PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 12: Levi Casboult of the Blues looks on after the teams defeat during the round 21 AFL match between the West Coast Eagles and the Carlton Blues at Domain Stadium on August 12, 2017 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Will Russell/AFL Media/Getty Images)
There aren't many better things to do as a footy fan than sit around with your mates and have a laugh about the duds in the league. It's an unfortunate truth that some players just underachieve in certain seasons and that fans don't have any issues with picking on those players.
We're here to take a look at which players haven't lived up their potential; or to any potential at all.
noun
a thing that fails to work properly or is otherwise unsatisfactory or worthless.
adjective
not working or meeting standards; faulty.
Undoubtedly one of the league's most underachieving players this season. Coming in, hopes were high for the Bombers as a team and for Daniher as an individual as well. Many had the Bombers in their top four and Daniher for the Coleman medal. Only having kicked eight goals in seven rounds before his injury, it's now clear neither of those two expectations will be reached.
Often injuries are what set players back, in Daniher's case it has made people forget about the shocker of a season he was having. Daniher was struggling to impact games, and may even sit out the rest of the 2018 season with injury.
In his fourth season, there were high hopes for the ex-Giant. Unfortunately, he's been a dud. McCarthy is in the perfect position in a team that needs a big key forward for its talented midfielders to target.
When the midfielders get it to him, he doesn't do what a key forward needs to. Averaging only 0.4 contested marks a game, McCarthy hasn't given the Dockers the solid goal kicker they need. When McCarthy does mark the ball, he isn't accurate in front of goals either, kicking more goals than behinds (12.13) in his 11 games played.
McCarthy is going to need to put a lot more in and produce much better games in the near future, if he wants to say in the Fremantle side.
There can't be many arguments made against how big a dud Levi Casboult really is. Carlton fans would have a difficult time defending him. Spending a good majority of his time directly in front of goals, Casboult has only managed to average a goal and a half per game this season.
It's not necessarily his stats that put Casboult on this list, but the fact that he's had such a horrible form of kicking throughout his whole career and hasn't been able to fix it speaks volumes. Dropping the ball from seemingly above his head, Casboult has been butchering kicks for years and it hasn't stopped this season.
His marking numbers are down, and usually they're the only stats that stand out for him, so he's certainly having a tough time in 2018.
An All-Australian only two seasons ago, Hannebery now sits on the the list no player wants to come near, given the reputation his name comes with. Many may not have noticed his drop off as it's being masked by Sydney's all-round level of play, however, the 27-year-old is certainly struggling this season.
This is Hannebery's first season since his rookie year where he's averaging under 20 disposals a game. He's also putting up career lows (sans his debut season) with tackles, inside 50s and contested possessions per game. He hasn't kicked a goal or taken a contested mark this season, and he's on pace to give away more free kicks in a season then ever before.
Hannebery is not yet past the point of no return, but he needs to start helping the Swans a little more if he wants to feature in September.
Many thought a change in scenery was exactly what Watts needed in order to improve his game, although he's failed to do exactly that. Watts has been having his worst season since his rookie year. His kicks have been down, his marks have been down, his goals have been down and overall on-field performance has been down.
Watts was dropped ahead of the Power's win over the Western Bulldogs, and there's no certainty he returns in time for Port Adelaide's clash with his former side Melbourne at the Adelaide Oval on Friday night.
He'd want to solidify his spot in the best 22 pretty soon.