Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Riley Garcia

[Twodogs]

Maybe I am haunted by the ghost of Dahlhaus but not only does he play a similar role to him I find he moves eerily like him. Except he can kick.

Man, I miss the days when I didn't know Dahlhaus was a flog.

Gotta hand it to Luke. It's not often someone cuts off their dreads and then turns into a flog.

[Scorlibo]

Maybe I am haunted by the ghost of Dahlhaus but not only does he play a similar role to him I find he moves eerily like him. Except he can kick.

Man, I miss the days when I didn't know Dahlhaus was a flog.

Call me tragic but I still find myself barracking for Dahlhaus and Stringer when watching the Cats and Bombers. They'll always be premiership heroes, and I thought Dahlhaus in particular epitomised our 2016 team with his tenacity in the forward half.

Agree that Garcia has a lot of Dahlhaus in him.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Call me tragic but I still find myself barracking for Dahlhaus and Stringer when watching the Cats and Bombers. They'll always be premiership heroes, and I thought Dahlhaus in particular epitomised our 2016 team with his tenacity in the forward half.

Agree that Garcia has a lot of Dahlhaus in him.

You're a better man than me, that's clear.
Roughy is the only one I can wish well.
Dahl and Stringer are premiership heroes, for sure. Forever.
But I can't help feeling they were also a big part of our premiership hangover.

Loving to see you're posting here regularly again Scorlibo!

[1eyedog]

A better kicking version of Dahlhaus. He’s a jet.

Yeah he's progressing very quickly. Almost securing a place in our best 22.

[bulldogtragic]

Yeah he's progressing very quickly. Almost securing a place in our best 22.

Yep. There was a VFL report this year from Varcoe saying (from memory) that Garcia was the best he’d seen. Assuming that best was in context of a kid coming off an ACL with limited games against men. Which still seemed high praise. But Varcoe was right, and as you say, if he keeps this level up then he probably stays in the in the best 22 where McLean was hoping to lock in the position. Once he gets more experience and preseasons he’s going to be another headache for oppositions. We should thank Hawthorn for giving us the pick to grab him.