Nathan Burns isn't the only player whose career declined quickly. Having said this I was amazed how quickly he declined from being one of the best forwards in the A L and a Socceroo. I thought he was possibly a little better as a winger when Aus had the ball, than Leckie and Kruse for a while. 

If we went back 10 -15 years, there would be heaps of players who went from being high quality pros, even Socceroos, to not even be playing pro football - Ahmad Elrich (Tarich's brother and former Socceroo who served a lengthy stretch in jail for armed robbery), Kaz Patafta,  Kristian Sarkies, Jobe Wheelhouse (amazed Jets let him go), Sebastian Ryall, Bruce Djite (retired earlier than one would have thought), Stuart Musalik, etcetera.

What has happened to Chris Herd, and the left footed Turkish affiliated Aussie defender who played with AU for a season?