Lost Dogs United FC

[merantau]

Don't know if this has been attempted before but ... here goes.
We have had some of the greatest footballers ever who've played for us. But we've also had many great, and very good, players who've been lost to us as a result of our own actions (often forced), and a multitude of other factors. For example, in the early days ( say 50s and 60s) players could get big money playing and coaching in the country or interstate.

I thought it would be interesting to put together a team for the "Lost Dogs United FC from the following players:

Bones McGhie, David Thorpe, Leon Cameron, Jordan McMahon, Michael McKenna, Mick Martyn, Michael Mclean, Jim Edmond, Neil Cordy, Ben Hudson, Jordan Roughead, Luke Dalhaus, Jake Stringer, Joel Hamling, Greg Epulston, Shaun Higgins, Bernie Quinlan, Barry Round, Doug Hawkins, George Bisset, Brian Wilson, Peter Box, Ray Walker, Ray Huppatz, Gary Dempsey, Kelvin Templeton, Daniel Cross, Matthew Hogg, Fred Cook, Bruce Reid, John Reid, David Darcy, Bob Spargo, Alex Gardiner, Graham Ion, Alan Stoneham, Peter Featherby, Andrew Purser, Jim Sewell, Brad Hardie Laurie Sandilands, Darren Baxter, Brian Lake, Doug Reynolds, Keenan Reynolds, Alan Martin, John Kerr, Ron Stockman, Richard Murrie, Jon Ballantyne, Tony McGuinness - that's 51 players, so enough to pick a Firsts and a Reserves.

There's probably a few I've missed so feel free to add to the list and where we're done start selecting your best 22 plus medical sub.

[Twodogs]

Speaking of Andrew Purser I was checking AFL tables last night and realised that in the 5 seasons he played with us he only ever missed one game. In the 113 games we played between 1983-1987 Purser played in 112 of them. That's amazing durability.

[I'm Not Bitter Anymore!]

From memory he was suspended for striking Brian Taylor. Alistair Ford played in the ruck instead and we lost that game

[Twodogs]

From memory he was suspended for striking Brian Taylor. Alistair Ford played in the ruck instead and we lost that game

I think that you are correct. The game Purser missed was the week after we played Collingwood and BT played for the pies that day. Might have been a square up for a game at the MCG a couple of years before when Taylor hit Terry Wheeler from behind while Taylor was at Richmond. Purser tried to clean BT up on the day but couldn't get to him.

[merantau]

So here's my team for the "Lost Dogs United FC."


Backs: R Walker B Lake B. Hardie
H. B. : N. Cordy D Darcy L. Sandilands
C. : L. Cameron P. Box D. Hawkins
H. F. : J. Edmond B. Quinlan M. McLean
F. : T. McGuinness K. Templeton B. Round
Ruck : G. Dempsey D. Thorpe G. Bisset

INT: A. Purser, D. Cross, R. Spargo, J. Sewell
Med Sub. S. Higgins

[BornInDroopSt'54]

So here's my team for the "Lost Dogs United FC."


Backs: R Walker B Lake B. Hardie
H. B. : N. Cordy D Darcy L. Sandilands
C. : L. Cameron P. Box D. Hawkins
H. F. : J. Edmond B. Quinlan M. McLean
F. : T. McGuinness K. Templeton B. Round
Ruck : G. Dempsey D. Thorpe G. Bisset

INT: A. Purser, D. Cross, R. Spargo, J. Sewell
Med Sub. S. Higgins

So Ricky rather than Bob Spargo?
Used to kick a footy with Ricky when I was six. Bob joined us once. They lived a few doors from me in 81 Droop Street, they in the firebrigade flats.
Great to heat their names again.
Twodogs you're too young to include a Spargo.
Like Higgins as medical sub.
Coach Mick Malthouse?
Would give our current team a run for its moneyespecially as drop kicks and torpedos would be legal.
I remember a few David Darcy torps.

[merantau]

So Ricky rather than Bob Spargo?
Used to kick a footy with Ricky when I was six. Bob joined us once. They lived a few doors from me in 81 Droop Street, they in the firebrigade flats.
Great to heat their names again.
Twodogs you're too young to include a Spargo.
Like Higgins as medical sub.
Coach Mick Malthouse?
Would give our current team a run for its moneyespecially as drop kicks and torpedos would be legal.
I remember a few David Darcy torps.

No, I mean R (Bob) Spargo. I'm pretty sure he always appeared on the team sheet ats "R. Spargo." Wore number 8. A terrific player. Long striding, roaming centreman. Great kick who was really fit. Stawell Gift finalist. I was really cut when he went West to captain-coach West Perth, I believe.

By the way, do you know what junior club he played for? Russell Holmesby has him playing for Braybrook but that is incorrect.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

No, I mean R (Bob) Spargo. I'm pretty sure he always appeared on the team sheet ats "R. Spargo." Wore number 8. A terrific player. Long striding, roaming centreman. Great kick who was really fit. Stawell Gift finalist. I was really cut when he went West to captain-coach West Perth, I believe.

By the way, do you know what junior club he played for? Russell Holmesby has him playing for Braybrook but that is incorrect.

Bob Spargo didn’t play at Braybrook. He was one of many that came out of the highly successful Footscray 5ths team that included the likes of John Jillard, Graeme and Barry Ion, Charlie Evans, Cam McDonald, Merv Hobbs and Bob Ware.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Of course Robert!
No idea of junior club I'm afraid.

[merantau]

Of course Robert!
No idea of junior club I'm afraid.

Nuggety Back Pocket points out that he came through Footscray 5ths. I'm guessing that was an Under 17 team that played in the FDFL. Someone will be able to confirm.

[GVGjr]

So here's my team for the "Lost Dogs United FC."


Backs: R Walker B Lake B. Hardie
H. B. : N. Cordy D Darcy L. Sandilands
C. : L. Cameron P. Box D. Hawkins
H. F. : J. Edmond B. Quinlan M. McLean
F. : T. McGuinness K. Templeton B. Round
Ruck : G. Dempsey D. Thorpe G. Bisset

INT: A. Purser, D. Cross, R. Spargo, J. Sewell
Med Sub. S. Higgins

Just some others spring to mind although I see Twodogs has picked a couple of them.
Wilson, Dunstan, Featherby, Tregenza, Stoneham, Baxter, Brown, Hudson, Hogg, Koster, and Osborne.

I think I could some others as well.

I'm not sure how many would force their way into your line-up.

[Grantysghost]

Just some others spring to mind although I see Twodogs has picked a couple of them.
Wilson, Dunstan, Featherby, Tregenza, Stoneham, Baxter, Brown, Hudson, Hogg, Koster, and Osborne.

I think I could some others as well.

I'm not sure how many would force their way into your line-up.

Did Dimmatina go to the Tigers for a season?

[bornadog]

Did Dimmatina go to the Tigers for a season?

He was originally drafted by Richmond but didn't play a senior game, just reserves. Left Richmond played in the VFA, then Carlton reserves and Essendon reserves before we picked him up. His father played for Richmond.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Did Dimmatina go to the Tigers for a season?

Dimma told me he was jealous of his brother playing at Collingwood in front of big crowds.

[Twodogs]

Backs: J. Roughead B Lake B. Hardie
H. B. : N. Cordy R. McGhie L. Sandilands
C. : L. Cameron B. Wilson. D Hawkins
H. F. : J. Edmond B. Quinlan M. McLean
F. : T. McGuinness K. Templeton B. Round
Ruck : G. Dempsey D. Thorpe G. Bisset

INT: J. Stringer D. Cross, A. Stoneham, J. Hamling
Med Sub. S. Higgins

Team totally made up of players who went to other league clubs. Six Brownlow medalists, six premiership players.