Which Bulldog could take the best speccy?

[bulldogtragic]

Something off topic of games, and a little fun, through the course of our club's history, who would you say was the very best player in the art of the speccy?

[1eyedog]

Monty hands down. Or hands up as the case may be. Crozier is a serious challenger as was Matty Robbins. Of the oldies Rance could latch onto them.

[1eyedog]

DP don't you hate it. Apologies.

[MrMahatma]

Looking forward to Naughton dragging down a few genuine pack speccies.

[bulldogtragic]

Looking forward to Naughton dragging down a few genuine pack speccies.

Tell us, what else are you looking forward to, oh wise one.

[MrMahatma]

Tell us, what else are you looking forward to, oh wise one.

Start a thread: which bulldogs will kick 100 goals next... ��

[bornadog]

Here are some great marks:

[westdog54]

Here are some great marks:

Of all the marks in this compilation, the one I remember most vividly is Hawkins' mark at 1:20.

I would have been around 7 or 8, I was standing at the Geelong Road end, and I distinctly remember wondering who Kellett had kicked the ball to as it looked to be going straight down the StKilda player's throat.

Then Dougie comes flying out of absolutely nowhere and sticks the mark.

[Twodogs]

Of all the marks in this compilation, the one I remember most vividly is Hawkins' mark at 1:20.

I would have been around 7 or 8, I was standing at the Geelong Road end, and I distinctly remember wondering who Kellett had kicked the ball to as it looked to be going straight down the StKilda player's throat.

Then Dougie comes flying out of absolutely nowhere and sticks the mark.

I'd forgotten how masterly the Hawk was. He owned positions on the ground and opposition players on a weekly basis and he could do it all, mark overhead, pick up a bouncing ball below his knees at top pace, avoid, baulk, run around or outposition opposition players with ease. What a gun he was. It was a pleasure to go to the footy each week just to see what Doug would do.

Not so much a speccy taker but Jim Edmond had the safest set of hands I have ever seen. He was so good at owning the space where the ball dropped and had such massive hands that it was pretty much impossible for an opposition player to spoil the ball. It was almost like he had his very own bucket to catch the ball in.

[westdog54]

I'd forgotten how masterly the Hawk was. He owned positions on the ground and opposition players on a weekly basis and he could do it all, mark overhead, pick up a bouncing ball below his knees at top pace, avoid, baulk, run around or outposition opposition players with ease. What a gun he was. It was a pleasure to go to the footy each week just to see what Doug would do.

Not so much a speccy taker but Jim Edmond had the safest set of hands I have ever seen. He was so good at owning the space where the ball dropped and had such massive hands that it was pretty much impossible for an opposition player to spoil the ball. It was almost like he had his very own bucket to catch the ball in.

I was quite young when Doug was in his prime.

Watching some of the one-handed marks he was snaffling in this video was absolutely joyful.

[Mofra]

I was quite young when Doug was in his prime.

Watching some of the one-handed marks he was snaffling in this video was absolutely joyful.

I was pretty young during Dougie's prime days but he's still the best I've seen at one handed pick ups off the ground.
Remember him playing forward late in his career. Had a super football IQ.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

I'd forgotten how masterly the Hawk was. He owned positions on the ground and opposition players on a weekly basis and he could do it all, mark overhead, pick up a bouncing ball below his knees at top pace, avoid, baulk, run around or outposition opposition players with ease. What a gun he was. It was a pleasure to go to the footy each week just to see what Doug would do.

Not so much a speccy taker but Jim Edmond had the safest set of hands I have ever seen. He was so good at owning the space where the ball dropped and had such massive hands that it was pretty much impossible for an opposition player to spoil the ball. It was almost like he had his very own bucket to catch the ball in.

Jock was good but Fossie's hands were like 2 big velcro pads.

[Twodogs]

Jock was good but Fossie's hands were like 2 big velcro pads.

Yep, Fossie had great hands.

[hujsh]

Here are some great marks:

Don't know why Liam Jones's dropped mark is in there. Surely not one of the greats if you clearly drop it on the replay

[jeemak]

Don't know why Liam Jones's dropped mark is in there. Surely not one of the greats if you clearly drop it on the replay

Was it paid a mark?

If it was, it's probably similar to Ablett's "mark" of the century.