Jace van Dijk, should have played for Australia.

Steve Maden. He was lauded on here at one time.

Danny Arnold. Looked a superstar in the making. He scored a shedfull on the wing as a teenager and many thought he would develop into a top class fullback.
Something however went wrong, he lost pace, confidence and all but disapeared.

Tony StewartKevin Mcormick. Brilliant young winger, centre, stand off and even fullback. Earned GB under 21 honours and was tipped to play for GB before suffering a hamstring injury that was exacerbated by an act of thuggery by pie scum Shelford. Never got fully over the injury or the incident and lost confidence. Disapeared from the game within 18 months.

Interesting thread, this one.

Some that come to mind are:

John Kirkpatrick - remember him scoring a hat-trick against Leeds and looking like he had real potential as a decent finisher before he slipped off the radar.

Stuart Jones - always really liked this kid, he was a good strong-running mobile back-rower who I think had the captaincy at Wigan going through his age groups. Was made up when we got him and not sure why it didn't work out for him.

Dwayne West - a handy, speedy threequarter who IMO would have done well for us if not for injuries.

Dom Feaunati - was keeping Gardner out of the team for a period before he got in hot water for biting a kid or something.

and dare I say it...

Ste Tyrer - people were touting him as the next Lyon but he has fell by the way-side in a big way and it looks like his Saints career is probably over, unless he rips it up at Salford this year.

There are loads really, Jonkers...Stankevitch...all looked the part but their careers tailed off due to injury, rule changes, attitude...etc...

he has played some games this season...he has played quite a long stretch of games now as first choice winger and has been on fire resulting in player of the month for december and a brief england call up. Mallinders choice to drop him for discipline or poor form has been the boot up the ar*e he needed

Ricky Bibey.
Was a promising youngster at Wigan before moving to Saints and looked good in the pre season, but then broke his jaw and when he came back he looked rubbish.

He still got a decent medal haul, though!

John Hamilton

Danny Orr! Really looked to have a great future, until he signed for Wigan (and before they start, that's not a dig at Wigan)

The impression I get is he's very popular at london and they prefer him to Leuleui. Obviously the set up at Wigan wasn't getting much out of him.

Still not setting the world alight like was anticipated at Cas IMO

what is common is how many players are tipped as being excellent prospects, but down to attitude they never make it..

another name to the above (and i'm not saying this is due to his attitude)

Kirk Yeaman - looked like a world beater 3 years ago, and due to injuries and hammering the gym, never really kicked on, still may do though.

danny tickle - again looked a cracking prospect, but ended up average.

another saints lad - michael loughlin, remember him tearing it up in the reserves, never played first team

unfortunately there are far too many who are touted, but never make it

Didnt we have a look at and turn down Offiah when he was still at Rosslyn Park?

yes, murphy turned him down.

Goulding will be more than likely get added to this list. One of the most highly rated young players has just never stepped up. I hope he does though.

From Megabucks signings through to local lads who I remember signing in a blaze of expected glory! (all clubs)

John Gallagher

Terry Holmes

BJ Mather

Carl Cooper

Daryl Lacey