As previously mentioned, the wheelings and dealings of an off-season frequently pique the interest of some more than a fixtured game.
The above applies to many of us here at Zero Hanger... and as we've already delved into the 10 best single-season recruitment drives, we felt it only fair to highlight a list of lowlights.
With thanks again to the impeccable statistical records of Draftguru, here are, by year, the top ten worst recruitment classes from clubs in the AFL era based off averaged games played across respective crops.
For example, Hawthorn's 2004 crop of Lance Franklin, Jarryd Roughead and Jordan Lewis is weighed down by five players from the same draft class playing a combined five matches.
2. Sydney (2003)
| Number of Players Recruited | Combined Games Played | Average Games |
| 7 | 19 | 3 |
Despite being notoriously able to turn late-round draft picks and Rookie selections into stars, Sydney have taken out second place in our โHall of Shame' list.
Seven players joined the Swans at the end of 2003, with a whopping five of them delisted before debuting โ Josh Willougby, Andrew Eriksen, Matthew Davis, Luke Taylor and Nick Potter.
The pair that did managed to lace the boots didn't fare much better, as Tim Schmidt (17 games) and Aaron Rogers (two) combined for just 19 games in red and white.
