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    Best 25 since 85

    I saw this on Twitter the other day where someone (perhaps a WOOF member) posted his best 22 since 85 but also included 3 emergencies, 1985 was a sensational year for us and I think we should have won the flag given the strength of our playing list.

    The team suggested on Twitter was

    B: Morris Kennedy Croft
    HB: Gilbee Foster Wallis
    C: Hawkins S.West Cameron
    HF: Johnson Grant Smith
    F: Kolyniuk Beasley Royal
    R: Wynd Bontempelli Liberatore
    I/C: Atkins Giansiracusa M.Boyd Picken
    Emerg: Cross Macrae MacPherson

    So with that in mind I'd like to challenge all of our WOOF members to come up with their best 25 since 1985.
    If your old enough you are likely to remember many worthy players if your a bit younger perhaps do some research to help assemble your side or base it on the more recent players that you have seen. Given we have a 7 man bench (lets assume it's a Sunday game) try to consider having a minimum of 2 ruck man in the squad.

    So the players had to have played between the years of 1985 and 2019.

    Lets see who's bold enough to put their team forward
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    Re: Best 25 since 85

    Has this person excluded players who left the club on purpose do you think?
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    Re: Best 25 since 85

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    I saw this on Twitter the other day where someone (perhaps a WOOF member) posted his best 22 since 85 but also included 3 emergencies, 1985 was a sensational year for us and I think we should have won the flag given the strength of our playing list.

    The team suggested on Twitter was

    B: Morris Kennedy Croft
    HB: Gilbee Foster Wallis
    C: Hawkins S.West Cameron
    HF: Johnson Grant Smith
    F: Kolyniuk Beasley Royal
    R: Wynd Bontempelli Liberatore
    I/C: Atkins Giansiracusa M.Boyd Picken
    Emerg: Cross Macrae MacPherson

    So with that in mind I'd like to challenge all of our WOOF members to come up with their best 25 since 1985.
    If your old enough you are likely to remember many worthy players if your a bit younger perhaps do some research to help assemble your side or base it on the more recent players that you have seen. Given we have a 7 man bench (lets assume it's a Sunday game) try to consider having a minimum of 2 ruck man in the squad.

    So the players had to have played between the years of 1985 and 2019.

    Lets see who's bold enough to put their team forward
    That's remarkably close to the team I posted on FB or Twitter last week. But I'm pretty sure I only picked 22 with no emergencys.
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    Re: Best 25 since 85

    Quote Originally Posted by jeemak View Post
    Has this person excluded players who left the club on purpose do you think?
    Perhaps but Hawkins, Cameron and Cross left to play elsewhere albeit on good terms.
    I think there was a qualifier that players needed to have played at least 50 games
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    Re: Best 25 since 85

    The first cut of my team is:

    B: B.Hardie, B.Lake, M.Croft
    HB:L.Gilbee P.Foster R.Smith
    C: D.Hawkins, S.West, R.Griffen
    HF: J.Akermanis, C.Grant N.Eagleton
    F: B.Johnson S.Beasley B.Royal
    R: S.Wynd, M.Bontempelli, T.McGuinness
    I/C: T.Liberatore, J.Romero, L.Darcy, A.Cooney, N.Brown, M.Robbins. B.Montgomery

    I might look at a couple of taller players to balance the squad a bit better.

    I've left out some excellent players so far but it is a first draft
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    Re: Best 25 since 85

    B: Morris Kennedy Egan
    HB: Gilbee Foster Murphy
    C: Hawkins S.West Wallis
    HF: Johnson Grant Bontempelli
    F: Darcy Beasley Cooney
    R: Wynd Cameron Royal
    I/C: Lake Smith Liberatore MacLean
    Emerg: Cross Macrae Griffen

    Desperately unlucky and may come in:


    T. Wallace
    B. Hardie
    J. Akermanis
    S. Kolyniuk
    M. Croft
    N. Eagleton
    N. Brown
    B. Monty
    S. Atkins
    T. MacGuiness
    D. Giansirucusa
    N. Cordy
    S. Kretiuk
    P. Hudson
    R. Hargrave
    M. Boyd
    W. Minson
    S. Higgins
    Tom Libba
    E. Wood
    L. Dalhaus
    J. Johannisen
    J. Stringer
    J. Dunkley
    S. Kretiuk

    Or in a team:


    Hardie Croft Kretiuk
    Johanisen wood Hargrave
    Eagleton Atkins Wallace
    Akermanis Stringer Kolyniuk
    Hudson Brown Dalhaus

    Minson Dunkley To Libba

    MacGuiness Giansiracusa N. Cordy Boyd Higgins
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    Re: Best 25 since 85

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    I saw this on Twitter the other day where someone (perhaps a WOOF member) posted his best 22 since 85 but also included 3 emergencies, 1985 was a sensational year for us and I think we should have won the flag given the strength of our playing list.

    The team suggested on Twitter was

    B: Morris Kennedy Croft
    HB: Gilbee Foster Wallis
    C: Hawkins S.West Cameron
    HF: Johnson Grant Smith
    F: Kolyniuk Beasley Royal
    R: Wynd Bontempelli Liberatore
    I/C: Atkins Giansiracusa M.Boyd Picken
    Emerg: Cross Macrae MacPherson

    So with that in mind I'd like to challenge all of our WOOF members to come up with their best 25 since 1985.
    If your old enough you are likely to remember many worthy players if your a bit younger perhaps do some research to help assemble your side or base it on the more recent players that you have seen. Given we have a 7 man bench (lets assume it's a Sunday game) try to consider having a minimum of 2 ruck man in the squad.

    So the players had to have played between the years of 1985 and 2019.

    Lets see who's bold enough to put their team forward
    Just looking at that team without putting a whole team together (which I will) R.Murphy in for Croft without a second thought. Cooney in for Gia. Maybe sneak L.Darcy in on the bench for Cross.

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    Re: Best 25 since 85

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    B: Morris Kennedy Egan
    HB: Gilbee Foster Murphy
    C: Hawkins S.West Wallis
    HF: Johnson Grant Bontempelli
    F: Darcy Beasley Cooney
    R: Wynd Cameron Royal
    I/C: Lake Smith Liberatore MacLean
    Emerg: Cross Macrae Griffen

    Given the thread is best 25 since 85 I'm calling bullshit on Mick Egan Twodogs
    He played just 5 games in 85, 10 games in 86 and just 1 game in 87

    His best footy was well before 85
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    Re: Best 25 since 85

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    Given the thread is best 25 since 85 I'm calling bullshit on Mick Egan Twodogs
    He played just 5 games in 85, 10 games in 86 and just 1 game in 87

    His best footy was well before 85
    Ouch! Good call Gary.
    Twodogs, save your Micky Egan man love for another thread...which I am about to create tomorrow!
    I promise when i post it, not only can Micky Headgear get a guernsey, but also your homoetotic fantasy Lally Bamblett can also find a spot!
    Stay tuned!

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