So got me thinking recently how many players we lost to other nations, what would be the greatest 11, that were/are eligible to play for the socceroos, that never did/have?
                                Tohouroglou
Georgievski      Simunic        Rutjes      Dodrigo
                       
Johnston    Ki Sung-Yeung     Ergic     Seric 
                                         Samaras
                              Vieri         

2nd 11

                              Didulica
             Bosnar Papadopoulos  Golum       
M. Muscat               Talay                 Cassio
                          Isiais     Brattan
                         Porta    Smeltz     

Others
Sasa Illic, Durante, A. Đurić, Caravella, Theoklitos, Jokanovic, Henrique, Ansell, Brandon O'Neill, Marusic, Josh Rose, Daniel McBreen, Osama Malik, Nigel Boogard, Riley McGree, Karacic, Liam Reddy, Josip Biskić, Golgol Mebrahtu, Calum Elder

You missed C Ronaldo

Add Mark Rudan also

Bruno  > Smeltz

Gareth Naven, Seb Ryall and Rostyn Griffiths also in the 'others'

Never been eligible

Yes Smeltz has never been eligible

http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/2359925/Smeltz-becomes-Aussie-citizen

COUGH adama traore? 

Er where’s Craig Johnston?

I thought McBreen had one cap?

Australia national team coach Pim Verbeek selected McBreen in an extended squad of 25 players for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Indonesia in Brisbane on 3 March
2010. He was an unused substitute as Australia beat Indonesia 1–0.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_McBreen#International_career

Johnson
Simunic 
Vieri 
Porta
Crawley
Rose Josh

Others would say otherwise but Johsnton and Dorigo were huge "miss's" way back then but it was farfar different than the modern times re Club NT duties responsibilities.

Talay 

He was never eligible.

Was raised on the Gold coast so was eligible for citizenship before he played for NZ and before he ultimately did take aussoe citizenship in 2009

Never eligible 

Was never eligible as he was capped at under 21 level with ivory coast before he became australian. Thats why we never capped him 

Look again... RM. Mcbreen never capped

Crawley good shout. Only one i missed above 

Here's a few players from earlier years:
Tony Dorigo            born Melbourne, 6 caps for England; played for Aston Villa and Chelsea
Craig Johnston       born Sth Africa with Australian parents; played for England Under 21; Liverpool
Frank Mitchell         born Goulburn NSW; 1 cap for England; Birmingham City and Chelsea

also:
Charlie Perkins
Johnny Moriarty

This guy was eligible, pretty sure he had an Australian mother. 10 Bundesliga and 80 B2 games at a time when we had Viduka, Aloisi

https://www.transfermarkt.com/christoph-teinert/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/2600/saison//verein/167/liga/0/wettbewerb//pos/0/trainer_id/

We’d kill for a guy like this now

Brandon O'Neill and Riley McGree are eventually going to get caps, especially the later.

Not sure why you included Liam Reddy in your list as you stipulated 'greatest'.

Reinaldo??

I thought O'Neill played recently ?

That's correct he made his debut against South Korea.

Great thread, good players we missed out on.

Great post Localstar, heard of Charlie Perkins but never knew he that he never played for Oz. Quite a selection of clubs he played for!! Moriarty i see was inducted into the FFA hall of fame and yet never played for the roos - i think he only one! Had never heard of Mitchell. 

Good shout. Its a wonder he never got selected to play for the roos circa 2011-12 when he was playing in China for Beijing Guon. Had a good record there and we didnt have a heap of strikers at the time. Archie was still getting a game for the roos. 

Great shout, totally forgot about him. Would definitely be in and around the squad these days with our current crop - looks similar calibre to Mclaren, Giannou, Taggart, Juric. 

Perkins and Moriarty would have played for Australia if it hadn't been for the ban by FIFA which prevented us from playing international matches, from about 59-63.