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Re: Top 10 Bulldogs
This thread is so difficult to respond to, but I will have a go at my favourite/best and in no order.
1. Ted Whitten - only saw him in his latter years, but widely known as the best player of all time in the AFL.
2. Chris Grant
3. Kelvin Templeton
4. Gary Dempsey
5. Dougie Hawkins
6. Brad Johnson
7. Simon Beasley
8. Scott West
9. Tony Libba
10. Brian Royal
I have left out players still playing and they will be assessed at the end of their careers.
I have also restricted this to players I have seen. I did see guys like Schultz as a kid (5 year old) but I can't honestly say I can remember much.
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Re: Top 10 Bulldogs
My best :
1. C Grant
2. K Templeton
3. D Hawkins
4. G Dempsey
5. B Johnson
6. S Beasley
7. S West
8. B Royal
9. T Liberatore
10. S Wynd
Favourite :
1. C Grant
2. S Beasley
3. K Templeton
4. D Hawkins
5. B Johnson
6. G Jennings
7. I Williams
8. A Cooney
9. B Hardie
10. Tony Liberatore
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Re: Top 10 Bulldogs
Favourite's, in no particular order:
Steven Kretiuk: Used to love him as a kid. Thought he was the toughest.
Chris Grant: Obvious choice, gun.
Brad Johnson: Easy choice.
Dale Morris: Best defender I've ever seen.
Mitch Hahn: Loved the way he would just force his way through players.
Robert Murphy: Beautiful to watch.
Matthew Robbins: Always thought he was cool when I was younger and could do some pretty awesome stuff. Still remember him taking out Hardwick once at Etihad.
Daniel Cross: Super tough and got the best out of himself.
Brian Lake: Was our most entertaining player for a fair while, loved watching him embarrass key forwards.
Matthew Croft: Not even sure why but I loved Crofty.
Honourable mentions to Cooney, Picken, Giansiracusa and Dahlhaus, and I am sure that within two years Stringer, Bontempelli and possibly Smith and Jong will be candidates for this list also.
*I am clearly a bit younger than some other posters on here
I should leave it alone but you're not right
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Re: Top 10 Bulldogs
Sad thing is Griffin should be making these lists.
The curse is dead.
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Bit younger than most of you, so my list has to include a couple of pigs.
Grant
Johnson
West
Griffin
Lake
Cooney
Judas
Aker (!!!)
Morris
Boyd (!!!!!)
So that's 4 guys who walked out, one homophobic dick run out of town, and MATTHEW F'N BOYD. No wonder no one goes to our games.
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Re: Top 10 Bulldogs
Favourites.
Les Bamblett.
Kelvin Templeton
Terry Wheeler
Rick Kennedy
Simon Beasley
Chris Grant
Rohan Smith
Scott West
Doug Hawkins
Tony Liberatore
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: Top 10 Bulldogs
1. West
2. Grant
3. Johnson
4. Griffin
5. Lake
6. Smith
7. Murphy
8. Gilbee
9. Morris
10. Cooney
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Re: Top 10 Bulldogs
More of an In Bruges guy?
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Re: Top 10 Bulldogs
Originally Posted by
azabob
HD, no love for Murphy?
1/ EJ
2/ Schultz
3/ Johnno
4/ Beasley
5/ Dempsey
6/ Grant
7/ MURPHY
8/ Royal
9/ Templeton
10/ West
500/ Griffin
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Hawkins
Templeton
Dempsey
Grant
Johnson
West
Beasley
Libba Snr
Sook
Wynd
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Re: Top 10 Bulldogs
Originally Posted by
azabob
HD, no love for Murphy?
Much love but Aker's 2-ish years of dominance was pretty spectacular and Boyd's resume probably just edges him (in spite of him being unbearable to watch.)
This club I swear..
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Re: Top 10 Bulldogs
Favourites;
Grant
Hawkins
Templeton
Murphy
Johnno
Wynd
McLean
Kennedy
Cooney
Royal
Best:
Grant
Hawkins
Templeton
West
Johnno
Dempsey
Wynd
Murphy
Royal
Cooney
I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken.
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Re: Top 10 Bulldogs
Templeton
Dempsey
Thorpe
Hardie
Quinlan
Bryant
Grant
Jillard
Walker
Pagnocollo
Well Pags was the local bank teller. Ray Walker ended up in the back pocket as did Ian Bryant. John Jillard was impassable. Chris Grant was dominant. Quinlan could kick it a country mile. Hardie would bamboozle the forwards. Thorpe would run the ball down the wing and side-step the opposition. Dempsey once marked a ball like you would take a diving slips catch. Templeton made it worthwhile going to the footy when the team wasn't doing so well.
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Originally Posted by
chef
Sad thing is Griffin should be making these lists.
He is on my list. I won't forget the football he played at our club.
"Loves a scrap....oh yeah & he's a pretty handy footballer as well"
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Re: Top 10 Bulldogs
Originally Posted by
SlimPickens
He is on my list. I won't forget the football he played at our club.
And one of the few good finals players the club has had in recent history.
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