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    Re: Bulldogs By the Numbers

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    Between 1959 and 1965 Ray Walker had a seven year career at Footscray which yeilded 73 games a B&F in 1963 and Victorian selection on two occasions. (1960 and 1963)

    Described as a rugged defender with good skills he hailed from the famous Braybrook Football Club where no doubt the values of teamwork, courage and determination were instilled in the players.

    Ray was a close checking, skillful back pocket who was good in the air. He suffered an eye injury in 1961 which restricted his appearances and Charlie Evans played back pocket in the Finals series and also represented Victoria in 1962. We had another good back pocket too - Owen Madigan. He only got 7 games with us so went to Richmond where he played 40 games.

    He went to coach in Tassie and achieved immediate success with Burnie as premiership captain-coach in 1966. In 1969 and 70 he coached the Penguin FC.

    In 1966 he was a Tasmanian representative at the Hobart Carnival. He was Lefroy Medalist in the Tasmania v Victoria clash of 1967.

    When his playing days were over Ray continued his involvement with football through his career as a Channel 9 commentator in Tamania and later as an ABC panellist alongside other football luminaries such as Harry Beitzel, Tony Ongarello, Harry Sullivan, "Chicken" Smallhorn, Doug Bigelow, Butch Gale? and some others whose names I can't recall (perhaps Thorold Merrett). This career spanned the years 1972 to 1987

    As well as his broardcasting career Ray served as Victorian Chairman of Selectors from 1981 to 1985 and was Chairman of Selectors at the Bulldogs for 3 years

    Ray was awarded Life Membership of the Western Bulldogs in 1999 as recognition of his outstanding service over many years.
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    Re: Bulldogs By the Numbers

    This thread is like crack.

    I'm dealing history.
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    Richard Murrie wore #26 and crafted a decent career in the 70s and early 80s - 111 games with three clubs over nine years. From Sturt Sth Aust he started with us in '75 as a KPD at CHB and played 68 games over five seasons. He was a bit of a swing man too and occasionally played CHF.

    In 1980 he went to Geelong for 3 years and played another 35 games with them. He final season was at Richmond where in 1983 he played 8 games.

    After leaving the VFL he went to Box Hill where he captain coached the Mustangs to the 1986 Division 2 Premiership.
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    I'm going to break ranks here and feature someone who played only ONE game for us. He was the first - and as far as I know, the only - nuclear physicist to run out in our colours. John Reilly ran out in Round 1 1984. He came with a big reputation but his debut was rather underwhelming. I was there and witnessed each of his 4 kicks and four handballs. He was prematurely grey which surprised me at the time.

    Here are some notes from Wikipedia.

    Originally from Broadview, Riley made his SANFL debut in 1977 and by 1982 was North Adelaide captain. In 1982, he also won the club's 'fairest and most brilliant' award and took part in South Australia's interstate fixtures.

    He was lured to the VFL in 1984 when Footscray signed him and made his first appearance in the opening round of the 1984 VFL season, with eight disposals in a win over Richmond.[4] However, he had not been granted a clearance by North Adelaide, and the club was successful in getting a Supreme Court injunction to prevent him playing more games at Footscray.[5]

    Riley finished the season with North Adelaide and remained with the club until 1990, amassing 250 games. After playing in their 1985 and 1986 Grand Final losses, Riley was on the half back flank when they won the 1987 premiership decider. He was later named at the same position in the North Adelaide 'Team of the Century'.[6]

    So, obviously he could play the game - he just didn't get to play it with us.

    I heard a rumour that we gave him a car to run around in and that it was last seen heading out Ballarat Rd in the direction of Bordertown. I don't think the story is true though. Could be a simple misunderstanding.
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    Make no mistake - Danny Del-Re was a very good footballer. He tried out as a youngster with us but didn't make the cut. Undeterred he went to Williamstown where he had three good years and was invited back to have another crack at Whitten Oval.

    He played his first game in Round 1 1990, played 62 games and kicked 139 goals 81 behinds.

    Standing 6'2" and weighing 98kg he was quick off the mark, knew where to run and could hold his own in one-on-one duels with the best defenders of the day. He was an excellent kick and being outside the 50mt arc didn't faze him.

    Danny holds the Club for the most goals kicked by a Bulldog in a final - 8 against Geelong in the 1992 Qualifying Final- a game that, at half time, I felt sure we were going to win. He had 9 kicks and kicked 8 goals 1 behind.

    Danny won our goal kicking in 1992 with 70 goals and again in '93 with 36 goals.

    In 1995 Danny re-located to South Adelaide to continue his goal kicking feats. He won their goal-kicking with a career high 90 majors.

    Danny Del-Re in the #26 jumper was a very popular player with supporters.
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    From '95 to '01 Simon Cox from Glenelg played 58 games in the #26.
    A left footed wingman Cox played his first senior SANFL game at 16 and was recruited to the Western Bulldogs from where he made his league debut in 1995.

    Cox was delisted in 2001 after 58 games and was picked up by Hawthorn in the draft. He finished second in the 2002 Hawthorn Best and Fairest award but was de-listed at the end of the 2003 season at the age of 26. Cox later played in the KNTFL for Keith and Naracoorte.
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    I thought he was a pretty handy footballer. He only played 5 games in his first 2 seasons with us. He was a beautiful kick. I did not realise he did so well in his stint at Hawthorn. Simon wore #26.
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    Billy Gowers wore #26 for 3 seasons - '18 thru '20 and played 33 games all up. He played 20 games in his first year, kicked 26 goals and won our goalkicking.

    Thereafter, games and goals were harder to come by. He could definitely play and I liked the way he went about his football. He certainly had a better career than many. AFL is a very tough gig and anyone who pulls on the jumper - even if it's for just one game - has my respect.
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    Graeme "Pudden" Chalmers from Yarraville played 75 games in the #27 from 1962 to 1968. He booted 37 goals and played mainly on the wing and sometimes roved.
    He retired at age 23 and became a pilot with the RAAF.
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    From '82 to '95 Stephen McPherson played 188 games in the #27 and kicked 152 goals. He was tough, skilled, clever and creative. He played mainly off half forward but could also have a run on the ball. He was a very popular player. His willingness to "fly the flag" when necessary did not go unnoticed by supporters.

    I acknowledge the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame website for this summary of Super's career.

    117. Stephen Macpherson

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    > 188 games, 153 goals for Footscray, 1982-95
    > Footscray VFL reserves premierships, 1988, 1994
    > Five representative matches for Tasmania
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    > Greenvale FC coach (Essendon District FL), 2004-2010
    > Greenvale EDFL premiership coach, 2004, 2007

    A tough, uncompromising hard man who could play almost any role and was rarely beaten, Stephen ‘Supa’ Macpherson was a fan favourite at Footscray for more than 10 years during the 1980s and 1990s.

    Born in 1964, Macpherson played junior football for Howrah before joining Clarence in 1980 as a 15-year-old. Soon after representing Tasmania at an Under 15’s National Carnival in Darwin (in which he won the award for best player and All-Australian selection), Macpherson and his brother Rod both signed ‘Form Fours’ with Footscray, and in 1981 the 16-year-old Stephen was on his way to Victoria. He spent 1981 playing U19’s and reserves football for the Bulldogs, as well as playing for Chisholm College, one of his teammates being future Australian test cricketer Tony Dodemaide. Macpherson finally broke through for his senior debut for Footscray – still aged just 17 years, 3 months – in Round 1, 1983; unfortunately it would be a day to forget for Macpherson and his teammates, as Essendon annihilated the Bulldogs by 109 points.

    Over the next few seasons Macpherson became an integral part of the Footscray midfield, sharing the ground with terrific players such as Doug Hawkins, Andrew Purser and Steven Wallis. After little success in his first two seasons under Royce Hart and Ian ‘Bluey’ Hampshire, the appointment of Michael Malthouse as coach in 1984 was the catalyst for a change in fortune at the Western Oval. In Malthouse’s second season of 1985 Footscray charged into a preliminary final, and that year was also arguably Macpherson’s finest, as he gathered 400 disposals and booted 39 goals to finish third on the Bulldogs goalkicking table behind Simon Beasley and Les Bamblett. Unfortunately it was after this point that the injuries that would plague Macpherson’s career began to strike with regularity. Between 1986 and 1991, Macpherson would play only 78 of a possible 132 senior games, although on a positive note he did taste premiership success during this period, as Footscray’s reserves defeated North Melbourne by 20 points in 1988. During this period, Macpherson also took his place (involuntarily) in football folklore: on a typically wet and muddy day at the Western Oval, Michael Malthouse controversially brought Macpherson into the side as a late ‘horses-for-courses’ change at the expense of glamour full-forward Simon Beasley.

    Macpherson finally managed to shake the injuries in 1992 and had a superb year, playing every game in a Bulldogs side that was at one stage premiership favourite. Sadly it was to be an ‘Indian Summer’ for Macpherson, and after only another 26 senior games in the next three years – and also a second reserves premiership in 1994 – Macpherson retired at the end of the 1995 season after 188 senior games for the red, white and blue.

    Post-playing career, Macpherson turned his hand to coaching and development. After a period with the Western Jets TAC Cup team, he took on the role as senior coach of Coburg in the VFL in 1999 and 2000. From there, there was a stint as a scout for Richmond before taking on the role as senior coach with Greenvale in the Essendon District Football League (EDFL) in 2004. He led the club to senior premierships in 2004 and 2007 before stepping down at the end of 2010.
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    From '04 to '16 Will Minson played 191 games in the #27 and kicked 81 goals. A two metre tall ruckman he played with great passion and could always be relied on to celebrate a goal with gusto.

    He had a great pair of hands, was mobile and a good kick on either side of his body. An excellent tap ruckman our midfielders certainly enjoyed working alongside him.

    Will played two games in 2016 and was a member of our 2016 VFL Premiership Team. He retired after that game so he went out a winner.
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    This excellent package from Als Highlights shows what a good player Will Minson was.

    https://youtu.be/56HB69xRc-U
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    In case it hasn’t been said before absolutely loving your effort with this thread Merantau.

    It needs bottling.

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    This excellent package from Als Highlights shows what a good player Will Minson was.

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    I loved Will's aggression and he gave 150% when he was out there.
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    And so to #28 and Premiership playèr Doug Reynolds. Doug was recruited from Spotswood U/18s in 1952. He played on the wing and sometimes ìn the centre.

    He was named in our best players in both the 2nd Semi and the GF.

    He racked up 80 games with us before playing a season and a half at Richmond from Round 9 1958 until the end of 1959. (15 senior games) He won the Reserves B&F in 1959.

    Doug went on to play for Sorrento where he won the B&F in 1961.
    Doug will turn 88 on Sept 4 this year.
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    Between '60 and '63 Charlie Evans played 42 games for us: in three of those seasons he wore #28.

    He was a solid back pocket. His '61 season realised 21 games including the finals series. He came equal 5th in the Brownlow with 12 votes. He was selected to play for the Vics in 1962.

    In '64 he went to South where he played 8 games giving him 50 in total.
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