. So he wasn't that bad

[@skinnydogkew]

@@BigJim6869 he wasn’t jailed was he?

[@AFLwhatif]

Nice vid! Congrats on 2K!

[@Kaleen_YT]

thankyou

[@Kanyelover87-df8to]

I think you should make a full video and dissecting of Ben Cousins, there is just so much to talk about.

[@Baza-c9s]

Good job on getting 2k subscribers

[@Olliegaming19]

Your my fav KZbinr keep it up 😊

[@Kaleen_YT]

will do

[@CloudsYTSGOldYT]

Congrats on 2K subs

[@Kaleen_YT]

Thanks

[@CloudsYTSGOldYT]

No worries

[@bennyball8023]

Help they bout to catch me 🏃‍♂️💨🚓

[@ethann09]

Congrats on 2k 🎉 part 2 with Liam jurrah

[@Kaleen_YT]

for sure

[@baileykruger6958]

Add joel Smith

[@Kaleen_YT]

@@baileykruger6958 definitely

[@riley420]

vid suggestion: Worst injuries in afl history

[@Kaleen_YT]

possibly

[@falconmclenny7284]

Nathan Brown, the end.

[@doylersafl8728]

​@@falconmclenny7284plot twist, Jaymie Graham

[@bricksmith2229]

Brian lake actually works with the Caroline springs seniors now. I know him personally as he lives not far from me and I play for Caroline Springs also.

[@Kaleen_YT]

nice

[@Vinnie101a]

Well Brickie, how about some real insights into Brian?

[@alansimmonds9030]

@@Vinnie101a Can fight & not to be messed with on field.

[@Vinnie101a]

@@alansimmonds9030 : Thanks Alan. That’s pretty much a wanted trait in those leagues. Handy off-field too I think.

[@tyleryoung4826]

It's so unfortunate the way things turned out for Elijah Taylor, the kid was so talented.

[@Kaleen_YT]

100%

[@tyleryoung4826]

@@Kaleen_YT I know i shouldn't use c*vid as an excuse, but i feel if he wasn't so isolated and living in a more "normal" afl environment, it may have given the opportunity to be properly mentored as an adult.

[@Kaleen_YT]

@@tyleryoung4826 no i definitely agree

[@Flipstatic]

Shane Yarran, hurt his career if I remember correctly

[@Kaleen_YT]

definitely did

[@HAWK_903]

🏈🏈🏈 Brendan "The Fev" Fevola drunk at the 2009 Brownlow. Got sacked by Carlton. Went to the Brisbane Lions', lasted 1 year, got sacked again. 13 03 2024

[@Kaleen_YT]

good one

[@retrobeans24]

@@Kaleen_YTwhat in the bot comments

[@Kaleen_YT]

​@@retrobeans24 migt be, not sure

[@retrobeans24]

@@Kaleen_YT well every account that tagged the date that the comment was posted are very recently made accounts, with very similar comments, and have very few comments on their channel. Some even have only 1 comment and were made a few days ago.

[@Kaleen_YT]

@@retrobeans24 maybe

[@Vinnie101a]

Stack probably should have been fined for driving on the wrong side of the road, if we are to believe the accompanying vision 2:27.😂😂

[@Kaleen_YT]

haha

[@vadersfather1248]

The funniest thing I ever saw was when the eagles got off a bus and a guy in a eagles costume went around with a bag of white powder saying you know u want it the fact everyone knew what was going on yet the afl said nothing to see here was the best sight of the afl being hypocrites

[@Kaleen_YT]

interesting

[@falconmclenny7284]

That skit was from the chasers war on everything, classic. Edit. It's on KZbin. Trip down memory lane.

[@vadersfather1248]

@@falconmclenny7284 absolute classic

[@falconmclenny7284]

@@vadersfather1248 'Benny wouldnt have dropped that'.

[@vadersfather1248]

@@falconmclenny7284 the hole bag to no sharing

[@badrobot3159]

Imagine being suspended for any game, let alone multiple games, and the club fined $50,000 for inviting your girlfriend to your house.

[@klokar21]

Richmond legend Chris Yarran

[@biz7093]

Allen Christensen.. Was a star for Geelong, then cheated on his partner and forced him to move to Brisbane where he didnt get a game

[@RexAlfieLee]

Cousins never turned up to the rehab centre. He went partying.

[@samkneen]

he hasn't completely yet, but Tarryn Thomas

[@GroundUpFooty]

Another banger

[@marinusvankoll4436]

I'm not a Brian Lake fan, but I believe his AFL suspension total shouldn't have been carried over to minor league footy simply because the AFL tribunal is and was and always will be unreliable for their decision making. They have got a really poor record of getting it right. The Tribunal like the AFL think they are above everyone and what they think is all that matters.

[@andrewwohlfart3327]

Liam Jurrah, Taryn Thomas, Harley Bennell

[@gdex6659]

Tarryn Thomas: DV incident and drink driving

[@ddgnp1057]

Ben Cousins was more of an ongoing slide than a "split second decision". Hell, even as you describe in this video it didn't end his career. Curtailed it maybe.

[@Kaleen_YT]

yeah probably curtailed it, obviously not all of it happened in seconds.

[@brendanh8193]

Brian Lake had form with his stupid brain freeze when choking Petrie.

[@alansimmonds9030]

Nah....Petrie played possum to get him suspended.....then Hodgey & lewis paid the Roos back next time they met....Both copped hefty suspensions, but we won the game & the war - not to mention the Premiership.

[@brendanh8193]

@@alansimmonds9030 Well that was stupid of them - putting their whole season on the line because they decided to be reckless (or worse) to seek revenge on team mates of the player who was choked. It cost them the match against GWS and Sydney, and therefore top spot on the ladder. Some of Lake's idiocy rubbed off onto them. As Sam Mitchell said, "Both guys knew exactly that they'd let everyone down."

[@alansimmonds9030]

@@brendanh8193 Nah, Roos had it coming to em....Worked a treat...They owed it to Lakey after throwing him under the bus in the press....Job done.

[@glennkeppel9836]

A minor mistake - oops I've allowed my players to have 100's of unknown injections.

[@gregberechree5535]

And then the entire league took all of the Ju jabs except a seldom few with a clue

[@6969rossi]

They should not have played AFL from the start. If the played soccer instead of AFL. They can just play for a league in another country with all of that controversy left behind in Australia. Cannot do that in AFL because it is only played in Australia.

[@arthurneddysmith]

Gary Ablett Snr. His post-career "activities" were at least as bad as Cousin's. Wayne Carey's behaviour in the USA is also worth a look ... if you can get past what he did to North Melbourne while captain.

[@kennethjones6650]

I’m pretty sure lakey is still playing local league his team is playing in the semifinals

[@iAsbestos]

No Chris Yarran?

[@Kaleen_YT]

in part 2

[@konner5213]

The majority of the Essendon team during their drug scandal. pretty sure most of those players got the boot.

[@OldFArt-gx9fh]

Seriously stupid and irrelevant filler images and videos. They aren’t necessary and they distract from the video content.

[@Code_breaker_]

✅ Cool video. 13 03 2024

[@andrewdavies5897]

Royce vardy Richmond got done drink driving

[@harrycallahan8341]

Lake is right. What a BS rule for an ex AFL player going back to local footy and then having the added disadvantage of wannabe's wanting to make a name for themselves by singling out high profile ex-players. I'm sure he takes comfort with his distinguished career and premiership medallions and has gotten over not being allowed to play local football. LOL

[@Big_Red_Wade]

Wow no mention of Brendan Fevola. Crazy

[@Kaleen_YT]

couldn't include everyone

[@Big_Red_Wade]

@@Kaleen_YTwell you put in a player that was retired from the afl 😂 and Brendan’s story is probably the most epic in afl history

[@Kaleen_YT]

@@Big_Red_Wade i'll make sure to put his story in a part 2 👍

[@Big_Red_Wade]

@@Kaleen_YT sweeeet. Good video btw mate. Don’t think I’m hating on it.

[@Kaleen_YT]

@@Big_Red_Wade nah all good, didn't think you were. glad you enjoyed it

[@dillonmcleod1978]

Chris Yarren?

[@BobbyWombat1234]

How do I permanently BLOCK this GARBAGE site?

[@Kaleen_YT]

what do you mean?

[@themelbournerailfan]

Joel Smith?

[@shannonhumphries973]

Tarrant thomas Joel Smith

[@philhogan5623]

I wouldn't say it was in seconds, but Tarryn Thomas could be in there.

[@charliegoldie3341]

Daniel Connor’s Richmond

[@Arrekzu]

Josh Bootsma stiff to not cop a mention

[@Kaleen_YT]

noted

[@johnthring3437]

Not sure of the year or the pies name he had a penalty awarded against him . He knocked umpire to ground jumped over fence hit a spectator I think either in 7o or 80 s 9:12

[@stephenpekaar5335]

Even know they are still playing.. I think Liam Ryan for bashing his missus at 4am in Kalbarri & willie Rioli boosting a ounce of pot through Darwin airport is shit bloke status.

[@AjBentley-fq8kj]

umm brian lake has been playing local footy

[@Kaleen_YT]

oh couldn't find any info saying that

[@mikewazowski8368]

Glad Stack missed those flags, blokes a flog. So is Pickett.

[@bronxcheer1484]

Your name is clean?

[@Kaleen_YT]

you missed the a

[@MichaelJames1989]

Mate this is old news like before you were even born.

[@lil_tymmzy8500]

Bailey Smith

[@craigpurcell5289]

You show Hird as you say minor issue blown out of proportion, hahahahahaha.

[@alansimmonds9030]

Lakey - 3 Flags in 3 seasons ....Pretty silly to use him as bait, but gets you the clicks I suppose.

[@Kaleen_YT]

i mean it did effectively end his career but I get what you're saying

[@alansimmonds9030]

@@Kaleen_YT No, it didn't...He hadn't even won one of his 3 flags yet when it happened.....Geezus.

[@Kaleen_YT]

@@alansimmonds9030 yes he had

[@calboye]

Andrew Lovett

[@TheLaughingMagpie]

How about Josh Bootsma

[@Kaleen_YT]

could do him for sure

[@toneloc9084]

Drink driving not drunk driving

[@shannonpincombe8485]

The fact you said "minor mistake that got blown out of proportion" whilst showing then Essendon Coach James Hird is ridiculously poor editing OR, you believed what you said over the footage. Essendon is the only club to have been found to have engaged in a full blown, whole club, doping program. The AFL found they brought the code into disrepute..... HA...really? Their drugs regime was akin to using their players as test subjects for a supplement which was being investigated by WADA for some pretty nasty side effects particularly around reproductive function. How this is "blown out of proportion" is staggering. It was my belief that under the AFL charter at the time the correct punishment for the offenses committed was to strip Essendon of their registration as an AFL club all together but the AFL were shite scared about public, read 'Essendon fans' and Foxtel, backlash as the tv rights deal would need to be rejigged. The Bombers should've copped the full whack and been deregistered and forced to compete at VFL level, if at all, for at least a decade before earning back an AFL registration. The fact that Essendon essentially got less punishment than the Blues copped for salary cap breaches is stunningly insane but not surprising considering the weight of influence Essendon has over the league in its administrative positions etc and gate returns at Docklands and the special games Essendon is gofted every year such as 'Dreamtime at the 'G'' and 'Anzac Day'.(And don't give ke any of that Sheedy invented Anzac day crap...games were palyed on Anzac day fir ages. Sheedy just made it a Bombers vs Pies ONLY thing). The recipient of the Anzac Day medal means jack shite to anyone other than Collingwood or Essendon fans as its not available to any other club. Anzac day SHOULD be a day where the teams are rotated every year. The Bombers should've copped their full whack but the AFL were, and still are, gutless.

[@Kaleen_YT]

it was a joke, the editing was sarcastic

[@timhorpo]

Justin Charles....?

[@TheLaughingMagpie]

Tarryn Thomas

[@RexAlfieLee]

Brian Lake should have been ousted long before he played in the VFL. He was a drive-by thug!

[@nedbarker2382]

chirs yarren

[@Codewordthecerealkiller0]

Sydney Stack did nothing wrong

[@Kaleen_YT]

debatable

[@CrossOverChamp.]

Taryn Thomas ruined his career

[@jadesmith6823]

What's with the American clips 🤦

[@Thebaggers-___24]

lol I play for Caroline springs

[@Kaleen_YT]

nice

[@WetToast06]

wtf is all this stock footage 😂

[@TeutonicTrickster]

Jarra

[@leighreganarblaster9852]

Why are using green back or US dollars burning money not Australian dollars because The AFL players are from Australia not Australian

[@Kaleen_YT]

couldn't find footage with Australian dollars, I tried

[@Matt-km8yw]

Those America filler clips are piss poor. Do better

[@hotkeyafl]

AFL players who destroyed their careers after several incidents.

[@Kaleen_YT]

Yes, some where several incidents, some were 1

[@effkay3691]

Tooooooooo slowwwwwwww with the commentary. Get on with it.

[@Millzee117]

Great Vid as usual

[@HalfEatenDimSim]

John Bourke

[@Menace12354]

Years ago I got offered a contract from two AFL clubs. I didn't even look at the contracts and told the two clubs to shove their contracts. AFL what a joke