Swampy on Twitter

[Twodogs]

Does anyone else follow Swamp Things tweets on, err, twitter?

This one really appealed to me.


Richard Osborne & Stephen Milne both kicked 7.2 (44) while wearing #44
Last year Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti kicked 7.1 (43) wearing #43
Warwick Capper kicked 6.3 (39) on 7 occasions wearing #39

I wonder how many times Templeton kicked 5.1 (or 4.7) or Beasley kicked 3.0?

[Happy Days]

Jarrad Grant has 15 career games with 0.1. The true GOAT.

[Twodogs]

Most V/
@AFL
games for WBD without playing in a Final for them
166 - George Bisset
151 - David Thorpe
151 - Allan Hopkins
144 - Ted Whitten jnr
137 - Don McKenzie
133 - David Darcy
128 - Mick Egan

[GVGjr]

Great list that.

I would have loved to have seen David Darcy in full flight. So many have told me what a terrific full back he was

David Thorpe was a gun footballer

[bornadog]

Great list that.

I would have loved to have seen David Darcy in full flight. So many have told me what a terrific full back he was

David Thorpe was a gun footballer

I saw him as a kid but don't remember much about him. He represented Victoria as the FB and kept some great fullforwards to low scores.

[Twodogs]

Great list that.

I would have loved to have seen David Darcy in full flight. So many have told me what a terrific full back he was

David Thorpe was a gun footballer

Swampy is a star with stats

Alan Hopkins must have been a real gun too. A Brownlow win and 2 (or was it 3) top 3 placings in teams that barely won a game and vever finished in the top half of the ladder is an incredible record. He also kicked 7 goals in his second senior match in our VFA days too from a forward flank.

[GVGjr]

I saw him as a kid but don't remember much about him. He represented Victoria as the FB and kept some great fullforwards to low scores.

From memory, I think I was told one of his strengths was that he was a long accurate kick.
Perhaps NBP or Bulldog 4 Life might be able to shed some light

[GVGjr]

Swampy is a star with stats

Alan Hopkins must have been a real gun too. A Brownlow win and 2 (or was it 3) top 3 placings in teams that barely won a game and vever finished in the top half of the ladder is an incredible record. He also kicked 7 goals in his second senior match in our VFA days too from a forward flank.

When my grand father wasn't talking about Whitten, Hopkins got a lot of mentions as well as Peter Box

I can recall Thorpe and Power on the wings for us.

[Twodogs]

When my grand father wasn't talking about Whitten, Hopkins got a lot of mentions as well as Peter Box

I can recall Thorpe and Power on the wings for us.

Box must have been a phenomenal player. He played at CHF in a premiership team two years after nearly dying in a motorbike accident. He had leg and head injuries that kept him in hospital for three months (I came off a Triumph 1200 travelling at over 100 kms plus. I can assure you the mental problems are hard enough to overcome, never mind the broken bones and skin and joint damage. Every time i hear a noise i jump and sometimes still when i close my eyes i see the tarmac rushing up at me. It was more than 25 years ago and I still have skin damage on my chin, wrists and knees) and then won a Brownlow playing in the centre.

Unbelievable.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Box must have been a phenomenal player. He played at CHF in a premiership team two years after nearly dying in a motorbike accident. He had leg and head injuries that kept him in hospital for three months (I came off a Triumph 1200 travelling at over 100 kms plus. I can assure you the mental problems are hard enough to overcome, never mind the broken bones and skin and joint damage. Every time i hear a noise i jump and sometimes still when i close my eyes i see the tarmac rushing up at me. It was more than 25 years ago and I still have skin damage on my chin, wrists and knees) and then won a Brownlow playing in the centre.

Unbelievable.

Former team mate of Box in Jim Gallagher recalls Box fronting up to training after his motor bike accident and could only limp rather than run. His determination was such that he told his Father he would win the Brownlow Medal which he did. In an era of top key players Peter Box had no peer. Prior to returning to Football he had become close to Davis Cup squad selection in Tennis.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

From memory, I think I was told one of his strengths was that he was a long accurate kick.
Perhaps NBP or Bulldog 4 Life might be able to shed some light

David Darcy was recruited from Sunshine and became an excellent Full back with good marking and foot skills . Carved out a successful stint Coaching and playing in the SANFL with South Adelaide. Very successful Hotelier with 4 establishments which includes son Luke and family

[Twodogs]

Former team mate of Box in Jim Gallagher recalls Box fronting up to training after his motor bike accident and could only limp rather than run. His determination was such that he told his Father he would win the Brownlow Medal which he did. In an era of top key players Peter Box had no peer. Prior to returning to Football he had become close to Davis Cup squad selection in Tennis.

Cheers NBP. That's "force of nature" stuff right there. Do you know how he ended up with us? What the story behind his recruitment was because he wasn't a local boy he came from (the then) exotic Cheltenham.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Cheers NBP. That's "force of nature" stuff right there. Do you know how he ended up with us? What the story behind his recruitment was because he wasn't a local boy he came from (the then) exotic Cheltenham.

Peter Box’s father owned a market garden in Cheltenham and Box was to pick up a couple of team mates in Ron Porta and Lionel Ryan and take them to training at Footscray. He was a superb athlete excelling at both Football and Tennis. Box later accepted a Coaching position at Narrandera in the Riverina where he remained a standout in that Competition.

[Twodogs]

Peter Box’s father owned a market garden in Cheltenham and Box was to pick up a couple of team mates in Ron Porta and Lionel Ryan and take them to training at Footscray. He was a superb athlete excelling at both Football and Tennis. Box later accepted a Coaching position at Narrandera in the Riverina where he remained a standout in that Competition.

Lional Ryan was the poor fella who missed out on the Grand Final so Charlie Sutton could come in. Does that sound right?

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Lional Ryan was the poor fella who missed out on the Grand Final so Charlie Sutton could come in. Does that sound right?
That is correct. Lionel has been a great servant of our Club having served for many years on the Past Players Committee.He is the Grandfather of former SS star Ryan O’Keefe.

[bornadog]

Peter Box’s father owned a market garden in Cheltenham and Box was to pick up a couple of team mates in Ron Porta and Lionel Ryan and take them to training at Footscray. He was a superb athlete excelling at both Football and Tennis. Box later accepted a Coaching position at Narrandera in the Riverina where he remained a standout in that Competition.

Peter also represented Australia at the 1956 Olympics in the baseball exhibition match. Must have been a great athlete

[bornadog]

Here is a good tweet from Swampy:


The line up for WBD in the 2016 Grand Final had collectively kicked 53 goals in Finals going into that match
Buddy Franklin had kicked 64

[bornadog]

2020 club lists total games experience at their round 6 venue


214 - WCE
197 - PORT
148 - COLL
137 - FREM
137 - CARL
136 - ADEL
133 - NTH
132 - HAW
131 - SYD
127 - GEEL
113 - ESS
87 - RICH
81 - GWS
74 - GCS
64 - MELB
59 - STK
45 - BRIS
22 - WBD

[Twodogs]

Here is a good tweet from Swampy:

The line up for WBD in the 2016 Grand Final had collectively kicked 53 goals in Finals going into that match
Buddy Franklin had kicked 64



Just reinforces what a great job Hamling and the rest of the team did that day.

[Twodogs]

2020 club lists total games experience at their round 6 venue


214 - WCE
197 - PORT
148 - COLL
137 - FREM
137 - CARL
136 - ADEL
133 - NTH
132 - HAW
131 - SYD
127 - GEEL
113 - ESS
87 - RICH
81 - GWS
74 - GCS
64 - MELB
59 - STK
45 - BRIS
22 - WBD

Our team on Saturday night average 22 games each at our homeground? 111 games less on average than our opponents who we share it with?

How can that be right?

[Ozza]

Our team on Saturday night average 22 games each at our homeground? 111 games less on average than our opponents who we share it with?

How can that be right?

Figures relate to round 6. It is round 5 this weekend.

[Twodogs]

Figures relate to round 6. It is round 5 this weekend.

Cheers Oz. It's all going to change by the looks of thing anyway.

[Bulldog Joe]

Figures relate to round 6. It is round 5 this weekend.

We have missed playing at Metricon due to the Cairns games against Gold Coast

[bornadog]

Complete list of players with 30+ disposals, 10+ clearances & 2+ goals in a game in 2020

MARCUS BONTEMPELLI

[bornadog]

Finals campaigns in @AFL era

24 - WCE
23
22 - GEEL
21
20 - SYD
19
18 - HAW
17 - ESS
16 - COLL NTH
15 - ADEL WBD
14
13
12 - BRIS STK
11 - CARL PORT
10 - MELB
9 - RICH
8
7 - FREM
6
5
4 - GWS
3
2
1
0 - FITZ GCS

[Grantysghost]

Finals campaigns in @AFL era

24 - WCE
23
22 - GEEL
21
20 - SYD
19
18 - HAW
17 - ESS
16 - COLL NTH
15 - ADEL WBD
14
13
12 - BRIS STK
11 - CARL PORT
10 - MELB
9 - RICH
8
7 - FREM
6
5
4 - GWS
3
2
1
0 - FITZ GCS

Since we changed to the Western Bulldogs we've had a pretty decent run of finals appearances. Well, in comparison to the previous 17 or so years I followed Footscray 1980-1996. Would've been 85, 92, 94, 95 ?

As Western Bulldogs 97,98,99,00,06,08,09,10,15,16,19,20.

Edit: Added 95.

[Axe Man]

Since we changed to the Western Bulldogs we've had a pretty decent run of finals appearances. Well, in comparison to the previous 17 or so years I followed Footscray 1980-1996. Would've been 85, 92, 94 ?

Probably best we do forget our finals appearance in 1995.

[Grantysghost]

Probably best we do forget our finals appearance in 1995.

I'd wiped it. Bloody Geelong.

[bornadog]

Since we changed to the Western Bulldogs we've had a pretty decent run of finals appearances. Well, in comparison to the previous 17 or so years I followed Footscray 1980-1996. Would've been 85, 92, 94, 95 ?

As Western Bulldogs 97,98,99,00,06,08,09,10,15,16,19,20.

Edit: Added 95.

In the 90's I lived and worked in Asia and missed all the finals in 1992, saw the demons game in 94, missed 95, 97, and saw the prelim in 98. Didn't go to Brisbane in 99, or 00. Didn't go to Perth in 06 or 16 or Gabba in 20 :D

[Grantysghost]

Most disposals by captains in 2020 H&A season
377 - LUKE PARKER
355 - Marcus Bontempelli
337 - Stephen Coniglio
334 - Patrick Cripps
322 - Scott Pendlebury
299 - Nat Fyfe
298 - Sam Docherty

@sydneyswans @AFL

[hujsh]

Why don't I see Patrick Dangerfield on that list? Is he not the best captain in the game?

[jeemak]

Luke Parker will frame that.

[Mofra]

Why don't I see Patrick Dangerfield on that list? Is he not the best captain in the game?
Joel Selwood is Geelong's captain

[SquirrelGrip]

Joel Selwood is Geelong's captain

Yes, but apparently Patrick Dangerfield is Australia's captain...

[jeemak]

Joel Selwood is Geelong's captain

I think that's the joke.

[bornadog]

WBD win the hitout count for the first time since 2019 R07

37 straight games losing the hitout count is the record for V/@AFL (https://twitter.com/AFL)
games.

Prev: 23 consecutive games by COLL 1999-2000

[Mofra]

Has he got Dunkley's smother count up? I think he's on VFL/AFL record pace too. 11 in 4 games.

[Twodogs]

Has he got Dunkley's smother count up? I think he's on VFL/AFL record pace too. 11 in 4 games.


@sirswampthing

Josh Dunkley is the first person with 10 smothers in the first 4 rounds of a season
Nat Fyfe & Steve Johnson had both managed 9 previously

[bornadog]

List of players with 700+ inside 50s in their first 150 career games

Simon Black

MARCUS BONTEMPELLI

[bulldogtragic]

List of players with 700+ inside 50s in their first 150 career games

Simon Black

MARCUS BONTEMPELLI

Simon Black would be honoured to be in such company.

[Twodogs]

Players with 30+ disposals in each of the first 8 rounds of a V/@AFL season
1971 - David Thorpe
2021 - JACK MACRAE

@westernbulldogs #AFLDogsBlues



50th anniversary

[Twodogs]

This stat surprised me:



Players used by each @AFL club in 1st 9 rounds of 2021
36 - WBD
35 - COLL FREM GWS
34 - CARL ESS GEEL HAW SYD
33 - NTH STK WCE
32 - GCS
31 - ADEL BRIS MELB PORT RICH

[Twodogs]

Winner of ...
Mark of the Round - Aaron Naughton
Goal of the Round - Cody Weightman

First time that WBD have taken out both awards in the same round

@westernbulldogs @AFL

[bornadog]

Winner of ...
Mark of the Round - Aaron Naughton
Goal of the Round - Cody Weightman

First time that WBD have taken out both awards in the same round

@westernbulldogs @AFL

Some great voting

[bornadog]

Beating the opposition by one point today
Adelaide vs Melbourne
AARON NAUGHTON v St Kilda

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Beating the opposition by one point today
Adelaide vs Melbourne
AARON NAUGHTON v St Kilda

That's gold. I've two Saints mates who are gonna hate me when they see this on their phone's tomorrow morning.

[Axe Man]

https://i.postimg.cc/kGf3DqdY/ned.jpg (https://postimg.cc/QK9nyLCc)

[Twodogs]

https://i.postimg.cc/kGf3DqdY/ned.jpg (https://postimg.cc/QK9nyLCc)

I got into an interesting conversation after that post with a guy about Lenny (Pascoe) and Carl (Rackemann)

[bornadog]

Swamp
@sirswampthing


Shaun Higgins
Joel Selwood
Tom Hawkins
Isaac Smith
Zach Tuohy
Lachie Henderson
Patrick Dangerfield
Mark Blicavs
Gary Rohan
Mitch Duncan


First time a V/@AFL club has played ten 30 year olds in the one team

[Mitcha]

Doug Wade contemplating nominating for next draft, fits their age criteria.

[Twodogs]

Doug Wade contemplating nominating for next draft, fits their age criteria.

And young ian Nankervis from what I've heard. Larry Donahue is too young for their plans.

[mjp]

There's a famous saying popularised by teams with an older than typical age profile.

2-old. 2-slow. 2-bloody-good.

I don't really think what Geelong are doing is smart but they look ominous.

[Happy Days]

What we gotta do is try to ensure that we play Geelong around 3pm when they're just settling in for their afternoon nap.

I actually think that we're way better positioned for success against Geelong's game style than we are Richmond's manic pressure and Melbourne's outstanding positioning behind the ball, even with their firepower being so imposing. The path to victory against them is a lot easier to visualise.

[comrade]

What we gotta do is try to ensure that we play Geelong around 3pm when they're just settling in for their afternoon nap.

I actually think that we're way better positioned for success against Geelong's game style than we are Richmond's manic pressure and Melbourne's outstanding positioning behind the ball, even with their firepower being so imposing. The path to victory against them is a lot easier to visualise.

They still coughed up a decent score against Port and were made to look second rate for a few patches in that game. We can beat them, though it's bloody tough at that bowling alley-slash-football stadium.

[Twodogs]

There's a famous saying popularised by teams with an older than typical age profile.

2-old. 2-slow. 2-bloody-good.

I don't really think what Geelong are doing is smart but they look ominous.

It's the name of a book I read about Hawthorn.

[Twodogs]

Heh!


Mimi Hawkins’ is obsessed with her Bont doll. ����

(via IG/EmmaHawkins) https://t.co/6C0PF1u8Ic

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Heh!


Mimi Hawkins’ is obsessed with her Bont doll. ����

(via IG/EmmaHawkins) https://t.co/6C0PF1u8Ic

This is so good. The pointing on the TV at the end is even better.

[ratsmac]

This is so good. The pointing on the TV at the end is even better.

That's gold! That'll certainly get a run at the half time break tonight

[Mofra]

I don't really think what Geelong are doing is smart but they look ominous.
They should be favourites this year. They have added very good ball users (Higgins and Smith) for nothing, and Cameron works with Hawkins perfectly. This all added to a GF side.

It's a bit of a Hail-Mary play but with Danger, Selwood and Hawkins at the end of their careers why wouldn't you go all-in?

[Mantis]

They should be favourites this year. They have added very good ball users (Higgins and Smith) for nothing, and Cameron works with Hawkins perfectly. This all added to a GF side.

It's a bit of a Hail-Mary play but with Danger, Selwood and Hawkins at the end of their careers why wouldn't you go all-in?

Higgins being seen as a very good ball user is a complete fallacy.. rated the worst kick in the AFL and whilst he looks ''pretty'' kicking the ball, he doesn't hit the mark too often. Given he offers nothing defensively it's little wonder he's struggling to hold his place in the team.

[Mofra]

Higgins being seen as a very good ball user is a complete fallacy.. rated the worst kick in the AFL and whilst he looks ''pretty'' kicking the ball, he doesn't hit the mark too often. Given he offers nothing defensively it's little wonder he's struggling to hold his place in the team.
His DE is 73.4%, pretty decent.
Averages 3.1 tackles this year which is more than a few of our better regarded players (e.g. Bailey Smith or Lachie Hunter, I checked against our so-called better ball users who run through the wing).

https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_compare?playerStatus1=A&tid1=10&playerStatus2=A&tid2=8&type=A&pid1=1617&pid2=6618&fid1=S&fid2=S

He's a lot more uncontested this year though. Didn't realise he was over 33, could be his last year.

[Mantis]

His DE is 73.4%, pretty decent.
Averages 3.1 tackles this year which is more than a few of our better regarded players (e.g. Bailey Smith or Lachie Hunter, I checked against our so-called better ball users who run through the wing).

https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_compare?playerStatus1=A&tid1=10&playerStatus2=A&tid2=8&type=A&pid1=1617&pid2=6618&fid1=S&fid2=S

He's a lot more uncontested this year though. Didn't realise he was over 33, could be his last year.

Whilst his DE seems fine, it doesn't tell the full story, see here:

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/purefooty/pure-footy-david-king-and-daniel-hoyne-lift-lid-on-afl-trends-stats-after-round-13/news-story/ffa193184d6e6a885411ecf841d77290

[Axe Man]

His DE is 73.4%, pretty decent.
Averages 3.1 tackles this year which is more than a few of our better regarded players (e.g. Bailey Smith or Lachie Hunter, I checked against our so-called better ball users who run through the wing).

https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_player_compare?playerStatus1=A&tid1=10&playerStatus2=A&tid2=8&type=A&pid1=1617&pid2=6618&fid1=S&fid2=S

He's a lot more uncontested this year though. Didn't realise he was over 33, could be his last year.

He's on a 2 year deal.

[bornadog]

Didn't realise he was over 33, could be his last year.

Still young at Geelong

[ratsmac]

Still young at Geelong

Spring chicken!

[bulldogsthru&thru]

The one that surprised me was Mitch Duncan. Didn't realise he was already 30.

Teenager by Geelong standards.

[Axe Man]

The one that surprised me was Mitch Duncan. Didn't realise he was already 30.

Teenager by Geelong standards.

Hanging around with older people always makes you seem younger, same principal applies to hanging with ugly people.

[EasternWest]

Hanging around with older people always makes you seem younger, same principal applies to hanging with ugly people.

Wanna hang out?

[Mofra]

Whilst his DE seems fine, it doesn't tell the full story, see here:

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/purefooty/pure-footy-david-king-and-daniel-hoyne-lift-lid-on-afl-trends-stats-after-round-13/news-story/ffa193184d6e6a885411ecf841d77290
Interesting.
Could be that dreaded cliff - once it hits, it hits hard (Dahlhaus has surely hit it this year)

[EasternWest]

(Dahlhaus has surely hit it this year)

Being reasonably small and getting constantly smashed would have to take its toll also.

I haven't watched much of him at Geelong but he was fearless and reckless with his body at the Dogs.

[bornadog]

Swamp
@sirswampthing


Most @AFLCoaches votes in the 2020-21 Financial Year


124 - MARCUS BONTEMPELLI
112 - Jack Steele
111 - Christian Petracca
108 - Dustin Martin
105 - Nic Naitanui
104 - Ollie Wines
102 - Clayton Oliver
96 - Sam Walsh
96 - Zach Merrett
90 - David Mundy

[bornadog]

Swamp @sirswampthing
Happy 35th Birthday Stefan Martin


Oldest players to play in their first V/@AFL Grand Final

36y 202d - Charlie Hardy
35y 328d - Syd Barker
35y 293d - Joe McShane
34y 312d - STEFAN MARTIN
34y 35d - Matthew Boyd
34y 18d - Shane Crawford

[bornadog]

Swamp @sirswampthing


Jack Macrae signs with WBD to 2027

Fewest V/@AFL games to clock up 5,000 career disposals
176 - JACK MACRAE
178 - Greg Williams
179 - Adam Treloar
187 - Lachie Neale
188 - Robert Harvey
189 - Andrew Gaff
190 - Garry Wilson
191 - Dane Swan, Josh Kennedy

[GVGjr]

Swamp @sirswampthing


Jack Macrae signs with WBD to 2027

Fewest V/@AFL games to clock up 5,000 career disposals
176 - JACK MACRAE
178 - Greg Williams
179 - Adam Treloar
187 - Lachie Neale
188 - Robert Harvey
189 - Andrew Gaff
190 - Garry Wilson
191 - Dane Swan, Josh Kennedy

Elite company

[bornadog]

Elite company

Good to see Treloar in there as well

[bornadog]

Swamp
@sirswampthing V/@AFL sides to drop out of a finals spot with a one point loss in the final round


1944 - carl
2022 - CARL


In both instances WBD took their spot


@westernbulldogs #AFLBluesPies

[Grantysghost]

swamp
@sirswampthing v/@afl sides to drop out of a finals spot with a one point loss in the final round


1944 - carl
2022 - carl


in both instances wbd took their spot


@westernbulldogs #aflbluespies

tragic!