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    Round 1, 1982. Me and a mate journeyed to Windy Hill to witness Simon Beasley's debut wearing the #18. We were filled with expectation. Simon was a big name recruit who had starred in State games against the Vics taking strong marks and kicking long goals from outside 50 with arrow-straight drop punts.

    It could not have been a more lacklustre debut. Simon had 2 kicks for 2 behinds and we lost by 109 points. It was a bleak day. But as they say: "It's always darkest before the dawn." Simon booted 82 goals in his first year and went on to boot 575 goals in a 154 game, 8 year career - the most majors ever kicked by a Bulldog.

    In round 16 against Geelong at the Western Oval he booted 12 goals 4 behinds and we won handsomely. It was my privilege to see this bravura performance by the Pieman. We only won three games in 1982 and were wooden spooners but Simon shone for us.

    He won our goal kicking from '82 to '88 and was Coleman Medalist in 1985 with 93 goals. He went on to kick 105 goals that year reaching 100 by booting 7 in memorable finals win against North at the "G". I was there.

    Simon was a great player. He didn't look like a big heavy bloke but he topped the scales at 102kgs. He was immensely courageous standing under a high ball. He was quick on the lead and could take a pack mark with the best of them. He was an excellent kick for goal. Bulldog Team of the Century. A Bulldog Immortal.

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    This is a beautiful memory. I was there.
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    Simon had guts.
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    100th goal in season 1985.
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    Yep Simon was a superstar. In my 5 top Bulldog players that I have seen. His leading and goal kicking accuracy were superb.

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    Ray Baxter is a good friend and a great servant of our Club. His son Darren Baxter was also a fine servant of our Club. Ray played in an era when the Bulldogs team was dominated by players from its then strong Footscray District Football League.
    This included the likes of Ted Whitten Bob Spargo Graeme and Barry Ion, Bob Ware, Charlie Evans, John Jillard, Merv Hobbs and Keith Beamish, Cameron McDonald, who all went on to play in our 1961 Grand Final team.
    Ray Baxter still plays golf each week with John Schultz and they remain firm friends.
    Any idea how Ray got the nickname Gus NBP?

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    Barry Ion, the brother of Graham Ion was working as a DJ whilst playing for the 'dogs.
    Pretty sure he was on 3KZ. Handy half back flanker.

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    Leon Cameron arrived from Sth Warrnambool in 1990 and was with us for 10 seasons 172 games and 68 goals. He wore #18.

    He was selected at number 7 in the draft he was a very good player from the outset. His kicking on both sides of his body was elite. If you didn't know he was a natural right footer it was really hard to work it out from just watching him play. In this regard he only had one rival - Doug Hawkins.

    Leon had pace, skill, courage and a big tank - he could run all day and then some. People who bang on about the John Worsfolds and Jonathan Brown's etc being so courageous amuse me. It's a lot easier to be courageous when you're built like a Sherman tank. It's players like Leon Cameron, Caleb Daniel, George Bisset, Ken Hunter, Robbie Flower Dean Laidley etc who are truly, deeply courageous because they are small/lightweight/wiry.

    Leon was good in the air and on the ground. He was adaptable too. I remember a game at Whitten Oval when was switched on to a rampant Wayne Carey in the 3rd quarter.

    Leon won our B&F in 1993 and was Age Footballer of the Year in 1995.

    I can't recall the circumstances in which he went to Richmond. I only know I was not happy about it.

    This is what I mean about his kicking.

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    Hard to think of any better kicks under pressure - TBH I rate Caleb higher than anyone else in this regard (especially givent he time under pressure in the modern game) but Leon was something else.

    Didn't mind a drink in his last season with us as I understand it...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nuggety Back Pocket View Post
    Ray Baxter is a good friend and a great servant of our Club. His son Darren Baxter was also a fine servant of our Club. Ray played in an era when the Bulldogs team was dominated by players from its then strong Footscray District Football League.
    This included the likes of Ted Whitten Bob Spargo Graeme and Barry Ion, Bob Ware, Charlie Evans, John Jillard, Merv Hobbs and Keith Beamish, Cameron McDonald, who all went on to play in our 1961 Grand Final team.
    Ray Baxter still plays golf each week with John Schultz and they remain firm friends.
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    If this thread isn't the best thread ever produced on WOOF, it's got to be in the top ten.
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    Any idea how Ray got the nickname Gus NBP?
    I'm loving this thread from Merantau, and waiting in anticipation for it to reach the #26, and to read who NBP sees as the best to have worn it. I'm going early with Danny Del Re

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc26 View Post
    I'm loving this thread from Merantau, and waiting in anticipation for it to reach the #26, and to read who NBP sees as the best to have worn it. I'm going early with Danny Del Re
    Some pretty good number 26s
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    Some pretty good number 26s
    At last one won the club's B & F.

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    Gary Merrington, ex Tottenham Tech, was a busy footballer. He played for the Braybrook Football Club on Saturdays and turned out for Sunshine YCW on Sundays.

    He began his career in 1966 wearing the #19. Initially he played as a forward but later switched to full back where he probably played his best football. He also played on the wing.

    10 seasons for 174 games and 46 goals - a career to be proud of. Served the Club as a recruiter and also as Football Manager in the 90s. A great Clubman and Western Suburbs person.
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    Zeno Tzatzaris had a 7 year career between '84 and '90. Recruited from Parkside, he played 34 games. He began and finished in #48 and wore #19 in the seasons in between.

    He was solid defender who had a bit of dash. I remember his first kick in a game at Waverly - a beautiful 50m pass on to the chest of a leading Simon Beasley. His career was cruelled by knee injuries. A good player who always put in.
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    Zeno Tzatzaris had a 7 year career between '84 and '90. Recruited from Parkside, he played 34 games. He began and finished in #48 and wore #19 in the seasons in between.

    He was solid defender who had a bit of dash. I remember his first kick - a beautiful 50m pass on to the chest of a leading Simon Beasley. His career was cruelled by knee injuries. A good player who always put in.
    Is he the only ever Parkside junior to make it to the big time?
    He once said in an interview he ate a concoction of yoghurt and garlic before each game. It was... unique
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    From '93 to '95 rover Luke Beveridge wore #19. Recruited from Melbourne he played 31 games and kicked 29 goals before leaving for St Kilda. His 3 Club career over 10 seasons yeilded 118 games and 107 goals. He was a journeyman footballer who always gave his best.

    His real fortè has been as a coach and a leader of men. I think his record has been outstanding. In 2015, his first year, he took us from nowhere to the top of a high pass from where we could see the Promised Land.

    And in 2016, like Moses leading the captive Israelites out of bondage, he took us, despite challenging obstacles, into our enemies territory, vanquished them and led us to the Promised Land where we grasped the Holy Grail.

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    Playing career.

    Small in stature, he mainly played as a rover and a forward. He is the grandson of*!Collingwood*!premiership player*!Jack Beveridge.

    Beveridge won the*!Melbourne*!first year player award in 1989 and played his most games with the club in 1991.

    He was traded to*!Footscray*!for pick 122 in the*!1992 AFL Draft. He was seen as a depth player for the club's playing list. He managed 31 games in three seasons.

    At the end of 1995 Beveridge was traded to*!St Kilda*!for pick 52 in the*!1995 AFL Draft. His father was a recruitment officer for the club. Beveridge played 45 games for the Saints in four seasons. Beveridge played in St Kilda's*!1996 pre-season cup*!winning side. He played in 7 of 22 matches in the 1997 home and away rounds. St Kilda qualified in first position for the 1997 finals series.[2]*!He retired at the end on the 1999 season.

    In 2002 Beveridge was elected in the*!AFL Greek Team of the Century[3]*!for players having full or partial Greek heritage.[4]*!His maternal grandfather originates from the island of*!Samos.[5]

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    He began his coaching career in the*!Victorian Amateur Football Association*!competition where he coached St Bedes/Mentone Tigers to the C, B and A Grade premierships in consecutive seasons.

    Beveridge had two years as a player development manager at*!Collingwood*!from 2009 to 2010, where he had an input to the club's*!2010 premiership.[6]

    After having a year off, Beveridge joined*!Hawthorn*!in 2012 as an assistant coach specialising in working with the club's defence. Beveridge left Hawthorn after the 2014 season and was originally going to become director of coaching at*!St Kilda,[7]*!however, on 14 November 2014, it was instead announced that he would become the head coach of the*!Western Bulldogs, succeeding*!Brendan McCartney.[1]

    Despite being tipped by many for the*!wooden spoon*!following the loss of several key decision makers including previous coach*!Brendan McCartney, captain*!Ryan Griffen, CEO*!Simon Garlick, former*!Brownlow Medallist*!Adam Cooney*!and over 700 games of experience at the end of*!2014, as well as losing reigning*!best and fairest*!Tom Liberatore*!to a knee injury during the*!pre-season*!that would ultimately sideline him for the entire 2015 season, Beveridge led an impressive resurgence by the Western Bulldogs, which finished in sixth place on the ladder, and hence qualified for their first finals series since 2010, before losing to the*!Adelaide Crows*!in the elimination final at the*!Melbourne Cricket Ground. For his efforts, Beveridge was named the AFL Coaches Association coach of the year.[8]

    The following year, Beveridge led his team, the Western Bulldogs, to a victory in their first*!Grand Final*!since*!1954*!despite them suffering long-term injuries throughout the season, notably captain*!Robert Murphy. The Bulldogs had finished 7th in the minor premiership. They played in 3 consecutive elimination finals, two of them interstate. On the path to the grand final, they beat West Coast Eagles at Domain Stadium, Hawthorn at the MCG and Greater Western Sydney at Spotless Stadium. In an emotional display which, according to*!The Age, "will undoubtedly go down as one of the great moments in Australian sporting history",[9]*!Beveridge handed his premiership medal to Murphy, saying, "This is yours, mate. You deserve it more than anyone". Murphy, though thankful, returned the medal the following day. It has since been placed in the Western Bulldogs museum. Later that month, Beveridge won the Spirit of Sport award at the*!Sport Australia Hall of Fame Awards*!for his gesture to Murphy.[9]*!He was also named the AFL Coaches Association coach of the year for the second year running.[10]
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    Re: Bulldogs By the Numbers

    Quote Originally Posted by merantau View Post
    From '93 to '95 rover Luke Beveridge, from Melbourne, played 31 games and kicked 29 goals before leaving for St Kilda. His 3 Club career over 10 seasons yeilded 117 games and 87 goals.
    And all on one year contracts!
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    Fletcher Roberts wore #18 for seven years and 51 games. In our flag year he played 18 games and was a very dependable defender for us. Copped a very heavy knock to the face in the Prelim but came back on and was involved in some crucial plays. Never forget it was his clearing kick out af a desperate defensive situation that, under extreme pressure , reached the boundary line. It was the perfect kick for the occasion.
    Fletcher will always be remembered fondly by me and all supporters as a Bulldog Premiership Hero.
    Never has the term "answered the call" been more appropriate.

    A great guy - deserved the memories that good fortune brought to him.
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    In 2010 Liam Jones debuted in the #19. He was with us for four years, played 66 games and booted 68 goals.

    He found his groove when Carlton threw him down back and he's played some good footy for them. There's were probably a few conversations at Whitten Oval over the years that began with: "Why the hell didn't we try Liam down back?"
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    John Bradley from Wagga debuted in the #20 and played 41 games between '63 and '67. He played as at half forward and was a booming left foot kick. Is still a passionate Dogs supporter.
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