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Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler
https://draftprospects.prod.afl/prospect/1011992
Medium defender who displays excellent use of the ball and decision making out of defence. He has good speed and impressed while representing Vic Metro in the 2019 NAB AFL Under-18Championships. He averaged 18 disposals in all four matches and was prolific with the Sandringham Dragons in the NAB League, averaging 20.6 disposals in eight matches.
Taken with Pick 53.
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler
Welcome to the Dogs Louis!
"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"
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It always seems impossible until it's done. Nelson Mandela
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler
Ryan Hargraves but a better kick.
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler
Originally Posted by
BornInDroopSt'54
Ryan Hargraves but a better kick.
Ryan was a beautiful kick and could thump it long, so if he is better than that, great
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler
Originally Posted by
bornadog
Ryan was a beautiful kick and could thump it long, so if he is better than that, great
Yeah that’s what I thought - seriously underrated kick the shag
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler
Ryan was an excellent kick except for the one kick he'd butcher each game!
I liked the look of his video, seems to know where to run to get it and use his leg which is a good sign, and doesn't always take an easy option. It's really hard to tell in the later rounds, but he looks fine and this is where the recruiters make their money.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler
Ryan was a good long kick but not always a great decision maker. More a 'give it a roost' type IIRC (as most of our team was going I50 by the end of the Rocket years)
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler
I imagine we develop him on a wing. Elite endurance going by combine results.
Western Bulldogs: 2016 Premiers
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler
Originally Posted by
Mofra
I imagine we develop him on a wing. Elite endurance going by combine results.
That's what I'm hoping for too. A wing partner to Hunter who also has elite endurance and good disposal is filling another piece of the puzzle.
When was the last time we had a Louis play for us?
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler
Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
When was the last time we had a Louis play for us?
According to AFL Tables, never! No Cody or Riley either (although John Riley played 1 game in 1984).
Closest was Lou Barker who played 23 games from 1947-1949.
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler
Originally Posted by
Axe Man
According to AFL Tables, never! No Cody or Riley either (although John Riley played 1 game in 1984).
Closest was Lou Barker who played 23 games from 1947-1949.
Breaking new ground! There's another Cody next year and a Jamarra, to add to Louis, Cody & Riley.
Did parents turn quickly on naming ever child the name Bailey about 18 years go?
Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler
Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
Breaking new ground! There's another Cody next year and a Jamarra, to add to Louis, Cody & Riley.
Did parents turn quickly on naming ever child the name Bailey about 18 years go?
I do have an 18 yo but her name is Lucy...
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler
Originally Posted by
Axe Man
According to AFL Tables, never! No Cody or Riley either (although John Riley played 1 game in 1984).
Closest was Lou Barker who played 23 games from 1947-1949.
Is there ever a story behind that one game that Riley played for us...
It is set against the background of the Sylvio Foschini court challenge to the (then) VFL recruiting rules. Foschini was tied to the Swans but didn't want to move to Sydney so he challenged the zone based recruiting model that we had back then. Foschini got a stay of proceedings so him and Paul Morwood just turned out for St Kilda without a clearance or a legally based contract. We had been in discussions with an Adelaide club (South Adelaide I think it was) but when this all played out we decided that we didn't need a clearance for Riley and just picked him to play.
This is where the story really starts to get interesting. Apparently as part of the negotiations the club bought Riley a brand new car and after he found out how hard and fast VFL footy was at first hand he hopped in said car, pressed the accelerator and didn't hit the brake again until he was the other side of Bordertown. We never saw Riley or the car ever again.
The other interesting thing about John Riley was he worked as a nuclear physicist-he is probably by far the smartest bloke to ever play for us.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Louis Butler
Originally Posted by
Axe Man
According to AFL Tables, never! No Cody or Riley either (although John Riley played 1 game in 1984).
Closest was Lou Barker who played 23 games from 1947-1949.
Rhylee West has to count for half a mark too.
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