Top 10 Bulldogs

[1eyedog]

Has it been done? Can it be done? Can you do it?

It's clearly the off-season and I've always been interested in how we rate the players who have played at our club since, say, Whitten. I'm doubly interested because I think my top 5 has swung around a bit over the past 5-10 years.

Are you able to separate your all time favourite Bulldogs players and order them in a top 10? It doesn't have to be the best, your favs is fine.

I'll have to have a think about this...

[Twodogs]

Is it favourite or best bulldogs?

[Jam Donuts]

1/. E.J. WHITTEN
2/. J.SCHULTZ
3/. G DEMPSEY
4/. B. JOHNSON
5/. D. HAWKINS
6/. K. TEMPLETON
7/. S. WEST
8/. S. BEASLEY
9/. R. SMITH
10/. T. LIBERATORE

There are no doubt many I have forgotten or should have included, but I am old and senile, a consequence of following the doggies since the fifties.

[SlimPickens]

1. C.Grant
2. S.West
3. D.Hawkins
4. B.Johnson
5. R.Griffen
6. T.Liberatore (Snr)
7. R.Smith
8. S.Wynd
9. D.Morris
10. B.Lake

[chef]

Off the top of my head and I only went with players I've seen.

1. Grant
2. Hawkins
3. West
4. Johnson
5. Beasley
6. Liberatore(Snr)
7. Wynd
8. Lake
9. Wallis(Snr)
10. Royal

[1eyedog]

Is it favourite or best bulldogs?

Obviously the two are different so just flag which one you are referring too.

[1eyedog]

1/. E.J. WHITTEN
2/. J.SCHULTZ
3/. G DEMPSEY
4/. B. JOHNSON
5/. D. HAWKINS
6/. K. TEMPLETON
7/. S. WEST
8/. S. BEASLEY
9/. R. SMITH
10/. T. LIBERATORE

There are no doubt many I have forgotten or should have included, but I am old and senile, a consequence of following the doggies since the fifties.

You rated Johnno highly - so do I. No Chris Grant?

[Webby]

1/. E.J. WHITTEN
2/. J.SCHULTZ
3/. G DEMPSEY
4/. B. JOHNSON
5/. D. HAWKINS
6/. K. TEMPLETON
7/. S. WEST
8/. S. BEASLEY
9/. R. SMITH
10/. T. LIBERATORE

There are no doubt many I have forgotten or should have included, but I am old and senile, a consequence of following the doggies since the fifties.

This is a very good list until it hits 9 & 10... Wynd and I think Royal were better players than Smith and Libba. I also think Grant trumps West. I have a theory in West which is that he wasn't a damaging player, so opposition coaches would focus more on tagging the receiver than West.

Grant, on the other hand was always a focus. I'd drop out Smith and Libba for Grant and Wynd. I'd also argue KT should be a touch higher. His 1980 season was a better individual season than even Wayne Carey ever produced.

[1eyedog]

1/ Ted Whitten
2/ Jon Schultz
3/ Kelvin Templeton
4/ Gary Dempsey
5/ Chris Grant
6/ Brad Johnson
7/ Doug Hawkins
8/ Scott Wynd
9/ Scott West
10/ Brian Royal

This could change by the time Bonts, Stringer and T Boyd are finished

[Maddog37]

I'm just going to list the ones I am familiar with.

Grant
Johnson
West
Lake
Wynd
Hawkins
Tom Libba
Murphy
Morris
Cooney.

This has turned into a weird mix of players I like and rate.

[Webby]

1/ Ted Whitten
2/ Jon Schultz
3/ Kelvin Templeton
4/ Gary Dempsey
5/ Chris Grant
6/ Brad Johnson
7/ Doug Hawkins
8/ Scott Wynd
9/ Scott West
10/ Brian Royal

This could change by the time Bonts, Stringer and T Boyd are finished

That's pretty much it, except I'd be very tempted to swap Beasley straight in for West. Sounds harsh, but I'd be more excited about a 19 year old Simon Beasley being drafted onto our list than a 19 year old Scott West. I also think Royal was a far more damaging rover. Basically a regular Big V player from his first year of league footy. And our b&f.

[SonofScray]

Favourites:

1 C Grant
2 T Liberatore
3 D Hawkins
4 S Wynd
5 B Royal
6 R Murphy
7 S MacPherson
8 B Johnson
9 R Smith
10 S Atkins

I don't think I can do a Best 10. A handful of those listed above would be in the mix, but a fair few would make way for players I never saw in action but are clearly up there as our all time greats.

[1eyedog]

That's pretty much it, except I'd be very tempted to swap Beasley straight in for West. Sounds harsh, but I'd be more excited about a 19 year old Simon Beasley being drafted onto our list than a 19 year old Scott West. I also think Royal was a far more damaging rover. Basically a regular Big V player from his first year of league footy. And our b&f.

Beasley! How could I forget Beasley! I would have him taking Royal's place at least! It's a line ball call for me Beasely v West. I was just as excited about West the day he kicked 6 from the middle. Feels somewhat of an outrage not including Choco - one of our best no doubt but it would feel outright weird not including a bloke who won more B&Fs than anyone who has gone before him.

[Jeanette54]

Great thread, here's my favourites since the late fifties, early sixties,

1. Teddy Whitten
2. David Thorpe
3. Tony Liberatore
4. Brad Johnson
5. Ray Walker
6. Dale Morris
7. Scott Wynd
8. George Bisset
9. John Jillard
10. Bernie Quinlan/Barry Round (how could you split them).

[Jam Donuts]

You rated Johnno highly - so do I. No Chris Grant?

I did pre-empt my list by saying I was senile, Chris Grant would be my number 2, apologies to Chris.