Five biggest flops of the season

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THEY commanded big pay cheques but didn't produce when they needed to. Dean Ritchie names the five who failed to deliver in 2013.

BEN BARBA (Canterbury)
Personal issues cut down the Dally M winner's season. Barba never went close to reaching the dizzy heights he found in 2012. Subsequently, Canterbury went out in week one of the finals. Barba had to face gambling, alcohol and assault allegations. His form was patchy at best. Finally he bolted from Sydney for Brisbane. It was a season to forget and a sad departure from Belmore.

BENJI MARSHALL (Wests Tigers)
Horror final season in rugby league. Let's be honest, his form was terrible. His kicking game was modest, his running game virtually non-existent.  Even Wests Tigers supporters ended up turning on Marshall. Always had an air of arrogance about him, something fans accepted at the peak of his powers five years ago. Not anymore though. Signed with rugby union and left the Tigers under a black cloud.

TONY WILLIAMS (Canterbury)
Most thought big T-Rex would revel under Des Hasler, the pair having worked up an explosive combination at Manly. But Williams never seemed to lift out of first gear at Belmore. Hasler was satisfied with his form throughout 2013 – but fans expected and demanded more.  "He should stand in front of the mirror to see exactly how big he is," roared former Test prop Steve Roach.

CHRIS SANDOW (Parramatta)
Like Barba, personal issues engulfed his season. Sandow was wracked with gambling issues and failed to see-out the season. The Eels found Sandow professional help for his poker machine addiction. Sandow just couldn't seem to find his groove under Ricky Stuart this year. In fact, he hasn't found his groove in two years at Parramatta. He is proving an expensive flop.

ADAM BLAIR (Wests Tigers)
Cops a hard time from fans – and rightly so. Arrived at Concord from Melbourne last year for a reported annual contract of $550,000. No-one could deny Blair is trying but he has been completely ineffective for two years now. Was among the game's best forwards at the Storm but has failed to make any significant impact at Wests Tigers. Talk continues that the club may attempt to offload him.

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